THE AUTOMATIC ’PHONES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18889, 12 October 1929, Page 8

THE AUTOMATIC ’PHONES.

To the Editor. Dear Sir,—Upon a subscriber answering his telephone, the number of which one may have dialled, the average answer at the present time to the calling subscriber’s query of “Is that 31-048? ” (assuming that to be the called number), would be, “I’m not sure; but who do you want? " So says “ Efficiency.’’ In other words, your correspondent is inferring that the average telephone subscriber at the present tune is not sure of his number. And this, after almost a month of the new system 1 What does “ Efficiency ” say of the chances of these subscribers remembering correctly unfamiliar numbers which they may commence to dial? In admitting that many are having difficulty so far as remembering numbers go, “ Efficiency ’’ has “ come to earth.’’ No, “ Efficiency,’’ I have not given my case away, but you have proved what a rambling ass you are by attempting to make evident to me a fact which I pointed out to you per medium of a previous letter.—l am, etc. ONE WHO GETS CORRECT NUMBERS.