Coy would say nothing as to his Company's plans, ror would Br. Rhame. Mr. Miller. insisted on the costliness of special intercommunicating instruments for work between exchanges, and with regard East Exchange said that it was in the wrong position and, therefore, expensive to operate.
Further information on subject of the sale of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Ca., was sought from Mr. C. W. Porter, Secretary and General Manager, who said that the affair had not Yet been discussed with the Shanghai Municipal Council, nor the shareholders, and that he could make no statement on the subject. Mr. Anson's report had only just been i been very little time to examine it thoroughly.
Questioned as to whether there was to, be a meeting of directors that afternoon to discuss the matter, he said that the directors were meet ing, bat as a matter of routine. There were one or two such moot ings every month of the year, He resumed that the directors had.read Mr. Anson's report, but he had not yet discussed it with them.
Tt would seem from all that has been said on the subject that the merits and demerits -of all various systems and the offers to instal them will have to be investigated thoroughly -vis-d-ris of the Anson report, and that it will bbe some time before anything definite is decided. In the meantime: the public, vitally interested, will wait impatiently.
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