As a result of an understanding reached between the Chinese Government Telephone Administration of Shanghai and the Shanghai Telephone Company, the damaged cable' across the Whangpoo will soon be repaired to enable an early resump-fon of telephonic communication between Shanghai and Pootung. It is understood that the cable will Ibe repaired by the Chinese Government Telephone Administration at} the request of the Shanghai Tele-Phone Company.
In view of the fact that for ious reasons it is impossible to reach fan early understanding on the larger aspects of the telephone question, Jand the fact that Pootung residents fare in urgent need of the telephone service, the Bureau of Public Ut ties has approved the' scheme. Tt distinctly" understood,—haywerer,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.