Hankow, July 16.
To facilitate military ' operations, the Hankow telephone office has announced the emergency measure of suspending the ordinary telephone service between Hankow and Wuchang between the hours of 10 am. to noon and also between 2 p.m, to 6 p.m.
It is understood that the limited telephone cables connecting Hankow with Wuchang, across the Yangtze River, often cause delays in telephone connections.
The suspension of the telephone service between the two cities for private telephones for several hours Gaily will facilitate the service for military lines—Reuter.
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