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Show -o BRITISH PHONE SYSTEM HELD SUPERIOR TO U. S. 1 LONDON, Nov. 6. Sir William No-bb-. englner-in-chlef to the British Postoffloe, which also controls th.-telephones th.-telephones of the country, says the American telephone system Is superior super-ior to that of Great Britain. Sir William, who has Just returned from a? Visit to the Fnited States, told the Society of Arts tho general introduction intro-duction of automatic telephones was probably the main feature In the American scheme of progress. Discussing Discuss-ing this matter with telephone experts in tin- cities he visited, lie found prae- ! tlcally a unanimous opinion that full automatic working was the only certain cer-tain method of ensuring the quality Of service demanded by the public. Tin popularity of the telephone in America was, he considered, due first of ,11 lo the flat rate, secondly to monthly accounts, and thirdly to party line services and tho policy of fosterling foster-ling residential lines. |