The orient turns to automatic telephones

MANY great poets of China repeatedly have described the beauty of Hangchow. It is the capital of the Province of Chekiang, one of the smallest but richest in the country. At one time its leading glory was the fame of its beautiful landscape, but the town now is winning a standing also through the increasing application of modern engineering. Among several developments the most recent and perhaps most important is the new automatic telephone exchange system which now serves the whole area.