Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-02
Fort Shqfter Notes
Especial Start Bulletin Correspondence

AfesSsSs
Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, April 2. -
The signal corps has received au-
thority TO install new and complete
telephone system for Fort Shafter and
the material for the installation is
practically complete in supply at the
post. Work will begin at an early
date on laying the underground cables
t. connect up the various barracks
end officers quarters with the central
station and the present equipment will
be replaced by new instruments and a
switch board of sufficient capacity to
accommodate the large increase. in
instruments that will be required to
give the garrison complete and mod
srn service The central will be To-
Gated in the headquarters building
and in the room now in use for that
purpose and the type of system to be
employed will be of the regular signal
corps pattern with the central supply
ing the energy for the operation In
stead of the antiquated hand crank
method. All telephones of the local
telephone company will be removed
from the post limits as well as their
poles and wires and the service to
Honolulu will be through the signal
corps central and its equipment Only
those telephones in the system whose
users agree to pay monthly charge
of 81 will be permitted to have switch
ing service to the city and its system,
as the trunk lines to town will be
operated under an agreement with the
military authorities and the Honolulu
Telephone Company that will preclude
any service to town except from tele.
phones whose users so subscribe to
the fixed charge stated above.
4. - -
The class in the garrison school
course finished the recitations requir-
cd in the subject Of small arms firing
regulations on Friday of last week
and will be examined in the subject
today. The examinations will be writ
ten and commence at 10 a. m. With
the conclusion Of this examination the
theoretical period of instruction for
the current year closes and the prac-
teal course will begin on April 1. The
latter period will run through to the
close of the maneuvers that it is cal
cuiated will take place as usual in
the months of September and October
when all the troops of the mobile
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