Hop 1900 Tomkinson Edward C.— "Hello, is that TOMKINSON EDWARD C.?"
GERRARD 22001 TOMKINSON EDWARD C.—"SPEAKING."
Hop 1900 Tomkinson Edward C.— The Whlsl Slvrsmths?"
GERRARD, ETC.—"DON'T SPLUTTER LIKE THAT. WHO ARE YOU?"
Hop, etc.—"I'm Tomkinson Edward C. too. Little Edward C. of Hop. The Tbcnst. I only wanted to have a talk with you, big brother."
Or sometimes it takes the shape of a novel, starting something like this:—
Kensington 100110 Williams Miss, Tpst., a beautiful but penniless girl, in love with—
Regent 8000 Air Ministry, Ext. 1009, a young aviator who has won the Mlty. Crss. (2 Brs). Their path is crossed by—
City 66666 (12 lines), BLENKINSOP JEHORAM AND CO., Fnncrs. Blenkinsop wishes to marry Miss Williams, on account of a large legacy which he has reason to believe will come to her from
Mayfair 5000 Dashwood-Jones H. See Jones H. Dashwood, and so on.