TRAM FARES GOING UPGET A BIKE!
Tlio necessity for economy in the administration of our tramways has , brought about increased faros, shorter ;; sections, and less liberal concession on trip tickets. Tram-riding has become .in even more expensive luxury than hitherto to the man who works in tho ~ * city and lives in tlio siiburbs. lias it - ever struck you that if you only pay .■ 2s 6d a week'in tram fares it means £G • 10s a year. We can show you a way of savnp; that £6 10s. In our \vindovr •> to-day we aro showing a selection of second-hand cycles—good honest machines which have just been overhauled' and put in pood order in our factory. - Tho prices of these range from £1 up..-? j £2 will buy a very respectable wheel,;', and for £5 you can purchase, something,-., really excellent. And these bicycles...-, have years of running left in them. , You pay for one. of them less than you ~ pay for tram fares in a single .year, but your investment makes you independent si trams and time-tables for several years. Looked at from any point of view, tho bicycle investment beats tho tram-faro investment. Wo give terms ■ on the higher-priced machines—£l down and os per week. Come and ceo . the bicycles in our windows to-day. Tho early purchaser has tho biggest ■■■range to select from. Adams Ltd., Cycle nitl Motor Importers, High Christ- ; church. v
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14563, 14 January 1913, Page 6
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