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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21708, 15 February 1936, Page 20

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n SasliS « m m hq&k k^i--9 * l^v The bus terminal station for Midland Motorways Services, Ltct, which Is now nearing completion In ■■ Lichfield street tionally comfortable -room, -i be; furmshed witbtt fireside armchairs;: : Nearby .there >vrsl. be two foß}.css, each finished "la grey horizontal panels ling, arid close harid> will be? a ptiblKr slot telephone. ■ Large. Parcel Depot; The new parcel 'depotswill be very comprehensive, there beipig 10 large bins for incoming parcels and 14 for outgoing ones. "Bicycles will be hung in the ceiling;above the parcel depofe and there is ample provision lor luggage; which passengers might wish to leave. Sixty-two skylights, each isix feet by five feet, -will provide plerity> of light in the dayarid at night the whole of theiflterior will be brilliantly lit with flood-lights. Ventilation is prof vided byutwo louvres in each' end ox the building, and two funnelis m{ the .■roof., •- -■ ■ There are two pits, each 26 feet long, in the workshop, overhead running gear to lift the engines, and floodlit The depot is built on the site formerly occupied by Anderson's brass foundry. Mr W. H. Trengrove is the architect, and Mr T. E. Marriott the builder. The station will be open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays for the parking of cars.

GREAT TRANSPORT BUSINESS Linking Town With Country Probably no business has a stronger touch of romance about it than the large transport business, covering thousands of miles a year to keep thousands of people in contact with their town and country neighbours. And it is probable, to o, that there is no transport organisation—in Canterbury, at any rate—Du which this touch of romance is so clearly defined as it Is in the organisation of Midland Motorways Services, Ltd. with Christchurch as its centre, links several important parts of the province with the city, and so miich Is It dependent on now that it carries more than 60,000 passengers a year.

'ouU Safekm if/ ms oi> > > . :l, >\*t The New Firestone High Speed Tyre gives yon 50% longer non-skid mile age. There are two extra plies of Gum-Dipped Cords between the tread and the body of the tyre, enabling Firestone 'to build a heavier, wider and flatter tread on this great new tyre. This means more rubber on the road, greater non-skid mileage. , > Over-3000 tests made by a leading University .showed that the new Firestone High Speed Tyre brought the car to a stop 15 to 25% quicker than any other iyre. > fVj Yet, this added protection, this extra safety, costs you not one penny more. See your dealer to-day and give yourself and your family the non-skid safety and blowout protection of THE MASTERPIECE OF TYRE CONSTRUCTION. MIDLAND DEMONSTRATE SAFETY FIRST Midland Motorways are tphe* . the foresight and enterprise whi in the their neW . designed to the most travelling comfort* for fhe ■^©rr-pas'soi^©rs # r" feitil • The factors-of are common to both Midland Mflj f f Firestone, ho that one would c in cooperation* On this Mi' bus they are—for it travels safeftvi * +