MOTOR ADVERTISEMENTS. s. o. s real pioneers OF MOTOR TRANSPORT PASSENGER SERVICES Established Service on WANGANUI - HAWERA February 20, 1922, with one car. S.O.S. MOTORS have now 25 modern high-powered cars operating between Hawera, Wanganui, Marton, PalmerBton, Feilding, Ashhurst, Foxton, Levin and Wellington. S.O.S. MOTORS employ 15 regular drivers all on our own PIONEER SERVICE ROUTES, and our own services cover collectively 2000 miles per day. EVERY SERVICE where S.O.S. Cars run has been PIONEERED, advertised, organised and consistently bached up by a reliable service under all conditions HAIL, RAIN or SHINE. We have therefore every confidence in once again ashing the residents of Taranahi to PATRONISE THE PIONEERS ! Stich to 5.0.3., vrho turned the first sod, as it were, and did the pich and shovel worh in establishing, and then increasing, the regular services now running and linhing up to form a regular through service from WELLINGTON to NEW PLYMOUTH. (See list of Boohing Offices at foot of Time-table) LATEST TIME-TABLE DOWN. JUNE 15, 1927. NEW PLYMOUTH-HAWERA SECTION. CAKS DEPART NEW PLYMOUTH. a.m. a.m. a.m. a. in. p.m. p.m. 4.0 7.30 9.15 10.0 12.30 1-45 ARRIVE HAWERA. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. 6.30 9.30 11.15 12.0 2.30 3.45 HAWERA-WANGANUI SECTION. a.in. a.m. p.m. p.m. Depart Hawera 7.30 9.45 1.0 3.45 Arrive Wanganui 9.45 12.0 3.30 6.15 Sundays, 10 a.m.; arrive Wanganui 12.30 p.m Comfortable closed-in cars and Limousines WAN G ANUI-FEILDIN G - A SHHURST. Leave Wanganui 10.10 a.m.; arrive Feilding, 11.45 a.m.; arrive Ashhurst 12.20 p.m. Connects to Palmerston. Connects with Napier mail train. Meets train from Napier. WANGANUI-MARTON SECTION. The 1 p.m. car from Hawera connects to Marton, allowing 1J hours in Wanganui. Fare 8/6. Also car leaves Wanganui at 9.15 p.m., connects with “Limited” to Auchland. Night Pare 10/-WANGANUI-WELLINGTON SECTION. Long wheel-base cars on this route. (No Charabancs) Leave Wanganui 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. Arrive Wellington 12.30 p.m., 3.45 p.m., 6.45 p.m. Refreshments at Foxton or Levin as desired.
TIME-TABLE UP. WELLINGTON-WAN GANUI SECTION. Leave Wellington, 2 a.m. (“Dominion’ ’ special), 8.30 a.m., 12.30 p.m. Arrive Wanganui, 8 a.m.,- 2.30 p.m., 6.15 p.m. 130 Miles—Pare only £l. ASHHURST-FEILDIN G-W AN GANUI Leave Ashhurst railway station on arrival Napier down mail (approx.), 12.30 p.m. Arrive Eeilding, 1 p.m. Arrive Wanganui, 2.30 p.m. PALMEESTON-MARTON-WANGANUI. Leave Palmerston, 7.30 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Arrive Wanganui, 9.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. Leave Marton on arrival of all Main Trunk trains, North and South. Connects to New Plymouth on arrival at Wanganui. WAN G ANUI-H AW ERA SECTION. Leave Wanganui 7.15 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 1.5 p.m., 3 p.m., 4.30 p.m. (to Patoa only). Arrive Hawera 9.45 am., 11 a.m., 12.15 p.m., 3.35 p.m., 5.30 p.m. HAWERA-NEff PLYMOUTH SECTION. CARS DEPART HAWERA. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 8.0 9.0 9.45 11.0 1.0 4.0 5.30 CARS ARRIVE NEW PLYMOUTH, a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 10.0 11.0 11.45 1.0 3.0 6.0 7.30 Note the frequency of services FARES. New Plymouth—Hawera, single fare, 10/-. Hawera —Wanganui, single fare, J2/C. Special Through 1 ares. New Plymouth to Wanganui, 21/-. New Plymouth to Wellington, £2. Wanganui—Marton, day, 8/6; night, 10/-. Wanganui —Feilding, 10/-. Wanganui —Ashhurst, 12/6. Wanganui —Palmerston, 10/-. Wanganui —Wellington, £l. ' BOOKING OFFICES. NEW PLYMOUTH— James Fowler, 'phone 694 M; Gibsons’ Motors, 'phone 357; C. Dyke, Daily News Office, 'phone 17 (for 4 a.m. service). STRATFORD— Rudkin’s, 'phone. HAWERA— Lysons, Foord & Keilcr’s Garage, 'phone 2310; S.O.S. Office, Eginont Hotel premises, 'phone 2577; Night 'Phone, L. Plant, c/o J. Blake, 2219. PATEA— Pullev’s Garage, 'phone 131. WANGANUI— S.O.S. Head Office, Rutland Buildings, 'Phone 3130. FEILDING— Bain’s Garage, 'phone 79. PALMERSTON—“The Dominion'' Newspaper Office, 'phone 5955. WELLINGTON— Mrs Leitch, the Wattle Confectionery Shop, Hotel Windsor premises, 51 Willis St., 'phone 45842. Registered Telegraphic Address: “SOSMO,” 'Wanganui. Send Collect Telegram. It secures 7 seat and costs you nothin JJUGH J>ODGEE TAILOR, HIGH STREET. A few “FEATIIERLTTE” COATS Mill on hand —but they are going fast. Just arrived —A line of new WORSTEDS— very smart. FRED JONES, Manager.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 July 1927, Page 6
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