MOTOR ADVERTISEMENTS. s. o. s REAL PIONEERS OF MOTOR TRANSPORT PASSENGER SERVICES Established WANGANUI - HAWERA Service on February 20, 1022, with ono car. S.O.S. MOTORS have now 25 modern high-powered cars operating between Hawera, Wanganui, Marton, Palmerston, 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 backed up by a reliable service under all conditions HAIL, RAIN or SHINE. Wo have therefore every confidence in once again asking the residents of Taranaki to PATRONISE THE PIONEERS 1
Stick to 5.0.8., who turned the firs sod, as it were, and did the pick an shovel work in establishing, and the increasing, the regular services noi running and linking up to form a regi lar through service from WELLINGTON to NEW PLYMOUTE (See list of Boolsing Offices at foot o Time-table) LATEST TIME-TABLE DOWN. JUNE 15, 1927. NEW PLYMOUTH-HAAVERA SECTION. CARS DEPART NEW I'LYMOUTr а. 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.ir б. 9.30 11.15 12.0 2.30 3.45 HAWERA-WANGANUI SECTION. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.n 3>epart Xlawera 7.30 9.45 1.0 3.4 Arrive Wanganui 9.45 12.0 3.30 6.1 Sundays, 10 a.m.; arrive Wanganu 12.30 p.m Comfortable closed-in. curs and Limousines WANG ANUI-EEILDIN G-ASH-HURST. Leave Wanganui 10.15 a.m.; arrive Feilding, 11.45 a.m.; arrive Ashhurs 12.20 p.m. Connects to Palmerston. Connects wit! Napier mail train. Meets train fron Napier. WANGANUI-M.ARTON SECTION. The 1 p.m. car from Hawera connect) to Marton, allowing II hours in Wanga nui. Fare 8/6. Also car leaves Wa nganui at 9.15 p.m., connects witl “ Limited ” to Auckland. Night Far< WANGANUI-WELLINGfTON 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, G. 45 p.m. Refreshments at Foxton or Levin as desired. TIME-TABLE UP. WELLINGTON-WANGANUI SECTION. Leave Wellington, 2 a.m. (“Dominion'’ special), 8.30 a.m., 12.30 p.m. Arrive AVanganui, S a.m., 2.30 p.m, 6.15 p.m. 130 Miles—Fare only £l. ASHHURST-FEILDING-WANGANUI Leave Ashhurst railway station on arrival Napier down mail (approx.), 12.30 p.m. Arrive Feilding, 1 p.m. Arrive AVanganui, 2.30 p.m. PALMERSTON MARTONAVANGANUI. 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 AVangapui. AVANGANUI-HAWERA SECTION. Leave AVanganui 7.15 a.m., 8.30 a.m, 9.45 a.m., 1.5 p.m., 3 p.m., 4.30 p.m. (to Patea only). Arrive Hawera 9.45 a.m., 11 a.m, 12.15 p.m, 3.35 p.m, 5.30 p.m. HAWERA-NEAV 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.ni. a.m. p.in. 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 12/6/ - Special Through Fares. New Plymouth to Wanganui, 21/-. New Plymouth to Wellington, £2. AVanganui —Marton, dav, 8/6; night 10/-. Wanganui —Feilding, 10/-. AVanganui—A hhurst, 12/C. AVanganui—Palmerston, 10/-. AVanganui—Wellington, £l. BOOKING OFFICES. N EAV PLYMOUTH — James Fowler, ’phone G94M; Gibsons’ Motors, ’phone 357; C. Dyke, Daily News Office, ’phono 17 (for 4 a.m. service). STRATFORD — Rudkin’s, 'phone HAAVERA— Dysons, Foord & Iveiler’s Garage, 'phone 2310; S.O.S. Office, Egmont Hotel premises, ’phono 2577; Night ’Phone, L. Plant, e/o J. Blake, 2219. PATEA— Pulley’s Garage, ’phone 131. WANGANUI— S.O.S. Head Office, Rutland Buildings. ’Phono 3130. FEILDING— Bain’s Garage, 'phone 79. PALMERSTON—“The Dominion’’ Newspaper Office 'phone 5955. WELLINGTON— Mrs Leiteh, the AVattle Confectionery Shop, Hotel AVindsor premises, 51 Willis St, ’phone 45842. Registered Telegraphic Address: “SOSMO,’’ AVanganui. Send Collect Telegram. It secures 4 seat and costs you nothi l "
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 July 1927, Page 1
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