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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 301, 19 December 1931, Page 32 (Supplement)

Travel by Hi 1 ■ wm ■ ! 0 I MOTORS C*or comfort, reliability, ■* economy and punctuality At the left is a picture of one of Lister’s Superb Buses on the Bridge of Remembrance, right opposite the Christchurch Headquarters and starting place of this famous service. CHRISTCHURCH TO TIMARU FOUR REGULAR TRIPS EACH DAY EACH WAY Sirs ■ ■ - •=== Luggage is carejully Providing this advantage —You can do your business and RETURN SAME DAY l wm Hu: •gtel IESi KB (Si CHRISTCHURCH GARAGE and BOOKING OFFICE Durham Street, opp. Bridge of Remembrance ‘Phone 38-052 HEAD GARAGE OFFICE and ’PHONE 815 SEFTON STREET, TIMARU Booking Offices : Hay s Buildings and Bockaerts’ Garage. TEMUKA BRANCH ’Phone 145 WE CATER FOR PICNICS, Dances, Parties, Football Teams, Weddings, depend upon prompt service, skilled drivers, to-date vehicles. etc. You can ind the most upP *v-• FAIRLIE. FAIRLIE is forty miles from Timaru, and on the route to Mt. Cook. Approximately 1000 feet above sea level, with dry climate. A popular health resort, serviced by us with a morning, afternoon and late night service. TIME CHRISTCHURCH SERVICE. WEEK-DAY TIMETABLE. Depart Garage, Sefton Street. DEPART—Timaru 8.0 a.m Temuka 8.23 a.m Geraldine 8.45 a.m Ashburton 10.0 a.m ARRlVE—Christchurch 11.45 a.m. DEPT.—Christchurch—--8.30 a.m. Ashburton 10.10 a.m Geraldine 11.15 a.m ARRIVE—Timaru— 12 noon 6.0 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 'J FARES—I2/6 Single, £1 Return. SUNDAYS. Christchurch 8.30 a.m. Depart Timaru 2.0 p. 0.45 a.r 10.18 a.i 10.30 a.i 11.30 a.i 1.15 p.m. 2.30 p.i 4.0 p.i 5.15 p.i 2.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m. 4.15 p.i 5.30 p.i Except Saturday 5.30 p.m. 5.53 p.m. 6.15 p.m. 7.25 p.i FAIRLIE SERVICE. Agents: Gladstone Hotel, ’Phone No. 5. Gray’s ’Phone No. 6. WEEK-DAY TIMETABLE. Depart from Old Bank Hotel Corner. Depart Fairlie 8.0 a.m. „ Timaru 7.0 a.m. The 8.0 a.m. Bus connects A’ith 9.45 a.r FRIDAY NIGHTS. Depart Fairlie 6.0 p.m. Depart Timaru 10.15 p.m. WAIMATE SERVICE. WEEK-DAY TIMETABLE. Depart Waimate 8.45 a.m. (Connects with 9.45 a.m. Christchurch Car). Winning, Agent, Waimate. ’Phone 98M. ~ Timaru 4.0 p.m. From Crown Hotel Corner FRIDAY EVENINGS. Depart Waimate 6.0 p.m. Timaru 10.15 p.m. SUNDAYS. Depart Waimate 7.0 a.m. „ Timaru 9.30 p.m. from Railway Station. FARES—2/6 Single, 5/ Return. TEMUKA SERVICE. Leaves Old Bank Hotel Corner. DAILY SERVICE (EXCEPT SUNDAYS) MONDAY TO THURSDAY. . . 8.15 a.m. 12.30 p. . . 9.15 a.m. 1.15 p. FRIDAYS. 4.30 p.m. 5.15 p.m. Depa rt — Timaru Temuka Depart—--8.15 a.m. 12.30 4.30 9.15 a.m. 1.15 6.30 SATURDAYS. 9.15 10.30 p.m. 10.0 p.m. 1.0 p.i 5.0 p.i Temuka 1.45 p.m. 5.45 SCHOOL BUS leaves Temuka at 8 a.m. (eve-y morning the Schools are open), via Seadown Road, for Timaru. Note—SUNDAYS. The GERALDINE BUS will pick up Passengers at Temuka, 9.50 a.m., for Timaru, and return in the evening by the same Bus. FARES—I/6 Single, 3/- Return. For further particulars, ring our Temuka Branch. ’Phone 145. _ ; GERALDINE SERVICE. WEEK-DAY TIMETABLE. Departs Geraldine 9.0 a.m. . . Timaru 4.0 p.m. FRIDAY NIGHTS. Departs Geraldine 6.0 p.m. . . Timaru 10.30 p.m. SUNDAYS. Departs Geraldine 9.30 a.m. . . Timaru 9.30 p.m. Passengers may travel on our Christchurch Cars at a little extra cost. PLEASE NOTE.—People wishing to spend the day in Geraldine may travel by our Christchurch Service. We not only cater for people leaving Geradline, but those wishing to spend the day there. For further particulars, ring Bennett Bros., Geraldine; ’Pho 45. TIMARU - DUNEDIN - INVERCARGILL - PEMBROKEQUEENSTOWN. Cars leave Timaru for Dunedin, 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. 7 a.m. Car on Monday, Wednesday and Friday connects at Palmerston with cars for Pembroke and Queenstown, and daily connects at Dunedin with 1 p.m. car for Invercargill, arriving Invercargill 6 p.m. if TEMUKA. TEMUKA is a progressive town on the Main Timaru-Christ-church Road, twelve miles north of Timaru, the centre of a rich agricultural and dairying district. Temuka has a domain worthy of any city. Among its secondary industries is the N.Z. Insulator Works. It is the nearest town to the Rangitata River, noted for its quinnat salmon. The Temuka and Opihi (trout-fishing) Rivers are handy. . Lister’s Temuka Omnibus runs frequent daily trips, including late night. * ■» WAIMATE. WAIMATE is 30 miles south of Timaru. Renowned for its Strawberry and Raspberry Gardens, Picnic Grounds, Fishing Rivers. It possesses the largest Silos in New Zealand. Lister’s Daily and Late Night Services keep Waimate in touch with the rest of the world. UNDERSTANDING OUR BUSINESS. Having grown with this big industry, we are in the happy position of knowing just what the public need. So we supervise the building of our vehicles, with the one aim always in view—THE COMFORT and SAFETY OF OUR PATRONS. TRAVELLING MADE PLEASURABLE. The hiconvenience so often associated with travel becomes myth when travelling with LISTER S. ECONOMY. Listers Motors are cheaper than any other mode of travel. Ours is FIRST CLASS and no extra charge for booking, while in Timaru we can pick up passengers by arrangement. mm am » THIS IS THE “STAR” CAR. Hundreds of Mid-Canterbury and South Canterbury peo pie receive “The Christchurch Star” daily from this leaving the “Star” Office at half-past two o’clock every day. GERALDINE. A pleasing township on the Main South Road, about 25 mile* from Timaru. A district of easy undulating hills, and happy picnic places. From here many interesting scenic drive* may be undertaken. Geraldine is a borough, enjoying most of the modern amenities of life. Served by Lister’s Motor* with frequent cars every day. OBSERVATION TOURS. During the holiday season, we conduct Timaru Observation Tours. These are very popular, not only with the visitors, but also with the local citizens. Timaru, to a greater extent than most towns, lends itself admirably to sight-seeing, being surrounded by picturesque country, zig-zag roads, gorges, caves, valleys, rivers, forests, etc. These tours are accompanied by a guide, and will be a life-long and pleasant memory.