MISCELLANEOUS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIN' CAR FATALITY. GORE. August 19. At two o’clock this morning, a motor car crashed into Waimea River near Mandcville mistaking the bridge crossing. Of four occupants, Andrew Me- ] Lennitn single, aged 33, a carpenter ot j Riversdale, was drowned. The others j escaped with minor injuries. The body was recoverred. i

MOTOR ’BUSES IN SYDNEY. I SYDNEY, Aug. 10. j The advent of the motor ’bus—they j are becoming as numerous in Sydney ! as the old horse ’buses in pre-tram days—is giving the tramway authorities some concern. Tt lias been said

that, having a monopoly of trains and ' trams, the Railway Commissioners now ; desire a monopoly of routes. They at j least have asked the State Government \ to appoint a special board to control j { all traffic which competes with the | | tramways. A similar request was made j | to the last Government, but with char- ] acteristic agility they side-stepped the , , issue. The Commissioners arc now per- j ; turlied because the police authorities |

purpose granting jH'rmission for a line j of motor ’buses to be started between j William street, Darlilighurst and Cir- j j cular quay, along Macquarie street, j The Chief'Secretary has been asked to j j withhold the granting of the license 1 ' until Cabinet has expressed its opin- j ion on the matter. Whatever the out- ;

' come, however, the Commissioners are j not likely to find many tram travellers, , especially those who travel during the ! busy hours, who will agree with their j contention that the present tram facihL ties are sufficient. Tf that were the j L case the ‘bus proprietors, who arc nothing if not long-sighted and enterpris- ’ j ri g ) would run the risk of reaping only E a very lean harvest along the suggest--1 ed route. There are now more than ° r,OO motor ’buses running in the Metropolitan area.