LEFT IN THE CARS

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 July 1919, Page 3

LEFT IN THE CARS

Hundreds of people were packed into a Queen Street auction-mart the other, day when I looked in. The crowd was attracted by the half-yearly sale of odds and ends left in the tramcars, and bargain-hunters were much in evidence. The " lots " were of a most miscellaneous description, and included such out-of-the-way articles as corsets, a truss, odd boots and shoes, babies' bootees (also odd ones), a half-made singlet, with wool and knitting-needles all complete, parcels and bags, walking-sticks, spectacles, and umbrellas. The bidding was brisk, in most cases, and some lots fetched excellent prices. The umbrellas were offered in bundles, and one of these bundles was knocked down to a gentleman of Hebrew extraction, who instantly picking out for himself the best gamp of the bunch, disposed in five minutes of the rest for 30s to eager buyers. He thus not only ,secured an excellent umbrella for nothing, but made a tidy profit into the bargain. When you want a Kttle cheap amusement look out for a sale of lost goods. It's a change from the pictures.