LEVIN INVADED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3862, 25 October 1928, Page 2

LEVIN INVADED.

FIRE SALVAGE SALE DRAWS RECORD CROWD. Probably never before lias Levin witnessed scenes like those on Saturday on the occasion of Jnee’s Fire Sale. From an early hour bargain hunters commenced to gather at the doors in readiness for the opening at 9 o’clock. These were augmented by the arrival of the north and south trains, which brought crowds of people from as far north as Tokomaru and Shannon, and as far south as Paekakariki, until at the hour fixed for opening the doors were besieged by an assemblage numbering many hundreds. The press was so great that it was fortunate the entrance doorway had been boarded up and the entrance and exit controlled by specially-engaged men, and thanks are due to the police for their assistance in regulating the traffic in exceptional circumstances. The buyers were admitted in parties, but as each opening of the doors absorbed them, the waiting ranks were swelled by late comers, so that the crowd diminished very slowly. Mi’. Inee wishes to thank the people for their patience and; assures them that every effort was made to give all the opportunity of their lives — buying bargains at record low prices. He estimates that between 2000 and 3000 people went through the ‘store and congratulates the public for the spirit of forbearance exhibited; not once during the long day was any complaint made. An extra staff of experienced men assisted the regular staff in the heavy task of service and they gave every evidence that they had assimilated the lesson of Kipling’s poem, “If.” “They kept their heads” through it all. The firm announce that there are still hundreds of bargains left and il will take some time to clear the old store of the stuff that remains. Further lines from this money-sav-ing sale are quoted elsewhere in this issue.