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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 July 1924, Page 5

A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Greymouth last evening, the first for a considerable time. The tremors, which occurred at 8.30 o’clock, were neither violent nor prolonged. C. SMITH’S SALE • An. air of repressed excitement pervaded the extensive premises of v. Smith, Ltd., the well-unown drapers, boot importers, and house furnishers this morning and impelled an. inquisitive reporter to put tne English equivalent of the Chinese query, “W-haffor?” Was the cold weather —35 degrees registered the thermometer —responsible for the bustle and rush apparent, or was some other incentive at work ? The large show windows were being attractively decked out by assistants, who were too busy even to notice the passing flappers, while inside the premises the “sales ladies” and men wtere working as if they liked it. Everybody was energetic, and the same conditions were met in every depart- , ment—showroom, . furnishing, lancy and haberdashery, clothing and mer- * eery, dress manchester, and boot. Tickets were being taken off goods and others substituted, closer investigation proving that the new prices were only about 50 per cent of the original figures. “What's the idea?” asked the puzzled pressman, as he buttonholed a bustling assistant. “Have you people become philanthropsts, giving away all your profits?” He dropped a roll of linoleum, narrowly missing the pressman’s pet corn. “Yes and no,” he replied. “You see, it’s this way. When (Smith’s have a sale, it’s a real . honest-to-goodness affair and there is no mistake about the genuine nature of the reductions. We don’t say one thin"/and mean another. Our genuine Winter Sale starts on Thursday, that’s to-morrow, and this is just a preliminary canter. We’ll be really rushed to-morrow. Take my tip, old chap, and get in early on the bargains. If you haven’t a wife, send along 'the best girl. She’ll be so glad with the snips she’ll get that you will be a bigger favourite than ever. Take a look at the ‘Star’ to-night. It will prove what I’ve told you about low prices. Smith’s Winter Sale is some sale!” He grabbed up his roll and went on his way. The reporter did likewise, determined to have a. Im holiday to-morrow, even if the securing of it involved ihe “death” of his grandmother. C. Smith’s sales don’t come along every day.—A.D . '

WRINKLES banished'' in one week. Coman method—not massage. Send stamped and addressed envelope for particulars. Mrs Hullen, Belcher’s Building, near King’s Theatre, Wellington,!' Also at Auckland—l '