LOST LUGGAGE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 563, 17 September 1932, Page 9

LOST LUGGAGE.

Articles Left in Cabins of Ferry Steamers. DISPOSAL AT AUCTION. Pyjamas, razor strops, sponge bags, hats, coats and pipes were offered for sale this morning at the auction rooms of Park Davis and Co., v.hen the auctioneer exercised all his wues in an attempt to dispose of a motley collection of articles left in the cabins of the ferry steamers of the Union Steamship Company. A pair of companied by a pair of white bedsocks with pink toes and heels, went for 2s 6d after much persuasion. Umbrellas are always getting lost, and a number found new owners this morning. A ladies' umbrella with a decorative handle was sold for 4s, but after that the market slumped, and the rest went for three and two for 2s. Sponge bags were there in large numbers, and although the auctioneer s assistant disguised them as vanity bags, they did not meet with favour. The added attraction of a large Mexican beach hat, however, sent two to new bathrooms for Is 6d. “ Same stvle as worn by the 1930 All Blacks,” was the description applied by the assistant to undergarments—built on generous lines. Perhaps the size frightened most of the crowd, for all the auctioneer’s pleadings could onlv bring forth one solitary shilling. Small boys or gir' - have bv now probably finished bewailing the loss of the white and yellow dog with floppy ears and a plaintiff squeak, the tiny teddy bear and another shapeless plush toy, all of which went to delight another child for 2s. Everything the crowd bought had to be taken away in its original state, for there was no wrapping up. One purchaser did not mind carrying away a salmon pink nightdress and a pink suspender belt. Books wore Scarce. Which was the attraction—the card of darning silk or the decrepit hot water bottle—it is hard to say, but someone thought they were worth 2s. Razor strops were three for Is; a perfectl> good trvercoat went for 4s Gd, and some ardent smoker bought six pipes for 2s 6d. Strange to say, not many books had been left behind. Everyone reads Edgar Wallace when travelling ; he was represented along with illiam J. Locke in a bundle that went for 2s 6d A suit and a half of pyjamas, the half apparently having once belonged to a very small boy, found an owner at 3s. The assistant held up a scrap of cloth which he dignified by the name of a bridge coat, added a sponge bag to the lot and the sale went on.