LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1921, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

The private dance for .Mrs Staveley’s conceit party will he held in the Supreme Hall to-morrow evening at S o’clock.

A special feature of the euchre and dance in St Mary’s Club rooms tomorrow night will be the waltzing competition. The music is in the hands o! the Mental Hospital Otcheslra, and the judging will he made hv experienced dancers. The success! ill couple "ill each receive a valuable prize. Sealed envelopes will be the prizes for the tournament. A record croud is expected. During the next few days, while waiting for the workmen to make alterations to the premises Mr A. Little is .showing odd lines. I'liese are selling regardless of cost :—.Men’s working Loots tills tkl, hoys’ hoots (HI to 1.1 1 Is lid, children’s white shoes (, to 19) As (id, leather elastic side slippers •Is | Id. These ate only a lew ol the many lines. At least one member ol tln- audience took it deep interest in the porlormjiuee isavs he exchange) ot a hypnotist, at Wanganui, the other night. Ii Iso deep was his interest that la unconsciously fell under the hypnotn •■tlueuce” being applied to subjects ol tbe staoe. His condition ol sleep iva: first indict'd by bis wife, who immedi atfly commenced to beat upon bis rim uitli her elbow. 11l so doing, she drew tire attention of other auditors in tin vicinity. Hut the unconscious hubb; was quite oblivious to "bat was bap peeing. He appeared content to rc main in the Laud of Nod. With others • the better half could not refrain Iron laughter, but, at the same time sli. was obviously concerned. M hen at lits the hypnotist restoied his subjects t normal by a snap of his lingers, th susceptible husband mslantjineousl came hack to earth. Realising "ha had happened, lie wanted to leave th hpvuotist and his entertainment sc veielv alone, saying to his wile, “I ' „tv out of this; come on.” This inn bis wife demonstrated her influents and the worried husband agreed t stay, and made certain of missm nothin" for Hie vest of the evening.