NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14820, 25 October 1911, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

* ■■■■■■■ A regulation hasv been , made -that the limitation of the amount of interest-bear-ing deposits in the Post Office Savings -Bank shall not* apply to musical societies.. In a local J paragraph -yesterday it was r stated that,' the total Output* from the Waikato mines up to March 50 this year • amounted ,to. 269,500 tons. This should 1; have read 2,269,500 tons. .. v ~, ~■ ; * "I" still possess a modicum of' common sense, • notwithstanding Hie fact that I have been a member of this Synod for the past 25 years*," said the Rev* W. Beatty ■at Vfhe, sitting of. the , Anglican \ Synod last "J*, evening.' a" . i By -ar* lapsus linguae at " the Anglican -gynod last - night the Rev.' W. Beatty was referred to by- Mr."' H. W. Wilson • (town clerk) ' as,/' Canon Beatty." This drew from the" vicar of Remuera the following "reproof :~"I "will thank Mr. Wilson not V.-to"- call me out of my name. lam not a "raftonafty more than he is Mayor." The Bishop, amidst laughter, observed: " You • opoke so canonical!}*, Mr. "Beatty, that •it it . v.vas - only a "natural mistake." - ! ' If ' The actual result of. the recent vote on " the prohibition question in the State of _ - Maine was still, in doubt when the last mail left'the.' United States. " A recount of the. votes by the Governor and Council was proceeding, ; and Governor Plaisted had stated: "It may be as late as December 1, according, to the provisions of the ' • la in regard to constitutional amend- ; ments, before the. official finding may be announced." .....