----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Sept. 12 - Venus, ketch, from Gisborne. Sept. 12 - Talune, s.s., from Northern ports. Passengers - Misses BANBURY and GILLIES; Mesdames PIERCE and child, BROWN, and GUINNESS; Messrs EMPSON, KLEIN, DOVERY, GIBSON, JONES, GUINNESS, HUTCHINSON, POTTER, DAVIES, GREENFIELD, SMITH, M'FARLANE, and ATKINSON. Sept. 12 - Te Kapu, s.s., from Wairoa. Sept. 13 - Tarawera, s.s., from Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers - Misses DADGEON, CUMMINGS, and W??s; Mrs DEIGHTON; Messrs HUGHCE, M'DONALD, LOHR, CRAWFORD, M'CULLOCH, CUMMINGS, JENKINS, and RITCHIE; Sir E. GIBBS; ten steerage. Departures - Sept. 11 - Weka, s.s., for Mahia. Sept. 12 - Talune, s.s., for Melbourne via Southern ports. Passengers - Miss OAKLEY; Mesdames SHEFFIELD and CARRUTH and infant; Messrs HARLEY, HAYWARD, DOLBEL, and WALLACE. Sept. 13 - Tarawera, s.s., for Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers - Mesdames C.R. SMITH and BROWN; Misses TEECE, HUNT, MULLALY, and THORBURN; Messrs O'DRISCOLL (2), SPENCE, WHITTAKER, LUMSDEN, LIND, and MORGAN; Professor CHANNING; Captain SMITH. Deaths - CONNOR - At Clive, on September 12th, Mary Ellen, eldest daughter of William and Mary Ann CONNOR, aged 26 years. The funeral will leave her late residence, Barrack Hill, for the Catholic Church this day (Monday) at 2 p.m. ECCLES - On the 13th of September, at the Parsonage, Waipawa, Lewis Sydney St. Hill, fourth son of the Rev. J.C. and E.B. ECCLES, aged 20 months. Auckland papers please copy. The funeral will leave the Parsonage at 3 o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon. At the R.M. Court on Saturday, before Mr TURNBULL, R.M., James M'BRIDE was fined 10s and costs for drunkenness. Miss Mary Ellen CONNOR, a young lady well known in Napier as an employee in Messrs NEAL and CLOSE's establishment, died suddenly at Clive on Saturday night, at 7 o'clock. The father of deceased was buried so recently as Sunday, the 6th instant. Danevirke - At the Danevirke Cout to-day, before Mr J.H. CLAYTON, J.P., a girl named Amy CONROY was charged on the information of Contable BROSNAHAN with obtaining 10s at Waipukurau under false pretenses. Accused - who was overwhelmed with shame - was remanded to Waipawa on the 17th inst. Bail was allowed.