----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller To: Elaine Mattsen Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:10 AM Subject: HB Herald, Fri. Dec. 18, 1891 SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Dec. 17 - Australia, s.s., from Wellington. Passengers - Mr M'GREGOR and 7 natives. Dec. 17 - Ahuriri, s.s., from Blackhead. Dec. 17 - Wairoa, s.s., from Waikare. Departures - Dec. 16 - Nairnshire, s.s., for Timaru. Dec. 16 - Wairoa, s.s.,. for Waikare. \Dec. 17 - Venus, ketch, for Gisborne. Dec. 17 - Australia, s.s., for the North. Passengers - Misses HAYES, KINGSFORD, KINGSTON, BEVAN, WARREN, POHAI, TURUPA, NGAMIO, F. WAITI, and A. TUTA; Messrs FOX, E. PRICE, POKAKA, MORGAN, SECKER, and KEREAMA. Telegraphic Shipping - Auckland, Thursday. Sailed - Te Anau, for South. Passengers for Napier:- Misses PERKINS and WILLIE; Mrs GRANT and two children; Messrs WOOD, MURRAY, BARNETT, and MENZIES. Death - CONDON - On December 18th, at Port Napier, Timothy CONDON, aged 36. The funeral will leave his late residence for St. Mary's Catholic Church on Sunday next at 2.30 p.m. Friends will kindly accept this intimation. An information has been lodged by the police against Mr W. ELLINGHAM, of the Occidental Hotel, on a charge of selling liquor during hours prohibited by law. At the R.M. Court yesterday - George O'BRIEN, for too frequent drunkenness, was fined 10s and costs. William MILLER, alias MOYLAN, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and discharged. The man Michael SULLIVAN was brought up in custody at the R.M. Court yesterday...charged with the wilful murder of Samuel ROBERTSON. The Court was crowded with spectators. Prisoner appeared quite unconcerned when the charge was read over. On the application of Sergeant CULLEN prisoner was remanded till Monday next. Hastings - At the Police Court this morning.....John FOX was sentenced to seven days' hard labor for disorderly behavior and to three months' hard labor for using o bscene language. Mr BELBY stated that the offence of using obscene language was becoming so common that he was determined to put it down with a firm hand. The concert held in the Eskdale Hall, Petane, last evening in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's parish, was a great success in every way......The following vocalists contributed songs:- Misses TORR, BUCHANAN, TAYLOR, WYLIE, and Messrs W.H. SMITH, J. HOLT, J. MUIR, and W.P.S. PERCI VAL. Mr W. WILKIE and Mr J. MUIR each gave a capital Scotch reading, and in instrumental duet, piano and violin, was contributed by Miss KRAEFT and Mr H.B. PERCIVAL.