----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Weller SHIPPING NEWS: Arrivals - Sept. 8 - Ahuriri, s.s., from Waimarama. Sept. 9 - Fairy, s.s., from Coast. Sept. 9 - Waiwera, schooner, Captain PANKOW, from Auckland. Sept. 10 - Te Kapu, s.s., from Wairoa. No Departures. Telegraphic Shipping - Wellington, Wednesday. The Ruapehu, from London via the Cape and Hobart, arrived at 2.30 this morning. Her dates are Plymouth 25th July, Teneriffe 30th, Cape August 15th, and left Hobart at 10 p.m. on the 4th of September. After leaving the Cape she experienced heavy gales, both from the S.E. and N.W., with high seas. From Hobart, fine weather was experienced. The health of the passengers has been good throughout. She has 84 passengers for New Zealand, 217 bags of mails, and 26 boxes of parcel post. She brings 1300 tons of cargo, half of which is for Wellington. Passengers for Napier - Second saloon, Misses KAY and WALKER and Mr and Mrs BLAIR; steerage, Messrs GROVES, NIVA, and MILLER. Danevirke - At the Ormondville Court yesterday, before Messrs GROOM and ERICKSEN, Justices, a man named Hugh BRITTEN was charged with stealing a case of jam and two bags of flour from the Ormondville railway station, and pleaded guilty. He said that he could not obtain wages due to him from firms for whom he had worked, and as he could not see his wife and children starve he stole the goods. He was sentenced to six months' hard labor. Woodville - At the R.M. Court yesterday a man named Joseph WILLIAMS, who has been in Woodville gaol, and is under a sentence of a fortnight's hard labor in Napier"castle," was charged with obtaining £1 by false pretences from a gentleman bearing the literary or pedagogic name of GRAMMAR, and who resided at that "Sweet Auburn" known as Ashurst......The Justice who presided, Mr SYMS, sentenced defendant to a month's hard labor. A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a dog society was held last eening at the Criterion Hotel, Mr F. SUTTON in the chair......The following office bearers were elected subject to their acceptance of office:- President, Mr H.S. TIFFEN Vice-presidents, Messrs G.E.G. RICHARDSON, and W.SHRIMPTON Hon.-secretary and treasurer, Mr Henry LASCELLES Committee, Messrs F. SUTTON, J. HORRAX, G. BENSON, J.C. PHAIR, A.E. STAUNTON, J.R. HAMLIN, James LOPDELL, Cartwright BROWN, H.H. MURDOCH, A.S. DANVERS, J.O. EVETT, and Dr. de LISLE.