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Thames, TV-am lose licences in bidding battle

By Melinda. Wittstock. media correspondent

DESJENSON

THREE of the four tele¬ vision companies that lost their broadcasting franchises yesterday after a controversial blind-bid auction are considering challenging the Indepen¬ dent Television Com¬ mission in the courts.

Thames, the biggest sup¬ plier of peak-time pro¬ grammes to the ITV network, and TV-am, the most profitable television company in the world, will go off the air in 1993 after losing their licences to higher bidders. TVS, which serves the South, and the West's TSW also lost then- franchises in spite of putting in bigger tenders than their rivals.

Thames, TVS and TSW are now contemplating seeking a judicial review of the selection process and they may be joined by other unsuccessful bidders, including Richard Branson and Phi] Redmond. Mr Branson was a three-time loser in the auction and Mr Redmond's North West Tele¬ vision feiledto oust Granada, even though it offered nearly four times gs much

Bat'the commission said

TODAY IN THE TIMES -#-

NOBEL WINNERS

Pferee-Gilksde Genaes, of France, has won the Nobel

Prize for Physics for his work in the fields oflkjuid

crystals, while Richard Ernst, of Switzerland, has

won the chemistry prize for research in to spectroscopy. Nigel Hawkes assesses their

achievements Page 14

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Steven Waddington as Edward 11, whose fondness for an upstart leads to civil war and brutal murder in Derek Jarman's new film.

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losers would have to prove that the ITC had acted beyond its statutory powers and even then, the courts would not have the power to overturn the decisions. Asked if he thought the losers would take legal action, George Russell, the commission rtmirfiwn, said: *T don't think they should or will because they knew the rules when they entered."

Bruce Gyngeii, the TV-am chairman, said he would not pursue the matter in the courts but he described die award of the morning franchise to Sun¬ rise Television a travesty. “I predict that Sunrise will be bankrupt by 1994,” he said. “I do not believe that it can be a profitable company with a bid of £34.6 million.1* TV-am, whose 17 million viewers represent 70 per cent of the breakfast audience, offered £14. nriffian. The company now hopes to sell its morning programme to Channel 4.

Thames, which lost the London weekday franchise to Carlton Television, mU shed a thousand jobs and turn itself into a production company, so that shows such as Minder. The Bill and This Is Your Li fe will survive. TVS and TSW, rejected because the com¬ mission thought their bids were too high for them to be able to. sustain quality and profitability, are likely to be wound up

Shares in three successful incumbent companies also fell because of fears that they may have overstretched them¬ selves with their bids, but Thames and TV-am, which are thought to have good futures as independents, re¬ mained fairly stable.

The TVS franchise will be taken over by Meridian Broadcasting, and TSW will be replaced by Westcountry Television.’ Meridian and Carlton, which secured the London licence with a £43.2 million bid, will break new ground by commissioning all programmes, apart from local news, from independent producers.

Carlton’s bid included pro¬ posals for a nightly game show and a new current affairs programme to replace This Week while Meridian offered comedy from Michael Palin, Rowan Atkinson and Tracey UUznan. Bat none of the winners can guarantee that the programmes promised in their applications will be shown on

Off camera: Bruce GyngeD, chairman of TV-am, grimacing outside his Camden headquarters yesterday after losing the breakfast-time franchise

the national network. The final shape of the Channel 3 of the future w21 be determined by the network controller to be appointed in 2993. He or she will deride which of the offerings put forward by the 16 regional companies and some 800 independents should ap¬ pear on the screen. .

Only half of the 16 licences went to companies that put in the highest cash bid — the other top bidders foiled the “quality test” — and much of the criticism of the auction

process centred on the hngr differences in the winning lads. Central and Scottish, un¬ opposed, offered only £2,000 for their licences and Channel paid £1,000. By contrast, Yorkshire bid £37.7' million and Meridian £36.5 million.

Granada retained its licence with a bid of £9 million against North West’s £35 mil¬ lion bid. Drfvid Plowright, the Granada chairman, said: The ITC has exercised its -dis¬ cretionary judgment in favour of quality in a courageous way. They have given pro¬ grammes a chance.”

George Russell said that had the commission simply awarded each franchise to the highest bidder, irrespective of quality, the Treasury would have gained £200 million for each of the 20 years of the franchise. Last-minute chan¬ ges to the Broadcasting Act meant the Treasury would receive £40 million more than it does now.

But Richard Dunn, chief Continued on page 24, col 6

Winners and losers, pages 4-5 Kind date, page 18

Diary, page 18 Leading article, page 19

Shares feU, page 25

99 NHS opt-outs approved By Jill Sherman and Nicholas Wood

WILLIAM Waldegrave, the reapply for trust status, lead- the health service and 28,000 health secretary, yesterday swept aside calls to slow down the pace of reforms in the National Health Service by approving 99 of the 110 applications from hospitals and other units to become trusts next April.

He also approved in prin¬ ciple bids from four leading London teaching hospitals, St Thomas's, St Bartholomew’s, St Mary's and King's, but has delayed their start until 1993 pending the enquiry into London's health services an¬ nounced last week. The four hospitals will be allowed to keep their shadow trust teams and Mr Waldegrave made it clear they would not have to

ing to accusations that he had prejudged the London com¬ mission. However, he indicat¬ ed that, in the wake of the enquiry, the hospitals’ ser¬ vices might be provided “in a different shape”.

Mr Waldegrave also an¬ nounced that he had agreed that 153 more hospitals and health units could apply for trust status for 1993. He said that nearly a third of all hospital and community units will have opted out of health authority control by next April, and that if all the applications next year are approved this would rise to 50 per cent by 1993. About 30 percent of the 840,000 staff in

of its beds will be in trust hospitals by next ApriL

Robin Cook, Labour’s chief health spokesman, riaimad amid rowdy scenes in the Commons that Mr Walde¬ grave was fl>ing in the face of public and professional opin¬ ion by approving more opt- outs. However, Mr. Cook avoided directly repeating Neil Kixmock’s jibe the day before that the Conservatives were engaged in privatising the health service. Tory MPs interpreted Mr Cook's re¬ marks as a tactical retreat from the most emotive charge

Continued on page 24, col 5

Opt-out list page 2

Honecker athletes

forced to use drugs East Germany built its formidable athletics team on the back of

state-supplied steroids, Nigel Hawkes reports

Secret East German docu¬ ments show that the

doping of athletes with ste¬ roids to improve their performance was a full-scale, state-sponsored scientific idan under Erich Honecker's regime costing millions of marks and reaching all the way to the country’s top scientific body, the Academy of Sciences.

There was no question of athletes getting their drugs slipped to them in the car park, as has happened in the West The entire operation was conducted with teutonic efficiency and helped pro¬ duce the remarkable domi¬ nance of East German athletes, especially in wom¬ en's events, during the 1980s. Some women discus- throwers and shot-putters were on double the steroid dose of Ben Johnson, the disgraced Canadian sprinter.

Theses and papers uncov¬ ered by a molecular biologist from West Germany, Wer¬ ner Franke, have revealed that gills as young as 23orl4 were gran steroids under a carefully controlled pro¬ gramme, State IMan 14.25, to turn them into super-ath¬ letes. Their performance was monitored and improve¬ ments noted, in scientific papers that were then de¬ clared national secrets. In some cases, the doping went on even when liver damage and other tide-effects had been noted.

Dr Franke was encouraged Continued on page 24, col 2

23 dead in worst US mass killing

From Agencies in killeen. texas

A MAN aimed with an auto¬ matic weapon drove his lony into a popular central Texas cafeteria and opened fire on the lunch-time crowd, killing up to 22 people and wounding at least 15 others, television and radio reports said yesterday.

After the shooting rampage, the gunman went into a toilet at Luby’s cafeteria and killed himsclL CBS radio reported. The shooting went on for 20 or 30 minutes, one witness told Cable News Network. Police said that 22 people, including the gunman, were dead, which would make the shooting the worst mass killing in Ameri¬ can history.

One witness told CBS that the man fired an automatic weapon "as fast as he could pull the trigger". Another report said that he sal in the lorry and fired after ramming the vehicle through the win¬ dow of the cafeteria about 1pm (7pm London time).

Robert Stubblefield, a Bell County official, said 23 people were dead, including the un¬ identified gunman. Another local official, Mike Cox, said that in addition up to 15 people were wounded. A police department worker said as many ambulances as pos¬ sible had been called to the scene of the mass killing.

"The guy jumped out of the truck and said, ‘This is what Bell County has done to me!'” said Sheldon Smith, a porter at the cafeteria. "As be opened fire, the guy that he ran over with the truck was trying to get up and be shot him.

"Then he pointed toward the line where the service was and he started shooting down the line.”

A dispatcher at the Killeen police department, who re¬ fused to give her name, said “we called for several am¬ bulances, as many as we can

get. We've never had anything like this.” The town Is located about 140 miles south of Dallas, near Fort Hood army base in an area of ranches. Army and civilian doctors rushed to the cafeteria to treat the victims. A Luby’s spokes¬ man said that the incident was similar to a 1984 shooting incident at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ytidro, California, where 21 people died. Killeen is about 60 miles from Austin, the scene of another of the worst mass killings in the United States, where a sniper, Charles Whit¬ man, climbed a lower at the University of Texas in 1966 and picked off 14 people

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Tortured SAS men had nails torn out by Iraqis

By David Watts diplomatic

CORRESPONDENT

SAS commandos captured by the Iraqis during secret mis¬ sions in search of Scud mis¬ siles during the Gulf war had their finger nails pulled out as pan of a grim saga of tenure.

The SAS men were also burned by their Iraqi tonurers because of the sensitivity of their mission. The revelations are the first to give details of the treatment of the arms’s crack troops, who played a vital role in debilitating the Iraqi war machine.

The tonure of the men is revealed by two RAF men. Flight Lieutenant David Wad- dington, aged 24. and Flight Lieutenant Robbie Stewart, aged 44, whose Tornado was shot down during a raid on an Iraqi airfield. They tell their stories in a new book. Thun¬ der and Lightning — The R.4F in the Gulf, by Charles Allen.

The airmen ejected from their jet at 600mph at a height of under 200ft. Right Lieuten¬ ant Stewart suffered a broken shoulder and crushed verte¬ brae and broke his leg in three places. He says Iraqi Baath party police picked him up. He was blindfolded and taken to an interrogation bunker where he was continuously hit across the legs with “a big slick with some sort of a ball at the end of it. He started hitting me with this and said he'd break my other leg."

Flight Lieutenant Wadding- ton says guards stopped medi¬ cal staff giving him an anes¬ thetic as they put his dislocated arm back in place. The two men were taken to a Baghdad prison where ' their interrogation intensified. He said he was blindfolded throughout and hit on the head, back and legs every time he refused to answer ques¬ tions. "Sometimes they’d beat me to the stage where I’d go unconscious. Then I’d come round and they’d ask me another question and beat me up again," be said.

But there were lighter mo¬ ments. One pilot landed at 5am after a mission and demanded a copy of The Times. Other papers were available but he said:" 'Well. I normally read The Times. Why can’t you get me a copy?* Here we were with half a mil¬ lion Iraqis up on the border about 100 miles away and he was worried about not getting his copy of The Times."

Late commuters fight BR over docked pay

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By Michael Horsnell

THE hard-pressed British commuter is fighting back. In the week in which the railways announced fare increases for in excess of the rate of inflation, Barry Unwin and six other commuters backed by the Consumers* Association are taking legal action against BR for foiling to gel them to work on time.

Summonses have been issued in the county courts, but the actions wifi be jointly adjudicated, probably next sum¬ mer, in the High Court because of their public importance. The test case will oblige aggrieved passengers to climb a legal mountain because of BR’s copper- bottomed conditions of carriage that absolve it of liability for late trains. The association, however, is determined to launch a challenge under the 1977 Unfair Contract Terms Act

Mr Unwin, aged 43, a service engineer

who uses the Southend to London-Fen- church Street line, has had his wages docked by £170 in the past 12 mouths for being late for work. In Southend, be catches the 7.06am train that should complete the 40-mile journey in time for him to dock-on by 830am. "Bui I'm always gening in late and I’m sick of it;” he said. “1 don’t blame my employers for docking my money, bur why should BR get away wiih itf”

Mr Unwin, who earns £16,000 a year and paid £1,716 for his annual rail ticket, has been docked £832 twice in the past two weeki Points and signals failure were the reasons given on dockets handed out by station staff for commut¬ ers to submit to their employers.

Jane Bell, a lawyer at the Consumers' Association, said: “Our view is that the conditions of carnage amount to a blanket let-out. but that is its critical

weakness. We don't think the conditions will stand up when challenged.”

Roger Freeman, the transport min¬ ister, has accepted that service on the line, used daily by 72,000 passengers, is “wholly unacceptable” Indeed, on Tuesday, BR announced a fore increase of only 5 per cent for passengers using that line, below increases elsewhere.

Mr Unwin’s MP, Sir Teddy Taylor, has spoken to the prime minister four times about the line. He has iwn promised a decision by the end of the year on a £300 million investment programme. Sir Teddy said:- "Some of the signalling is older than me, and I am 54. Before they go on spending more money on this stupid Channel tunnel link, they should do something about the Fenchurth Street line. It is deplorable."

British Rail denied liability, but otherwise declined comment.

Unwin: blames BR loss of salary

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Scandal-troubled Haughey goes on attack in CHARLES Haughey, the annar- rhm« ^ —______ enOv^hSom^S^T ^P81"" to do with the government

opposition leaders were try- agame* fought back ing to smear him through accus- frvins many enemies who are alions of guilt by association, iai *£? over fiuuuc- “I have already made dear, and

two-vear-nH*^ rockod *“* 1 repezi here again categorically, Cwf^ government. that no person or company ever

^^emng a three-day confident© received any favourable treatment ... . * Re start of a new Dflil or consideration in their dealings

Charles Haughey faces ordeal by confidence debate amid scandals and the lack of a policy

programme, reports Edward Gorman

term in Dublin, Mr Haughey, sounding breathless but defiant, rounded on opposition leaders who, he said, had conducted cam¬ paigns of vilification and charac-

Hanghey; enquiries will dear his administration

Mr Haughey said that although none of the recent scandals in semi-state companies had any-

with government because of per¬ sonal friendships or associations,” Mr Haughey said. “This is a government of absolute integ¬ rity,” he added. “I reject totally any allegations to the contrary and when all the investigations have been completed, it will be estab¬ lished that there was no govern¬

ment or ministerial involvement of any kind in any of the transactions or events bring investigated.”

Mr Haughey conceded that the financial scandals — some involv¬ ing close friends or associates—at Irish Sugar, Telecom Eireann and Celtic Helicopters were deeply disturbing and detrimental to the Irish republic's image abroad. However, be said that exploita¬

tion of than by his opponents had caused near-hysteria in business aaj professional life. “There now exists an unhealthy aura of suspic¬ ion and distrust bordering on paranoia,” he told the Dail

The debate, opening what observers predict will be a particu¬ larly turbulent autumn term, comes against continued specula* don about Mr Haughey*s future as leader of Fianaa Ffifl, and the

Miners’ jobs go as total out of work

failure of his party to agree its nud-tam review of its pro¬ gramme for government with its Jjra'or coalition partners, the Progressive Democrats.

During procedural wrangling, Spring, the- Labour party

loader, said that it was a farce for the House to open a confidence debate when the coalition ^*4 not even published its programme.

Although it still looks unlikely that the Progressive Democrats would risk an ejection over its key demand for tax reform, party managers have threatened to vote against the government if the review is not completed to their

satisfaction before the confidence;/, vote is taken tomorrow.

In his opening qpeech, Jobigi^ : Bruton, the Fine Gael * ~ continued his highly, pcritonalbcd onslaught on Mr Haughty, accus¬ ing him of overseeing a govern; - ment lacking strategy ahj’ accountability, whichhelped, fejfi create a climate for corruption* / likened Mr Haughey, whose ~ ideal obituary has been oy ' * hastily published several times the past decade, to an old Chinesfe^ leader holding on to office in-dfee^ pressing selfdelusion. MTlus-gowji$M eminent is rotten to the oonj,” Bruton said, “and it should

nears 2.5m By Philip Bassett. INDUSTRIAL EDITOR

BRITISH .— Coal announced yesterday that 1,300 miners’ jobs were to go, as a new survey suggested that the rate of job losses in manufacturing was increasing sharply.

The moves come as the government readies itself to¬ day for a further rise in unemployment. Economic forecasters are suggesting that up to another 60,000 will be added to the number out of work, bringing seasonally ad¬ justed unemployment up to just under 2.5 minion.

British Coal said it would close the loss-making Cov¬ entry colliery after the pit failed to meet a production target of 26,500 tonnes set in August. It said that the pit, at Kenesley, which has lost £42 million over the past five years, including £5.75 million so far in the current financial year, had not met that target. Miners’ unions have three weeks to decide whether to

Pay¬ -out scheme illegal

By Douglas Broom LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CORRESPONDENT

LOCAL authorities were warned to expect industrial action yesterday after the High Court ruled that councils were not entitled to offer special redundancy terms in order to shed surplus staff.

In a test case, Lord Justice Watkins and Mr Justice Tudor Evans ruled that, un¬ like private companies, coun¬ cils had no power to offer enhanced redundancy terms to staff who volunteered to give up their jobs.

They declared illegal scheme set up by North Tyneside Council under which 650 staff were offered severance terms up to three and a half times higher than the statutory minimum

The judges said that, apart from small gratuities and pen¬ sion enhancements, councils had no power to pay more than the statutory minimum.

The ruling will affect more than 100 councils and poll tax payers are expected to bear most of the cost of the payments declared illegaL

Nalgo. the local government officers union, said the union would fight compulsory redundancies.

appeal against the closure. One option being talked offer the pit, which was opened in 1912, is the idea of offering it for sale as a stand-alone unit. British Coal said it would maintain the pit shafts.

A new survey today from die Amalgamated Engineering Union says that job losses are accelerating in manufacturing industry, with 32,271 an¬ nounced job losses over the two months to yesterday, compared to 32,518 over the’ four months covered in its previous survey.

The survey, which the union claims is the most comprehensive of its shows that the largest number of jobs lost in a specific region over the past two months was in the West Midlands, which saw the loss of 4,911 jobs, or 15 per cent of the totaL The North-West, North Wales, the East Midlands, East Anglia, London and the South-East have also suffered badly.

Bfll Jordan, the union president, says the survey identifies real people and real damage to the economy- “as opposed to the politicians’ false claims of confidence and an upswing in the economy”. He says: “We do not want to be pessimistic but the real truth is there is actually an alarming acceleration of job losses in manufacturing industry.”

By Michael Hornsby AGRICULTURE

CORRESPONDENT

ELMS are returning to fields and hedgerows two decades after Dutch elm di$pay* dev¬ astated one of the chief glories of the. English landscape. But many of the fledgling growths already harbour the ftt«i infection that killed the im¬ memorial trees hymned by Tennyson.

Dense clumps of young elms up to 30 ft high have sprung up from the trees that

and landowners would be well advised to fell and burn diseased trees,” he said.

More than 25 million elms, i ncluding 90 per cent of those in southern England, were destroyed in the Seventies by a virulent new strain of Dutch dm disease imported into Britain in logs of Canadian rock elm, a timber widely used in small boat construction.

The fungus that causes the disease survived in the roots of felled or dead trees a tong with small numbers of beetles that cany fungal spores from tree to tree. Only in the past year or so have the new elms reached a size capable of

best time for spotting signs of the disease, which include premature browning of the leaves and “die-back” of the tree crowns.

Gerry Andrews, Somerset county council’s forestry of- - *-- - J VI-

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NEW woodlands are being Forestry Commission and the Britain nrivat* established at an unprece- agriculture departments of planted i 1,755 hecxarcMjnder

systems of old trees up to 60 ft s^em^ launched last week to from the original stZp!

anemp- “Flare-upTof Dutch elm **““ a disease have become common

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particularly to isolated w<x&- .{and Jess.,likely .to;, be’ infected by neighbouring stands, but doubt that a national disease control pro¬ gramme would be feasible.

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by figures supplied by the commission and Timber Growers United Kingdom Ltd, which represents private forestry interests, showing a significant increase in the

by using a virus that attacked the fungus and reduced its injectivity. Breeding diseaso- rptictant ilmi __i! .

GCSE students should be compelled to take at least one arts subjed to keep the arts in the schools curriculum, Bev¬ erly- Atidetton, the broad¬ caster fad educationalist,'said yesterday {Simon Tort writes}-. - _Speaking -at a National Campaign far the Arts con¬ ference in' London, she criti- cised-the arts community for not doing enough for itself -

Mrs Anderson, a member of the Arts Council, called for lobbying against proposals kvy Kenneth Clarke, the edu¬ cation secretary, to maie arts and music optional for pupils after the age of 14.

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Auctioneer Andrew Hartley holds a catalogue auction every two months at his Ilkley sale room. But for yesterday's event, two interested bidders had re¬ served telephone lines and prospective purchasers from abroad, including Germany, had registered offers by post

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Cars most at risk from theft face

higher premiums By Kevin Eason, motoring correspondent

SEVEN million oar drivers face big increases in premiums as insurance companies at¬ tempt to force motorists to protect their cars against theft

Insurers have acted after paying out £300 million on motor claims in the first six months of this year, which is equal to the amount paid in the whole of 1989.

The Association of British Insurers yesterday issued gui¬ delines to h& 450 member companies, which win mean scrapping the present nine- band rating system for cars and moving to a 20-band scheme to allow insurers to identify clearly cars which are most at risk from theft or most likely to be crashed because of their high performance. Some owners of GTi cars, the most popular with joyriders, face increases of up to 80 pear cent

The association said that

the ratings of about a third of the 21 million cars on the road would increase as a result of its proposals, which should come into force by the middle of next year. However, a third of owners would benefit from discounts because their cars are equipped with mannfao- turer-fitted alarms and door rtoaitlnrfrg

The increase in bands al¬ lows insurers for the first time to give an accurate reflection of how vulnerable cars are to theft, break-ins or crash dam¬ age. They hope that pressure from consumers unwilling to pay much higher premiums will'force manufacturers to improve the security and safety ratings of their cars.

Kenneth Baker, the home secretary, welcomed the asso¬ ciation's proposals at the launch of the... scheme at London MotorEtir at Earls

Birdwood guilty in race hate case

By A Staff Reporter

THE Dowager .Lady Bird- wood was conditionally dis¬ charged and ordered to pay £500 towards prosecution costs after being found guilty of distributing anti-Jewish leaflets intending to stir up racial hatred.

Judge Capstick ordered the removal of people from the public gallery at the Central Criminal Court when support¬ ers shouted1 “shame" and "absolutely disgusting" as the jury found the 78-year-old woman guilty on ten charges. She had defended herself and denied distributing or possess¬ ing thousands of “threatening, abusive or insulting" leaflets between April and December last year.

Judge Capstick warned Birdwood, of Acton Vale;, west London; “You should know if you continue to break the law you will go to prison.” He said that foe statutes under which charges had been brought bad been enacted uqder ^pyernr raents of different -political persuasions, and. that every¬ body must obey foe-law.- - 1

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Helpline for winter relaunched

By David Young

THE government and the three major charities respon¬ sible for the elderly are- to relaunch their “Winter Warmth Line" this winter to provide information for vulnerable people to help them to keep warm and weD.

Last year the service han¬ dled 15.000 calls from elderly people requiring practical help and advice during the cold weather. It is funded by the departments of health and social security and run from the headquarters of Help the Aged with support from Age Concern and Neighbourhood Energy Action. The number is Freephone 0800-289-404.

The phone line is supported by brochures giving details of help available.

offence in the course of foe next two years, you are liable to be sentenced for these offences,” the judge said.

He ordered Birdwood to pay £500 towards prosecution costs, estimated at £1,000. She was told foal if she did not, she was liable to be called before magistrates.

‘Hie leaflets she held or dist¬ ributed included “Jewish Tributes to out Child Mar¬ tyrs”, “The Ultimate Blasph¬ emy — Revelations from the Talmud" and “Another Blood libel on Ritual Murder”.

David Paget, for the prose¬ cution, said that Birdwood had told police that she be¬ lieved the Zionist element of the Jewish community was masterminding the multi¬ racial invasion of Britain.

Birdwood told the jury: “The essence of tins case is whether in a free country there can be free speech, even involving the most controver¬ sial subjects, as in the present case.'” She argued that the Crown had not proved that anyone had been incited by- foe leaflets.

‘ Court He said: “Most of the cars at the showbere are worth £10,000, £20,000 or even £25,000 and yet people treat them with incredible casual¬ ness. This new sdrane should discourage people from buy¬ ing high-risk cars and also encourage them to make the effort to make their cars secure.”

Mr Baker has given the car makers until Christmas to come up with definite pro¬ posals for preventing car thefts and break-ins, which account for 28 per cent of all recorded crime. More than 500,000 cars are stolen an¬ nually and 750,000 broken into. He is angry that cars which have highly developed performance are relatively easy to steaL That has led to an increase in joyriding, which helped to spark riots recently on Tyneside and in Oxford.

Car makers who have ' adopted new security systems axe already being rewarded with recognition by the associ¬ ation's new ratings system. A VauxhaB Cavalier 1.6L, for example, is rated in group 4 of the present ratings scheme, rejmsenting about a 50 per cent risk on security, safety and performance. However, the car gets a rating of six out of 20 in the new bandings, representing a risk of almost 25 per cent.

Cars in the highest band (20} include the Lotus Carlton and the Mercedes 500 SL. The Golf GTI is at 14, the Astra GTE 16 valve at 15 and the Renault .5 GT Turbo at 14 along with the Fiesta XR2i. High power saloons sgch. as. the' Siena Cosworth (16), Rover 820si (16) and the Mercedes 190 2.0E (13) also fignre among the upper bands.

Traditional repmobiles such as the Ford Sierra 1.8 LX and the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 L hover around the halfway mark at 9 and 6 respectively. Cavalier SRi, Audi 801.8 and Granada 2.0 Ghia all mala* it into band 12. Rover 214si, Toyota Corolla 1.3GLandthe Cftxoen BX19 GTD all come within band 8. Those at the bottom of the handings in¬ clude the Volvo 440 in hand 5, the Volkswagen Polo f.O CL in band 4 and foe Vauxhall Nova 1.0 Trip in band 3. The Rover Mini CSty is in band 2.

Artificial heart can plug into the mains

By Thomson Prentice, medical correspondent

BATTERY-powered artificial hearts win be implanted in patients with severe cardiac disease in a trial in British hospitals next year.

About 20 patients who are unsuitable for a conventional heart transplant will be offered the device, which can also be powered by mains electricity supplies at home. The arti¬ ficial unit, an electro¬ mechanical left ventricular assist device, is inserted into the patient's heart and con¬ nected to a rechargeable bat¬ tery under the arm.

The battery runs the heart for about eight bouts, but if linked to the domestic mains supply patients could watch television or sleep “without worry of power loss”, Terence Lewis, a consultant cardiac surgeon said yesterday. “The

aim is that they should be able to live an active near-normal and independent life again; hopefully, returning to work."

Mr Lewis, of the Royal London hospital, will give details of the planned trial at an international meeting of cardiologists in London next weeJCThe trial will assess the quality of life, survival of patients and costs compared with, medical therapy. Half foe patients will be given the titanium device, developed in America and costing up to £30,000. The others will get drug&and intensive care. • Many patients waiting for a heart transplant die because of a shortage of donor organs, i

John Dark, head of the trans¬ plant unit at the Freeman hospital, , Newcastle-upon- Tyne, said yesterday.

Yaroooh! Bunter is back By Philip Howard

LITERARY EDITOR

YAROOOH! you beasts. Look out! Bunter is back. The Fat Owl of foe Remove is being republished, with Mr Quelch, Harry Whar¬ ton. and the rest of the famous five at Greyfiiars.

Along with Falsraff and Mr Pickwick, Bunter is one of the overweight comic characters of Eng. Lit. and formed the sense of humour and (bizarre) ideas about public school for generations of children who never went there. George Orwell wrote that Bunter and his creator Frank Richards had more influence on foe mind and outlook of young working-class England than any other single pereon, not excluding Baden-Powefl.

But Bunter has been out of print for so long that foe young have never heard of him, and look at you blankly when you mention his name. Hawk Books are tomorrow relaunching the ydtow-jacketed novels of the famous anti-hero, in his bulging sponge-bag trousers, as they orig¬ inally appeared in the Fifties.

Bunter, of course, has been with us for much longer than that. He made his first appearance on February 15, 1908, as a minor comic-strip character in Magnet But he rapidly became a national institution. He is lazy, untidy, deceitful, a thief; and always hard-up. Children loved him.

He first graduated from comics into books in 1947. Those Busters are now much treasured and an original fetches at least. £80. But you cannot keep a fat boy down in foe land of nostalgia. He is due for a

renaissance, no doubt still expecting a postal order any day now. He was the child of Bank Richards, pen name of Charles Harold St John Hamilton, the most prolific author in the long grind of scribbling. This reclusive classical scholar, using more than 20 pen names, inventing over 100 fictional schools, wrote more than 72 million words of fiction in his lifetime, the equivalent of 1,000 novels. But his imperishable creation is William George (Billy) Bunter, who has

into the common stock of language and image, and occupies a (wide) seat in the halt nf English literature.

Hawk Books will publish facsimiles of all 38 original Banters starting tomorrow.

Westward bound: the Prince and Princess of Wales photographed by Lord Snowdon to mark their six-day visit to ffrnada, which starts next Wednesday

Island’s wild mice aid cancer research

By Kerry Gill

FARAY, a tiny uninhabited outcrop in the Orkney islands, has had little of which to boast apart from sheep, seals, sea¬ bird colonies and a healthy population of former house mice that have become wild. But those mice have a possibly unique genetic make-up.

Faray could find itself at the forefront of cancer research as scientists study the mice. Two British biologists based in the United Slates have spent a week in a disused school house on the island, collecting 30 of the mice, which were tempted into live traps by peanut butter.

Research on the mice will help foe American National Institute of Health in its work on cancer associated onco¬ genes. Almost by chance it was found that foe Faray mice have few oncogenes, making them less susceptible to cancers.

Andrew Berry, a biologist working at Princeton Univer¬ sity, was asked 10 bring back some of foe mice for analysis. He went to Faray with Naomi Pierce, who works with Australian butterflies, to trap the mice.

Professor Beny said Lhat foe mice had arrived in London where a colony would be bred in a laboratory. DNA extracts from them would be sent to America where it has been found that mice in some sites lose their genetic coding sense over three or four generations and may, in time, become noD-carcinogenic.

Man, 19, gets life

for ‘racial’ murder

A WHITE man aged 19 was given a life sentence yesterday for foe murder of a black schoolboy in an attack that a judge decided was partly moti¬ vated by race haired.

The prosecution at the Old Bailey had said that there was no race motive for the stab¬ bing of Rolan Adams, aged 15. by Mark Thomburrow. How¬ ever, Judge Richardson. QG said that the victim had done nothing to deserve the attack and lhat after hearing the evidence and reading state¬ ments by Thomburrow. he was sure that there were “racial overtones”. He added: “That is something which foe courts will not tolerate.'*

Relatives and friends of the dead boy cheered and dapped in foe public gallery when the jury returned a guilty verdict after foe eigbi-day trial.

Thomburrow, of Thames- mcad, southeast London, slabbed the boy in foe neck with a butterfly knife after a build-up of tension at the Hawksmoor Youth Club in Tfaamcsmcad. He claimed that he had acted in self- defence.

Jean Soufowonh. QC, for foe prosecution, said that the boy and his brother were wailing at a bus stop when Thomburrow ran up behind Rolan Adams and attacked him. The boy ran off but died some distance away.

When arrested Thorn- burrow told police that Rolan had spat in his face. He also said: “I can't believe he is dead. 1 saw him run away. There is no wav I did thaL”

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Whose finger will be on Channel 3’s control button?

Dyke; one of the fire possible contenders

THE person who will have more influence over what appears on the new Channel 3 than any of yesterday’s winners has yet to be chosen. Even the criteria by which the successful candidate will decide which programmes to buy and when to broadcast them, come 1993, is as yet undetermined

The winning independent tele¬ vision companies have three months to devise an independent central scheduling system that mil deprive them of their right held for 35 years, to schedule their own programmes. Only nest spring will they be ready to hire the person who will have the power to pick and choose from the offerings of the 15 regional Channel 3 com¬ panies, as well as Britain's 800 independent producers. Under the 1990 Broadcasting Act none of the

winners will be able to guarantee that the dramas, comedies and documentaries promised in their applications will materialise on the national independent network.

Nor can they prevent those they have defeated, such as Thames and TVS, from selling their own pro¬ grammes to the network as in¬ dependents. Though Thames lost its licence, programmes such as The BUI and This Week will still appear on die small screen after 1993 if the central scheduler wants them.

Hie search for that aD-important scheduler has already begun, but with Michael Grade tied to Chan¬ nel 4 with £500,000 “golden hand¬ cuffs” the successful candidate is likely to be poached from abigITV company — winner or loser. Names bandied about include: Greg Dyke,

Melinda WIttstock reports on the need for an influential and powerful central television

scheduler and, below, looks at the winners in the great franchise auction

managing director of London Weekend and a major backer of Sunrise; Andy Allan, managing director of Central Broadcasting; Steve Morrison, director of pro¬ grammes at Granada; Charles Den¬ ton. managing director of Zenith Productions; and David Hsian, director of programmes at Thames-

Before anyone will agree to take the job, they will want to see the job description. Disagreement is ex¬ pected among winners and in¬ dependent producers on how much power the central scheduler should be given. During a Royal Tele¬

vision Society debate on central scheduling last month, Andrew Quinn, managing director of Gra¬ nada, said new licencees “should not surrender their sovereignty” to the central scheduler. But indepen¬ dent producers disagree. Mr Den¬ ton , one of the likely candidates, said the central scheduler must have executive decision-making power outside the independent television companies' direct con¬ trol if independents are to get a fair hearing.

If yesterday’s winners foil to agree on the new system by

January 31 1992, as is feared, the Independent Television Com¬ mission will impose a new system. The Office of Fair Trading, which wants independent television net- waking arrangements opened up to public scrutiny, has until next July satisfy itself that the new arrangements are fair and open.

Three months is not long to establish the system by which independent television’s success will be guaranteed or lost. Disputes are expected over the size, struc¬ ture and location of the central scheduling unit, as well as whether independents may completely by¬ pass the independent television companies and take their proposals direct to the central scheduler.

Leslie Hill, chief executive of Central Television which retained its licence unopposed, said: “It is

very unlikely 15 separate cosip panics will agree. Wc flunk system will have to be imposed.^

Either way, the winners will bavo * difficulty agreeing on flre sae their contributions to the annual network budget likely to he set the present rate of £450 ntillion^ the first year. Central, which pndi just £2,000 a year, win have a hard time agreeing with, for butene^ Yorkshire, which bid £37.7 miffion a year. A decision by .featimg; licensees to cut expenditure could mean the difference between 3Qfl hours of original network, drama, and 110 hours of drama With 90| hours of repeats.

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New licence holder Existing Boence holder National Breakfast (54.8m viewers)

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CarttonTeievision Bid S4a2m

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LWT (Incumbent) BbSS7JS8m

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MICHAEL Green has long coveted Thames Television's lucrative franchise. The ebair-

its programmes, except re¬ gional news, from indepen¬ dent producers with proven I

man of Carlton Commun- records in drama, light enter-(I BORDER ica Lions, which yesterday ousted Thames in the biggest upset of the auction, has

taimnent, factual and current affairs programmes.

Paul Jackson. Curl ton's pro- looked forward to this day gramme director and an since 1985. when the Indep- independent producer of alter- endent Broadcasting Auth¬ ority blocked his £82.5 million takeover bid for Thames.

Six years ago the authority ruled that a Carlton bid would lead to a “major change in the

native comedy programmes, said yesterday: “Fm delighted with this new opportunity for the independent sector. I have , long believed that some of the I best production ideas and

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Meridian Broadcasting Bid £36 An

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nature and characteristics” of creative talent comes from a viable independent tele- within the the independent vision company, but only after Richard Dunn, who had been managing director of Thames for just a week, asked the regulator to stop the bid.

It was that ruling, broad¬ casters now say, that paved the way for yesterday’s de¬

sector, where the quality of ideas are all that counts-”

Carlton, which is offering more than 500 hours of new programmes to the ITV net¬ work in 1993, has already invested over £2 million in developing 70 new pro-

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YoricaMro (5.43m viewers)

Yorkshire Television (incumbent) Bid £37.7m

Institutional investors WNte Rose (£17.4m)/Viking (£30.1m. faled quality)

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8a Television (incumbent) £17.8m

Institutional Investors Three East (£l4.lm)/CPV-TV. (£10.1m. failed quality)

Wales and the West (4.298m viewers)

HTV (incumbent) BH&L5m

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Westcountry Television Bid £7.8m

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Northern Ireland (1.4m viewers)

Ulster Television (Incumbent) Bid £1.02m

Institutional investors TVrt (£3.1 m, toted business plan)/ Lagan (£2.7m fated quality)

PROMISES: £80 nriflion programme budget, eight hoars of local program¬ ming weekly and 500 hours of network programming annually; will replace This Week with a new current affairs programme. Seven Days.

Green hate to lose, but his loss at the hands of the Thames management and the 'au¬ thority strengthened the re¬ solve of the Thatcher govern¬ ment to break up what it

which between them have won 120 awards.

Much of Carlton’s drama output wall be supplied by Zenith, Carlton’s 51 per cent- owned subsidiary, which pro¬ duced Inspector Morse, Byker Grove and the acclaimed drama-documentary Shoot To KiU. Viewers can expect j Cleared for Takeoff, an action 1 drama series about airline security; Body and Soul, about a nun leaving her enclosed order; and Routes, an early evening soap opera created by

North East (2.852m viewers)

Institutional Investors North East Television (£5m)

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Border Television Bid £52£00

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Scottish Television Bid £2,000

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Channel Television (Incumbent) £1300

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perceived to be a cosy insid- Julia Smith, the producer of ers’ club with a cold draft of EastEnders, about two fem- deregulaiion.

Mr Green is already very much a part of that dub. His Buckinghamshire millhouse was frfled with the who’s who of the British broadcasting establishment last year when he married Tessa Buckmaster, who works for Carlton Com¬ munications. His close friends

flies in the transport business. Comedy will be supplied by

five independents: Hat Trick, makers of Channel 4’s Drop the Dead Donkey, Nod Gay, Mr Jackson’s company, Hum¬ phrey Barclay, who made Desmonds', Spitting Image; and Grant Naylor, maker of Red Dwarf. Carlton has

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Michael Grade, chief exec- commissioned a series of com- utive of Channel 4, and Alan edy dramas under the title Yentob. controller of BBC2, sat with the couple at the head table. John Bin, deputy direc¬ tor-general of the BBC, and

Comedy Playhouse, and new satire shows being developed.

Carlton plans to replace This Week, Thames’ 20-year-

the stars the company plans to lands bidder Central TV and promote. 15 per cent by the independent

Meridian’s board, which in- producer SdecTV. dudes the actor Michael Meridian South-East will Palin, Bill Cotton, the former oover Kent, East Sussex and BBC Television managing dir- parts of Surrey and Essex,

programmes. “But we will and mostly outside London,” attract the large numbers of Mr Braham said.

consortium people who don't watch break- offering “a cheerful morning fast television at all with more with a bit more information

Meridian South-East will behind it”, has displaced TV- oover Kent, East Sussex and am as the new national break-

David Elstein, director of old current affairs pro¬ programmes at Thames, also gramme, with Seven Days, a attended

With yesterday's news, Mr Green, aged 42, one of Brit¬ ain's wealthiest men with a

half-hour show made by Clau¬ dia Milne, whose company Twenty Twenty Vision made its reputation with Lnvesti-

pcraonal fortune of £50 mil- gative documentaries such as lion, becomes one of the club’s the award-winning Island oj most powerful members. He is Outcasts, about mentally fll

ector, and Sir Richard Luce, the former arts minister, raised £36.5 million funding to win the bid and draw up its convincing schedules.

Palin, who is in Kenya making a travel programme, said: “1 joined with the zebras, giraffes, hyenas and greater kudus in rejoicing at this

likely to become still richer now that he can add British commercial television's most lucrative franchises to the £1 billion television production, facilities and editing company he founded in 1973. Cariton also has a 20 per cent stake in Central, which retained its licence unopposed with a bid of just £2,000 a year.

Mr Green has the tenacity and business acumen that has been lacking in the television industry. He stands ready to revolutionise the independent television system in a way even he. might not have contemplated back in 1985.

The awarding of the largest ITV licence to Cariton, whose 1 £43.2 million outbid Thames by £10.7 million, will create waves of structural change throughout television, forcing thousands of programme makers out of secure jobs.

Unlike Thames, which pro¬ posed to retain its studios and its 1,300 employees to remain a large programme maker as well as a broadcaster, Cariton chose an altogether different formula, which let it keep its cost base low enough to outbid Thames and still convince the commission it could put qual¬ ity programmes on the air. Carlton, which will employ just 400 people, will buy in all

the award-winning Island of wonderful news. Our ap- Outcasts, about mentally ill pnoach was serious, practical

PROMISES: to coamria- sion network dramas and comedies from indepen¬ dents; create three news regions, based In Maid¬ stone, Southampton and Newbary, each with own nightly news bulletin and enrrent affairs magazine.

fast contractor. Cartoons will disappear

from the weekday screen in 1993, to be replaced by chil¬ dren’s news and current affairs bulletins. Sunrise, backed by LWT, Scottish TV, Walt Dis¬ ney and The Guardian, won the lucrative licence after outbidding both TV-am, Brit¬ ton’s most profitable station.

news and more information.” Unlike Daybreak, TV-am’s

other challenger. Sunrise fell it would be risky to tamper too

PROMISES: national and international news pins local news, weather and traffic for 18 regions; health, education, and arts on DayBnak Pba later in morning. Children’s ear- toons at weekend only.

people incarcerated on a Greek Island.

Regional programmes will run from 5.10pm to 6.30pm Monday to Thursday, with the Carlton News Hour starting at 5.30pm and enveloping ITN's News at 5.40. Regular regional bulletins will be broadcast through die day.

and realistic and it paid off” The company says it will

create three new broadcasting regions in place of the current two in the South and South- East of England. It aims to develop programmes with performers who indude Rob¬ bie Coltrane, Rowan Atkinson and Tracey Ullman. The com-

- and Daybreak, its ITN and Meridian South win cover Daily Telegraph-backed rival.

much with TV-am’s highly

Sunrise promises viewers a rolling news programme, with local news, weather and traffic “opt-outs” (area transmis¬ sions) for the 18 ITV regions and sub-regions. Regional ITV companies will supply six three-minute bulletins every weekday. _ Independent producers win provide a daily regional feature for each of the 18 opt-outs, while Live Link will bring a live outside broad¬ cast each morning.

Children will ga their own news bulletins at 7:20am ev¬ ery morning with children’s

Brighton, Southampton, West Sussex, south Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and parts of

with a cash offer of £34.6 million.

TV-am’s sofas may be rc-

successfol format. “It would programmes, including Dfc- be a mg mistake to jerk it ney cartoons dominating Sat-

Isle of Wight and parts of TV-am’s sofas may be re- Dorset and Surrey, and Merid- placed by the Sunrise oval ian West will cover Berkshire, breakfast table, but the dew North Hampshire and the morning programme, Day- Sunrise's Sunday morfonk Break Thames Valley The company Break, will continue in TV- current affairs magazine, turns rangmg from h»S"

upmarket,” said Michael Braham, a non-executive di¬ rector of Sunrise and indepen¬ dent producer who will supply

urday mornings. From 8:50am on weekdays, when 70 per cent of the breakfest audience are women. Day-

plans news production centres am’s cheerful. in Southampton, Maidstone and Newbury.

“We are appealing to current viewers whom

SundayBreak as well as its 8:50am weekday mapmn^ DayBreak Phis. “The audi-

tures ranging from health, diet, stress and yoga to edu¬ cation and reviews of books, films and videos.

THE backbone of Westcountry Television's successful bid for the South- West region was the provision of news and current affairs, programmes for the area.

The company, whose prin¬ cipal shareholders include Associated Newspapers, Brit¬ tany Ferries and South West Water, has John Banham, CBI director-general, as chairman- ^ designate and has submitted a planning application to build- studios in Plymouth.

Frank Copplestone, aged _ 66, the company's deputy chairman, was managing di- • rector of Southern TV, which lost its licence to TVS in the last round of franchise awards 1 ten years ago.

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EXECUTIVES of London Weekend Television were well on their way to becoming millionaires yesterday as its shares climbed on the news that they had succeeded in retaining iheir franchise with a much smaller than expected cash bid.

LWT bid £7.58 million compared with-the £35.4 mil¬ lion tendered by London In¬ dependent Broadcasting, a consortium of high-powered London independent produc¬ ers which failed to pass the quality threshold.

Under a “golden handcuff" bonus and share option scheme introduced two years ago to ensure the loyalty of 44 key executives, Christopher Bland, the chairman, and Greg Dyke, the managing

controller — who will benefit LWTs stars, including the

comedy partnership Hale and Pace, Blind Date's Cilia Black, Jeremy Beadle, Brian Walden and Michael Aspel, signed three-year contracts worth about £500,000 a year each to secure their loyalty.

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Central poised to be leading player

PROMISES: regional news opt-outs for Truro, Exeter and Barnstaple; more coverage on edu¬ cation, health, crime prevention, environment and transport; more week¬ end news.

CENTRAL Independent Tele- owns 20 per cent of Central vision stands to become the However, the hidden cost "of most Dowcxfiil player in the Central's derisory bid is

PROMISES: to continue as integrated producer- broadcaster with un¬ changed staff of 640; wiQ try to improve regional news and current affairs by co-operating with Carlton.

vision stands to become the most powerful player in the new Channel 3.

The station pm bled with the blind bidding procedure and won: it put in a bid of just £2,000 a year, guessing cor¬ rectly that it would be un¬ opposed in the bidding. The cost at 1993 prices amounts to just over £5 a day.

Central, the second largest ITV company with an audi¬ ence of nine million, now has the chance to become the most

centrars derisory bid is vulnerability to takeover by European media giants, who are free to acquire ITV com¬ panies from January 1994

PROMISES: to continue as integrated producer- broadcaster; invest £18 million on new Birming¬ ham TV centre; more than 100 regional news bulletins weekly; to establish Oxford centre for TV history.

headquarters with the news that Sunrise TV, in which LWT has a 20 per cent stake, displaced TV-am to win the

profitable. Best known for as ---- Inspector Morse and Spitting . when the moratorium on take- Image, Central has the finan- overs expires. It is not surpris- dal muscle to make it the mg, therefore, that Leslie Hill, biggest contributor to the nat- chairman and chief executive tonal network. of Central TV, who last week

director, almost trebled their national breakfast licence, money as LWT shares jumped Sunrise’s other shareholders 53p to 198p yesterday.

But it is not just the executives who get 14.7 per cent of the company — they include Melvyn Bragg, the arts

include Walt Disney, Scottish Television and Guardian Newspapers, publishers of The Guardian and Man¬ chester Evening News.

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Happy day: Michael Green, Carlton’s non¬ executive chairman, in winning mood

displaced TVS in the South and South-East was welcome news for Central, which has a 20 per cent share in Meridian. Meanwhile, Carlton Communications, which yes¬ terday displaced Thames,

of this year, is spearheading a campaign to relax cross-own¬ ership curbs preventing ITV companies from acquiring continental broadcasters, or, as he puts it, from “growing to a .reasonable size" in Britain.

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into production By MEUNDA WlTTSTOCK, MEDIA CORRESPONDENT

LOSS of a commercial tele¬ vision franchise used to mean certain death at the hands of a liquidator. Now, fortunately for yesterday's losers, it prom¬ ises a new life in a different incarnation.

Months before the Indepen¬ dent Television Commission confirmed industry specula¬ tion that Thames Television would lose its licence to Carlton, Thames executives had put together a confidential contingency plan.

It win involve at least 1,000 redundancies, but Thames win emerge as Europe’s most powerful independent pro¬ ducer and programme distrib¬ utor, it claimed yesterday. Under the plan, Thames will dose its Euston headquarters but keep open its Teddingion studios* and concentrate en¬ tirely on producing peak-time popular hits such as-Minder, The Bill and This Is Your Life.

These, along with other programmes in its 9,000-bour library, will be sold to independent television and the BBC. “We can be more profitable this way," Thames said. Being forced out of broadcasting win save £32.5 million a year in bid pay¬ ments, about £30 million a year in advertising revenue raxes and about £10 million in transmitter costs. With staff reduced from 1,300 to just 200 or 300, Thames’s overheads will be cut significantly.

Thorn EMI, hs biggest

shareholder with 56 per cent, pledged last night to stand by Thames to help it to develop into a powerful US-style stu¬ dio — a home for writers and producers who would be "published" under the Thames name. Thames win. also consider laiinnhing one or two channels on Astra, the Luxembourg-based satellite via which BSkyB broadcasts.

However,.-to succeed in a brave new world of indepen¬ dent status will require a complete nhang** in manage¬ ment attitudes. Robin Foster,. media consultant at the Nat¬ ional Economic Research Association, said: “Thames is not used to competition in network pipply, they will need to readjust the way they operate. They may toed to form liaisons with others in Europe to bring in such expertise."

There is life after death for yesterday’s other losers, al¬ though none will find it so easy as Thames. TV-am, which lost to Sunrise, hopes to move its popular breakfast programme onto Channel 4 in 1993. Although Liz Foxgan, Channel 4's director of pro¬ grammes, ruled out the pro¬ posal last month, Michael Grade, the chief executive, is understood still to be interested.

TV-am, which now reaches 70 per cent of the breakfast audience, could greatly in¬ crease Channel 4's morning ratings as its loyal 17 million

Redmond astonished by defeat

By Ronald Faux

PHIL Redmond, the chief executive of North West Tele¬ vision, whose £35 million bid for the Granada franchise was rejected in favour of a £9 mil¬ lion bid by the incumbent, said he was astonished and disappointed when the den cision reached his Liverpool headquarters yesterday.

North West had spent more than £1 milliou-on making its bid and legal action would be considered, he told a press conference. “Our board meets on Friday and it will be discussed then," he said.

Mr Redmond, who is head of Mersey Television, which has Grange Hill and Water• front Beat on BBCI and Brookside on Channel 4, said that North West seemed to have cleared Beechers Brook only to fall at the water jump. He was surprised that other companies had cleared the quality threshold whereas North West had not. .

The choice of Granada when the two bids were so wide apart was “a bit odd". He added: “Looking at our regional proposals, they were so exceptional, so innovative, much higher than anyone anywhere else in the system has pul forward. The decision is just astounding."

TVS may take legal

action By Peter Victor

TVS was considering legal action yesterday over the In¬ dependent Television Com¬ mission’s derision not to grant it a franchise, and union members at its Southampton headquarters expressed regret and disappointment.

The company said that it was considering its options, including the possibility "of asking for a judicial review of the JTC decision. Rudolph Agnew, the TVS chairman, said: “We are surprised and bitterly disappointed that the licence has not been awarded to TVS Television. TVS Tele¬ vision had prepared its application with great care and with full regard for the ITCs requirements."

Steve Harris, chairman of the joint shop stewards com¬ mittee, issued a written state¬ ment saying: “We particularly regret that this is the result of a grossly inequitable and unjust system of allocation." He criticised the government’s handling of the bidding pro¬ cess and claimed it was part of a broader attack on broadcast media.

Staff leaving work in som¬ bre mood said they had been ordered not to speak to the press. Management also de¬ clined to comment.

Game show with win or bust result

By Peter Barnard

IN THE half hour before the announcement of the com¬ mercial television franchises yesterday morning, the in¬ dependent television net¬ work transmitted a quiz called Jeopardy! As if the title were insufficiently ironic, the format consisted of people being given the answers and scoring points by supplying the quesuons, which some in independent television regard as a fair description of the blind bidding process.

One answer not included in the programme was “TVS". The question that goes with it is: “Who makes Jeopardy! for the indepen¬ dent television network?" At 10am came an ITN bulletin confirming that, for TVS, jeopardy was a reality as well as a game show.

How many great pro¬ grammes, or at least much loved favourites, are to be lost with the disappearance of Thames, TV-am. TVS and TSW? Thames, which took the likes of Benny Hill, Tommy Cooper, Eric Sykes, The Bill and Minder to international feme, will con¬ tinue as a production com¬ pany, so its established programmes look secure. Whether this applies to The Sooty Show is open to ques¬ tion. And whether Thames

will continue to make Strike it Lucky, the Michael Barry¬ more showcase, may largely depend on the company and the network retaining a sense of humour.

TSW, one of the smallest franchises, has not been very visible on the network, but TV-am is another mat¬ ter. It is, of course, famed for malting Anne Diamond ami for featuring David Frost, who, with Angela Rippon and Michael Parkinson, launched the ship into stormy financial waters.

The latter two have long since lowered their profiles (that is, gone into radio too). Frost, who conducts Sunday morning interviews for TV- am, would survive on the ■ 13th floor of a building suffering from concrete can- ; eer erected on the San ; Andreas fault; the failure of his consortium is a mere blip.

• Today, at CUaridgfi’s, TV- am gives its annual awards for television critics. This is not billed as a black-tie event, but shows every sign of bring sombre. On Sun¬ day, independent television screens The Human Factor, a network contribution from TVS. This week’s pro¬ gramme is sub-titled “Back to where we belong”. Is that a question or an answer?

viewers switched channels. The move would bring Chan¬ nel 4 about £20 million in extra revenue each year, but could impair the financial health of Sunrise, which bid £34.6 million to unseal TV- am. The breakfast channel’s other options include joining a consortium bidding for the new Channel 5 as its news provider, or linking up with Sky News, the 24-hour news channel.

The other losers — TVS and TSW — could turn themselves into regionally based indepen¬ dents; merging with others to become more powerful pro¬ gramme suppliers. By 1994, when takeover restrictions are abandoned, they could take over a winning Channel 3 licensee.

TVS, however, has already told its shareholders that its “preferred strategy" wfl] be to wind the company up. TSW, worth little more than the break-up value of its assets, is also likely to be wound up by its shareholders.

Anger and tears as losers

hear news By Jamie Dettmer

NEVER have so many journalists got so wet for so little. As the scrums of report¬ ers and photographers waited impatiently outside Thames Television and TV-am yes¬ terday, only the traffic war¬ dens seemed happy to work in the downpour, placing tickets on the press cars.

“Go away," a ferocious guard at TV-am said when be was asked whether reporters were allowed inside. “Go away," said an equally aggres¬ sive doorman at Thames’s headquarters in Euston Road, London.

Few staff at either company were keen to talk to reporters immediately after the news broke that the Independent Television Commission had turned down their bids. Many felt that the newspapers were pertly responsible for the change^ in the franchise sys¬ tem. “The feeling is that the newspapers egged on the gov¬ ernment in its reform plans and supported ministers when they attacked controversial programmes during Mrs Thatcher's time in office," a Thames News journalist said. Most of Thames's 1,400 staff

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Studio exit: Trish Ingrams, the Thames presenter, leaving yesterday

heard that they had lost the bid shortly before 10am from a report on ITN. “We were stunned," said a televison researcher, who, like her col¬ leagues, did not want to be named

“The last few days have been rather exciting as we have waited to find out what would happen. The at¬ mosphere has been a bit like

Christmas. But the present is rather horrible." A few people cried, although many looked misty-eyed

Shortly before 10.30, hun¬ dreds of the staff gathered in studio five to listen to Richard Dunn. Thames's chief exec¬ utive. Others remained at their posts and heard his statement on the firm's close- circuit television system. Mr

Dunn told them that the new franchise system was unfair. He warned them that a thou¬ sand jobs would have to go by 1993 but the company would survive as Britain's largest independent production firm.

Most of the questions Mr Dunn was asked by staff were hostile and fears were ex¬ pressed about redundancy terms. Even so, the chief

executive was applauded at the end of the meeting. “1 think it was the herd habit. They thought they were a studio-audience, I suspect," a staff-member said.

At a small wake in the nearby Prince of Wales' Feath¬ ers pub, most of the talk was about job prospects. “If this had happened two years ago, it would have been okay, there were a lot of jobs in television around then," a young man said to a group of depressed- looking people. “No I won’t have a double. I've still got to get a programme out,” some¬ one shouted over the crowded bar.

A mile away in Camden, north London. TV-am staff aim decided to drown their sorrows. In the Oxford Arms, there was laughter and tears. There was also anger, with staff complaining that TV- am's bid was loo low, a claim made by Thames staff as well.

At the studios, David Frost, a TV-am presenter and one of the founders of the station, left in a Rolls-Royce saying “there is great sadness”. He contin¬ ued: “When I was at school 1 was told the important thing was not winning but taking parr. 1 did not believe it then and 1 certainly do not believe it now.”

Ulrika Jonsson, the sta¬ tion's weather forecaster, said: “It's a travesty. The whole affair is dreadful. It's a very, very sad day, but you should not be worrying about me, you should worry about the viewers."

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As seized properties keep prices down throughout the country, the pain of eviction continues

Glut of cheap repossessed homes curbs sales revival

By Christophs? Warman, property correspondent

DESJENSON

THE large number of re¬ possessed homes on the mar¬ ket is preventing the recovery of the housing market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors states in its latest survey published today.

In a blunt assessment of the market, the institution says that an abundance of. re¬ possessed property trans¬ actions are preventing sales throughout the higher price ranges. “Overall, confidence is badly lacking, resulting in a reluctance to move rmie^e critical. The number of forced sales and repossessions is on the increase and many areas show little movement-"

With more than 36,000 homes repossessed in the first six months of the year and a similar or larger number esti¬ mated for the second half, tens of thousands of repossessed properties are potentially available for sale at low prices.

Peter Miller, spokesman for the institution, said the residential market was contin¬ uing to bump along the bot¬ tom, with estate agents reporting that buyer con¬ fidence was low. “Properties in possession often provide attractive buys but do hot release purchasers into the

in Eafield, north London, recalled a conversation with a bailiff at a repossession hear¬ ing last week. “He said he wo old be attending four re¬ possessions a day between now and December. While this is the current state of the market, prices are bound to remain stagnant for Quite sometime."

Robert Jones of Sails Bruce Hooley, in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, said that while die large number of repossessed properties appeared to satisfy the first-time buyer market, the market for would-be sec¬ ond-time buyers was stagnant as they were generally not prepared to sell at a lower price than their purchase price of 18 months ago.

Signs of improvement have been seen in a few isolated areas, but the survey shows that overall about two-thirds of the 83 agents reported static prices and one-third falling prices in the three months to the end of September. An increased number of viewings and enquiries in the last three months has encouraged Corn¬ erstone, Abbey National's es¬ tate agents, to report that confidence is improving. -David Sanderson, the market-

market for houses further , np . ing manager, said, however. the ladder,** he said.

He predicted that as the economy improved..- amj. in¬ terest rates fell, the; housing market would recover, al¬ though the backlog would lake time to clear. That is con¬ tinued by agents in many parts of the country. Charles Han reck of the Rona Partner¬ ship in Rayleigh, Essex, said: “We are totally unable to perceive any- up-turn. The market is flooded with low- priced repossessed properties which sell spasmodically, but do not produce a knock-on

that no significant increase in prices was expected in the next few months.

Another indication that the market is ready for recovery when confidence returns comes from the National House-Bu0du|g . CounciL Its “ability tobu^ index is at its highest level since the boom of 1988. The index, based on a formula combining deposits and advances* for first-time buyers with average earnings, was .97 in 1988 before felting to 42 in 1989, and has now increased in the last quarter

effect to rejuvenate the rest of from 91 to 95, a level that in the market" ... normal times, reflects a

. Mark Jackson of Atidnsohs, . heaUby housing market. .

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thinner Tipp-Ex UK is considering removing its solvent-based thinner fluid from the market after studying reports that the product was being taken, off the Belgian market. A student at Reading College ,of Tech¬ nology died last week after he inhaled the Tipp-Ex solvent

Louise Johnston, Tipp-Ex UK marketing manager, said the company was taking seri¬ ously Belgian press and radio reports that the Tipp-Ex sol¬ vent thinner was being with¬ drawn by the Belgian distri¬ butor after the recent death of a teenager there.

The Reading student, Amar Zeb, aged 16, was killed by a substance in the thinner called trichloroethane, which con¬ centrates in the brain. Tipp-Ex UK is based at Camberiey, Surrey.

Uniforms burnt Unused British Rail shins, jumpers, trousers, jackets, overcoats and caps, worth £100,000, were burnt in a Derby incinerator. They had been in store since being superseded by new BR outfits two years ago.

Orphans robbed Children's clothes, toys and household items destined for Romanian orphans were sto¬ len from a room at Leyboume Grange hospital. West Malting, Kent.

Asbestos alert Customers at a chemist’s shop in Loughton, Essex, could have bought goods last week coated with asbestos dust, which can cause cancer. It came from ceiling tiles being replaced. Although the risk is slight, customers are being told to report any effects to their doctors.

Hot potatoes AD entire field of Pentland Dell potatoes were stolen from a farm in Newby, North Yorkshire. Police said that the four tonnes of potatoes, worth £400, would have taken four men about eight hours to dig up and load onto a lorry.

Soldiers hurt Five soldiers were injured when two armoured personnel carriers collided in fog on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.

Instant fine ‘answer to dog mess’ •••' By David Young

INSTANT fines should be imposed on dog-owners who allow their animals to foul the pavement, according to three in five people questioned in a National Consumer Council survey. The council found that almost half of those surveyed favoured immediate fines for dropping litter and 45 per cent thought there should be more litter bins.

The survey was conducted for the council by Mori, which interviewed 1,923 people over the age of 18 throughout the country in March this year. Mori found that more than eight out of ten thought that litter was a problem in their area and more than four out of ten considered the problem to be severe.

Nearly two in five also thought that the streets should be cleaned more often. Over a third thought that shop¬ keepers should be responsible for keeping their frontages clean and a quarter thought that householders should be responsible for pavements near their homes.

A quarter of those who took part in the survey said that they thought their streets were dirtier than two years ago. They mainly blamed drink cans and bottles (68 per cent), dog dirt (66 per cent), and fast- food wrappers (61 per cent). Parents and others with child¬ ren in their households were more concerned about dog messes than those without children.

Lady Wilcox, chairman of .the council, said: “It’s not much good moaning about a dirty neighbourhood if all of us, as individuals, are not prepared to take the necessary steps to keep litter down. Dog owners are still allowing their dogs to foul pavements, verges, parks, commons and beaches. Smokers still throw lighted cigarettes away. It is sot just a question oflitter and dog dirt making neighbour¬ hoods unsightly. Litter can be downright dangerous."

The council said that local authorities in urban areas should provide dog dirt dis¬ posal Inns for use by dog- owners. Consumers should also exercise their legal right to ensure that local authorities dear up titter.

‘It’s not realistic, just cruel’

On the way out: Lorraine Weston and Owen Timms in their house

BAILIFFS will call to see Owen Timms and Lorraine Weston at their home in Hem el Hempstead, Hertford¬ shire, any day now. The couple are about to be evicted by the Woolwich Building Society after felting behind with their mortgage repayments.

When the eviction order is served — possibly this week — their belongings win be pfled in the small front garden and new locks will be fitted to the doors to prevent them going back. Mr Timms, aged 25, and Ms Weston, aged 26. have nowhere else to go; they are neither elderly nor destitute and do not qualify for council emergency rehousing.

The couple want to start repaying their arrears (about £16,000) but they say the Woolwich has refused to nego¬ tiate. Mr Timms said: “The building society has been un¬ sympathetic, to say the least. We have had no advice from them on bow to deal with this debt — jnst a demand for £8,000 immediately ifwe want to stay. It is not realistic, it is just bloody cruel.”

Mr Timms, a plasterer, fell into arrears when recession hit the building industry. He ad¬ mits he let repayments on his

They want to pay their debts but the Woolwich says it’s too late. Bill Frost

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£64,000 mortgage “slide a bit". However, he is now working regularly again and. with Ms Weston’s help, wants to clear the debt with the Woolwich.

“We have fallen behind badly three times since we took the mortgage out," Mr Timms said. “But now we can pay what they were asking - £627 a month on the mort¬ gage, and £127 on arrears. They just will not listen though.”

Ms Weston said they had been offered no advice on clearing their debts. “The only time we saw the local manager was when he came around telling us our home was going to be taken from us,” she said.

Paul Rogers, a spokesman for the building society, said: “The last thing we want to do is evict anybody. We do not enjoy it. But this account gives us no confidence for the future. It is a rather sad situation." He said that it was

company policy to write to customers when -they had fallen behind with their pay¬ ments for two successive months. “If they still have not paid after three months we would send someone from the local branch to see them and discuss the problem," be said.

Mr Timms was surprised to hear the Woolwich offered debt counselling. “They have been cold and unsympathetic, treating us tike numbers on a balance sheet not human be¬ ings,” he said.

The building societies have refused to contribute to a fund set up after an investigation into the problems of debt by Lord Ezra, former chairman of the National Coal Board. The Building Societies Associ¬ ation said its members already provided a wide range of debt counselling services in their high street offices. However, John Major and the economic policy unit at Downing Street are understood to be preparing to meet the building societies to insist that they make substantial contributions.

Mr Timms said: “I do not blame the Woolwich alone. We were all encouraged under Thatcher to buy our own homes. The dream has gone sour for us.”

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Party anxious to avoid embarrassment in November 7 poll

Labour may bar Scargill ally from key by-election

By Philip Webster, chief POLmcALCORREsrotroENT

A CLOSE ally of Arthur Scargill may be blocked by Labour chiefs today from representing the party in the imminent by-election at Hemsworth in Yorkshire, one of three contests being held in a “mini-general-election" on November 7.

Ken Capstick, vice-chair¬ man of the National Union of Mineworkers, frees a tough grilling from a high-powered committee whose members include Roy Hattersley, the deputy leadin', Joyce Gould, Labour’s director of organis¬ ation, and David Hill, the communications director. It is chaired by Eddie Haigb, former assistant general sec¬ retary of the transport work¬ ers’ union.

In a seat that has always been an NUM stronghold Mr Capstick is easily the front¬ runner in terms of nomina¬ tions secured from party branches and trade unions. He may be dropped, how¬ ever, because of fears that be could embarrass the party. The by-election panel, set up after Labour’s defeat in the Glasgow Go van by-election

in 1988, is charged with ensuring that the party has a

candidate who can Stand up to media scrutiny in the special circumstances of a by-election.

Senior Labour figures be¬ lieve that Mr Capstick could be a liability in the by- election because of his dose identification with the NUM president, an implacable opponent of Neil Kiimock.

While Labour is certain to hold one of its safest seats irrespective of the candidate, leaders fear he might harm the party’s chances in the other two by-elections on the same day, at Kincardine and Deeside and Langbaurgh where it is trying to overturn a small Conservative majority.

At today’s session at Wake¬ field town hall the panel will interview Mr Capstick and the other candidates and then draw up a shortlist from which the local Hemsworth party will pick their candidate tonight The selection process has been telescoped into 12 hours to enable the party to

Hattersley: member of committee that will closely examine candidates

be ready to launch a speedy campaign for November 7. If Mr Capstick is on the short¬ list, he will almost certainly be chosen.

Aged 50, he was bom in the constituency and lives three miles from the boundary. He has already picked up four of the ten branches and he has the backing of five unions. However, the panel has dropped front-runners before and may do so today if it is

not convinced that Mr Cap¬ stick will disown allegiance to far-left Scargfflfte policies. Tbe writs for the three con¬ tests were moved in the Commons yesterday. At Langbaurgh, Cleveland, Lab¬ our needs a swing of onfy 1.7 percent to overturn the 2,088 Conservative majority. At Kincardine, Nicol Stephen, the liberal Democrat .can¬ didate, needs a 22 per cent swing to overturn the 2,063

Tory lead. Genera] election; Kincardine and Deeside: A. Buchanan- Smiih (Q, 19,438; N. Stephen (L/All), 17375; J.Thomaneck (Lab), 7,624; F. Duncan (SNP1 3,082; L Perica (Green), 299. C maj: 2,063. Langbaurgh: R, Holt (Q. 26,047; P. Harford (Lab), 23,959; R_ Ashby (L/AU), 12,405. C maj: 2,088. Hemsworth: G. Buckley (LabX 27,859; E. Gamier (C), 7,159; J. Wooffindin (L/ADX 6.568. Lab maj: 20,700.

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MPs will see‘Iraq export’ firms

By Sheila Gunn POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

MPs ARE to question British firms that exported nudear, chemical and other potentially lethal equipment to Iraq in the months before President Sad¬ dam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait-

At a private meeting yes¬ terday, tire Commons trade and industry committee also decided to call trade officials next month to explain how sensitive equipment was li¬ censed for export by tire‘ department despite tire aims embargo agreed in 1985 in reaction to the Iian-Iraq war. later in tire next session, Beter Lflky, trade secretary, will also be summoned to give evidence. - -

lire MPs decided the out¬ line programme for their re¬ vived enquiry into exports to Iraq yesterday, focusing in the coming months on the export¬ ing firms named by the trade department during tire sum¬ mer recess.

Two firms involved in building tbe alleged Iraqi supetgun, Walter So men and Sheffield Forgemasters, and officials from Customs and Excise, which seized parts of the equipment, will be ques¬ tioned by the all-party com¬ mittee before tire end of the year. A list of licensed exports, including depleted uranium, radar equipment and frst assault craft, was given to the committee by the department in July.

Mr Ulley dismissed the rnming dispute as a “fuss about nothing”. However, later he issued a lull list of the licensed firms and dates.

The detailed information confirmed that Britain ex¬ ported equipment to Iraq which enhanoKfi SaHHam Hus- scin’s military capability but did not appear to contribute to tire build-up of nudear or chemical weapons.

Confidence ‘sinking’

LABOUR launched a bitter attack* on. government indus¬ trial policy last night and claimed that felling company donations to tire Tory party were an indication of dwin¬ dling confidence.

But Pieter Lflky, the trade and industry secretary, ac¬ cused the Opposition of den¬ igrating Britain. Good news for the country was bad news for Labour, he said.

Opening a Commons de¬ bate, Garin Brew, shadow industry secretary, cited fig¬ ures showing a decline in investment, output and em¬ ployment. He spoke of a permanent erosion of manu¬ facturing capability.

Mr Lflky said of Mr Brown; “He gloats on gloom. What makes him genuinely gloomy is any sign of good news;” He added: “He is the sort of person who is banned from the local wine bar during happy hour”.

Scots regiments feel betrayed, says Whitelaw

By John Winder

VISCOUNT Whitelaw the former deputy prime minister, said last night that Scottish regiments felt betrayed and disillusioned by the loss of batfEiiong and amalgamations in the defence reorganisation.

Viscount Whitelaw, once an officer in the Scots Guards, which is losing a battalion, hoped for a rethink during the phasing in of the changes. He was speaking in a defence debate in the House of Lords. “I hope that there will not be, in the Ministry of Defence, a sort of obstinate determ¬ ination to ding to the present plans whatever the changes in circumstances may be."

He was cheered on all sides when he said that when it came to the army, there must be anxiety, particularly since so many of Mr King’s de¬ cisions were being so widely questioned. Tbe new infantry battalions had to be found without overstretching units and there must-be no question of robbing Peter to pay PauL

“Those of us who are anx¬ ious about tire present reduc¬ tions in infantry battalions may well be wrong, but as there are many far more knowledgeable than me who appear to feel like tins, 1 hope Mr King will be ready, ax least, to accept that we may be proved right.”

Whatever cynics might say, many of those connected with the Scottish regiments, at all levels, felt betrayed and dis¬ illusioned. “If, therefore, in the years immediately dread there is a good reason to change some of these plans, I do hope it will be taken — for the future of the army will be much improved if the regi¬ mental spirit can be fully maintained.”

Lord BramaQ, former chief of defence staff, said that the filial screws on defence cuts were being attributed by the services to Treasury pressure which defence ministers and senior officers had been un¬ able to resist He said that* if ministers continued to deny that, he could easily show that II was so.

Opening the debate, tire Earl of Arran, a junior defence minister, said that the de¬ cisions the government had taken about the British contribution toNato bad bderi the principal factor leadirig to decisjons about tire most appropriate size of the army for the Nineties.

In a maiden speech. Lord

Cheshire, VC, the wartime bomber acc, said that they should move towards the day when there was a UN disaster relief force or capability.

In a maiden speech, the 0like of Westminster, said that the T A needed proper and sustainable funding for the training and facilities re¬ quired.

Lord Carver, former chief of the defence staff, said that the government proposals were a sensible plan for the next five years. “It is an interim plan to cover a period of profound changes in Europe. Until we can see where these changes are leading us, it is right for the government to be cautious.”

Leading article, page 19

Lord Cheshire: proposed UN disaster relief force

Timeshare action

promised The government hopes that the European Com- ; mission trill publish a directive on timeshare schemes before Christ-, mas, Edward Leigh, con¬ sumer affairs minister, said at question tune. When time permits, the Trade Descriptions Act will be amended to bring time- share promotions within its ambit, he said.

Herqectcd allegations from Labour that the gov¬ ernment had been slow toad.

Car exports Car expartsin tire first eight months of the year ex¬ ceeded 400,000, an in¬ crease of 82 per cent on the corresponding period last year, Tim Sainsbtuy, trade minuter, said in a writ- ten reply ' • *

A bill to disqualify MPs who arcsentto prison for ddiberatdy breaking the law was defeated in the Commons by 104 votes to 91 after bring opposed by Dave Nellis!, Labour MP for Coventry South East

New peer Marshal of the RAF Sir David Craig was introduced in tire House of Lords as Lord Craig ofRadley just before the annual debate on the defence estimates. He is the retired chief of the defence staff

Parliament today Commons (230): Ques¬ tions: Treasury, prime min¬ ister. Debate on public accounts committee reports. Lords (3): Debate on the common agricultural policy.

Pay inequality ‘costing women £21bn a year’

By Philip Bassett, industrial editor

WOMEN are losing £21 ,billion each year because of pay inequality between the sexes, the Labour party said yesterday.

In an analysis based on government figures. Lab¬ our said that a female manual worker’s average gross weekly earnings re¬ presented 62.9 per cent of those of a similar male worker.

Women from all over the country lobbied Parliament yesterday to protest about the gap between pay for men and for women. Lab¬ our said that in government it would introduce a new sex equality act, which would strengthen women’s rights to claim equal pay for work of equal value and would allow women work¬ ing in sex-segregated in¬ dustries to claim equal pay.

Using data from the em¬ ployment department's New Earnings Survey. which is now bring pub¬ lished for 1991, a report commissioned by Labour from the Low Pay Unit pressure group showed that in a total wages lull of £279.24 billion, men earn £102.2 billion a year more than women.

Of that. Labour's report said that £59.76 billion was

due to the fact that men work longer hours. The other £42.44 billion was directly due to discrimina¬ tion in areas such as shift payments and job gradings. The report said that if the labour market treated men and women equally, that

amount would be shared between them, producing a total cost from sex bias of £21.22 billion.

Labour also showed that young women start being paid roughly the same as men, but that as they gel older they enter a down¬ ward spiral in relation to men’s earnings until they teach about 50.

Social fund in crisis, insists Meacher

By Nicholas Wood, folttiCal oorrespondq«*

THE fund intended to alle¬ viate acute financial hard¬ ship among the poor is collapsing under the weight of spiralling claims trig¬ gered by tiie recession. Lab¬ our claimed yesterday from new figures.

Michael Meacher, the Opposition’s social security spokesman, said that ap¬ plications to the social fund had shot up this year, more people were bring refosed help and loan defaults were rising,

“Tbe social fund is collapsing under the weight of growing poverty caused by the recession and Tory policies”, he said. "It is not

meeting needs. Applica¬ tions for loans are running at an annual rate of nearly two million.

Since 1988. because of cadi limits, the number of claimants refused )/wnt to winch they are fully entitled has more than doubled. The number refused because they have not the resources

.to repay a loan has also doubted.”

Speaking on the eve of today's Lords debate on tbe social fund, Mr Meacher said that lade of money was increasingly bring died by officials at benefit offices as a reason .for refuting ap¬ plications. .

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Senators tally electoral cost of Thomas case

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SEN ATOR Robert Graham of Florida thought earlier this year that be might fare a Republican challenge next year from General Norman Schwarzkopf; hero of Opera¬ tion Desen Storm in the Gulf That threat has temporarily faded, but Senator Graham, a member of the family which owns The Washington Post, was not taking any chances with the votes of the women's groups who are financially and politically so strong in the sunshine state.

As feminist lobbies shonted “We'll remember in Novem¬ ber!’’ he cast his vote on Tuesday against confirming Clarence Thomas as a Su¬ preme Court judge. 'So, too, did Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, wbo faces a tough election next year. Three other democrats who had earlier been in favour also voted against, with Nevada being an especially happy hunting ground for the literal lobbyists. Senator Harry Reid, who faces the electorate next year and Richard Bryan both changed their mindsT Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, whose re-election campaign is not until 1994, also switched to vote against Mr Thomas.

Nmtn: long-term decision that a yes vote was safer

Intruder shot dead on

Israel border Jerusalem — A man was shot dead when he tried to infil¬ trate Israel from Jordan, mili¬ tary sources said. An Israeli patrolspptted The'man near the border ataround midnight on Tuesday and taadi 'and Jordanian soldiers opened fire.

It was not immediately clear wbo killed him. The body was discovered in no man’s land on the western bank of the Yarmuk river. (Reuter)

Oil strike threat Algiers — Five unions repre¬ senting thousands of workers in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria's biggest oil field, have threat¬ ened to go on strike on Tuesday over variations in pay and allowances. An oilfield source said that production should not be affected. (Reuter)

UN flight denial New York — Javier Pfirez de Cudlfar, the United Nations secretary-general, dismissed a claim by Iraq that Israeli planes which overflew its ter¬ ritory used UN helicopter flights as cover. “It is totally false and unjustified,” Sefior Pfcrez de Cuellar said of the allegation- (Reuter)

Security talks Nicosia - Military chiefs of staff of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council will meet in-Oman on Monday to discuss forming a joint sec¬ urity force. (Reuter)

Vulnerable men on Capitol Hill have opted to play sale

■with the voters, writes Peter Stothard

from Washington

All of them decided that money and support from liberal pressure groups was worth more than the support of black votes who favoured the Thomas' nomination. Or, to put h another way, they reasoned that votes assured now were a more reliable currency than black votes which could be bought later.

As the senators of Wash¬ ington survey the impact of the past few days on their political futures, certainty is still hard to find The alliance of liberalism, women and blacks which overcame Rob¬ ert Bork when he sought confirmation to the Supreme Court four years ago, has been shattered But die position of the pieces is still unclear. The Democrats have the biggest mess to dear up, but the Republicans have no clear strategy yet for pressing home their advantage.

Eleven Democrats broke with their liberal party line to support Mr Thomas. John Breaux of Louisiana, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Wyche Fowler of Georgia and Ernest Holixngs of South Carolina all depend on black votes and all face elections next year. For them the choice between liberal activists and the solidifying black support for Mr Thomas was tough, but even before Anita HilFs allegations of sexual harass¬ ment the choice was likely so have teen the same.

A more dangerous decision — in favour of the nominee — was made by Charles Robb of Virginia who, after his own personal experience of facing allegations of sexual miscon¬ duct, expressed solidarity with Mr Thomas. An easier vote

for him would have been to stick with the liberal majority. Senators David Boren of Oklahoma, Bennett Johnston of Louisiana, Dennis De- Concini of Arizona, J J. Exon , of Nebraska, Alan Dixon of Illinois and Sam Nunn of Georgia took long-term de¬ cisions that a vote for Mr Thomas was safer than a vote

The Republicans who op¬ posed the nominee, Robert Packwood of Oregon and James Jeffords of Vermont, did so on personal ideological grounds. Both had decided before the Hill allegations. Neither is likely to suffer.

The .most threatened Re¬ publicans yesterday were those who actively worked to attack Professor HilL Femi¬ nist groups have vowed to topple Senator Aden Specter of Pennsylvania, who led the interrogation in the judiciary committee and faces an elec¬ tion campaign next year that was already close before the Thomas affair began. Senators Orrin Hatch of Utah and A1 Simpson of Wyoming have time, 'if they were at all worried, for the affair to be forgotten.

The Democrats face the problem of any defeated army, that of rallying their forces and explaining why they lost. Sen¬ ator George Mitchell of Maine, the majority leader in the Senate, never seriously organised the campaign ag¬ ainst Mr Thomas despite his sincere support of abortion rights which a conservative court is likely to overturn. He will have some difficulty explaining why he looked at the twisted landscape of sex¬ ual and racial politics and sat so feebly on the fence.

The Republicans, however, have to ask themselve how determined they really are to press home their advantage. Their chief problem is avail¬ ability of serious, weD-fin- anced candidates to take on vulnerable Democrats in the Senate.

Baker mission keeps on course

From Christopher Walker in Cairo - and Richard Beeston in Jerusalem

AFTER ajEoarathon roundof - talks in Damascus with Presi¬ dent Assad, James Baker, the United States Secretary of State, yesterday arrived in Israel having moved closer to his goal of convening the first full scale Arab-Israeli peace conference in Switzerland at the end of this month.

Mr Baker said before leav¬ ing for Jerusalem, “We are still on course to hold a peace conference in the month of October.” In Washington, it was confirmed that President Bush and President Gorb¬ achev may, as co-hosts, personally attend the ceremo¬ nial opening of the conference provisionally scheduled for October 29.

Mr Baker, who was greeted in Jerusalem by scores of angry Jewish settlers dem¬ onstrating against his mission, was expected to conclude outstanding details with Is¬ raeli and Palestinian leaders in two days of talks. He would then finalise the invitations for the conference when he meets Boris Pan kin. his Soviet counterpart, due in Jerusalem today. “If everything is worked out, we would expect invitations to be issued early next week.” said one Israeli officiaL

Yesterday Mr Baker, in talks with Faisal Husseini and Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestin¬ ian leaders, was attempting to settle the question of Palestin¬

ian representation. Palestin¬ ian sources in Jerusalem said that up to 20 possible dele¬ gates were under consid¬ eration by Mr Baker, who has promised Israel that no mem¬ bers of the Palestine libera¬ tion Organisation and no residents of Arab east Jeru¬ salem win be represented.

“It seems that a com¬ promise solution is in the works,” said one informed Palestinian. He confirmed that two Palestinian delega¬ tions would travel to the conference. One, whose mem¬ bers are acceptable to Israel, wfll sit in a joint delegation with Jordan at the negotiating table, while the other team, outside the conference room, wfll instruct them. The com¬ promise, which Israeli of¬ ficials have not objected to, was expected to be debated in Tunis by the PLO’s central council, which is due to give its response today.

Because of the security risk Palestinians in the occupied territories have been barred from entering Jerusalem until Friday. An Israeli military court .yesterday sentenced ShaflcH Ahmed Yassin, the founder of Hamas, an Islamic group opposed to American peace efforts, to life imprison¬ ment plus IS years for order¬ ing ldOings of Palestinians. He was originally charged with killing two Israeli soldiers, but the charge was dropped.

Peace shuttler faces acid test

ON SALE at the shop for James Baker's party at Cairo’s Semiramis Hotel this week were bottles of the stomach medicine. Peplo-BismoJ — a reminder in lurid pink of the physical as well as political problems that have dogged the American Secretary of State's struggle to convene a Middle East peace conference.

The difficulties were again in evidence in Damascus when talks with President Assad on Tuesday night dragged on for nearly nine hours. They resumed for more than five hours yesterday, involving yet another change in Mr Baker’s programme and delaying his arrival in Israel.

Through it all Mr Baker, dapper in well cut suits, has maintained his puckish sense of humour. When forced to pass through the whole press corps on his way to President Mubarak's bathroom on Mon¬ day he answered in kind to the earthy double-entendres he

By Christopher Walker

had to endure. He has the loyalty of his staff plus strong backing from President Bush. “That, plus a growing belief that the Nobel peace prize may be within his grasp is what keeps him going.” ex¬ plained one member of the State Department press team.

Although Mr Baker's public image is cold, his advisers say he is avuncular in private and genuinely concerned with the problems such a hectic style of diplomacy imposes, including iiinggegg and strains on fam¬ ilies. On his plane, the suit comes off and he relaxes in a flying jacket with his name embroidered on the front

Mr Baker has long been regarded with greater sus¬ picion by the Israelis than previous secretaries of state. American journalists who have travelled with him say that the feelings are justified.

“There is no doubt the attitude of the Israelis has angered particularly their

habit of matching his trips with the establishment of new settlements,” one senior re¬ porter said. “But the Palestin¬ ians have also infuriated him by their refusal to speak straighfiy and their insistence on withholding agreement about attending any con¬ ference until the 59th minute of the 11th hour.”

The Washington Post said Mr Baker’s past “recalls the board game where the trick is to tilt one ball into a hole without tipping another tell out”. In recent days, he has j consistently avoided playing j up the obvious role the Pal-1 estine Liberation Qrganis- J ation has been playing behind the scenes. \

“Whatever happens over ’ the next 48 hours, he has raised expectations in the Arab world by his persistence and attitude”, one Arab dip¬ lomat said. “I hesitate to think what will happen next if none of these are fulfilled.” !

Democrat rebels

hold sway From Susan Elucott

in Washington

THE 52-45 Senate vote on Judge Clarence Thomas’s nomination to the Supreme Court fell into two clear partisan blocks, with all but two of the Republicans voting for his confirmation and all but 11 of its Democrats decid¬ ing against

The bulk of the cross-over vote came from conservative Democrats in southern states, where white politicians were especially vulnerable among large black populations to Mr Thomas’s charges of racism. “I think it was blatant intimi¬ dation,” said Robert Byrd; a veteran Democrat senator from West Virginia. “And I'm sorry to say I think it worked."

The votes of members re¬ flected the leanings of pnbhc opinion polls in their home areas. Among the dissident Democrats were John Breaux and Bennett Johnston ofLoui- siana, Wyche Fowler and Sam Nunn of Georgia, Ernest Hol¬ lings of South Carolina, .Charles Robb of Virginia, Richard Shelby of Alabama, Dennis DeCondni of Arizona, James Exon of Nebraska, David Boren of Oklahoma and Alan Dixon of Illinois. Rejecting party loyalty were Republicans Bob Packwood of Oregon and James Jeffords of Vermont, who both represent liberal-minded constituents.

The White House lost three of 13 Democratic votes ex¬ pected in Mr Thomas’s favour before the sexual harassment charges, but it also gained an important swing from Mr Robb, whose own reputation was adder a cloud recently.

Dressing down: Cher, left, is the unlucky winner of the worst dressed women awards bestowed by “Afr Blackwell’s Worst: 30 Years of Fash¬ ion Fiascos" a book that inducts 10 celebrities into a dubious tell of fame. Roseanne Arnold came second in fashion gadfly Blackwell’s list and the Queen came fourth. Blackwell, whose real name Is Richard Sylvan Selzer, releases scathing wardrobe reviews every year. The 10 ladies in

his book, with the designer's com¬ ments, are: 1. Chen “From toes to nose, she's the tacky tatoo'd terror of the 20ch century. A Bono-fide fashion fiasco of the legendary Lind.” 2. Roseanne Arnold: “Barr the jokes — Ramblin' Rosey looks like an over- the-hill bowling ball in search of an alley.” 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “The Cleopatra of Camp in schizophrenic fashions Taylor-made for the Titanic. Today she looks great as Mrs.

Fortensky — bm for the past 30 years she's been a reject from Minsky*s.”4. The Queen: “God may save the queen — but that prehistoric wardrobe is fit for the Tower." 5. Barbara Streisand: **This schmaltzy Secondhand Rose is simply an evergreen atrocity.” 6. Shelley Winters; 7. Dolly Parton; 8. Mia Farrow; 9. Madonna and Jayne Mansfield (tie); 10. Sinead

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Paris and Bonn push for EC superpower role FRANCE and Germany yes¬ terday unveiled their most ambitiously detailed scheme to turn the European Commu¬ nity into a political and mili¬ tary superpower during the 1990s, including a suggestion that the EC should represent national governments in deal¬ ings with the Soviet Union arid America.

The proposals from Presi¬ dent Mitterrand of France and Helmut Kohl, the German chancellor, were laid out in a letter and draft treaty clauses sent to the Dutch government which is trying to finalise the ECs political and monetary union treaty before the Maas¬ tricht summit in eight weeks' time. The two leaders say Europe must take decisions to alter the ECs structure to show that its members “want to take greater responsibilities in the fields of security and defence”. Among the recom¬ mendations, covering foreign and defence policy, are that: □ Helds for “joint action” in foreign policy would include relations with the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and America. France and Ger¬ many say that “joint action” would be binding on national governments and should sometimes be decided by majority vote; □ The EC would commit itself to a defence policy. To achieve this the community would absorb the nine-nation Western European Union, which would move from Paris to Brussels and create a mili¬ tary' planning staff, □ The symbolic Franco-Ger-

France and Germany see the community as a global political and military force in the 1990s, George Brock writes from Brussels

man joint army brigade would be expanded, to perhaps 50,000 men, to form the “nucleus” of an independent European defence force; □ Although new EC arrange¬ ments would be “transparent and complementary” with Nato defence policy, EC de¬ fence could operate in the same areas as the existing Atlantic alliance. The EC would therefore have the means to form a powerful 12- state caucus inside Nato, which has 16 members.

The proposals leave many important practical details poorly defined- But this toughly worded treaty text released so close to the ECs summit is a direct political challenge to Britain, Italy and The Netherlands, whose min¬ isters have emphasised at this year’s treaty talks that EC defence can only be developed alongside Nato and should not encourage America to take its troops out of Europe.

German spokesmen yes¬ terday played down any pos¬ sible conflict with Bonn's existing commitments to Nato, recently reaffirmed by Hans-Dietrich Genscber, the Goman foreign minister, in a joint communique with James Baker, the American Secretary

of state. Dieter Vogel, the Bonn government spokes¬ man, said EC defence is a “long-term prospect”. He said the scheme corresponded to the ideas of the American government.

A spokesman for President Mitterrand said foreign and defence policy should be the “hand core” of a new EC political union treaty. He said: “If we had not judged it as such, the chancellor and the president would not have bothered to take up their pens.” France, not a full member of Nalo, feces great difficulties in persuading its EC partners to loosen their ifnlcs with America in the alliance. But its negotiators are more confident that they can isolate Britain on the issue of majority voting in foreign policy.

Europe win hear President Bush's reaction to the plans at a Nato summit next month. America has always en¬ couraged greater European de¬ fence integration in theory but always reacted warily to any proposal which might exclude US policymakers from Euro¬ pean derision-malting.

Douglas Hurd, the foreign secretary, ax the Common¬ wealth summit in Harare, called any idea of overlapping with Nato “useless and dan¬ gerous”. British officials treat file suggestion that the EC can displace national govern¬ ments in their dealings with the Soviet Union and America as ludicrous.

Leading article, page 19

Eyaare action: European Community observers running far cover yesterday with Croat troops and medical staff as Serb forces opened fire on Nustar. The village in eastern Croatia is on the frontline of the conflict in the breakaway Yugoslav reptsMie

Nato to drop nuclear pledge From Michael Evans, defence correspondent, in Taormina, sioly

NATO defence minister* are missiles and nuclear-tipped the communique issued after expected for the first time to drop the usual pledge to keep affiance nuclear weapons up to date when they meet in Sicily today. Their silence on this basic tenet of Nato nuclear strategy shows how much has changed in just three weeks.

After President Bush's an¬ nouncement of nuclear weap¬ ons cuts on September 27, the affiance is already committed to withdrawing unilaterally all the short-range Lance tactical

artillery shells from Europe. Only air-launched, free&H bombs will be left and they cannot be modernised in the present political climate.

The question of developing a Nato tactical air-to-sur&ce missile to replace the gravity bomb is so sensitive that ministers will be reluctant to broach ft. American sources said it would be discussed, but no reference to replacing freefafl bombs is expected in

the two-day Nuclear Planning Group meeting.

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Latest Yugoslav ceasefire seems doomed to fail

From Mary Deievsky in Moscow and Anne McElvoy in Zagreb

THE latest ceasefire agree¬ ment between Serbia and Croatia, concluded this time through the mediation of President Gorbachev on Tues¬ day evening, seemed certain to collapse even before the leaders of the two republics left Moscow yesterday.

Fraqjo Tudjman, the Cro¬ atian president, cancelled a scheduled press conference, allowing Slobodan Milosevic, his Serbian counterpart, to d«im at his own press con¬ ference that this showed which of the republics was afraid to present its case. Mr Milosevic appeared confident and opti¬ mistic, bat he offered no new insights or solutions.

Serbia, be said, had always advocated a peaceful solution and had not changed its view. He denied that there was any conflict between Serbia and Croatia as such, rather a conflict “between the Cro¬ atian authorities and the Ser¬ bian people living in Croatia”.

The Serbian president was positive about his meeting with Mr Gorbachev. He den scribed the Soviet president as “understanding tbo situation touch better than o thers”,' but did not -identify them. He appeared, however, to be referring to the European Community negotiators. He was still more enthusiastic about his talks with Boris Yeltsin, the president of the Russian Federation. These dealt not only with the Yugo¬ slav conflict, but also with future political and economic relations between Serbia and Russia. He said he had invited Mr Yeltsin to visit Serbia and his invitation had been accepted.

Dr Tudjman left Moscow without explaining why he had decided not to talk to the press. The joint communique that he signed with Mr Milosevic the previous eve¬ ning said both leaders fa¬ voured an immediate ces¬ sation of hostilities, it pledged that delegations from the two republics would open negotia¬

tions on all issues of conten¬ tion within a month, arid it asked the Soviet Union, the United States and the EC to help organise and oversee the negotiations.

Despite the Moscow agree¬ ment, fighting continued at flashpoints throughout Cro¬ atia yesterday. The besieged town of Vukovar came under fierce mortar and artillery fire with one death and several injuries reported. Hopes of the

Mftritevk: Croatia *|too scared to present case

EC aid cbnroy reaching the city are fading.

Af Otocac, three guardsmen were reposted killed in an artillery attack. The town of Slunjj 30 miles south of KariovaCjis reported to be cut off and running short of food and medical supples as a result of a large influx of refugees from nearby Titova Korcnica. • Sarajevo: Afija Izetbegovic, the president of Bosnia-Herze- govina, said yesterday that he detected signs of optimism for the future despite the apparent failure of the latest ceasefire (Urn Judah writes).

“This simultaneously talk¬ ing and fighting is a puD and push process,” he said, “but the Moscow agreement is an example of a positive sign and I now expect that the fighting will begin to decline in favour of talks.”

Meat van bears grim testimony to conflict

By Anne McElvoy

AT FIRST, looking into the refrigerated van in Kari- ovac, it is difficult to re¬ cognise the contents as bodies at alt a jumble of limbs, socks, intestines, blackened skin, a yellow stump of leg.

Putrefaction is every¬ where. Looking at the scene for more than a few seconds is intolerable, but those few seconds are enough to etch it in the memory for ever.

In the van, which pre¬ viously did service as a Yugoslav meat transporter, lie four of the 18 corpses delivered to the Karlovac mortuary from the front¬ line Croatian villages of Vukmanic and Turanj on the other side of the Kupa river, just a mile away. The dead, the CTOats say, are victims of a massacre by bands of Serb irregulars.

Mira Lucijanic, the chief pathologist, said that four of the dead had been killed by heavy blows — except that they were killed violently, she cannot say how die others died. Their bodies had been left uncollected so long that their wounds have been all but obliterated by scavenging animals.

The civil war in .Yugo¬ slavia is no sanitised, im¬ personal, modern affair; ft is

atavistic, hand-to-hand con¬ flict in which not even the basic, humane courtesy of swift burial is observed.

To reach this charnel scene, it is not necessary to travel to the bloody, remote slaughter fields of eastern Croatia. Karlovac is 30 min¬ utes* drive south of Zagreb, the capital. The war no longer needs to be looked for, it is moving closer of its own volition. Of the nine graveyards in Karlovac, only four can be used for funerals. The others are targeted by snipers.

“We have identified an entire family,” Dr Lucijanic said. “The grandmother is holding a child's dolhes, but there is no sign of the child.” She has examined 40 corpses brought from the surrounding areas in the past month. *T have to be absolutely professional about this job. It is what 1 was trained for, but I never thought that I would have to look on war crimes. .. If I thought about what was happening out there, I could not do it. I must-stop my emotions. Whal good do they do me or these dead people?" But, as she fed the way to the mortuary, she winced. “Sometimes, • I think l am drowning”

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Glory gives way to gloom as Boris reaches 100 days

TRENDS and colleagues of Boris Yeltsin, president of the Russian Federation, have organised a charity reception in the Kremlin this evening to mark his first 100 days in the democratically elected post But the recep- lion is unlikely to lilt the cloud of pessimism that has recently descended on the Russian democratic camp.

Although be is still loved and trusted by the Russian public, Mr Yeltsin has been unable to capitalise on the popularity he won when he led the resistance against die August coup which at¬ tempted to topple President Gorbachev. His administra¬ tion is riven with conflicts of personality and- principle. Many of his policies lack definition and, where they have been defined, he has been either unable to execute them or has laid himwif open to charges of running a dictatorship.

Whatever the justice of these charges, the Yeltsin camp’s public relations effort has been a disaster, a fact recognised even by his staunchest supporters. On Tuesday night, Russian tele¬ vision, often regarded as a Yeltsin mouthpiece, began its main evening news with a gloomy survey of the Rus¬ sian administration which argued that his government and the Russian Federation was falling to pieces.

Russian officials and Mr Yeltsin himself have tried hard since the beginning of the week to counter the impression of drift in his administration. He has met the Japanese foreign min¬ ister and the Serbian and Croat leaders. He talked to reporters after a meeting of his state council on Tuesday and outlined a series of steps he intended fairing in the

Boris Yeltsin, plagued by conflicts in his government and Russia, is looking less

and less likely to stay long in office, Mary Dejevsky writes from Moscow

coming days. These included the appointment of a prime minister to replace Ivan Silayev, who moved perma¬ nently last month to the interim body overseeing the central Soviet economy, a plan for Russia to take over most of the Soviet Union’s gold and precious metal reserves, the closure of bank accounts of all central min¬ istries which have become redundant, and a govern¬ ment reshuffle to purge

remaining, conservatives. He also hinted at the possible introduction of a separate Russian currency.

By yesterday, however, all these proposals were still no more than pie in the sky. Two other measures that Mr Yeltsin could have taken to improve his position also appear to have been delayed. Local elections that would have strengthened the con¬ trol of Yeltsin supporters in the provinces have been

Yeltsin: unable to capitalise on the popularity he gained in leading resistance to the August conp

postponed on the ground that, in the present economic circumstances, another pol¬ itical campaign is too much of a luxury. Consideration of the new Russian constitution also appears to have been shelved for at least the third time in a year.

Mr Yeltsin is left trying to govern an increasingly un¬ governable republic with only the old constitutional mechanisms These inrJuHw a bung parliament, elected more than a year ago, and ministers who are either in- equipped to take the wider responsibilities that have fallen to them since the coup or politically disinclined to implement the deregulatory reforms Mr Yeltsin wants.

His moves to strengthen the lines of administrative responsibility, which in¬ cluded the appointment of provincial governors ac¬ countable to him, have led to talk of dictatorship. The governors* many of whom were elected regional leaders, anyway, cannot be subjected to popular election, as Mr Yeltsin says he until the new constitution, or at least new laws, are in place. Yet the Russian parliament in its present composition is unlikely to approve such laws.

In areas of the federation populated mainly by non- Russians, he feces growing hostility from local leaders and populations worried about the growth of a strong Russia. Having seen the flag- waving and euphoria after the successful defence of die Russian parliament in Au¬ gust, non-Russians are trying to ensure that the Soviet yoke is not replaced by a Russian one. After the first 100 days, Mr Yeltsin’s chances of a long stay cur¬ rently look slim.

West to press republics on Soviet economic accord

From Anatole Kaletsky in Bangkok

THE leading Western nations plan _ to .,exert strong, dip¬ lomatic arid economic :j)ri*s- sure on the Soviet republics to try to persuade them to agree a new economic constitution. A campaign to settle the future shape of the Soviet Union emerged yesterday as the main outcome of the negotiations between the Group of Seven and Soviet government repre¬ sentatives held in Bangkok this week.

It also became clear that a key objective of the unprece¬ dented mission by the G7

Yavlinsky: fears violence by spring in Soviet Union

countries to Moscow this month would be to tell the republics’ leaders that they must reach an economic agreement as soon as possible.

The new relationship be¬ tween the G7 and the Soviet Union was emphasised by Grigori Yavlinsky, the Soviet Union's chief economic of¬ ficial, Norman Lament, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Nicholas Brady, the American treasury secretary, in their addresses to the International Monetary Fund annual meeting in Bangkok.

Against the background of mounting exasperation about the constitutional chaos in the Soviet Union, all three said that future relations with the West, as well as economic progress within the Soviet republics, would depend on a clear settlement of their present constitutional dispute. Many G7 leaders and officials in Bangkok privately ex¬ pressed alarm and frustration ■ about the way that the repub¬ lics appeared lobe reneging on the economic treaty which their representatives initialled only last week.

“The meeting in about two weeks' lime in Moscow be¬ tween the G7 and the highest Soviet officials and the highest officials of the republics will be a really historical event,” said Mr Yavlinsky. “It will allow the preparation of a joint strategy with the co-oper¬ ation of the G7 on constitu¬ tional agreement and on the economic nay forward."

Mr Yavlinsky added that if

the republics failed to agree on an, economic constitution thpre conld be rio^hepe. for early market reforms in the Soviet Union. He also pre¬ dicted that the entire country would then descend into chaos and posable violence by next spring.

Mr Lamont was equally explicit about the West's role in a constitutional settlement for the Soviet Union. “Co¬ operation between the West, the Soviet Union and the republics cannot happen un¬ less there is a settled distribu¬ tion of powers," he told a press conference shortly be¬ fore delivering a closely ar¬ gued and unusually passionate speech on the transformation to capitalism in the Soviet Union, which he described as the most important economic and political development of bishfetime.

“If comprehensive reforms are enacted and the need for

finance is clearly demonstrated, we will stand ready to help," Mr Lamont said. “We win not be forgiven if we do not respond pos¬ itively." But the chancellor

also said that comprehensive reform and large-scale aid from the West would be impossible as long as the Soviet Union remained in a constitutional and legal limbo. The West would not try to dictate the terms of a new union treaty, but it would press for a derision between union and fragmentation to be clearly made.

“It is most important that a treaty should be signed. It is less important exactly what is in the -treaty. Even if the Soviet Union fragments, it has got to be clear that it is fragmenting," he said.. Mr Lament's words amplified similar remarks by Mr Brady, who said this week that long-term financial support for the Soviet Union would be linked to the signing and ratification of an economic treaty.

Jacques Attah, the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Dev¬ elopment, was even more explicit- “We have to organise the Soviet republics into an economic agreement," he declared.

Oslo launches bank collapse enquiry

From Tony Samstag inoslo

NORWAY’S financial com¬ munity was ticking its wounds yesterday after the collapse of Kreditkassen, the country’s second largest bank. The gov¬ ernment has announced an official enquiry into the affairs of the bank and the conduct of Kredittilsynet, the Norwegian securities and exchange sys¬ tem, and criminal charges have not been ruled out

Monday's announcement that the goverment bad taken over the hank in order to protect deposits, but that shares in the bank were now worthless, drove that morn¬ ing’s Nobel peace prize off the front pages here for perhaps the first time in the award’s 90-year history. On Tuesday, depositors withdrew more than 400 million kroner (£35 million) in spite of govern¬ ment assurances amid scenes of pandemonium that raw some branch offices running out of cash. - The collapse of Kreditkas¬ sen is by far the worst incident in more than five years of mounting losses on lending and guarantees, bankruptcies, and forced mergers through¬ out the Norwegian banking sector. Losses in that sector totalled more than 40 biltion kroner by the end of last yean this year’s figures are now

certain to be appalling, rein¬ forcing fears that the entire Norwegian banking system is heading for a crash.

Kreditkassen’s solvency vanished into a series of fiscal blade boles, many in connec¬ tion with corrupt building schemes perpetrated by mu¬ nicipal councils. Seven loans, most to highly respected firms in the Oslo area, accounted for one trillion knoner of the bank’s recent losses*

The bank’s 37,000 share¬ holders stand to lose about two billion kroner. Among the 20 largest shareholders are the Clydesdale Bank, foe Royal Bank of Scotland and Midland Bank; but the British investors had been among the heaviest net sellers of shares in recent months*

Economists yesterday seemed to agree that the state had no choice but to keep the bank afloat, at a cost already approaching 10 billion kroner, in order to prevent the whole Norwegian banking system Collapsing. Some experts pre¬ dicted that, whatever the gov¬ ernment did, the Kreditkassen collapse wasjusr the beginning of what could be foe worst banking crisis in Europe since the second world war, and that it would have far-reaching effects.

Armenia goes to

the polls Yerevan — Armenians voted yesterday in die southern Soviet republic’s first presi¬ dential election, which is dominatentby three issues — independence from Moscow, economic survival and a bloody territorial dispute with Azerbaijan.,

Early voting was brisk in the capital, Yerevan, 1,100 miles south of Moscow, where poll¬ ing stations flew the republic's rad, blue and orange flag and a public holiday was declared. “Armenia is firmly resolved to win full political indepen¬ dence,” Levon Ter-Fetrosyan, foe Armenian leader for the past year and favourite for the presidency, said as he voted.

He added that, while Arme¬ nia would forge economic links with other Soviet repub¬ lics, it would not sign Presi¬ dent Gorbachev’s proposed treaty on political union. Mr Ter-Petrosyan faced five op¬ ponents in the ballot (Reuter)

Tirana crowds bum portraits Tirana — Albanian dem¬ onstrators burned portraits of President Alia and the late dictator, Enver Hoxha, in a huge anti-communist protest in Tirana. Organisers showed film footage of the fan of the Berlin Wall and protesters danced to rock music. “We gathered to condemn dictator¬ ship but we’ve also got to deal with Ramiz Alia," raid Blendi Gonxhe, a student leader.

In the ports of Vlore and Dunes police and soldiers scuffled earlier with thousands of people attempting to See the country. Sources said the crowds regrouped. (Reuter)

Cabinet named Bucharest — Teodor Stolojan, the Romanian prime minis¬ ter-designate, unveiled a coali¬ tion government dominated by independents and giving the opposition Liberals and two small parties their first share of power for half a century. The National Salva¬ tion Front, whose leader Petre Roman was ousted as prime minister in riots last month, retained six portfolios in the 21-member cabinet (Reuter)

Dachas lost Moscow— Nikolai Trubin, the Soviet prosecutor-general, or¬ dered former top government officials, including three dep¬ uty prime ministers, to hand over illegally obtained luxury ^arhgs. Lev Voronin, Alek- sandra Biryukova and Igor Belousov were deputies to the former Soviet prime ministers Nikolai Ryzhkov, now retired, and Valentin Pavlov, under arrest for his role in the failed August coup. (Reuter)

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Commonwealth given blunt warning on need for democracy

Rights top the Major agenda

From Robin Oakjley in Harare

mHN Maior vcsterday in- like a femfly party on a grand Sfed hS driiTfoT-good scale, far more amiable than eoWoenr in the Common- any in recent memory. Sh by telling the opening Divisions remain on sanx> Idling of 43 leaders that tionsagauat South Africa, but Suto human rights would only on the timing,of th«r

lead to economic collapse. Africa Mr Maior, speaking at a talk of helping South Africa

colourful ^opening ceremony through, jijptranafron to a in Harare, said that some non-raoaJ democracy. Commonwealth nations had Mr Majors SISdtthen nolpractised the principles warmly aP^v^J£d thm the organisation was pledged grompanied by caBs from to uphold. He urged them to President Mugabe ot Zim catch the tide of democracy babwe, the conference host, sweeping the world. and Chief Emeka Anyaotaj,

Communism, he said, had theCo™°n*JfS£ heen discredited and was general, for efforts to boost being discarded. Government democracy. ,^d by antrally controlled ideol- there was no credible almr- ogy was unrair. inefficient and native to dialogue »» Sou* ultimately unacceptable. Add- ^ca, We ramd ing that there must be tol- ready to erance of free debate and Africans to create a peaceful genuine democracy, Mr Major cOi^te wmduaye to nonnal insisted “that means the rights political and social Ufe of our citizens to choose freely After a reference to thel^I who governs them”. Singapore declaration which

With the Zimbabwean talked of peoples n8btJ*> police brass band playing participate by mrans of free American hoe-downs, and and democrats ^malpro- drum majorettes stepping out cessesml to Colonel Bogey, the Com- which they live , Mr Mugabe monSh meeting opened declared: “We are members of

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the Commonwealth in good pervading one as much for the an observer at the opening for an extension of Common- faith for as long as we continue Commonwealth as for its ceremony. He said there was wealth efforts in assisting clec- to uphold the principles we every member.” much the Commonwealth total processes, have proclaimed When we Chief Anyaoku welcomed could do for its members in In his speech, Mr Major ourselves, individually and the approaching end of apart- respect of the principles of emphasised that the standards collectively, betray our own heid and paid tribute to the democracy, human rights and of democracy to be met were principles we cannot proclaim will and courage of President the rule of law. universal. “When the Com- ourselves as champions of De Klerk as well as Nelson Begum Khalida Zia, the monwealth discusses those human rights, wherever they Mandella, the African Nat- prime minister of Bangladesh, standards the debate is... part are being violated The prin- ional Congress leader, who also emphasised the need for of all the membership ciple of democracy must be a was given a hero's weclome as greater democracy and called consulting.”

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^mcfBENCE NOTEBOOK by Jan RMth

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conference centre entrant, missed a down aep on the red carpet and plunged ward hitting the red plush

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to take notes an the speeches, and each arrival of an invariably late text trig¬ gered a scrum. The hungry had to go without, because no one bothered to supply any food Expectations for refreshment were not high in the first place, after Tuesday’s offering by the women’s league of the ruling Zanu (PF) party, of rubbery boiled eggs a°d elderly po¬ tato crisps.

Solace in the bottle was out of the question. The press centre’s bar was dosed and anyway it stocked only imported Scotch and a local orange cordial, but no glasses. It is open only at night when it is commandeered by Lieuten¬ ant-General Solomon Mujuxu, the commander of the Zimbabwe national army.

A guard came near to sabotaging the conference when he went off duty without telling anyone and with the key to the locked entrance which is reserved for heavy vehicles. The queue that waited for an hour outside while a spare key was sought included a tprhnirian called in to repair a breakdown of the air conditioning system and a van with cans of diesel for the generator powering Zimbabwe television’s mo¬ bile broadcast unit

One incident was described as the foil of a dictator. The Malawian leader, whose frill title is Mkongo We Malawi (the lion of Malawi) and de¬ stroyer of the federation. His Excellency the Life President Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, alighted from his limousine at the

taken a knock, and ft was obvious that he was mount¬ ing the steps on the way out with difficulty aft®1, “e opening ceremony.

president Kaunda of 7graivffl. who feces an elec¬ tion in a fortnight in which the results are not at bQ as predictable as they have been since independence m 1964 and whose son was sentenced to- death for mur¬ der on Monday, was much less of the flamboyant

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very low profile is Bob Hawke, the Australian prime minister.. The only quote of bis’ circulating at the conference is the . ?it” he was observed to mutter after putting at the Royal Harare golf dub.

Nigerian riots cut

short talks Lagos - President Babangida of Nigeria cut short his visit to the Commonwealth heads of

I government meeting in Har¬ are last night to fry home and deal witib worsening religious riots (Elizabeth Obadina writes).

Police and army units yes¬ terday patrolled the streets of Kano, in the north, in an effort to contain two days of vi¬ olence by Muslims and Chris¬ tians which have left at least eight dead, scores of wounded and thousands of Christian refugees sheltering in police and army barracks.

The rioters appear to be mainly youths, many children under ten years of age, who have been on holiday since mid-August and are not due back at school until late October. The trouble began on

Britain urges progress on

‘greeii’ meeting Harare — Britain is concerned that preparatory work for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Dev¬ elopment in Rio de Janiero next summer has run into the sands (Robin Oakley writes).

John -Mayor is urging Commonwealth leaders who share his. concern to use the Harare conference to give a boost to the process by outlin¬ ing what concerns the UN meeting should take up and by giving preliminary shape to agreements which might be signed there.

Mr Major;said in Harare yesterday that framework conventions, on cUmatic change and related issues were vital issues. J

Monday at a peaceful inarch by Muslims protesting that the German evangelist. Pastor Remhard Bonnke, was being allowed to preach at a gospel crusade designed to attract thousands, whereas foreign Muslim preachers had bran denied entry to Nigeria.

Fines imposed Johannesburg — Three lead¬ ing black trade unionists con¬ victed of kidnapping and assaulting a security police¬ man were fined and given suspended prison terms by a Johannesburg magistrate. The state had called for them to be sent to prison but the mag¬ istrate said that special circumstances prevailed in the case. An appeal against conviction is planned-

Massacre case Pietermaritzburg — Four of seven policemen, all of whom have denied murder charges, admitted they took part in an attack on a funeral wake in which 11 people were gunned down nearly three years ago.

| The four, Mack auxiliary con- I stables, claimed they were acting under the orders of Captain Brian Mitchell, who is one of the accused. (AFP)

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‘ ^ng u hand^ Hanoi delays boat people agreement

VIETNAM last night delayed the signing of an agreement on the return of boat people from Hong Kong, saying that it needed more time to prepare reception facilities.

Sources in London and the colony have been saying they expected a signature on the agreement yesterday to be followed by an announcement

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in the House of Commons today. A British official in Hanoi was quoted as saying that there was no problem with the. agreement, it was merely a technical delay. However, Clinton Leeks, the Hong Kong government's refugee co-ordinator, cast doubt on whether an agree¬ ment was ready for signing at ail “We don't have an agree¬ ment yet The position is we hope to have an agreement soon,” he said yesterday.

The Vietnamese explana¬ tion appears designed to hide the continuing concern in Hanoi about the notion of forced repatriation. Not only are the Vietnamese sensitive to the idea, but they know that the United Slates has been categorically opposed to the idea. Vietnam- is keen not to do anything to antagonise the Americans at a time when Hanoi wants the normal¬ isation of relations.

But a$ 12,000 boat people continued demonstrations

Jonathan Braude in Hong Kong and David Watts in London see problems

in Hanoi’s decision to delay a deal forcing boat people to return home

against forced repatriation, Hong Kong officials cast doubt on Britain’s claim that the delay did not reflect disagreements over the details of the accord. In London the Foreign Office would not comment on the possibility of a deal at all

Rita Fan, a legislative coun¬ cillor in the colony, said that the Vietnamese statement was an excuse and sbe feared problems bad arisen in the negotiations with Britain. As Britain and Hong Kong continued to contradict each other over what if anything had been agreed, an unnamed Vietnamese -foreign ministry official told Hong Kong’s TVB news programme that Hanoi was still discussing the matter

with local officials so that the appropriate .infrastructure could be in place before boat people begin to arrive bade But he emphasised that Viet¬ nam continued to be willing to accept back boat people in an orderly fashion.

He said that Peter Williams, the British ambassador to Hanoi, bad asked Vietnam on Tuesday to sign the agree¬ ment, adding: “We said OK. But not right now.” He re¬ fused to be drawn on when Vietnam would put pen to paper.

It is thought the accord, readied in outline last month, opens the way for the deporta¬ tion of some 200 “double- back ers” — those who vol¬ unteered to leave Hong Kong

but returned to pick up size¬ able allowances from the United Nations — and some 2,000-3,000 of the most recent arrivals.

If these deportations pass without serious hitches, the way could be paved for the return of almost 60,000 boat people currently in Hong Kong camps. Fewer than 20. per cent of those so for screened have been recognised as genuine refugees with a right to be resettled. Almost 20,000 are considered eco¬ nomic migrants. Some 10,500 have already departed under the UN-administered vol¬ untary repatriation scheme since March 1989. However, this year alone there have been around 20,000 arrivals.

Sir David Wilson, the gov¬ ernor of Hong Kong, was in London at the weekend for dinner with Douglas Hurd, the foreign secretary, at which it is believed the question of the repatriations was discussed.

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Bleak outlook: two of the thousands of children of Vietnamese boat people facing an uncertain future

Two die in Australian bush fires

Sydney — Two people died and several more wfcre missing yesterday as the worst bush fires in years swept through the suburbs of Sydney and along foe New South Wales coast (Robert Cockburn writes).

The first big fires of foe season struck suddenly in unusually early summer con¬ ditions of high temperatures, hot winds and land left tinder- dry by months of drought. More than 2,000 firemen tack¬ led blazes along a 150-mile from. Fires were still burning last night and arson is sus¬ pected in some cases.

Worst hit were foe north¬ western suburbs in Sydney where a mother, aged 46, and her stepdaughter, aged 16. died when flames swept through their home. A man is missing, believed dead- Thou¬ sands of people were evac¬ uated from their homes.

LEGAL NOTICES

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AH ITC SHIELD LIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

Durouoni to Section 98 at uw Insolvency Ad 1986, mat a rare!.

ing of Creditors of uw abovo- namea Company win oe item at Latham QnasKy * Davis. Ark- wriohl Hum. Paraonaoo Oar- dens. ManchmtoT. MS 2LE on Thursday. Uaih October INI s 11.30 «jil for uw purposes men¬ tioned in Seen on 99. lOO and lOt ot the said Ad.

Milt* b further given that David A T Wood FCA of Latham Croud cy A Davis. Arkwrlghi House. Paimug* Gardens. Mon cheater. MS M r. is appointed to ad as Uw Qualified Inuhency Practitioner who will lumhH eredUora frev at charge with such Information aa they may mnimi aMy require pursuant to Section 98*2X0) Dated 14th October 1991 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD Mr D Kolly. DIR ECTOR

BtNFm D PRODUCTIONS LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY

LfQt^DATION Notice b hereby given Uw Mr.

N. Koumetlou. Chartered Accountant of. Messrs Alexander Lawson & Co. 1641 Oman Lanes. London N8 ORE was appointed LUtukdator oi Uw above-named company following an ExtraortU- nary General Meeting of Hip com ■ party on 3rd i October. 1991. Dated uus third day of October 1991. N. Koumtanij. Liquldalar. Note: This nMIt* IS purely for¬ mal. All known creditor* have been, or wui be, paid tn lull

Bowercro® Limbed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN I

that a meeting oflhe creditors of Uw above company. In actor- | dance with uw provision* of Sec¬ tion 98 of the knoluency Act 1986. will be IheM at The Metropole Hotel.'. King Street. Leeds an 28Ui October 1991. at 3 00 p m. The purposes of Ihr meeting are w recedes statement of aflairs and a report on lhe com

. pans- from a director and if Ihe creditors wish lo M SO. lo notnk nafe a liquidator ahd appoint a Liquidation commltue.

a Hot of ihe (names and addresses of the company's credl- lors will bo ovallab* far inspec¬ tion a) ihe offices of John Gordon Wall oil 3 Co.. Yorkshire House. Greek Street. Leeds LSI Bsrr an 23rd and 24Ui October 1991.

Proxies lor use Mjhe meeting must ne returned to John Gordon Walton & Co by a oobm on mi October 1991 and claim must be made in writing sod uw be made to lb< *»ms add.'. ■*.}-. 1 - ■, : aih October’ rsei L.- - - By Order Of ihe Boor*

JX. MOORBY [ ; — “ Director - ... | ■* ..' — • Note (

Any rrediior wboL has not received notice of W meeting and who wmws to attend or Be reoretenied M U mould ring 0832-431007. COenahyi 186 to ootnui Use ntet—ry forms.

JN THE MATTElt OF READ YU NK LIMITED

AND IN THE MATTER OF ! THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 1

I. Margaret Elizabeth-. MUB of ' Ernst & Young. B«*et Mouse. 1 Lambcrn Palace Road. (London SEl 7EU hereby give move Dial on IN October 1991. I was appointed Uquklalor of Uw,

above-named Company, i Nonce is hereby given Dial Ute

Creditors of uw above Company are reoulred. on or before 8th November 1991. lo send pi liudr run names, addresses, lid particu¬ lars of Uielr debts of culms. and Uw names and addrsmra or Uiefr sendior* ilf anyi lo me. and If so required by notice In writing irom me. are personally or by ■ uielr SoUcnorm. lo come in and prove Uielr debrs ■or donna at such lime and mace as mau be opeclflrd In such noUce. or bi OrCaufl thereof UW wfll bo etc hided from Uw beneni of any distribution made before Mich debts are proved. M E Mills. Liquidator note. This nance » purely for¬ mal. AH known credihws have been, or wni be. paid In run, mu If any person consider* he has a claim against uts Company he ■mould oend In hi* claim ronnwilh tOlh October 1991

k'IRKPLATE LIMITED THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986

NOTICE Us HEREBY CTVEN puruunl lo Section 98 of Hw insolvency Art. 1W6. lid ■ meeting of Use creditors of the above named company win be held a I UU- others of Popplrtoll and Appleby. 52 High Streec Manchester. HM ItJD on Wednes¬ day ihe 23rd day of October 1991 M 12 O'clock noon, fur Ihe pur poses mentioned m sections 99. too and loi of Ihr said Art.

punuani lo Section 98. Subsec¬ tion imp) of me Art. M»rLaj» of poppkrton Sc Appleby. 32 High turret, Manrludcr, M4 IQD Is appointed lo ACf as Ihe qualified insolvency Practitioner who will rumhm creditors with ourti infor- iruiuon ar> they mav reasonably reaulre. DATED ihi* 9Ui day of October 1991 _ __ BY ORDER OF THE BOARD N S 9AVULE DIRECTOR_

LOWE 4. RODIN ■In Ltauldalloni

Company Number 617630 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

■mrouanl lo Ride 4.108 of the Swhmn Rule* 1986 that qn_19 September i*» I opoouiiid Lto oi dolor of the abo\« named roniIMM- m a MemOec* \<xun- Ury Liquidation .

Credlloia oi the company'who lute ihr already done *o-mould -•uuroli Uielr claim in wmlno lo me wihin 14 days, h K Chalk. Touche Rob* A Do.. Abbey How. 74 Mosley Wert. Mnnclwdrr M6Q 2AT^

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LEGAL NOTICES

OLDHAM CONTRACT CLEANERS LIMITED .

THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 NOTICE » HEREBY GIVEN

pursuant lo Section 98 of Ihr Insolvency Ad 1986. that a nuwf- bwr at utt cntUlam of the above named company will be held « Uw offices" of PoppMOD Bt AppMiy. 32 High SUM. Moxv cheatcr. M4 iqd on Monday 21 October 1991 al 12X0 noon, for Ihe purpoaes mentioned In &tc- Uons 99. too and 101 of the sou acL

Pursuant to Section 98. Sabsec Hon (2pa) Of IN AcL Mr Pelar Lomas and Mr Stephen Lord of Poppiaion & Appleby. 32 High Street. Manchester, ms iqo aw appointed lo art m Uw Qualified Insolvency Prnsliwnera who wUI furnish creditors with uxh infor mstfon to they may reasonably require. DATED uus 9th day of October 1991 by order of the board D BREARLEY DIRECTOR

THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 CHRIS JOEL

FINE ARTS LIMITED T/A KING'S COURT

GALLERIES Nonce Is twrtby given, pinso-

■nl lo Section 98 of Ibe Insol¬ vency Art 1988 that a Meeting of Uw Creditor* of IN above named Company win be hold al 401 Si John Street. London EC1V 4LH on MONDAY Uw 28th day Of October 1991 as 3.00 o'clock in Uw afternoon, nor the purpoaes mentioned In 99. lOO and loi of Ihe said Art.

Pursuant lo Section 98f2Va> of uw Insolvency An 1986 Ibe Licensed insolvency Practitioner deating wlih the Company's affair, I* Fran cl* Wnurty of 401 81 John Street. London EC IV 4LH. Dated HUB lOth day of October 1991 By Order of Ihe Board C JOEL Director

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR

THE INSOLVENCY RULES 1986 RULE 4.106(1) tn the matter of

Ramie Fashions Untiled High Court of Justice No. 005848 Of 1991

Nonce Is hereby given Dim Geoffrey C A MorphUN of 401 St

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NOTICE U hereby given Unc-

ta) w an extraordinary guttural meeting of (he above named Com¬ pany held M Avon House P O Box 644 Meadow Hau Rood. Sheffield 59 IJDon uihOclober 1991 a special resolution was duly passed dim a payment of AS26.000000 (Ausnilan D04- larsl oul of Uw Oopuponya capital las denned In Section* 171 and 179 of the Oompames Art 1985) In respect of Die redemption by mo Company or 26.000,000 cumulallve redeemable prefer¬ ence diaras of AS1 OO eadi held by AN1 UK Invesunenls NV Bo authorised:

lb) die amount of Uw permissible capital payment as defined by Sections 171 and 172 of the com¬ panies Act 1985 wag AUODaOtOOO:

tel statutory declarations by Uw mreeton baled 8th October 1991 and Illh Oclober «99i ana Uur auditor's reports requited By Sec ikons |7S and 174 or the compa¬ nies Art 1988 are available for Inspection at Uto rcgWered office of Ihe Company al Aurora Howe P O Box 64* Meadow koU Road. Sheffield S9 IJD: and

Id) any creditor of uw Company may apply to Ihe High Court under Sections 176 and 177 or Ihe Companies Art 1985 within Uw period of five weeks immediately folio wing lllh Octo¬ ber 1991 for an OrOsr prohibiting ■he payment DATED lllh October 1991 MPR127 DRT

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CONSULTANCY LIMITED ■ In LlquMBUon)

NOTICE IS HEREBY OTVEN that UW Creditors of the above named Company are required on or before Ihe SIM day of January 1991. to ornd Ihenr namro and addresses. wUh particulars of Uielr debts or claims lo Uw under- dotted. Richard William James Long and Vivian Murray Bnlrslow of Robson Rhodes, 186 City Road. London ECIV 2NU. the Join! Liquidators of top Com¬ pany: and If so required by nouoe in writing from toe said Joint Liq¬ uidators diner personally or by inch- Solicitors, to come In and prone lheir debts or rtauno at such lime and place as shall be spvcined in such notice and in dcfauU (hereof. Uwy will be ntrtuded from me benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proven. DATED This 20th day of December 1990 Richard William James Long and Vivian Murray Ball-slow

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notice IS HEREBY GIVEN mat Ihe Creditor, of toe above named Company are requlird on or before Uw 61st day of January 1991. lo send UtNr names and addresses- wUh particulars of Uielr debts or tbim lo Uw under- signed, furtmrd vvimom jame* Long and Vivian Murray Boirsiow of Robson Rhodes. 1B6 Clly Rood. LondOu ECiv 2NU. HIT Joint Liquid atom Of Uw Com¬ pany and if so required by naflee ui writing Irom Ihe sold Joint Liu- uutalon eftnet personally or W llwir Sottdlon. to come in and prove their detw or rtaima al such niur and Place as shall be specified tn web notice and in defbuti thereof, ihev wiu be excluded from toe beneflf of any IMHMiUM made before such debts ore proven DATED Tins Mm day of December 1990 Richard wiuiam James Long and Vivian Murray Bturstow joint uotunawn

THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 ABBEY DM PROPERTIES

LIMITED Notice Is hereby given mm a

Meeting of the Cretin or* of toe

above Company wtn be nekt under toe provision* of Section ! 48 of toe Insolvency Art 1986. at Brcket House. 1 Latbttli Palate

, Road. London SEi 7EL' on 24to I October 1991 al ?0Opm for the i purposes mentlbnedln9480and S49 of me Art CmUUKS whose

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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL GROUP For this key position we invite applications from Secretaries, aged 35-40, who are likely to have acquired at least 5 years' successful practical experience as Secretary to the Chairman of a major Group. Responsibilities are broad and will involve organising business and social diaries, extensive travel arrangements both UK and International, overseeing domestic arrangements, accounts etc. The successful candidate mil be familiar with financial, commercial and political activities. The ability to continually set priorities, think ahead and run an efficient operation is vital. Initial remuneration negotiable £25,000- £32,000, company pension, medical cover and tree life assurance. Applications in strict confidence under reference GCS779/TT, to the Managing Director:

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A Persona! Assistant is sought tor the Chairman of The Sonmez Group, the leaefing Turkish shipping compeny.

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A view to avoiding a kill

Engineers are designing cars with

night-sights, like those used on

bombers, to guide drivers in bad

conditions. Kevin Eason reports

Dozens of Jives are lost on Britain's roads at this time of year as drivers

struggle to find their way through the fog that can suddenly descend.

Mists force drivers to peer into the gloom, relying on the tail-lights of the vehicles in front to guide them to their destinations, often with disas¬ trous results.

Engineers designing the cars of ihe not-so-distam future say they can adapt sophisticated night-sights, similar to those used on Tornado bombers in the Gulf war, to guide drivers home even in the worst conditions.

Jaguar already has a car at its Coventry factory with an enhanced vision system using a small camera mounted in front of the rear-view mirror. The system translates heat emissions from car engines, lights and even the human

body into light to make a sharp black and white picture that is clearer than any given by human eyesight on a dark night or in fog.

The picture is displayed on a small screen in the dash¬ board of an XJ6 saloon. Further development will re¬ sult in the picture being shown on a “head-up” display; in effect, a small hologram pro¬ jected on to the windscreen, similar to those in aircraft

Technology such as the night-sight might seem like science fiction. However, en¬ gineers working on Project Prometheus, a pan-European operation that includes lead¬ ing car companies such as Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Ford and General Motors, say it is closer than we think. Some of the equipment could be with us within three years.

Adopting the equipment being developed by Prome¬ theus on a Europe-wide scale

A peek into thenot-so-distant future: a camera, top left, mounted near the rear-view mirror, gives an enhanced picture on the in-car screen; above, the view from a windscreen on a stormy night and, right, an Improved image shows die two figures in sharper relief

could, the engineers claim, cut road casualties by 30 per cent and congestion by 20 per cent.

Many other developments will also make driving safer and easier.

Seven out of ten road accidents are caused by driver error, in good conditions as well as poor visibility and ensuring that the driver is as fit as the car is the aim of equipment that Ford is developing at its Dunton re¬ search centre in Essex.

A tiny dashboard camera watches the driver to count his

or her blink rate and detea head movements to ensure that the driver is awake. That is coupled to a computer measuring the speed and effic¬ iency with which the car is driven.

If the driver is tired or drunk, the computer flashes its warnings to rest, or to stop driving.

Although private motorists may not want to be watched by such a camera, many companies may come to fa¬ vour it to prevent their drivers putting themselves

OTHER devices are being planned to Improve motoring safely. A system for beating traffic jams is being designed, linked with navigation systems, already wed-tested and. . due on the market late next year. The Philips “Carin'* system will be able to beam in on a selected destination, then guide the driver. Although the system will be

■ relatively expensive at first, cost could fail soon to £500 a set - about the price of a good car hi- fi system - making it widely affordable. At the same time, the driver may not have to worry unduly that. If has or her concentration lapses, the consequences will be a disastrous crash. The government claims many drivers could save time by switching routes when there are jams, but how do drivers know when there are blockages in their usual routes? Radio data systems, which transmit information on conventional radio waves, are now well- advanced. Prometheus is also asking governments to erect roadside beacons, which wiif be able to transmit direct to cars the latest traffic and weather reports.

Kevin Eason

and their expensive vehicles at risk.

Volvo is developing a ver¬ sion of the aircraft black box for cars so that the results of accidents are stored on its re¬ cordings.

Jaguar is developing a sen¬ sor system that mil keep a car a set distance from the car in

front, at whatever speed they are travelling. The speed “cushion” ensures there are no silly rear-end shunts when the driver decides to change stations on the radio or chat to a passenger.

The benefits of such a system could be enormous, particularly in difficult motor¬

way driving Car companies believe it will be on sale this decade.

Businessmen waste valu¬ able rime because of traffic jams and accidents, missing flights and appointments and, as a result, wasting up to £15 billion a year for industry, according to the Confederat¬

ion of British Industry. Every motorway accident costs about £500,000. including the provision of emergency ser¬ vices, police lime and man¬ ning casualty wards, which makes the race towards the technology of ,the future of vital importance to designers and motorists. ’

Nobel winners with practical aims

Science judges

praise the molecule

researchers

The Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry, each worth Si million (about £588,000).

yesterday went to pioneers in the fields of liquid crystals and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, of France, won the physics prize for his work in bringing order to disordered systems, including polymers and liquid crystals, and Richard Ernst, of Switzerland, won the chemistry prize for the development of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a technique now used around the world.

Professor de Gennes, of the Superior School of Physics and Chemistry, Paris, made an analy¬ sis of disordered systems, which has contributed to the devel¬ opment of liquid crystal displays in calculators, thermometers and television screens.

“Physicists often take pride in dealing with systems that are as simple and ‘pure’ as possible, but de Gennes' work has shown that even ‘untidy* systems can be de¬ scribed in general terms,” the Royal Swedish .Academy of Sci¬ ences said in the citation. By doing so, he had found parallels between polymer molecules in solution, which tend to form long spaghetti- like tangles, and the behaviour of superconductors. Similar mathe¬ matics could be used to explain both, hying the theoretical foun-

MilUon-dollar winners: Professors de Gennes, left, and Ernst

dation for the practical application of liquid crystals.

Professor de Gennes, who is 58, said yesterday that all his work was motivated by practicality.

He would use the prize to defend the School of Physics and Chem¬ istry, which faced financial prob¬ lems because of what was seen as its emphasis on fundamental work.

Professor Ernst. 58, is a pioneer of the technique of nuclear mag¬ netic resonance, used to produce sharp images of organs such as the brain in hospitals, and as a method of structural analysis in chemistry. NMR spectroscopy uses magnetic fields to study the behaviour of the nucleus of the atom. By sensing small changes in that behaviour

when atoms are combined ia dif¬ ferent ways into molecules, the technique provides a powerful tool for studying molecular structure.

He was not the inventor of NMR imaging, although the method he devised is the one now used in 4,500 hospitals around the world.

Professor Ernst's techniques “revolutionised the use ofNMR in biochemistry" according to Pro¬ fessor Laurie Hall, of Cambridge university. By devising a system of displaying the information on two axes — so-called two-dimensional NMR - Professor Ernst had made it possible to show the NMR spectra of important biological molecules such as proteins.

NIGEL HAWKES

Growing advice for the needy GROWING a carefully selected mixture of trees and crops on the same site can improve their growth and help increase crop yields in the third world.

Finding the plants and trees that make the best neighbours is the aim of a European Community- funded research programme.

Dr Paul Wojlkovski, an agro- forcsler in charge of the project, at Bangor university, in north Wales, says: “Success depends on ensur¬ ing that the species involved complement each other, rather

than compete for light, water and nmrienis."

Information from test sites in Africa, Latin America and south¬ east Asia is being fed into computers.

Computer modelling is then used to calculate the optimum distance, and to w jrk out the effects of climate, rainfall and soil nutrients on both crops before they are planted together.

Dr Wojlkovski says: “The project actually concerns persuad¬ ing third world fanners to revert to

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the ancient agricultural techniques of early civilisations. The one- crop approach to fanning has not been helpful in the tropics. I am convinced that the only way forward for these countries is to hark back to the past By so doing, they will be able to feed their people.”

The research team is also studying the feasibility of growing cocoa and coffee bushes amid rubber plantations. Cocoa bushes enjoy the shade offered by the rubber trees.

In Brazil, the work is leading to cohabitation between spices. The cinnamon tree, an important export earner, has been en¬ couraged to share land with the cardamom bush and cloves.

In Africa, the project is tackling the problem of desertification. Trees can prevent erosion, and the department is investigating ways to blend salt-tolerani wheat species with poplar trees in some of the continent's arid regions.

Iola Smith

Life on the radio wave?

NASA, the US space agency, is to make a new search for evidence of intelligent life in outer space. Radio telescopes will seek radio waves in the 1,000.to 3,000 megahertz fre¬ quency range that could be produced only by intelligent civilisations.

The scan will concentrate on stars similar to the Sun. A widescan search at up lo 10,000MHz will also be made. Larry Webster, the project manager, says the search will start next year.

Pill kills A PESTICIDE tablet designed to kill pests in sacks of grain has become a favoured method of committing suicide in rural India. The alum¬ inium-phosphide tablets, which cost 5p, are believed to have poisoned at least 664 people last year. Many of those committing suicide with the tablets, for which there is □o antidote, are formers and their families.

The government has re¬ fused to withdraw the tablets, arguing that they are needed to preserve stored grain from harmful insects.

Ringing change GERMAN scientists have constructed a tree-ring cal¬ endar stretching back to 7,938 BC, the longest unbroken record of climatic fluctuations ever compiled.

Reporting in this week's Nature; Bernd Becker and colleagues from the university of Stuttgan-Hobenheim say that their tree-ring record shows that the last glaciation ended no later than 10,970 years ago, nearly 1,000 years sooner than had been previ¬ ously estimated.

Safe phone A NEW cordless telephone that is proof against eavesdropping has been in¬ troduced by the American telecommunications com¬ pany, Motorola. The phone uses signal-scrambling tech¬ niques to prevent people inter¬ cepting the calls, which, as in other cordless phones, are sent by radio signal from the base unit to the handset

Supergroup A NEW professional structure for materials scientists is likely to be created next January when the Institute of Metals, the Institute of Ceramics and the Plastics and Rubber Institute merge to/ form an Institute of Materials,1. The metallurgists have al¬ ready voted for the merger; the other two institutions vote on November 15.

Space ejector? An emergency exit

from a rocket

is dangerous

— but possible

Astronauts flying on Hermes, the planned European Space Agency (ESA) space

plane, are to have rocket-powered, supersonic, ejector seats capable of firing a crew member a kilometre away from the craft during an abortive launch or landing.

Two systems are being proposed for the seats, the first operational ones ever installed in a space vehicle. One, a seat designed for Buran, the Soviet space shuttle, is a development of the system used in the MIG 29. The other, suggested by the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company, of Denham, Middlesex, in conjunction with Aermacchi of Italy, is a dev¬ elopment of the MK16A seat, to be installed in the European Fighter Aircraft and the French Rafale.

Brian Miller of Martin-Baker says the company will submit its design to ESA next month and is confident that its system is superior. The Soviet proposal involves a seat which at 250kg is double the weight of the British one and is likely to add to the costs to a launch.

The British proposal is also designed to incorporate a com¬ puter-controlled rocket under the seat which, using technology bor¬ rowed from air-to-air guided mis¬ siles, will modify the seat's tra¬ jectory to stabilise the escape flight.

The rocket, which uses ihree axis gyros to keep pointing in the right direction, is designed to keep firing for about 2.1 seconds, which “is quite a long time to be riding a rocket," says Mr Miller. The Soviet seat, by contrast, is stabilised by its weight rather than by its rocket.

Mr Miller says the design of the system had led to features never before seen on an ejector seat, which have been created to deal with the special conditions of escaping from a space plane flying at up to Mach 3 — three times the speed of sound.

“With normal ejection seats,” he says, “only one or two in a thousand will.have to eject at the top end of their speed range of Mach 1. We are having to deal with supersonic* for the first time.”

To slow the seat after ejection, the company examined the possibility of a small parachute known as a hemisflow drogue. The difficulties of testing and gaining meaningful data from such a system in a wind tunnel persuaded the company against such a drogue.

Instead, small biplane-style stabiliser wings will be fitted to the back of the seats, which wilt not only slow them down but will also

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add stability. The wing surfaces lie flat against the seat during normal operations but, on ejection, are slid out by pistons as the astronaut hurtles away from Hermes.

Mr Miller says the seat is designed to be deployed at heights of up to 25km during a Hermes lift-off. Minimum height for a safe escape will be 500m,

During a typical deployment on the launch pad, the Hermes hatch

Two-point-one seconds is a long

time to be riding a rocket*

will be jettisoned while the leg and arm restraints lock and the neck support inflates.

In three-hundreths of a second, the ejection gun is fired, hurtling the astronaut at right angles away from the stricken space plane. Just over two-tenths of a second into the ejection, the computer-con- trolled rocket is ignited, emer¬

gency radio beacons are switched on and the astronaut is breathing oxygen from an onboard store.

Safely away from Hermes, the main parachute is fired, the seat harnesses are unloqjced and, about 27 seconds later, the crew member should touch down, on land or sea, complete with survival kit.

Mr Miller says: “The astronaut has two or three minutes of oxygen left, during which he needs to lift up his visor and breathe air." -

For an ejection after launch, above 6000m, the sequence is similar, but the ^ysiem also de¬ ploys a drogue parachute For part of the time.

Mr Miller says there has been only one other documented case of a supersonic ejection. A pilot is believed to have escaped from an SR71 Blackbird spy plane, which was approaching speeds of Mach 3 at a “very high altitude".

He said the greatest threat feeing a crewman was likely to be heat friction on exposed parts such as elbows which, Mr Miller said, was an issue of suit, rather titan ejector seat, design.

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Flu: hypodermic hype? Thousands die of

influenza every year.

Thomson Prentice asks

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Week will save lives A sure sign that winter is nigh has landed on the desk of every GP in Britain this week. The circular from the

government's chief medical officer, giving recommendations on flu immunisation, is as much a seasonal ritual as turning the clocks Iwdf.

So, too, is the stockpiling of millions of doses of flu vaccine, and the launch of e vents such as Flu Awareness Week, which begins next Monday and is organised by who else? — the vaccine manufacturers.

The health department said yes¬ terday that the stocks for this winter are more than 25 per cent larger last year’s total of 3,650,000 doses. Kenneth Caiman, who took over as the chief medical officer from Sir Donald Acheson this month, says in his letter that more people than ever should be immunised this year.

Is all this really necessary? Is Britain on the brink of a big flu epidemic? Are influenza vaccinations really eff¬ ective? Probably not

The British have a love-hate relationship' with flu. We love to complain that we have caught it We use it to justify time off work. And we hate it because when we get the real thing we fed horrible.

Most of ail, we are reluctant to take it seriously—at least until it strikes us. We are loath to heed advice on prevention, preferring to reach at the last minute for a hot toddy or dash to the chemist's counter for a lemon- flavoured remedy.

The health department, meanwhile, has a love-hate affair with the flu vaccine makers. It needs the vaccine for the elderly and vulnerable, but it does not have great faith in its protectiveness. It sometimes has to beg for more, as when supplies ran out in the last epidemic, but suspects the industry drams up trade with the odd bit of scaremongering.

The jibe among some health depart¬ ment officials is that the vaccine makers have put the hype into hypodermic. To which Sandy Macnair, the medical adviser of the Influenza Monitoring and Informa¬ tion Bureau (funded by the manufac¬ turers), retorts: “The department's ad¬ visers are a bunch of academic greybeards." What is not in dispute is that flu can be a killer, and when given the chance, a mass murderer. During a typical British winter, between 2J00 and 8,000 flu deaths occur. According to the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, fhrkffied 26,000 people ' during the last big epidemic, the worst for 15 years, in the winter of 1989/90. More than 80 per cent of the victims were more than 65 years old, bat children and young adults died, too. Flu is caused by viruses

much more potent than those which provoke the common cokL They enter through the

nose and mouth, invading cells and reproducing. They damage the im¬ mune system and lead to symptoms such as fevers, headaches, aching limbs and backs, weak musdes, coughs and runny noses. If influenza spreads to the lungs, it can cause viral pneumonia and may lead to a second¬ ary, bacterial pneumonia. With bron¬ chitis. these pneumonias are the commonest causes of flu-related death, particularly in the elderly, but also among apparently healthy young adults who have an underlying con¬ dition or weakened immune system.

In i989/90 the health department’s vaccine stocks of three million doses were exhausted before the epidemic reached its "peak, and another 180,000 doses had to be imported quickly from France and The Netherlands.

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The enquiry concluded that there was no need to encourage everybody to be immunised, but found that many of the elderly and those with chronic conditions that made them particu¬ larly vulnerable to flu were not being vaccinated- Deaths could have been cut, for example, by immunising the elderly in nursing homes and other residential accommodation.

The result is that ibis year there will be more vaccine available—four and a half million doses, costing the health department about £23 minimi, or just over £5 per injection — but, paradoxi¬ cally, there should be less need for h.

“We tend to vaccinate people in the winter after a bad epidemic, having learnt the lesson a bit late," Dr Macnair says. “The level of immunity in the general population now is still quite high, and the number of deaths from flu this winter should be fairly small — perhaps a few thousand."

Nevertheless, Dr Caiman is pushing GPs to vaccinate larger numbers of those most at risk. In his letter, he ays ihai immunisation is strongly recom¬ mended for patients of afl ages if they lave chronic respiratory disease, including asthma, chronic heart dis¬ ease, chronic renal failure, diabetes, or immunosuppression due to illnesses

(including Aids) or medical treatment. Greater efforts should be made to reach these priority groups, he ays. Mr Caiman also provides some advice that dis pleases the vaccine mann facturers. He says the vaccine gives about 70 per cent protection against infectitm, and in the elderly, probably even less.- ' • ' Vaccines against flu are pro¬

duced in Britain by four companies, Evans, Merieux UK, Duphar and Servier

The composition of the vaccines changes every year, depending on the strains of influenza virus most likely to be prevalent The formulation is calculated on the basis of information collected by the World Health Org¬ anisation in 100 countries.

There are three types of flu virus. Type A is the most severe and most common, responsible for the biggest epidemics. Type B causes less severe but locally widespread outbreaks, and Type C causes minor outbreaks.

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“We have been suspected of mount¬ ing a scare every year, but that's a bit unfair," Dr Macnair says. “It's hardly

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• Many people incorrectly re¬ fer to colds as flu, but true influenza, is more sudden and severe, producing a high fever with a sensation of feeling cold and sweaty, headaches, aching muscles, weakness, loss of appetite and coughs. • GPs say there is no sure way of avoiding flu. They advise avoiding close contact with infected people and not shar¬ ing drinks, food or eating implements. Smoking is also thought to increase the likeli¬ hood and severity of infection by reducing the effectiveness ’ of the mucus and cilia that normally trap dust and mi¬ crobes and keep them out of the lungs. • Once flu takes a grip GPs recommend resting in bed and drinking plenty of liquids to replace fluids lost by sweating. Taking preparations contain¬ ing paracetamol or aspirin every few hours (usually a maximum of eight in 24 hoars) will help to reduce fever and relieve aches and pains. Although commonly used as a treatment for colds, there is no evidence that vast quantities of Vitamin C help contain the worst symptoms of influenza. • A prescribed anti-viral drag, amantadine, can reduce The severity and duration of Type A infection if taken before symptoms appear but usually is prescribed only to the elderly, or people with illnesses that win put them at serious risk if they catch

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influenza. Antibiotics are in¬ effective against viruses but doctors will prescribe them to prevent complications such as pneumonia. Healthy people should recover from influenza without medical assistance within a week.

• In Britain there are no over- the-counter remedies specifi¬ cally for flu but several cold remedies are popular for flu¬ like conditions. Boots sup¬ plies a range of cures, ranging from Lemsip for aches and pains, to Benyfin for sore throats and Boots deconges¬ tant tablets. • Traditional remedies are less expensive, though not necessarily pleasant Garlic can be either chewed in doves or taken in infusions. It is meant to SOOlbe SOIC throats, ease muscle pain, bring down fever and fight infection. • Practitioners of alternative

scaremongering to warn that every winter a few thousand people are likely to be killed by flu when the statistics show this to be true. We feel it's our duty to issue warnings, particularly to the high-risk groups for whom immunisation is recommended by the health department"

Both the bureau and the department were guilty of under-estimating the impact of the epidemic two years ago, he says. “If the government had been more emphatic in its advice about yard nation, there would have been fewer deaths. We were complacent, too. We didn't think it would be as bad as it turned out to be.

“The lesson is that we should expect an epidemic every winter. Since we have no means of predicting how severe it is going to be, or when it win occur, we should expect the worst and vaccinate as many of those who arc at risk as possible."

Dr Caiman's current advice to GPs is that the ideal time for immunisation is tale October and early November. There is randy much flu in Britain before the end of November, but it takes up to 14 days fin- the vaccine to produce enough antibodies to confer protection. Immunity should last through the winter.

What about those of us who are not deemed at high risk? “Tbe best possible immunity is to have a mild dose of flu that will fend off a worse attack for the rest of tbe winter," a health department spokesman says. “The trouble is, you can't get a mild dose on request.”

medicine suggest that if you stay at borne and choose tbe right remedies you can stave off the worst of flu. In the seif- hdp category of herbal medi¬ cines, hot ginger and cinnamon — or even cayenne pepper — teas are recom¬ mended to increase the circulation and warmth at the onset of flu.- Infusions of elderflower, yarrow and peppermint are said to be effective at regulating the tem¬ perature, and two or three cups of arrowroot may im¬ prove the appetite during convalescence.

• Tbe British Homoeopathic Association recommends a course of baptisia (a remedy made from wild indigo) for gastric symptoms and exhaus¬ tion, eupaiorium (made from bosesetandthorernghwort) for the worst of the flu, and gelsemium (made from yeflow jasmine root) for flushes and headaches.

• Dr Cecil Chen, a council member of the British Acu¬ puncture Association, recom¬ mends going to an acupuncturist if you do not want to catch flu from family or colleagues. “By strengthen¬ ing the immune system, we can help people get through tire winter," he says. “If someone already has flu, acu¬ puncture cannot core it but it can help give them extra energy to cope."

Alice Thomson

Not tonight, doctor IN SHEFFIELD, asking for a sick note used to be tbe prerogative of the manual worker. Now, however, it seems that it is not Andy Capp, but Mrs Capp, who wants a note from her doctor, not te be excused from her household tasks but only from the exertions of the marital bed. It is reported that Dr Paula Nicholson, a medical psychologist in Sheffield, bus frmmt that increasing number of women are asking GPs to sign them off sex. The psychologist apparently feds that men, by faffing to understand the sexual needs of modern women, leave them depressed. Unlike Dr Nicholson, others might be ted into confusing cause and effect. Loss of libido, yv1”! enthusiasm, is an almost invariable symptom of depression in both sexes; it is therefore possible that some Sheffield wives may be rejecting sex because they are depressed, and not that they become depressed by their husband's lade of imagination. Any patient who complains

of loss of libido should also be questioned about insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, diurnal variation (morning pessimism followed by relative optimism in the evening) and a lade of enthusiasm for life in general, as wdl and as sex in particular. It would be tragic if patients who had consulted their doctors with one of the common symptoms of depression were assumed to be suffering solely from boredom with their

partner’s sexual technique and hence were deprived of modem anti-depressant treatmenLThis indudes tbe 5HT re-update inhibitors Prozac and Seroxat, relatively free of side-effects. Loss oflibido can also be a symptom of many physical diseases, including diabetes and hypothyroidism. It may also afflict women at various times, premenstraaUy, after childbirth, when lactaling, and Ms Greer not withstanding, the menopause; problems which all respond to appropriate specific treatment.

Focus on magic eye FORTY years ago, Oxford undergraduates were set a weekly problem by the professor of anatomy who would describe a patient’s neurological symptoms and then expect the students to deduce from these the site in the nervous system where the trouble lay. later in their career post¬ mortem studies demonstrated that even great neurologists were sometimes wrong. Physicians still plot a patient's neurological deficit: they gauge muscle strength, test sight, hearing and cndl, wield their reflex hammers and prick the patient with needles or stroke them with cotton wool, but at the end of the examination ft is now rare to bear one make a firm diagnosis. No longer is it necessary to wait for the operating theatre before having suspicions confirmed, for an all-seeing magic eye, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, is able to discriminate between normal and abnormal brain and spinal cord tissue. This can display the anatomy of the central nervous system with startling definition on to a screen, from where, with a laser camera, it can be transferred to film. This wed: Princess Margaret opened London’s latest MRI scanner at the London Clinic, which has

been installed to complement the existing

computer tomography (CT) scanners. These two instruments are complem¬ entary. Tbe CT scanner is ■ still the first line of inves¬ tigation in many circum¬ stances. Patients undergoing MRI do not suffer from any radiation, because the scanner uses magnetism unrf

radio frequency. As a diagnostic tool it is also magical in displaying joints, in particular the knee, in which split cartilages and tom ligaments become readily visible. The MRI scanner can also demonstrate precisely where pressure on the spinal cord, or a nerve, is being caused by a prolapsed disk or an arthritic spine; and it is so sensitive that ft is able to pick up otherwise undetectable secondary tumors in bone marrow.

All clear at Forte THE Forte group's Heritage hotels, once ancient bostebies where diners might have expected to eat in an atmosphere made hazy by pipe-smoking locals, have changed. This week, the company banned smoking in the dining rooms and increased the number of non-smoking bedrooms. Its decision coincides with the submission by Action Asthma to the health department, whose consultative document “For Health of the Nation" invited other opinions. One of tbe seven points raised by Action Asthma, all of which are designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, is the problem faced by 57 percent of asthmatics in a tobacco-sin okey atmosphere. Now these patients may be able to enjoy their steak at the Old White Hart without wheezing.

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16 Fiction THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1?9I

your novel I Kingsley and the young devil as guru

ROBERT M. Pirsig, the au- was what it was all about.” thor of Zen and The Art of Straight from the horse's Motorcycle Maintenance, re- mouth, turns to print after 17 years of Mainland is set in an Eag- silence with a book about, lish-spcalring island province among other things, Red In- coknually governed by its dians and yachting. Not the neighbour, in a manner not most commercially-driven of dissimilar to Northern Ire- authors, Pirsig has resisted the land's relationship with Eng- tcmptation to call his book land. The parallels nag away at How! and The Art of Coastal first, but it is a mark of the Navigation. Even though na- vigour Robert McCrum brings tive American mysticism to his gloomy political alle- might have as much to offer us gory that, though the novel's in the 1990s as Oriental themes are control, paranoia wisdom did in the 1970s, the and betrayal, the comparison fed remains that sailing is intrudes less and less as one hardly Hiring, and it was the reads on. McGruxn's polished glamorous 750cc passages that chrome prose, all gHn^ng and were principally responsible spnice, shares the credit for for turning Zen into a cult. this with the triangle of players

So the book is called Lila, at the heart of the drama, who and its subtitle is An Inquiry are much more thaw the into Morals. In passing, it ideological ciphers often inquires into a good deal else found in this genre. Stephen besides — Victorian rectitude, Mallory, a "political consul- the crumbling of New York taut” specialising in risk City, duck-billed platypuses, assessment in hot climes, and above all the metaphysics visits the troubled province as of quality, the definition of escort to a planeload of VIPs, which is the work's stated aim. He is drawn into the life of It seems irrelevant to the point Isabel Rome, a mainland of churlishness to judge Lila radio journalist with a toehold as fiction but, as well as being in the community. In order a book about writing a book, it that be can revisit her, he

Joseph Connolly reviews a strange affair

between the novelist and the yobbo youf Now here’s a funny thing: Sir Kingsley Amis, fresh from bis excoriating and hugely amusing Memoirs

and fast approaching his 70th birth¬ day, turns his hand for the very first time to a novel primarily intended for "young adults" — a term one would have though expressly ’de¬ signed to make Amis wince with scorn and loathing.

A sort of explanation is put forward in the short introduction, where Amis taTTs us that of the hundreds of characters he has in¬ vented, the urge to revive any of them has become irresistible only "a co uple of times" — Jenny Bunn, who originally appeared in Take a Girl Like You (1960) made a triumphant return in Difficulties with Girls (1988), while the __ other character AT5C . whom Amis cites WE AREA as refusing to let him alone is our Reinhardt current hero, a 17- year-old cockney lad called Clive Rayner — star of a little known television play of the 1970s, apparently unpublished. The Great Jim Dixon also made a welcome comeback as Jake Richard¬ son in Jakds Thing, but Amis chooses not to mention this, leaving the reader considerably perplexed as to why on earth from among Amis's tremendous gallery of heroes and villains it is left to young Clive to exert so strong a pull upon his creator. “I found as I wrote,” says Amis, almost mystically, "that I cared more about him than about any of my previous male characters that I could remember.” What — more than the bibulous and un¬ forgettable Maurice Ahington Of The Green MarCl More than poor old Stanley Duke and all his women? Or even one single Old Devil? Crumbs —what has this upstart Clive Rayner got going for him?

On the face of it, not a lot. Clive is “pissed off” you see (on the dole, “hassled" by his stepfather, lum¬ bered with a sort of girlfriend called Paula who is as dense as a duvet) and driven by boredom into bun¬ gling a pointless raid on a warehouse — whereupon he is further harassed by police officers straight out of Z~ Cars. “Clive,” ays Sir Kingsley in the foreword, “is utterly unlike me," and one concedes the point

Up to the moment of the break-in.

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l-ila is a woman MAINLAND near disillusioning By Robert middle-age whom McCrum Phaedrus sleeps Seeker A Warburg, with on his boat £13.99 and then, half-sad- -rune ctd e died with her. agrees to take with MEN b r AIK him to Florida. If By Josephine Phaedrus is all Haamplirays mind, she is all HamU. £14.99 body, while a third — - party, a lawyer- sailor called Rigel who even- distant

persuades his employers to let him oversee the on-location film¬ ing of a politicised pop video. Mallory is self-sufficient and secretive, qualities that boobytrap his rela¬ tions with the open-hearted Isa¬ bel. The story is as acute in its little intimate moments as in its big incen¬ diary one.

Although it kicks off in medias res with a dramati¬ cally destructive hurricane, a novel could not be more

in tone and at- tually takes her away to be mosphere from Mainland “cared for” (that is, inslitu- than Josephine Humphreys's tumalised) stands for society. The Fireman's Fair. It ia a with its rules and regulations gentle, comic, pastoral affair, and conformity. The relation- though to say it does not touch ship between these three is the on life’s larger themes would basis for Pirsig’s inquiry into be wrong. It does, but in its morals. Where do they stand own way — quietly, casually, vis-i-vis one another^ Who almost in pacing Also set on has the right to judge whom? an island, but this time off

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Clive mopes around the house and streets being bored, is accused of nicking a tenner from his mother’s TiywHHng — this filling US with indignation until it turns out that he did it - and then has a spell of being bored in the Bengal Light Tandoori with near-idiot friends, Terry and Marilyn, not forgetting thicko Paula. Amid the flock wallpaper of this murky {dace there are flashes of classic, brilliant Amis dialogue (ie, non-communication) but so brief as to appear rationed. Such hopeless, working-class situations have been better done, and one wonders as to the point of it alL The point, it transpires, is trumpeted in the title: we are all guilty. An accidental result of the abortive burglary is that the elderly night watchman fells and is __ seriously injured, t nmTV whereupon Clive is L OUIL1 I consumed by guilt ey Amis — but no one will Toks, £7.99 allow him to wal- ——— low in it to the

degree he evidently craves. His mother “understands”, the vicar “understands” — and in a superb cameo, the female social worker gives the impression that not to have broken into the warehouse would have constituted a dear demonstration of deviance and (of course) that society itself is to blame.

Here the theme of an over-caring society and deprivation of guilt is not so much developed as oft repeated. Clive is let offby the court, his grouchy old stepfather forgives him, the policemen from central casting forgive him — even the partially paralysed nightwatchman and his wife forgive him, for God’s sake, leaving the boy totally bereft of the one thing that lent form to his ghastly existence. Robbed of his richly merited guilt — now spread among the worthy so thinly as to have become a mere patina of shared responsibility — he slumps back into nothingness. I cannot help thinking that if young Give Rayner’s mother had been the redoubtable Claire, he never would have got into such a hole in the first place. The overall result is glum — a grey slice of life glimpsed through a Macallan, darkly — and the horrible “yoof* market dust Jacket does little to alleviate the gloom. As to Sir Kingsley's infatuation with Clive, I feel it must remain a matter for the two of them. Kingsley Amis, on his first venture into the odd genre of teenage fiction, brings back s surprising character

ructions in the life of Rob achieved with the seamless- Wyatt, a 32-year-old lawyer ness ofj say, a novel by Milan and [art-time fireman, who Kundera, though Pirsig doubt- ponders long and hard about less never intended it to. The the way he is going in the wake feet remains that Lila's rest- of the loud message from the less cogitation is, to purloin heavens. In this be gets some his own image, like the darting help from a floundering but flightpath of a moth: for all the somehow wised-up teenager beautifully precise thoughts called Billie, who banishes fluttering out of these some- thoughts of the boss's wife, times turgid pages, it is ex- Rob’s long-lost love, and helps tremely hard to pin the work heal the rift between his batty down. Halfway through the parents. Rounded off with book there is a moment when some harmless wish-fulfU- Lila appears in the boat's meat, this delightful novel is hatchway. “It startled him for frothily done, but down below a moment. She was real, after the exquisite bubbles lurk all. All this theoretical thought some fine old home truths about this advanced meta- about life in the stow lane, physical abstraction called Someone in Hollywood will ‘Lila' and here, before him, have fun with iL

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■ Tolkien; The Illustrated Encyclopedia, by David Day {Mitchell Beazley, £17.99) is a guide to absolutely everything yon could have wished to know about Tolkien mythol¬ ogy, and then some. Divided into history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography, with maps and charts, it is variously (and to my mind, hideously) illus¬ trated by sundry hands. 1 was once reproved by Rayner Unwin for calling the paper¬ back covers hideous, because the illustrations were Tol¬ kien’s own. Strange how desire outruns performance. But if you want an illustrated A-Z of the flora and fauna of Middle- Earth and the Undying lands, David Day is your man, in the first of what will be an avalanche of centennial adula¬ tion. I recommend the reread¬ ing of the saga instead.

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Women in the band

JpJTARY history will be made tomorrow on the stage of the Free Trade Hall. Manchester. For the first time ever, women are being admitted into an all-male British mili¬ tary band. Seven female musicians who recently joined the RAF Central Band win be making their debuts in a concert bring¬ ing together all 200 mu¬ sicians in the RAFs four UK-based bands. “Good to see the Royal Air Force again taking the lead," remarks Air Chief Mar- dial Sir Jock Kennedy, of the RAFs decision to break centuries of sol¬ dierly taboo and allow women to go where the drumsticks fly.

Back on stage INGMAR Bergman is working on what will be only his third opera production, following a 1961 Rake’s Progress that won Stravinsky’s ap¬ proval and the 1974 fibn version of The Magic Piute. This time the piece is new: a setting of the Bacchae of Euripides by the Swedish composer Daniel Bortz, involving a large, cast of singers, ac¬ tors and dancers. After its winter performances in Stockholm, it will be recorded for television.

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CINEMA: NEW RELEASES

Crowning gloiy for the British king

Imagine a day's prop list for Derek Jarman's Edward Q (18, Cuizon West End, Gate). Duffle

coat, throne, riot shields, ahar, soft-drinks cans, balaclava hoods, pyjamas. Not for Jarman the blinding deluge of Renaissance finery in Greena¬ way’s Prospero's Books, or the dull parade of Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V, styled in off-the-peg Tudor. Alone among these recent films of Eng, Lit. hMirifnaAg, Jarman

yanks his chosen text into the modem world, rooting Mar¬ lowe's play in a malevolent society of conspicuous con¬ sumption, street riots and anti-gay legislation. Through the miracle of cinema, two sensibilities and centuries — Jarman’s and Marlowe’s — become wondrously fused.

Jarman's imagination al¬ ways sets his films alight, but no feature before Edward II has carried quite so much punch. Its predecessors — The Last of England and The Garden — presented a jostling carnival of apocalypse, poetry, and private thoughts. But Marlowe’s play provides a stout narrative peg for the director’s concern with sex. power, death and repression.

Edward D, newly-appointed Plantagenet king, antagonist Queen Isabella and the nobil¬ ity by showering love and favours on an uncouth up¬ start, Gaveston. Aided by Isabella, power-hungry Morti¬ mer galvanises the opposition to restore what they see as the country’s dignity; civil, war and brutal murder follow.

Visually, Edward II leaps out at the audience with its bold designs and anachronis¬ tic clothes. Economic neces¬ sity suggested Christopher Hobbs’s moveable sets of vast stone blocks, yet the shafts of light and imprisoning shade create a dank, brooding at¬ mosphere worth any amount of fancy props. The costumes jolt and amuse, from the aristocracy's pinstripe and twin-sets to Isabella's aston¬ ishing outfits — culled, it

Geoff Brown reviews Derek Jarman's

magnificent Edward 77, City Slickers,

Doc Hollywood and Chattahoochee

would seem, from Audrey Hepburn’s and Imelda Mar¬ cos’s cast-offs. -

Fine acting adds to the film’s uncommon strength. By stamping out theatrical ca¬ dences, Steven Waddington (Edward). Andrew Tzeroas (Gaveston) and Tilda S win ton (Isabella) mimmiae Marlowe’s fustian and give the lines a modern swing Jar- _ man helps by add¬ ing expletives Marlowe undoub¬ tedly knew, but never unleashed.

Otherwise the text is re-arranged rather than re¬ worded; it is Jar¬ man’s visual imag¬ ination, yoked to the skins of his regular collabora¬ tors, that bends the play to his wifl.

History relates (though it could well be myth) that Edward met a hid- eous end with a strategically placed hot poker. Since the film was made in Hammer’s old studios at Bray, Jannan must have been tempted to pile on the horror.

Violence plays a part, to be sure: Isabella despatches one poor soul with a ferocious neck bite. Yet there is also humour and tenderness. We expect this from the lovers, dancing in a spotlight to Cole Prater; but Jarman, mellowing perhaps in maturity, treats even the villains with under¬ standing Bold, passionate and savagely beautiful, this is one of the best British films for sometime.

City SUckers (12, Odeon Leicester Square), with Billy Crystal, returns us to Holly¬ wood with a bump, a moo and a “Yi-haT. We start with three

‘Violence plays a part:

Isabella despatches one poor

soul with a ferocious neck bite *

New Jerseyites nursing mid¬ life crises. To rejuvenate their batteries, the buddies venture on one of those “fulfil your fantasy" holidays, joining a cattle trek from New Mexico to Colorado. Helen Slater comes along . for the ride, but essentially this is a man’s show: an over-stretched bundle of merry jests and

mushy masculine thoughts about friendship.

At first writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (who also penned Parenthood) make pleasant fun of these greenhorn cowboys. Crystal (the film’s exec¬ utive producer) spouts smart re¬ marks and ingra¬ tiating gwvilgg, and Daniel Stem and Bruno Kiiby make perfect stooges. The solid backup includes Jack Pal-

trail boss who dies), two

ance (the inconveniently Long Island dentists, and a pair of ice-cream tycoons wed¬ ded to a camcorder.

Once the trek acquires an adorable calf called Norman, however, the film’s charm begins to unravel. Crystal’s little smile wears thin; Ganz and Mandel press the cuteness button too often; and director Ron Underwood stretches ev¬ ery intimate, soul-baring scene beyond advisable limits. City Slickers undoubtedly enter¬ tains, but its indulgences need to be lanced.

Ever since Michael Caion- Jones announced his ambition to be Preston Sturges in a kilt, I have waited for this talented director's Highland fling One scene in Doc Hollywood (12,

Cannons Baker Street, Hay- market, Oxford Street), bis first all-American film, pays

.homage to the master’s 1941 classic, Sullivan !r Travels, but the kilt has been replaced by Californian beach wear.

The brains of five writers forged the script, yet their labours only produced a mouse of a comedy, with a plot that might well have seemed fresh 60 years ago. Michael J. Fox, the Mary Pickford of the age, clings desperately to his boyish looks as a smart city doctor waylaid in the sticks en route to a plush LA. job in plastic surgery. “I'm m the Twilight Zone!” he cracks. Yet the folks of Grady, “Squash capital of the South”, wear away the doc’s resistance with sweet eccentricities. A pretty spitfire of an ambulance driver (Julie Warner) provides a stronger lure, and the doc’s final destination is never in doubt for a second. Following Memphis

Belle for David Putt- nam, Caton-Jones shifts to the Holly¬

wood mode with ease. Yet the predictability of this cockle- wanning comedy gradually sets the teeth on edge. Just when we congratulate the writers for avoiding Billy CrystaTs cow, up grunts a pig equally cute, to keep Fox company. George Hamilton’s money-grabbing cosmetic sur¬ geon brightens the final scenes, but by then the film has long succumbed to bland¬ ness and timidity.

Mick Jackson, another transplanted British director, is the man at the helm of Chattahoochee (15, Odeon Mezzanine); though given the post-production tinkering it would be unfair to paric all the film's deficiencies at his door. A two-hour drama has been shrunk to 97 minutes; in the process, a real-life story about a Korean War hero’s fortunes in a nightmarish Florida men¬ tal hospital is reduced to near nonsense. When the plot's lacunae allow, Gary Oldman,

Giving Marlowe’s lines a modern swing: Steven Waddington as the Plantagenet king

submerged in a Fidel Castro beard, manages a decent sketch of a simple man fight¬ ing injustice, but Dennis Hop¬ per, as his prison chum, hardly survives the scissors.

Perhaps Chattahoochee would never have amounted to much: by straining so hard for squalor, Jackson inten¬ sifies the ponderous cliches of this menial hospital from the far side of helL Still, nobody has suffered lasting career

damage; since its completion in 1989, Oldman has pro¬ gressed to Stale of Grace; while Jackson’s quick-fire style energised Steve Marlin’s LA. Story. Chattahoochee is a film to forgive, and forget.

Few modern tales of woe come any bleaker than Dekalog S (18, Renoir), the television version of Kieslow¬ ski’s A Short Film About Killing. Eveiy shot hurts in this devastating analysis of a

horrid crime and the state’s horrid punishment; even the bilious colour adds to the film's pain. You may not emerge dancing but you will have witnessed a master direc¬ tor and moral inquisitor at the peak of his powers. The film comes double-billed with the equally powerful Dekalog 6. a riveting study in love and voyeurism, and the source for the feature-length A Short Film About Love.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at the Festival Hall this weekend, has made a remarkable leap in standards says Richard Morrison

T en things that the Brit¬ ish know about Atlanta, Georgia: GOne Wilvthe

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Money and power helps. Atlanta, the boom city of the Deep South, has plenty of both For every dollar it gets in public subtidy, the Atlanta Symphony receives S79 from private and corporate pur¬ ses — and that adds up to a Si 6 million (£9.4 million) budget. An orchestra whose home is the Robert W. Wood¬ ruff Arts Center is never likely to forget the power of patron¬ age, because Robert W. Woodruff was the boss of Coca-Cola. Even this Euro¬ pean tour demonstrates how an orchestra benefits by hay¬ ing wealthy corporations sit¬ ting on its doorstep: much of the S1.7 million cost is being underwritten by the Atlanta- based Delta Air Lines.

But money alone cannot

Hardworking baton: Atlanta Symphony’s Yod Levi

build a great orchestra. Remember the “Pittsburgh fallacy”, named after an or¬ chestra that has vast endow¬ ments, one of the world’s most expensive conductors, and

musical standards that lan¬ guish between modest and mediocre. The most vital asset for any orchestra is a conduc¬ tor who is prepared to be a music director in the true.

time-consuming meaning of the term. Since 1988. Atlanta has had such a figure: the 41- year-old Israeli, Yoel Levi.

“If you want to create something really special, you don't spend your time chasing round the world,” says Levi. “I sometimes think that in Europe the music director is more like a principal guest conductor.”

When Levi does travel, be has a knack of living dan¬ gerously. He was with a Polish orchestra in Cracow when the Chernobyl explosion hap¬ pened, and conducting the Israel Philharmonic (in which he once played percussion) when Iraq's Scud missiles fell on Tel Aviv. In both cases, he stayed put “I never cancel engagements,” he says simply.

That tenacity is evident in his dealings in Atlanta. Life for the players was undeniably more easy-going before he came. “I work them very hard,” admits Levi. “That was a shock to people.”

M ore shocks followed; Levi began restock¬ ing the orchestra

with bright young things. “1 expect a tremendously high level of technique, plus the ability to blend in. The idea is to create a unified colour throughout the orchestra. Sometimes the right person is hard to find, so I am patient. We looked for two years for the right flute player.”

Levi is cultivating an empha¬ sis on precision and clarity rather than blaze and bloom.

And if listeners detect that the new Atlanta, sound bears a Strange similarity to that of the Cleveland Orchestra, its creator will not demur: Levi reveres that illustrious ensemble. It is not surprising; after studying at the Guildhall in London, he spent six years in Cleveland as resident (or assistant) con¬ ductor a periodwhich changed his musical outlook forever.

In London on Sunday the orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and a new piece by its resident composer, Stephen Paulus (best known here for his steamy opera The Postman Always Rings Twice). After a decade in America, Levi has learnt how to allay any fears of modern music. “The new work? Oh. very conservative, very colourful, very lovely,” he says soothingly. • The Atlanta Symphony Or- chestra plays at the Festival Hall f071-928 8800) on Sunday at 3.15pm.

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Visual illiteracy

An artless British

Library is a travesty,

says Richard Cork Imagine, for one appalling moment, that the creators of the great gothic cathedrals had decided to leave their

buildings unadorned. What would Char' tres ami its counterparts be like without the carvings, or the stained-glass win¬ dows irradiating the shadows within?

The notion of dispensing with such thing* j$ barbaric, but the government stands convicted of just such a crime. By abandoning its commitment to contrib¬ ute to the expected £425,000 cost of a specially commissioned tapestry and sculptures for the new British Library, ii is decreeing that art has no place even in the most ambitious new buddings. No wonder that the four external members of the committee formed to select the library’s works of art have resigned. They were appointed two years ago by the arts minister himself. Sir Richard Luce, who rightly saw the £450 million building as a showcase for British art. Luce was personally committed to the idea: writing in 1987, he deplored the fact that enrichment of great buildings '’was stripped away in the stern func¬ tionalism of recent times”. We are beginning, he wrote, “to realise just how much we have lost and how unsatisfying and lack-lustre buildings can become”.

Unlike many contemporary architects, Colin St John Wilson, who designed the new British Library, has always pos¬ sessed a lively appetite for painting and sculpture. A distinguished collector of 20th-century art, he was determined from the outset to place appropriate works in carefully chosen sites within the building and on the piazza outside.

His first commission, for the western wall of the monumental entrance Hall, was a colossal tapestry by R.B. Kitaj. No living painter is more of an obsessive bibliophile, and the tapestry was to be based on one of his most outstanding canvases: If Not, Not. It is a complex image: a half-tragic, half-lyrical medita¬ tion on a war-ravaged European land¬ scape. Above all the painting is indebt¬ ed to Kitaj's fascination with T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, a felicitous literary link with the contents of the building.

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi's arresting bronze statue of Newton was equally apt Intended to confront visitors immediate¬ ly inside the main entrance gateway, the heavily muscled figure would have sat on a plinth 12ft above the piazza. En¬ grossed in momentous calculations, it is openly based on William Blake’s cele¬ brated image of Newton plotting the universe with a pair of outsize dividers. But the picture was supposed to be satirical, with Newton shown on the ocean floor, oblivious to the wonders around him. Since Blake frowned on any attempt to reduce the mysteries of the cosmos to mathematical formulae, he and Newton could hardly be more op¬ posed in their visions of the world. The gulf between them attracted Paolozzi, bridging the arts and sciences in one troubling and ambiguous image. Across the piazza, an amphitheatre

is being built for poetry readings and other literary events. Antony

Gormley won a competition to provide a series of large granite sculptures behind the seating. Each stone would have been incised with contours based, like much of Gormley's work, on the artist’s own body. Wilson relishes the contrast be¬ tween Paolozzi's bronze “where human¬ ity seems to be moving towards the robot", and Gormley's “ageless granite on the point of becoming human”.

Far from dispensable baubles, all these works are densely meditated images occupying integral sites within the design. If the government persists with its decision, it will deprive the British Library of essential enrichment, and imply that art has no role to play in the shaping of modem urban life.

Richard rhmn chief executive of rejected Thames TV, argues that the franchise lottery puts ITV at risk

Television’s blind date The first and most certain

thing to say about Thames Television being outbid in

the franchise contest is that one thousand highly skilled and experienced people will lose their jobs. They have worked hard to provide a diverse service of high qualify for their viewers, a service rich in entertainment, informa¬ tion and education. Glance at what's on ITV this week and you will see that for London audi¬ ences these people are making Thames News, Thames Help, Thames Reports, Thames’ Ac¬ tions, The City Programme and A Problem Aired. For the ITV network, they have chil¬ dren’s programmes and the peak¬ time programmes Strike it Lucky, The Bill, Mr Bean, Waugh Me¬ morial’ This is Your life and Minder.

You do not have to watch all these Thames programmes—and scores of others such as Wish You Were Here and Rumpole — to know that they give pleasure and enrich the lives of millions of people. I have every reason to be proud of my staff, proud of their track record, proud of their showbusiness, journalistic and educational skills. They have proved in all departments to be a match for the best, and it is tragic

that they are to be made redundant as a result of an award system that has been described as “possibly the most ludicrous in corporate history ”.

The second thing to say is that many of the most popular pro¬ grammes on British television are now at risk. Nearly half the British-originated programmes in this Autumn’s ITV weekday eve¬ ning schedule are made by Thames, and they earn nearly half the network's ratings. Some of them may survive on ITV, some may be bought by the BBC, and some may be seen only by those with satellite dishes. Cer¬ tainly, the experienced team of television journalists who pro¬ duce This Week will be broken up after 35 years of current affairs reporting of the highest standard, as will many of our other special¬ ised teams. The trained and talented staff who enabled Thames to produce fin ITV big events like royal weddings, the Telethon, and the Rugby World Cup will be broken up as welL

Other fine companies have

suffered the same summary “Execu¬ tion” after a five- month wait during which not one con¬ versation with the rrc has taken place about our applications, and no account has been taken of our records.

The original ob¬ jective of the ITV auction was to put downward pres¬ sure on costs. When the Peacock reported in 1986,

Richard Dome forced to shed 1,000 jobs

The government wanted to estab¬ lish the market value of ITV li¬ cences, but this backfired spectacu¬ larly when TVS bid £59.8 million and Central, unoppos¬ ed, bid £2,000. No reserve cash price for each licence was set

There was a bet¬ ter way. As the IBA and the ITV Asso¬ ciation proposed.

Committee in 1980, this was a

legitimate aim, but by the time the Broadcasting Bill was before Parliament in 1990, overman¬ ning and restrictive practices had been ail but eliminated.

The government wanted an objective and transparent meth¬ od of allocation, yet what it came up with is an almost unintelli¬ gible mixture of objective and subjective judgments, with prac¬ tically no viewer involvement.

prices should have been set for each licence area, and the regu¬ lator should have selected the best quality offers from those willing to pay the price. Such de¬ cisions would have been no more subjective than those taken by the ITC at its quality hurdle. Ironically, this is the principle upon which licences will be allo¬ cated for the next ten-year period.

Thames Television is certain that it nude the best London weekday bid, in quality and

money terms, in the interests of viewers and shareholders. The public interest, as The Times pronounced in a leader, would best have been served “by prefer¬ ring those companies which have proved they can produce good programmes rather than those that merely make promises”.

Regardless of who has won or lost, this selection process has paralysed a first-class network, brought at least three years of profound uncertainty, and de¬ moralised an industry for which Britain is world famous. ITV is still very much at risk. High bidden must run a federal system with low bidden; a new system of central scheduling and commis¬ sioning must be agreed within three months; the boisterous new will dispute with the experienced old; the old regulated power blocs will be replaced by less account¬ able concentrations of power, and the separation of production from responsibility for managing the schedule will affect the attain¬ ment of excellence.

For Thames, there are now new

objectives; to provide the most attractive service for ourvfewcrs and advertisers throughout 1992, and to become Britain's leading independent production com¬ pany from 1993. .Already we attract more than a tratd of our revenue from sources other than advertising, and we will now offer to all channels our current pro¬ grammes, new productions and popular repeats from our valu¬ able and extensive library.

We will offer resources and. facilities to individual producer and other independent produc¬ tion companies. We shall also nurture our investments, andoe looking closely at re-entering broadcasting through the Astra satellite system. Channel 5, or, in two years' time, ITV.

Others have often referred to Thames Television as the flag¬ ship company. The flagship wiD soon leave the broadcast fleet to become a major programme pro-, ducer. Some questions can only be answered in the mid-1990s. Which way will the winds of com¬ petition and high Treasury bills now blow the Channel 3 broad¬ casters? Will building a London programme rights “studio”, as we now plan, prove a better bet: Who knows? But this flagship still feds it bolds the compass.

Wanted: for daylight robbery Bernard Levin cheers on a case

against the government’s policies Thai merry fdlow A.P. Herbert died in 1971, and today in particular I wish he hadn't. AJ5., as

he was always known, had an enormous number of careers; he was a lawyer, a poet, a novelist, playwright and songwriter, a sailor and an MP, in which last capacity he instituted, by a private member’s bill, a reform of the divorce laws, which had not been touched for three- quarters of a century.

I knew him quite well, and once literally brought tears to his eyes by reciting extempore to him one of his longest poems. But today particularly I wish he were here, because yet another of his avocations was the series of delightful mock courtroom bat¬ tles he wrote under the title of Misleading Cases. (Delightful and mock, yes; but very many of them made a sound and signifi¬ cant point about our laws and customs. After his death some of them were dramatised for television.)

He must be chortling in heaven today, because there is a real law¬ suit moving through the law’s ponderous stages, which would have made a Misleading Case without his needing to touch it. so exactly does it fit the genre. ALP. wrote Rex v Puddle, in which a Collector of Taxes was convicted of demanding money with men¬ aces; he wrote Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock, in which the defendant wrote his tax-cheque on a cow (“Was the cow crossed?” “No, your worship, it was an open cow”) and insisted that it was a valid method of payment; and he attempted (in reality, not in print) to prosecute the House of Commons for allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages afterthe legal hour. But he did not write Harries v The British Government.

Mr Harries is an entrepreneur, living in Cardiff, and managing a

wide variety of busi¬ nesses. He claims that he was doing well, and showing handsome prof¬ its, until the present gov¬ ernment wrecked the economy and ruined him; no doubt many tradesmen and dealers would make the same complaint, but Mr Har¬ ries did more. He went to the High Court and launched an action against the government, demanding a million pounds in compensation.

This is not as startling as you might think. If I make and sell honey, and the man next door pours a couple of hundred gal¬ lons of cows' urine into my vats, I have a cause of action against him, and if the case is proved, he will certainly have to pay. Why, then, should there be any difference if a businessman has his metaphorical honey ruin¬ ed with metaphorical urine because of the gov¬ ernment's indifference, carelessness or incom¬ petence?

Mr Hames’s reply is short and to the point; there should not be any difference. And on that principle he has flung his pebble at Goliath.

His pebble is his cat¬ alogue ofcomplaints, and I cannot do better than record them in all their wickedness. The government has. to Mr Harries' detriment, been;

• Selling valuable public in¬ dustries, such as water and the telephone service, at one quarter of their worth.

• Creating a false economy in the 1980s and causing property prices to inflate at a time when Mr

Harries purchased four properties on mortgage.

• Not keeping proper control over the Bank of England, so that interest rates almost doubled and he had difficulty keeping up payments on bis mortgage loans.

• Creating an economic climate in which demand for properties diminished dramatically, so that he was deprived of his collateral

and was unable to borrow more money, pay off creditors or diversify into other business.

• Causing continual and increas¬ ing unemployment which de¬ prived him of enough customers with money to use his services.

But

Mr Harries is not proposing to lay criminal charges against members of the government (al¬ though he could find dozens: false pretences, conspiracy to defraud, trading when insolvent, spending clients' money without authorisation — the list is endless). Mr Harries eschews ven¬ geance: he wants only res¬ titution. and I heartily hope he gets iL

His first move has been surprisingly successful: instead of being turned away from the court as a rpnriman, be has been permitted to get his case on its feet; for how long remains to be seen. There was a hurried attempt by the Treasury solicitor to have the action struck out, but the court official in charge rejected the application, saying that the case was “worthy of consideration”. Prob¬ ably, the Attorney-Gen¬ eral — he must be useful fra something — will find a way to fiddle Mr Har¬ ries out of his case. But if not, our hero is determin¬ ed to finish what he has started.

He may have estab¬ lished a precedent; with luck he may actually win. To be sure, nobody claims that the govern¬ ment ruined the economy deliberately and with malice aforethought; the worst that can be charged against them is that they made terrible mistakes,

remember my illustration

Causing him stress owing to the danger of business failure and subsequent **rniRmnlnvirn»«t -.- ’unemployment, penury and destitution”.

with the honey and the urine; in our law a preventable accident is quite enough for damages; Mr Harries is demanding recom¬ pense. and if be can show that (a) the cause of his ruin was the way the government ran the economy and (b) they ran h in a way winch they knew, or ought to have known, would be deleterious to all those who depended upon it.

But it is the precedent that intrigues me most Hitherto, there has been only one way for us to

call the government to account, which is to turn It out at the next election. But this is obviously an unwieldy and indeed uncertain course; no individual can achieve il alone. There have, it is true, been cases in which some minister has been found 10 have exceeded his lawful powers or have acted unjustly, and such wrongs have been put right. But hitherto these cases were invari¬ ably specific; an exact and measurable wrong has been put exactly and measurably right. Mr Harries is a pioneer. If he wins, we shall be able to belabour the government ip general with our complaints in general.

As you would expect of me, I long to go further. I look forward to the day when ministers, brought to book for general rather than particular nuisances, can be put in prison for a minimum of 25 years, and others at least flogged. (It should not be nec¬ essary for me to say that if Mr Harries wins, I shall at once begin a campaign to have the Chancellor hanged.) .

The village Hampden of Cathe¬ dral Street, Cardiff has ensued his place in history, whether he wins or loses. We cannot realistic¬ ally hope for a revolution (though I doubt Hampden expected the momentous consequences of his modest action), but if he wins be will have forged an instrument before which governments wall quail, and even if he loses, they will conduct affairs with regular and frequent glances over their shoulders. Eppur si muove.

...and moreover

Craig Brown One of the many delights

of writing nonsense in newspapers is that every

now and then a free gift arrives through the post. Mrs Kenward, who until a couple of months ago was the doyenne of nonsense- writers with her Jennifer's Diary column in Harpers & Queen, would regularly devote a long paragraph to thanking delightful manufacturers for being so kind as to send her. out of the goodness of their hearts, their splendid products. The delight¬ ful manufacturers, delighted that Jennifer should be so delighted — and so publicly delighted at that — would then delight her further by sending her even more delightful products. Result: delight all round.

It is damning testament to my inferior powers of enthusiasm, alas, that manufacturers of scarves, perfumes, beauty prod¬ ucts and knitwear have so far avoided me. I suppose I appeal more to what one might call the bottom end of the market

So nothing could have pre¬ pared me for the delight (not too strong a word. 1 think) with which I greet'-d my free gift in vesterday's post Two weeks ago, I wrote in this column about Top of the Pops. Hey presto! Yes¬ terday. I received Perseverance: The Official Newsletter of the Slade International Fan Club. At last a major victory over Mrs Kenward.

I feel sure all readers of The Times know who, or what Slade are, or is. Even the most ascetic reader will be able to hum the

tunes of“Coz I Luv You” (Num¬ ber 1 in October 1971), “Look Wot You Dun" (Number 4 in February 1972) and “Cum on Feel the Noire” (Number 1 in March 1973) and “Skweeze Me Pleeze Me” (Number I in June 1973) without reference to their song-sheets. Bui for those whose memories are a little rusty, I am delighted to recommend a subscription to “Percy”, as it is known by its editor, Male.

Let me whet your appetites. Perseverance opens in a rather more intimate way than regular readers of The Times may be used to (“Hi Howya doin”) before announcing, in spelling the group might envy, a new single by Slade. Everyone who has heard it, says Male, “reckons that it is definate TOP 40 mater¬ ial and will put the Boyz back were they should be. chart- bound”. The “B" side, too, is “a belting rocker with Nod stuffing the verbals right into your eardrums, great stuff Dave”.

The possibility of a return to the charts by Slade is a constant theme of the newsletter, for. as you will remember. Slade's last single to scrape into the Top 100 was the lazily-spelt “Still The Same”, which reached Number 73 for two weeks in 1987. As the title of its newsletter implies, the fan club was formed at Slade's nadir, “Slade fans are a very rare breed, like the band themselves, they have stuck together when the chips were down... I won¬ der how many people reading this remember the glory days when advance sales alone were

enough to put the latest Slade release into the top slot”, writes Dave Percival in a profile of the average Slade fan.

After some much-requested song-sheets, including the full lyrics to “Tme mee. I'm now an’ that’s ori“ (chorus; “We gotta hold tight, yeh / And can’t you see they're lettin we through / We gotta hold tight yeh / And can’t you see they’re lettin...” etc, etc), there is a Postbag (“The new single is brilliant, Slade back in rnririn form again, if this is not a major hit then there is no justice in the world — Kenny Bell, Newcastle”), followed by a Fan File in which the leading British collector of Slade memo¬ rabilia, Mark Richards, reports on a meeting with the leading French collector, Gerard Goyer. Gerard’s collection “is without doubt the most complete in the world”. The two are pictured performing the traditional Slade sideways thumbs-up while brandishing two Slade album- covers. “Slade were very big in Fiance in the early 70's”, says Gerard, “but when their decline started in the late 70'$ very few people remained loyal to the band. There are still quite a few fans over here but we live far apart...”

The enthusiasm is contagious. Wifi the new single be Slade's first bit in eight years? 1 agree with Male “Get yourself off down to the record shop, order a couple of copies and tell a dozen freinds.” As Mrs Kenward might say, a Slade Number One would be a reel delite.

Prince’s press gang LABOUR really is becoming re¬ spectable these days. Even royalty is now recruiting its staff from the ranks of Walworth Road.

In a setback to Neil Kinnock’s general election plans, it emerged yesterday that Colin Byrne, La¬ bour’s chief press officer, is to quit politics for the world of polo and country house estates. The Labour leader tried hard to persuade Byrne to stay, but he has turned Kinnock down in order to work for the Prince of Wales.

He will work for the Prince’s Trust, doing press work for the Business in the Community proj¬ ect and the Prince of Wales Busi¬ ness Leaders' Forum in Decem¬ ber. “I have always admired Prince Charles," says Byrne. “It is the first job that I have seen for several yean which I was in¬ terested in.”

Only three months ago Byrne was at the centre of a row which led to the resignation of John Underwood, who had succeeded Peter Mandelson as Labour’s communications director. Under¬ wood went to Kinnock with a “him or me” ultimatum, only for the Labour leader to back Byrne, who was one of Mandelson’s clos¬ est lieutenants. Byrne failed to succeed Mandelson, and never hit it off with Underwood, who did. The move establishes interesting links between the Prince's office and Labour leader Neil Kinnock. Byrne is engaged to Kinnock’s press secretary, Julie HalL

with their successful rivals. West- country Television. “We are play¬ ing it very square,” said John Williams, head of news and cur¬ rent affairs. “We will be folly objective to the last”

The accolade for professional¬ ism, however, must go to TVS. “It's just another story," insisted David Morris Jones, the compa¬ ny's head of news.-

gree of their applause, appeared more than sympathetic. The ova¬ tion was said to be deafening.

Musical mufti remains unaffected. The call is for graphic designers to fax designs suitable for peace posters and leaf¬ lets to help end the fighting in Croatia. May the fax prove might¬ ier than the sword

• Can faxes save the day in war- tom Zagreb? An international gra¬ phics exhibition due to open in November has been left bereft of entries from around the world as communications crumble due to the civil war. But contact by fax

TV eye THE cameras were turned on the television companies who had lost their franchises yesterday, posing the tricky problem of how to re¬ port their own bad news. TV-am had it easy. It came off air al 9-25, missing by half an hour the news of its own demise.

Thames was not so lucky. It re¬ sisted the temptation to play fune¬ real music - just - but the tone of its regional news bulletins was sombre. Carlton, the company that beat it, received barely a men¬ tion. Instead of jolly shots of champagne bottles being cracked open at its rivals' headquarters, it showed gloomy sound-bites from Thames's own employees, dis¬ mayed at the decision. One piece of film was conspicuously absent; the dramatic moment when the fax bearing the bad news arrived at the Thames offices. “We decided not to film that as a matter of com¬ pany policy ” said a spokesman.

At TV South West, the mood was marginally more up-beat. They gave their own defeat the main slot on the six o'clock pro¬ gramme, featuring an interview

JEANS ruled in the orchestra pit at Covent Garden this week. Mu¬ sicians eschewed the customary black tie in favour of more casual attire on Tuesday night as a pro¬ test against the management.

“The orchestra is taking indus¬ trial action in an attempt to im¬ prove basic salaries,” read a pamphlet handed out in the crush bar by musicians before they rushed to take their seats in the pit for the performance of Rigoleno. “We are the only section of the Royal Opera House who have to pay for our tools and clothing." The orchestra calculates that the

an example qf Kenneth Clarke's il¬ legible handwriting. Now the chairwoman of the governors of a school in Middlesex has received a letter from the education secretary which indicates that his grammar, tooi fails to come up to the stan¬ dards expected under the national curriculum. It is addressed “to all chairman of governors of LEA and grant-maintained schools

Post facto? AMERICA'S Washington Post pndes itself on probing investiga¬ tions into the capital's skul¬ duggery. But this week it had to apologise for an article about Jus- Uce Clarence Thomas which bru¬ shed aside Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment. The writer may have had his own reason: he turned out to be under investiga¬ tion for similar alleged conduct.

Wien confronted with this un¬ comfortable suggestion, the jour¬ nalist. Juan Williams, said he had written his column before he “had any knowledge of any investi¬ gation”. And anyway, he went on: “My journalistic ethics and the ethics of the newspaper were never compromised,”

Leonard Downie, the papert executive editor, had to admit to readers that he had “mistakenly failed to inform” Williams's sec¬ tion editor about the enquiry. •: .

total cost of its instruments ex¬ ceeds £2 million.

Covent Garden would only say that negotiations are “in pro¬ gress”. But the audience, invited to show their support by the dc-

• A Danish newspaper has im¬ posed a 100-day moratorium on its • political coverage. Jan KjaetjaanL a political reporter witft ’Extra- blade t, says: “Our readers are bored by parliament because the government doesn't come up with anything original. So we aK,^~" Mg away for the momenL“ British papers follow?

he must get his reward. (A word of advice to Mr Harries: do not specify the quantum of damages you think appropriate. If you have a jury, you will probably get many millions anyway; ifa judge, he might give you even more; I presume you know' already tint you should get Chrman as your pleader, he'll have the courtroom a foot deep in tears by the end of the first day.)

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rrv AUCTION FIASCO Nobody — neither minister nor television company, programme-maker nor viewer — believes that the way the commercial television oligopoly was reordered yesterday was anything other than a fiasco. The prime beneficiaries are a mere handful of private shareholders and the Treasury. That the new structure- has at least some of the better features of the old one is largely due to the Independent Television Commission. Mak¬ ing the best of a terrible job, it has led the bull of market forces out of the china shop of British television licencing without too many breakages. The. government should never ask such a task of it again.

- Just four of the 16 incumbent televirion franchise-holders were sacrificed to up the industry, let in new blood,-and warn the others against complacency. In no case does a franchise appear to have been lost simply because more money was bid by a compet¬ itor. This negated the central, and szlly, principle on which the “auction system” was supposed to work: that the more money a company gave the Treasury, and thus the less money it had left for programme- making, the greater was its entitlement to a franchise. The PTC determined to let what are termed “quality” considerations over¬ ride financial ones. The discretionary judg¬ ment of a panel of the great aod good — the very mechanism the government wanted to replace with simple market forces—has thus saved the bacon of the old industry moguls.

Some of the resulting justice is rough- That LWT and Sunrise should have riches showered on them while Thames and TV- am are cast into utter darkness seems cruel. None of the existing franchise-holders was a public-service broadcasting angel The ITCs susceptibility to “loss leader” programming and lobbying shows how little has changed from the old system. But whether the losers can cry all the way to the courts is doubtful The Broadcasting Act 1990 was carefully drafted to avoid any such unedifying review.

Nor is the outlook all gloom. Some of the losers may move into satellite and cable, expanding consumer choice there: The

existing franchise-holders have made great strides in slimming down their bloated establishments and in encouraging indepen¬ dent producers. Both the BBC and the commercial companies must now move fur¬ ther in the direction of shared production and programmes “bought in” from indepen¬ dent producers. Two of the four newcomers, Carlton (replacing Thames in the weekday London riot) and Meridian, TVS’S successor in the south of England, propose to rely heavily on outside production for entertain¬ ment and drama while concentrating their in-house output on news and current affairs.

These “ptibiiriier-contractor” companies operate by commissioning programmes from other producers, in the manner pioneered by Channel 4. This should expand finance available to the independent produc¬ tion sector, the most creative area in British television. Carlton has been an independent producer, involved in such well-acclaimed programmes as Inspector Morse. In a reversal of roles, Cariton could make room for Thames to become an independent pmgrammfs-makpr itself Thames is poten¬ tially the largest independent in Europe.

So much, so good. But auctioning terrestrial commercial television was always intended to benefit the Treasury not the television viewer. The result must be fewer resources available for programme-making

and thus for competing with the cheap products on offer from the American television industry.

Certainly the ITC has encouraged a trend away from the corporate uniformity of televirion in the 1970s and 1980s, towards a richer mixture of franchise-holders and independents. With luck it has also paved the way for a greater diversity of non¬ terrestrial programmes on the nation's screens. But as this year’s equally chaotic award of commercial radio franchises showed, Britain is no nearer a coherent broadcasting policy. With the BBC’s fran¬ chise next in line for renewal that lacuna must soon be filled.

EUROPEAN POLITICAL ARMY In the public relations battle over European defence, the French appear to have won the latest bout Two days after -a deceptively emollient visit to London by Roland Dumas and Pierre Joxe, the French foreign and defence ministers, France and Germany have published a plan for a joint 50,000-man force which they hope wOl become an embryonicEuropeanannYof up 100,000.

The proposals are deagned as a’baris for the treaty on political union. They are intended to turn the Western European Union into the ■ European Community's defence arm. They have caused as much surprise and pique in London as the recent Anglo-ltafian plan, linking the WEU firmly to Nato, caused in Paris. Washington has carefully played the proposal down as one among many in the run-up to Maastricht, but the Pentagon’s distaste for any “Euro¬ pean pillar” of defence which seemed to count America out is no secret.

The plan is something of a coup for France, coming after inany setbacks to its efforts to construct a European defence entity independent ofNato. The Dutch, now holding the presidency, have been fiercely opposed to the idea and the Italians have defected to the British camp. The Germans, anxious to do nothing to prompt a strategic American withdrawal from Europe but also out to reassure France that the Franco- German “couple” was still firmly wedded, were clearly playing on both sides of the net

President Mitterrand badly needed to regain the initiative. France has been playing its cards clumsily of late. It is in unaccus¬ tomed conflict with the European Com¬ mission over mergers, industrial policy and Japanese cars. M Mitterrand’s attempt to upstage the Dutch presidency by inviting EC members to Paris last week to discuss defence backfired. Quarrels with Bonn over Yugoslavia have compounded French sus¬

picions that a united Germany is no longer a reliably pliant partner.

At home M Mitterrand is increasingly portrayed as a tired leader, preferring the political landscape of the Cold War to the new realities. But he is not the only one who has been beached by the end of the Cold War. The GauHist legacy is an anachronism

. which nobody yet dares quite to disclaim but 1 which inhibits public discussion of conscript tion, France’s role in Nato and the embarrassing military lessons France learned from the Gulf war. Sudh questions have become mixed with the larger end-of- era dissatisfaction with the government

Herr Kohl’s signature on France’s defence proposals is thus symbolically important German motives are clear. Bonn believes that bowing to the French is the best way of coaxing them batik fully into Nato. Germany also may hope to obtain a stronger French commitment to*political union, including a common foreign policy and more powers for the European pariiament

Whatever its reservations about monetary union, which are growing, the German government continues to believe pas¬ sionately in a federal Europe. But it is keeping all options open. Is Germany really wilting for decisions on Yugoslavia to be taken by majority vote? Will Bonn risk alienating America on Nato?

The WEU is emerging as the crucial institution in the rival defence plans, with a tug-of-war between Britain and France on how for it can be pulled away from Nato and into a new Community defence structure. Despite the latest Franco-German pro¬ posals, the Anglo-Italian plan still seems to command greater EC support. But the latest Franco-German army manoeuvre is a sober¬ ing reminder that Britain cannot count on enlisting either against the other on the home stretch to Maastricht.

DEGENERATE ART till-life pastels by a minor Austrian >f the early 20th century named Adolf painted at the ages of 12 and 22, were

l auction in Yorkshire yesterday for and £1,500 respectively. Such a sale is

s from art the price was determined market in nazi memorabilia. All the

the thought that Hitler’s work should Juated not on moral but on purely tic grounds is subversive of several led assumptions about the relation- :tween art and morality. Integrity may tded to art, but talent is promiscuous, very ordinariness of Hitler’s daubs is certing: surely the author of National sm must have painted in a nazi style? -y are merely mediocre examples of a common at the time. Goebbels, his faithful lieutenant, wrote an auto- phical novel Michael, which ranks i the lesser examples of expressionist Ire in the early 1920s. Only a handful line artists held nazi views. The poet ied Benn, the painter Emil Nolde, the nor Herbert von Karajan aU com- •ed their independence, yet their work the Third Reich is rightly remem-

is among their best. . modem artform par excellence, the

i, can be no less sinister in its da¬ rn between grandeur of style andser- ,f content. Leni RiefenstahTs films for zis still confer undeserved glamour the detestable; EisenstcinV epics s despite their ideological ballast litecture, from the Pyramid of Cheops Prince of Wales's projected Poimd-

bury townscape at Dorchester, has always had an eminently political function; and yet the integrity of the architect is remarkably difficult for the dictator to subvert Even if the prince’s architectural adviser, Leon Krier, is an authority on Albert Speer's architecture, the influence of Hitler's favour¬ ite architect does not taint this anglicised idyll of neoclassicism.

Music, the most abstract of the arts, is often posthumously arraigned before the court of conscience. Did not the cock crow for composers such as Richard Strauss or Hans Pfitzner when they acquiesced in the Tiari ban on Jewish composers such as Mahler or Mendelssohn? Was not Shostako¬ vich compromised by his public self¬ inculpation at Stalin’s behest, despite his private views? Indeed; but these are all supreme masters, whom to censure would be a greater mistake than their own cowardice.

From Nietzsche’s dictum that the world could only be justified as an aesthetic phenomenon, to Wittgenstein’s revision of ethics as a branch of aesthetics, the view of art as value-free and morally neutral has giiiipd ground this century. But it would be nice to think that artists of the next century will feel compelled neither to make excuses for the world, nor to exclude from consid¬ eration the values which make it bearable. At its best, art can seem to be the saving grace bequeathed by an inviable deity io the tinman race after it had made a muddle of more direct paths to salvation. At its worst, art is ... a still-life by Adolf Hitler.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 Pennington Street, London El 9XN Telephone 071-782 5000

Tunnel firms and ‘oath of silence’ An unreal picture of life at Oxford From the Chief Executive of Eurotunnel Sir, In your Business pages. Com¬ ment (October 16) urged Eurotunnel to “revoke” an “oath of silence” about the Channel tunnel project to which, it said, the member com¬ panies of Transmanche Link (TMLX our contractor, are sworn. The facts are as fellows: 1. The member companies in TML proposed a confidentiality clause as part of their submission to the British and French governments in 1985. Those TML members then drafted it into their construction contract for Eurotunnel in 1986. Jt was not imposed on them and it resembles standard clauses in the construction industry. Z The key clause signed by TML in 1986 after the above process has been 9 (3): “The Contractor (TML’) shall not, without the prior written approval of the Employer (‘Euro¬ tunnel’) ... impart to any publica¬ tion, journal or newspaper or any radio or television programme, any information relating to the Worts.”

3. It has been recognised, explicitly, between Eurotunnel and TML that quoted companies must honour their duty to give adequate and accurate information io statements to the Slock Exchange and to their shareholders in order to assure fair trading in their shares. Eurotunnel is a quoted group, so are aU the British and French member companies of TML, but not TML. At no time has Eurotunnel ever intervened to pre¬ vent the member companies of TML reporting accurately and fully.

Your Comment column con¬ tinued we have met our respon-

Croatian heritage From Mr John Sell and Ms Jane Wade Sir. As more information comes to us from our rural architecture members in Croatia it does seem to us that some Serbians are trying not just to annex huge parts of Croatia or even stop at preventing Croatian independence hut rather to destroy the Croatian heritage both cultural and natural

Our concern is, of course, for the people of Yugoslavia but also with an important part of the European heritage. It is unthinkable that the world should be asked to accept the destruction of snch beautiful Vene¬ tian towns as Dubrovnik, Hvar and Korcula, -the timber houses of Pannonia or- the fragile natural beauty of the Plitvice lakes. This destruction has now become a European cultural issue. Dubrovnik and tiie Plitvice lakes are World Heritage shesdesignated by Unesca

We call upon people concerned at the destruction of this European heritage to write to Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian president, expressing their dismay at Serbia's irresponsibility.

Yours etc., JOHN SELL (Chairman), JANE WADE (Rapporteur), Ecovast (Rural Architecture Working Group of the European Conned for the

.Village and Small Town) 17 Daleham Mews, NW3. October 15.

Rolls-Royce rejection From Lord Caldecote, FEng Sir, You reported on October 10 (Business) the damage done to Rolls-Royce by British Airways* refusal to buy Rolls-Royce Trent engines for its Boeing 777 fleet, which was largely to blame for AD Nippon Airways' decision not to choose Rolls-Royce engines.

ANA'S senior vice-president said “it was a shock to us when BA said they would not be using Rolls- Royce”. BA’s comment simply re¬ ferred to “the best interests of BA and our shareholders”.

In 1964 a merchant banker suc¬ ceeded the late Sir Matthew Slattery as chairman of British Overseas Airways Corporation, which had placed large orders with British Aircraft Corporation for VClOs and SUper-VCIOs. The new chairman cancelled these orders and ordered instead Boeing 707 aircraft, on the grounds that this was best for BOAC. This decision, incidentally taken on false premises, did im¬ mense damage to the British civil aircraft industry from which it has never recovered.

Will we never learn that in the long run what is bad for Britain is bad business?

Yours faithfully, CALDECOTE, House of Lords. October 11.

Rugby rainbow From Mr J. G. Ackerfey Sir, Although I am not a nigby enthusiast lean well understand the anger felt by Christian, Lady Hesketh (letter, October 12) con¬ cerning the garish change of strip of the England XV,

Many of us soccer devotees still lament the day when the late Don Revie somehow persuaded other “tasteless vulgarians” to dispense with the classic white and black colours which had graced the Eng¬ land XI for generations.

Youra fitithfuDy,

J. G. ACKERLEY, 4 Haygate Drive, Wellington, Tdfoid, Shropshire. October 12.__

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sibility to shareholders with our half-year report I confirm again that the member companies of TML are free to meet the same responsibility subject to accuracy. That has been understood, explicitly, between Eurotunnel and those companies all along.

Two further points of informa¬ tion: 1. As always, Eurotunnel's reports to shareholders are considered and approved by its Anglo-French board of directors. 2. With regard to claims, little has changed since the details set out in our prospectus in November 1990. Recent developments were spelled out in our annua! report in April and our half-year statement last week. Other material developments are being reported appropriately.

It is dear to me that journalists following this project find that TML spokespersons and “sources close to TML” are very free with adverse comments about Eurotunnel to the media. It seems the alleged “gag” is only pleaded when the question asked is inconvenient to TML or its member companies.

As for comments attributed to TML itself over the past few days, if necessary legal judgment can be given later, to us or our sharehold¬ ers, whether they are in breach of contract or intended to injure the value of our shareholders* interest in this enterprise. Yours faithfully, ALASTAIR MORTON, Chief Executive, Eurotunnel, Victoria Plaza, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1. October 16.

Peace prize sign From Mr Bernard Vyvyan Sir, The award of the Nobel peace prize to Daw Suu Kyi is a long overdue sign of the impatience of the free world with the successive oppressive regimes in Burma.

Your leader (October 15) con¬ cisely sets out the reasons why the present dictatorship has been able to ignore the irrefutable wishes of the Burmese people. In view of the previous British interests in Burma we have a special responsibility for leading the campaign in the United Nations to prevent the support of arms suppliers and traffickers in teak and other goods from propping up the military government --The recent emerging strength of the United Nations mil be much enhanced if it can put an end to this corrupt regime and allow the Bur¬ mese people to live free lives in their well-endowed country. 1 am. Sir, yours faithfully, BERNARD VYVYAN, 37 West Hill Avenue, Epsom, Surrey.

Brighton to Blackpool From Professor Brian Thomas Sir, Lord Home of The Hirsel (October 9) is mistaken. It is applied state capitalism rather than “applied socialism" which “has brought an unacceptably low standard of liv¬ ing” to the peoples of Eastern Europe. Socialism, which according to my dictionary is supposed to place the means of production and distribution in the hands of the community, has never been at¬ tempted there. What Lord Home has done is to follow Lenin in using “socialism” as a synonym for “the dictatorship of the proletariat” led by the Communist party.

But it may be that Lord Home’s warning is no longer necessary; for the Conservative party has just spent some time in Blackpool de¬ nouncing the Labour party for aban¬ doning the principles which Lord Home erroneously associates with the former regimes of Eastern Europe. Yours faithfully, BRIAN THOMAS, Regent’s College, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1.

Fishy business? From Mr A. C. Murphy Sir, The contents of a recently purchased tin of smoked brisling, produced in Scotland, is listed as: “Brisling, vegetable oil, salt, liquid smoke.” Can the latter be a product of Scotch mist and peat fires? Yours faithfully, A. C MURPHY. 74 Beacon Way. Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.

Explosives safeguards From the Chief Constable. Merseyside Police

Sir, Bernard Levin’s article, “Break, enter and be damned” (October 7), is a wholly unwarranted attack upon the integrity and professionalism of the police service and does little credit to your newspaper.

The Control of Explosives Regulations 1991 come into effect on November 1. Their main pro¬ visions are to replace the present six types of explosive certificates wiih one (thereby considerably reducing the administrative bureaucracy), and to designate the chief officer of police as the enforcement authority for explosive storage and record¬ keeping for all stores except factories and niHggyiiw**

In the latter regard the chief officer wiD be making adequate arrangements for the enforcement of the regulations and will be respon¬ sible for the appointment of certain police officers as inspectors under the Health and Safety at Work AcL Such appointments will be strictly

From Dr Paul M. Hayes

Sir, The intemperate and highly personalised article by Peter Roe¬ buck. “Feeble Keble disgraced by Weston snub” (October 12), will do nothing to assist the prospects of games players who would like to come to Oxford. Those here who are hostile to games will have had their worst suspicions confirmed; those who are friendly will not be en¬ couraged.

The picture painted both of the university and Keble College is unreal. Mr Roebuck has chosen a number of isolated incidents and drawn general conclusions from particular events. It is rather like arguing that because on occasions he foiled, Bradman was not a great player. As Mr Roebuck has appar¬ ently made no effort to talk to me. or to anyone else at Keble, it is bard to know upon what evidence be bases his assertions about my values, interests or outlook on life.

At Keble, during the 26 years 1 have been a tutor, many sportsmen, and, more recently, sportswomen, have been pupils of mine. 1 have had much experience of what needs to be done in order to combine sporting achievement with the fulfilment of academic potential. The case of Philip Weston was judged accord¬ ingly; I did not think that, given all his other commitments during both term and vacation, it would have been possible for him to combine a cricket tour of Pakistan with the academic work required of him. This decision was not taken lightly, and was done with regret As a matter of feet contrary to Mr Roebuck's assertion, 1 did not refuse Mr Weston a place for 1992 — I said I could not reserve one for him.

Mr Roebuck clearly knows next to nothing about Keble. which has had an excellent sporting record for many years. Among my own pupils who finished in 1991 may be num¬ bered David Pfaff (hockey and cricket blues, and the only distinc¬ tion in the diploma in social studies), Robert MacDonald (squash and cricket bines and the master of studies in history) and David Nor¬ wood (chess grand master and a 2.1 in modem history). They are the most recent of a long line and they are being foDowed by others.

Frankly, it is their respect which I would wish to have — not that of Mr Roebuck, who even supposes that the author of the phrase “in the long run we are all dead” was an Oxford man. Like Mr Roebuck, J. M. Keynes was from Cambridge. Yours faithfully, PAUL M. HAYES (Senior tutor), Keble College, Oxford.

From Mr G. B. T. Lovell Sir, The case involving Keble College and Philip Weston has been most unfortunate. It has given Oxford University and its sport (particularly cricket) some very poor publicity when, truthfully, real progress has been made to redress a declining situation.

Let us remember firstly that Keble and its senior tutor did accept Weston. Whether other Oxford coll¬ eges would have done so is un¬ known, but, in the past, candidates of his dual proven abilities have been rejected. This is significant The prime example is the incum¬ bent Cambridge cricket captain, John Crawley (also a former Eng¬ land under-19 captain), who was re-

Priring rail travel From Mr Gareth Howell Sir, I am intrigued by the new way of pricing rail travel in this country. Traditionally, ticket prices have been calculated on a cost per mile basis: however, we seem to be entering an era where an additional factor, “quality of service”, is also to be used in the calculation.

Presumably, the “premium” lines have been assessed (by whom?) as being capable of delivering a higher service level and can therefore bear a higher tariff. Is the public to be made aware of this enhanced service level? And can we expect fores to fell on these “premium" lines if the operator foils to achieve these higher service levels? Or is this just another clever marketing trick to justify extracting more money out of a captive audience? Yours faithfully. GARETH HOWELL, 29 Blackmore. Letchworth. Hertfordshire. October 15.

limited in number and properly certified.

The existence of wide-ranging powers does not imply a vigorous enforcement and most certainly not in the manner described in the article. All actions by inspectors will be strictly supervised in accordance with a very detailed code drawn up by the Health and Safely Executive. To suggest that such officers will abuse powers in the manner por¬ trayed is completely without foundation.

As chief constable I have a vicarious liability for the actions of all officers under my command and have, during the course of wide¬ spread discussions with all in¬ terested parties including repre¬ sentatives of the shooting organi¬ sations, given due assurances that any actions emanating from the enforcement of the regulations will be carried out in a proper, regulated and considerate manner. Yours sincerely, JIM SHARPLES (Chairman, Association of Chief Police Officers), PO Box 59. Liverpool. Merseyside.

jected by an Oxford college last year. Let us remember, too, the im¬

portance of maintaining academic standards. Had Weston come up to Oxford, he might have passed bis exams with distinction, but, from my own experience, I would have found a full Oxford cricket season as well as a six-week tour to Pakistan extremely difficult to cope with academically. This appears to have been the case with a Cambridge blue from last year who went on the England under-19 tour to New Zea¬ land. He has since left that univer¬ sity because, it seems, he could not cope with the backlog of work.

Weston's derision was not an easy one, but, as was made clear, his cricket career would not have been hampered had he refused to go on tour. Oxford and Cambridge univer¬ sities are the best cricket nurseries in the world for those who want to ob¬ tain a first-class education as well, and the opportunity was (and still is) there for Weston.

Roebuck is wrong to assert that, bad he been a musician or ballet dancer, the situation would have been different Had he been either of those, his best opportunities would have been provided by the royal academies. In the case of cricket Oxford and Cambridge are unique in their positions to compete at the top domestic level. The status of Oxford, as a “seat of cricket learn¬ ing”. should not be downgraded.

There are now established links with schools, and more colleges are accepting the ideal of the games- playing scholar.

1 consider it one of the highest privileges to have been accepted into Oxford. If only Weston could see it in a similar light then perhaps wc could see him playing in Oxford colours in the near future. Yours etc, G. B. T. LOVELL (Captain. Oxford University Cricket Club, 1992), Exeter College, Oxford.

From Mr F. H. Pcdley Sir. Peter Roebuck should know better than to write in such splenetic terms about Keble's insistence on academic study taking priority over sport Seventeen days out of a term is more than a quarter of the time available. Dr Hayes (quoted in the article) is quite right universities do not exist to promote sporting activ¬ ities, however fanatical some may have become about them. Thank goodness someone is sane enough to insist on the standards which are so necessary in this country. If Cam¬ bridge colleges wish to abandon academic standards, they will live to regret it in years to come. Yours faithfully, F. H. PEDLEY, Hill Top, Oldfield, Keighley, West Yorkshire.

From Mr Barry J. Carter Sir, Not the least depressing aspect of Keble’s inflexibility towards Philip Weston is that Oxford University appears to have no such scruples about recruiting overseas sportsmen of mature years and proven international calibre for their rugby and rowing teams, to the disadvantage of younger and British undergraduates. Yours faithfully, BARRY CARTER (Senior lecturer in history, Oxford Polytechnic), 10 Bankside, Headington Quarry, Oxford.

University trading From Mr A. L. Richards Sir. I am surprised by your report (October 10) that the Inland Rev¬ enue intends to impose retrospec¬ tive taxation on the business activities of universities and poly¬ technics.

Many of our charity clients are engaged in trading, which is not a charitable activity. They do not pay corporation tax. however, because their commercial operations are conducted by a separate trading company that covenants any profits to the charily.

This system is legal simple and tax-efficient, and in our experience the Inland Revenue is always help¬ ful. To cite a specific example, in 1979 we assisted the University of Keele in the setting up of its trading company to exploit commercially such assets as its main-frame com¬ puter, expert consultancies and lettings.

Universities and polytechnics should be on maximum alert: if the Inland Revenue is now on the scene, HM Customs and Excise will soon join them with demands for VAT, an infinitely more complex subject. Yours faithfully, TONY RICHARDS (Managing Director), Greathill Limited (Charity management services), 53 Hestercombe Avenue, SW6.

Rural mayhem From Mrs C- A. Baudrand

Sir, The following advertisement has appeared in your property section for the last week: “A Manor house with 5 recs, 10 beds... dovecote, dead gardener.. ”

Should one therefore presume that no (under)takers have been forthcoming? Yours faithfully, C A. BAUDRAND, D. J. Knight & Companv, 10 Grcville Place, NW6. October 14.

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COURT CIRCULAR

BUCKINGHAM PALACE October 16: His Excellency Mr Joseph Small was received in audience by The Duke of York and The Prince Edward, Coun¬ sellors of Siate acting on behalf of The Queen, and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni¬ potentiary from the Republic of Ireland.

His Excellency was accompa¬ nied by the following members of the Embassy Miss Paula Slattery (Counsellor), Mr Joseph Hayes (Counsellor), Mr Vincent Keane (Counsellor, Agriculture), Mr Michael Fahy (Counsellor, Economic and Commercial), Mr Sean Farrell (First Secretary), Mr Paul Murray (First Secretary), Mr Brendan McMahon (First Sec¬ retary) and Mrs Melanie Pine (First Secretary, Labour).

Their Royal Highnesses also received Mrs Small

Mr Nigel Broomfield (Deputy Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present and the Household in Waiting were in attendance.

The Duke of York and The Prince Edward, Counsellors of State acting on behalf of The Queen, held a Council at 12.40 pm.

There were present: The Right Hon John MacGregor, MP (Lord President), the Right Hon' Peter Lilley, MP (Secretary of State for Trade and Industry), the Right Hon Malcolm Rifkind. MP (Secretary of State for Transport) and the Right Hon Angela Rum bold, MP (Minister of State, Home Office).

The Right Hon John MacGregor. MP had an audi¬ ence of Their Royal Highnesses before the Council.

Mr Geoffrey de Deney was in attendance as Clerk of the CounciL

By command of The Queen, Lieutenant General Sir John Richards (Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Leonid Zamyatin at 13 Kensington Palace Gardens, W8 this morn¬ ing in order to bid farewell to His Excellency upon relinquish¬ ing his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the Court of St James's.

The Duchess of York, Patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, this afternoon at¬ tended a briefing with Research Advisors at the Charing Cross and Westminster Medical Schools, Margravine Road, London, W6 8RP.

Mrs Harry Cotterell was in attendance.

The Prince Edward, Trustee of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, this evening attended a presentation and dinner in support of the Award in St James's Palace.

Lieutenant Colonel Sean O’Dwyer was in attendance.

The Princess Royal, Presi¬ dent. Riding for the Disabled

Association, today attended the Association's 66th Meeting of the Council at Saddlers’ Hall, Gutter Lane, Chcapside, London EC2.

Her Royal Highness, Presi¬ dent, Save the Children Fund, held a Save the Children Fund Industry and Commerce Group Meeting and. Reception for Save the Children Fund Corporate Members at Buckingham Palace.

This evening The Princess Royal attended the Horse of the Year Ball at the London HOton, Park Lane.

Mrs Richard Carew Pole was in attendance.

KENSINGTON PALACE October 16: The Princess of Wales attended a gala dinner at Cliveden, near Maidenhead, to mark the 130th anniversary of the Thomas Cook Group.

Miss Anne Beckwith-Smith and Mr Patrick Jephson were in attendance.

KENSINGTON PALACE October 16: The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snow¬ don, Col onel-in-Chief Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nurs¬ ing Corps, was present this evening at a Reception given by the Corps at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

Mrs Charles Vyvyan and Major The Lord Napier and Ennck were in attendance.

KENSINGTON PALACE October 16: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, this afternoon attended a Service to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Liverpool Branch of the Royal British Legion in Liverpool CathedraL

Her Royal Highness was received by Her Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant for Merseyside (Mr Henry Cotton).

Dame Jean Maxwdl-Scott was in attendance.

The Duchess of Gloucester this evening attended a Fashion Show in aid of The Royal Marsden Hospital Leukaemia Unit at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Gub, Wimbledon. London, SW19.

Mrs Michael Wigley was in attendance.

YORK HOUSE ST JAMES'S PALACE October 16: The Duke of Kent, President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, this afternoon pre¬ sented the Chesney Gold Medal and attended a lecture at the Institute, Whitehall, London SWI.

Commander Roger Walker, RN, was in attendance.

THATCHED HOUSE LODGE October 16: Princess Alexandra this afternoon attended a Thanksgiving Service in St Paul's Cathedral, followed by a Reception at Guildhall, to mark the Centenary of St Luke's Hospital for the Gergy.

Her Royal Highness was received by the Right Hon the Lord Mayor (Sir Alexander Graham).

Mrs Peter Afia was in attendance.

Forthcoming marriages

Mr D.AJ. Atkinson and Miss C-E. Borrows The engagement is announced between David, son of Mr and Mrs A.C. Atkinson, of Coach House. Great Horkesley, Colchester, and Clare, daughter of Mr and Mrs J.D. Burrows, of Copyhold, Bury, Sussex.

Mr JJR. Brewster and Miss AJF. Vernon The engagement is announced between James Raddyffe, eldest son of Mr J.W. Brewster, OBE, of Reigate, Surrey, and Mrs Charles Cullum, of Twickenham, Middlesex, and Amanda Frances, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Roderick Vernon, of Horsdl, Surrey.

Mr AJV1, Brough and Miss FJR. Hay The engagement is announced between Alasdair, son of Mr and Mrs A. Brough, of 61 Lightridge i Road, Fixby, Huddersfield, and Fiona, daughter of Mr and Mrs R.L. Hay. of HiUfield House, Scragged Oak Road, Detling, Maidstone.

Mr AJL Cappelletti and Mbs A JS. Boucher The engagement is announced between Alberto Raffaele, elder son of Dr Luciano Cappelletti and the late Signora Cappelletti of Rome, and Alice Sophia, elder daughter of Colonel and Mrs William Boucher, of Lee Priory, lekham.

Mr JJ. Chaffer and Mbs B.M. Peel The engagement is announced between Jason, son of Mr and Mrs John Chaffer, of Whitchurch HiU, Berkshire, and Belinda, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs John Peel of Fairfbrd, Gloucestershire.

Mr R-E-CG. Kirran and Miss CA. Sims The engagement is announced between Robert eldest son of Mr and Mrs EO’G. Kirwan, of Radleu, Hertfordshire, and Catherine, youngest daughter of Mr H.C. Sims and of the late Mrs LG. Sims, of ditheroe, Lancashire.

WAC Baron van Heeckeren ran Kell and Miss P-J- Stainsfry The engagement is announced between Willem, son of Baron and Baroness van Heeckeren van Kell-van Tets, of Ruurio, The Netherlands, and Polly, daughter of the late Charles Stainsby, of Chadlington, Oxfordshire, and of Lady Wilson, of Oxford.

Mr J-C-GJLF. Latteur and Miss MAJ. Ringland The engagement is announced between Jean-Christophe, son of Professor and Mme B. Latteur, of Louvain, Belgium, and Melanie, elder daughter of the late T.P. Ringland and of Mrs C.H.V. Denne and stepdaughter of Mr C.H.V. Denne, of Chfllenden. Canterbury.

Dr PJ. Lodge and Miss R-T. Combe

• The engagement is announced between Philip, only son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Lodge, and Rachel youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Timothy Combe, both of East Molesey, Surrey. Mr A.I. Macpberson and Miss VJLS. Thring The engagement is announced between Alexander, elder son of Mr and Mrs A.G. Macpberson. of Arineckaig, Wester Ross, and Victoria, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J.G.W. Thring, of Dormans land, Surrey.

Mr NA. Waite and Miss JJE. Colville The engagement is announced between Nichole.*5 Alexander, elder son of Mr and Mrs Michael Waite, of East Coker, Somerset, and Joanna Elizabeth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Colville, of Stalbridge, DorseL

Mr LA. Wall and Mbs PAID. Brown The engagement is announced between Liam Anthony, younger son of the late Mr and Mrs LF. Wall and Penelope Mary Dashwood (Penny), daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh D, Brown, of Glasgow, formerly, of Wadhuist, East Sussex.

St Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy Princess Alexandra attended a service of thanksgiving held yesterday in St Pauls Cathedral to mark the centenary of St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy. The Archbishop of Canterbury, president, preached the sermon and the Dean of St Paul's read the bidding.

General Sir Patrick Howard-

Dobson. chairman of council, and Mr James P.S. Thomsoiv chairman of the medical staff] committee, read the lessons. Miss Anne Mace, hospital direc¬ tor, Canon Peter Nicholson, general secretary, and the Rev Trevor Morley, chaplain, read prayers. The Bishop of London pronounced the blessing. The Lord Mayor and Lady May¬ oress, accompanied by the Sher- i£& and their ladies, were present.

Obituaries

LORD MOLSON Lord Molson, PC. former Conser¬ vative MP and Minister of Works, died on October 13 aged 88. He was bom on June 23.1903.

AN OUTSPOKEN attack on Nev¬ ille Chamberlain’s deal with Hitler at Munich nearly upset Hugh Molson’s political fiiture. While still the prospective Conservative can¬ didate for The High Peak Molson called the Munich settlement"“a great and irreparable disaster. An attempt was made to unhorse him but, summoning a meeting of his local association, be was given an overwhelming endorsement of his independence. He was returned in a by-election when he was serving in the army and entered the House of Commons in time to help oust the the Chamberlain government in the crucial division of May 1940. He was one of the 41 Conservatives who voted against the government and thus with the 60 other Conser¬ vatives who abstained brought "about Chamberlain’s resignation and the succession of Churchill and the National government

Molson helped shape ideas which influenced the Conservative party in post-war Britain. After besoming Conservative MP for Doncaster in 2931, he was one of a group of Conservative planners associated with Harold Macmillan. Macmillan states in his autobiography that Molson was, with Geoffrey Crowther and Arthur Salter, a principal draftsman of The Next Five Years, a manifesto issued in 1937 signed by SI MPs and public personalities in all parties and none. It was an influential effort to achieve inter-party consensus and was prob¬ ably the basis of Macmillan’s The Middle Way published shortly alter. As one of the founders of the Tory Reform Group and for a lime chairman he helped to rejuvenate the Conservative party at the end of the war in readiness for government in 1951.

In youth Hugh Molson assumed what was then an engaging pretence of pomposity. In maturity this was not easily shaken off and perhaps only his intimates realised the worth and ability which the mannerism concealed. He was known by a succession of nick-names — at Lancing “Praters” because in his first term he said he was “preter- naturally” interested in politics; then, because he liked hot lunches at Oxford, was called “Hot Lunch Molson”; and sometimes in the Commons was known as “Mumpy".

But he was far-sighted, stood by what he believed in and was a “green” long before the term was invented.

Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson was the youngest son of Major J. E. Molson, sometime Conservative Member of Parliament for Gains¬ borough. One of his brothers was killed in the first world war, and another on the Rawalpindi in 1939, when the armed merchant cruiser was blown out of the water by the German battlecruiser Schamhorst. Hugh Molson was educated at St

Ronans, at Osborne and Dartmouth and - the war being over — at Lancing where he went when he was 16. He was mentioned anonymously (though not unkindly) in Evelyn Waugh's autobiography. He went up to Oxford where be was at New College and where he was elected president of the Union. He took a first in jurisprudence and (always a stickler for what was correct) he insisted, on being supported by friends at his “viva” to show that the examination was rightly called public

He was called to the bar in 1931, but from Oxford days he devoted himself to politics and by his mastery of official publications and political commentaries he became an exceptionally weU-infbnned member of his party. After a tilt at the Labour party in Merthyr Tydfil he was elected for Doncaster in 1931. He was defeated in 1935, and was then adopted for The High Peak.

He held the seat from 1939 to 1961 and was the only Conservative returned in Derbyshire in 1945. Molson was given a junior under- secretaryship in the Conservative government after the war. In 1951 he was made parliamentary sec¬ retary to the Minister ofWorks, then moved to the Ministry ofTransport, and in 1956 he was appointed Minister of Works by Mr Mac¬ millan. For this office be was well fitted. As far back as the early 1930s he had given the minister respon¬ sible — Walter Elliot — an un¬ comfortable time in the House of Commons over the threatened spoliation of Carlton House Ter¬ race, and he was one of the members of parliament active in trying to prevent the destruction of the Italian heritage through allied bombing.

He always considered that his main achievement at the ministry was to open up Abingdon Street Gardens opposite the Palace of

Westminster. When the Treasury tried to overrule him and replace the bomb-damaged houses with new buildings, he took the then Chan¬ cellor of the Exchequer to the top Ot the Jewel Tower, newly renovated, to envisage the amenity value of an

open space with its views of Westminster Abbey and the F*J®ce . of Westminster. The Chancellor thereupon overruled the Treasury. Abingdon Street Gardens are now regularly used for television mxer- j\ views with the palace in the background.

His time at the ministry was • brought to an untimely end by a . j- serious motor accident, but he was - president of the Town and Country-"-- Planning Association (1963-70), chairman of the Council for the -.- Protection of Rural England (1968- - 71) and subsequently president (1971-80). As treasurer of the Com- mons Preservation Society, be com¬ bined interest in amenity with \ concern for ancient rights. Molson was made a privy councillor in 1956 and a life baron in 1961. He was a regular contributor to House of Lords debates. In 1960 Molson was a member of the Monckton Com-, mission on Rhodesia.

Charles James Fox once said of a colleague - though not critically - - that Ire lacked popular manners. „ Hugh Molson could be said to have they»rag characteristic and in an age when popular manners in politics count for more than they did and y perhaps for more than they should, the point has some significance. On the other hand Molson brought to public life an absolute .integrity of. mind, almost puritanical .in its severity and strengthened by fearlessness. These guts may not have brought him their due reward in the worldly sense, but they were recognised as virtues of a high order in the traditions of English political life.

His wife, Nancy, whom he mar¬ ried in 1949, predeceased him.

DOREEN ASHBURNHAM-RUFFNER, GC Mrs Doreen Ashbumham- Ruffner, GC, died in Califor¬ nia on October 4 aged 86. She was bom at Ashburnham Hall, Sussex, on May 13,1905.

HEROINE, pilot, deb, horse- breeder and lover of fast cars, Doreen Ashburnham-Ruflner was one of those indomitable women whose exploits have the flavour of a former age. Even so, the manner in which she won her Albert Medal (subsequently translated to George Cross) - by fighting off an attack by a savage Canadian cougar with her bare hands while still a young girl — is extraordinary even in the stirring annals of that decoration.

Doreen Ashburnham was taken to Canada from England by ber parents as a child because, incredible as it now seems, she was considered to be too delicate for the dimate of southern England. Little could they, or she, have foreseen what perils lay in wait in their new paradise home on Vancouver Island. The family settled at Cowichan Lake, near to where relatives from Britain also lived.

On the morning of Septem¬ ber 23, 1916, Doreen, then aged 11, and her young cousin, Anthony Fanner, 8, were walk¬ ing in the woods near their

home, intending to catch and saddle two ponies and go for a ride. Quite suddenly they were aware of a large cougar crouching beside the path on which they were walking and before they could take to their heels the beast leaped on to Doreen's hack. When An¬ thony attempted to save her by slashing at the animal with the bridle he was carrying, the cougar immediately trans¬ ferred its attentions to the boy, seizing him in its jaws. Do¬ reen, now recovered from her first flight, leaped on the cougar tattering it round the head with her little fists. It tad by then secured a firm grip of tbe boy, but she actually thrust her arm into its mouth and at length succeeded in malting it release him.

There was now an astonish¬ ing confrontation, a slip of a girl literally fighting with her tare hands an enraged six-foot mountain lion which, when it stood on its hind legs, towered over her. How this unequal contest might have ended is difficult to say; luckily the animal suddenly took fright because of some sound ex¬ ternal to the struggle and slunk away under a log. The children - Anthony particularly badly injured — staggered home and raised the alarm, and the cougar was subsequently shot

Anthony Farrar and Doreen Ashburnham with their medals

dead. Anthony Fairer spent a long time in hospital as a result of his injuries but both were presented with Albert Medals by the Duke of Devonshire as the sovereign's representative. At 11 Doreen

Ashburnham was the youn¬ gest female to win the medal her cousin the youngest-over recipient Tragically, after recovering from long periods of ill-health he was eventually killed in 1930 at the age of 31

while on manoeuvres with the Canadian army.

Doreen continued to live on Vancouver Island until she left school. She then returned to England to be presented as a debutante to King George V in 1925. She subsequently lived in California, becoming a member of the first women’s polo team in the USA, and afterwards raised show horses in Italy, competing with them in international competitions. In 1935 she learned tolly and during the war was involved in ferrying aircraft from America to Britain. In 1942 she married an American college professor called Rufiher and became a United States citizen.

In 1971 all holders of the Albert Medal were invited to exchange their decorations for tbe George Cross, but it was not until several years later that Mrs Ashbumham-Ruff- ner beard about this. In the event she received her George Cross in 1974, and presented her Albert Medal to the Ca¬ nadian War Museum in Ot¬ tawa. In addition she was awarded the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.

Her, and her nephew's, act of bravery received a further and unusual accolade in 1975 when the Courage brewery commissioned a fresh sign for

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one of their public houses, the Albert Inn, at Street, Somer¬ set A local artist David Fisher, was commissioned and instead of the aB-too- familar portrait of the Prince Consort suggested comme¬ morating the two youngest recipients of tbe medal Cour¬ age accepted the notion and Fisher produced a handsome sign which depicted the snarl- ^ mg cougar pouncing on the twa children, with the Albert Medal inset in the top right hand corner of tbe painting.

On November 21, 1975 the sign was, appropriately, un¬ veiled by.the.late Rear-Ad¬ miral R. W. Annytage. GC CBE, who had himself won the Albert Medal for the attempted rescue of a naval rating from a bilge compart¬ ment full of poisonous gas in the battleship Warspiie at Malta in 1928. Unfortunately the sign, unusual if not unique among “Albert” inn-signs, was removed during renova¬ tions to the public house in 1985 and was not reinstated.

Mrs Asbbumham-Rufiher spent the remainder of her life in California where ber hus¬ band died several years ago. In her eighties she nursed an £ unquenchable passion for fast ' cars, examples of which she drove until quite recently.

Dinners Lord Mayor of Westminster The Lord Mayor of West¬ minster and Sir Leslie Porter were hosts last night at a dinner held at City Hall in honour of the High Commissioner for Australia and Mrs Smith. Among those present were:

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-and Mrs Colin ■or and Mn Stewart a™ Dr jabn and I Trevor Baldock. Mlw Punala Dtmmack. Mr and Mn David Harris. Mr Altuair Law. ~

European-Atlantic Group The Yugoslav Ambassador was a speaker at a meeting of the European-Atlantic Group held yesterday at the House of Com¬ mons by courtesy of Mr Peter Temple-Morris, MP. Sir Antony Buck, QC, MP, vice-chairman, presided and Viscount Mont¬ gomery of A lam cm, joint-chair¬ man, and Baroness Seear also spoke. The Ambassador was the guest of honour at a dinner held afterwards at the St Ennin's Hotel. Sir Frank Roberts, vice- president, was in the chair.

United and Cedi Chib Sir Peter Imbert, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was the guest of honour and speaker at a dinner of the United and Cecil Club held last night at the Cailton Club. Sir Marcus Fox. MP, chairman, presided and Lord Coin brook also spoke.

Parish Clerks* Company Prebendary A.R. RoyaH Master of the Parish Clerks' Company, presided at a court dinner held last night at Innholders’ Hall after evensong at St Michael Paternoster Royal The Rev Derek Pattinson and Sir George Moseley also spoke. Tbe Master of the Innholders' Company and tbe Rev John Paul were among the guests.

Marketing Group of Great Britain Mr Tim Bowles presided over the dinner held last night at the Dorchester Hotel by the Marketing Group of Great Britain. The guest speaker was Professor Robert Worcester, Chairman and Managing Direc¬ tor of Market and Opinion Research International (MORI).

Inns of Court and City Yeomanry Tbe Lord Mayor was a guest of honour at a dinner given by Officers of the Inns of Court and City Yeomanry last night at Lincoln’s Inn. He was received by Colonel GJS.P. Carden. Ma¬ jor J-D’A. Cartwright presided. Among those present were: Colonel Sir Orrvmc smU. Malar- General H J Corbett. Bripdkr PC Bowser. Brttwnar C A Brown. Colonel Cannae-Brown, ueunm- jml-Oolonels O T R Btrdwaoa. C JR Daw. D B Jones and F Ronton, Dcmauantn and Mr J Smith.

Anniversaries BIRTHS: John Wilkes, political reformer, London, 1727; Claude Henri, Comte de Saint-Simon, pioneer of socialism in France, Paris, 1760; George Buchner, dramatist. God detail, Germany, 1813; Nathanial West, novelist. New Yoric, 1903. DEATHS: Sir Philip Sidney, soldier and poet, Zutphen, The Netherlands, 1586; Rene Rcaraur, scientist, Samt-Jutien- du-Terroux, 1757; John Ward, biographer, London, 1758; Frixteric Chopin, composer, Paris, 1849; Gustav Robert KirchofT, physicist, Berlin,

1887; Patrice MacMahon, presi¬ dent of France 1873-79, Chateau La Fdret, 1890.

Professor Charles Wilson A memorial service for Profes¬ sor Charles Wilson will be held in the Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge, on Saturday, November 2, 1991, at 2.30 pm.

Marriages Mr PX)Xl Romilly and Miss UF. McGlyun The marriage took place on Saturday, October 12, in St Eunan’s Cathedral, LeUer- kenny, Co Donegal, of Mr Peter Romilly, younger son of Mr Simon Romilly, of Ludlow, Shropshire, and Lady ADesbury, ofMariow, Buriri ngham shire to Miss Louise McGlynn, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh McGlynn, of Letterkenny. Father Brian McGlynn offiaated.

The bride was given in marriage by her father and attended by Lucia and Louise Dunleavy and Frances Tinny. Mr Henry Howard-Sneyd was best man.

A reception was held at Harvey’s Point Hotel near Donegal and the honeymoon is being spent abroad.

Mr DJBL Nash and Mrs R-T. Wiggin The marriage took place in London, on Friday, October 11, between Mr David Nash and Mrs Rosemary Wiggin.

Lecture Royal Over-Seas Leagne Miss Bernice Rubens was the Speaker yesterday at the first in the 1991-1992 series of Royal Over-Seas League literary lec¬ tures held at Over-Seas House, St James’s, in association with Book Trust, the Royal Society of literature, the Society of Authors and the Library Associ¬ ation. Mr Russell Bowden, Dep¬ uty Chief Executive of the Library Association, presided.

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh * The following have been awarded fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh: Sir Edward Dunlop, Professor JA- Mybuigh mid Professor Renzo Dionigi.

Tom Olsen lecture

McGregor warns press of state intervention

By Tim Jones

successfully, even in Britain - still the most secretive of all democracies - for the right to see and to correct records held by governments and other organisations.”

He told editors and propri¬ etors: “A public which had demanded access to official information and records in order to criticise the behav¬ iour and policies of govern¬ ments has not been willing and will not be willing to tolerate a press which behaves as though it were exempt from criticism.”

Lord McGregor said the press organisations had acted with astonishing speed to implement the recommenda¬ tions of the committee chaired by Sir David Calcutt to estab¬ lish the commission to dem¬ onstrate that non-statulory self-regulation could be made to wort; effectively.

LORD McGregor of Durris, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, said last night that if the next government assesses that the commission had failed in its aims there would be direct intervention by the state in the press.

Delivering the first St Bride's Tom Olsen lecture. Lord McGregor said such intervention would be in¬ compatible with the British democratic tradition in poli¬ tics and would undermine fatally the right to freedom of expression.

Today, he said, the tentacles of government curl round every branch of life with the result that campaigns for free¬ dom of information had been conducted in many demo¬ cratic countries.

“Individual citizens and groups of people have pressed

Birthdays today Mr Louis Benjamin, theatrical impresario, 69; Mr Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, pianist, 51;

Mr George Mackay Brown, author, 70: Mr Harry Carpenter,. sports commentator, 66; Mr Jonathan Charkham, Adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England, 61; Dr Alexander Cooke, physician, 92; the Eari of Dalhousie. 77; Sir Denis Dob¬ son, QC, former Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chan¬ cellor, 83; Lady (William)

Fraser, chairman, Christian Aid, 59; Mr Alan Garner, author, 57; Lord Justice Ralph Gibson, 69; Sir Christopher Harding, chair¬ man, British Nuclear Fuels, 52; Mrs Ann Jones, tennis player, 53; Lord KUbracken, 71; Mr. Arthur Miller, playwright, 76; Mr Edwin Stevens, rounder, Axnplivox, 86; Mr Donald Stew¬ art, former MP, 71; Mr BJD. Taylor, former chief executive, Glaxo Holdings, 56; Sir George Turnbull, ^mnwin and chief executive, Inchcape. 65.

Today’s royal engagements Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother will visit the restored Magdalen Green bandstand, Dundee, at Z45. The Princess of Wales will launch the Motor Show and open Earls Court 2 at tbe Earls Court Exhibition Centre at 20.45. The Princess Royal win visit the Rugby Football Union’s inter¬ national coaching congress at Bisham Abbey at 20.30; will attend a Carers’ day, organised by the Uttlesford Council for Voluntary Service, at Great Dunmow, Essex, at 12.15; as President of Patrons of Crime Goncem, win attend the annual conference at Whitbread's Brewery, London, at 2.15. Later, jfi as Patron of the Home Farm Trust, she wfli attend a perfor¬ mance of ROPE Theatre in Trust, Bridge Lane Theatre. Battersea Park Road, at 7.55.

The Duchess of Gloucester, as Patron of the National Asthma Campaign, will visit the 1991 1 Asthma Gift Fair at the Hurtingham Club at 10.30; and, as patron, will open the. new sports hall at St John's School, Leathethead, at 2.45.

Princess Alexandra will attend a British School of Rome recep¬ tion at St James's Palace at 7.00.

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BIRTHS

AL-HAMAD - On October 9Ui. at Uie Humana Hospital Wellington, to Add and NabUa. a daughter. F*wt

ADDING - On October nth. |?Sarah t"6e Morris) and "Khard, a daughter KatherineSarah. aastarlfor T*”»**W. Rachael and Jennifer.

®W*HES - Qn October x3th. al the BasseUaw General Hospital. Worksop. Notts- to Sieianle and Stephen, a daughter. Ruth Elisabeth.

BRIGGS - On October I6tti. to Vanessa inee Wooden) and Henry, a daughter. Elizabeth Ann. a sister for Alice and Victoria.

BROOK - On October 16tb. to Lori and Paid, a daughter Jessica Elizabeth.

COLES - On Oetobar tsth. to Maddy and Marie. a daughter. Kitty Hesta. a sister for Uly and Dora.

MAKELEY - On October 15(h. at the Humana Hospital Wellington, lo Liz and Russ, a son. Max. with great lungs.

GILLETT - On October 6th. at 5i Thomas’s HosottaL London, to Margaret uiea Cordnw) and Charles, a daughter. Emma.

GRIPTON - On October ISUu at Farnboraugh Hospital. to JacgueUne uite Hodder) and Bruce, a son. Edward William, a brother to Madeleine.

GUSTAFSSON - On October 10th. at The Portland Hospital, to Jean and Jan. a son. William Frederick.

HALLAM - On October i6Ul at The Royal United Hospital. Bath, to Vanessa uHe Harvey) and Roger, a daughter. Anya.

LEAHY - On October 14Dl at Queen Charlotte's, to Alison (n^e Davies) and James, a son. Christopher Wlinaxn. a brother for Edward.

LOMGCROFT - On October 16th. at Queen Charlotte's, to Anita and James, a son. James Henry SoddarL

MeGUIGAN BURNS - On October !6lh. to Emma (nee Clifford) and Simon, a son. Robert Samuel James (lo be known as Bobby), a brother for Amelia.

MILCHEM - On October 16th. lo Jennifer and Barry, a daughter, sister of Thomas Nathan, welcome.

RICHARDSON - On October 15lh. to Jo and Kim. a son. a brother for Flora and Tania.

SMITH - On October 14th. to Clare (n£e Roope) and Simon, a son. Tim Michael Patrick, a brother for Jack.

TREFUSIS - On October 14th. to Kale (nee Dudgeon) and Charles, a daughter. Harriet Sarah Patricia.

VALE - On October 14th 1991. al SI Peter's Hospital. Chertsey. lo Rowena infe Petty) and Philip, a daughter. Joanne Margaret, a sister for Andrew.

WARD - On October 14th. at (he John Raddirfe Hospital, lo Calhy and Cttve, a son. Alexander James.

WILSON MURRAY - On September 16th. at The London Hospital, to Rob and Gavin, a son. James Joseph, a brother for Hannah.

MARRIAGES

BLAKELEYiCOVO - On Saturday October 12th 1991. In London. Tobias Blakeley lo Evelyne Covo.

DEATHS

BALCHIN - On October 9th. suddenly. Albert Edward, at home. ‘ Plnehursl. Crowe ombe. Taunton. Somerset. Husband of Paula, rather of Clare. Justin and Matthew and stepfather of Sally and Guy. Funeral al Crowcombe Church an October 2isi at 12 noon.

HULL - On October 10th. at home. Edward Arthur, a unique man much loved and sadly missed by all Ms family.

DEATHS

BARFIELD - On October im. wuhieen Margaret, of Cuckffceld. lain of Horiey and the Bank of England. A Irina and loyal friend lo many. Funeral Sendee at ilie Surrey and Sussex Cremato¬ rium. worth, on Thursday October 24ih at 11-30 am. Family flow era only but donations. If desired, to R.SJ>.B. c/o J & R Matthews. High Street. QKkOetd, Sussex.

BARLOW * On October isth. Bash Stephan, peacefully al The Glen Hospital. Bristol. Most beloved husband of Garda and dearest father of Nicholas. Maria-Therea and Alexandra, grandfather of Harry and Edge. Private funeral, a Sendee of Thanksgiving lo bo held al St CyTs Parish Church. SttnchcomDo. Dorsley. Qos.. on October 23rd at 2.30 pm.

BAYLDON - On October um 1991. peacefully at Enbrtdge House Nursing Home. Woolton Hill. Joan, formerly of Crowhurst and Hannington. Funeral Sendee al 81 Thomas' Church. Woollen HUt. nr. Newbury.

. on Friday October 2Bdi at 1-30 pm. No flowers by request.

SEVAN - On October 15th. peacefully In Winchester, after a long Illness. Frederick Maurice, dear brother of Wayne and Modle. Funeral Service on Wednesday Octo¬ ber 23rd at Si Lawrence's Church. Winchester at 12 noon, followed by private cremation. Family Hawes only,

CHAPMAN - On October 16th 1991. peacefully. Wnuam George. Squadron Leader (retired), aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of Gwen, father of Myrna. Susan. Linda and Roger, dearly loved grandad of aD his grandchildren. Funeral Service at St Faith's Crematorium. Horsham Si

. Faiths, on Friday October 18th at 430 pm.. Family flowers only, donations to Ueu if preferred tor The Alzheimer's Disease Society can be sent c/o Gordon Barber Funeral Directors. 317 Aytaham Road. Norwich. NR3 2AB.

CLARKE - On October 14th. suddenly. Kenneth, husband of Mary and father of Elizabeth. John and Andrew and a much loved grandfather. Funeral al Ooydon Crematorium on October 23rd al 1230 pm. Rattier than flowers. Ken would have preferred a gift made to The Arthritis and Rheumatism Council for Research. 41 Eagle Street. London WC1R 4AR.

do QUINCEY - On October 15th. after a long illness peacefully In her steep at Btackaklern. Pembrokeshire. Anne Maud de Qtdncey. wife of the late Captain R.S. de Qidncey and much loved aunt and great-aunL Funeral Service at St Teito's Church. Crlnow. Narberth. an Monday October 21st at 1.15pm.

HILL - On October 13th. peacefully after a short Alness. William Henry, dearly loved husband of Anne, loving father of Sally. Margot and Michael and grandfather of Mcola. Funml Service on Tuesday October 22nd at Si Mary's Church. Tonplecombe at 2pm. Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, lo Cancer Research Campaign c/o Peter Jackson Funeral Director. Mo ns. High Street. Henstridtoe. Tetnplecombe. Somerset BAB ORB.

IVESON - On October 13th. James, at home after a long Illness. Beloved husband of Patricia. Funeral Service at St Mary's Church. Denham, at - 12 noon on . Friday October 18th..followed by. committal at Choleras Crematorium. Amersharo. AM enquiries to H.C. Grimstead Ltd., tel (0753) 882644.

DEATHS

JENKINS - On October 12th at Bristol Royal Infirmary. Elwyn parry, of L^gh-on- Sea. Much laved father at Sian and Rftodri and husband of the late MeryL Cremation at noon Friday October 18U> at Cantord Crematorium. Bristol. No flowers but donations to Qie British Heart Foundation

UARDET - On October XWv. Joan Sefloa (nee Constable), much loved wife and companion for over 68 years of M«tor General ELM. Liardel C.B.. C.B.E., DS.O. Beloved mother of Guy. Tim and Andrew and dear granma to Frances. Clare. Patrick. Thomas. Sophie. Victoria and - Caroline. Funeral at Lymlnsier Parish Church, near ArundeL el 230 pm Wednesday October 23rd. followed by private cremation. Ennui rles and flowers to FA Holland & Sons. 8 Terminus Road. LftUehampton (09031

- 713939.

MORRELL - On Monday October 14th. peacefully In hospital after a kmg irtness. Mary Christine, aged 87. Much loved mother or Sue. Cremation 11 am Monday October 21 sL Northampton Crematorium. No flowers, donations If desired to Alzheimer's Disease Society. 1SS/160 High Road. London SW12 98N.

MUCKLESTOH - On October 10(h 1991. peacefully. Dorothy Amy (nfe AstteyL in her 84(h year, widow of John Corbel, sister of Kenneth Loade Astley. Funeral Sendee 1030 am. Wednesday October 23rd at COund Parish Church. Shropshire. foOowed by private cremation. Family flowers only bid donations. If so dodred. to (be Parkinsons Disease Society and Cound Parish Church. Letters and enquiries to Harry Edwards and Sons. I High Street. Wellington. Telephone: TeUtard (0952) 244949.

PRESTON - On October 15th. peacefully al home. Gladys Violet Woodward rV\ aged 98. widow of Jenico ’Peter-, much loved aunt of Jean and slater at Tom. Funeral at DuntfoM Parish Church, liana on Monday October 21st- Family flowers, dona (tons to R-S.P.B.. The Lodge; Sandy. Beds.

SUCH - On October 14th. In King's College Hospital. Alfred John. CBf.. aged 71. Dunkirk Veteran. Dearly loved and loving husband of Ruth, tether of John. Bob and David, much loved- grandfather of Gouty. Tom. Helen. Joseph and Edward. Funeral Service al Blham Crematorium on Monday October 21st al 10.16 am.

TOWRISS - On October 13lh. at MDton Keynes. VincenL Iais of Helghlngton. Lincoln. Greatly ml—ed by Maragh. John and Mark. The sendee wm be held at Lincoln Crematorium an Monday October 21st al 1 pm.

WAKE - On October 12th. at Putney Hospital, John Bernard Wake, only son of the laie Bernard and Maureen Wake. Funeral Service on October 22nd. 10.30 am. at St Osmund’s Qiurch. Casielnan Barnes. SWISl followed by committal at Putney Vale Crematorium. 1130 am. Floral tributes may be sent lo T.H. Sanders & Sens, 35 Barnes High Street Barnet. SW13.

WELCH - On October 14th 1991. Betty Robfna Ann. widow of Dick, mother of Robin. Richard and Tessa. Funeral. Tuesday October 22nd at Gufldfbrd Crematorium at 1130 am. Enquiries to Petersfleld (0730) 62711.

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LEGAL NOTICES

SECTION 3 REVERTER OF SITES ACT 1987

THE FORMER FARNBOROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL, STARTS HILL ROAD, FARNBOROUGH IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

WHEREAS:

(1) Part of trie site of the former Famborough primary school, starts Hill Road, Famborough. in the London Borough of Bromley was conveyed to the School Board of Famborough by a conveyance dated 22nd June, 1872 by Thomas Cyrus Haslett under the authority of the Elementary Education Act 1870 and the school sites Acts 1841,1844,1849 and 1851 upon trust for the purposes of a public elementary school within the meaning of the Elementary Education Act 1870 and for no other purpose whatsoever.

(2) The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Bromley acting by the Council of the Borough (the council1) are successors in tide to the school Board of Famborough.

(3) The premises have ceased to be used for a primary school by the council and have been sold.

(4) By virtue of section 1 of the Reverter of Sites Acts 1987 the Council holds the net proceeds of sale of the part of the premises the subject of the 1872 Conveyance upon trust for the persons who but for the Act would from time to time be entitled to the ownership of the land conveyed by the 1872 conveyance by reason of its reverter under the School Sites Act 1841

Now the council give notice as foilows:-

1. The Cound! propose co apply to the Charity commissioners for England and Wales under section 2 of the Reverter of sites Act 1987 for an order establishing a scheme with respect to the net proceeds of sale of the part of the premises the subject of the 1872 conveyance which will: <a) extinguish the rights of the beneficiaries under the trust; and (bl require the Coundl to hold the net proceeds of sale on trust for such charitable

purposes as may be specified In the order.

2. Any beneficiary of the estate of THOMAS CYRUS HASLETT formerly of the Parish of

Keseon In the county of Kent who wishes to oppose the extinguishment of ms rights should notify his daim in writing to the coundl c/o the Borough secretary at the address below within three months from today. Dated this 17th day of October 1991

waiter Mimon (U3i Borough secretary

Bromiey Chrtc centre stodcwEn dose Bromley BR1 3UH

RENTALS

BIACKHEATH 6*x Vc (bl in aerioti me. F/F. 2 recro. tea. K & B Mastiff ilrei Quirt wst loan! CSOOpcm. 061 69g 63*4

CHELSEA/KNIGHTSBfDOGC areas, prtmr eroerrtm only. S M flat. C2SODW. 2 M +1«T. £40Q9W. 3 HM 4«to. £4«3pw 3 bedroom pml/hac - tWWw- 4 Inins runs* *aan ■ £6SOpw. 3 Bed home tgdn. - ElSOOpw. 6 ted M4IW Ciaoopw 7 bad taniv *t*an- £»00pw Borons EFatm 581 S156

CHELSEA Klnga Rood. I bad- room dal. C200pw Tsl: 071 937 4999 T _

CHELSEA Spot 1 tad gdn (tat to atari So. Mins Kino* Rd. newly rrfure. mspa. 071 226 2084

CHELSEA, swio. Beau 2 bed. 2 belli mau. Potto, sep mlrjnre. £273 071 2X6 3084. T

CHELSEA swio. Specious 1 bed flat. Mod K4cfi. Gtosr tube £190 pw. 071-351 0016.

CHELSEA SWIO Superb brtoht lux 2 dble bed laaltonrilr. ff kit. tonCKUBw 071 381 49991

CHELSEA SW3 superb DrtobI \ tux l dM bed flat ff kit gdnt nr Ibebon CSOOm 071 381 49981

CHISWICK Suacrta bright lux v tor 3 bed IKdSOhrne ©dn. nr Tube. C23Qpw. 071 381 49981

CLAPHAM 3 bd ta>. too*- ML ewh. gdn. star 3/4. Good valur £l75vwt 071 736 6816 t

CUPSTONE STREET W1. 1 bed Bat with oubuandlna view ai London Fully filled through out. wariilvg machine etc. Lturijr shared terrace Furn £200pw KriUt Car date Cloves 071 J9S S494

COVENT GARDEN Lux £ bed flaL huge new. root lerracc*. new bath 3 m £30Cbw Drura- 071 379 4816_

COVENT GARDEN DeslreaWe range of studio n; Bed note tram CljOpw Q7I 379 son t

DUKES YARD Mayfair Wl. Newly rrlurbtshed £ bed mol *one(le In a charming period house. Lux condition throooh- out lurn/unlura £42Bcrw Kef til Cgjdteg ClQ\et 071 498 £494

FOUBERTS PLACE Wl. Caiarai- ing 1st floor 1 bed dot to pretty period building- Tauriully doe- oroted A furnished bi Utertyb. bite value Furn C16QPW Krilh cardale Crovrt 071 496 2494

FULHAM Between New Kings Road and Hurllnghora, very pretty s/c ground floor dM bedrm flat unto ganlm more. TejJB i-B7o 7413

FULHAM Superb v toe newly dec 1 bed flat. gdn. nr lube, mute view. £165pw. 071 581 49981

FW OAPP i-ManageiTM-nl Ser¬ vices! Lid Beatare prooeriies In central, south 4 west London areas (or wall!no appornnla Teh 071-243 0964.

GARAGE (Stnglei In Leoharn Cardens WB avail immed at C5B re neg. 0428 687717.

HILL STREET Maftelr. Wl Trvdy Imnuc 1 bed flat within PTfoMtonm DOrtered protiel tv Low price lor quick let H/HW tori. Furn £200bw KeUh Cardale Craves 071 495 £494

HOLLAND PARK Wll. Surary gardon flat. 2 large rooms, kuchrn. bathroom, patio. xcr» to comm gardens £18o pw tart hjjM. Q71 7P7 wa

IRONSIDES ARLA members and rental sgeriollus giving per¬ sonal altenuoo Landlords and IMOsgeeUvr lenants ring G71 581 5877

KENSmOTON WS. toanma 2 bed I/I rut -v study. V. Uaht. nr mbs. C3SO pw. 104281 682712.

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RENTALS |

KENSINGTON SW7 - I/I (tat 2

■mix. roc. k/b. near tune, tlflo dw. 071 373 6374

KENSMOTON Lux furn art 6/7 mins. ConscraaKKY. baicmurt I brd. £248 qw 071 727 3884

LETTING vour PiaPflttT COll ■ BuclunatB Bw MWClottsto In Lclllng 6 Managamml jU over London. 071-381 7767

LONDON tamed mature- tanuuOT- mm wum to ram uniumehM period Coo wold Conner, from . NovMnorr (or al Irate 1 V*or. Lxcrllmi nfcmin* proiktod.

no ttoto or cals A matoO' for wrrtrad/ Wto wwMnd w Prefrrawy 3 nrds * dining & ■oik. Srdudrd srRhig ideal. TH OHlra 071 734 7324.

MARBLE ARCH Lux 4 tads. 1 rrep. s 0MI». Long tel- £500 pw. Trt: 071 724 0361.

MARBLE ARCH Mayfair. Hi de ), Park, rinrte Iona 6 short Ira f rnmdlv»n»4Mtuvaote ]

Apart*071 93o9£l2im< i960) L

MARVLEBONE PLACE WI. HMahl 3 bnl n*i wutkln poputar btock Prrvonim in nd romtl uon Low prior (or quick Irt Furn C2C6PW Kciin OnOIr Gt<nr» 071 496 £494 -

MONMOUTH STREET Ccnml Cordon WC2 Sunning 2 Drd T rut. vory bright wiin lovoly gri- 1 vale trrraco Excl talur Furn 1 £37fipw Krilh Contain Crain 1 071 496 £494 L

MULTI-NATIONAL Corporate rontponm raqutrr quality turn/untunutewo propmm in 8 FtlllUun/Ppream Crmi unsas Foxiinn 071-381 8020

NOTTIMG HILL Allrorinc-. targe - £ bra ItaL Kit/tatui. hall/teuili Fully turn. Carrtaknr. Wondr-T (ul vtrwv use of i*dn 5 mins | lute. £>96 pw. 071 727 9631 ]

NW1 largr 4 brd m. mormotiv V toungn. dining. Ite l n. a baths. 1 min Edgpwarr lu£<r £400pw No sharers 0737 350468 R

NWS Luxury 1 brd dal. uipr _ raerv. r hi kH 4 bath. EJflOpw. Drury 071 379 4810

ONSLOW OARDENE SW7. 1 V douUr brd lurntehrd flat. EZDOPW. Trt: 108921 T22B92 <

PtMUCO SW1 1 twd (iirnlatird h flat. Brd. loungr. tal and bath C CCH. £150 pw. 071 828 8241. „

REGENTS PARK/ Baker term ? Small brlghl teudki. klhhrn. “ stiwr no. Balcony. LlOOpw uu * CH 5 CHW. Trl 071 723 0777 ®

RICXENHALL MANS Wl S Anrormr 3 dbl brds. 2 ttalhs in i ■utsHor Moch. Pori t-raoc C £420pw 071 937 4949

ROLAND HOUSE Ha»r a srlnr of c fully tervurd lux opts in S/ „ Krra shorl/long slay from i £40P/tlKHII + vat 071 370 6221 ,»

SOUTH KEN AltrartlvrSbrdtop " floor flat Idral for vfiorcn J £245 pw 071 3S16 N

ST JOHNS WOOD 2 bedroom 1 1)01. £226pw TH 071 937 it 4999 T a

SW1 PIMLICO 1. Very alfrar 2 lira 2 brd. rrerp. It V. sunny c gardan. wash nuch, dUiwioh. c mlrrowair rtr. £!86pw. 2 ,1 Nrw conversion. 1 brd. rntrp. B „ 6 super K. dtohwosn. wash 7, marh rlc. £186pw 3. Praltr 1 , bed. rrero. K & 0. balcony. A £!60pw TeL- 071 854 1020 “

SW1/WESTMINSTER rnimoc 1 " brd ItaL Fully furn A equip u Nrwly drc. prtr Pkg £!90pw. DrurV 071 379 4816. s

WALK everywhere. wci. ir unusual iop itai mm. eauippod. ci 2 beds. C19SPW 071689 6988 ti

W2 2 brd lux. mod fully rum 4tn ** □ am 24 tw porter. £260 pw. - Tel Drtdre 071 261 2816. C

PUBLIC NOTICES | i

RENTALS ] wen rurntelwd gdn ns! m Geor¬ gian Me. 3 nws + hi/iec ut. CH. Sunaoif (dr Pria couple. £198 PW. Tot: 071 219 5046.

WANTED Chrlsca/S Kent. American A European cllvnls seek accommodation

ImmnUaieii' Ltrn lei FoXtom. 071 370 5433

ch furn ni. suit single m/I. nr BK/TUB* £130pw tnfl Sills 081-679 5£C6._

hn |ge 3 dbl bed flat must V le\* bun E1S5PW 071 581 49981

house, walled gdn & W £3B0pw Tel 081 995 B9QC

lob in CltJ. or -qutialMil. Trie Phare 071 938 £297

confidential. expert attvne Acadrnu- 4ucllotieers A 5 plu- ere Mr Dixon 081 579 7406

PUBLIC NOTICES

RODINOTCHM CMLWCH ENGLAND SCHOOL um the

cot'NTS OF SHPOPSHIRf

WHEREAS

tom el once doled M Fi-b 1849 between WUliam

Stale lor Eitueatlon and

Fowler Langlrs- A Wnghl

•am* 13

NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT 1975

Pursuant to Section 25 and Schedule 2 to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries AcM975. the National Rivers Authority ("NRA") hereby gives notice of its intention lo fix new fishing licence duties which will have effect throughout the NRA's area of jurisdetion.

it is intended that the duties set out below will come into force on 1 January 1992.

Instrument Rod and Bne. Period For a period commencing 1 January 1992 and expiring on 31 March

1993 and thereafter a period of one year commencing on 1 April. Species of fistc Salmon, migratory trout (sea trout), trout, charr. grayling, freshwater fish

(course fish) and eels.

Area: All waters within the fisheries Juris<Sctlon of the National Rivers Authority.

Duty: Full charge .£12.50 Concessionary charge....E 6.50

Note: 1. The concessionary charge win apply to (a) persons who have reached the age of 12 but have not reached the age of 17on the date of purchase of the ficence; (b) persons of state retirement pension age and over.

(c) registered disabled persons. 2. Subject to bylaws a licence will permit the use of up to two rods at'the

same time.

Objection to the proposed duties may be made so as lo be received within one month of the date of pubfcation of this notice to:

England The Ministry of Agricultire, Fisheries S Food, Room 406, Nobel House. 17 Smith Square. London SW1P 3JR

Wales Mr P V Edwards. Welsh Office. Agriculture Dept 11B. Fisheries Section. Cethays Park, Cardiff. CF1 3N0.

A copy of the objection should be sent to The Fisheries Officer. National Rivers Authority. Rivers House. Waterside Drive. Aztec West Aimondsbury. Bristol. BS12 4UD.

C F Martin, Head of Legal Services.

October i7 On This day 1946

At the Nuremberg trials 1945-46 the war criminals were charged with conspiracy against peace, crimes against peace, violations of the laws and customs of tear and crimes against humanity. Ten of the 24 found guilty were executed.

EXECUTIONS AT NUREMBERG

Hermann Goring committed suicide in the shadow of the gallows by taking cyanide in his cell at 10.45 lak night, three-quarters of an hour before the time filed for his execution. The ten other condemned Nazi leaders, begin¬ ning with Ribbentxop, were hanged between one and three o'clock this morning.

ON THE SCAFFOLD Two British correspondents were

among the eight Press representatives chosen to witness the executions. In their dispatches they state:- As a result of Goring’s suicide the other condemned men, who were to have been allowed to walk freely to the place of execution, were manacled to guards immediately. There was little objection on the part of the men, except by Streicher and SauckeL

The condemned men died with dignity.

At 1 a.m. Ribbentrop was marched from his cell through the great prison hall to the gymnasium, where three scaffolds stood prepared on the pitch marked out for haaketbalL

He and the other nine prisoners were ffirli asked to state their names, and if they had any last words.

Ribbentrop cried: “God protect Ger¬ many. Thank God that He is meicifuL My last wish is that the German unity ghniild remain wnH that an understand¬ ing between the east and west should come about, and peace for the world."

Keitel declared; *1 call on the Almighty that he have mercy on the German people. Over 2,000,000 went to their deaths before me. I now follow my sons.” His voice then rose, “All for Germany?"

Ernst KehenbrunneT entered, accompanied by a Roman Catholic chaplain who wore the habit of the

Franciscan Order, the Rev. Sixtus O’Connor. Kaltenbrunner gave his name readily, and when asked if he would like to say any last words answered, “Yes, please. I have served my German people and my fatherland with a willing heart. I have done my duty in accordance with the laws of my fatherland. I regret that crimes were committed, in which I had no part. Good luck Germany!"

Rosenberg, alone among all these condemned men, answered “No" when asked if he had any last words to say.

Frank, ruler of occupied Poland, entered smiling. He appeared to be tallring to the Roman Catholic fimplnin rather than anybody else when he said: “I pray God to take my souL May the Lord receive me mercifully." He then said how grateful he was for his good handling while be had been in prison.

Frick's last words were: "Long live the eternal Germany."

Streicher had to be forced across the floor. He attempted to wave his arms, but they were securely tied. He roared: “Heil Hitler" — and as he neared the foot of the steps, said “Now I go to God too.” At the foot of the steps he was asked his name, and he answered: “My name, you know my name." The question was repeated, and Streicher replied: "AD right — Julius Streicher." On the scaffold he shouted: “Now to God. The Bolshevists wiU get you. I am going to my Father." As the black cloth was placed over his face his deep voice could stil be heard ringing out: "Adele, my loving wife."

Next was Sauckel, who to the last maintained that he was innocent. When he had been summoned from his cell to make the last walk he refused to dress, and now he refused al first to answer when his name was requested. When the question was repeated he said: “Fritz Sauckel." He answered when invited to make a last statement: “I die innocent. The verdict was wrong. God protect Germany and mnln> Germany great again. God protect my family "

At 2.32 Jodi entered- As wmeh a soldier as Keitel, he bore hiitnuJf with

1 “V vhij wviuo HO liOU bl)

where “I salute you, my Germany." Seyse-Inquart's last words, to wh

he seemed to have given some thooj were: “I hope this execution is the act of the tragedy of the second wi war, and that the lessons of this w war will make for peace and um standing among the peoples. I behew Germany."

i 1

22 Reviews

NEW RELEASES

AUNT JULIA AND THE SCJW’TWUTEHpa: Gauefte too (Keanu R»wvo5) lafla tor Traty aunt

(SaitooraHarahey). write a soep opera Miter (Rotor Falk) miwa magpc spells ZtatM treatment at Mario Vardas Uosa's touttt-tayered novel Dtaoctor. Jon AnM. OdaonHarytnarfcM (0*26 915353).

THEBIOBMiannwiaiftiwncaw- ftom a gangster and nun to the producer of Top Sun - face queattona an sex, the cosmos. Ha after death- FtauRy amuaino documentary from director James Toback. National FBm Theatre (On -936 3232). DROP DEAD PRED(12} A cWtfs fovttble Mend (Rfc Mayafl) returns In adulthood to hdp omwne problems. Jerky comedy which Ms to cepnakse on Its niyuyr*} premise. With Phoebe Cates. Ales De Jong dfrects Cannons: Chsteea (071-352 5096) Haymarkat (071.83915271 Oxford Street (071-6380310)

* HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN (IS); Mdey Rourke and Don Johnson marooned m a dhn- wittsd tale o( drifters bunging a bank robbery. Director. Simon Winder. Cannon Oxford Street (071-636 031Q) Plaza {071-497 9999) Whttetoys (071-792 3332)

POISON (18): Todd Haynes' styles conadoua study n social deviance, inspired by Jean Genet-, ixiptaasant. unedfytng. Metro (071-437 0757).

URANUS (15): Dark, powerful drama from Marcel Aymtfn caustic novri about Ilia setting of scores m posMbntai France. G&arfl Departfcu dominates a fine cast: director. Ctaude Beni. Camden Plaza (071-485 24«3) Chetsoa Cinema (071 -351 3742/37«3) Lunfore (071-8360691)

B BECKET: Rtvethg performances from Derek Jacobi and Robert Unosayki AnouBi'a play on the relationship between Henry I and the archbishop Theatre Royal, HaymarKeL SW1 (07t- 930 8800V Mon-Sat. 7.30pm. mala Wed, Sat 3pm. 165mlns.

□ BOLD GIRLS: tmeUa Staunton and a fine company in Rone Munro's perceptive look at women's foes m west Belfast Hampstead. Swiss Cottage Centre. NW3 (071-722 5301) McxvSaLBpm. mat SaL 4pm. lOOnuna. Find week.

□ CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS: He* m rural CaSfomb: revival of Sam Shepard's brutal drama of tarmfy fife. pomsrfuf but unrartrang. The Pit, Barbican Centre. Silk Street. EC2 (071-4338 8891). Today. 2pm and 730pm. 13Qmlra.

□ DANCMG AT LUGHNASA: Brian f-neTs Ofvm AHOd-wmrvnp memory- play set in 1930s Donegal Pltoanix. Charing Cress Road. WC2 (071-867 1044). Mon-Set. Bpm. mala Thors, 3pm. SaL 4pm I50mbis

□ DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER: Smon Ceded m average. French- boulevard faice Apofld. Sheftesbixy Avenue. Wl (071- 494 5070) Mon-Fn, 8pm. Sal, 9 30pm. mats Wed. 3pm. Sat 5f l3Smn&.

□ GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY: Cheerfri trip through RftJea and Stehea rtttr. flonsy plot but no matter Arts. Great Newport Street. WC2 (071- 836 3132). Mon-Thura, Bpm.Fri.SaL 5 45pm and 830pm. 120mins

□ THE GLORY OF THE GARDEN: Feeble farce taSng to find fun in take turning froics Duke of York's. St Martin's Lane. WC2 (071-8365123) Mon Sat 8pm. mats Tues. 3pm, Sat. 4pm. 135mins.

■ GRAND KABUKh Sumptuous, exdtmg evening el Japanese exotica, performed by masters. National (Lytottan). South Berk, SE1 (071-9382252) MorvSai. 7 30pm. final

□ HIPPOLYTOS: kMad Jawt Suzman in otherwise wid Eunpides puzzle-play about Bend desire Almeida, Almeida Street N1 (071-358 4404). Mon-Sat, Bpm, mat Sat. 4pm. tOOmins.

■ JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT: Jason

TARTUFFE: Rater Hal dredB FeBcity Kendal, Paul Eddngton and John Sessions h Ranpt Bolt's new translation of MoWre's classic comedy. Sessions ptay* Tartutte. a ftypoameal adventurer who fades hta greed behind e mask of virtue and piety; Kendal b the maid who sees through ha hypocrisy, Eddngton the kxidy man who welcomes Tartuffe eitortahome. PlayhouseTheatre. Northumberland Avenue. London WC2 (071-839 4401). 7.45pm.

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: VtadkTiir Ashkenazy conducts Mendrissohn (overture. A Mfcfcranmer AfigM's Dream); Elgar (RaMafl): end Strauss (Eta

THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

Festival Hal. South Bat*. London SE1 (071-9288900). 730pm.

GOLEM: John Caoken’s opera Golem, with which the Durham University lecturer last yea wan die first Britten Awwd for Com position. Is unveded tonight oi Newcastle Ptayfuuae imd Ml tften be taken on on Arts Cbundl Contemporary Music Network tour reimd Britaki. The production is a coOaboranon between iwo Tynesdo-based companies the Northern Srtcnia and Northern Stage. Andrew McKinnon dreds Playhouae Theatre. NewcastlB4aaon- Tyne (091-232 70791,8pm

CHICAGO; Pari Kenyaon. joint artistic dractor Ol Laceetsr Haymarkat Theatre,

CINEMA GUIDE

Geoff Brown's assessment of fltms in London and (where

Indicated with the symbol ♦) on release across the country.

CURRENT ♦ CLOSE MY EYES (18): Sexual games between brother and sister one tang no) London summer. vMdy portrayed by wrtar-dtreetar Stephen Potekcff ana an (wceaoni east (Sastaa Reeves. Che Owen. Alan Rickman) Curzon Mayfair (071-4658865)

♦ THE COMMITMENTS (15): Hard-

bitten Dubdn youngsters form a soul band. Fresh, fomny. and buoyantly played by a targdy amateur cast. □Vector. Alan Parker. Camden Parkway (071-267 7034) Cannon Tottenham Court Rood (071- 636 61481 Odaona: Kensington (0426 914666) Marble Areh(04S6 914S0i) Screen on Via Green (071-3283520) WNtotoys (071-7923332).

DEKALOG PARTS 3-4 (PG): Krzysztof KteStowskTa marveSoua cycle of modem marches nsptredby-theTan •» Commandments. Essential viewing. Renoir (071-637 0402)

LET HIM HAVE IT (15): An epileptic youngster's road to the hangman's noose. Sombre, powerful drama about (he 1952 Cralg/Benttey case. Chris Ecdeston, Paid Reynolds, Tom Courtenay; (feeder, Peter Medak. Odeon Leicester Square (0436 915683)

9 MEETING VENUS (12h Backstage dramas whdaatagng TanoMusorta Parts, adroitly observed, but lacking punch. Starring Meta Anretrup. Glenn

THEATRE GUIDE

Jeremy Kingston's assessment of current theatre in London ■ House full, returns only E Some seats available □ Seats at aU prices_

Donovan sports a golden wig lor the gaudy, brash revwel Palatflum. Argyl Street W1 (071-494 5037}. Mon-Sal, 730pm. mats Wed. SaL 2J0pm 135mm

□ KVETCHb. Steven Berkoff's Wp into the Eeat-End Jewish psyche: vnrid but thnrB&fi. Co-stars Anita Dobson. Garrick, Charing Cress Road. WC2 (07 f-494 5085). MonFri. 8pm, Sat. 5pm and 630pm 140mn.

□ OUR TOWN; Under-powered production of Thornton Wader's play on sma4 town America. Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury Avenue. WC2 (071-379 5399). Mon-SaL Bpm. mats Thurs. Sot 3pm tSSmns.

□ PECONG: ThrHng version of Medea sol on a Caribbean me. Stofcig perfonnances lad by Jenny Jules TricydB. 289 KObum High Road. NW6 (071-3281000} Mon-SaL 8pm. mat SaL 4pm 165mms.

□ PLAYING SINATRA: twi GefcJer. Susan Brown m powerful Bernard Kops (kama of sung, incest and naked terror. Warehouse, Dtngwsfl Road. Croydon (081-680 4060). Tues-SaL Bpm. mat Sun. 5pm. ISOmina.

B THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO Uh Emphatically menacing letter'' portrait by Antony Sher in Of Trevis's strong production of Brecht National (Ofivter). South Bank. SE1 (071-9282252). Today. 2pm and 7.15pm. 170mins

□ RICHARD d: Atot Jemngs and Anton Lesser as cy kng and tou^i usurper in keenly argued (though long), vmd production Barbican. S* Street. ECS (07-638 8891} Today. 2pm and 730pm. 21 Drains

□ A SWELL PARTY: Four aingers. two portals n ikeabie tribute to Coie Porter's debonair wit and wry meixSas- Vaudevfle. The Stand. WC2 (071-836 9987} Mon-Fn. 8pm. SaL 833pm. mats WerL2S0pm. Sat. 5.30pm. I40mra.

□ TANGO AT THE END OP WINTER: Alan Rickman troubled by memories m decorative but holow Mnagawa drama.

TODAY'S EVENTS dtacts a new production of the celebrated Broadway musical. Chicago, with music and lyrics by KanderS Ebb. Konyson's blest production, 70, SrtS, 70. auooeaafuly tanstened to the West End eaiterthta year. Haymarkat Theatre. Leicester (0533 539797). 730pm

JAPAN AND BRITAIN: AN AESTHETIC DIALOGUE (1850-1930): The Barbican's now snow dirtig the Japan lestivei season is a swvey of the art of Japan and Britan, showing the influences that each oiture brought to the Other. The show exptaras Vicforiwi Britan's faadnattan with Japanese art the Impact of popular culture, and the development of modem Japanese potatxig.

Barbtaan Art Goflery. S4i Street London EC2 (071-838 4141} MorvSai. 10am-6.45pm (Tubs, 1 Dam-5 45pm} Sun. 12-6.45pm. until January IS

LONDON STMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The LSO performs a memorial conoari ta tribute to Ole tale Leonard Bemstam. once president of the LSO. The programme comprises: suite from hhi opera A Oxer Race; throe scenes from Mass. Symphonic Dances from Was/ SUM Story, and the CtUchoater Psotns. With baritone Banpmm Lunin and the IS Chorus. Barbican, Sflk Street London EC2 (071- 8388891). 7.4£(pm.

Close, directed by tatven Szabb, produced by David Puttnam. Barbican (071-6388891] Camden

FuBiam Road (071-370 3636) Shaftesbury Ayenue (071-8369B61) Plaza (071497 9999) Screen on Baker Street (071-935 Z77Z) WWWoyS (071-792 3332}

♦ PROSPEROUS BOOKS (15} Rater Gratnmay's vonabon on The ieenp&st. with John Gielgud'B Prospera ataHng Shakaapeare'e text through a tangle at eyepopping knages. BrtSanT but ezhausimg. Gate <07t-7274O43f Pnentam (071-439 4470) Renoir (071-837 8402).

♦ A RAGE IN HARLEM (18} Buffoonery and violence in a comic-s&p Harlem, from Chester Himes's novel; an unpfoBsanl tax. Starring Forest Whftaker. Gregory ffinas. Robin Gwens. Director; BHIDUve. Cannons: Chelsea (07i -352 50961 Haymarkat (071-839 1527) Oxford Street (071-638 0310) Odeon Kensington (0428 914868) Whtteleys (071-7323332}

8 STEPPING OUT (PG} Lewis GSbrnTa warm, spirited voeisn of

RtahanJ Hams's play about would-be hoofore, wMi Jifte Waltero. Shaiay Wntera. and a Uza fcfinnefl star turn. Carmona: Baker Street (071-935 9772] FuBram Hoad (071-370 283Q Empire (071-497 9898) WMefeya (071-792 3332).

TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY {PG} Serving Jutet Stevenson wBs her low boyfriend (Atan Rlctonan) back to Ha Endeartagiy humane drams; a cfirecting dabut tor ptayvwlglil Anthony Mln^iete. CUrzon Phoenix (071-S40 9661) Nottlng HN Coronet (071-727 8705} Odeon Kensington (0426 914086) Screen on Bakar Street (071-935 2772).

PtccadKy. Denman Street W1 (071-867 U18). Mon-SaL 7 30pm. mate Wad. Sat 3pm. I35nwis.

Ef TWEE BIRDS AUGHTTNG ON A FIELD: EHCeflent Timbarlake Wertenfaehar ptay on the good ta He and art Harriet Walter leads a choree cast Royal Court Soane Square. SW1 (071- 7301745). Mon-SaL 8pm, mat SaL 4pm 205rrins.

B THUNDERBIRDSFAR. -THE NEXT GENERATION: The cult stage vCTaon of cult lotarhkjn show, performed by nro actors wearing spaceship hats. Ambassadors, west Street. London WC2 (071-836 8111) MonFrl. aSOpm. Fn. Set 530pm and 830pm. 140rrans.

□ A TRfflUTE TO THE BLUES BROTHERS: Uvdy parade Of tuneful defies. Goodtai. WMtehafl, Whrtehal, SW1 (071-857 1119). Mon-Thurs. 8.1Spm. Frl, SaL 6 15pm and 9pm. IBOtma.

Q WAITING FOR GODOT; RHc Meyoi. Adrian Ed i tandaon find comedy but lose me depth end pathos In Beckett's ploy. Quran's, Shaftssbuy Avenue. Wl (071- 494 5040). Mon Thus. 8pm. Fn, Sal 530pm and 845pm. 160mfns

B WH9i| SHE DANCED: Vanessa Redgrave unforgettable in Sherman's arthi ploy about Isadora Dwcen end the hazards of commudcaltan. Globe. Shaftesbury Avenue. Wl {07t- 494 5065). Mon-Sat 8pm, mala Wod, Sal. 3pm. 135mma.

LONG RUNNERS: B Aspects Of Love: Prince of Wdes (071-839 5972)... □ Btood Brothers: AMy (071-8871115) .. □ Buddr. Victona Pdace (071-8341317) . □ Carmen

Jones: Old Vic (071-928 7616) ■ Cate: New London (071-405 0072) B Rve Guys Named Moe: Lyric (071- 4945045).. □ Me and My Girt Adeiphi (071-836 7811).. ■ Lea MtsArabtes: Palace (071-434 0909] ■ Miss Saigon: Theatre Royal. Drury Lane [071-JS4 5400) . □ The Mousetrap: Sf Merlin'S (071-836 1443) .. ■ The Phantom of the Opera: Her Majesty's (071-8392244) □ Retail to tlw Forbidden Planet Cambridge (071-379 5299)... □ Run For Your WKk Duchess (071-494 5075) B Starlight Express: ApoCo Victona (071-828 8665) ...□ The Woman In Blade Fortune (071-8382238}

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THE REVENGER'S COMEDIES: Alan Ayckboun'a latest ploy a en ambfooue, Iwropart dart comedy centred on Ihe chance maefing of en incongruous pair of strangwa. Karen - played by Us WBeme — is a wealthy and beautiful young women who meets Henry, e mkkfieeged. recently rwkndani dvoroee (played by Grtff Rhys Jones). Goetentag Joanna Lunfoy, the pfoy is directed by Ayckbourn. Opening night (Part 2) Strand Theatre, Stomd. London EC4 (071 -240 0300} 7pm,

LADY AUDLEVS SECRET: Annie Casiietfine (recently ai Chichester drecting Arsenic ana OU Loco) drects the Lyric's new production: an adaptation d Mwy Braddan's Victorian thrifler. Lady AtA*eysSacmL 1 Lyric HammeramMi. London W6 (081- 741 2311). 7.45pm.

BURNING FM3W FURNACE: St James's Opera m a new production of SnUan'-y rarely parforimd opera which lefls the OB Testament story of Shadradi. Meshach and Abcdnigo who are cast into a furnace for refining to worsfop the Bebytorem god Merodak. The opera, written in 1968, was intended for church performance and the company is stagng it in the vast Chuch of St Mary. Paddngton. Church of St Mary Magdalene. Delaware Terrace. London W2 (07T 482 0333). 2J0pm.

Buffoons lack a serious edge - Three Judgements in One

Gate, Notting Hill

AMONG the individual portraits by VeL&zquez in those astonishing rooms in the Prado, two types stand out: the royal portraits, weak-minded kings and fragile infantas, pathetic faces of unexceptional individuals trapped in the suffocating richness of costume and office; and the bufones or court dwarfs, marvellously, often malig¬ nantly alive, sensitive deformed crea¬ tures acting parts which they, unlike the royalty, know to be absurd.

There is something of the same contrast in this play by Vel&zqnez’s contemporary, Calder&n, only in this case the courtly characters and the buffoons occupy the same canvas, and the absurdity too often spills over and makes the whole effect ridiculous.

You have to ask whether this apparently m^jor work by the writer revered as the Spanish Shakespeare would seem less ridiculous if staged with aU the resources in terms of ample, flexible space, atmospheric setting and subtle lighting provided by the Olivier or even the Cottesloe. As it is, the tiny, stifling Gate is made even more cramped by Anthony Lamble’s triangular set, which recalls the Edgar Allan Poe story in which the walls of a ceU dose in on a prisoner. A persist¬ ently jamming door hardly helped matters on press night.

Simon Usher’s production boldly catapults the action forward to a con¬ temporary Spain peopled by girls in mini-tweed sldrts, men in leather jack¬ ets and tacky glass-topped tables. This works well for the eardtmg opening scene in which a girl and her father are held up by bandits in the mountains of Aragon. This brings Caldertin within spitting distance of the amoral presid¬ ing spirit of contemporary Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodovar.

As the father, Don Mendo Torrellas, Kevin Costello manages to look every inch a modern Madrid businessman and to do justice to an idiom which is closer to Greek tragedy than modem speech. Don Lope de Urrca, the younger, troubled son turned bandit, is a fascinating character, psychologically ahead of his time, who blames ids bad behaviour on his parents' loveless marriage. Bob Barrett makes a brave attempt at the intense love poetry but ultimately sounds too monotonous. Hermione Norris’s Violante, daughter of Mendo and object of Lope’s love, conveys a pained dignity but looks terribly stiff Tom Dunn’s King carries a long and erect sceptre in a manner which any production with a sense of humour would sorely have altered.

Only Simon Gregor’s marvellously nerd-like servant Vicente provides the corrective irony which is so badly needed. There is wonderful writing here but it is difficult to take die drama with the seriousness the play itself seems to demand.

TRISTRAM KENTON

HARRY Eyres Bandit country: Hermione Norris and Bob Barrett in Three Judgements

Hedda Gabler Citizens, Glasgow

ROBERT David Macdonald, who has both directed and translated this Hedda Gabler, is a many-talented man of the theatre who has provided some of the most fluent and actable translations seen in the past 20 years. His version of Ibsen's drama is, how¬ ever, not one of his greatest successes; at the end of the evening the good things in the production turn out to have been incidental felicities, still searching for a strong directorial hand

Timewatch BBC2

THE thousands of ITV executives, especially at Thames, TVS, TV-am and TSW, whose priority this morn¬ ing will have been to rush straight to llm space to see which of their pro¬ grammes is being reviewed, are in for a disappointment, though not as large a disappointment as might first be thought

• In these unusual, if not bizarre, circumstances, the reviewer is pre¬ sented with a problem. Not, I will grant, a problem on the scale ofhaving just seen your licence to print money tom up, but a problem none the less: to criticise a programme from one of the lame-duck companies, thus kick¬ ing a channel while it is down, or to praise same, thus granting it the definitive hollow victory.

This, together with an aversion to

• TOOK

Jah Wobble Powerhaus, Islington

WITH the sepulchral, throbbing bass¬ lines be played for John Lydon’s Pub¬ lic Image Limited, Jah Wobble intro¬ duced fluid rhythms and sensuality in¬ to the restrictive! y angry world of punk.

More than a decade later, there is still something punkish-about Wob¬ ble, but his scope now embraces and combines the very different aims of world music, ambient music, dance and rock. His band. Invaders of the

to mould them into a coherent whole. The play does at least look marvel¬

lous. Julian McGowan's set is a vast double drawing room, with walls and ceiling in a deep red. Polished mahogany furniture is arranged on a glowing dark wood floor, on one side of the stage is an enormous double window, looking out on to fir trees.

The characters in their dark, late 19th century dothes haunt this set as though some sumptuous Scandina¬ vian realist painting had been brought to life. But unfortunately their characterisations remain stubbornly in one dimension.

Anne Lambton's Hedda prowls the stage like a glorious caged panther who looks as if she could devour Thea

intruding on private grief; turned my attention to the safer (at least until charter renewal time in 1996) waters of (he BBC and last night's Timewatch programme, “The Columbus Con¬ spiracy”.

At least that is what Timewatch called it What the programme was about was the battle for the Atlantic franchise, which look place 500 years ago. As with so many matters involv¬ ing vast sums of money and govern¬ mental interference, it is a tale of tac¬ tics, intrigue and plain luck fit to be made into a 13-part ratings block¬ buster.

I give this idea to the newly-hatched franchisees for nothing, confident that such a project would hdp than keep on the right side of the quality threshold, although 1 admit that a 501st anniversary has less of a ring to

.it than a 500th. Timewatch is well-known few find¬

ing conspiracies where cock-ups had previously been suspected. Last night it debunked the hero myth of Colum¬ bus, who claimed that his discovery of

Heart, is currently a six-piece. Three of them began the Powerhaus perfor¬ mance with music that could have been composed for an exorcism ceremony. As with most numbers, the sound drifted from somewhere vaguely Indonesian in a westerly direction, landing up in north Africa. With the percussion, keyboards and guitar trio joined by Wobble himself, tinkering with a drum machine and grounding their rich semi-improvised slights with his unique bass, this opening song resolved itself into the title track from the new album.

"•Rising above Bedlam", both song and album, demonstrate Wobble's clearly focused approach to the busi-

Ehrsted for dinner, and who tears up roses with the same vidousness as she tears up Eilert Loevborg'smanuscripL Her performance, though, is ultimate¬ ly more ice than fire, and her death is almost a matter of indifference.

Brian Deacon as Tesman bumbles amiably but is too caricatured to elicit much sympathy. Patrick Hannaway as the unsettlingly named Sheriff Brack suggests an odknuaiess hidden beneath the surface propriety, and Debra Gillen almost makes some¬ thing special of Thea Elvsted. Both characters, though, suffer from under- direction, and both could have used a stiff dose of Stanislavsky to create more rounded characters. But Andrew Wilde, as Eilert Loevborg — though at

times impossibly mannered — man¬ aged in his two short scenes to leave a definite impression of a doomed genius to whom people are drawn against their better judgments.

In smaller roles both Angela Chad- field as Aunt Juliane, weary of Hedda and protective of Tesman, and Cor¬ delia Ditton as Bene the maid — understanding* judging and silently commenting on the action as she end¬ lessly recrossed the stage - added much needed depth to the play. Such delights as these make the Citizens' Hedda Gabler fitfully absorbing and enjoyable, but one expects something much more satisfying than thaL

Ajlasdair Cameron

the Indies was inspired by God. In fact it was inspired by nicking a Portu¬ guese map, always a handy fall-back should God’s concentration wander.

Columbus kept everyone guessing by writing two fogs during the famous voyage, which Dr Luis Coin and John Dyson retraced for the programme. This was because, at the time, Spain held the northern Atlantic franchise

t and Portugal the southern one, so ■ Columbus had to appear to be travd-

. Ling a northerly route while all the time taking a southerly one, once he

' had passed the Canaries, threshold of open water and. the point where Portuguese monitoring stopped.

One of the achievements of the i programme was that it was based

mainly on existing knowledge, the problem being that most previous

- accounts of the journey appear not to have taken account of anomalies in the paperwork.

In Ws"way'dtd "Columbus secure - > ihefndies fiapf Jtiseand go to the even ^Tidier pickings-to the north: Blessed •. by a government weighed down with

Isold, aimed with contracts and full of good intentions, he set off in one direction but not even he, with all his cunning and seamanship, could be

'• sure quite where he would finish up. How interesting.

Peter Barnard Columbus: cock-up or conspiracy?

ness of creating hybrid, (indefinable music. Previous bands have lacked this focus, but guitarist Justin Adams, keyboard player Mark Fenda, and percussionist Neville Murray proved themselves to be imaginative and skilful enough to play virtually any¬ thing. Adams, also a capable percus¬ sionist, was an inventive soloist.

As always. Wobble's precise, fat- toned bass injected a reggae influence into the Arabic, occasionally east African and Latin feel. The addition of an Egyptian dancer seemed wildly optimistic rock clubs of this size were not designed for veil-waving, yet she managed to thread an elegant path in between the amplifiers, even leaving

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room for the Algerian singer-percus¬ sionist who completed the line-up.

“Emigres, refugees, no nothing soci¬ ety,” they sang in one chorus. The sen¬ timent conveyed the aims of the band very succinctly. Jah Wobble is an un¬ usual musician who has always held to his singular vision of music without -frontiers.' Happily contradicting the usual stereotypes for this area of music-making, he still maintains his trademark image as an Upminster wide boy with the face of an angelic villain. “A spiffing band,” he said, congratulating his musicians. The compliment seemed appropriate.

David Toop

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1220 Pebble MB with Alan Ttanarsh. The guests inducfe comedian Lea Dawson 1255 Regional news and weather

1.00 One O'clock News and weather 1.30 Neighbours. (Ceafex) (s)1J50 Four Square. Quiz (s) 2.15 RUn: High Country (1904) starring John Waters. Terry Serio and

Simone Buchanan. Vigorous Australian famfly adventure about a cattleman who steals a prise racehorse in ardor to stop it being

v rtdden to death. Ha makes for the Snowy mountelna with a posse to hot pursuit and is joined by the daughter he has not seen in years. Directed by Bffl Hughes

3-50 Spider. Animated series about a boy with a pet spider (a) &5S Brum. Cartoon adventures of a small car 4jOS Get Vow Own Back. Game show for young people (s) 4JtB The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse (r) 4J5 Unde Jack and the Loch Koch Monster. Episode three of the six-part environmental comedy thrifier starring Paul Jones, Fenefia Fielding and Vivian Pickles. (Ceefax) (s)

5.00 Newsround 5.10 Blue Peter includes a report on how the popularity at golf in Japan is threatening the environment and there are the results of the design a Raya! MaB stamp competition. (Ceefax)

5J5 Neighbours (r>. (Ceefax) (s). Northern Ireland: Inside Ulster 6-00 Six O’clock News with Anna Ford and Laurie Mayer. Weather 6 JO Regional News magazines. Northern Ireland: Neighbours 7.00 Top of.the Pops (s) 7.30 EastEndaoL (Ceefax) (s) 8.00 *ABo 'ABof Another helping of the resistance farce. MtcheBe's

plans .to transfer the British airman scuppered by Von KUnkerhoffen’s sudden: interest to Rent's wine cettar. Starring Gotten Kaye, Kirsten Cooke and hBary Minster (r). (Ceefax)

8JO Waiting for God, Puflchaef Aitkens's perceptive comedy starring Graham Cole and Stephanie Cole as eccentric residents of a retirement home. (Ceefax) (s)

9.00 Nine O’Ctocfc News with Mfeftaef Buerk. (Ceefex) Regional news and weather

9J0 Smith and Jones. Mel and Griff touch upon such matters as rottweilers, sheep, a shipwreck and a Journey into space. (Ceefax)

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prime minister's question time &50 News, regional news and weather

lOOGort. Further coverage of the Toyota World Match Play championship hem Wentworth

5JQ Food mid Drink. A new series‘begins with an investigation into sSmrring duties and a South American wine-tasting. with hflchaai Bany, Jffl Gooteten, Oz Clarke and new presenter, Paul Heinpy (r)

6J90 FBnc When Worlds Cottde (1951) starring Richard Derr and Barbara Rush. Wordy science fiction drama about a planet on a coMston course with the Earth. It bucks up for the finale which won Gordon Jennings an Oscar for best special effects. Directed by Rudolph Mali. Walds: See Heari &30 Deutsch Direkt 555 Colour Eye 7.25 Fast Feasts

7.20 Animation Now. Three films from Bulgaria 7 JO First Sfgfcfc A Kick in the Teeth. Kent Barker reports on the

impact of dentists In the south-east turning to private practice. Wales: Between Ourselves; Northern Ireland: Tomorrow's World; East Mailer of Fact Midlands: hfidbnds Report; North. North-east and Norttvweefc Close Up North; South: Southern Eye; South-west Western Approach; West Current Account

8-00 A Taste of Japan. Lesley Downer continues her exploration of Japanese cuisine and teams of the Importance of simmered food and noodles

8JD Top Gear. kK&xfes a review of the new models at Motorfair 91 which opens this week at London's Earls Court. There is also a road tret on the new VauxhaS Astra

9.00 Alexei SeyWfe Stuff. Anarchic humour from Mr Sayte, aided and abetted by Owen Breranan, Angus Deayton, Tony MHan and Jan Ravens (s)

A ticket to Belfast Warren Mttchefl gets religion (IlLQOpm)

10.00 So You Drink You’ve Got Ttobbles. • CHOICE: Warren Mflfchdl finally shrugs off Alf Garnett to play a widower reluctantly caught 14) to Northern Ireland's retigfous divide. MltcheB's Ivan Fox is the long-serving manager of a tobacco factory to London who gate moved to Belfast to run a plant there. A lapsed Jew, he declares himself to be an atheist and asserts that he doesn't care whether his neighbours are Protestant, Cathoic or Rastafarian. But this Is Northern fratand and religion is in the blood, not laast among the small Jewish community which takes Ivan Into its embrace and forces him to rethink his faith. A comedy which Is more drama than sitcom also feahses the ratable James ESa and Harry Towb and it was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, the team responsible for 77» New Salesman and Beds of a Feather. Although not to quite the same way. their naw show also promises to break a few conventional moulds

1030 Question Time introduced by Peter Sissons from Heriot Watt university in Edinburgh. The guests are all kfffe with a Scottish connection — Michael Forsyth, Margaret Ewing, Gordon Brown and Sir David Steef

11J0 Capital News. Drama series set in the offices of a Washington newspaper, starring Lloyd Bridges 12.15am Weather

Emotional morion: Alee Krawczynski hi toe Ukrafna (930pm)

ogo an iiw hm> Pnb.

• CHOICE: The eleventh season of 40 Minutes opens with the story of an adopted Scotsman returning to his homeland in the Soviet Ltofon after a gap of 47 years. Alec Kreweynaki is a buflder to Grantown-on-Spey. He came to the area after the second world war, the latter part of which he spent as soldier in toe Pofish army. But ha hafls originally from the Ukraine and after nearly half a century away he has the urge to go bade and make contact with his surviving family. With the help of the Red Cross he is able to track down a brother and three sisters and Richard Denton's Am follows his Journey and charts e series of voy tearful reunions. The emotional strain becomes so greet, for Alec as wefl as his efcfeify siblings, that he decides to cut the visit short The viewer wffl

■probably be giad as well, for the film gets very dose to an intrusion into feelings which are probably better left to be expressed in private. (Ceefax)

10.10 Colour TV. • CHOICE: Six short essays on the meaning of colour in our lives are launched by Jenny Abbott's discourse on white. She has no trouble finding material. White, as her film reminds us, evokes brides, teeth and the Taj Mahal. Whiteness, extra whiteness and whiter-than-whiteneBS is the daim of every soap powder commercial. BriKent white is the favorite house paint So far, so

'diverting. The trouble comes when Abbott brings to pundfts. According to Michael Neve, a professor of social medcine, white is not just a colour but one of society's most dangerous obsessions. How so? Apparently it has to do with our fears of a polluted, and therefore less than white, world. Even more pretentious is the contrftxitton of Leefie Kenton, a beauty writer who tells us she wore nothing but white for 17 years. She says it kept her stSV In the midst of chaos. Perhaps the real reason was to get a spot on Colour TV

1fL30 Nswmjght presented by Peter Snow 11.15 The I Show. An Invited studio audience questions Germaine

Greer, about her new book The Change. Among those, attendtog are Claire Short, Susie Orbech, Mofly Parkin and Mary Wamock (s)

11.55 Weather

&00TV-am 925 Jeopardy! Quiz game in which Steve Jonee provides the answers

and the contestants have to supply the questions 9.55 Thames News end wealher

10J» The Time... The Place... Mite Scott chess @ discussion on a topical subject

10.40 This Morning. Richard Madefey and Judy Ftorfigan present the famfly magazine show. Today's subjects include the importance of herbs and family health. With national and international news at 1ft55 and regional news at 1155 followed by national weather

12.10 The Riddle re. Children's puppet series (r) 1230 News with John Suchet. (Oracle) Weather 1.10 Thames News

and weather 1-20 Home and Away. Australian tarn By drama serial. (Oracle) 150 A

Country Practice. Medical drama serial (8) 220 TV Weekly. Anne Robinson looks behind the scenes of popular

fTVand Channel 4 programmes; there is a report on foreign game shows; and Barry Took looks back to 1972 and the start of daytime television 250 Give Ue a Clue. Celebrity charades (s)

3.16 ITM News headlines 3-20 Thames News headlines 355 The Young Doctors. Medical drama serial set to a large Australian city hospital

355 Captain Zed and the Zee Zone. The first of a new cartoon series 4J2D Mka and Angelo. The return of the American comedy drama series about a friendly alien

445 Go WHcB A new environmental magazine series, presented by Chris Packham. Today the topic is waste. With special guest Craig Charles. (Oracle)

5.10 Thames Action. This week's edition covers repflea guns; high- commission mortgages; and a conman who has duped scores of disabled people

540 News with Fiona Armstrong. (Oracle) Weather 555 Thames Help. Jackie Spreckiey with advice cm surviving on a

student grant 8.00 Home and Away (r). (Oracle) 650 Thames News. (Oracle) Weather 7.00 Emmerdale. Soap set In the Yorkshire Dales. (Oracle) 750 Voyager: The World of National Geographic. A new 13-part

series begins with a look at the cBsastrous earthquake in San Francisco to 1989

850 The Bid: Empire Briefing. The Sun HU officers take part in Sgt Oyer's drive to arrest defaulters of fines imposed on them by tire magistrates court. (Oracle)

Nuclear commander: Soviet general Yuri Maximov (850pm)

850 This Week: Target London — Inside a Soviet Nuclear Base. A report from insfde a Soviet ballistic missile base, including interviews with the commander of the Soviet Union's strategic rocket forces, General Yuri Maximov, and General Fiodor Safonov, one of the Soviet Army's leading nuclear experts (Oracle)

900 Minder: A Bird to the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd’s Bush. Arthur's northern outlet. Bifly from Bradford, unwisely entrusts his racing pigeon. Young Sam. to Ray. Young Sam is to race Pride of Pudsey from London to Bradford tor a stake of £10500 and Ray is to be present when both birds are released. But the young man is in love. (Oracle)

IGLOO News at Ten with Trevor McDonald and Fiona Armstrong. (Grade) Weather 1050 Thames News and weather

1050 The City Programme- Indudes a report on the troubled whisky industry; and a look at the latest developments in the world of television

11.10 01. Indudes Derek Jarman talking about his new Hm Edward B 1150 Prisoner: Cell Block H 1250am A Problem Aired. Viewers' emotional problems dscussed by

experts 1.00 The Concert. The Godfathers at the Town and Country Club (s) 250 FBm: The .44 Speciafist (1976) starring Franco Gaspam and John

Saxon. Espionage thriller about an agent infiltrating a terrorist network to find out who is masterminding the organisation. Directed by Stephen Massey

450 The Twltyit Zone: Monsters. A tate of the supernatural 450 America’s Top Ten fr) (a) 550 Videofashirai (r) 550ITN Morning News with PhD Roman. Ends at 650

650 Channel 4 DnBy with news on the half how 9 Pf? Schools

1250 The Parliament Programme presented by Anne Perkins, with reports from Kficholas Woofley

1250 Business DaBy. News from the world's money markets 1.00 Sesame Street Pre-school learning senes 2.00The March of Time presented by Murray Sayle. Todays

programme examines the prewar theory of Strategic bombing as shown in the 1939 film SoleBers With Wings; and how 11 worked m practice from a 1944 film 7?n? Unknown BaWe (r)

250 Racing from Newmarket Brough Scott introduces live coverage of Hie Greene Kir® Handicap Stakes (255); the A.R. Dennis Bookmakers Nursery Handicap Stakes (3.05): the Challenge Stakes (3.40); and the Jeyes Handicap Stakes (4.10). The commentators are Graham Goode, John Oaksey and John Francome

450 RfteerHo-One. Fast-moving general knowledge quiz hosted by William G. Stewart

5.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show. The guest is Billy Crystal who talks about his latest film Gty Slickers

555 was the Wisp. Animated series set in a ghostly forest (r) 650 Tha Time Tunnel. Series from the 1960s about two scientists

caught in a lime warp. This week they find themselves in New Mexico at the time there is a plan to spring Bitty the Kid from prison

750 Channel 4 News with Jon Snow and Zeinab Badawi. (Teletext) Weather

750 Comment 850 Matters of Taste. The second of Janets Robinson's fivepart

series exploring the world of food and drink. This week she considers London as the wine capital of the world (r). (Teletext)

850 Bagdad Caf4. Assembly Ena American comedy based on the successful fern set m a desert diner. Tonight the diner's most regular customer, an artist. Is deflghtBd to be invited to show his partings at a swish art gallery. Starring Whoopi Goldberg and Jean Stapleton. (Teletext) (s)

Call death: Jamie Stewart mourned by Ms friends (9.00pm)

950 Critical Eyre Mysteries of July. • CHOCE: The ostensible "mystery of July" is how a 22-year-old black man, Jamie Stewart, came to die to pofice custody. Arrested white driving a car m north London, he was taken to the police station and within 40 minutes of arrival was discovered unconscious in a ceil. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead. The circumstances of his death were never satisfactorily estabBshed. The police said he had died of a drugs overdose, yet they had extensively searched him only half an hour before. This film by the Black Audio Film Collective uses the case of Jamie, and others who have died In custody, to raise what it caUs "efisturbing and alarming questions'' about police powers and accountability The particular focus Is on pofice relations with the black community, though the net is spread wide enough to include the death of Blair Peach as well as the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six. (Teletext)

1050 Drop the Dead Donkey. Up-to-the-minute comedy set in a television newsroom. Starring Robert Duncan and Haydn Gwynne (s)

1050 Love Talk presented by Carolyn Marshall Two drvorc6es. Linda and Rachel, who now five together in a smaU mobile home, talk about their love for each other

1150 LA. Law. Plush American courtroom drama (1)- (Teletext) 1155 A Week to Politics. Vincent Hanna and Andrew Rawnsiey review

the week's political news. Charles Kennedy, MP. Oliver Letwin, Conservative candidate for the Hampstead and Highgate seat, and Professor Nor Crewe, surmise on the general election issues; and there is a look at Wednesday's debate on manufacturing industty. Ends at 155am

sVil:Hvc4h£%' t •' ANGLIA As London noapt S.10pm-5AO Supar- mn 625-7 riO Anglo Nm 1046 Moving Art 11.15 Prlsomn CM Stack H 12.15am Now Samians 12.45-TXB Ownsdy Sta*

BORDER As London axespt 5.10pnHt.40 Homs and Away 6JM UakanxsxlTlxndsy 630-7.00 Btockfausnra 10.40 7tti Henan 11.10 Prisoner. Cel Bock H 12.06 It Tomorrow Comes 1.45 America's Top Ten 220 Videotex** 2.45 Up the Junction 330 Rtan Madame Hoaa S2OSJS0 JUXtader

CENTRAL As London except S-IOpm-SAO Btock- burtors &2S Central News 6.55-730 Pofice 5 730-8.00 1st Kgtit 10.40 Famfiy Pnde 11.10 Central Lobby 11-40 Jimmy's 1Z10 FStrc Tteatre d Deetti 130 Video View 230 Books £60 Top Ten 330 Bhangrs Beet 330 Raw Power 430330 Jobs

GRAMPIAN As London except l50pm-£20 Simply Detenu* 5.105-40 Home and Away 630 North Tonight 630-730 EUockbuetera 1040 We the Jury 11.40 Alfred HSWvsock 12.06 II Tomorrow Cornea 1.45 Top Tan 220 VidaolMhion 2L45 Up the Junction 330 FUm: htadams Rosa 530-530 Jobs

GRANADA As London except 5.l0pn*5A0 Block¬ busters 630-730 Granada Tonight 730- 830 The Gnmnda Gmsn Uta Guide 10-40 Whan New 11.10 FWnHes 1235 V Tomor¬ row Comes 1.45 America's Top Ten 220 Vkfaohstton 246 Op the Junction 330 Fftrt Msdame Ftaea520-630Jobftnder

HTV WEST Aa London except I50pm-220 The Young Doctors 325-839 A Country Prac¬ tice 5.10-5.40 Home and Army 630 HTV Nam 630-730 BtocMwalaro 1040 The West TOa Week 11.10-1140 Orly Dancing

HTV WALES .. As HTV West except 630pm-630 Waiee al 3x730-830 Wstas & Westminster 10-40 Writes INs Week 11.10-11.40 Oh Whst a Morning . .

TSW As London except S2Spm8L55 Home and Amy 5.10-540 Tate lira High Road 630 TSW Today 620 TSW Commtnty Action 630-7.00 Blockbusters 1040 Money to the Route ctf_ 1045 Manfad-WHh Chadian 11.10 Gfis Wand 1235 If Tomorrow Comes 1.45 America's Top Ten 220 Vfcfeofesftfan 245 Up the Junction 330 Madriine Rose &20-530 TSW Jofcfinder

TVS As London exdript 13dpm-22D lire

Youifl Doctors 3l25-SL55 Sons and Daugh¬ ters 5.10-&4Q Home and Away 630 Cosst to Coast 830730 Blockbusters 1040 Pricing South 11.10 Prisoner. CM Stock H 1235 Employment Action 12.10430 Mm and tire Faunan

TYNE TEES .As London except 15Qpm-220 Garden¬ ing Tine 5.10540 Home and Army 630 Northern Lite 630730 Primes of Parkin 1040 CMdran of tha Bomb 1140 Mwried. -With CMdran 1235 M Tomorrow Comas 145 America's Top Ten 220 VWeotateon 245 Up the Jmction 330 Fitec Madame Ron 520630 JoMndor

ULSTER As London except 130pm-220 Sons and DsugWwa325336 Molly 5.10-540 Home and Aw«y 630 Stir TorigM 630-730 Blockbusters 1045 Ctxmterpoint 11.15 Money Teles 1135 FronOers In Meddne 1236 If Tomorrow Comes 145 AnwricS’e Top Ten 220 Vtdeoteahkxi 245 Up tha Jtmcdon 330530 Ffint Madarae Rosa

YORKSHIRE As London Ssoapt 5.1 Opm-540Home and Away 630 Calender 630730 Btocfcbud- ara t040CstendarCaminBi nary 11.10 FOw Eyes ot Lana Man 135 Bria - Good Rockin' Tonight 136 MgM Heat 230 America's Top Tan 330 anamANracfions 330 Music Bok 430530Jobfindar

S4C , Stmts: 6.00am CiDsly825Schools 1230 71ra Rnfiameut Rngsmie 1230 Nnqd dten 1240 Stot Matihrin 130 FBtean to One 130 Buaawas Daly230 ProSoa of Nnttae 230 Charnel 4 Rechg tan Newmarket 425 Stat 23 530 The Coaty Show 530 etahtoyeomelhBiB 630 Mewydrian. 6.10 Hon 730 RoMY Own 730 Bwne Mtan 830 GmflW 630 Nawpkfion 835 Hdao 8 830 Inspector Morse 1130 Drop tin Dead Donkey 1200 Low Tali 1230m Bagdad Cata 130 Jazz SraraiA 130 Dtaedd

RTE1 Sbirtee 1230pm Look Hare 130 New 135 The Sacret Uta of Macfitaas235 The Low Boat330 Liw at Three430 News Wowed by EnwwMs 430 Carsons Law 5.15 MastonKrts 530 A Courtly Practice 630 The Angela 831 Six-One545Cards Psftaf 730 Top of the Pope 730 Cartoon Tkee 740MHtaek830Wraid You Balew-930 News 930 O Rtada Remembered 1130 BooMnaa 1130 News 1140 Ctaaa

NETWORK 2 Starts 230pm Bosco 330 The Dan 630 Home and Away 730 Nuacfat 738 Curate 730 Gtonroe 830 Nswe foficnwKf by Mstketptaca 630 Shaftin' Al Over 930 Mupby Brown 926 News 930 Knots LraxSng 1025 Mghttasteai 1130 News 1120 Oteachtta Report 1145 Ctau

SJSam Open Urtivorslty (FM only) 6J5S Weather, News Headlines 730 Morning Concert: Vaughan

Wftama (Romance Tommy Reflfy. harmonica. Academy of Si Martin under Nevtite Marriner); Handel (Sonata a 5 in B flat English Concert aider Trevor Pinnock); Chopin (Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39: Artur Ftifotralem, piano)

730 News 735 Vivakfl (Lute Concerto in D,

RV 93: Paul CDette. Parley of Instruments under Roy Goodman and Peter Holman); Faufe (Suite, Masques et bergamasques: Orehestre cte Pens under Baudo): Gershwin (Second Rhapsody: LA PHtoarmortc under Tison Thomas, piano): Sgar (Canto Popular*: Nigd Kennedy, vtatin. Peter Pettingw. piano

83D News 835 Composers of the Week.

Schumann (Piano Tno No 1 in D minor, Op 63: Borotfin Trio): (NechtsiOcke. Op 23: Peter

93S Japan Season: Looking West Looking East Brahms (Hungarian Dance No 6 ri ft Saito Kinen Orchestra under Ozawa): Sondheim (The Advantages of Floating In the Mddte of the Sea Pacific Overtures: Original Broadway east); Vlutedi, art Tsunoda (Autunn, Four Seasons: Now Koto Ensemble under Fukumura): Schubert (Quartet in A minor. D 804. Tokyo Siring Quartet); Sondheim . (Next. Pacific Overtures); Respighi (Pinea of Rome: Boston SO under Ozawa)

11.00 Japan Season: Uve from Tokyo. Kurt Mofl. baas, SO under Wotigwig Sawaltech, performs Webern nm Sommoivrtnd); Strauss (Two Songs. Op 51. Nottumo No 1. Op 44): 11.65 Monwig Wtdk in Tokyo with Frank Tuohy 12j05 Beethoven ^yntohony No-31nE fiat.

130 News 1.0S Btontogham Lunchtime

Concert Moscow String Quartet performs. Tchaikovsky (Quartet in D, Op 11).

(Three

Polonaise), Martinu(Syrnphony No 2)

235 Music for Trumpet end Piano. Hafcan Hardenbarger. John Constable, perform foert (frnprompJu): AntheS (Sonata); Cterque (Sreabande at rigaudon): Bote (Sequenza 10); Thomson (At the Beach)

845 York Eariy Music Festival; Orpheus with 14s Lute. Konrad Junahfinel, kite, performs Wiese (Prelude and Fugue in D minor); Gaflot (Tombeau dB M ie prince de bondfe) Wess (Suite in G minor)

420 Schubert (Four tmpcomptua.D 899: Edith Vogel, piano)

SMGotSSimi^^nSa'4: concluding eyeta of GOtz Friedrich's production of (tichard Wagner's opera. Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Gwyneth Jones, soprano, BrOnrtriide, Rena Kollo, tenor, Siegfifed, Donald Maxwafl, bass, Gunther, John Tomlinson, bass,. Kagan, Karen Armstrong. 90prano,Gutrune. Linda Ftonie. mezzo, WaKrauda, Ekfcehard WtaBchtoa, bass, Alberich, Gillian Webster, soprano, Wog&ide, Monica &oop, soprano, Weteunde: Tha Orehestre of me Royad Opera House under Bemad Haitink

7.00 Japan Season: Tha Sound of Ote Hand Oapataj. Reflections on tiw (nfluance ui Zen by a choreographer, a phfiocophar ond masters of flower arranging and the tea ceremony

7.40 The Ring of the NRbekffiQ: Act 2

850 Interpreting the Ring. With Anthony Pesttie

935 The Ring of th» Nibekjng: Act 3 : .

1130 Japan Season: Inside Noh. An exploration of tracfitional JapaneR Theatre

11.15 Pottienc (Clarinet Sonata: Genrasa de Payer, dartoet, Charles Wadsworth, piano

1130 Hews 1135-l235ore Compoaera of the

Week: 20th Century Japanese Composers. TosNro Mayu2uml

J "s Symphony); Somei aid Noh Mon, Agate

AkkaNshfoiura

(s) Stereo on FM &55am Shbpim Forecast 830

NewsBriemg, ind 630 Weather 6.10 Farmirg Today 6^ Prayer for the Day 630 Today, toefuefing 630 730 730 830 830 News 635 73S Weather 725 825 Sport 840 Yesterday In Parliament 838 Weather

930 News 935 Face the Facte. With John

Waite (r) 930 Opinion: SWdrow. Former

racing driver Sir John Whitmore suggests that we are heading for trouble untess we adopt a new attitude towers the car

1030 A Gbss of Blessings: An adaptation of Barbara Pym's novel. The Faberg6 Egg (s) (FMonly)

1030 News: An Act or Worship. Reflecting on the concerns of the day

10.IS The Bfote. Bernard Hill reads from Leviticus

1030 Woman's Hour. Anita Dobson taflre about her journey from the east end to the west end: A feature on transexuals, and a cflscu8sk>n on what makes good parents; 1130 news

1130 From Dur Own Correspondent Reflections on Efe from abroad

12.00 News; You and Youra 1225 Trivia Test Match. Brian

Johnston umpires another test of wit and generetfenowfedge (s) fr) 1235 Weather

130 The World at One 140 The Archers (i); 136 Shipping

Forecast 230 News: Morris on the Somme.

Mk* Jones's play blends music, tact and tfream in the story of an Oxfordshire morris side who dance together . enSst together and find themselves attacking together in theopanirw days of the battle of the Somme (s)

330 News: Down Your Way. On the second lag of Ns journey to the teles. Ludowc Kennedy takes the ferry over lhaseato Skye (s) (FMonly)

330 Prime Mnfotte's Questions 340 Foa&y Please. Simon Rae with

listeners' poetry requests (a) (FMonly)

430 News

435 Kaleidoscope. Robert Dawson- Scott reports on Aten

begins a tour with hb Cambridge Theatre Company and Manchester Art Gallery recalls tha 1950s (s)

445 Shorty Story: Shore Dances by George Macftay Brown. Reactor, John Sbedden

530 PM; 530 Shipping Forecast 535 weather

830 Six O'clock News 630 Bloopers. Jonathan Hewat

presents a election of out- takes, fluffs and gaffes (e)

845The Adventures of Superman

730 Nows 735The Aiehere 720 Four Seasons: Autumn

• CHOICE. PM Smith's kaleidoscope of other people's thoughts on the season or irtists and meflow fruittidness concentrates on the pastoral: stubble-burying and conkers, bonfires and seed sowing, priory ruins emerging from morning mists, tunsF famiBansation walks through a wood, and the stirring of pegs' blood before it becomes nick pudding. But Smith's people ateo talk about autumn as a time tor reflecting on mortality, sometimes depressingfy (■■everything's wet and dying'"), somatirifis joyously (the wonderful old lady who watches Lady Chatteris/s Loner on video and cant stop

830 Analysis 845 Hearing Vetoes. Seeing

Things. Martin WBey wafts and ifllks with JmMwsden fs)

930 Does He Take sugar? 930 Kaleidoscope (r) (s) 945 The RnanoW World Tonight

(a); £59 Weather 1030 The World Tonight (?) 1045 Booker at Bedtime. The

Redundancy of Outage by Timothy Mo

1130 Monk's Hood. A dramatisation - of EBs Peters's novel set in

medieval England (s) (r) 1130 Today m Pa/Samenl 1230 News, ind 1227Weather

1233 Shipping Forecast 1243World Service (LW only )

SKY ONE_ • Via the Astro and Morcopoio aMeOteo. 6uOBam The DJ Kte Stow 840 7BA 855 Ptayatxmt 9.10 Ctttoora 930 ttstar Ed 1030 THA 1020 Tha Young Doctors 1130 ThaBold and Ora BawteM 113011w Young and Ihe ftesKan 1230|p<n Batnaby Jones 130 Anotaar World220Santa Barbara 246 1Mb al the Water &15 The Brady Braiter 645 ThaDJ Kte Show530 DfiTrerd Straksa 530 Bewitciiad 630 Fsnly Haa 830Steo <X (he Conaxy730 Low at Fkst SgM 730 Oronlno Pteni 630 FUI Housa 930 Chta Beach 1030 Lraro al Rret SgM 1030 Dategning Woman 113081 Etaewhare 1230 Pago* from Skytnt

SKY NEWS_

• Me tea Asn and Uarrcpotosatafitaa. 530am rtearafine 930 Dayfim 1030 Be¬ yond 2000 1130 Define 1230pm CBS News. Part 1 130 C8S News. PM 2 230 PataMM Live 430 Beyond 2000 630 Newafine830Ftamite Timas Watedy 1080 NewaSna 1130 CBS News 1230am New** 130 CBS Newi 230 Those Were the Days 330 CSS News 430 FinadU Times Weekly

SKY MOVIES*_ • Via the Astra end Mersopolo aatafitts. 63Gam8ftonate8 1030 Whare Plgaona go 10 Die (1990): A mtada aged man reflacte on the memory of hit granatathar. Starring Art Carney 1230 Ccol Change (1*9) 230pm EHmmatera(i9BQ: When a mad genus tats out to conquer the earth, the simriators team up to stop Nm. Starring Andrew Prine 430 Guntws (7SBS): Two American cow¬ boys find themsitvBs involved In the find world war. Starring Scott MeGtanb, Jeff Ctaterhage 540 Ehtarninmert TonlgM 630 Orate of Violence (1955): A drama about ihe pent-ip frustrations between mother and daughter. Starring Tuesday Wted. Gcrtedns FKzgsnkl 830 Lttto Monatere (1989): A boy cfiscov- an a futvtoring monster fining beneath hie bed. Starring Fred Savage 940 Protector 1030 Ha^AtemBtor Z Bride o> Re- AoSnator (USIff: A crazed inventor ptaoea together a woman bom various deed bodtea.

Stemng Jeffrey Combs, Broca Abbot 1140 Hawing tV-The Original togW- mara(198B); A woman writer rotroate to the country wlura she encounter* worawwlvaa. StentaQ Romy Windsor, McfiaelT.Wttoa 1.15am Plying lor Keeps (1966): Three New York boys craatoareaort tar teenagers. Starring DanW JmsantL MWthw Ram > 330 Bumdown (1985): A reporter tawstt- gatos Bio truth brWnd a nuctesr msBdwwv Stanfng Cathy Morterty 425 Ones BHM (1885): Honor Spool starring Larson Hutton, Jbn Carey

T>g MOVIE CHANNEL a Via fie Aan and Marsopolo sateitea. 6.15am Oh Roatetadal (1855): Comedy 630The Royal BTOec A behind the scenes documentary 10.15 Dracuta (1831): Beta Lugosi stars as Mwarlcount 1130 Tha Long Last Low ((1975): A romance between a New Yak mteonakn and a musical star. Stemng Bat Reynolds. CybB Shepherd 140pm Judgment at Nuranbug (1061): A group of Nazis lace trite tor war crimes. Stoning Spencer Tracy. Burt Lancaster 445 Astertx and the Big Fltfrt (1988): An*natjon B. 15 Cbkanboe Muntar In Mafibu (1990): A famous nowtst k found shot deal Starring Rater Ftafc. Andrew Stevens 6.15 Cruaua (198®: Starring Aida Oulrav Ada Sopors 9-55 ChOfe Play (1988): A chiefs dol is possessed. Starring Alex Vkicent 1125 Rosteyn and the Lions (1989): A Parisian boy tans In love wWiftocteyn. a Son tamer. Starring tsabteto Pasco. Gerard Sandra 138am Slaughterhouse Rva (1972): A comedy about a young men floating through One. Starring Mkh&el SaCks 320 Aca High (1969): A western outlaw heaps one stop ahead olthe law. Starring Efi

LIFESTYLE _

• Via tea Astra satetta. 1030ani American Gameshows 1030 Cof¬ fee Break 1035 Everyday Workout 1135 Saty Jessy kitenrisw 1230 Salty Jessy Raphael 1230 Style Fie 1235 Search lor Tomorrow 130 The Rich Also Cry 230 Lifestyle Plus 230 Cyril Hatchet's Garden 235 Puts 330 Teafareak 430 WKRP in Ctadnnattl 430Amarioan Gameshows 535 Lifestyles te the Rich and Famous 630 The Sefi+VMon Shopping Programme 630 Ctasadown 1030 The Salto^Mon Shop¬ ping Programme

THE COMEDY CHANNEL # Via the Aatns aatafites. 430pm Puiky Sranrater 430 Rrtflcoa! Jucttan 530 The New Leave it to Beaver 530 Greenacres 630 Here's Lucy 630 T Troop 730 Mctfele's Famly 730 The Adama Fsndy 830 Dad's Army 830 It's Gerry Shandlng's Show 9.00 Hogan's Homes 830 Here's Lucy 1030 The Last Lau£i 1030 Barney MOer 1130 Kids In the Hal 1130 Rowan 4 Martin's LeugMn

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* * * * * THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

Gale warning

Rising storm claims its

first victims By Bill Frost and Kerry Gill

STORM force winds are pre¬ dicted for much of northern England. Scotland and North¬ ern Ireland today with the strong possibility of structural damage to property.

As the gales gathered strength yesterday, two men and a boy were recovering after an all-night ordeal off the west coast of Scotland in a small fishing boat Police said the three were lucky to be alive after high winds and a heavy swell had pushed their vessel out to sea. Rescue services searched in vain for the boat throughout the night. Even¬ tually it was blown on to a beach north of Loch Stor¬ noway, Knapdale.

In Wiltshire a man died in a road accident in strong winds, driving rain and poor visibil¬ ity. Police said the conditions had made driving extremely hazardous. Coastguards at Portland Bay, Dorset, rescued a sailor from a capsfoed dinghy and said that “anyone who goes out to sea in these conditions, unless they really have to, is mad".

The London Weather Centre predicted gusts of up to 80mph in exposed areas as the deep Atlantic depression responsible drifts slowly east¬ wards across the north At¬ lantic. “Damage to property is more than likely, and we would advise drivers to take extra care, especially if they

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are in charge of high-sided vehicles.” said a forecaster.

Northern England, much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and north Wales were expec¬ ted to bear the brunt of the weather, although high winds and heavy rain are also likely in the Midlands and more southerly parts. The depres¬ sion is expected to bring bad weather for the next three days.

Four years ago this week Britain was hit by a severe storm which uprooted an esti¬ mated 15 million trees, caused more than £l billion damage and disrupted power supplies and rail services. The latest system is expected to be less severe, although householders are being warned of the possibility of damage to roots and chimneys as the winds.

The Association of British Insurers yesterday told policy holders to take the weather¬ mens' warning seriously over the next few days. Tony Baker, a spokesman for the associ¬ ation, said: “Batten down the hatches and prepare for the worst Householders should check their insurance is up to date and take sensible precau¬ tions to protect their property: shut all windows; put cars in the garage: take down ladders and scaffold poles; check gut¬ ters for blockages and roofs for loose tiles and slates and avoid all unnecessary journeys.”

Anatomy of a storm: a thousand-mile swirl of dood marks out the depression over the north Atlantic in a satellite photograph token yesterday afternoon

Thames, TV-am

lose auction

Conttoned from page 1 executive of Thames, ques¬ tioned the commission's cal¬ culations, and said the 16 companies would pay £370 million to the Treasury in 1993, compared with £159 million in 1990.

He added: “Cash has beaten quality. There are few broad¬ casters in the world that would not list Thames as one of the most distinguished. We own the most valuable library in British commercial television, our regional programmes have consistently exceeded the ITCs expectations, our contribution to the network has been unequalled by any other company and we bave been a pioneer on many fronts for the network.”

But Michael Green, chair¬ man of Carlton Commun¬ ications, said his television company was “strong on talent, ideas and management skills. We relish the opportu¬ nity to make a significant contribution to the nation's most popular television channel.”

Harry Turner, managing director ofTSW, told staff: “It is a bitter blow, particularly as we played by the rules. We passed the quality hurdle with flying colours and made the highest bid. They appear to have moved the goalposts. It is extraordinary.” Rudolph Agnew, the TVS chairman, said he was “surprised and bitterly disappointed”.

Winners and losers, pages 4-5 Wind date, page 18

Diary, page 18 Leading article, page 19

Shares foil, page 25 i

Political sketch

East German scientists forced athletes to take steroids

Waldegrave agrees to 99 MIS opt-outs

Johnson: a drug-user among Western athletes

Continued from page 1

to dig for the documents by his wife, Brigitte Berendonk, a successful discus-thrower in West Germany who has now published them as a book (Doping Dokumente: Von der Forschung zum Betrag, pub¬ lished by Springer-Verlagf. She was sure that the full story of East German athletics had not been told.

Dr Franke said yesterday that at first he feared the key papers had been destroyed when the East German regime collapsed. On one surviving document, be noticed a mark indicating the Military Medi¬ cal Academy of the East German army. He managed to find eight theses that had not been destroyed, and an official

report of the programme. The documents reveal, he says, an astonishing secret worid of sporting and scientific corruption.

In many cases, scientists had gained doctorates on as¬ pects of State Plan 14.25. These theses had then been locked away.

Dr Franke has been unable to calculate total spend¬

ing, but in one project in Thuringia, 15 scientists were involved and annual spending amounted to half a million marks. “And this was only one of the 22 projects listed under State Plan 14.25,” he says.

A nasal spray was devel¬ oped using a testosterone precursor that would not be

detected. Raik Hannenuum, a European junior swimming champion, described its ef¬ fects as “like a volcanic erup¬ tion”. It had such severe side- effects, including damage to his nasal membranes, that he was unable to compete in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Hanne- mann claims all the East German Olympic tram were told to use the spray.

Dr Franke says the reports show that the steroids contin¬ ued to be given to athletes j even when researchers noticed j damaging side-effects. Keratin Behrendt, who won a silver medal at Seoul in the 400- metre relay, is recorded as receiving two doses of steroid even after it was found they were damaging her liver.

Coatbmed from page 1

laid at the government’s door. However, Mr Cook con¬ demned consultation on the new trusts as a force, saying that out of 21 staff ballots, not one was in favour of opting out.

Mr Waldegrave cited a Brit¬ ish Medical Association sur¬ vey which showed growing consultant support of trust status. “Throughout the NHS, as the BMA has confirmed, there is increasing recognition of the benefits which trust status brings,” he said. “De¬ spite a truly scurrilous cam¬ paign by opposition parties, no informed observer can now doubt that trusts represent a necessary modernisation and simplification of NHS management, which is already

proving itself good for pa¬ tients, good for staff and good for the countiy.”

Self-governing trusts are part of the health service but manage their BSSCtS and can set their pay rates and borrow from die private sector.

Mr Waldegrave said that he had turned down seven units, two of which are London hospitals, because he did ndt think their proposals “woe fully worked up”. He sug¬ gested, too, that .there had been local opposition in some of these areas.

Health service organ¬ isations were disappointed last night that Mr Waldegrave had gone ahead with so many trusts.

Opt-out list, page 2

Peers no match • for the military

IN THE Commons, Roger King (C, Northfidd) was making a sneezing case for disqualifying Dave NeMSL,"

Mr King’s predecessor in Northfidd, the late Jocelyn Cadbury, would not have done this. I retreated to the Lords.

To enter Another Place is to enter another worid. Peers were discussing education. “I think one wants to be cautious about what one reads in The Guardian. I myself manage very well believing very little of it,” mid Lord Cavendish of Fur¬ ness, apparently a whip. A Commons minister, he added, “Mr Edgar”, had this in hand. There is no Com¬ mons minister called Edgar.

Anyway, their lordships were impatient for the de¬ bate they had all been wait¬ ing for. Defence cuts. Their lordships were unhappy. Opponents of these cuts had gone down to a crushing defeat in the Commons the day before; but their lord- dtips' debate displayed the nobility typical of so many glorious engagements in our history, principal combat¬ ants bad been to Eton and Sandhurst; individual acts of heroism took place; arid the cause was doomed from, the start

It feQ to the Eari of Arran, speaking for the govern¬ ment, to warn peers on this last point A crisp speaker of the militaro-bureaucratic school. Lord Arran spoke of an altered international bal¬ ance, of “strategy-led but resource-disciplined” drink¬ ing; the “tri-service view**, and the “dangers of over¬ stretch". Several of the larger baronesses stirred uneasily in their seats.

“Fully Challenger- equipped,” he added, our defence was “smaller but better”. Their lordships’ heads were hegmntng' to spin. The earl threw “star- strike”, “new attack-heli¬ copters'* and the “Boeing E3D” at them. Peers mut¬ tered uneasily. Where were

• the horses? And “European fighters”, seven type-23 frigates" and » Merlin ASW helicopters scorched past their ear-trum¬ pets, peers were in disarray. Still no cavalry. Arran fin¬ ished them off with “a mturc frigate in place of the type- 42”

Lord Whitelaw (Scots Guards) steadied the rebels nerves with a fighting speech, though it was not always dear who he was fighting. Lord Bramali (Green Jackets & Ghurfcas) was fighting HM Treasury. And Lord Shackieton really only wanted them not to scrap the name “Endur¬ ance". Could her replace¬ ment have the same name, he pleaded, touchingly? You could use the old cap-badges aTvi lifebelts again and save money.

The Duke of Westminster (breaking 12 years’ silence with a solid maiden speech, the.Duchess of Kent watch¬ ing anxiously) was fighting prejudice against the TA- It was somehow reassuring to see how much his hands were shaking. You’d have thought he hardly needed to care. He had entered the army, he said, “as Trooper Grosvenor”. We had not realised That His Grace was nnnifld after an hoteL

I looked down the list of peers intending to speak, now gathered in this gilded chamber. Field marshals, ad¬ mirals, foreign and defence ministers ... Here were se¬ nior representatives of gov¬ ernment and the military from every political reverse, every colonial surrender, ev¬ ery defeat at the hands of terrorists Km- nearly half a century.

Still to speak on defence 1 cuts was the Earl Haig. His father, one reflected, : achieved, almost at a stroke, j troop-reductions un¬ dreamed of by modem Tory : ministers.

Matthew Parris

TOMORROW IN THE TIMES f Fair cfcaace: Aftefan^trtide in last week’s Times, action is to be taken at last ontdephone canvasing companies that offer to sell second-hand cars through a computer register. The Times revealed that scores of complaints about unfair practice had been received by the Office ofFair Trading

Ratting goad idea: Is the collective name for a group of fourTrabants a breakdown? Not according to Oliver

Woolston, who has started a collection of the eccentric little vehicles from the former East Germany at his

Hertfordshire form

THE TIMES CROSSWORD NO 18,739

ACROSS 1 Booth with a couple of silly crea¬

tures in? (8). 5 He accompanies an Aberdonian,

say, across a river (6). 10 Promise to make jam, others not

being involved (6,4,5). 11 Solves puzzles (7). 12 Warning compelling king to

intervene (7). 13 Military Intelligence doctor

developing tiny photograph (8). 15 Fellow graduate accommodates

Head of Maths for short break (5).

18 Greek screen with the ends missing (5).

20 With peackeepers practical sense is exceptional (8).

23 Muslim food King Edward V consumed (7).

25 Ferret one out for Douglas, per¬ haps (3-4).

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26 Supporter's obstructionist stance resulting in dismissal (3,6,6).

27 Talk given in German at tertiary college (6).

28 State soldiers gatecrash dance in the castle (8).

DOWN 1 Was he a politician before

becoming a physicist? (6). 2 Spray presented by tenor after

turn (9). 3 A man of letters, the gipsy

Lavengro (7). 4 Prisoner inside is making

representations (5). 6 Like a burlesque thus including

send-up of a woman (7). 7 Bluish gas — a lightweight one

<3). 8 Islander a painter depicted

astride a horse (S). 9 So depict characters like Auila

the Hun (8). 14 US infantryman in a stew? 18). 16 Sail manufacturer grasps noth¬

ing about rigging at first (9). 17 Event raised nothing to support

fellow music-maker (8). 19 Greek character provided quar¬

ters for Asians (7). 21 The brotherhood's political be¬

liefs? (7). 22 Chaste girl digesting set novel

(6). 24 Put this away — at once. OK?

(5). 25 A female revolutionary, to begin

with? (5).

Concise Crossword, page 21

A daily safari through the language jungle. Which of the

possible definitions are correct? By Philip Howard

MUTHA a. The Semitic letter M b. A type of bop vine c. A fan of heavy-metal rock mnsic

RENNET a. A river drift net b. Well-known c. A small hunting dog PtROZHKI a. An itinerant Russian salesman b. Small triangular pastries c. Green amber CA1.LID a. Hot, or al least warm b. Cunning, or al least shrewd c. The lid of a vaconm flask

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BUSINESS AND FINANCE 2 FOCUS: PENSION FUND M LAW REPORT 36 . SPORT 36-40 BUSINESS Business Editor

John Bell

THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

Pensions borders to fall

The European pension fund industry was turned on its head yesterday with the publication of a directive that will open borders to new investment.

The proposals by the Euro¬ pean Commission w£Q dear the way for British fund managers to advise and deal for dients throughout the EC It will also allow them to invest more freely abroad.

The directive, which is ex¬ pected to be approved next year, wiH probably take effect from January 1, 1993. Only company and prrvate pension funds are affected.

Sir Leon Brittan, European Commissioner for compet¬ ition policy, called for pan- European occupational pension schemes.

Pension fandsypage 34

BT coup BT has taken a further step into the business telephone systems market by winning a contract to replace the in- house telephone system at Barclays Bank, linking head office with 900 large brandies and regional offices. The BT deal will save Barclays £5 million in capital spending.

Comment, page 27

Thorntons up Thorntons, the chocolate re¬ tailer, saw pre-tax profits in¬ crease by 5 per cent to 11.9 million for the 12 months to end-June, on sales up 12.4 per cent at £79.9 million. The final dividend is 2.4p, making a total of 3.6p, an increase of 9.1 per cent The shares fell Ip to 175p.

Tempos, page 29

Payout pegged Lilley, the Glasgow construc¬ tion group, is holding its interim dividend at lp even though pre-tax profits for the six months to end-June fell from £6.32 million to £1.73 million.

Tempos, page 29

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Dealers mark down TV’s

high bidders SHARES in three of the successful incumbent TTY companies fell heav¬ ily amid concern that some television com¬ panies had financially overstretched themselves in the fight to avoid losing their franchises and might have difficulty surviving through the contract period.

Yorkshire TV fell 22p to 180p; HTV, serving Wales and the west of England, fell Sp to 46p; and Anglia, al¬ though seen as one of the more financially resilient groups, slipped 33p to 198p.

Two companies that were unopposed and went through after bidding derisory am¬ ounts continued to rise; Scot¬ tish gained ISp to 645p and Central 43p to I083p. Among the few real surprises on the industry’s decision day were the low levels of bids from Granada, which retains the Northwest contract, and LWT, the London weekend franchise holder. Granada shares advanced lip to 184p, while LWT’s convertible pref¬ erence shares rose 53p to 198p.

Nick Ward, media analyst at Smith New Court, die broker; said the market had made an accurate assessment of what most companies had offered, but there was concern that some companies had overbid or had based their

By Martin Waller

financial assumptions on over-optimistic projections. The higher the proportion of revenue that had to be handed over to the government during the next franchise round, be said, “Ihe closer yon are to running into problems if net advertising revenue only grows in real terms, for the sake of argument, at 2 percent a year”. He pointed out fiat TVS, the smith of England contractor that lost out to Meridian, had been looking for real growth of 5.7 per cent, at the top of industry projections.

CHve Leach, the managing director of Yorkshire, de¬ fended his company’s finances and described suggestions that the company might run into trouble as “unbelievable rub¬ bish”. He added: “I can assure you that we will be is profit from day one and we’ve got no worries on that point”

The mwfia twim at Barclays de Zoete Wedd none the less believes that earning? from Yorkshire, HTV and Angjia win be on a downward trend in 1993 and the shares look expensive. But there are no worries in the market about the of Anglia's bid »nH most of yesterday’s fell in the share price was being put down to profit talcing.

Tyne Tees may be one of the over-payexs, but the market is gambling on a full bid from Yorkshire, its 19 per cent shareholder, when the regula¬

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Winner Caah bad t-% of Total bid as % of ad revenue revenue (estimated)

Sunrise £34.6m + 15% 54 Carton . £4&2m + 11%-. •.30 LWT £7 38m + 11% 15 Centra] . £2,000 + 11% 11 Granada • E9m + 11% 16 Merkfian £36.5m + 11% 31 Yorkshire £37.7m + 7% 33 Anglia £17.8m + 7% 21 HTV £20.5m + 2% 23 Scottish £2,000 + 2% 2 Tyne Tees £15.1 m + 2% 31 Border £52,000 + 0% 0.5 Grampian £720,000 3.8 Ulster £1m 4 2 Channel £1,000 —

tions allow in 1994. Tyne Tees shares rose 49p to 284p.

Of the four losers in the latest franchise round, Tha¬ mes showed a 7p advance to 203p and TV-am slipped just 2p to 122p. TSW, the south¬ west contractor, fell 12p to 7Qp and TVS lost 7p to 21p.

Both Thames and TVS, which have substantial pro¬ gramme libraries and produc¬ tion finalities, are reckoned to have healthy futures as in¬ dependents and win now not be hindered by tbe necessity of making large payments to the government

TV-am is estimated to have £40 million rash in the bank and its studios are valued in the accounts at £9 million. It will be able to concentrate on extracting tbe maxim nm am¬ ount of cash from the business over the next 14 months, while City estimates of the worth of a break-up have gone as high as 120p. Likewise, TVS is estimated to be worth as modi as 40p a share if it were to be broken up.

TSW will decide on its future strategy at a beard meeting on Tuesday. “We had no agenda for losing,” admit¬ ted Harry Turner, its manag¬ ing director. The options include developing its in- house advertising space sales company and expanding the limited range of programmes already being made.

Thames is. 59 per cent owned by Thorn-EMI, which expressed its disappointment that the company had not been successful hot said its decision to make an offer for the whole of the share capital earlier this year was made on fiie basis .of a valuation that did not presume the franchise would be retained.

Also gaming from the fran¬ chise round were MAI, up 7p to 124p, the financial services group that is a 66 per cent shareholder in Meridian, and SdecTV, a 15 per cent share¬ holder, up lfep to 24V6p.

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TML firms ‘hide behind secrecy’, says Morton

By Ross Tieman, industrial correspondent

SIR Alastair Morton, chief ex¬ ecutive of Eurotunnel, has sig¬ nalled his willingness to take legal action against Trans- manche Link if it repeatedly breaches tbe confidentiality da use in its contract to build tbe £8 bflKon Channel tunneL

In a letter to The Times today, however. Sir Alastair makes it dear there is no reason for TML’s ten share¬ holder companies not to pro¬ vide a full report on the implications for their balance sheets of participation in TML. Sir Alastair accuses TML members of using the confidentiality danse to avoid embarrassment over its per¬ formance. “It seems the al¬ leged ‘gag* is only pleaded when the question asked is in¬ convenient to TML or its member companies,” he

writes. He goes on to warn; “As for comments attributed to TML itself over the past few days, if necessary, legal judg¬ ment can be given later, to us or our shareholders, whether they are in breach of contract or intended to injure the value

of our shareholders’ interest in this enterprise.”

Sir Alastaii’s letter was writ¬ ten after Eurotunnel shares fell by 17p to 442p in response to deepening conflict between Eurotunnd and TML over £810 million of additional clowns on tbe £620 million lump sum contract for boring and fitting out the tunneL

TML sources have said completion of the cross-Chan¬ nel link could be ddayed onto March 1994 because of modifications necessary to some of tbe rolling stock. A High Court judge will today hear an application by Euro¬ tunnd for an injunction to prevent TML carrying out an alleged threat to stop work on the tunnel’s cooling system.

Sir Alastair wanting Letters, page 19

Asda clinches Norman conquest

In die hot seat: Asda chairman Patrick Cillam faced some tough talking at the group's meeting yesterday

SIB fails to tighten rules for

disclosure By Lindsay Cook.

MONEY EDITOR

SIR David Walker put the Securities and Investments Board on a collision course with the trade department and the Office of Fair Trading yesterday, when he an¬ nounced that the board was against any rhangns in the rules on disclosure of commission.

Peter Lilley, the trade sec¬ retary, asked the SIB, of which Sir David is chairman, last December to revise its rules on the disclosure of com¬ mission when an investment was being sold Investors are not told until after they have agreed to take out a policy how much commission the salesman will receive, and then it is expressed as a percentage of annua! premiums.

SIB’s consultative paper on disclosure does not propose any change on that score. The paper does, however, intend that investors should be given a written summary detailing how much money they get back on policies cashed in early. The summary will in¬ clude figures expressed as a reduction in policy proceeds to show the long-term impact of the life company’s costs.

The board expects a fight. It says it does not intend to implement any changes until after their competition policy implications have been re¬ ported on by the OFT.

Sir Gordon Borne, the director general of feir trading, persuaded the department of trade last year that the rules were anticompetitive.

He said: “Full disclosure of commission is necessary for investors to be able to com¬ pare independent financial advisers in terms of the costs and quality of their advice.”

The OFT said Sir Gordon would be consulting the trade department and SIB on the proposals.

Comment, page 27

Boardroom door still closed to women By Gillian Bowditch

ABOUT one company in ten would reject a woman candidate for a top management job no matter how well qualified she might be, according to a report from the Policy Studies Institute.

Its authors, Elspeth Howe and Susan McRae, surveyed women directors and the chairmen of the companies that employed them They found that where women do sit on boards they tend to be non-executive rather than executive and where they are executive directors they are more likely to sit on subsidiary boards than mam ones. Female exec¬ utive directors do seem to be distributed across the range of responsibilities.

The report says that in 1989,21 of fire UK’s 200 hugest industrial companies had between ih«n 24 women board members, six of whom were executive directors. Lady Howe and Mrs McRae say that while a tenth of senior managere are female, women account for only 1 per cent of chief executives. Since the

favoured candidates of many chairmen Sir non-executive directorships are the beads of other companies, the gender imbalance is repeated among non¬ executives.

The main barriers blocking a woman’s climb are the structure and organisation of work and attitudes of the people who run the company. “Pioneering” com¬ panies tlmt have appointed women to their boards tend to be in areas closely identified with women’s traditional roles in the home and in the labour force. Of 20 such companies mentioned in the report, seven are banks or building societies and ten are retailers. The special expertise that women might have in these areas is, for many chairmen, an important consideration in the appoint¬ ment of a woman to the board. •

The report finds encouraging evi¬ dence of women who have broken traditional barriers and achieved com¬ mercial success on file same footing as men, but it questions whether they would have done so without the

influence that comes with possession of a title, or of family or political connec¬ tions. “To an extent, these women come within the old boy network and are reasonably safe,” the report says.

While both women directors and the chairmen who appointed them insisted that female non-executives should be of the same quality as men, they thought women had particular skills that were helpful to the board.

These included original views of the market place, ability to give career advice to promising women employees, strong contributions in the areas of personnel and customer relations, greater design awareness and ability to ask essential questions without ferfing they had lost face

The report concludes: “in time, the number of women on boards will grow and their presence will become un¬ remarkable. But it does not often make good economic sense to wait for time to bring those changes that could improve corporate performance immediately.”

Public borrowing doubles in year

By Colin Narbrough, economics correspondent

A SHARP deterioration in government finances in tbe first half of the current fiscal year was rounded off by Treasury figures that showed a £2.92 billion borrowing requirement in September, well in excess of City forecasts.

With the effects of recession pushing tax receipts down and boosting spending, the public sector borrowing requirement (PSBR) built up to £10.8 billion in the six months from April, exactly double what it was at the same stage last year.

This makes the the Budget forecast of a £7.9 billion PSBR for the whole year appear overoptimistic.

Norman Lamont, the Chan¬ cellor, is likely to bring the official forecast more closely into line with market expecta¬ tions in his autumn statement next month.

While a slight overshoot

from the Budget forecast this year will not upset the finan¬ cial markets. Mr Lam on I will face upward pressure on in¬ terest rales if the recovery fails to halt the deterioration in government finances next year.

City economists have pen¬ cilled in a PSBR of £15 billion to £20 billion for 1992-3, well above Treasury expectations.

Last month’s PSBR, which followed a £1.88 billion borrowing requirement in Au¬ gust, reflected Inland Revenue receipts 9.5 per cent below September 1990, probably caused by weaker income tax receipts. Central government expenditure was 12 per cent higher than a year earlier. • Producer prices in western Germany rose 0.3 per cent in September for an annual in¬ crease of 2.6 per cent, official data showed.

ARCHIE Norman, the fi¬ nance director of Kingfisher, has been confirmed as chief executive of Asda (Gillian Bowditch writes). The shares rose 5p to 5Op. 15p above the price of the shares to be issued in the £357 million cash call.

The issue was overwhelm¬ ingly approved yesterday at a sometimes bad tempered spe¬ cial meeting at Pudsey. near Leeds. About 400 sharehold¬ ers attended and there were calls for Patrick Gillam. the new chairman, to dismiss directors who had presided over the group’s decline. There were also calls for Asda to move out of non-food retailing.

Mr Gillam told sharehold¬ ers that Mr Norman, who had been approached some weeks earlier, accepted the post only 15 minutes before yesterday’s meeting began. Mr Norman, who was not at the meeting, told The Times that the job was “a formidable challenge". He said he had some ideas for the group but would want to immerse himself in the busi¬ ness for some months before making any announcements.

He said he was still negotiat¬ ing when he would leave Kingfisher.

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

LFR ‘made a quick buck’

in shares of Guinness

By a Correspondent

LF ROTHSCHILD, the American investment Hank. took the opportunity to “make a quick buck" despite a re¬ quest to support the Guinness share price during the drinks group's bid for Distillers, it was alleged yesterday.

The American bank had agreed to buy £20 million of Guinness stock, or about 6 million shares, on the under¬ standing it would be protected against any loss on the deal by Morgan Grenfell, the mer¬ chant bank that was the principal financial adviser to the brewer during its 1986 bid.

However, Roger Seelig, a former corporate finance di¬ rector at Morgan Grenfell who advised Guinness, claimed fewer than 2 million shares were bought by the end of the

Midland publishes charter By Our City Staff

MIDLAND Rank is the first high street bank to publish a code of conduct for small- business customers in re¬ sponse to growing public criticism of banking practices.

Midland yesterday pub¬ lished a seven-point business banking charter in which it pledges to change its charges no more than once a year and to give customers one month's notice of changes.

The bank also promises to discuss in advance charges for extra services and to advise customers how to complain. It said it is also considering an effective way of introducing invoicing for cheques and cash and other means of payment before charging them to customers' accounts.

In July, Norman Lamont, the Chancellor, ordered banks to publish charters after receiving more than 1,000 complaints about banking ser¬ vice. He found no evidence of overcharging but passed the complaints to the Office of Fair Trading.

Gene Lockhart, Midland's chief executive, UK banking and group operations, said: “The need for this charter acknowledges that we have sometimes failed to live up to our aspirations in our dealings with our business customers. The initiative aims to counter the common criticisms made by companies and the organ¬ isations representing them."

bid, with the balance of the stock bought later when the price bad fallen. The shares were sold to Morgan Grenfell after Guinness's successful £2.7 billion takeover based on an average price before the bid closed in April 1986.

Mr Seelig, defending him¬ self in the second Old Bailey trial into the Guinness affair, alleged LFR “deviously” made a £1.6 million profit.

The witness, John Angelo, former joint manager of LFR's arbitrage department denied this allegation, but he accepted his bank had prof¬ ited. Mr Seelig has already accused LFR of obtaining money from Morgan Grenfell by “deception and with an intent to defraud”.

Mr Angelo said his depart- . ment had agreed to buy £20 minion of Guinness shares at Mr Seelig’s request, but LFR had sold Morgan Grenfell the shares short. To complete the deal and get the shares for Morgan Grenfell, he said deal¬ ers took the chance to buy the balance after the bid when the share price had fallen.

Mr Seelig said: “I put it to you that you and Mark Sohn [a London-based dealer for LFR] recognised the opportu¬ nity to make a quick buck irrespective of a request LFR | should buy shares in the market as a favour to Morgan Grenfell and to support Guinness?”

Mr Angelo replied: “The j concern I bad was the stock would go up, in fact it dropped and allowed us to purchase the shares for you and to complete the transaction. The concept of trading is to make a profit.”

It is alleged that an illegal share support operation was mounted to ensure victory for the Guinness bid over Argyll, the supermarket group.

Mr Seelig. and Lord Spens, former corporate finance managing director at Henry Ansbacher, the merchant bank, deny conspiring with others to contravene the Prevention of Fraud (Invest¬ ments) Act 1958. Mr Seelig denies a further charge under the Act and two offences of false accounting. Lord Spens

I also denies a charge of false accounting.

One of the charges accuses Mr Seelig of falsifying an invoice to Guinness to cover potential losses to Morgan Grenfell on the purchases of LFR’s shares in the brewer.

The case was adjourned until Friday after Mr Seelig complained of‘flu symptoms.

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Cash flow: Nick Hood looks forward to “a stream of unregulated profits”

Wessex makes £105m buy WESSEX Water has made its first acquisition in waste dis¬ posal since forming a £125 million joint venture with Waste Management Inc, Am¬ erica's largest company in the field, earlier this year.

Wessex Waste Management has bought Wimpev Waste, a subsidiary of George Wimp- ey, the construction group, for £105 million in cadi, includ¬ ing the repayment of £16.3 million in inter-company debt.

Nick Hood, chairman of Wessex Water, is confident that, taken together with the financing arrangements al¬ ready in place, the acquisition will enhance the earnings of Wessex Water. “It provides a strong base for a stream of

Whyte has ‘31% of target’

By Our Crrv Staff *

WHYTE & Mackay has in¬ creased its shareholding in Inveigordon Distillers by 8.7 per cent after acquiring 11.08 million shares in the market and now claims to speak for 31.4 per cent of the company.

Invergordon Distillers con¬ tinues to reject Whyte & Mackay s increased cash bid, which is worth a total of £350 million or 275p a share, accusing Whyte & Mackay. which is a subsidiary of American Brands, of “scare- mongering”.

James Millar, the chairman of Invergordon. said: “Whyte & Mackay's document pre¬ sents a misleading picture of Invergordon's business and prospects, seeks to diminish Invergordon's impressive re¬ cord and projects a gloomy future for Invergordon and the industry. There is an obvious contradiction in Whyte & Mackay increasing its bid fora company it holds in such low regard.”

Directors of Invergordon and their families have under¬ taken to reject the offer in respect of their 5.5 per cent holding, which is worth £19.4 million at the offer price. Invergordon's shares slipped Ip to 275p.

By Our City Staff

unregulated profits outside Wessex Water’s core busin¬ ess,” be said. Wimpey Waste is one of Britain's biggest industrial waste management businesses, with interests in landfill, waste collection and disposal of hazardous waste.

Wessex is acquiring 5.8 million cubic metres of avail¬ able landfill capacity and 11.1 million cubic metres that have the necessary permits but are not yet operational Full plan¬ ning permission is being sought for a further 24.6 million cubic metres.

In 1990, Wimpey Waste earned operating profits of £4.3 million on turnover of £35.1 million. This year, earnings are expected to be £5.5 million, and turnover

about £37.8 million. Net assets are estimated at £25.8 million.

Under the acquisition ag¬ reement, Wessex and Wimpey maintain important trading links. Wimpey will provide advisory services for up to five years, for a maximum of £15 million. It keeps landfill sites that are either full or almost fiill, as well as related landfill gas exploitation projects. Wes¬ sex will provide environ¬ mental consultancy services on these sites for an annual payment of £800,000.

Wimpey is the second big company this year to offload waste disposal interests. In May, BET sold Biffin to Severn Treat, another water com¬ pany, for £212 million.

Grampian increases offer for

Macarthy By Martin Barrow

GRAMPIAN Holdings, the Scottish conglomerate, has in¬ creased its bid for Macarthy, the pharmaceuticals com¬ pany, from £63.9 million to £79 million, but foiled to win the support of the board.

Grampian's latest offer for Macarthy—its third in a battle that began in May — is of 147 new shares for every 100 Macarthy shares, valuing each share at 287p against Tues¬ day's closing price of 269p- The cash element of the previous bid, however, has been dropped. Macarthy shares rose 3p to 272p while Grampian slipped 2p to 195p.

Bill Hughes, chairman of Grampian, urged Macarthy shareholders to end the un¬ certainty surrounding the company and its employees by accepting the offer. John Read, Macarthy’s chairman, said the offer was “devoid of commercial logic” and urged shareholders to remain loyaL

Mr Read also questioned Grampian’s financial perfor¬ mance, claiming the company had distorted its reported profits and given “a less than dear picture” of its financial position. Grampian yesterday reported interim profits up 7.9 per cent to £4.1 million and earnings of 4.34p a share. The interim dividend has been raised by 13.3 per cent to 1.7p.

Macarthy previously re¬ commended shareholders to accept an £83 million cash and shares bid by XJoyds Chemists that lapsed after being un¬ expectedly referred to the monopolies commission. A third bid by UniChem, the drugs wholesaler, was also referred to the commission.

Mr Hughes said Grampian had identified cost savings of £3.5 million a year that would arise from a merger with Macarthy, including the elim¬ ination of head office costs and the integration of manu¬ facturing interests. Grampian also proposes to dispose of Macarthy’s lifecycle and Na¬ ture's Store health food shops.

Mr Hughes forecast that the acquisition would not dilute gamings in the current year i and would enhance earnings f in 1992, with the full benefit of I cost savings coming through in the following year.

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Kvaemer Govan wins £44m order THE Kvaemer Govan shipyartl on Oydeside million order for a bulk chemicals earner, employment of the yard’s 1,600 P^n^jenl wm«orcr 1993. The 35,500 tonnes deadweight ship JSsSSSaSS by JO Odfjdl of Norway, and will be operated inassocia with the shipping arm of the yard’s Norwepan parent-

Kvaemer Group, which is listed onthoLo^ StocK F</4iang»> jmnnmifwi the order alongside proms, up h- SSrSttSTSiiffion on sal« of £1.02 bfflion to^ months to end-August- The firm said profits ana sates lifted by the inclusion of the newly acquired Masa smpyaro* in Finland and Gotaverken Energy in Sweden.

Air France WH Smith lost Fr 1, lbn’ challenged air France, the arrime SIR Simon Hornby, chair- owned by the French state, is man ofWH South, was cnal- reported to have lost Frl.l lenged by the Keep Sunday billion in 1990, compared Special lobby at the group s with a loss of Fr882.5 mil- annual, meeting yesterday, lion in 1989. The airline’s over Sunday baling at three turnover fell 1 per cent in subsidiaries. Do It AD, Our 1990 to Frl6-2 billion. Price and Waterstone's. Sir according to reports carried Simon said he would con- by several newspapers. Aar tinue to trade on Sundays. France was expected to con- “We have to be pragmatic, firm the figures today. be said.

Review for Alan Paul ALAN Paul, the USM-quoted hairdresser, has announced a boardroom shake-up and .“urgent reView” of its operations following the recent profit warning. Brian Solomon, a former director of Grindlay Brandi Bank, is to take over as non-exec¬ utive rfmirman, and Christopher Smith, a financial consul¬ tant, joins the board as a non-executive director.

Alan Moss, the previous chairman, remains a director. The shares were unchanged at 37p.

Penna share Baris profit price slumps drops 56% SHARES in Penna, the SHARES in Baris, the fire USM-quoted outplacement protection group, feU 38p to agency, collapsed from 255p 125p on poor half-time to 105p after the company results. Pre-tax profit to announced that first-half end-August was £403.000, pre-tax profits to end- down 56 per cent Baris September would be down had given a profits warning by 90 per cent at about after pulling out of an £100,000. The company said Olympic village contract. U that it intends to pay an says foil-year profits will be interim dividend of lp much lower than last time. (3.45p). The dividend stays at 2p.

Canada in enquiry THE American senate sub-committee that is considering a full investigation of the activities of Lloyd’s of London in America, daring the Eighties has spread its enquiries to PamaHa

One Canadian name said that be had asked to provide “everything you’ve got” relating to his membership of Lloyd’s to help with the senate investigations sub¬ committee’s researches.

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More than 1,000 jobs cut By Our Industrial Staff

JOB losses continued to pile up yesterday as Granada, the leisure group that learned it had been successful in the ITV franchise round, axed 550 jobs at its troubled computer maintenance business, 300 jobs were cut in Wiltshire by Avon Rubber and 300 were shed in Northumberland by British Alcan Aluminium.

Alcan is temporarily cutting production of aluminium worldwide by 8.5 per cent because of rising stocks of the metal and the lowest price since 1985. About 200 jobs will also go in Quebec.

The Lynemouth. Northum¬ berland, workers will go next month and the production line will be mothballed to enable a restart if demand for aluminium improves.

Meanwhile. Avon Rubber is spending £5.7 million on cul¬

ly! itchnrd: cutting costs

ting out extra tiers of manage¬ ment and reducing overheads, which, ft estimates, will knock £5 million off annual costs and release £9 million over two years, Tony Mitchard, the chief executive, said that the main reorganisation will be at

Avon Tyres and Avon Indus¬ trial Polymers.

The problems at Granada Computer Services Inter¬ national contributed to the departure of Derek Lewis, Granada's chief executive, in May. Alex Bernstein, the chairman, said a successor would be appointed by the end of this month.

The job losses will be almost entirely among marketing and selling staffs he added, with just a 4 per cent reduction in the number of technicians serving customers directly. The cost of the restructuring will be £15 million.

It is part of a continuing overhaul at Granada. The group sold its Canadian rental business to the management on Monday, giving rise to a £35 million extraordinary loss.

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Lonrho seeks Fayeds order LONRHO. the interational trading conglomerate, began a High Court action seeking to disqualify the Fayed brothers from holding office as com¬ pany directors.

The company and Tiny Rowland, its chairman, seek an order to force Peter Lilley. trade and industry secretary, to apply to disqualify the Fared brothers under the

Company Directors Disqualif¬ ication Act 1986.

The dispute between Lonrho and the Fayeds dates back to the latter's £615 million takeover in 1985 of the House of Fraser retail chain and its flagship store, Harrods.

A critical trade and industry department report said the brothers had lied about their

origins, their wealth and then- business interests, but Nicho¬ las Ridley, the trade secretary at the time, decided in March last year to take no action.

John Beveridge QC Lon¬ rho’s counsel, told Lord Jus¬ tice Neill and Mr Justice Mc¬ Cullough that the Fayeds had duped the minister.

The hearing continues today.

Underwriter was ‘as aware as anybody’ about asbestos

Names ‘misleading’ over Outhwaite October 7 October 18 January 9 January 20 Cal opdona mem taken oat me 16/10/91 ASOA Grcxp. Ashtoylnd. Amva Petroieuri. Ferranti tea. ML Labs. Status. Strang & Rstier, Thames TV. TV-em. Tyne Teas TV. LWramar, Western Mining Carp. Wltewsy. Puts: Caiargea. Ftatnere Grow). Puts & CaflK Castaki Group. Ddpttn Packaging.

By Jonathan Prvnn

THE 987 Lloyd's names bringing a negligence action againsi Richard Oulhwailc. the underwriter. have painted "a loudly misleading picture" of Mr Outhwaite and of the state of the Lloyd's market in the early Eighties, the High Court has heard.

The names, all members of Lloyd's marine syndicate 317/661. claim that Mr Outhwaite was “reckless" in underwrit¬ ing 32 run-off contracts in 1981 and 1982, leading to losses of at least £260 million as a result of asbcsiosis claims in America. The plaintiffs include Edward Heath. Robert Maxwell. Virginia Wade and Tony Jacklin.

However, Kenneth Rokison. QC. on behalf of RHM Outhwaite (Underwrit¬ ing Agencies), told Mr Justice Saville. that the plaintiffs' description of a man “who must be a sucker and a pushover”

who willingly accepted risks that the market was desperate to get rid of was “totally misleading” and partly based on a misunderstanding of the workings of Lloyd’s. Far from being “a patsy", Mr Outhwaite was "a pretty tough nut" who was well known at Lloyd's and “was highly respected before he wrote the policies and still is”. Mr Rokison said Mr Outhwaite was “as aware as anyone” about the existence of the asbestos problem, but, like the rest of the market, had assumed that the extent of the problem could be assessed and “appro¬ priately reserved for”.

The contracts subsequently resulted in losses “due to a number of developments in America that could not have been reasonably foreseen when the contracts were written”, he said. Mr Outhwaite was “not alone in being wrong with the benefit of hindsight”. In fact, Merrett

syndicate 421, which is believed to have written 12 run-off policies, had suffered larger losses per £10.000 share than 317/661, Mr Roldnson said. The feet that respected underwriters other than Mr Outhwaite underwrote such business undermined the plaintiffs’ submission that “no reasonable, competent under¬ writer would have done what Mr Outhwaite did”.

However, there was “no doubt” that a number of syndicates were having to make reserves in I9gl in relation to old years because of asbestos claims. Mr Outhwaite was an “ideal candidate” to write run-off policies for these syndicates because of their “long-tail” characteris¬ tics. Mr Rokinson said. Mr Outhwaite had recently taken over the syndicate and was trying to build up a book oflong- tail business for tax reasons.

The case continues today.

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Sir David Walker, chairman of the Securities and Invest¬ ments Board, professes him¬

self mystified by the need of Investors for more information on the effect of costs and expenses on their future pay outs. He is quite happy with the present obscure formula, ex¬ pressed as reduction in the yield, forecast many years ahead, as an annual percentage. This may be actuarially sound but, as so often, few others can understand it

Sir David is dead set against giving customers any more information on the amount of commission earned by salesmen, or helping them to understand that life products are invariably more profitable for salesmen than other investments. Letting investors know that the insu¬ rance company recommended by a broker is also one of the most generous in its remuneration to financial advisers is another norb- runner as for as Sir David is concerned. It would be impos¬ sible to regulate and therefore should not be attempted, he says.

Under the current regime only the pushy and weH-iniormed stand a chance of being given

Sir David misses the point information on commission by a salesmen. Yet Sir David ack¬ nowledged this week that the current system of commission payment is fundamentally un¬ healthy.

Until investors can compare payments to salesmen, they will not be able to judge the independence of their invest¬ ment advice. Honest brokers should welcome foil disclosure.

The Financial Services Act was not set up to protect those already in the know and able to look after themselves. If Sir David will not champion investors it foils to that doughty fighter. Sir Gordon Borne, director general of fair trading.

Sir Gordon managed to persuade the trade secretary, Peter Lilley, of the need for full disclosure of commission at the point of sale. Sir David seems determined to ignore the calLHe seems quite happy at the advantage the current system gives to the sale of life products.

Maybe he needs more direct contact with ordinary investors.

Written off America's banking industry continues in turmoil. The latest provisions by Gti-

corp and Security Pacific show that others are even weaker. SecPac is taking the more cautious view of BankAmerica, its stronger merger partner. Moody's, the credit rating agency, sees Citicorp’s axed T)T ~ ‘ quarterly dividend as positive X3 JL Cl 11 yTlvS and is maintaining its rather -*■ mediocre ratings.

In principle, transatlantic woes allied with weaker Japanese competition, should leave richer pickings for other international banks still able to expand. One recent sign was the withdrawal of has in mind for future changes in

American banks from ‘ UK property lending, though British banks may not have been oveqoyed to take up the slack.

The trouble is that the Swiss and Germans may benefit more than the British, whose domestic provisions have been on a like scale. Throughout the English- speaking world, banks allowed the quality of their loans to suffer for the sake of quantity. Hie harvest is likely to remain rotten for some time to come.

Potential investors in the government’s BT sale will look in vain -in the

prospectus for any statement from Sir Bryan Carsberg, the industry’s regulator, on what he

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the control regime or — perhapsmore valuable — what he does not intend to do. The government, which has to approve any substantive changes proposed by Sir Biyan or the Monopolies Commission, will likewise not go beyond the bland general statements usual in privatisation prospectuses. In particular, it will not set out any meaningfol policy parameters.

This may be perfectly normal and proper but investors will draw their own conclusions. Circulars from brokers involved in the issue have tended to play down the risk of drastic changes against BTs interest, on the ground that Sir Bryan has recently pushed through a big overhaul of the regime via the duopoly review and tighter pricing limits. This will not wash. Comforting analyses of British Gas took a similar line on itz relations with Ofgas until the company was hit amidships by the goveraement's acceptance of

radical new proposals from the Office of Fair Trading. BT is due to come under a new pricing regime from 1993 that could take in all sorts of similar changes.

Independent brokers are star¬ ting to bring these worries to the fore. A circular from Patrick Wellington of County Natwesu the leading analyst free to speak his mind, has already hit the BT price, virtually removing their outperformance in the early stages of the institutional marketing drive.

Lawrence Heywortb of Robert Fleming boldly suggests that institutions should not be pressurised into buying BT. Instead, they should ask a series of searching questions of Sir Bryan. This is highly pertinent. Sir Bryan has mused far and wide, raising the possibility of BT being broken up, of returns on capital being too high. He has raised the possibility of “excess” profits, whatever that may mean, being split between shareholders and customers. Investors should be prepared for the worst. Sir Bryan has made one thing clear the value of BT to investors does not come into his considerations.

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AMID the teacups and dinner plates at Seagoe Ceramics’ factory is Portadown, North¬ ern Ireland, stood a row of smooth white cones, each almost three feet high, and perhaps 18 inches in dinmatpy at the base.

' These were the nose cones of Tornado fighters. Made from a fused silica, capable of withstanding wide temper¬ ature variations and the im¬ pact of a bud-strike,' the ceramic cones allow radar signals to be transmitted and received without distortion.

For many yean, defence components such as these have been a small, but cher¬ ished, part of Sea&xfs busi¬ ness. Michael Coulfield, Seagoe’s managing director, says; “Radomes only account for a couple of per cent of our turnover but defence work is steady, and it is profitable if you are in a specialised niche. We would like to have more.”

So it is for thousands of companies in the United Kingdom. Defence work has rarely been immensely profit¬ able but it bas provided a useful underpinning on which firms have been able to lean a little during downswings in the economic cycle.

Leyland DAF, the Anglo Dutch lorry builder, has had a tough time in the present recession. Demand for trucks in the UK has slumped 30 per cent. A British army contract to supply tight trucks and “Drops" palletised load carri¬ ers has helped the company retain wankers who might otherwise have faced the dole queue. Development work on the vehicles bas also assisted DAF to maintain the cost effectiveness of its research facilities in Lancashire.

For firms like these that produce limited runs of de¬ fence hardware alongside much larger volumes of com¬ mercial products, the contrac¬ tion of Britain's armed forces is damaging, but it should not be a disaster. They have alternative products, and they have an established marketing network through which to sell them. Commercial products must play a bigger part in the production mix; it is simply a question of re-balanring. Bui the coincidence of static or declining defence spending and recession has exacerbated the problems of adjustment

Some companies may ac¬ tually benefit from the change. After all, no one is suggesting that total government spend¬ ing will decline. Oyer the longer term, construction con¬ tractors may find themselves building hospitals, or homes for servicemen repatriated from Germany, rather than repairing airfield runways.

Few defence contractors can

After-sales service: despite air raids, BAe kept Sandi Tornados flying against Iraq

Exports offer the best defence against cuts and recession

substitute one product for another with such flexibility, however. Swan Hunter, the Tyneside warship builder, bas just completed the James Clark Ross, a highly sophis¬ ticated polar research vesseL But it has taken considerable study for the yard’s manage¬ ment to identify feeder ships for container pons as a growth market where Swan can seek to compete with merchant ship builders.

Much of Britain's defence procurement spending tends to be channelled through a small number of large com¬ panies, which often use small¬ er firms as contractors.

In the year to March 1990, only five concerns were paid more than £250 million by Britain’s defence ministry; British Aerospace, the General Electric Company, Rolls- Royce, VSEL and Devonport Management, which runs the Devonport royal dockyard.

In the second rank, receiv¬ ing from £100 million to £250 minion, were ten companies; Boeing Aerospace of America, Dowty, FKI Babcock, GKN, Short Brothers, Thom EMI,

Ross Heman concludes an

examination of the problems

facing Britain’s contracting

aims industry

Vickers, Westland, Ferranti and Plessey.

The changes that have occ¬ urred among these top 15 companies in the past eighteen months alone is worth exam¬ ining: each of the top five has announced job losses; com¬ bined, the numbers ran into tens of thousands. But there has also been a striking concentration of ownership.

GEC has effectively sub¬ sumed the defence activities of Ferranti and Plessey. Bab¬ cock and Thom are still wedded through their joint management of the Rosyfo dockyard, bnt elsewhere Thorn is energetically with¬ drawing from the defence

arena. Short Brothers has become part of a larger group, Bombardier of Canada.

A similar picture of con¬ centration shows up among smaller contractors that count defence as the largest part of their business.

As Dick Evans, chief exec¬ utive of British Aerospace, Britain's biggest defence con¬ tractor, observes; “For many companies, if defence is only 15 per cent of your turnover, you’re not going to stay with it.” In many cases, the truth of his words is already evident.

There are really two types of leading defence company: the platform builders and system integrators, which produce finished equipment such as tanks, planes and ships, and the component suppliers, such as GEC

As the historic barriers around national defence pro¬ curement markets decline, so competitive tension is devel¬ oping between equipment makers. Platform bunders are looking at alternative suppli¬ ers, often from overseas: suppliers are looking to chan¬ nel their products, often

through joint ventures, into weapons produced by foreign platform builders.

Part of the fuss surrounding BAe’s rights issue developed because of GECs desire to secure its place as BAe’s main supplier of electronic equip¬ ment BAe argues that closer integration might threaten its ability to win sales in defence markets that are increasingly international.

The breakdown of tra¬ ditional East-West areas of hegemony has opened the way for a free-for-all in inter¬ national arms

Historically, both sides sold hand-me-down equipment to their own group of client states. The Gulf war has set foe seal on the new order. Henceforth, overseas arms buyers will want technology appropriate to their needs, and in areas of political in¬ stability, that will mean high technology.

Britain's defence contrac¬ tors are well placed to com¬ pete. BAe did not just build the Tornado fighters with which Saudi pilots shot down Iraqi warplanes: its tech¬ nicians kept the Royal Saudi Air Force flying, despite the Scud missiles felling on Dharan. No other arms builder can claim such a record of in-service support.

The appointment of Sir Cohn Chandler, who, asa civfl servant, helped mastermind Britain’s domination of foe Saudis' A1 Yamamah defence procurement programme, as the next chairman at Vickers is another sign of the trend. Vickers will be looking to the Middle East as an export market for its Challenger 2 »anlr»

Swan Hunter has estab¬ lished an operation in Malay¬ sia with an eye to potential Far Eastern markets for offshore patrol vessels. Vosper Thoni- ycroft, the Southampton war¬ ship builder, regards crew training and support as an integral part of its export efforts.

Distasteful though it may seem to some, exports are an important part of foe battle by Britain's defence industry to maintain the production vol¬ umes h needs to recoup the development costs of high- technology weapons systems. They are also a key to foe preservation of a substantia] indigenous defence industry that can increase production to meet domestic needs in times of increased tension, without being a drain on the taxpayer in the interim.

little wonder that the do- fence ministry has emerged as an aggressive partner of the defence industry's export efforts. The greater Britain's arms export success, foe less the trauma at home.

Ashdown finds double trouble AS Labour and foe Conser¬ vatives battle it out for sup¬ port in the City, Paddy Ashdown, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has been quietly making some valuable connections of his own. Ashdown was at foe West End offices of Fletcher King, the surveyor, yesterday, to meet various figures, from the worlds of insurance, retailing and banking. But his day was nearly ruined when he discov¬ ered that the last remaining place at the table was to be taken by a certain David Meflor. Fortunately, it was not David Mellor, chief secretary to foe Treasury, but David Mellor, of Julius Mellor, a company that supplies Maria and Spencer with bubble bath and soap. The meeting was strained. The two MeQors look exactly alike.

Call of the Bar SIR Sydney Lipworth, chair¬ man of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, may be

THE TIMES CITY DIARY

ready to return to his roots as a barrister. South African-born Sir Sydney, one of foe pio¬ neers of British life assurance, has been called to the Bar, a move which could lead on (oa lucrative career in British law. He was called to foe South African Bar in 1956 with Sir Mark Weinberg, whom he later joined at Abbey Life, and followed to Allied Duabar- “He’s an enormously hard worker," says Sir Mark, who is busy setting up J Rothschild Assurance and admits that it is all a lot more complicated than it was 20 years ago.

Dark illumination THE low level of lighting in the Securities and Invest¬ ments Board's boardroom posed a few problems yes¬ terday for Sir David Walker, tire SIB chairman.' Sir David was due to announce, appro¬

priately enough, that no more light is to be shed on foe levels of commissions paid to investment salesmen. But, concerned for the eyesight of journalists present, he asked for the lights in the room to be

switched on first. Catherine Paviot, who joined SlB's press team from the Serious Fraud Office last month, opened a cupboard In search of foe light switches, then put on foe air conditioning by mistake. As Sr David summoned rein¬ forcements. a colleague man¬ aged to switch on some side lights, allowing the meeting to proceed in only marginal gloom.

Milk teeth DEALERS at Barings have been chuckling over the latest edition of Baring Organisation and Friends (BOF), a spoof in- bouse journal, which includes a refreshingly comic view of the annual “milk-round”, in which stockbrokers and banks go in search of new employees. “As in previous years, we have been round foe orphanages and redbrick universities for

the leftovers. These otherwise unemployable people will shortly be taking up executive positions at Barings. They are exactly the same as those already there." The witch hum has already begun_

Wilderness girls SIR Peter Holmes, dapper and adventurous co-chairman of Royal Dutch/Sheil, the world’s biggest oil group, must be proud of the exploits of two of his daughters, Jo and Martha. Less than three months after Jo married natu¬ ralist and safari guide Robin Pope in the Luapgwa Valley, Zambia, her sister bas emeiged as the star of Sea Trek, the BBC’s new under¬ water television series. Mar¬ tha, who has spent months researching and filming foe series, appears on screen wear¬ ing what could pass for a giant goldfish bowL She has also written a book based on the series — taking her cue from her father who has produced three works of Ins own.

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Cabotage rules OK for British truckers

Tom Walker

reports on a

proposal to open

Europe's road

haulage system to

more competition

KAREL Van Miert, the EC transport commissioner, ar¬ gued yesterday that all Euro¬ pean road haulage firms should have foe right to unrestricted cabotage, allow¬ ing them to pick up and deliver goods within another country, from 1993.

He gave foe example of a Dutch truck travelling from Rotterdam to Munich. At present, if there is no return consignment for Holland, the truck has to go back empty. Under foe proposed new rales foe truck could pick up a load in Munich and take it to Col¬ ogne before returning home.

Previously, most member states were worried that the cabotage principle would sev¬ erely disrupt their domestic haulage markets, but an exper¬ iments! scheme of cabotage quotas has proved the fears to be unfounded.

A spokesman for Britain’s Road Haulage Association said although 15,000 permits had been granted throughout the EC, there had Iran a negligible effect on its busi¬ ness. “Quite honestly most foreign trackers are knackered by the time they get here and

Freedom fighter: Karel Van Miert, EC commissioner

just want to go home any¬ way,” he said. “They’re not in foe business of looting round for new loads to cany some¬ where rise in Britain.”

But the new liberalisation could affect transit EC coun¬ tries like Germany and France, and Mr Van Miert said there will be safeguards to foe new rules. First, if a domestic market is severely disrupted by cabotage, the commission will be able to intervene. Second, if cabotage immediately becomes a threat in 1993, then the commission will construct a transitional period, in which cabotage will take no more than 5 per cent

of a domestic market in 1993, rising to complete freedom by 1998.

The RHA said foe only problem after 1993 mil be determining to wbat extent foreign tracks will have to respect British laws. While they will obviously have to conform to weight and speed Hmiis, it is uncertain whether they will also have to be equipped with ami-splash and under-run guards, as British- registered tracks do.

Mr Van Miert’s proposals will be considered by the European parliament before going before transport min¬ isters next spring.

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WE SEEM TO HAVE STARTED A TREND. In 1967, we started what is now Britain’s largest financial service operations,

secon argest supplier of unit-linked life and Our banking and insurance businesses are

pension pro ucts. channelled in two streams behind our two strong And TSB Group has become one of the UK’s brands: TSB and Hill Samuel.

We are developing both of them in their

appropriate markets, and making sure they have the resources to succeed.

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THE TIMES.THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Business and Finance 29

Higher stakes put focus on Grampian game plan

JAMES CALVERT-JC

BILL Hughes, chairman of Grampian Holdings, must play a shrewd game of poker. Having kept a stony face while two rivals in the battle for control of Macarthy slugged it out in the limeiighL he has now played what he considers to be an ace while Lloyds Chemists and UniChem are prevented from showing their final cards by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

His hand, however, is hardly a royal flush. Gram¬ pian's offer is the only one left on the table, but investors will be aware that Lloyds and UniChem may renew their bids if regulatory hurdles are overcome. Grampian's in¬ creased offer of 147 new shares for every 100 Macarthy shares bears no cash alter¬ native and values the target at only £79 minion. Lloyds val¬ ued Macarthy at £83 million and both Lloyds and UniChem offered an element of cash. These two companies may be out of bounds but still have a lot to play for.

Grampian shareholders should expect their company’s record to come under close scrutiny now the stakes have been raised. Grampian knows this, hence a 13.3 per cent rise in the interim dividend to l.7p a share. Profits rose 7.9 per cent to £4.1 million before tax, and earnings 8.5 per cent to 4.34p a share.

gamings look competitive in a difficult trading environ¬ ment, but owed much to a 34 per cent profits rise in the pharmaceuticals division to

Slow recovery at Lilley: Sir Lewis Robertson (left) with chief executive Bob Rankin

Thorntons at £162.2 million, though the interim dividend is held at lp a share, declared out of net earnings of 0.91p a share.

A profits setback is not en¬ tirely unexpected against the depressed background for construction-related groups, though at least the balance sheet is getting

BRITONS continue to chomp their way through the current recession and Thorntons, the confectioner, is reaping the benefits of their love affair with chocolate. The year to end-June was a tough one, but strong management and a

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Spanish interests that now m fits by 5 per cent to own 21 per cent of the equity. £] m^nn on safes up 12.4

pnarmaceuncais ui visum iu The fruits of partnership arc percct to £79.9 million. £3 03 million. The sporting starting to show. The results ot Operating profits rose 14 eoods division, up 7.6 per cent joint tendering for extensions per cent to £11.4 mflHon and U> £1 35 million, was helped to the Jubilee line and fora hy- earnings per share grew by 0.5 bv a return to profit at Patrick dro project in Spam are per cent to 12.6p. There was a International. Demand for awaited. Getting stood at 98 15 per cent rise in the tax sporting goods remains weak per cent at last balance sheev charge and earnings per share, but Grampian hopes farther and could be headed for the 40 adjusted to reflect a consistent improvements at Patrick will per cent level this financial m charge, rose 5 per cent. TTie

- year-end. The interim net - .- • interest charge is down from £4.63 million to £2.5 million.

Bob Rankin, lilley’s chief executive, sits with a group or¬

is cautious about the current year, the group has a strong range for Christmas and its steady growth of recent years looks set to continue.

The shares, down Ip at 175p, are trading on a multiple of 12.2, assuming profits of £13.6 million in the current year. The share price has steadily increased for the last 12 months and there is. noth¬ ing to suggest that it will not continue to do so.

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Market fears for financial health of TV winners hit share prices

ATTENTION centered on the television sector as the City tried to digest the long- awaited Channel 3 franchise awards. The Stock Exchange extended its allowance for “indicative" prices from mar¬ ket-makers by 15 minutes to aDow dealers to absorb the complexities.

LWT and Granada were marked higher after they saw off challenges with cut-price bids, LWT’s convertible pref¬ erence shares jumped 53p to I98p, while Granada added lip to 184p. Success helped Central Independent rise by 43p to £10.83, while Tyne Tees added 49p to 284p and Scottish TV 15p to 645p. Profit-taking after a “tremen¬ dous run" saw Anglia TV retreat 33p to 198p. The loss of their franchises left TSW 12p lower at 70p, TV-am 22p at 102p and TVS Enter¬ tainment 9p at 21p-

Thames firmed 7p to 203p in spite of losing its franchise. Carlton Communications, which ousted Thames, was unchanged at 520p. Mark Deilby, an analyst at Warburg Securities, said: “The surprise dement was clearly how low LWT and Granada have bid. They have done very well to retain their licences at such a low bid. Otherwise, it was pretty much as expected."

Meanwhile, equities were generally lacklustre in the absence of positive economic news and continuing political uncertainties. The FT-SE 100 index traded in a narrow range, ending 2.3 points

higher at 2,579.0. The FT index, of 30 shares closed 7.0 higher at 1,980.5. Volume reached 482.3 million shares. Gilts reversed initial rises to close about f3^ lower.

Eurotunnel fell further to 425p, before rallying to close

weakness, after disclosing the £105 million disposal of its Wimpey Waste subsidiary, closing up 3p at I59p. Ultramar rose 18p to 277p as volume swelled to 13 million after an encouraging note from James Capel and contin-

Steetley, the building materials group, fell to 257p, but rallied to dose at 267p, down 9p. This followed a downgrading from Warburg, which halved its pre-tax profit forecast, from £40

to £20 mflHon, for the year to end-December, against fftn? million last year. This appears to be well below most other

which are between £33 million and £37 million.

17p lower at 442p, as the group said it is taking legal action against builders who have threatened to stop work unless they are paid more. Costain, a tunnel contractor, lost a farther 8p to 64p, while Taylor Woodrow fell lOp to I58p and BICC 8p to 362p. However, George Wimpey, which is also exposed to the project, rallied from early

ued bid rumours, centered on British Gas, unchanged at 257p. BP, up 5p 10 352p. and Lasmo, unchanged at 315p.

British Telecom lost 7p 10 392p after County NatWest advised its clients to sell against a previous "hold" stance. Patrick Wellington, at County, said that fears about political threats, regulatory risks and competition led him

to predict that BTs pre-tax profits could be reduced by about £575 million, or 15 per cent, in the 1992-93. assuming a Labour government.

Meanwhile, HQlsdown, the food to furniture group, recov¬ ered to edge above its rights price of 2l0p, closing up 2Vip at 212p, providing more en¬ couragement for the compa¬ ny’s £280 million cash caU, which closes today. Warburg, joint-brokers, have been push¬ ing hard and now appear to be more optimistic on the issue’s likely success.

Asda, the troubled super¬ market chain, received ap¬ proval from shareholders for its £357 million rights issue. The shares responded with a 5p rise 10 50p. on heavy volume of 19 million shares.

British Aerospace reversed an early decline to close 2p higher at 379p. still at a small discount to the rights price of 3S0p. The composite insurers remained nervous as the hurricane approaches, with Commercial Union down 12p to 478p, General Accident 4p at 505p. Guardian Royal 3p to 167p, Royal Insurance 2p to 31 Sp and San .Alliance 8p to 345p.

A Shearson downgrading knocked Sp off United Bis¬ cuits to 3S4p.

Grampian, the Glasgow mini-conglomerate, lost 2p to 195p, after its increased offer for Macarthy. the Savory & Moore chemists group, up 3p to 272p. The new bid is worth £79 million.

PHILIP PANGALOS

sustain momentum. On expected profits of

£14.25 million this year, the shares, down 2p to 195p_, trade on a p/e of 13, which is unlikely to rise until the Macarthy tussle is concluded.

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final dividend is 2.4p, making a total of 3.6p, an increase of 9.1 percent

Property disposals contrib¬ uted £713,000 to profits and a executive, S1U Wi UICU — —

der book of£354 million, made' change in the depreciation up of relatively small value policy added £224,000. There

Lilley SIR Lewis Robertson is a company doctor with a well established reputation for staying with his patients until they are fully recovered.

On present evidence, it looks as if Sir Lewis, chairman of Lifley since 1986, will be with the Glasgow construction group for a while. Pro-tax profits for the six months to end-June fell from £6.52 mil¬ lion to £1.73 minion on a turnover broadly unchanged

and short duration work. Lil¬ ley can move fairly quickly to higher margin work once con¬ ditions improve. A 10 per cent stake in Hong Kong Tunnel, with a market worth of be¬ tween £3 million and £4 mil- liomis stfll good financial am¬ munition on which to draw.

A 1991 year-end pre-tax profit of £8.5 million would compare with last year’s £14.1 million, and put the shares at 4lpon prospective 10 J2 times earnings. A maintained year’s

was an extraordinary profit of £350,000, arising from tax relief on the disposal of Mary Morrison Ltd in 1989-90.

Sales of ice cream were strong with the small British and French factories working flat out to meet demand. The group is looking at ways to expand the ice cream business as demand increases. The manufacturing division made productivity gains of 14 per cent

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ET Sydney - The market qTimggari off negative com¬ ments about Australia by an international credit rating agency and strengthened to dose at a 15-month high on hopes of an interest rate cut and gains on foreign markets. The all-ordinaries index rose 4.9 points to 1,591.4. □ Tokyo - Prices ended mixed. Brokers said the mar¬ ket’s energy was Iow absence of both news and the big four brokers. The Nikkei index was up 27.02 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 24,334.67. □ Frankfort - Weakness in the chemical sector sent shares lower. The Dax index fell 14.93 points to 1,570.11. □ Singapore - Prices closed mixed. The Straits Times industrial index ended at 1,370-23, up 0.19 of a point □ Hoag Kong — The market was dosed. (Reuter)

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STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES

Selective support ACCOUNT DAYS: Dealings began October 14. Dealings end October 25. §Contango day October 28. Settlement day November 4.

§ Forward bargains are permitted on two previous business days.

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

071-481 4481 ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE 071-481 9313 071-782 7828

MILESTONE INTERNATIONAL

Milestone International is currently re-organising and expanding its European Language School and Youth Tour Operation following the recent acquisition of a major American brand name

• field. The successful applicants will benefit from promotion and career opportunities in this exciting business. The Company’s new European Headquarters will be located in a winning

new development, in Kensington.

OVERSEAS ACADEMIC CONTROLLER; required to develop the Group’s overseas Lmumagp School Division. All applicants must be available for extensive travel each year and possess administrative experience combined with the appropriate TEFL quaiifications/University Degree.

MAJUCETING/SALES EXECUTIVES;

required who are fluent in one major European language and available for up to six months overseas travelling each year. Previous experience in this field an advantage but not essentiaL.

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

experienced in all aspects of accounting procedures including computerised accounts. This is a demanding position and would ideally suit a newly qualified Accountant.

The financial package available for each of the above positions will be according to age and experience. Please send a foil Curriculum Vitae to PO Box 541, 386 Chiswick High Road, London^ W4 5TF.

TEL 071247 6710 FAX: 071 247 7059

Career people with entbiKrasm ta progress ’ sales management last

Established ■ International Company.

Provides security + good future.

For interview:

071-248 1075 BP Bapbaam* agency

Chief Accountant London £2%800p.a.

fbm* the Childnn is the UK's knjp&t international voluntary agency in itsSeld, with programmes in some 50

3b finance onr tract, w depend upon support ftom the genera/ public, volunteers mover800local branches in the UK, the corporate sector local authorities and central

The FijwxxDepartnwnt provides accounting and information services to the whole of The Fond worldwide. As ChefAccounlant (deputy to thaFbance Director) you will direct the department s work in response to changing situations within The Fund—and advise other departments on financial matters to sa&goard The Rod's assets and reputation. Jbuwffl have the responsibility too, for

implementation of a new supporter system within ths next 12 months.

A quaMed accountant (ACA, CACA or equivalent) with at least seven years experience in finavanlmanagement, you will need to teenme hmiliar with the camplwctBchnhxl issues thetfoce charities. four skills will also iwlude the

' Thisposition presents a marvellous and rare wportunityjbr therightjndmiual^ta be foyofaedyrilk this fn$pmfih°(ngBnis8tion. It's a role that will involve some travel, too, both in the UK and Overseas.

far an application form please write to Jane Williams, SCF, 17 Grove Lane, London SE5 3RD.

Closing date: 7th November 1SSL SCFaims tobean equal Ly|YC

opportunities employer il - n

QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Thames Valley To £27,000 + car These recently cxeated positions within a substantial industrial group will appeal to qualified accountants with proven expertenoe in any wwnTijnwtinn of the following areas: Management Reporting, Financial Accounting, Stock Control, Systems Development, Financial Analysis end Staff Supervision, The organisation is highly

profitable, a sector leader and capable of providing outstanding scope for continued career development.

OIL AND GAS South East £19,000 - £30,000 + car We urgently seek a number of qualified and part- qualified accountants with Oil and Gas sector pypgriwnRB We currently are recruiting for a number of vacancies at different levels within this industry and would welcome applications from Candida tea with related experience. A knowledge of computerised accounting applications is

For further information on thaw positions

plwese telephone 071-831-2323 quoting ret

JC/MJEL Alternatively send your CV to

Hudson Sbrtbman at Vernon Bwm BidiiMi

Avenue, London WC1A 2 OH.

HUDSON SHRIBMAN

INSOLVENCY ADHUBSTRATOBS/IIAMASEBS £10-60,000

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CORPORATE FINANCE c £30,000 + Car Central London This listed multi-national hae established dominant positions in diverse global niche markets. At thin time considerable emphasis is being placed upon development of Far Eastern territories.

Recent restructuring has produced an opening at the group's heed office. The new role will embrace the analysis of finnnHai and management information from UK and overseas companies - the individual will work dosaly with die divisions on budgeting and planning and can look forward to making a real contribution at group leveL Some European navel is envisaged.

Tha position will suit aT Chartered Accountant, aged 26-31 either working in the profession or already in industry. The successful candidate will require first-rate inter-personal and.technical skills and .should be FCrlijerate... Prospects axe excellent.

For further fnfhmiHtfrm please afl Uargni Hooley on 071-831-2323 or lax yonr CV on

071-404-6T/3.' Alternatively, send yonr CV tohimalHpdgon STirihmwn. VBrntniHniTWw.

sidfan Avenue, London WC1A 2QEL

HUDSON SHRIBMAN

Auditors for international operations

c£20-24k+car and benefits

GKN is a leading international group of companies engaged in the development and manufacture of autemotivedrive^nesysrams, other engineered and agritedinkai products,

and the provision of high quality industrial services and supplies.

Corporate Audit is a high proffla function heading up to theGroup Chairman and Chief Executive.The Department provides independent examination of management controls and systems for the protection of Group assets, and contributes to improvement in Corporate

profitabffity.

The following vacancies have arisen as erasuft of intemal transfers.They provide excellent career development opportunities, leading to general management or specialist appointments

in subsidiary companies within 2-3 years. Applicants should be Graduates, aged 24-30years, with a high degree of commercial awareness, initiative, drive and excellent communication skflts.The LHC based appointments involve extensive travel in the UK and abroad.

Qualified Accountants- UK Midlands and Germany based Applicants must be ACCArACMA or ACA qualified with at least three years1 relevant post quaSfication experience.

Far the UK appointments conversational ability in one or more foreign language (German, French, Italian or Spanish) would be a major advantage. For the appointment In Germany, 12-3 years' tour of duty), fluent oral and written German is essential

IX/Computer Specialist- Mfcflands based Carafidates must have had three years' post degree experience including some Involvement in computer auditing.

Attractive salaries and benefits packages together with substantial relocation assistance are offered for these appoint! non is.

Applications, with full detafis of experience and salary progression should be sent to: Peter Leonard F.C£A. Head of Corporate Audit, GKN pic.

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Folowing the restructuring of the Company and the creation of five separate Businesses, the Generation Wholesale Business Unit based at Cathcart, is establishing a new organisation structure best suited to meet the new Business environment Opportunities now exist for enthusiastic, quatfied Accountants to join a newly formed team under the Finance and Achrirastration Manager, responsible for control and cowfination of al financial matters in this £800M + turnover Business.

You must be able to motivate staff, work on your own initiative, be keen to implement change and continuous improvement in this challenging and dynamic Business. Opportunities exist for continuous personal development m a demandkig and interesting environment within a growth Business.

Applicants shotid write, quoting the appropriate ref no. and enclotaig a CV to. The Personnel Department, Scottish Power pic, Cathcart House, Spean Street, Glasgow G44 4BE not later than 25 October 1991.

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Our client a major company with a reputation based on quality, is seeking to appoint a professional credit manager to control its worldwide ledger.

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The Councfl of this federation of Colleges known world-wide for Its training courses tor adults hi areas of professional, educational, religious and community service, is seeking to appoint a

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This is a new senior post accountable to the President, and working alongside the Heads of the teaching Departments.

The assets of the Colleges are their staff and students, the buildings on the campus and funds held by the Trustees. The main task is to maximise use and Income from these assets within the policy guidelines of the Councfl. The job holder wlfl be responsible for and have proven skins in Finance, Marketing end Personnel and be a person of energy and vision able to motivate people in effective teamwork. Applications are Invited from women or men with relevant experience and sympathy with the Coflege's aims. They should be made by letter enclosing a toA C.V., by Novamberlltfi to Martin Comm, President; Serty Oak Cotisges, Bjimutfam B29 6LQ, telephone: 021472 <ai. from whom further details are available. SeUy Oak Cofleges have an Equal Opportunities Poficy.

requires SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

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Managing and developing the derivative products (SWAPS, Options etc) and settlement functions, you will be expected to provide a more effective and efficient service to the business managers. The rule will akn involve identification and implementation of any systems required. Candidates must show good financial awareness and understand the dynamics of trading activities and their impact on the business.

Candidates must have strong technical and analytical skills along with the ability to understand new products and their operational, finanriai nnH business implications. The individual will also be required to manay and train junior staff.

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34 Focus: Pension Fund Management

Britain’s pension funds have reached a new high but a decision

Battle to keep the,

pensioners and,

widows merry

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 J 991

Britain's pension fund managers have quite a task. Try managing £270 billion in funds for a start.

Get it right, and a healthy pension is waiting in the wings. A couple of slips - a Polly Peck here, a Brent Walker there — and the task becomes all the more difficult.

Last year was the worst for British pension funds since 1974. Most were heavily invested in shares, and values plunged by an average of 10.5 per cent About £33 billion went down the drain. Such losses, however, are only part of the trouble. Legislation and court rulings have left big ques¬ tion marks.

The case of Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange led to a ruling in the European Court of Justice on 17 May 1990 that pensions pay¬ able by a company scheme must be given to men and women on the same terms. Unfortunately, it was unclear whether the ruling applied from or before that date.

Another case, relating to the pension schemes of the collapsed Coloroll group, goes to the Euro¬ pean Court next year and could end the confusion.

Then there are restrictions on self-in vestment. There is political controversy. Will the government take a lead on retirement ages for companies to follow?

In the longer term, last year's disastrous performance will do little harm. The average return of funds during the past ten years, according to Combined Actuarial Performance Services (Caps), was 15.4 per cent, well ahead of inflation. Funds have typically soared 23 per cent this year and overseas equities were the stars of the second quarter, according to the WM Company. American shares are recovering after a long, dull run. WM reports that even Australian shares, shunned by investment managers for years.

‘Will the government take the lead on

retirement ages for companies to follow?

THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE FOR PENSION FUND MANAGERS

1990-1991

Smile on the face of the Survivor Deborah Barrymore, the model used to market pensions on television for Scottish Widows pensions

he one special- allowed day the ruled in rnrdian dgment loathe or that ms his-

dedded juld be sm the a, at 65 fafortu- dedde should m or retired

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bounced back by 11.4 per cent in the second quarter of 1991.

Competition among fund man¬ agement houses is fiercer than ever. In 1990, Mercury Asset Management was the biggest Brit¬ ish pension fund manager, with more than £22 billion under management, said a survey by Hymans Robertson, the consult¬ ing actuary. Next came Phillips & Drew Fund Management, with £14 billion, and BZW Investment Management, with £12 billion.

Legal rulings and government action are quite another matter. Tony Newton, the social security secretary, is under pressure to guide British employers on retire¬

ment ages. However, the decision to alter the state pension age is a sensitive one affecting millions of voters, and a consultation docu¬ ment on retirement is the best that can be hoped for as the general election approaches.

Under the Social Security Act 1990, pension funds will have to guarantee minimum annual in¬ creases — limited price indexation or LPL Nobody knows the final cost of Barber and ColoroQ to pension funds, so LPI has had to be put on ice.

More legislation is in the wings. The government has said self- investment will be limited to 5 per cent of a scheme’s resources.

New regulations are unlikely be¬ fore next year.

Another topical theme is pen¬ sion rights on divorce. There is an argument that a woman divorced late in life with little time to build up a pension entitlement should receive a share of her former husband's pension.

Even the Church of England is facing controversy over its £2.4 billion fimd. The Church Commis¬ sioners, as fond managers, have been attacked for investing in businesses with South African links. Although the commissioners do not invest directly in com¬ panies whose main business is armaments, gambling, alcohol, to¬ bacco or newspapers, a balanced portfolio may make some overlap impossible to avoid.

There are increasing calls for pension funds to become more involved in the affairs of Britain’s blue-chip companies. Seven out of ten shares in Britain are held by institutional investors. However, the National Association of Pen¬ sion Funds says only one in five pension funds votes at company

meetings. One in four never votes. Far from the City investment

houses, the people who are sup¬ posed to gain — the pensioners — are at last getting a voice. The Occupational Pensions Advisory Service (Opas), set up as a charity in 1982, has received an official grant for the first time. Opas works with local Citizens’ Advice Bu¬ reaux to help to put pensioners with queries in touch with trustees and administrators.

For the first time, there is a pensions ombudsman. Michael Platt took up the post in April and reserves himself for the trickiest cases, the ones Opas has foiled to resolve. He is limited to company and persona] pensions. State and public service pensions are not in his brief

The pension scheme registry will be especially useful for employees who have changed jobs several times, leaving ash behind every time. Schemes had to sign up by the end of July, and once the registry is established it will be easier for pensioners to trace the amounts and claim their due.

Coloroll of on money

mes of parties, ras re- rt_ The r back

ctcome it the n tense ruling, led for g may

nsrions nd the Jepen- oknroll edings

are being watched closely in Germany and The Netherlands, where similar cases are pending.

“The Germans are in a panic over Colorofl," Mr Cunliffis says. “It seems likely that the Gertaan and Dutch cases will follow the ruling.** the Coioroll case and the German and Dutch cases, accord¬ ing to a review by McKenna, “give the European Court an unrivalled opportunity to rule on the re¬ trospective effect of the Barber judgment, as well as on money purchase benefits and the position of trustees".

Setting 65 as the common retirement age would leave some British pension funds better-off. Lowering it to 60 for men as weD as women would leave them deeply out of pocket

Tim Johnson, the head of the employment law practice of Coo¬ pers & Lybrand Ddoitte, sees no

immediate end to the uncertainty surrounding ret¬ rospective pay¬ ments. He thinks many employers are trying to pre¬ tend the problem does not exist

Mr Johnson says: “There are a lot of ostrich- type firms. They can see there will be a problem, but there is a lot of doubt over the European judg¬ ment and they

Newton: due to act are just sitting on the fence. There

is a surprising lack of activity among employers.''

The question of which retire¬ ment age to choose remains high on the political agenda.

Last month. Labour produced a Charter for Pensioners that would give men the right to draw a foil state pension at the age of 60 rather than 65.

The Conservatives have been accused of favouring 63 or 65 as a retirement age for both sexes.

Tony Newton, the social sec¬ urity secretary, is due to publish a consultation paper cm retirement any day now.

Many companies are trying to pre-empt whatever happens by rairing the retirement age for women to 65 ahead of any ruling.

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Many institutional investors talk about the

‘long-term’ approach to investment. The question is, how many actually practice what they preach?

Not many, we suspect; judging by the number

of fine companies that have fallen foul of hostile

bids only to see themselves broken up, stripped of assets and their individuality lost forever.

Why does this happen? Sometimes the lure of

short-term profit overcomes the otherwise prudent attitude of institutional investors.

At PPM we resist this pressure not because we’re sentimental but because in the long run we believe we will make a better return for our clients.

Since 1984 there have been 543 bids for com¬

panies in which we had stakes. We chose not to

support the incumbent management in only 29

cases. Hardly a record of short-termism. But you

might ask yourself another question.

If we didn t believe in the management of the

companies in which we invest why would we put our

clients’ money into them in the first place?

hi ugh Jenkins, Chief Executice. Prudential fiirtfalia Managers.

Prudential Portfolio Manage Limited. 1 Stephen Street, London W1P2AP. Tel: 071 405 9222. Member of IMRQ. PRUDENTIAL

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Focus: Pension Fund Management 35

that will open up Europe to Britain’s pensions industry Britain's money managers are to be given the go- ahead 10 manage pension funds throughout Europe,

"and they have Sir Leon Britian to .thank. Sir Leon, the European Community commissioner for

‘competition policy, yesterday ■ finalised a directive which will

. open Europe to pension fund man- ' agers in London and Edinburgh.

The move will be welcomed by Britain’s pensions industry and by Michael Elton, the director-gen¬ eral of the National Association of

.-Pension Funds (NAPF). Mr Elton and his team lobby long and hard on matters affecting the NAPFs

. 1,200 members and the £200 billion in funds that they manage. Their decisions affect more than

"sis. million employees. Mr Elton and his European

opposite numbers held their an¬ nual conference in Italy last week,

..and Sir Leon’s proposals were . 'much in mind. The directive calls

for cross-border management and ! cross-border investment — two of Sir Leon's “three freedoms” — allowing British companies to advise pension funds in Denmark

. or France, for instance, and man- l.age the funds on their behalf

The proposals must be thrown . open for consultation before they

can pass into law. They may pave the way "for the third “freedom”.

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Tony Dye, investment direc¬ tor of Phillips & Drew Fund Management, says: “The past 12 months have provided some interesting opportu¬ nities for fond managers.

“Equity markets were ini¬ tially depressed about oil prices alter the invasion of Kuwait, then recovered as worst fears were seen to be unfounded and hopes of eco¬ nomic recovery in the United States and Britain were en¬ couraged by foiling interest rates.

“So the ’shock* for pension fond trustees of seeing a negative return of around 10 per cent on their investments repented for 1990 has' soon been overcome.

“Many trustees are turning away, at least temporarily.

allowing employees to take pooled pensions from country to country, but such a move is a long way off while tax and social security arrangements remain different.

Mr Elton supports the directive but hopes for some fine-tuning. “We are pretty free here to invest across borders, but the wording of the draft could leave it open to other governments to _ impose maiimnm investment limits on us,” be says. ■

Sir Leon yesterday announced moves allowing UKfund managers to invest more freely abroad

At home, the issue of equal retirement ages for men and women remains a top priority. The NAPF is awaiting the consul¬ tative document on pensions from Tony Newton, the social security secretary, and hopes the govern¬ ment will give a lead on which age to choose.

PiClring 60 as a common retire¬ ment age for men and women could cost the pensions industry between £40 billion and £50

trillion. The NAPF supports equal retirement ages and thinks 65 is the best choice but suggests flex¬ ible arrangements. Mr Elton says: “We agree that men and women should now. be earning equal pensions. We are in favour of fixture service equality. People should start earning equal pen¬ sions but we have grave difficulty with compulsory retrospection.”

Mr Elton emphasises that a strong occupational pensions sec¬ tor must be developed to ease pressure on the state scheme. He says: “Underlying everything we jay and do is the demographic time bomb, a time bomb of nuclear proportions, with the increasing ageing population and a relatively smaller workforce to support it Overshadowing every¬ thing is the issue of equalisation.”

Mr Burn spends much of his time advising members and lobby¬ ing politicians and civil servants. He thinks the NAPF is being taken more seriously as a result “I think our voice has been strengthened in the past year " he says.

The NAPFs membership of the European Federation for Retire¬ ment Provision gives it a say in Brussels. As greater European unification gathers pace, Mr Elton and his colleagues will see whether their negotiating powers retain their strength. Cross-border opportunities: Michael Elton welcomes the European directive but is hoping for some fine-tuning to the proposals

FUND MARKET WILL FARE DURING THE COMING 12 MONTHS

Tony Dye

from the more time-consum¬ ing approach to management required by specialised funds, and they are re-assessing the merits of the traditional, bal¬ anced approach.

“As to investment, equities look dear in most markets. Accordingly, we are running our lowest exposure to eq¬ uities since the pre-crash summer of 1987. Our port¬ folios, therefore, are ex¬ tremely diverse. Index-linked gilts, UK property, convert¬ ibles and Continental Euro¬ pean bonds all offer good value relative to equities.”

Chris Cheetbam, director of investment strategy at Pru¬ dential Portfolio Managers (a member of IMROX predicts: “Unlike a decade ago, the majority of pension fluids now hold little or no commer¬ cial property and have a substantial amount of inter¬ national equities. Until re¬ cently, investment managers

Chris Cheetbam

also had an aversion to fixed interest investment — gilts, index-linked gilts and inter¬ national bonds. Lately, how¬ ever, the popularity of bonds has risen, perhaps reflecting

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the longer-run impact of ster¬ ling’s membership of the exchange rale mechanism (ERM). For PPM, the strate¬ gic derision is most im¬ portant. Having determined strategy, we shift the asset mix of fluids on a tactical basis.

“These shifts, usually mod¬ est in size, reflect nearer-term views (typically, 12 to 18 months) on the outlook for the various investment mar¬ kets: the risk/return trade-off offered by the main asset classes is different from that which we expect in the long run, offering a greater return, less risk, or both.

“Globally, the economic background is benign. Infla¬ tion is expected to be low. However, real interest rates are still quite high, so bonds

are neither outstandingly cheap nor dear. Internationa] equities therefore offer solid, albeit unexciting, returns at low risk.

“We can be more positive about British markets, es¬ pecially equities. The disci¬ pline of the ERM should ensure that progress on reduc¬ ing wage inflation will con¬ tinue. In relation to both gilts and other equity markets, British valuations are attractive."

Bill Baker, director of Hen¬ derson Pension Fond Man¬ agement, says: “Since the sharp sell-off following the invasion of Kuwait, there has been a bull market, with the average pension fund return¬ ing more than 30 per cent

Bill Baker “There have been few bids,

small companies have had only a limited recovery and, as with the bear market of 1990, shares that go wrong do so spectacularly. Consequ¬

ently. fund managers arc keeping their heads down. But equity managers also tend to be optimists. Accordingly, we have spent much of this year of recession trying to spot the recovery coming

“Most of us began the year with high cash weightings and a defensive orientation to some sectors. The process of moving to a more balanced strategy is far from complete.

“Fund managers arc build¬ ing bond weightings and if the progress of inflation is in line with the optimists’ forecasts, we are all going lo want to own more bonds. The case for sober. German-style inflation in Britain is not proven, however. So we continue to discount recovery cautiously. Timing is the key.”

Funds fight for your cash “LOOKING good for your money." “We don’t follow standards. We set them.” “Are you an Amicable Man?"

Sound familiar? It should. The life and pensions com¬ panies spend millions of pounds a year telling inves¬ tors they are the best, Jon Ashworth - writes. Standard life, Prudential, Scottish Am¬ icable, Legal & General and Norwich Union are all fight¬ ing for a place in your pocket

More choice in saving for retirement is open to employ¬ ees than ever before. For¬ merly choice was often between a company pension and a state-funded one. Not any more.

Private pension funds may be tiny next to such pants as Postei, but the amounts are growing fast There are now nearly five million personal pensions in existence, fir more than anyone expected

j when they were introduced in July 1988. Most people with personal pensions use them to contract out of the State Eamings-Related Pensions Scheme (Seeps). However, even though most plans are shells into which state rebates are pooled, the amounts add up to £3 billion a year.

Scottish Widows found a formidable weapon in the actor Roger Moore’s daughter, Deborah Barrymore, who is the glamorous “widow” in its television, newspaper and bill¬ board advertising campaign.

To follow its “Amicable Man" series, Scottish Ami¬ cable asked its customers to send in amusing home video dips and strung than to¬ gether. The result is a memo¬ rable advertising campaign that costs the group between £3 million and £4 million a year.

Standard Life, which found the theme of “setting stan¬ dards”, is not advertising at all at the moment — perhaps another tactic to keep it ahead of the competition. Mean¬ while, offices such as Legal & General, with its distinctive umbrella, and Allied Dunbar, with its “health check” series, are keeping up the pressure.

Of the 22 million people in Britain who work, about half belong to occupational pen-, sions schemes. Most of the ! others rely on the state scheme, but many school- leavers and graduates are buying personal pensions.

Company scheme members who wish to top up their payments can contribute to their companies’ Additional Voluntary Contribution (A VC) schemes, although these tend to be conservative.

Wide choice is open to employees,

in private and company schemes

or they can take out free¬ standing A VCs, which are run separately by life offices and offer more adventurous in¬ vestment strategies.

For directors of small com¬ panies, there are Small Self- Administered Schemes (SSAS). Despite a rocky ride, they now have a lot to offer. Up to a quarter of such a fund

can be used for self-invest¬ ment in the first two years, and half the fund thereafter.

As most of the holders of personal pension plans use them to channel money from the state scheme, now is the time to suggest they top them up with £30 or £40 a month from their own pockets.

By some estimates, workers

in their twenties should be investing 15 per cent of their annual salary towards their pension — £3,000 a year for somebody earning £20,000. Most of these people, how¬ ever, would be reluctant to pan with £60 a month.

A wide variety is open to employees, and plenty of life offices are happy to give advice. Getting the cash into the pot is one thing. After that, the pension fund managers must make the advertising match the promises.

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M&G manages or advises funds which, collectively,

have over 5% of the equity in 204 companies. In

addition, we manage individual holdings of over

£10 million each in 91 large public companies. We

believe strongly that, as an institutional investor, we

should have a constructive dialogue with the manage¬

ment of companies in which we have a significant

interest, and consequently we make a point of getting

to know the people who run these companies. We take

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SPORTS LETTERS Changes must be thought out New body will

send full team From Mr Robin Stieber

Sir, What splendid news that Fife is going to take action to curb the time-wasting hack- pass- Smart Jones (Comment, October 11) need not be so pessimistic; of course, tacticians win try to negate the effect of the change, as they have done every time the laws have been changed since the offside taw modifica¬ tion in 1925. They will not necessarily succeed.

This is a positive move, intended to produce free-flow¬ ing. entertaining football. Ignore the comments of Howard Wil¬ kinson, who wholly misses the point of the reform. The present system enables teams to keep possession for minutes on end, without giving the other side the slightest chance to play. Wil¬ kinson's idea of punting the ball far upfield will at least cede possession every time to the opposition, which is what they and the spectators want. If that is the best that Leeds can come up with, the game most benefit.

The details of this reform must be right or Fife will have another mess on their hands, like the one they have made of the equally necessary sanctions against “professional" fouls. Two key points are that a goalkeeper handling a back-pass from outside the penalty area should concede a comer, and that back-passes made the area, being made usually for genuine defensive reasons and not for timewasting, should be exempt

from this penalty. The negative back-pass is a

relatively modem disease. I have just watched the film of the 1970 Cup Final. Chelsea v Leeds. In the entire two hours there were ten back-passes, against the 30-40 in an average 90 minutes nowadays. Yours faithfully. ROBIN STIEBER, 89 Langthome Street, SW6. From Mr K. A. Crowe Sir, I read with concern (Octo¬ ber 10) that Fife is to bon back- passes to the goalkeeper and introduce professional referees for the 1994 World Cup.

Referees and linesmen are not as good as they used to be and changing the rules will not make them better. The standard of lining in the 1990 World Cup was appalling and manifested itself most noticeably in the application of the offside law, which, although now changed for the better, is being enforced as badly as before.

Jack Taylor awarded a pen¬ alty, against the host nation, in the opening minute of the 1974 World Cup final and was in complete control throughout. I suggest Fife officials compare his exhibition of the an with that of the most recent incum¬ bent and act accordingly. Yours etc, KEITH A. CROWE, 12 Hartside Close, The Squirrels, Halesowen, West Midlands.

Improving the odds From Mr Derek Brail Sir, I fail to see the logic of trainers denying punters essen¬ tial information about jockeys. When I see a horse without a jockey in the morning papers, and it is not even in the betting, I disregard it. Now it emerges that a trainer, aided by a coterie of jockeys, has deliberately de¬ nied punters his intended rider until just before the off.

This may entail jockeys changing horses, even attending different meetings, which means stay-at-home punters like me, who cannot attend meetings, are basing our efforts to find the elusive winner on obsolete information. The sooner racing implements its plan to declare intended jockeys at the time of declaring the horse (because we

all know it most have one) the better it will be. Yours out of pocket, DEREK BRATT, 26 Windsor Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. from Mr Finbarr Slattery Sir, You list (October 14) the odds of two bookmaJring firms on the Dubai Champion Stakes. One quotes Generous at 2-1 (with a run).

I cannot understand how any bookmaker can justify an extra 33 per cent profit margin in a book already loaded in their favour. Surely the honourable thing to do is to make a separate book without Generous.

Yours sincerely,_ FINBARR SLATTERY, Secretary, Kiflarney Race Co. LtcL. Racecourse, KHlarney. Co. Kerty.

Part of the course From Mr Robert S. Neil Sir. During the last match of the Dirahin Cup final between Swe¬ den and South Africa, on the Old Course at St Andrews (report, October 14), Gary Play¬ er's ball came to rest on the edge of the road at the 18th.

According to the course rules, the road is deemed to be part of the course. Surely, then, the match referee was in bread! of the rules by allowing Player to move two small stones from beneath bis boll with a

matchstick- I always though that stones

loose or in irmr«riami«*f form constituted a road surface. Tak¬ ing the referee's decision to be correct, this means that any time 1 play the Old Course I am now at liberty to move any obstruction to a clear swing at my ball, be it stone, plastic or any other vegetable matter, provided that my ball does not move in the process. Yours sincerely, ROBERT S. NEIL. Flat 9, 17 Dunkekl Road, Perth, Tayside.

Softening the blow From Dr James Doyle Sir. I was puzzled by Mr Mike TomJdes's letter (October 3), in which be alleged that the “power” of the hardest blow can be reduced by 40 per cent by padding gloves.

I doubt if any padding — to the head or fist — has any real effect on the most damaging blows, which are, as Dr Grant outlined in her letter published on the same date, from rota¬

tional forces and follow from the inertia of the brain itself in failing to follow the skuIL

The heavy boxers show enor¬ mous musculature behind the neck, which helps to mop up some of the momentum of the blows, but is not likely to operate early enough to counter the rotational forces.

Yours faithfully, JAMES DOYLE, 27 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh 4.

From Mr Dave Bedford Sir. Charles Thompson (Octo¬ ber 10) need not be concerned that British athletics wQl only send medal chances to major championships, as this is a minority view.

Previous annual general mee¬ tings of athletics dubs have mandated national managing committees to send "all quali¬ fied athletes to major champ¬ ionships". This encourages athletes in the less fashionable events where the only reward is international representation- It also encourages coaches, admin¬ istrators and dub officials who believe that athletics is more than just gold medals (or big money).

Now we have a new British Athletics Federation it is oppor¬ tune to reconfirm its commit¬ ment to sending foil teams. ! understand a motion to this effect will be placed on the order paper of the first AGM in March by some of the dubs. Yours sincerely, DAVE BEDFORD (Hon. Secretary, British Athletics Federation), 67 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

Rugby failings From Mr E E. Smith Sir, Your otherwise exemplary report of the match between Wales and Australia (October 14) made no reference to the 31- mannered and. unsporting be¬ haviour of the Welsh supporters at Cardiff Arms Park. Such behaviour has blighted the game for some decades and sadly has started to spread to other inter¬ national venues. It does their national game a disservice and counteracts all the benefits aris¬ ing from an otherwise spectacu¬ lar and most enjoyable tourn¬ ament. Yours faithfully, ERNEST SMITH. Red House, 90 Drift Road, GLanfidd, Hampshire. From Mr N. Towers Sir, I had the good fortune to be able to attend the opening match of the Rugby World Cup at Twickenham. Sadly, the experience was marred by the fact that at 2.25pm, a whole 35 minutes before the scheduled kick-off I was unable to find a single programme on sale any¬ where in the ground.

Not only must there have been great disappointment among the cohorts of fellow programme seekers, but, more importantly, the Rugby Football Union must have let slip the opportunity for obtaining substantial extra revenue. Yours faithfully, NICK TOWERS. Lamb House, Church Street, W4. From Mr A. J. M. Chadwick. Sir, Old school ties are some¬ what out of fashion these days. However, I think Old Rugbeians should, be sporting their ties proudly during this exciting month. Has any school besides Rugby given its name to such a worldwide sport? Yours sincerely, A. J. M. CHADWICK. 38 Argyll Road, W8.

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Letters to the Editor, page 18

Viral infection denies Salman’s champion chance to redeem reputation

Confident ring around Pipe JULIAN HERBERT

By Michael Seely

MARTIN Pipe had the un¬ mistakable ring of confidence at Cheltenham yesterday when discussing the heavily-backed Tamarpour’s chance of winning Saturday's Tote Ctesarewitch at Newmarket.

“He woriced really wefl this meaning," said the record- breaking National Hunt trainer after tanHfng a double with Sweet Glow and Arabian Sultan. “We have lain him out specially for the race since he won the Northumberland Plate, as we didn't want to risk him on the firm ground. And Lester Piggott rang np to ask if be could ride him.**

Amazingly, with 43 winners to his credit, the Wellington- based perfectionist is already ahead of last season's schedule when be established a personal record of230 winners during the campaign. Ridden with consumate confidence by Peter Scudamore, Sweet Glow gave a faultless display of jumping before winning the Standard Life Handicap Hurdle by three lengths.

The champion jockey was also on board Arabian Sultan, who won bis fifth race from as many starts when beating Gen¬ erous Scot by two lengths in the Everyman Theatre Centenary Novices’ Hurdle. The runner-up was going just as well as the eventual winner when blunder¬ ing away his chance at the second flight from home.

Pipe reported that Moriey Street's fuD brother, Granville Again, will be sent to Leopardsiown on November 17 for the second round of the Sport of Kings Challenge.

Pipe and Scudamore had looked like having a third winner when Diamond Cut was still in front at the last flight in the British Beef Stakes. But, sympathetically bandied by Moriey Street's jockey, Jimmy Frost, Hidden Cove recovered from a slight mistake at the second-last to get up close home for a three-quarters of a length win.

Although Hidden Cove, a useful performer on the Flat, has an obvious future at the winter game, Ian Balding has no im¬ mediate plans. But, talking about Paul Mellon's Sun Alli¬ ance Hurdle winner, Crystal Spirit he said: "We are going to keep him to two-and-a-half

Redcar fining- good 10 BffTI 200 (601. Wolfhound (P»i Eddery. 6-4): 2. Manly Me (O-tt- 3. Fwmqy (11-10 few* 12 ran. W, hd. J Gooden. Tola: £250. Cl .lO. £150, £130. DF: £1210. CSF; £1157. 250 (1m 3n 1. JuMata (L Detton. 132; 2 Ghyfldato(31 fav); 3. Don Sound (14-lk 4. Swiss Beauty (8-1). 17 ran IfcL i* H Whiting. Tale: £750: D BA 0.40. £210, £1.70. DF: £1000. CSF: £2697. Tricast E259XE. After a Stewarts' engusy, remit stood. 350 (1m 21) 1. KAnamodc (Pal Eddery. 54 tovji 2, Lennon Avenue (20-1): 3, Sdadart (3- 1). 11 ran IW. 2ML G Hamad. Tote: £200; £150. £1240, £150. OF: £24350. CSF: £2879. 350(601. Saa Oavfl (N Comorion. 10-lfc 2 Johanna Thyme (14-1 j: 2 Hnari fi H (132): 4. Uramg (7-1). Yaa5 bv. Hd. 1M. 18ran. NR: Twanfit Fan. M Camarfw. Tata £7.70, £210. £550. El 50. £1.70. OF: £14890. CSF £128.12 Tricast £86594. 4.05 (1m 2f) 1, Bushy Trtod (R Cochrane, 12-1): 2 Bartary Reef (12-1); 3. Omen Ol bKSa (9-1): 4. Baitaton Singer (16-1). Safe Arrivals lav. 16ran. UH, Vy.GWragg.Toto: £10 40: £150, £550. £350, £550- OF El2240. CSF: E140.19. Tricast £1,251.44.

Far Senior, ridden by Anthony Tory, jumping dear at

miles or longer. He’s going to Newbury then bock to Chel¬ tenham for the third round of the Sport of Kings Challenge."

By far the most exciting sight of an exhilarating afternoon’s racing was that of Clever Folly defying top weight of 11st 121b by four lengths to record his sixth victory from nine starts

455 (1m) I, RarSsfiam (Pa) Eddery. 3-lk 2 Nectra Cotectaf ftl-Zb 3. Briggs Lad (231). Birch Banks 10-11 fcnr. 11 ran. IMriL WL J Garden. Tote £450: £1-10. El 50. £255 OF: £1150 CSF £1984 555 (6f) 1. Lochsona (H Cochrane, 6-1). 2 Stammer (IB-lk 3, Gatdvem (12-1). Deer¬ hound 1-5 lav. 7 ran <3,411 Baking. Tote: £5.10. £190, £240. DF: £930 CSF: £7390. Ptacepot £7042

Wolverhampton Qalngigood 150 (5Q1. Sk Taakar (D HoBand. 16-t); 2 Barbara's CUtie (20-1); 2 Vary Bold (14-1); 4. Strip Cartoon (2D-1L Jess Rebec 9-2 fav. 17 ran. fit, 2VH, hd. J Harris. Tote: £2450; £280. £590. £7.20. £200. DF El6430. CSF: £25451. Tricast £457055 2.10 (1m 3Q 1, FHandyparaussion (W Ryan. 84*2 AbaoteWy FflgM (3-1*3. Wand Desort (11-4 tavl 13 ran. NR CKmpost. Ireno Lock. Sh hd. hd. R HpBnsIwad. Tote: £750: £1501 £150, £190 DF: £2540 CSF: £3190 No bid. 240 (5n 1. Seta Guam (I Canal. 12-1): 2 ThjtfM knags (12-1): 2 VtaMng Poaaasdon (7-2 fav); 4, Ltttto Saboteur (10-1). 2D ran. 1W.nk.1WLJ Berry. Trite: £1130: £230. £350. £230. £290. DF: £11540. CSF: £14535 Tricast £571.74.

this season for Gordon Richards in the Standard Life Handicap Chase.

Kim Bailey landed a first-and- last race double when Anthony Tory rode Far Senior to a 12- leugth win in the Lydney Nov¬ ices' Chase and when Marcus Armytage brought A Lad Insane hoqie to a comfortable victory

210 (71) 1, Brown Faky (D Biggs. 8-1); Lawi Queen (152); 2Caramiah (vfl). Just A Step 100-30 fav. 16 ran. NR Sergeant Meryl 2L 314L Mm N Macaulay. Tote: £1330: £450. £210. £940 DF (1st or 2nd wMfi my other): £270. CSF £8555 240 ttm aOOyd) 1. TaraobW Canon. 9-4); 2 Pica (W Ryan. 64 fav); 3, Crystal Crass (14-1) 19 ran. M ah hd. J Dunlop. Tote: £27$ £1.15 £150. £355 DF: £290. CSF £651. 4.10(1 in) 1. Jahzfaho(WCnraon. 54 fav): Z Mr Zegfeid ®2): 2 Mbsste MagicJ12-1). 12 ran. 2L nfc. R Harmon. Tote: £290: £1.10, £1.15 £240. DF £255 CSF £555 Haro's Light flashed 4th but utter a stewards' onquky was dteqmMfiBdl 440 (1m) l. South Sea (J Weaver, 12-1)2 WaUnq Tho plank (114 fav) 2 LtabHy Oder (20-1). 11 ran 2HL lift L Curran. Tote: E1545E4.15 £155 £240. DF: £2210. CSF £2895 Ptecepofc £33155

Cheltenham Gotejp goodta&m 250 (3m If 110yd ch) 1, Frir Senior (A Tory, 45tey)2MarauatJSl)0nly|vN>Mahsd.4 ran 13. K Baiey- Tote: El.70. OF: £255 250 (ftn 71110yd We) 1, Sweat Gkra (P Scudamore. 3-1) 2 Ratty Bridge (151): 2

Cheltenham yesterday

in the Dermot Daly Memorial Trophy.

The trainer said that Mr Frisk will not run in -the Hennessy Gold Trophy, but wflT go to Ascot next week. The stable's runner in the first important long-distance handicap chase of the season, will be Docklands Express.

Gallop signals < end for

Generous By Richard Evans

RACING CORRESPONDENT

GENEROUS baa ran to to* race and is being rctmrfro stud- The announcement cameyes- terday after the dual Derby winner failed to impress in a workout at Wlmtcombe.

PrinceFkbdSalman hadbe^ so keen to give his flaxeu-nraned

colt a chance to atoneiftw a disappointing run m „

-rArede Triomphe. watched Generous beuysput i through his paces aroundbreak- fast rime, buL any .hopes™ running in the Champion Stakes st Newmarket on Saturday were soon dashed. „

Anthony FtnfokL SaLma^s racing manager, said: w* erous didn't work with his usual sparkle at Whareombe tats morning and will be retired to Banstead Manor Stud.

“The high fibrinogen level which rrirwe to light in the Hood test taken after the Arc indicated the presence of a viral infection. It is dear that the exertions of running in the Arc while not lOU per cent have taken their toll.

Ironically, a blood test earned out on Generous on Tuesday resulted in the vets giving the horse a dean bill of health. However, Fan! Cole disclosed that hi* top colt had been ■■flflfrlftrl next door to Zoman who went down with the virus two- and-a-half months ago._

Generous earned £1,127,099 in win prize-money during an i I-race career. Four group one victories infi'vtel the Dcwbnrst Stain** fast year, the Epsom Derby, where he beat Maiju by five and the Irish Derby. in which he beat Suave Dancer by three lengths.

However, his most devastat¬ ing performance was reserved for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes where he pulverised the opposition. In a fast-ran race. Generous won by seven lengths, having been eased down by Alan Mtmro in the dosing stages.

Wifliimi Hill, who had in- duded Generous in their betting f, for the Champion Stakes, now bet 9-2 In The Groove, 5-1 Desert Sun, 7-1 Cruachan, Marju, 8-1 Ristna, 12-1 En¬ vironment Friend, 14-1 others.

OasaicStatement(2-1 lav). Bran.S3, MX. M Pfaa. Tote: £270; £225 £230. DF: £1575 CSF ££37. After a straw*' enquiry, rearf stood. 220 (2m 110yd Me) 1, Hidden Ccnra U Frost, 56 I** 2 tSmrond Cut (52): 3, Troian Envoy ffl-IL 8 ran. NR: Bucaro Boy. 4U. dat I BtfUng. Tote E295 £1.15 EliA, £1.45 DF £290. CSF £335 255 (3n5f ch) 1, Ctovar FoK (N Doughty, 2-1 jWavk2 Anottwr Coral (2-1 Mm2 Wigtown Bay (5ZL 5 ran. 4L SaL G ffleharts. Tote: £235 £135 £1.70. DF £210. CSF: £515 455(2m 5mqvd iaie) 1, Arabian Sudan (P Scudamore. 5-4 tav)^2. Geriwoua Scot ft-iL 2 Qurtar Bob fll-a. 6 ran. 3.61. M Pfae. Tote: £155 £135 &15 DF: £495 CSF: £1132 456 (8m If 1 lOydch) 1. A Lad Imam MrM Armytage. 4-1 jMay); 2 Manrksfci Shim (9- 3;3,CrocfcN»NaaflO-1).JahnOT>aa4-ljt- lav. B on. % 10L K Baiay. TotK £245£T 55 £205£230. DF: £7.ia CSF: £2582Triraat £15099. Jackpot £50510. PtecspoC £2050.

Wetherby Gokig: good lo tirm 215 (»n4f Mb) 1, Dmradar (Q McOwrt. 5

6 tavk £ Nevdiokm Farm (10-lk 2 Mktiand Lad (12-1). 12 ran. a a N TWdar. Tottr £205 £155 £260, £230 DF £535 CSF: £1032 245 (3m WOrt ch) 1, Ha Who Draw Wtna ~5 Grant, 116 fa** 2 The Mediate (S-11:3,

r (11-2). 6 ran. NR: Fanraorth. SL 1 %L WA Stephenian. Tata: C215E140, £250. □F: £395 CSF £850. 216 Cm hdto) 1. Shu Ry (Jacqu OSw. 15- 8 hraX 2 Logamimo (9-1): 2 Vain PnriM_g- 1). Oran. iSCWM. Mra S OSrar. Tote; £295 £i.io.an.gjp DFr£S25aqsF£ifl.40 TricaaC £34.01. 24S(hn50ydcb) 1, IcanrapFahay, 7-4L2 Who's In Clnrga P4-1); 2 Just Frarikto 0-1). Local Coatorov 64 fw. 5 ran. 2L tl. M H Eaaterby. Tote: £230 £190, £230 DF- £1355 CSF £1812 4.15 4f 100yd ch) 1, Choice Ctwlanga <P Mvan. 72); 5 Captain Mar && 2 3wort Beach (2-1 tav). 4 ran. 3%L efist. M Hammond. Tote: £4.60. DF: £4.10. CSF: £1585 446 (2m hdto) 1. Sat The Stamtarda (G Thomson, 12-1): 2 Sw* Swort (1-2 lav): 2 Dancing Sbaai (2S-1> 16 ran. NR Un Sourarain. 71, a A WHtent. Tote: £15.65 £245 £150, £S 65 DF: E&2D. CSF £1856. Ptacapoe E4&15

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Fiji beckons juniors A TRIP to Fiji next summer is the prize on offer for the would- be England under-21 inter¬ nationals who will congregate in Birmingham for open trials this weekend (Louise Taylor writes).

The 12 chosen will represent England at the world youth championships (21 is the upper age-limit) in Fiji That should be more than sufficient incentive to ensure some optimum perfor¬ mances from around 80 triallists in front of the selectors.

Matches against Scotland and Wales in February and March may not be quite such a glam¬ orous prospect, but it failed to diminish the celebrations of the

12 members of the England Under-18 squad wbo were In¬ formed of their selection yesterday.

Anyone wbo proves outstand¬ ing in the forthcoming home internationals stands a chance of filling vacancies created by withdrawals from the under-21 squad in time to make the plane to Fiji. ENGLAND UNDER-18 SQUAD: R Wabb (Gloucestershire), Amanda Warner (Hertfordshire), L Brodnray (Ease* Metro- poStan). H Lonsdale (North Draham), Angela Warner (1 tempahtra North). J Sampson (NortlwrnptcinaMe). C Soyw (Berteml K Martin (South Yorkshire! S Ajtett (Essex MetropoBan), A Bfeott (Gloucestarahfee), R St Lords (Bedford- shkn), D Cutter (Worcestershire)

HOCKEY

Germans retain unbeaten record Auckland — Franziska Hent- schd. the powerful German forward, scored her sixth goal in three matches yesterday to strengthen her side's chances of reaching next year’s Olympic loumamenL

In beating New Zealand 2-1, Germany registered their third win in three matches to retain their lead in Pool A of the qualifying tournament here. Hentschel scored the first goal when she drilled in a precise shot from a short comer.

Anna Lawrence equalised in front of a partisan home crowd after 45 minutes, but Germany

regained the lead seven minutes later through Brina Becker.

Sooth Korea, also chasing a place in the quarter-finals, re¬ corded a confident 3-1 victory over the United Stales.

In the men's tournament, Cees Koppetaar, the Ireland coach, angrily blamed poor refereeing for his side's 2-1 defeat against Canada, the Pool A leaders.

Ireland went ahead early in the second half, but a penalty awarded against them in the 63rd minute infuriated Koppelaar, who claimed no foul had been committed. Doug

Knapp converted the stroke, and Ross Rutledge rubbed salt into Irish wounds in the last minute by scaring from a short corner. The defeat leaves Ire¬ land in third place.

The Soviet Union, wbo looked weak in their 1-0 defeat by New Zealand on Monday, regained some credibility, scor¬ ing three times in six minutes in their 3-2 victory over Italy. (Reuter)

RESULTS: men: Pool fie Sovtat Union 2 Ibriy 2 New Zealand 2 Japan 1; Canada 2 Ireland 1. Women: Pool A Germany 2 New Zaaiwid 1: Fnmce 2 Jopan J: South Korea 3. United Slates 1.

SPORT FOR THE DISABLED

British team celebrates judo double A DOUBLE victory is being celebrated by (he British blind sport judo squad after winning the European championship title at Sassari, Sardinia, and the World Cup for the first time (Jane Wyatt writes).

Simon Jackson, from Oldham (under-71kg) and Paul Lewis, from Bridgend (under-78kg), successfully defended their European titles, with Jackson fighting in a heavier weight category than before.

All nine members of the team collected medals. Terry Powell, of Liverpool, just missed out on gold to take second place in the under-86kg group. Ken

Knowks, from London, won the bronze.

The former European cham¬ pion, Ian Rose, from High Wycombe, failed to dislodge Us team-mate, Lewis, and bad to be content with silver. Mick March (under-651cg), Andy Apsey (under-71kg), Tony Webb (under-95kg) and David Hodg¬ kins (over 95kg), all won bronze.

Great Britain claimed the overall title with 14 points, followed by Russia, on 12, and France, on seven.

In the World Cup, which was held in Sassari immediately after the European champion¬ ships, nine nations competed

including Paimrifo and the United States. Great Britain again took first place, this time on a medal tally, with the Russians second and Italy third.

That the. Japanese stayed away from . the competition probably helped Great Britain to take the title, which is not to diminish the honour. There are fears, though, that the Japanese are preparing their formidable team for the Paralympic Games in Barcelona.

Jackson again won gold and Rose this time toppled. Lewis to take the title in the under-78 category. Apsey. Lewis and Powell all won salver:

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Law Report October 17 1991

No power to hear appeal Identification Henry J. Garrett & Co v Ewing

Before Lord Donaldson of Lymington. Master of the Rolls. Lord Justice Russell and Lord Justice Leggatt

(Judgment October 1S]

A defendant, who was a vexa¬ tious litigant, might not appeal to the Court of Appeal from a judgment given against him without firat having obtained the leave of the High Court to do so.

The Court of Appeal so slated, ruling that it had no jurisdiction to entertain an ap¬ peal sought to be brought with¬ out the leave of the High Court by Terence Ewing, who was subject to a civil proceedings order made under section 42 of the Supreme Coun Act 1981, as amended by section 24 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1983, from the decision of Judge Butter, QC, who had given judgment in favour of the plain lifls. Henry J. Garrett A Co, in proceedings brought by them in Bow County Court.

Mr Ewing in person; the plaintiffs were neither present’ nor represented.

The MASTER OF THE ROLLS said that the section 42

order prohibited Mr Ewing, inter alia, from “(i) instituting any civil proceeding in any court (ii)_and (iii) making any'application, other than an application for leave as required by the order, in any civil proceedings instituted by him or another in any court unless he obtains the leave of the High Court and satisfies the court that the proceedings are not an abuse of the process of the court in question and that there are reasonable grounds for the proceedings or application."

The wording of that order dosety followed that of section 42(1 A) of the 1981 Act, as amended, and was to be con¬ strued consistently with it. Sec¬ tion 42(1 Xb) provided that if the High Court wen: satisfied that any person habitually and persistently and without reason¬ able grounds made vexatious applications in any civil proceedings, whether in the High Court or any inferior court, the court might make a civil proceedings order.

In Attorney-General v Jones (11990] 1 WLR 859) the Court of Appeal had held that sub¬ stantive appeals to the Court of Appeal constituted applications in any civil proceedings within the meaning of section 42( 1 Xb).

That decision was binding on

the court, although section 42(1A) was not in terms consid¬ ered in Jones.

If section 42(1A) were to be construed consistently with sec¬ tion 42(1), any appeal or application to the Court of Appeal without the leave of the High Court would be barred by paragraph (iii) of the section 42 order which reflected section 42(1 AXC).

If sections 42(1) and 42(1 A) fell to be construed separately and the latter were to be construed without regard to the ■ construction put on section 42(lXb) in Jones it was plain that Mr Ewing's proposed ap¬ peal was barred either under paragraph (i) of the section 42 order as constituting the in¬ stituting by him of a civil proceeding in the Court of Appeal, or under (iii) as the making of an application by him in civil proceedings instituted by the plaintiffs in Bow County Court.

Accordingly, his Lordship would hold that unless and until Mr Ewing obtained the leave of the High Court, the Court of Appeal bad no jurisdiction to cause or allow his appeal to be set down or to adjudicate upon it.

Lord Justice Russell and Lord Justice Leggatt agreed.

practicalities Regina v Penny Before Lord Justice Stuart Smith, Mr Justice Waterhouse and Mr Justice Mori and [Judgment October 14]

Where a suspect, who had been released on bail after agreeing that be would be willing to stand on an identification parade, returned to the police station for that purpose but the police officer in charge of the investiga¬ tion decided that it was not practicable to hold the parade because insufficient volunteers could be found, it did not follow that it was impracticable to obtain volunteers on another day; nor did the agreement of the suspect to take part in a group identification necessarily mean that he accepted that it was impracticable to hold a parade.

If objection was to be taken to the admissibility of identifica¬ tion evidence on the ground that an identification parade was practicable or was not imprac¬ ticable, the defence should re¬ quire the attendance of the officer whose decision it was so that he could be cross-examined and his opinion tested.

The Court of Appeal so stated in a reserved judgment dismiss*

ing the appeal of Steven Charles Penny against his conviction on February 26, 1990 at Guildford Crown Court, before Judge Slot and a jury, of robbery, on which he was sentenced to 2! months imprisonment

Mr Frank Giilibrand, as¬ signed by the Registrar of Crim¬ inal Appeals, for the appellant; Mr Lawrence Marshall for the prosecution.

LORD JUSTICE STUART SMITH, giving the judgment of the court, said that it was submitted to the trial judge that in the exercise of his discretion under section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 the admission of identi¬ fication evidence in this case should be excluded. The judge rejected the submission.

Even if there had been a breach of the Police and Crim¬ inal Evidence Act 19S4 (s.66) Codes of Practice, it had to be shown that the judge was wholly wrong in exercising his dis¬ cretion to admit the evidence before the appeal could succeed. The judge was perfectly entitled in the circumstances to reach the view he did.

Solin’tors-. CPS, Guildford.

Scots Law Report October 17 1991

Establishing right of action Mull Shellfish Ltd v Golden Sea Produce Ltd Before the Lord Justice-Clerk (Lord Ross), Lord Murray and Lord Grieve [Judgment August 2]

A tenant of an area of seabed under a lease granted by the Crown for the sole purpose of cultivating mussels by suspend¬ ing ropes in the water on which free floating mussel larvae would settle and grow had a sufficient proprietary right to constitute title and interest to sue for nuisance where the larvae were poisoned by chemi¬ cals released into the sea, not¬ withstanding the fact mat at the time when the larvae were damaged they were floating freely in the sea and accordingly the tenant had no proprietary right in them.

The Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session so held, refusing an appeal by Golden Sea Produce Lid against an interlocutor of the sheriff at Oban allowing proof before answer in an action of damages brought by Mull Shellfish Ltd.

Mr Stephen Woolman for the pursuers and respondents; Mr Richard Keen for the defenders and appellants.

LORD MURRAY, delivering the opinion of the Court, stud

that the defenders farmed sahnon at a site in the sam«» sea loch as the pursuers’ mussel farm. The defenders had used an anti-fouling agent known as “THT” to protect their nets between 1984 and 1987, when it had been banned.

By so doing* it was said that they had damaged mussel larvae floating freely in the sea. As a result, the pursuers said that they had suffered a decline in cultivated mussel numbers and quality.

The defenders argued that the pursuers did not and could not aver that they had any right of property in the free floating larvae when they were damaged, although the defenders had con¬ ceded that once the larvae attached themselves to the pursuers' ropes in order to grow, the pursuers could then be said to have acquired proprietary rights.

Without such -a proprietary right there was no legal basis for a claim to damages: Nacan v Moffat Plant. (1987 SLT22I) Larvae were free floating and free for all to take: Duchess of Sutherland v Watson, ((1868) fi M 199). '

The pursuers argued that a tenant who suffered substantial impairment of the value of his lease' from the actings of a neighbouring proprietor wag en¬ titled to protect his interest:

Ranking on Leases (3rd edition, PPl, 709). It was unnecessary for title to sne to have any form of ownership of the larvae; it was sufficient that they ti«<t Uy»i rights dependent upon them so that injury flowed from to them.

*5 was implicit in the defend¬ ers’ arguments that the Crown as proprietors of the mussel scalps, and probably of the right to take mussels from the sea, would have title and interest to sue m such circumstances. The title of a tenant to sue for nuisance depended on the amount of his interest in the “ejects fee Ranking, p709.

The question was whether the necessary title and interest had been conveyed from the Crown. Given that proprietary rights in

could be rendered nugatory by the poisoning of free floating larvae in the surrounding sea. so a tenant’s admittedly restricted right to cultivate mussels could equally be rendered nugatory.

ifr the pursuers’ jj»a*ffiMthey had the right to ffH?? .w«tin« larvae to settleon their ropes in order to appropriate them. Such an iu-

“ffiefeot W refute tte defenders ground of appeal. ^Jadftwefimsnotbeen shewn thMthe shenff hari^erred in law.

& R. A, Robert¬ son, WS. for Kidstons & Co,

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In-form Selkirk to extend winning run

SELKIRK warms up for a crack at the Breeders’ Cup Mile in the United States early next month by contesting the group two Challenge Stakes over seven furiongs at New¬ market today.

In going nap on lan Balding’s recent winner of the Queen Elizabeth U Stakes at Ascot, I am acutely aware of the fhct that he has never raced over a distance as short as this, not even when he was a two-year-old-

However, with Mystiko and Bog Trotter also in the field, the race seems likely to be run at a brisk pace from the outset. If that does turn out to be the case, Selkirk should prove too strong for them judged on the way that he bus finwhwt in Me last two races.

Being by Sharpen Up out of that fast mare Annie Edge, he should also have sufficient speed to stay in contention early on.

While some might regard this as a mere pushover for Selkirk if he reproduces his Ascot form, it is pertinent to point out that Mystiko has run his best races at Newmarket

Those performances in¬ cludes capturing the 2,000 Guineas in the spring after already winning the Free

Michael Philups

Handicap over today’s course and distance.

Bog Trotter also excelled at the corresponding meeting last year when he ran Gen¬ erous to three-quarters of a length in the Dewbnrst Stakes.

This season he has won the Greenham Stakes at Newbury and the Kiveton Park Stakes at Doncaster where Only Yours, La Grange Music and Himiko were all behind. How¬ ever, Bog Trotter ran badly at Ascot last time on the same afternoon that Selkirk excelled.

Volksraad, the Henry Cecfl- trained runner, has always worked like a good horse at home and he has been backed accordingly prior to winning both his races so for.

However, he still has a considerable amount to find if he is to beat Selkirk, who has looked a different horse since he had an operation in mid¬ summer to remove a testicle that had been causing him a

great deal of discomfort. Earlier in the programme,

Volksraad’s younger half-as¬ ter by Dancing Brave, Con¬

gress, can confirm that she is going on the right way since her Leicester victory by win¬ ning the A R Dennis Book¬ makers Nursery.

Today's programme can begin with Toshiba Comet Star fawding the Bnckenham

Selling Stakes. After winning at Carlisle

ypri Hamilton Park, this Will

Pearce-trained two-year-old ran well enough in nurseries won by Walk In The Park and Blue Tiger to suggest that he can mate the most of this drop in class.

The other race for two-year-

olds, die EBF Chesterton Maiden Stakes, can go to Fast Manouvre whose first run in the race won by Wessaam at the last meeting impressed me marginally more than Bold Porsnifs promising debut be¬ hind Modernise the follow day.

Otherwise it should pay to follow the season’s leading apprentice Darxyll Holland riding TJanflwII— (2J5) and Pei-folia (4.10).

The way that Llangollen finished at the end of ten furlongs in the race won by Aptasic last time hmtwH strongly that the longer dis¬ tance of the Greene King Handicap win prove ideal.

Rule amended on void races FOUR sensible reforms to racing’s rules which will help backers, owners and riders have been approved by the Jockey Club. They will all become effective from January 1 next year.

Races win no longer be de¬ clared void if they are started before the advertised time. The rule covering void races, which prevented backers from collect¬ ing on “winning” bets, was introduced to prevent book¬ makers being subject to fraud.

“Nowadays off-course book¬ makers have access to many forms of effective communica¬ tion systems and the possibility of a total breakdown is ex¬ tremely remote.”

The rules governing appren¬ tice jockeys are being made more flexible, which mil grve

By Richard Evans

young riders better opportu¬ nities. The upper age limit is to be increased from 24 years to 25, and tiie scale of allowances is being revised.

A 71b allowance will be claimed ""til thu hm» ridden 15 “open” winners (as opposed to ten); a 51b allowance until 50 winners (unaltered), and a 31b allowance until 85 “open” winners (currently 75).

The rules are also befog relaxed on ex-professional jock¬ eys reverting to amateur status. At present no jockey who has held an apprentice or con¬ ditional jockey’s licence for more than a year is eligible to hold an amateur rider's permit or tide in point-to-pofots.

The strict bar has prevented people who have often left die industry long ago due to heic of

riding opportunities, ability or wnight frnm ririfng tn

amateur races. The Jockey Chib Hac decided to allow apprentice and conditions jockeys to bold licences for up to 30 months and remain ehgfole for amateur status at a later date.

In an attempt to prevent races wiA'ng in the rules on re-opening of races are also being amended. In July the Jockey Club races could be re-opened to original entrants if only one horse was declared to run. In future a race can be re-opened if only two horses are declared. □ MPs and peers are befog lobbied by the Racecourse Association about the inequities courses are feeing following the implementation of the safety at sports grounds legislation.

MANDARIN l JO Wolver Gold. 2.00 Perfect Stranger. 2.30 Paddy Tee. 3.00 Green Island. 3.30 Man From Mars. 4.00 Pollock.

THUNDERER 1.30 Wolver GokL 2.00 Perfect Stranger. 230 Tarmon. 3.00 Grey Tornado. 330 Construction. 4.00 Ruling Dynasty.

GOING: GOOD TO FIRM_

1 .30 DONYATT CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS

NOVICES HURDLE (£1.523:2m 110yd) (13 runners) 1 00-6 C00MHE9L ___WUn 6-10-11-W Starry (7) 2 F-2S OUR BILLY BOY 2 Mra J Womecntt S-tO-11 SDonotoe -ia urm ixai hut e. ms j mnnwi < 3 00- PdomKO IS? TTbomaonJonaa 5-10-11— PVtatoig 4 /O- BONGWHffl-164tea JWonnacett fr V0-11 foOWn 5 2-23 SHELLY'S FOU.Y IS UsG Jones 6-10-11 — PVtardjS 6 MP SUNDAY JIM 29 H Webb 7-10-11-0 Meed* (ft 7 OOP- COUNTY CONTRACTOR 167 CPepham 410-10

M Antzgenn B MY HARRY BOY 471F WG M Tumor 4-10-10,. BOMorf 9 Of MASATSMA<aCB83FP»NdB»*a6-106.

AMaapMcx[5j 10 84- AUJWICKCOLONNADE293M Utter4-106 __ _

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0-4 Wohw Gold, 7-2 awl Joan, 02 AWwfcfcOotorowdft7-1 Fc*y. 8-1 Longtanda Lady. 10-1 <>» My Boy. IM orhent._

2.00 ISEFLO IODINE CHALLENGE CUP NOVICES CHASE (£2,465:3m) (10)

1 Of BERGEN BABY 533 D Barons 10-11-3—s— N 2 504 CORAL HARBOUR 19 (F.&S) CBerml9-11-3 RQuart 3 342- DAYBR00KVERB 294 JHtiiwbel MI-3— SMrtlttB 4 PP- FLOOD MARK 407 fl Hodpes 7-11-3-- - ATory 5 -524 PERFECT STHANQBt 14 (Q T HaOsH 7-11-3 . A Webb 6 BF-0 PCWPEH BOY 14 Mas J Thorne 6-11-3 ——. NDewe 7 046 SOME WHERE 10 (BJttaJ Wtewwtt 7-11-3

8 P-05 CHWSTMAS BASH 8 R Rort B-10-12.

SOonohoeCft J Frost

9 FOB- BLAKBJN 102 N 7re*teH)eww 5-109- SCtwtey 10 OO-F TAKE THE VBL 8 NGaaelee 5-100- AAdims

11-4 Perfect Stranger. 7-2 Deytvock Verts, 92 MsK 7-1 QSsWMB^VfrfTakeThe «M. 10-r BtateSo. 12-1 other*.

2.30 WATCHET NOVICES SELLING HURDLE (El 523:2m 110yd) (10) _

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8 320 FOOUSH MA§6ustADE 7 (B) R Hodgsa 104. A Toy 9 LATIN MASS 10F A Barrow 104- SEaria

10 82 SCSfTH) GODDESS 7 J Moore 104- ACharttan

6-4 Paddy Tee, 3-1 Scanted Goddess, $-1 Focttti Maanuerarto. 6-1 Taman 8-1 Gray Dancar. 10-1 Mystic Panther. 12-1 ottera.

3.00 LANSDOWNE CHEMICAL HANDICAP CHASE (£2,704:2m 110yd) (7)

1 4-04 QR6Y TORNADO 21 (CDJIFJ1) C Etaptem 10-120 SBurngh

2 4361 TU3TOO 8 (DJ=G^J Write 7-11-10 (7«4- MLyndi 3 211- EVQINGRAIN 174IC&FAS) R Hodges S-11-6 ATcry 4 4-UP UAISPRDE38(D&SUeaor611-1- MPsnatt 5 1211 GREEN ISLAND Z> (Dfl A Dum 5-11-0— Potar Hobbs 6 3-12 MR SEAGULL 15 (D-FAS) tt* S Hwabrow 13-10-11

P Hatty 7 2118 RNA-S TOUCH 34 (FjGt) lAa AtCng 8-104- S Earle

3-1 Groan Wand. 4-1 to Seemd. 61 Evening Rain, 11-2 TWabo. Rhra's Touch, 7-1 Grey Tornado, 61 Liam's Mde.

3.30 TIVERTON NOVICES HURDLE (£1,470:3m) (6)

1 611 CONSTRUCTION 37(F) DWWIe 011-10. VEtattary(5) 2 4 BOMBB) COMMAND 16 MPIpa7-1612- JLOte 3 F62 MANfflOMMARS29PHabta5-J6I2— SCHtort(7) 4 P-0 CUTE 0CHANTRESS700MB* *-106- A Watt) 5 006 nUMYPRICE 143l*BAKniBht4-106- GUpttn 6 365 HOSTESSQUCKLY21 DCrtay4-106- LomaVtaete

138 Construction. 34 Men From Mas, 7-2 Bornbar Coovnand, 161 Hostess Oicldy. 261 atea.

4.00 RESORCINOL HANDICAP HURDLE (£2,240:2m 3f) (11)

1 1/3 POLLOCK 75 2 1112 RUUNG

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3 /M SAND-OOLLARJ0M6TT8- 4 1123 THE MAGUE 21 JR J Robgrts^-WMO $ 1/0 MYNBYB6STFHJS«0 15(F)RCate7406

386 KMOBF e -- 7 4F/ ___ B1PFP SOLSTICE BELL 9 654 BRAVOS-

10 2121 MERAND1

M AHBnmk>(7) SShenmod 4-100- MRfchanJs 538 GJ^GID Bwwe 7-100— N Haute

CE BELL 19 (B>) R VoDrtpuv 6W3 — A Tog i STAR 14 (F) P Rodhird 6100— JKavanaghft ID18PECtAL 9 (FI J Thomas 4-100 (7a>^ ^ ^

11 P/P. SOVBREJGNSTREAM 186(G)ABarw*7-100 S&rta

61 Potock, 4-1 Ruing Dynasty, &3.The SandOctar. 61 Kino, 121 MeranSspecW, 161 Trawrthian. 261 otham.

COURSE SPECIALISTS TRAINB% S Malar, 4 winners from 11 runners, 364%: M Pipe. 46 hem 190, 2B8%?D Barons. B from 44. 182%; R HoMer. 8 ten 46,17.4%; W G M Tumw. 8 frernSB. 156%; R Hodges, 20 from 139,14.4%; C Popham. 12 ten 93.122%.

JOCKEYS: M Patron. 8 winners from 21 rides, 38.1%; P Scudamore. 33 from 97,34JRb P HoBay, 6 from 27,222%; S Btxraugfr, 5 ten 24. 208%: J Lower. 7 ten 40, 176%; A Torsten 33.152%. _

Blinkered first time NEWMARKET 200 DoteJMna. Strano^K^ln. I* Casual Ffcg. Lbw DrtBpIn. 605 Daja Baft 1 HawaLayaam.

mandarin 2 15 Pandcssa. 2.45 Into The Glen. 3.15 A1 Ftoikl 3!45 Direct Interest. 4.15 Aston Again. 4.45 Peacework.

THUNDERER 2.15 Pandcssa. 2.45 Into Tbe Glen. 3.15 Roostas Tipple. 3.45 Shooo Wind. 4.15 Aston Again- 4.45 Peacework.

GOING: FIRM (GOOD TO FIRM PLACES)

2-15 CHARTERED NOVICES HANDICAP HURDLE (£1.305:2m) (4 runnere)

1 1 PAKDESSA 17(F) iAsG Rwetey 4-1 MO --jPIWJ S 882 SPOOF 13MHammond4-11-8 — °??2%wi

64 Pandassa. 74 Spod. 04 Rowdy, frt The Heafr-__

2-45 ST GEORGE’S NOVICES CHASE

IMOrtto ThoGlen. M Pa****"- itoskaaklv. 112 Art

Pre«nd —

COURSE SPECIALISTS

yv A Swphenson. 39 from IBB. 20 7%. Denyt Smith, 6 bom

Invert 17 ten 105,16i%. J c3a^^ 5 tew 35.143%. A

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3-15 TEAM VALLEY CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS SELLING HAIBHCAP HURDLE (£1 ^10: 2m) (8)

1 P6U SWXBW 41 tY.DJvfl) A HwrisOP 7-11-10. J 2 4-32 FACILITY LETTER30{CtLF)GMooro4-11-4

N 3 -821 ALFROUC13{COf^}PMontsrti4-11-a„. F 4 44-0 SHONK 52 ecUF)JH«h 81610-- PBwMay.. . $ JH RUOSTHta TIPPLE ISte 6 Rwrtey 8100. R Hodge

0P6 COUGAR 148Ms8Auatln5-108-JCote* C Dante . 7 388 GRTOWREROSE 15HWNtlnB6100

8 0/P- CAPTAM CUTE 288 R Robinson 6190

82 Facfity Latter, 81 Al Frofc. 4-1 SJcoSem. 61 Greenore Rose.

3.45 ENGLISH ESTATES HANDICAP CHASE (£2,322:3m) (5)

IU Haomnd 612-0 PNhan | Mr SChadmok 1616*3

MksJTiuiow 3 P-53 MAJ1C RAIN 12 ICft^Q Coal—enh 8168 AMarrfgar 4 1322 DtftBJT WTSteT H feFAS) 0eny« Snrti 8103

P Wsodqq (7) 5 2-44 R0CKCL1FFE 52 fCDJ?TCU«4ndam 18161

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7-4 Drad hteroat, 5-2 Shoon Wind. 81 Ma^c Rain, 61 otfwre.

1 PI 3- SH00NWIND181 2 pp NTrtTNBW

4.15 EBF NOVICES HURDLE (QuaBTier: £1.731:2m) (6)

1 P8S ASTON AQAiN 21G Moors 811-0—- 2 088 OLD MORTALITY 13 R Alan 5-11-0-- 3 6 RSJCARDINAL 19WAStadwnwnS-lVO

M Dwyer BSWray

4 386 THE YANK 308 {F)M Hammond ^11-0. 5 MOSS BS W Reed 4-10-13,

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8 560 PLATINUM REB&21 J Oaten 4-1613_ JCGorrom

2-1 Aston Again. 3-1 The Yaefc, 4-1 Rad CarSrrt, frl Old MorUty.

4.45 METHVEN HOUSE HANDICAP CHASE (£2.430:2m) (2)

1 F2-2 RtKXANO EXPRESS 22 (FAS) DrtVt Sate 8Tt-10 M m^r

2 -121 PEACEWRK13(CDflMi«GHBrol^7-1V1. PMwtt

4^**dl««Bdm» 11-10 PaacsworiL

MANDARIN

2.00 Toshiba Comet Star. 2.35 Llangollen. 3.05 Congress. 3.40 SELKIRK (nap). 4.10 Perfolia. 4.40 East Manouvre.

THUNDERER 2.00 Toshiba Comet Star. 235 Secret Society. 3.05 Misty View. 3.40 Selkirk. 4.10 SUPEROO (nap). 4.40 Fast Manouvre.

RICHARD EVANS 3.05 Don’t Leave Me. 3.40 Selkirk. 4.10 LONG KNIVES (nap).

Our Newmarket Correspondent: 3.05 Congress. 3.40 Bog Trotter. .4.10 PERFOLIA (nap).

GOING: GOOD DRAW: NO ADVANTAGE SIS

2.00 BUCKENHAM SELLING STAKES (2-Y-O: £5,205:6f) (27 runnere) 101 to yimm

102 (16) 160000 103 (22) 205218 KM <WJ 211340 105 (IS) 00 106 Ofl) 116006 107 IM) 00050 100 (ID 854480 IQS (12) 0 110 to 111 (12) O 112 to 581022

113 (25) 34100 114 to 0 115 (27) 68300 its (D 0 117 (4) 0 118 (2ft 002 119 (7) 840

120 (ft 8 121 (17) 00000 122 (15) 123 (1ft 00 124 (2ft 0468 125 P0) 0 128 to 5 127 (2ft 0

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0U8LMM0atNrTY157(RGmrt|NGBMBlrtn6tT_ KING OF RBJS (Mha J Cross) B Melteh 811. KMG OF SHAftMON S3 (G Kaougheiy) C Horgen 611.

PROFIT STREAM 20 (P Sm4Q M W Eaattrby 6lK

8CARBOT0U8H HILL 85 (J Els) M TonxjWrta 611_ SCHWARZKOPF 14 (PFWioOMTofirokte 811_...

M Bhntetf 611 „

BALTIC ICE 14 (Mrs B FaocNno) J Fanrtv ,88.

UZZEDPIPPW 14(B)(R RobheorfJ U IJthar 68— SHOCKING TIMES 16 (M Lten) R Sfrnpaon 88 —

SX.VEROALE ROSE 7 (A WNta) R Hottenoad &6

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11 AMaday _A Cruz _G Carter

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BETTING: &-1 Lady LrineL 61 Brtrtys By Name, ToeNbs Comal Stw. 7-1 Baltic lea. 61 Lady Sabo, 161 Wine. Roly Walacs. 11-1 Strangs Knfrit 161 SaaProcflgy. Aringay, 14-1 others.

1980: CASPIAN GREY 611 R Cochrane t2-1 tev)M Tompkte 19 ran

FORM FOCUS STRANGE KMQHT taai Kata Royrta naefc in 6fumer Gnnrtannq (8L good to aofQ eetar on paroMmala ewt TOSHIBA COMET STAR 9 4th al l3to Bkia Ttatr in iSnmer HamBton <81. flrm) nwaary In Septar£er. BAILEYS BY NAME 4Vd Bm of IB lo Metes Wah in nwsery overcome axl dtetance [good to firm), LADY IJNNET UM 2nd to Tltch Wizard fri <£>-runner LtogtiaJd ^f, good) cWmar Mfh BALTIC ICE (Sb bate off) S

6Bt and UZZJE DRIPPIN 13th. LADY SABO S 7» rt 10 to Coctabembe in I6runnar Ayr (St. good) nursery on pamJttnata start SMMN 5VW Bn at IS » P»om|»- biQ in WavAck (51, good) nuroary erith ROLY WAL¬ LACE {4R> wane ofl) aiVih. SEA PRODIGY it 2nd el 8 lo Shite Frighten In Fatestone (W. good). DOESYOUDOES 3141 3rd of 14 at HaydOCk (ST). OalBCtot TOSHIBA OONET STAR

2.35 201 (10) 202 <U 203 (1^ 204 (7) 205 (14) 208 (3) 207 (S) 208 (8) 209 W 210 & 211 (13) 212 tSi 213 pi) 214 <1% 215 (2)

GREENE KING HANDICAP (£5.435:1m 4f) (15 runners) 1-4 COMMENDABLE 155 (G) (K MMkte) G Hawood 3-160---P« Eddery 80

530255 ENDOU 19 (F.S) (CoMagar Lady Baa no brook} C Bronte 4613-A Cnro 93 950103 LIFT AND LOAD 19 (Of AS) (G Hcwwd-SpHO R Hannon *612-J Raid 93 014010 SECRET SOCIETY 19 (DP) {Lord Matthew.) M Cenaoho N Comonon 91 141420 PRMCE HANNBAL 28 (fLFJB) (O Hurrtoatt) J Durtop 462-R Cochrane 93

601200 HILLZAH 103 <pJ=J3) (Hamtti AIMBktown) P Waiwyn 861-W Cteroon 91 101052 MASAI MARA 13 (DJ.O) (8 Oranoro) P Haatem 869-— B Raymond 83

162045 M PURSUIT 20 (CDPA (Lord Carnarvon) Lord Hummgdan 4-88 Deen McKoamn 83 31063 AL MUTAHM 20 (DJ3) (Hwndvi AtMrtdoum) A Su*nn 886- M Roberts 85

020140 BARFOSH 28 (D,F) (A Spaice) R Mates! 565-T CUnn 92 414330 KIVETON KABOOZ 18 (GQ (Krvatan Ptek (Hritega) ltd) L Cumae 884 L Dettori 97

664515 KAYTAK 118 (DAS) (T Myles & Co {Contractors) Lid) J JenMns 461 C Garter 89 41004 LLANGOLLEN IS (S) (R Sengstor) S MM 880-O Noland 65

500105 BRE LEATH-SCEAL 7 (D.F.G) (M Brittain} M Brittain 4-7-13-A Murao 93 261400 OUALTTAIR AVIATOR 17 (CDJ=) (QuSbrtr Ltd) J Bmomtey 67-7— G Bardwel *88

Long handicap; Qurttair Aviator 76 BETTING: 7-1 Ufl And Load, 15-2 Commandabia, 6l Khirtan Kabooz. EndoB, 61 Banteh. 161 Secrot Society, Al Mutahm, 12-1 Ltengotei, in Pusut 14-1 Maaaf Mira, Prince HnrtbaL IB-1 others.

199ft ROLL A DOLLAR 464 B Rouaa (161) D Etaworth 14 ran

FORM FOCUS COMMBtfMBLE 12KI 4tfr of 8 to &Mronmant Priand in group I Wffiam W Dart* Stokes at York pm 21 110yd. good to firm). BID0U 10 5th of 22 to Qoposkl In vSbwe York (1 m 81. good) hondtep on pasrtanata start with LIFT AND LOAD (1b better off) B 8th, SECRET SOCIETY 9i 12th and BARRtSH 1B8v LIFT AMD LOAD BW 3rd of 18 to Tidemark in Ascot (hn 41. soft) tandcapwfth ENDOU (2b batter ofl) II 5m, SECRET SOCfeTY (3b batter offl 81 7lh and KIVETON KABOOZ 15th. SECRET SOCETY bant Lambada arte 1VM hSnmnar Haydock (1m 4L good to Cm) handfcap on penJkmate stort. PRMCE HANMBAL W 2nd rt 8 to Pharamtwux in GoocMood

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to Ibml IN PURSUfT B 5th id 14 to Trios In Nawfaroy (Tm SI 61yd. good to IkmJharaScap with UFT AND LOAD (5b worse ofl) 101 8th, BARrSh 11th and PRINCE HANNBAL 14th. AL Ml/TANM 41413nd of fS to Gafttt> Torwia to Htedock Pm 4L rorod) tandcap with BRE LEATH-SCEAL 6*1 11th. BARMSH1W 4th of 9 to Kcpn to Doncaalar pm 81132yd. good to firm) tucteap on pendttmate atari. LLANGOLLEN 5U 4th of 10 to Aptridric in handfcap here (1m 2t, good to tern). Satecdorc AL MUTAHM

3.05 A R DENNIS BOOKMAKERS NURSERY HANDICAP (2-Y-O: £12Jt17:7f) (18 runners)

2321 KPII MW) 23 B (Loro Srogtofing) j Oteop »7. 531150 DAJA 13 (VJXF) (Hwncten AIMWdoum) A Scott 86„ 021024 PAGEBOY 12 (F) (Lord Mandril) P Iteriim 96. 212222 WELL APPOINTED 8 ffW=) (T Comoro} Ms L Sfcbbe 86. 244120 PRIMUS 30 (OP) pfwfidi Mohwrsned) 3 Wtegg 06-

031 CONGRESS 37 (F) (Sheidi Mctenawd) M Stauto 92- 401650 SALT WWSTLE 13 (810X0) ft Bernard) R Hmnon 92—

31 NAJEB 16 (F) (S Steal) B trintaay 92. 253232 CHRISTIAN WARRIOR 16 (Vks E Atknm) R frimwi 61.

823143 MBIT VIEW 18 (tXfo (ft ftwtt) M JarWa N.

301 P2) 302 (5) 303 P5) 304 (4) 305 (13) 308 (17) 307 (6) 308 0) 309 P0) 310 d) 311 (1) 312 5) 313 (7) 314 PG)

315 (18) 318 (14) 317 PI) 318 to

Long hantficap: Moor Lodge 76 BETTMa: 11-20angraa*. 182 Oont Lwatt Me. MMriyVtew.»t Chrfctte Wwrior.Ntenb.61Kaapto»fcd. 16 1 Pageboy. HaM«m«aro. 1V1 Wtt Appokrtsd, 12-1 CtepL Prirroa, 161 others.

190ft D6ERT SPLENDOUR 90 MRobarte (3-1 tew) C Brtttrin 17 ran

KS314 DONT LEAVE ME 10 AG) (D Baker) G lante 87- 0563 KAMA LAYAAM 10 (B) (Mtectoum M Mridown) A Scott 67. 8020 DAMBTStS PET 16 (Aghem Hoorn 3tod) C Aten 96-

050 DIGGSt DOYLE 23 (P Doyte) C Aten 84- 02240 KZMBJVRD 27 9*m U Trite) J Tatar SO-

555300 ANAR 13 (Ua M Kate#) W Carter 7-12. 0060 HOfttZONTALE 12 0*s J tfiriop) C BAtete 76. 005 MOOR LODGE 40 (B StesrfcModnM) M TompNna 7-7.

_ JMI 95 _ W Carson 92 Daan McKaoam 89 _ D Hatend 97 __ F Norton (5) 82 _ Pet Bfctery 95 _ A McGtone 92

_ B Raymond- - 88 _ M Roberta 93

_ Aten 86 . D Harrison (7) 04 _ L Hasten (5) • 99 _ R Cochrane 87 - G Broils* 82 - HMb 82 - JLorra 97 _ B Doyle (5) 80

FORM FOCUS

KEEP IN MIIW boat Ameer Dalhamshhd n l^urow Nottingham (1m. good to firm) nuraay with PONT LEAVE ME (sam* tarns) 21413rd OAJA gappantteQ aitott bcaflng -ft*** il n I i-nmner Wrivertwnpton in, good to fkim auerom race in September. PASSOY ±t\ «h te 18 ID Merlins Wish in nurtrty hen (9. good to firm) WELL APPOINTED 3M 2nd ot 16 to Matabato Star r York (71. good to firm) huraroy. PRIMUS nk 2nd at 16 to By Hand n Chatter (7fjg* to firm) nuaery on pentenmate start *«th KILUffORO <4b better off) 4th and DONT LEAVE ME (same

terms) ii 5th. CONGRESS beat Ped G m 11-fumn Leicester nm, good to Ism) maiden. NAJS bear Bo- wroe of Agents Vil h Newcastle (SI. firm) marten. DONT LOWE ME beat CHRITIAN WARRIOR (1b better ofl) at BngWon (71, good) MISTY VIEW (6b batter off) 3V*I 3rd. HAWA LAYAAM a 3rd of 19 to Elegant Touch at Pontefract (im, good to firm) win DONT LEAVE ME (1b wene tet) a 4rti. DAWSTERS PET H 2nd of 14 to Sharpiur at Beveriey pf 100yd. firm) on penufftnato Selection: DAMKTERS PET

3-40 CHALLENGE STAKES (Group 11: £42,192:71) (8 runnere) G DuftWC

M Roberta 82 R Cochrane rifiS

401 (8) 1-30140 LA GRANGE MUSIC 19 (CO.F.G) (D ThriTipeon) J F«*wm 402 (1) 3-11004 MYSTIKO 40 (CD^JS) (Dowager Lrorty Beavetbrook) C Britten 360

403 (5 233411 SELKIRK 19 (F.S) (G Snaabrotge) I Balding 3W-. »• -- ■ 404 (3) 22-1010 BOG TR07TEH 18 (D.BFP.G) (B Haggafl W Haggae 3611-

405 (7) 2110 KAZOO 130 (F.G) (SheAh Motwrwrtd) J Wltete 3*11. - 406 (6) 013143 ONLY YOURS 35 (CAF.G) (Mra M Butcher) R Hannon 3611 -. 407 (4) 1-1 VOLKSRAAD 21 (tyv^) (SheAh Monemmed) H Cad 3*11 -

408 to 241160 HOrtKO 13 (DJAS) (Y Ito) B Hite 3M ...

BETTING: 5-4 Safe*. 11-2 Bog Trotter. 61 Mysato. T3-2 VoAsraod. 161 rtntte. 13-1 Onty Tom. LB GtaRBO Muse, 261 Kazoo.

199ft SALLY ROUS 3BB G Carter (11-4) G Wragg 8 nai

FORM FOCUS

.... L PlgflOtt 98

.. s Raymond 65 W Canon 92

.. Pat Eddery 84

.. M HBS 92

MYSTIKO 6!« 4th of 6 to Polar Falcon n the giro*, I LaObrohe Sprmt Cup al Haydock (ft. good to firm), best tan* when beating Lyriue head n 14-tunner group I General Acoderrt 2JXD0 Guineas over Im (goad) hare writ BOG TROTTER 20 12th SQJQRK beat Kooyonga 1IW n Orormer gmp I Queen Elizabeth B Stakes at Ascot (im. good to srit) with LA GRANGE MUSIC 37*1 6th BOG TROTTER

teal Sato,FtaMJf WiniZ-rumw groupHKtwtonFtei. Stakes at Doncaster m, good to him) ^ ONLY YOURS (same terns) 2Virl 3rd. LA GRANGE MUSIC Iftl 4th and HIMIKO 116th KAZOO bast Morieasa W n 16-runner Gorman 1.000 Groneos at Duaaoldort (Im. good) on pamtiimB clan VOLKSRAAD beat Fairy Flax Vfi\ at Ascot (71. good to firm) Sriecttoft SELKIRK (nap)

4.10 JEYES HANDICAP (£8,220:7f) (17 runners) R Parham (5) 94

G DufltoU a 99 501 (17) 440010 KNIGHT OF MERCY 19 (D.F,G.S) (M Grant) R Hannon 6160.. . 502 (3) 302100 POMTENUOVO 19 (D.F.G) (W Utrdi) □ Ebwonh 6613 ... . 503 (Q 660000 MACTS FIGHTER 13 (CD.F.G) (M McDomeB) W O'Gortnon 6911. 50* (7) 210140 SAVOYARD 19 (CD^^O (Lady Butt) M Jams 8611 . 505 (13) 163011 PERFOLIA 13 (CD.F.G) (Shaikh Mohammed] J Gosden 4-95 . 506 (IS) 21-0610 JAW AS 21 (D.F) (Hsmdan AFMaktoum) A Stewart *-92. 507 (6) 052420 CAROLES EXPRESS 13 (□.&£) (Mra S Ctwe) R Akehurai 389 508 (IS) 10-0000 GUIMARG 163 (FJJ) (usd Vestay) H Candy *68. 509 (1) 24-214 LONG KNIVES 28 IDDFP) (K Abduta) G Harwood 367 . . 510 (5) 002632 SUPEROO 13 (CO^.OJ (A Ftanoy) J SutcWte 886 . 511 (10) 1-33050 SMILING SUN 19 (O) (S Fustok) W O'Goman 384. 512 (8) 160040 ARABAT 5 (DP>S) (Mra H Wane) H Wfrrtlng 460 . 513 (II) 042610 P1MS CLASSIC 182 (Ptms Inlamalnnai Ptc) W Haggas 97-11 .. 514 (9) 104681 AFFORDABLE 20 (DPP) (Mas M Katafl W Carter 3-7-11. . . 515 114} 400000 ALMASA 8 (FP) (Mra R Hawes) J Fok 3-7-11. .. 516 (12) 000100 NORDIC BRAVE 5 (D.F.S) (M Britten) M Bnttoki 67-10 .. 517 (4) 3334 SCARA8EN 18 (R LocknaraSrrith) M WMnaon 3-7 7.

Long tuaxOcap: Scaraben 71. KTTING: 94 Perfota. 7-2 $ro>eroo. 81 Pontenuovo. ,61 Carries Express. Long Knfces. 12-1 Jawab. Savoyard. 14-1 KnGpt Of Mercy. Affordable,181 Gutmaig, Ptms Ctasac, 261 alters.

1880: DARING TIMES 5-7-11 O Hritond (3-1 fav) Mrs J Ramsdon 15 ran

FORM FOCUS

B Raymond D Holttnd

M Roberta T Qumo C Rutter

Pat Eddery W Caraon

TWUaim A McGtone

J Lowe . F Norton (5) S Maloney (5)

R Fox

KNIGHT OF MERCY beat Ptquani W m 12-runner Newbury <7f 64yd. good to firm) hmricap on pertui- tknate atari. PONTENUOVO beat Venue Otaevered 21 st 16-runner York (lm. good) handicap with SUPEROO (1b belter otf) 71 3rd. SAVOYARD t» 14th of 29 lo ftaht Jar In Ascot (71. good to soft) handicap <mth KNIGHT OF MERCY 101 fffto. PONTENUOVO 3? 27sf and SUtUNQ SUN 111 29th. PERFOUA beat SUPEROO («0b better oft) 41 in

12-runner hanckcap over coureo and distance igood lo firm) writ, MACS FIGHTER (t4b better rift 51 rth JAWAB Beat Raaan hd n 13-nmnor Ltngfirid (71140yd. good to firm) naattcap on ponunmwla sun vnth CAROLES EXPRESS (lb better of!) 2W «n LONG KNIVES 2%i 4th of 9 to Charmed Knave in Lmohokt (71 140yd. goad to Erm) handcap. AFFORDABLE bast ZJska nk at Redear (71, good to tom) Sriecttan: SUPEROO

4.40 EBF CHESTERTON MAIDEN STAKES (2-Y-O: £5.168: Im) (22 runnere) ALHAMAD (Pmce A Fwori) H Corf 90... W Ryan —

3 BOLD PURSUIT 14 (A Budge (Eqteia) Ltd) R Hannon 90. . . L Ptggafr 93 COURTUNE JESTER (J Sung) M Jorvts 90. - ■ . G Carter — CULTURED 15 (Mrs D Thompson) M Stoute 90. R Cochrane 88 DUKE OF EUnOUNK IS {Euroink Compute Ltd) L Crows 90. . . L Dettori 80 FAST MANOUVRE 15 (Earia Fuatok) M Moubamk 90. A Cruz 88 HIDDEN LIGHT (Lord Harrington) M Jarvta 90. R H*s —

3030 LYKfS RETURN 7 (M Morrison) R Sanpson 90. S Whitworth 8* MAHOOL (Mafctaun Al Maktaum) A Scott 90.. . M frits —

5523 MILZJG 15 ftts J OMseori) D Beworih 90 - . J WUIlama *99 85 NORTHERN BUDE 20 (Ms G Mrioney) R HOfcwteM 90. G Hind 83

SIMONOV (K Abdula} G Norwood 90...Prt Eddery — SPARTAN SHAREEF (C Otey) C Bntten 90. M Roberta — TUDOR ISLAND (D Staff) C Bntlrin 90.- -. G Creriock — TUNBRIDGE WELLS (Shrikh Mohammed) J Gosden 90 . W Canon — WEEHEBY (Mataown Al Maktaum) A Soon 90 . B Raymond — COTTONWOOD (lent Carnarvon) Lord Huntingdon 89.. A Munre — DELVE 20 [Sir R McAlpine) J Dunlop 88. T Orton 79

04 ROBEHTOS GAL 23 (W Gradey) J Ferohawo 88. G DuWrid 78 SH1RL <B Haggas) W Hsggas 89--- N Adams — SURF BOAT 14 (R ftabngsworth) B HBs 88.... O Hoitand —

00 TAMASHA 7 (Mrs M Cheworth Mustora) J Stew 88. N Caribta 80

BETTING: 7-2 Stem*. 92 Bold PureroL 81 Abamad, 61 Fast Manouvre, Tunbridge Wale. 81 Mfizig. 161 Duke Of EurofiriL Cutkoad. 12-1 Courtlna Jester, 161 others.

199ft SHAR1FABAD 90 L Dattori (94 tav) L Cuman. 15 ran

FORM FOCUS

601 (2) 602 (ft 3 603 (3) 604 06) 0 605 Pft 0 606 Pft 4

607 (14) 608 (Z2> 3030 608 (21) 610 120) 5523 611 0) 65 612 (ft 613 (12) 614 (7) 815 (11) 616 W 817 (17) 8lB to 5 619 (10) 04

820 Oft 821 (ft 0

622 (1ft 00

BOLD PURSUIT 1 tel 3rd d 20 to Modanttae to 26 runner mrtdan over 71 hare (good lo tom). DELVE 10 5th of 7 to Rad Stppen a Ascot (77, good to soft l LYNre RETURN 413rit ol 13 to Cwnbrlan Chafienge n 13-runner Ftedcar (Im. good to firm) maiden auction race on penuttlmata sun. MJLZK3 Z'te 3rd el IB to Waaarin ui iBtunnar makten mar couraa and riatance (good to tom) with FAST MANOUVRE W 4th. CUL¬ TURED 4W 7th and DUKE OF EUROUNK 4 HI 8th. ROBERTO’S GAL ill 4th al 17 to Eneya In Kempton

(ft. good) maiden with TAMASHA 41 7th ALHAMAD (footed Mar 13). By Sfip Anchor out of a mare who won star 1m2f-1m4f el tfne yearn. MAHOOL (Mar 31. cost SI 200,000) by Alydar out ol a mare who won at up to unit in the UN tad States. TUNBRIDGE WELLS (Feb

tetter's Weis to toe a juvenile 7t winner

l-sistar by Toenoeo to Ananvami. wtorur al the Italian 1,000 Guvms Selection: MILZJG

COURSE SPECIALISTS

TRAINERS Wfnnen Runners Percent JOCKEYS Wtanera Rrtea Percent

HOad 76 341 223 R Parham 6 15 400 JFanrttawe 4 20 ■Tin W Corson 80 501 160 M Stoute 56 288 19.1 R Cochrane 57 428 113 JGoaden 13 68 188 MfrUs 37 299 128 LCtsnan 55 314 175 PW Eddery 64 502 127 P Cola 12 87 135 LDetton 33 263 125

MANDARIN ZlSVolpeda 2.45 Kameo Style. 3 J20 Preobbkensky. 3.50 Video Dealer. 4.25 Tug Of Gold. 4.55 Mo Tcfai Do.

THUNDERER

2.15 Mqor League. 2.45 Kameo Style. 3-20 Grey Rum. 3.50 Sfllars Stalker. 4.25 KUIbanon.

4.55 Emperors Warrior.

The Tunes Private Handicapper’s top rating: 2.45 PALM LAD.

GOING: GOOD SIS

2.15 GREENMa CHEMICALS NOVICES HURDLE (£1,87a 2m 4f) (16 runners) 3/D435- ALAN BALL 283 (Qberta AritoM Feed PTOducto)MMS WDton 91612™

22)0368 ARRAN WEW 12 (8 Uewalyn) B Uawelyn 61612- 02T322- BUCMNQHAMGATE 187(G)(TANUeyJOGendrifo61612-

6 CHEROKEE DANCER 341 (W Slephenoon) W A Btapteneon 81612. FERRY MASTffl (3 Gafiagtei) C Brood 7-1612..

. S Davies (S) Alrteune(7}

_BPswett _Cl

6 GRAIN fiERCHANT 355 (S Etta) Ms S Mtane 5-1612- 4200/6 LUCKY BUCKET 12 (8) (A Ulrick) Graeme Roe 61612

066 MAJOR LEAGUE 224 (Dr D Morris) Mao H Knttf* 5-10-12-

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

BETTING: 7-2 Parting Hour. 92 AJon BA 116 Train Robber, 61 Tranemk. 61 Buckingham Gate. 161 Vdpodo. 161 Arran View, 14-1 Cherokee Dancar. 161 others,

199ft ROCtOOR 61612 B PoweB (116 fav) O Barone 16 ran

845026 TRAIN ROBBER 158 (W McKentteCriee) W McKenztoCriaa 61612.. 6 MAN O’MEANS 159 (F Havererott) J MacNa 4-1611-

033- PARTING HOUR 2S7(K Rbbarte) SSherwood4-t6Tf- 110421- TRANSMIT 184 (FjS) (Msa N Taylor) M OTta* 4-1611- 43366 TlffltolUT GEORGE 188 p Lena) J nckapng 4-1611--

462 VOLPED012 (C Bactrical Control* LW) R Mrortng 4-1611- P0/P0/ CaJTCKBWY 1030(6MacOonart)Cftoad6167.

— Martto Jonas — _— DBym# — . WMnkn(7) —

BDowOng — _W Irvine 98 _S J O' Nett — _A S Smith • 89 — N Doughty — — D Donnta (7) 70 SSmlth Ecctae 97 _A Carrot —

PP- ST MORWENNA 210 (Mra W Rueeei) J MroUe 6167-

2.45 BRITISH COAL CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS HANDICAP CHASE (£2,172; 2m 41) (10 runners)

1 382126 PURA MONEY 142 fCDpAJS) (J Hatnltan) G Rfcharte 8120 -N Leach 96 2 3343-2P JOS8ANE 5 (D.BJSl (K Bsfl) C Broad 16118_... Martin Jones 91 3 121238/ ANNETTE'S VBfTURE 588 (CtXFjGLS) (Mm J Smith) B Stomna 9-165^ M Stovsns — 4 3PB8-PP RAMBLING ECHO 22 (BJ3) (R Smith) R CfcWn 16160_DMerootthK B0 6 53-1233 SOLAR CLOUD 8 (OpDPS) (D Dsvtea) M Charles 9100--- Judy Oevtae (5) 98 6 853635 KAMEO STYLE 12 (FAQ (J Sprite) F Jordan 6100_A Maguire 83 7 1P/16P2 PALM LAD5(F)(A WtastantoyJPBIocMay6160--- PMWjpey »99 8 3PU04H) CONTACT KB.VM 54 (G£) 84s M Aahton) N Bycroft 6160_ M Moloney 83 9 4/55F5S- BASILTHYkC 1S2(CLD.F^(W Dononue)TBsOey 11-100_WMsroon 89

ID P3-13S4 SMOOTH START33 (D,F)(Mra A Jwnaa)A Jroaaa6100.-DBldwetar 78

Lttog hantScap: Solar Ctaud 612 Kamao Styta 612. PWm Lad 611, Corawri Kafrin 86 BUB Thyme 98. Smooth

Start 98.

BETTWtt 11-4 Khaane. 7-2 Kameo Stylo, 4-1 Pure Money. 61 Solar Cloud, 7-1 Contact Kelvin. 61 Smooth Start, 161 Annettes Venture. 14-1 othera.

1990: SUPER EXPRESS 6103 R Greene (61) D Baron* 8 rm

3>20 COMPUTER DISASTER RECOVERY NOVICES HURDLE (£1,793:2m) (16 runners)

024-1 GREY RUM 12{CD.G)(r Raggett)RLae 6116_—.. 40/26 AH0CR0NEY CHIEF 348 (W Dora) D Gandrite 61612..

0/4/OTF- BIRKBKX LAO 203 (Mas J Smith) B Stevens 61612 526 CLASSIC SUITE 8SF [G Femdon) R Woodhouee 5-161Z_

220402- DA1JNOU1S9 (Alan Lemb/Gtony Lang Rating Pk4 8 ChrtMtei 61612- 25/ RS> BRBVSTSI728 (S Steen) Mrs A KnigM 61612_

ROYAL ACCLAIM 20F p Watt) J 0ra*y 61612-

1 2 3

4 5

6 7 8 YEOMAN FORGE 27F (J DwAarton) J Bndby 61612_

9 5S220P- BSWLD RULER 10F(RMchrib)F Jordon 4-1611_ 10 MARJOHS BOY 34F(J Harrison) MM 4-1611_

11 B MYVB1YG000FRIEND IS (R Long) A Tronrt 4-1611_ 12 63 PREOBLAKENSKY21 (BFJfTorevcnHornet)QHriard*4-1611- 13 06 WAU-ETHANO 325 (J Upeon) J Upeon 4-1611--

14 25/4262 POP ABROAD 12 (BF) (A Eaton) P8em6l67___ 15 03 COlflC RELB 12 (A Fletcher) B Morgan 4-1DB._

16 YANKS FLYER 51FU Printed fifcaSWBan 4*106-

_... J Shorn _BPowefi _W McFarland

_ GMoDOUl

_ G Knight Mr R Farms (7)

__DTegg

_J1 SSmrtiERtea —

_ L Harvey 77 _N Doughty TO

_R Sttopte 75 _ TWO! •» _ — 78

_ RDunwoody —

Benwa 61 Pop Afiroaft 62 Gray Rron.11*2 PraobWrentiqr, 162 Myvwygoodfriena. 161 Merjons Boy, Cemto Refiri. 12-1 Aidcroney Chief, 14-1 Clasrtc Suita, 161 ratere:

199ft ROSS VENTURE 61612 N waameen a4-1)J Edwards 14 ran

□ Red Bishop, trained by John Gosden, is 14-1 favourite wilh foe sponsors for foe W3Ham Hill November Handicap at Doncaster next month. Gosden also

trains the 16-1 chances Hieroglyphic and MashaaUah, and 20-1 shots Kansk and Mesteh, thus accounting for five of foe first nine in the betting.

3.50 W1NTERTONS JUVENILE SELLING HURDLE (3-Y-O: £1.723:2m) (16 mnners) 1 0 BOLD SPARK 8 (V) (D Smflh (SauO) J Bradtay 1612-- —. L Harvey — 2 P CONTRACTORS DREAM 52(V) (J McGovam) J Bradtay 1612- DTegg — 3 IVAN THE TERRIBLE 17F LI Pototon) Mae S WBon 1612-- - G McCbrot — 4 LAST CRUSADE 49F(M Page) W Clay 1612...— - J OrtacoB (7) — 5 U MMBSLAW5(B)(DGough)BPraece 1612. NON-RUNNER — 6 SHAMAALY BABY (D McCato) D McCsto 1612... D McCain )nr —

7 4 SttJ>RS STALKER 5 (Slbra CM Engineering) Ms JRanwden 1612- RDunwoody — 8 2 VIDEO DEALS) Z7 (P Abbey) C Morgan 1612-- - H Beggen — 9 ANDERSON ROSE IV (J Hrimes) J WBson 167.....— .. D Byrne —

10 SHANNON HILL 18F [tte B Hritowheed) R Hritawteed 167.— - Gary Lyon* — 11 QREEN81DE 223F (P Hughes Construction Ltd) R Thompson 167. D Bridgwater (3) — 12 3 HUSH KATIE78(B)(K MoORTOff)>Ompbefl 167... . R CampbeS — 13 0 KtMBA7F(S Tabeme»)G Moore 167 .—.. ... -.- — — 14 536 SCITS LADY 30 (Mrs M ftmntog) A Smhh 167.... S Timer — 15 23P2P SWEEP ALONG 8(B) (T Forbes) A Forbes 167.-. .. — — 16 WELL LOG BF (V6s* J SHth) B Stavww 10-7.. M Stsvane (7) —

BETTING: 31 Video Dealer. 4-1 Sites StaBcar. 61 Sen's Lady. 61 Ctennon Hi. 7-1 Anderson Rose. 161 Hush Kate. Kbntoa, 12-1 others,

1990: OFF THE WALL 163 M Foster (11-8 fav) M Rpa 14 ran

4.25 CHASE WINDOWS HAW3ICAP CHASE (£3557:3m 2f) (5 runners) 1 3383F-1 KULBANON 12 (CO.F.G.S) (W Ebroy) C Trietfina 812-0. BPDwefi 88 2 41/14B4 GLASS MOUNTAIN 12 (F,G) (B Whcehom) P Btacktay 911-0- P Mtdgtay (7) 92 3 422063} RIG STBEL 549 (F.QLS) (R Ftobbkw) J Briuwots 11-168. .. C UawaDyn — 4 41F122- TUG OF GOLD 173 (F.G) (Mra J Morid) D Nehotoon 6166-- RDunwoody »99 5 216F1-1 OVER THE DEB- 22 (D.FAS) (P PffleO W A Slephenoon 8108. CQrant 87

KrnNGt6< Ktttenon, 94 Over The Deri. 7-2 Tug Of Goto. 92 Gtass fctorottflm, 2EM R® Sax*. 1990: TARTAN TEfiffEST 7-102 L OTtara (7-2) G Richards 8 ran

4.55 GRIMLEY JR EVE HANDICAP HURDLE (£1,994:3m) (15 mnners) 1 13/DSF6 LUCKY HBJttET 204(B)(W McKenzteGobs} WMcKantiaONas7-11-10... 2 62842P- B4PHWRS WARRIOR 215 (K Bel & Son Ltd) C Broad 911-10. 3 056121 FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE 51 (FJS) (D Gough) B Preece 811-9 . 4 01456/2 SIDNEY CREEK 12 {BJ7-F.Q.S) (R Ctembera) K Belay 11-11-8 .. .. 5 2521-63 YACHT CLUB 41 (BF.F){J Eyre) J Eyre 611-7-- . 6 38335-2 GHAYROSE DOUBLE 19 (F) (Dr G TtehreS Jonas) E Owen ]n> 611-1 7 04M1 MO ICW D012 (B£D.F.G) (Mws S WUon) ttss S WTon 01612 .. B 868012 FINGBtt CROSSB3 6 (D.F5) (Mra MMchoteJO Brannen 7-169 - 9 3438P/P ARDRADUKE 12(RoyalOakRactog)F Jordan7-109

10 11-53P2 NUNS JEWS. 6 (CF.G) (R Wtbme) J Brariey 6108. 11 500538/ CHANTILLY LACE 602 (S) (A Samuel) Mrs A Knght 7-165. 12 121/UO-P BHARKAT12 (F) (W Scott) J Norton 8101... 13 S50P05/ BLUE DANUBE 805 (F.S) (W Dora) D QsndoHo 7-160.. 14 00-4224 MARIE BABY 2D (S) (Roe Rating Ud) Greeme Roe 7-160.. . 15 U0P/56 MAX CLOWN 246 IF Jackson) F Jackson 8160_!. . ..

Long handcap: Biros Danube 67, Marie Baby 96, Max Clown 611 SETTING: it-4 For He&ven'i Sake. 92 Sioney Creek, 11-2 Nuns Jewel. 61 Yacht Club. 7-1 Mo ktt Do. 61 Fingers Crossed, 161 Greyrase Double. 14-1 others.

1980: BRIGHT SAPPHIRE 4-162 0 Yegg (162) D Brochefl 10 ran

. W Irvine B0 -. Martin Jones 92

Gary Lyons 96 . . MBowtoy 95 .... A MutaolerxJ 88 . R Strange 90 .. Mr T Bey (7) 96 D Bridgwater (3) 96 . J Lodder — . L Harvey 99 .. G Knight — _ A Magitae (5) — .. - B PdwbD — - W Maraton (7) • 99 .... N Leech (7) —

COURSE SPECIALISTS

TRAINERS Winners Runners Percent JOCKEYS Winners Rrtea Percent JBrarttey 6 30 20.0 S Smith Ecdcs 14 50 250 GRchaMte 13 74 17£ W McFarland 4 >5 287 JMatide 9 54 1B.7 GMcCourt 17 80 21 3 DMcCan 7 49 14 2 D Byrne 5 24 202 R Lee 6 42 143 N Doughty a 42 190 RHobnstaad 4 34 11 B CUtonlyn 7 38 184

Lucas to return TERRY- Lucas, the Australian jockey, has signed up for a third spell fo Britain. Lucas, aged 41, has been promised rides by Yorkshire trainers Mick Easteiby and Lyuda Ramsden before foe end of foe Fiat season.

Lucas has been out of action since January, when he injured a shoulder in Singapore, his base for several years. “My wife’s family are in Ireland, and I like Britain, so I decided to give it a go again ” he said yesterday. “If it goes well I hope to stay here next season."

Lucas, with some 1,500 winners worldwide, registered around 100 winners in his two previous spells in Britain. Between 1979 and 1981 he rode principally for Easterly and in 1986 and 1987 for Michael Jarvis.

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38 Sport ***** THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER IT I?9I _

Why Durham was an offer too to refuse

Jones: match-winner

W hen I lokl my young son, Jamie, that I was going to play for Durham next

season, he paused for a moment, no doubt sadly reflecting on the privileges he would forgo at the County Ground, Hove, in 1992. Then his face Ut up. “Great, Dad, you can get Ian Botham's autograph.*'

To young and old alike, the signing of England’s great all- rounder has put the newest and northernmost first-class county firmly on the cricketing map. No sooner was it rumoured that L, too, was to join Durham, than people immediately started telling me how interesting it would be to play alongside “old Both”.

I readily agree. It will certainly be an experience to be in the same side as him, but the reasons for emigrating to the far north next summer go beyond that. The advent of Durham represents the

On the day Durham unveils its squad for its first season as a first-class county,

Fan! Parker, the former captain of Sussex, reveals why he signed up for

one last cricketing adventure

most exciting and interesting challenge in county cricket

At the start of last season I was contcmpUtling my future in floe game. Having been the elder statesman and proud «npt«T" of my county for the past three seasons, I was looting forward to furthering the frustratingly slow advance of Sussex into respectability over the onmfng two seasons. This would have coincided neatly with the termina¬ tion of my playing contract Perhaps then, at the age-of 36,1 would have reached the tune to bow out graciously and seek what

most people outside cricket would term (upper employment.

At no time had the thought of changing county entered my head. In fact, I was looking forward to playing againsr Durham, es¬ pecially on their home turf After 16 years of first-class cricket, some of the drudgery of the travelling, especially the trek up the MI to the Midlands, was beginning to tell The name, Chester-ie-Street, however, has a romantic ring to it.

Durham is built around a cathedral, and allbough Darling¬ ton does not.sound so appealing to an ignorant southerner, I was

looting forward to playing at the new venues against different opposition. '

But the vagaries of professional sport do not allow such long-term planning.

Towards the end of July, Alan Cafiyn, the Sussex chairman, asked to see me. He informed me of the committee's decision to ask me to stand down as captain. This was a bitter Mow.

Sussex did make me a generous offer to remain for the last year of my contract, but I was pleased to be given the freedom to move comity or retire. Several counties had expressed interest in me, but the proposition from Durham stood out

Here was literally a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity—the chance to join the first new first-class county since Glamorgan gradu¬ ated in 1921. To a professional cricketer in the twilight of his

careovjardy doesa completely new challenge present itself The location of County Durham, in a curfiH»wayt m«arrfy added to the

On the playing side, there is the very real npd exciting possibility of sDcccss,5 especially in tianted- overj matches. A batting line-op whiefi tQcfodes Wayne Larkins, Dean Jones and fan Botham is not short of umteh-winners and I am looking forward to running be¬ tween itejufekets with Jones.

If s ^ bovrinig reserves seem. thin, Gravency win wel¬ come tfc.oppdrtmuty to wheel away at; o^ epd. His role as captahi Wfr.be Crucial- next sea¬ son, An afoutffle and able leader on the field, , he will need all hrs experience and integrity to create the right btend from an unusual mix of players.

Geoff Cook, Durham’s director of cricket, has bought himself two

or three yean in which to develop the potential of the county's own very talented young cricketera. It will be in this area, in particular, that the experience of the im¬ ported players can be put to effective use.

1 am acutely aware of the need to integrate and be accepted as. soon as possible, and performance on the field wfll be the quickest way. Equally important win be the ability to recognise Durham’s need to introduce its own cricket- era quickiy-

Moving counties win cause great disruption in my home, but professional cricket has ever been thus, an itinerant, eqjoyaMe but precarious existence in which the family generally gels a raw dcaL On purely selfish grounds, 1 am eagerly looting forward taoext season—the beginning of the last, and perhaps the biggest, adven¬ ture of my professional career.

Spanish golfer chases a fifth World Match Play victory

Ballesteros has chance to set the record straight

By Mitchell Platts GOLF CORRESPONDENT

SEVERIANO Ballesteros is well aware that a victory in the Toyota World Match Play Championship, which starts at Wentworth today, would en¬ able him to obliterate, once and for all, the bitter mem¬ ories of the psychological pounding he endured in 1990.

Twelve months ago Bal¬ lesteros trudged off the West course after being beaten 8 and 6 by Ronan Rafferty. It was only the second time in IS consecutive appearances in the event that he had been defeated in the first round.

The reversal cantut ai a critical time for Ballesteros. He had stumbled from one disappointment to another that year and found himself heading home for the winter with only the Majorcan Open

First round Soared positions in brackets 0830 and 1300: T Puts* (US) (?) v W Andrade (US). 0845 and 1315: F COoptaa (US) (5) v N Qzaki (Japan). 0900 and 1330: M Celcavecchia (US) (6) v C Montgomerie (Sen). 0915 and 1345: N Price (Zan) (7) v S Richardson (Eng). Second round

Couples or QzaJd 0900 and 1330: N Faldo (Eng) (3) v CafcavaccNa or Montgomerie. 0915and 1345: i Batarfinch (Aus) (?) v Price or Richardson.

BETTING (Caraty 74b Wboanam. 4-1: Faldo. BaBestaroe. 6-1: Couples, Baker- Finch. 14-1: Richardson. 18-1: Calcavecchn. Montgomerie. 20-1: Price: 28-1: Purtzer. 40-1: Anckade. 125-1: OzakL

D830 and 1300:1 Woosnam (Wales) (1) v Purtzer or Andrade. 0645 and 1315: S Betesteme (Sp) (4) v

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trophy as a tangible reward for his efforts.

Furthermore, he had missed the halfway cut in successive major championships for the first time in his career. He foiled in the Open and then had rounds of 77 and 83 in the US PGA Championship. Ballesteros was at war with himself he was brooding

about his swing. He cited lack of desire as a contributing factor for his iitdxfifeneni play.

The Spaniard rekindled his enthusiasm during the winter break ax his home in Pedrefia. He won in Japan, then he took the Volvo PGA Champ¬ ionship at Wentworth in May and the Dunhill Masters a week later.

Yet Ballesteros flattered only to deceive in the major championships. By teeing up in the Volvo Masters in Spain next week, he wfll become the No. 1 player in die 1991 order of merit, but it is a win. in this championship on Sunday that he cherishes. It would com¬ plete his rchabUftatum.

Ballesteros, however, does have an ambivalent relation¬ ship with this event He won the tide four times in five years from 1981, but since then he has been frustrated in his attempt to equal Gary Player’s record of five wins.

Indeed, Baflesteros has been well beaten in four of his last five attempts. His title de¬ fence in 1986 was brought to an abrupt end when Rodger Davis crushed him 7 and 6. Two years later, Sandy Lyle beat him by a margin

In 1989, Baflesteros put out Chip Beck 9 and 8, and the American eloquently des¬ cribed himself as having been “tested in the crucible of humiliation”. A day later it was Ballesteros's turn; he lost 6 and 5 to Nick Faldo.

Ballesteros is one of the four seeds, along with Ian Baker- Finch, the Open champion, Ian Woosnam, the Masters champion, and Faldo, who do not play until tomorrow. That is a blessing for him. “Tve got flu and a bod bark,” be said. “Tve been an antibiotics for five days for a throat infec¬ tion, and I’ve had two anti- inflammatory iqjectkms in the base of my back."

The first-round interest to¬ day will cadre on Ootin Montgomerie and Steve Richardson, who play Mark Calcavecchia and Nick Price, respectively, while Balles¬ teros's opponent will be the winner of the match between Fred Couples and Joe OzakL Tom Purtzer and BiBy Andrade meet for the right to take on Woosnam, the defend¬ ing champion.

Edwards proves the dominant partner

Spaniard stands by to upset Davies

By John Hennessy i By Patricia Davies

SPENCER Edwards, an enter¬ prising young player from Kings Norton, joined forces with the more experienced Mike Deeley, of Matlock, to take the lead on the first day of the Golf Plus PGA fourball championship at East Sussex National yesterday.

Tn spite of high winds and incessant rain they achieved a round of 68, four under par. Stuart Betteridge and Cyril Jep- son. from Nottinghamshire, and a Scottish pair, Brian Dunbar and Alan McClosIcey, are a stroke behind.

Edwards, aged 22, led the way with four of his side's five birdies.

Deeley. having missed the 170-yard 3rd with a three-iron, redeemed himself with a chip-in from 20 feet The rest of the round belonged to Edwards-

The holders, Nigel Burch and

Mike Inglis, reached the turn in 33, three under par, but there¬ after, according to Inglis, “it was more a question of survival”.

They foiled to survive twice. At the I Oth Burch missed the fairway and Inglis a three-foot putt after a fine bunker shot. At the 14th Inglis missed the feu-way and Burch erred on the green with a third pun.

IEADMQ FIRST-BOUND SCORES; Aft M Oaky (Maflnrh) and 8 Edwante (King* Norton). 69: S BrttaWaa (Hotted) and C Jopwn (NoHtighin CHy): B DotarfEaaar MaW) and A MeObskay Mfcdrio). 70: O Sctafca and M Gray (Stand). Tl: N Burch ftmttacted) md M Ingi* (Kwntraw); j

«nd J Rodger (Cfeaaiifigsenfc A Umb (Ptnannl and M

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Harrison and A RriKtordf RflQan (West Byfiarf) and M Porter ( on HI): P Harrison and O Poole (un¬ affected): S Sterratt and C Hamaon (Scraptjflfc M Haggle and P Dm (HaSowas): L Turner (Houftath) and A Davies (OkJ Pedesanod).

LAURA Davies should be the favourite for the Woolmark matchplay championship at Carimatc, north of Mflan, start¬ ing today, but it is tempting fate and ignoring history to nomi¬ nate her as the winner.

The course, which measures a fraction under 6,000 yards, is playing every inch of that after recent heavy rain and some players were rearranging their bags to include as wide a variety as possible of woods and wedges, jettisoning their irons as so much excess baggage

Last year, when Davies reached the third round, only to be beaten by Alison Nicholas, she reiterated her dislike for this form of the game at which she rarely progresses as for as she should. Maria Navarra, Da¬ vies's Spanish opponent in the first round, w{Q fency bersdf to

cause a not entirely unexpected

Dale Reid, the second seed, who was beaten in the final by Florence Descampe last year, also feces a tough battle, against Jane Hill, of Zimbabwe, but it is the sort of match the Soot should win. One certainty is that Descampe will not win — she is in the United States trying to win her US tour card.

If she has the rim*, perhaps she can do some lobbying on behalf of the Wcctahix women’s British Open. It has moved its date from early August to September 24 to 27, the week before the SoUhexm Cup (the women's equivalent of the Ry¬ der CupX in an effort to per¬ suade the United States (their top ten players) to come and acclimatise by competing for the £50.000 first prize.

Ten oat of ter Underwood, The England wing, goes through the paces at a. training aesrion near Parisyestetday

Hourquet opts to

withdraw

Lynagh seeks rest core to banish the dreaded yips

REN£ Bouquet, France's lead¬ ing referee; has withdrawn from the list of L2 officials invited to handle the knockout stages of the World Cup in what amounts;, I understand, to a gesture of sympathy with his omitted colleague, Patrick Robin (David Hands writes).

Robin was one of only two jcfcji.es from the seven senior rugby-playing countries not to advance to the later stages of the tournament. The other was Les Feud, of Wales; ironically Peard now comes into the final 12 instead of Homquet.

The official bulletin from the World Cup oiganisets explained the change by saying that Hourquet, whose international career began in 1983, was unable to fulfil his commitments to the tournament.

However, H appears that French administrators were not happy, when die appointments were decided on Tuesday, that Robin had been exrinded and Hourqnefs withdrawal is the upshot

Robin handled only one World Cup match, that between Wales and Western Samoa, in which a try was awarded in controversial circumstances to the Samoan centre, To'o Vaega — a match that the Samoans went on to win 16-13.

From Bryan Stiles JN DUBLIN

MICHAEL Lynagh, the golf- playing Australian stand-off half, has developed the rugby equivalent of the yips. His putting touch has remained intact on Ireland's tricky greens but, when he lines up the oval ball for a kick at goal, his thought processes are in a wfairi.

He may be the second-highest scorer in the tournament, with 39 points, but he has been off target with ticks he thought should have been a piece of cake. He has decided he needs a rest cure and has studiously avoided kicking practice at all of Australia's training sessions since arriving in Ireland on Monday fro- their World Gup quarter-final against Ireland on Sunday.

After mfogfog six ticks in the 38-3 win over Wales on Sat¬ urday, he told Marty Roebuck, the reserve lacker, that he would hand the ball to him ifhe was off target with his first tick in die second half It sailed over, and Lynagh did not miss again, but he left the field a worried man.

The ticking yips has strode before. When Australia and Ireland met in a schools’ match, in 1982, the Wallabies scored six tries bnt he foiled to convert any of them.

In the Australian grand "far71 tour of the home countries in 1984, Lynagh lost his con¬ fidence again and Roger Gould was brought in to kick in the match against Wales. The break did the trick and, in the next match against Scotland, Lynagh raked in 21 points.

Ifhe wakes up in his Dublin hotel this morning and decides it is time to get back to woric, the Australian management wifi re¬ quest a ticking session for him at Lansdowne Road today. However, there is talk he might not want to have a few “sight- ers” until as late as Saturday-

Bob Dwyer, the Australian coach, entered the debate on the controversial high tadde-cum- ptmcb by Finlay C&kter, the Scottish flanker, on Jim Staples, the Ireland full back, last Saturday.

Dwyer said it was “stranger

that CaWer was still in the' Scotland team to play in the quarter-final against Western Samoa even though Keenan, the Western Samoan who was sent'

. off for punching an Argentinian, ‘ was barred from playing.

“Maybe die sending-off was. .' necessary, but it did not seem a big deal to me,” Dwyer said. “The referee was the only one ! who could judge that, though I thought it was pretty tough to suspend one player for the most important game of his fife and make an innocuous statement.

■ about leaving the treatment of J the other player to his home • union. It seemed nonsensical ” ■

Dwyer, is . still not totally . happy with his team's form, despite their record win over - Wales. “We're not running the ball we& in the first phase,” he - said. “But we'will, even though ' I'm not sure -when,"

The Irish have returned to their Dublin country borne base- after their away-from-it-all break in Kerry and aze likely to announce their team today.

Ralph Keyes, the stand-off.? half and leading punts scorer in. i the World Cup, is under treat--: meut for an ankle injury, bar* hopes to be fit for the k .» against Australia.

Competition results Welsh pull through MRS JEAN Hudson has won two tickets fin- the Rugby World Cup final as the first prize in the competition in The Times on October S. Mrs Hudson, of Roman Way, Wantage, Oxford¬ shire, and a friend will be the guests of the Famous Grouse Scotch whisky, one of the tour¬ nament's sponsors, at the final and for hospitality before and after the match. The ten run- ncra-up, who each receive a

bottle of Famous Grouse, are: R.J. DmqM, ol Bury Lana,

Bfcbransworlh, Herts Mr SJmcti Webber, d St Sfepten’a Awnue. AahstMd, Sumy; Mr We GBbart, (4 Patoft Oram. Wtfed Own. N13i A. X Otaon. aTMnton HA Ounchureft, Rugby. Mr M.J. Emu, trf Vfea Annua. Sheffield: L P. Graham, of Stanford Break Road. HeiwnremfUi, WS; B.J. Smith, ol Grow Road. Windsor, BartoNr* k* Hugh Ryan, or Lancaster Prft Hictewnd. Surrey; Mr feta SWlMy.fltQUUaLana.etafer. Mr DuU Bel. of Ctasdngton Road, ewl

1, Eden Park, Auckland; 2, Japan and Wastorn Samoa; 3. wBa OfehttXPUK4,B^Undennad;5,QuaKtyl

TWO tries in the dosing ten minutes allows! Wales Under- 2lS to hold. On to a ten-match unbeaten run when they beat Ireland Undcr-2Is, 22-13. at Rodney Parade, Newport last night.

Luc Evans opened the scoring for Wales with a try, converted by Jenkins, after ten minutes. Midway through the first half; however, the Irish took the lead with, a goal and penalty goal

from their wing, NiaU Woods. .u Jenkins levelled the scores with -, a penalty goal early in the - second half before Ireland re- > stored their lead through - bwpfeU't converted try.

A Jenkins penalty and tries • for Williams and Hawiey sealed victory for Wales.

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Hallett finds his feet MIKE Hallett, who has learned to his cost this season that success in invitation tour¬ naments does not necessarily Translate into world ranking points, took the fust step on the road to recovery by reaching the fifth round of the Rothmans grand prix at the Hexagon Theatre, Reading, yesterday (Philip Yates writes).

Hallett, the world No. 8, beat Darren Morgan, the Welsh champion, 5-2 to end one of the most barren spells of his career during which be has failed to quality for the concluding stages of five major events and col¬ lected only one ranting point.

Despite the paltry points

total, Hallett still heads the money list with almost £90,000 foQowiAg lucrative wins in the Regal Scottish Masters and Humo Belgian Masters.

After beating Morgan, his 5-3 conqueror at the corresponding stage of the Dubai Classic last month, Hallett, aged 32, from Grimsby, said: “Forget the fjwaia, that was my most im¬ portant match this season. I needed to put in a good perfor¬ mance just to prove to myself I could still do it out there.”

Steve Davies, the second seed, will face Jim Chambers, who beat the South African, Peter Francisco, 5-0, In the fifth round.

CRICKET

Sharjah trophy begins World Cup build-up By Simon Wilde

AN ERA that will, it is hoped, return cricket to Its once-higfa standards of discipline begins in Sharjah today with the first international match played since the game's new code of conduct came into force on October I.

Pakistan and West Indies, who meet In the first match of the Wills Trophy, will not, however, be under the super¬ vision of an International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee. At this early stage, ICC match referees will supervise

one-day internationals only when they are part of a Test match tour.

When a referee is in atten¬ dance, bad behaviour in a Test or one-day international may be punished by suspension for up to three matches, or a fine of up to 75 per cent of a player’s match fee. The referee will also be ready to penalise any team foiling to deliver 15 .overs an hour. Bowlers, meanwhile, will have to beware infringing the new regulations on intimida¬ tion. which limit them to one bouncer per batsman per over.

Unfortunately, there will.be

few opportunities to see the code applied in Test matches, of which there are only 12 con¬ firmed for a winter dominated by the World Cup in . Austral¬ asia. India play five Tests in Australia, Sri Lanka' four in Pakistan, and England three m New Zealand. Two former Eng¬ land captains. Mike Smith and Peter May, will referee the Tests in Australia; a third, Donald Carr, will be on duty in Paki¬ stan; and peter Benge, the former Australia batsman, will officiate in New Zealand.

Extraordinarily, .West Indies do not play any Tests, which will

at least allow them to con¬ centrate on regaining the World Cup they last won in 1979. Today, they will be under a new

. leader, Richie Richardson, and •without four senior players; Richards and Greenidge (both omitted), and Haynes and Mar¬ shall (unavailable).

While the number of Tests being played is the smallest for 18 years, the tally of one-day internationals will reach 70 for the first rime, even if South Africa do not compete iii the World Cop.

Those definitely taking part in the World Cup will be better

prepared for the tournament timnmrer. Between nSwSdSe Sff"1"* World Cup match on February 22 there is a bumper*-: to-bumper convoy of limited- overs events desired to get all the protagonists into shape.

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FOOTBALL

Penalty by Hagi damages Scots’

hopes of qualifying Romania. Scotland.

-.1 —....-0

From Roddy Forsyth IN BUCHAREST

SCOTLAND’S unbeaten progress through group two came to a halt here fast night when a handling offence by Gordon Dime led to Romania being awarded a penalty fick which was converted, : in¬ evitably, by Hagi to give his side two precious European championship qualifying points.

The arithmetic of the group now offers Romania a chance of reaching the finals, al¬ though they must first beat Switzerland in Bucharest next month and then win their final future, against Bulgaria. Meanwhile, Scotland must win their final meeting, against San Marino in Glas¬ gow, and hope that the other permutations work in their favour.

The chief conundrum for the Scots last night was how Hagi might be contained dur¬ ing his ceaseless meanderings across the field. The answer, immediately evident, was that McCall would be in close attendance. Nevertheless, the Romanian playmaker was able to display his uncanny ability to drift into vacant areas and orchestrate menace. He was indisputably the prin¬ cipal threat to the Scots, who were fortunate not to concede a penally on the half-hour.

Hagi, of course, prompted the incident by nursing a pass from Lacatus until Raducioiu moved into the penalty area. Hagi threaded the ball ahead of the forward, catching McKimmie off balance by the delicacy of the move and when the Scot intervened, he seemed to trip Raducjom. However, the German referee, who was well-placed, waved play on, to the disgust of the home crowd.

That aside, though, Scot¬ land looked relatively com¬ fortable and showed themselves capable of render¬ ing Romania vulnerable at the bade, where there were dear indications that the home players could be perplexed in the air.

Strachan got himself clear on the right to hoist a cross towards Doric which was well short of its marie, but which Sandoi, with no danger threat¬ ening, headed straight back to Strachan.

Had McQair been able-to control his captain's sub¬ sequent pass, the Romanian goal would have been ex¬ posed, as it was, when Strachan next intervened, this time to free Boyd on the left edge of ftie area fora first-time hook-shot Which was grasped cm the line by Lung.

Such efforts offered Scot¬ land encouragement during the interval, although some¬ thing more in the nature of penetration was required if they were to take full reward from the contest

The crisis of the match, however, came with 15 min¬ utes remaining and it began ironically with the Scots’ best move of the coolest Strachan freed the tfrdess Dune on the right; he sent a tantalising cross towards Gafiacher, who bad replaced Boyd a few minutes eadtec. .The Coventry CSty forward met it on the drop but watched in anguish as his looping drive spun beyond the goalkeeper but a fraction past the far post

Immediately, play swung to the for end, where Lacatus dipped as he went for the ban. There was no foul and the adjacent wignalfarf none but the referee signalled a fine kick. When Hagi played it to th e back post, Durie, who had dropped back to cover, raised his right hand and made contact with the ball. The referee had no doubt about the penalty kick, which was struck by Hagi low to Goram’s left. The goalkeeper read the effort but the force of the kick carried the ball just beyond his outstretched fingers.

ROMANIA: 8 Lung (ptoctRi Orion): D Pateaacu fFopgio), E Sandoi (Untmritata CtriovaL Q rapMCd (PSV Ek-ihown). M Main (Biyar UorringBfti, I Lupaacu (Beyer LavnitamnL I TTmofto (Porto: oub: B Tlmofte. FCPcrio), G Hagi (Rate fcfedrkj), D Muntenaru (Dbtamo BuetwraeT). M

lAMNan), D McPhmon (Hunt of MtSo- fttat* M Mripos puttee UrttadV B Strachan (Linds LWsatft S McCall (rfang- ■»). M OdtoMnr ICrific; sub R Alton, ffl Moan), T Boyd Photons sub: K Qolacher. Covertly CKyv B MoCtelr (Manchawtar United). 0 Dune (Tottenham Hotspur Referee: ASchnwhubartGainKiyt

Villa outwit Bayern and sign up two Germans

ASTON Villa have signed Matthias Breitkreutz, a midfield player, and Stefan Bew»Hrfi, a forward, from the Berlin chib, Bergmann Bosnig. Breitkreutz, aged 20, and Bemtich, aged 19, impressed Ron Atkinson, the Vffla manager, daring a reserve match for the first.division dob last week.

Bayern Munich bad also shown a keen interest in signing the players. □ John Byrne, Republic of Ireland international, joins Sunderland from Brighton to¬ day for £225,000. The former York City and Queens Park Rangers forward, aged 30, was bought by Brighton from Le Havre 14 months ago for £125,000. He fries straight to Newcastle today from Poland where he was one of Jack Chariton's squad in Poznan. □ Terry Cooper, the Bir¬ mingham City rp”w|F*' nod former England and Leeds United defender, has signed a new three-year contract with the third division dub. □ Keith Jones, the Brentford mi/HwUH player, was yesterday valued at £175.000 by a transfer tribunal. Southend United orig¬ inally ofibred £50,000 and the

dub is now waiting on advice from its bank before going ahead with the move. □ Bobby Saxton has been ap¬ pointed chief scout at Manchester City. He succeeds Ken Barnes, who win continue at Maine Road in a part-tone capacity. Saxton is a former manager of Blackburn Rovers. □•Madrid — AtUtico Madrid have .held, a full-scale. dress rehearsal to test security mea¬ sures. to contain Manchester United supporters next Wednesday during the first le* of thdr European Cup Winners Cup tie.

The measures were pot into practice at the Vicente Calderon stadium here on Tuesday night when Axl£tico played Barcelona, losing 1-0 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

Up to 3,000 English support¬ ers are expected, and the Span¬ iards are leaving nothing to

. chance with about 1,500 police will on duty inside and outside the ground.

Representatives ofbofo dubs, British consular officials, Ivor Jolly, the Manchester police chief superintendent, and Leslie Walker, a Football Association executive, met the Spanish

authorities here on Monday. It was decided to isolate Manchester supporters behind fences in the north stand and to establish a “no-man’s land” of 4,000 seats on either side of them. Aloobol win be banned around the stadium and metal detectors set np for the English, who w£U be “herded” by police to and from-the Madrid Barajas airport. The authorities are more concerned about the behaviour of fans arriving in Madrid under their own steam. (AFP) □ Speculation is growing in Germany that Franz Becken¬ bauer is about to try to rescue his (rid dub Bayern Munich from its disastrous start to die season. Beckenbauer, presently the technical director with the French champions, Marseilles, is being tipped for a similar post at Bayou who are languishing at toe wrong end of the Bundestiga.

Beckenbauer has indicated he is willing to do die job. Also lobbying for toe return of “the Kaiser” return is Ulrich Honess, a Bayern director, who wants him to team up with two other former stars, Karl-Heinz RnmmeniggO Paul Bream er. in a management rule:

It takes two to tussle: Galloway, left; of Scotland, duels with danger mail, Hagi

Northern Ireland adapt the better to the conditions

Northern Ireland.2 Austria_1

By Ian Ross

WHILE it would premature in the extreme to suggest that the Northern Ireland national team has finally „ entered long- overdue period of renaissance, the signs are at least encouraging. •

While hardly memorable in pure footballing tenns^ last night’s victory over an admit- tedly dispirited Austria at Wind¬ sor Park, Belfast, at least ensures that the Irish win finish in third place in group four, a position of some respectability which was inconceivable six months ago.

The pre-match assertion of Billy Bingham, the Irish man¬ ager, that Austria would be content to defend as they sought to arrest a worrying slide in fortune was swiftly exposed as little more than wishful thinking.

It became clear that the Irish would be denied room in mid¬ field in which to construct the sort of moves which had proved so decisive against the Faeroe

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RESULTS: Faeroe Wanda Northern Mend 0, Ireland 1. Danmark'

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Islands in Sweden last month. However, Northern Ireland's

football has benefited from a good deal more patience in recent months, and the reward for some pleasing approach play came in the eighteenth minute, when Dowie rose smartly to head in Black's free kick for his first international goaL

The goal served to puncture the optimism of the Austrians, and a defence which looked 01 at ease whenever toe ball was dispatched into the penalty area

was again punished, three min¬ utes before half-time, when Black steered in a Dennison cross.

Austria surprisingly brought themselves back into contention when Lamer swept home a dean shot only ten seconds before the interval. ..

The game had begun in strong wind and incessant tain, and as the conditions began to deteri¬ orate further. Northern Ire¬ land’s ability to modify their game to encompass tactics of a more rudimentary nature had a telling effect, even if certain individuals often Hiytinwi the opportunity to shoot when handsomely placed. NORTHERN IRELAND; T Wright (New¬ castle Unrtod); C HB (Sheffield United), N Worthington (Sheffield Wadnaaday). M Donaghy (Manchester Untied). Q Taggart (Barnsley), J MagHon (OxJoctj United). R Dennison (Wolverhampton Wanderers), I Dowie (Southampton), C Clarke (Portmouth; sUj: D Wason. Sheffield WethKKtrfay), K Wteon (Chelsea). K Black (Nottingham Forest). AUSTRIA: W Kns&r (Adnira Wacfcer): L Lakwr (CBstoo StezbwS). L Rotter (St Fatten), J Hartmann (SwarovaM Trol). W Koglar (Stum Qnr) M Zsak (Austria Memphis), A Ogrts (Austria Memphis), P Artur (Adnira Wricked. C Kngievtts (Casino Satebug; sub: A Herzog. Rapid Vienna), P Sugar (Austria Memphis: Evil: C Weouvthaler. Swarovski Tirol). H Gager (Rapid Vienna) Referee; L Started (Sweden).

Congress puts Sydney on fast track for 2000

From David Miller

IN SYDNEY

IF THE benefit of ihe competitors was the first consideration, then neither Athens nor Atlanta should have been awarded the cen¬ tenary Olympic Gaines of 1996, but Melbourne. Syd¬ ney wifi be an even belter bid for 2000.

When the vote is taken in 1993, the 90-odd members of the International Olym¬ pic Committee (IOC) will decide between Peking, Bra¬ silia, Berlin, Manchester, Milan and Sydney. Ail the candidate dues, except Mi¬ lan, are represented here this week, attending the annual congress of the General Assembly of International Sports Federations (GA1SF) and getting the full impact of what must at present be the acknowledged favourite.

It may well be that the IOC executive board will decide during the next year that international federa¬ tions shall be included in the voting system, and on present evidence that might well favour the Australians.

Gloriously designed by nature, the appeal of Sydney instantly engulfs the visitor the harbour, the bridge, the Opera House, the thrusting modern dty, the beaches including Bondi. The hos¬ pitality of four million sports-mad Sydneysiders eliminates any conceivable doubt about local enthu¬ siasm as rapidly as a lager or a Wolf Blass nesting moist¬ ens the tongue: even if restaurant last orders ore nine o’clock. A couple of dozen IOC members are here acquiring the taste. The Manchester team is swallowing hard and trying to keep smiting.

The Sydney committee, personably led by Rod McGeoch — a lawyer who just happens to have his own vineyard — is hoping that they do not peak too soon, as Toronto did when clear favourites for 1996 at the time of the IOC session in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1989.

“This bid isn’t about making money," McGeoch said. “It’s about the relationship between sport and . the people, between those people and the rest of the world. As for as I’ve seen the IOC up till now, I do think they care about sport and the fundamentals of their charter." The charter talks about the duty to propagate the Olympic movement. Few do that more than Australians, one of only three nations to be present at every Olympic Games so far.

Supporting the philos¬ ophy, Sydney is offering a range of compact facilities that sets the pace for every challenger □ A redevelopment of Homebush Bay, at the lop end of the harbour, where the Parramatta River flows

SYDNEY 2000 2

in. 20 minutes from the city centre, that will accom¬ modate 18 of the possible 28 sports, and an adjacent vil¬ lage for J 5.000 competitors. □ Four-fifths of the sports venues will be completed by the lime of the vote in Monte Carlo. □ A hand-in-glove partner¬ ship with toe Australian Olympic Committee, which shares toe same waterfront office building, and with toe New South Woles state gov¬ ernment, the three parties having a legal contract with toe city council. □ A federal government- approved loan of £150 mil¬ lion now for development of toe project. □ A New South Wales bud¬ get of AusSlO million (£4.7 million) for toe bid cam¬ paign. with an obligation for the committee to find half of that from the private sector.

The Manchester com¬ mittee will no doubt be passing these figures to John Major when they have their second meeting with the British prime minister next month, testing toe colour of his sports allegiance.

Some of the earliest mem¬ ories of Nick Greiner, the premier of New South Wales, are of his immigrant Hungarian father meeting former colleagues during the Melbourne Games of 1956. Greiner opened toe GAJSF congress last night, and there is no doubting the mutual benefit between Syd¬ ney’s bid and the congress, which attracts an attendance of350.

The harmony between Sydney's committee and John Coates, chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee — who with Phil Coles, toe general secretary and an IOC member, has been trying for ten years to bring the Games to Sydney — is a lesson to all bidding campaigns. c “Sydney’s strength is that what we say, we mean,” McGeoch says, "and what the IOC see now is the real thing.” Australia's problem, as always, is being on the edge of the map, with only four Oceania votes to rely on: Australia two. New Zea¬ land and Western Samoa one each.

An intriguing possibility that would assist Sydney is toe scheduled service by 2000 of airbus transport travelling at supersonic speed which is being pro¬ jected by Boeing Television timings for the American market are better than at either Seoul or Barcelona. Sydney is going to be tough to beat.

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IN BRIEF

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BERNARD GaUacher, the Ry¬ der Cup captain. will again assist Britain and Ireland’s leading women amateur golfers in their build-up to the Curtis Cup match against America at Hoytake, next June. SQUAD: n Buxton (Wbodrona H*). L Dorman (Royal Liverpool). F J=dmpnd (fantermrvSea). E J Foster (Ponuraawe). C ktefl (FaionLJ Hal (Faiiuiowo Ferry), C Hour!hone

(Sdrbaroanl. J Moodto (WkxtyriB), J

&2SSWSfssssSss: (DixnJrtea and CO) _. □ The 1992 Weetabix Wom¬ en’s British Open Champ¬ ionship will be held at Woburn from September 24 to 27. CRICKET: Sussex have con¬ firmed that Franklyn Stephen¬ son, the West Indian all- rounder, has accepted a two- year contract BOXING: Nigd Beam has a change of opponent at Brent¬ wood on October 26. p*rio Matteoni, the Argentinian middleweight, is replaced by Lena Morgan, of Ohio. _ EQUESTRIANISM: Four hones with proven form have been exempted from Bad¬ minton next spring by the three- day event selection committee: Jacana (Richard Walker). Get Smart (Karen Straker), Glenburnie and Murphy Him¬ self (lan Stark). RUGBY LEAGUE: Pwcr Fox, former Featoerstone Rovers coach, has signed as team manager for Bradford Northern. MOTOR RALLYING:, Duller Amid, of France, driving * Lancia Delta, only, needs to avoid severe mechanical hitches in today's final eight special test* to win the San Remo rally ™ the second successive soft CYCLING: Ian Chmmixh. the Raleigh profession**. tempt today to break the British straight-out records for 23 miles (42min 37seo) and 50 miles (lhr 30min 14sec) on a course start¬ ing near Huntingdon.

BOXING

Safety measures proposed By Srdcumar Sen. boxing corresponmnt

SUGGESTIONS nude by Peter Haxnlyn. the neuro-surgeon for St Bart’s hospital who operated on Michael Watson, the Isling¬ ton middleweight, last month, could be incorporated into toe regulations of toe British Boxing Board of Control. John Morris, the secretary of the board, said yesterday after a meeting with Robert Atkins, the minister for sport, in London. The meeting was called at Haxnlyn’s behest.

Morris said Hamlyn's sugges¬ tions could make the board’s existing guidelines into regula¬ tions and if accepted by toe full board it could go down in toe book by next month.

The suggestions will be exam¬ ined by the board's medical panel on Wednesday when an the doctors from eight regions wifi attend a special meeting in London.

Morris said about the meeting with toe minister, which was attended by six doctors, “A panel of medical expens were extremely forthcoming with

suggestions which will be writ¬ ten down and placed before the Board’s medical committee. Peter Hamlyn will come to that meeting.

“He has accepted toe invita¬ tion to come and explain his suggestions to the Board’s doc- ton. They will be able to make recommendations to toe Board who will then decide to make new regulations.”

The most important change is likely to concern quick reaction once a boxer is seriously injured. Morris said: “We were discuss¬ ing safety and quick reaction at tournaments when boxers are injured.”

Hamlyn, who was accompa¬ nied by a consultant anaesthetist and two neuro-surgeons, said that if he had appeared to some as a champion of boxing he was very happy if he could do something to make toe sport safer. “I have never said boxing could be made safe, only that it could be made safer,” he said. “I am concerned with toe manage¬

ment of a boxer once he is iqjured. This is a multi-faceted problem that needs a lot of doctors to help make guidelines.”

Dr Adrian Whiteson, the senior medical officer of the Boxing Board, said: “Peter’s input has been tremendous. I hope he will continue to do so. It is hoped that from this we will get a new format for medical safety in boxing. We are going to get correct guidelines from cor¬ rect experts to be adopted by the Boxing Board.” □ Derek Angol defends his Commonwealth crutserweight tide at toe Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre tonight. Angors opponent is Dave Russell, of Australia, a scaled-down heavy¬ weight- Angol’s manager, Terry Lawless, says “Derek is a quiet, polite chap and will gel a deep respect when be makes it,” That could happen next year when be wins the world cmiserweight title.

YACHTING

Warden Owen remains on course From Barry Pickthall in Bermuda

EDDIE Warden Owen, the lead¬ ing British match racing skipper, Chris Dickson, representing Ja¬ pan, and Peter Isler, of the United states, sailed through to the quarter-finals of the Omega Gold Cup match race champ¬ ionship here yesterday with 3-0 victories over unseeded competitors..

Warden Owen and his crew of Guy Barron, Lou Varney, Derek dark and Chris Mason over¬ came a spirited challenge from Germany’s former Flying Dutchman world champion.

Markus Wieser. After forcing the German to commit a port and starboard offence before the start of toeir first match. War¬ den Owen allowed Wieser to break his cover during toe second race and only recovered the lead when the Germans were forced to take another penalty.

In their final match. Warden Owen had built up a ten-length advantage only to have the spinnaker halyard feD under foe bowand take the spinnaker with it. After cutting away the spinna¬ ker and dragging the sail oat of

toe water, they held on to win.

Kevin Mahxney, the un¬ seeded American, scored the biggest upset of the day by knocking out Paul Cay&rd, of Italy, 3-1. □ The second work! champion¬ ships for the International America's Cup class wifi be in Sydney in January 1993. Dar¬ ling Harbour Yacht Club will hold the event. RESULTS: E Warden 0»«n (G8) bt M Wtour (Gori 3ft C Oekeeo (Japan) M J Oeaeti (Get). 3ft P War (LS) M B W»>r (BenA). 3ft K Mahm*y (US) bt P Cbyard IUSJ.3T!

FOOTBALL

Jarryd: a first-round victory in Vienna

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European championship Group two ROMANIA (0) 1 SCOTLAND (0) 0 Hagi73(pen) 30.000

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GROUP ONE: CZBdKHlMBlda 2. Mbanla 1 Qn Otamouc). PtnUana: 1. Franca, pi 7. 14pts: 2. CdectalMakaa, 7.10: a Spain. 6, A- A Iceland. 7.4; 5. AOranta. T. 2. EUROPEAN UNDHW1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Greip tec Wh i . FMsnd 3 (ki iMana) REPRESENTATIVE MATCH; AnaKur Footbal Afense a. CBmbrtdg* UWmH/ I NEV&JLE OVQDB4 COMBMATIOM: Fuham 1. Portsrootfh a tpaaMi a Drtoro Urtod 1. WENDY FAD CAPITAL LEAGUE: Brarttad 1. AUnhtel.

Tuesday's lata results

EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP: droop two: Roman* 1. SeoSand 3 Group sovan: Potaraj £ RspuMc of bstend ft Engtana £ Turkey 0 BARCLAYS LEAGUE: Foulh dhritfen North- ampul Team i, Ctwaterflaid 1. mi VAUXHALL COMFS1B4CE: Bath 2. Start 1: Kansitng 3. Tdord 0 Powpgnatt Noriftxh v Gsik&bU. B AND a SCOTTISH CUP: Second round: Ctydabsnk 1. Rallh Rms 1 pat; Ffetth won 4* on pans) Montrose 2. Anion I (San: Morton Z Khnarnodi 1 tae$ Parte* Thwie i. HanMon AcadHBicM2;buunalSoiin3h&tnmAnan3 (act Queen « South iron 54 on pans). Oueen's

TIM quattfytng round, raptays: D. GateAead 3: Irtootn 3, Fittdoy 2. I MOdwn 2. Klngatonian 3; Maidon-

Unned 2; Stranraer: FA CUP: TtM NetfwrileUD.r Tootraand i head 4 Horsham 1. GM VAUXHALL CONFERENCE: Bob Lord Trophy: Second ntmt Martfqr I. Wyccmt»3; Runcorn 2. Wnan 2 (aet) HFS LOANS LEAGUE: Premier division: Buxton 3. Lao*. 0. GaatsborouQh 0. Mattock 1. Goote 0. Hyde 1: Marina 2. Mosstoy l: Moroombo 0. Southport 1; Stafyrtdga f. Bangor Ctnr HWNttoy Bw 2. Acenngwi Stanley 2 First dMafcin: Caainarwn Town OTWanngmn I. Eashmood Town 1. Fantoy Celtic 2; Newtown 1. Wnsfcxd 3: Rhyl 1. Ham 0 BEAZER HOMES LEAGUE: Southern *■ vision: Havant 1. Erttn and Behodere Z DIADORA LEAGUE Premier OMstart Ayles¬ bury 1, Marks* 0: Bratwp s Storttord l, Wtortoot and Eton 1. Bitmey Z Whanhoe 1; Hamm a Grays 2. Sutton Uld 1. Stones 2. Woking 5.

fBHfce O. Wokingham 5. Hayw 2. PoM- ; EnMkt v KinBaUnen. Second (Mskat

1 2. Ramhem 3. Hamel Hempstead 0. BDeneay 1. HungertbnJ I. Smltial 2. Lealhertietol D. fliadte htonor l Malden Vote I. BtHkhortstcd ft Purtleel 1. Mewpbhrt Poke 3, Were 1. Witham 2. H*d tdvWorc Cove 1 IGnp4fcay3; Tilbury 3. Hertford 0. NEVILLE OVENQBt COMBINATION: OPR T. Oystal Pataca 1. Wsetttom 1 Rearing 0 POrrrUIS CENTRAL LEAGUE: Hret firtriorc Liverpool 1. Covertly 1; Manchester City 4. Sheftakl Utd Z ShatWU Wed 2. Rotherham 1 Second dtvtetorr Grimeby 1. ifttfestaoutf Z Wigan 1, Stake t AUTOGLASS TROPHY: Southern Sector Wtaxtiam 1 Mansfield 0 JEWSON EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier dvfckn: Ctodon 2. Hatoleefl 4. Gertacton 2. Walton £ Hereneh and Parteslon 1. Btcrttoigaee I. NORTHERN LEAGUE: FlrttdMaiort: Gretne4. WhicfcMn tt Martnefcrton 4. Sfythe Spartans f SPANISH SUPER CUP: Hrtt leg: Barcelona 1. AUAljco Madrid 0. SWISS LEAGUE: Servene Geneva 2, Gran- tuoNsre Trteft 1, St GaBen 2. Lucerne 1; Zurich 4. Sen 2: Lugm 0. Ltonanne Z Aarau 1. Young Boys Seme 4; Neuctalol Xan«« Z. WMOngm t.

SCHOOLS MATCHES: Calterky under-lfl Cua Belton 3. Satord Z Wkid 2 Hatton 0 fertemadonal trial match: Yeriatm I. North of England 1

BOXING TENNIS DUDLEY: WBC Intamathnal VMtgM cnamptonanlp: Andy T»

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UgM-treavy $ mde) Tuny Cototough (SmethundA bt Jason McNeS (Swansea), pta ATLANTIC CITY: IteairynwdflW (10 mm) Cart Wanw (US) nt Wmmutf Ortiwt (US), pa

POWERBOATING LAKE WMDERMER& Record week: P Wteon (QuomaeyL 7042mpti |13 Oftotoe Brntah meant).

RUGBY UNION UNDBt-21 WTBWATKMAL MATCH: Wales 22. kdtoid IS (at Newport) WELSH SCHOOLS NATIONAL LEAGUE: Senior group: Preset! 26. Petnbtrt* 7. Sr Thornes Ptoton 23. St Davids 7

SNOOKER READING: Rodvnana Grand Prtx: Fourth round: S Franciico (SAl« S Dtoton (Eng). S3. J Prince [N Ira) bt J Vtao (EteTM: I Gkihani (Eng) W J WMe (Eng), f4: A ffobsSaux (Can) bt F Oan (HO. 5-2. D Uourtor (Wstea) M A Meo (EngLSA: EHighm (fee)hl S Nevrtuy (Wsias) &ftQ WWmon (Eno) bt C Thorbian (Can], S-1. B West (Eng) bt M On (Ena). S4. J Chambers (Eng) W P FSndsco {SA). M hbOeu (Eng) tn D Morgan (WfUee). SZ M Bennett (Walet)Bt J Bath ("0)54.

SQUASH RACKETS

FffiDERSTAOT, Germany: Wtoman'e tnur- namxnt Brat round: M Nevnuimo (US) U M Babel (Gar). B-4. 6h& M J Femendez (IB) bt K Hatauaovo (Cj), Bfl, &4. J Nowtne (Cz) M K OeSeklaua (GorL &3.6-3. L Meshlu (USSR) bt R McQuOtan (Auat. frZ, 7* H Suhova (CS) « W Probrt (Get). JS. 7-6: N Zvereva (USSR) « C MoittoM: (So). 74L 7 5. A Huber (Get) M L McNe4 (US). 84. frl. n Ziubalcove (Cz) Dt R Roggi- Creiato (ItL Si. fi-Z J Wtosner (Austria] W C UnoqvM (Sne). S2. B SchUtz (Noth) bt A Temesvan (Hun), 60. 7-6. N Toubm ffr) hr P Shrtwr (US) 67. 63. 61. Second round: NovraMovo U E Rental (SA). 64. 7 5. SUnma M A Fraztor (US). 67. 7 S. S3. Novotna bl N Medvedeva (USSR). 6-4. &4

LYONS: Men's toumenart: Firm round: O DAM (Frl bl G Forget (Ft) 1-6. 64. S3. B GZBen (US) M A Ururz {GrvL 63.7-5: C Botovs (Bf« T Ctorbonrt (So). 7 S. 67.63. T Oiano»on (Ft) bt Y Noah (Fa 64. 64. K Corn (US) M D Roiuagno (US) 67.7-6.76. P Samprts (US) M T tflsoen (N«iL 63. *2 A Uencna (Arg) bl N Kuti (Sres). 7-6. 64: C Van Rensbwg (SA) w F Fdntang (Fi). 60.7-6

VIENNA: Man's tounarnent Finn round: A Jarryd (S»«) bt C Ptolotes. (B). 61.62. j Htasck (Siattd W C CtoWb ra). 62.6£ C4J Sleeb (Ger) tx 0 Engel (Sms). 64. 63 J Frana (Arg) bt G Prpc (tuq). 61. 61. P Bata (Gen w A Antomttch (Austria). 63. 63. A Knchsteto (LB) bt T Hogstedl [SweL 63.62 M Sadi (Ger) bt L Lavale (Max]. 63. 64. j sumere* (Nettr) bl P VontHdwk (Oan. 64. 63. P McEnroa (US) bl G Muflar(SA], 7-S, 63. M Ve^ta (Cz) M L Jonsccn (Swe). 1-6.7-K. 64

FIXTURES

Second 169.6

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NEW YORK: United StteM Opart ! round: G Wato (Can) bt T Hands (Eng). 16 17-15. 1612: J MeoOB Eng) bt M l (Seel), 615.1ML1H. 15-77

YACHTING CANNES: Star wortachamptoneWpcTMTO lag 1. H Wool and J Fricto (Ger): 2, P Semararo and C Car# pi); 3. F Soto and A Roeaait (tt)

BOXING: ConanonwaaRh ennaerwentn ehampamshp Dan* Angot (CamtwreiGlj v Dave Russel (Auatrala) (Bechera and Caslte LC). Lighi-rmddiewflrglit Tyrone EBetmond lOktham) v Barry toteasam (Not- ungham) (George Lawton Had. Mosdey. six rounds) GOLF: Toyota World Match Ffey Chan*> ioredvp (Wentworth) SNOOKER- Rothmans grand pnx (Read- ■"fl)

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SAN REMC. Bteir Sen Romp Rah: Third stags 1. D Aund (Fr). Lancia 21 sac; Z M Btoon TO. Unrt Deto^ffl 2rate 37 sec; 3. A Schwarz iwr). WCfita 4«. 4. DCcrreto m, Lancta Delta. & F Deiecow (Ft), FeeS Sens Cosworth, ft24:6. A Aghre (R). LtoXto. 113ft 7. P UaWTO, LanrtDate, 12& 6 C3i*e (So) Toyota Cnflea.JMS111 Borto 00, Ford sSre Ceawonn. 14<S110. M Wbon (G8L Ford Sena Coswrtft. 1526 CMRft Phataohs fUUf 1. A V^non fftnl. CSroeic 2. B Waktegaard (Sna). Otroen; 3, A Afflbnxbto (Fr). Ctbcen. MontHtoK 1, □ Lapma (US).

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England miss chance to boost goal tally as European championship gronp remains open

Smith’s strike proves AUSTXRSWfT

England. Turkey

By Stuart Jones FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT

ALAN Smith, though it was enough to beat Turkey at Wembley last night, may not be sufficient to take England to the finals of the European Championship in Sweden next summer. His header, almost the only bright note in a largely futile display, at least represented two valuable points.

England increased their lead but missed the chance to enlarge their total of goals, which could be costly. Assum¬ ing that the Republic of Ireland beat Turkey, they would have to avoid defeat against Poland in Poznan.

Before their opening goal, England bad to ride through some alarmingly, rough water. Unbalanced and heading into a stiff wind, they were in danger of being sunk by a nation which has yet to reg¬ ister a goal in group seven.

The start was bright, almost excessively exuberant, and Turkey might immediately have lost their sweeper during the first genuine attack. Gokhan illegitimately, and crudely, halted Lineker’s bunt towards the area and was cautioned. As England's cap¬ tain would have been dear, the offence could have been worthy of dismissal.

The threats for the next quarter of an hour, though, were all posed by the Turks. Although they employed a frontline of only Feyyaz, they broke from defence with more speed, accuracy and purpose than was evident in England’s approach.

Riza, one of two players returning to the arena where they were beaten 8-0 four years ago, began the worrying sequence with a cross designed for the head of the unguarded Feyyaz. His attempt slammed off the sadden turf and stretched Woods, who was subsequently disturbed by a distant shot from Tugay.

England's formation seemed curiously out of shade? Robson, ambling and ram¬ bling through the initial stages, filled the deep position which was -supposedly re¬ served for Batty, who was, surprisingly, prompting the front two.

Waddle, instead of being allowed to roam freely as had been suggested, was restricted to a conventional winger’s work on the right flank.

Midfield, as well as leaning heavily in his direction, was an area almost devoid of creativity. Any pass of more than a few yards was invari-

Amrions moment: Waddle shoots wide of Hayrettin, the Turkish goalkeeper, as Lineker, the England captain, looks on at Wembley last night

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RESULTS: En^ond Z Poland 0; Republic o< Ireland 5. Turkey 0; Republic at Ireland 1, England 1: Turkey 0, Poland 1: England 1. Repubfc of Ireland 1; Poland 3. Turkey 0: Repubto of Intend 0. Poland 0; Turkey Q. England 1; Poland 3. Repubfc of Wand 3; Engteid 1. Turkey 0. FDCTURESc November 13: Turkey vRepub- Ec Of Intend: Poland v England.

ably wayward until Batty, Smith and Pearce combined neatly midway through the first half

Significantly, the goal fol¬ lowed within a minute. Dixon, whose distribution was equally inaccurate, did man¬ age to locate his fellow full back and Pearce's cross un¬ veiled the vulnerability of Turkey's goalkeeper.

Hayrettin flapped wildly, and in vain, as it sailed over his reach and on to the head of Smith, standing at the bead of a queue, fora simple nod from close range.

But Turkey, as well as being

efficiently organised in de¬ fence, showed that they could be forceful in attack as well. On the half hour, for instance, Unai struck a drive from the edge of the area Woods had to brush wide.

The same Turk completed the next move with another crisp shot which again prompted Woods to dive to save. At that stage, the sum of England’s attacks amounted to significantly less than their inferior opponents.

Waddle alone represented a way through and Robson, belatedly moving forward, whenever he was in pos¬ session, turned to his right and, wherever possible, en¬ couraged his colleague to dis¬ play his talent.

For some five minutes the ploy was productive. With a series of crosses, he caused confusion amid Turkey’s de¬ fence and provided opportu¬ nities for Platt and Smith, both ofwhich were scorned.

The first half drifted to an aimless close and the second began in the same fashion.

England had lost their sense of urgency and seemed unable to construct positive and incisive ideas.

There were only glimpses of hope. Waddle, switching to the left, provided an opening for Lineker but the ball bounced too swiftly for him to take advantageJlobsoQ, gain¬ ing his 90th cap, almost turned in another crass from Dixon but still there was no sharp finish to England's approach.

Even when they did find the net. some ten minutes from the end when a scrambled effort after a corner had not been cleared, the Spanish referee noted that a foul had already been committed.

Welsh supporters are arrested

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Nmemberg—Ten Welsh foot¬ ball supporters were arrested for rowdy behaviour before the European championship qualifying match between Wales and Germany, police said yesterday.

Six were arrested in Wuerzburg on their way to the game, while four were arrested in Nuremberg where the match was played. AH are being held for causing damage and bodily injury in fights with local supporters, police said.

About4,000 Welsh support¬ ers travelled to the game, where about 2,000 police were on duty. □ Bulgaria beat San Marino 4-0 in Sofia yesterday in a European championship group two match. The win put them into third in the group, one point behind Scotland.

□ Arrigo Saccbi, former coach of AC Milan, is poised to succeed Azeglio Yidni as Italy’s coach. Sacchi is ex¬ pected to be in charge of the Italian t«»m for their match against Norway in Genoa on November 13.

Sacchi gavr up his post with the MHan club last summer, saying he wanted to enjoy new experiences with a national team.

The Italian football federa¬ tion president, Antonio Maiarrese, announced on Tuesday that Vidni was re¬ moved from his post follow¬ ing die elimination of Italy from the finals of the Euro^ pean championships in Swe¬ den. Matarrese said that Vidni will stay with Italy in some capacity until the end of his contract next June. (Agencies)

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Ireland’s lapses dull the sheen Poland..3 Republic of Ireland.3

From Peter Ball

IN POZNAN, POLAND

IRELAND got the draw Jack Charlton said he wanted, bat h did not come in the way be desired. Some poor defending in the final quarter of last night's European champ¬ ionship group seven match wasted wbat shaped as one of die finest performances in his five years as Republic of Ireland manager.

His team had dominated an ambitious Poland ride with some sparkling attacking foot¬ ball to lead 3-1 with 15 minutes remaining. From there, they allowed Poland to creep back into the game.

The result means that the group win not be decided until the final round of matches next month, ensuring that England have to come to Poznan with all to play for.

But satisfactory as that out¬ come is to Chariton, the waste of a display of superb football, which answered all the critics of Ireland’s approach to the game, will grieve a manager whose priority has always

been on defensive security. That fell apart last night.

Yet for the first hour Ireland were irresistible, the new formation proving a triumph as their five-man midfield covered every inch of Lech Stadium to strike, time and again, at the heart of a naive defence. McGrath, Townsend and Cascarino scored splendid goals, and there could have been more.

All three were outstanding, and Keane, Morris, Sbeedy and Irwin all contributed to an excellent team performance. But even in such company Townsend stood out. Those who believe the Chelsea cap¬ tain is now the best midfield player in the country would have found much to substan¬ tiate their claims yesterday as his strong, tireless running destroyed the Polish midfield.

The tactic of a packed midfield did not alter Ire¬ land’s belief in getting the ball forward quickly and it was soon flying h igh and long towards Cascarino. the lone forward, who was starting an international for the first time in 16 months.

A sign of the style’s effec¬ tiveness came in the opening minutes as Cascarino met

Bonnet’s long kick to send Townsend racing through for a shot which was saved at full stretch. It was to be repeated, effectively, later.

It took only 11 minutes for Ireland’s rampant midfield to tear Poland apart McGrath began the move with an acute pass to Cascarino and then moved forward to glance a free header past Wandzik as he met Sheedy’s cross.

Before that, Poland had looked equally dangerous, Furtok, Urban and the? speedy Ziober suggesting that they were capable of posing serious problems. They might have had a penalty as Keane rashly lunged at Czachowski, who was to mike a key contribu¬ tion to his side’s recovery.

But there was Utile doubting Ireland’s strength, only a splendid save denying Casc- axino as he met Shoedy’s comer and a narrow offside decision frustrating Townsend as he broke up an attack, raced free and exchanged passes with Keane to round the keeper. That move dem¬ onstrated Ireland’s qualities.

Poland, however, held- out until the interval and came back after the restart to snatch an equaliser. The first evi¬

dence of defensive insecurity came as Ireland foiled to dear under pressure and when. McGrath hooked out Sober's cross, with Bonner stranded, it was volleyed into the corner by Czachowski

Ireland responded immed¬ iately, Cascarino flicking on Bonner’s long lode for Town¬ send to leave Wandzik help¬ less. Five minutes later, Townsend, free again, was denied by Wandzik for a comer, which produced the third goal, Cascarino scoring from dose range.

Then the roof fell in. Bonner could only weakly parry a long shot by Czachowski to leave Furtok with a simple tap in, and Urban got in front of Bonner to meet Czashowski’s deep cross and set the seal on an astonishing turnaround.

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Bulgaria gain consolation victory BULGARIA, with no chance of qualifying for the European championship finals, romped to a 4-0 win over San Marino in Sofia in a group two qualifying match yesterday. The Bulgarians might have scored more but, faced with a nine-man San Marino de¬ fence, laboured at times in attack.

Vatentini, the San Marino defoider, conceded the first goal when a long-range shot from Penev hit his foot and

bounced into the net in the twentieth minute. A San Ma¬ rino player handled the ball in the area 17 minutes later and Stoichkov converted the pen¬ alty. Yankov made it 3-0 before half-time and Hiev volleyed home from 12 yards in the 85th. minute.

Czechoslovakia defeated Albania 2-1 yesterday in their group one qualifying nrarrfi

Neither of the tea-ms had a chance of qualifying because France bad riinriwri foe quar¬

ter-final place! by beating Spain 2-1 last week, giving them an uncatchable lead of 14 points in the group.

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kia's first goal in the 36th minute, following a pass from Danek after Jurasko’s free* kick. Kula’s volley flew past Strakosha, the Albanian goal¬ keeper.

Lancz added a second goal in the fortieth minute after a clever move down the left wing, which also involved

Frydek. Both teams continued to struggle in a slow-paced second half before Zmqani drove a spectacular 62nd- minute shot into the upper right-hand corner of Miklosko’s net for Albania's goaL Milori, of Albania, was sent off a minute later for persistent foul play.

Czechoslovaiia now lie in second place in the table, with ten points from seven matches. Spain are third, Ice¬ land fourth and Albania last

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AT LEAST Fiance had 72 hours to accustom themselves to the idea, of being without Didicar Camberabero, their playmaker, for the World Cup quarter-final against England on Saturday. Yesterday Eng¬ land trSztiped that by deciding that they could afford to be without Dean Richards, foe Leicester No. 8, at the Parc des Princes.

The relegation to foe replacements of Richards (who would have equalled John Scott’s record 31 appear¬ ances at No. 8 had he played) is one of two changes to foe tide which started the tour¬ nament against New Zealand; the other is on foe right wing, where Nigel Heslop comes in for Chris On. Ironically, the French, too, have dropped their No. 8, AbdelatifBenazzi, in favour of Mare CeriUon, who has not appeared yet in the World Cup but who is deemed to be stronger at ruck and maul: precisely Richards's virtues.

Neither Richards nor Oti has been dropped before, al¬ though the careers of both, particularly OtL have been speckled with injuries. Mike Teague, who has played so many games at No. 8 for Gloucester, moves across from blind-side flanker, where Mickey Skinner comes in. The . decision reconstitutes the hade row which played so well for England in 1990 (when Richards was absent ail season with a shoulder injury) up to the point when Scotland shat¬ tered the grand dam dream. Among their notable triumphs was a remarkable 26-7 defeat of France at the Pare des Princes.

The knowledge that Skin¬ ner, Teague and Peter Winter- bottom had played so well in tandem before was un¬ doubtedly a factor in foe English management's consid¬ erations. “Everyone’s been aware that we have been looking at foe back-row combinations,” Geoff Cooke said yesterday during training at Montmorency. “Dean has been struggling to find his form. We have given him. every opportunity and he just hasn't really come up with foe goods”

Correspondingly, Teague has played in hit usual forceful way and Skinner, acknowl¬ edged for his ability to make

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“If you had suggested a few months ago that Dean sfcotift be dropped, I would have said it was inconceivable,” Cooke said of the man who was named player of the season last May. “He has been the backbone of SO much we have done. He hasn't got natural paoe and when things happen quickly, maybe that has some¬ thing to do with it. X have no doubt he will be tack, and if we get through this one on Saturday, it may be different for the semi-final. .Ip. Scotland.” ■ Jy.

Otfs raw strength, alliedtlti his considerable speed, eangetf him his place initially in 1988.. But his handling has remained suspect and his speed seems to have declined after the knee- injury be incurred in 198ft' Thus Heslop, a member of fife 199i grand-slam side, rcctiyy ers his place and must no* recover from an inflamed big toe, which prevented him training yesterday. Should-it force him out, Simon Hallkiay will come in. ■

Since he left the field in Agon on Sunday with' a cradted rib, Camberabero’s prospects of playing on Sat¬ urday, even with a protective corset, had been doubtfuL Thierry Lacroix, a goal-kicker, like Camberabero, comes in for his seventh cap but, given foe-.limited experience of Fabten Galthte at scrum half; much rests on this new combination. . .

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TV figures offer rugby a lesson

By Peter Bills

ITV viewing figures for the first week of the Rugby World Cup will show foe prime early match of the tournament, England v New Zealand at Twickenham, attracted only foe third highest figure among foe opening five games.

A total of 3.75 million saw the game, although ITV officials suspect foe figure may have been higher because offices with a television set would inevitably have con¬ tained more than a single viewer. They say, however, that the lesson for rugby is that so important an opening fix¬ ture should never again be arranged for a midweek after¬ noon.

The other figures, to be released this morning, win show that 4.25 million, the highest total to date, saw Scotland’s match with Japan

on foe first Saturday of Che tournament The France..-:V Romania night game, seen as an important early test -for ITV’s capacity to lure viewers in their peak, hours slots, attracted 3.79 million viewers at the 8pm kick-off The match had probably started with nearer five million view¬ ers.

The lowest figure-was J.-9 million for Australia v Argen¬ tina on foe first Friday afternoon,

BBC viewing figures for foe Grand Slam decider between England : and France hut March were just over eight million with 5.75 minion being recorded for the Scot- land-England 1990 Grand Slam match. A total of 25 million watched the football World Cup semi-final be¬ tween England and Germany.

Keenan’s suspension far*

AN APPEALS tribunal of the Rugby World Cup yesterday confirmed foe one-match suspension of Mata'afa Keenan, the Western Samoan forward, for Saturday’s quar¬ ter-final against Scotland at Murrayfield (Peter Bills writes).

The tribunal, sitting at London's East India Club, consisted of Sir Ewart Bell, the chairman of the disputes comr mines, Albert Agzuy of . the Rugby Football Union, and. Dr Malcolm Little, of foe Irish, Rugby Football Union. They, decided that foe original de¬ cision of the disciplinary Com¬ mission, which sat at Pontypridd .on Sunday^ was (air and justified.

Sir Ewart said: “The player concerned was guilty of a serious breach of law 26- We

ypZ were aware that this was & biggest game Keenan wqo& have played in. his career and we. regret this has happened”

The1 Western Shmoans tire- reined their appeal in a page document of, i 6 para¬ graphs. They called video evidence which showed staff- fling after foe Argentinian had thrown punches, ; before Keenan joined in. .

Tate Simi. foe Western Samoa tnanagjer, accepted that they had received a"lair hear¬ ing but expressed disappoint¬ ment The sending-off^ for punching, was the first in foe history of foe National team; But Simi ^promised Keenan would return , for tire sernfr final, if they won. ‘.-Yv-

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