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h THE No 64,153 THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 4Qp Tortured SAS men DESJENSON had nails Thames, TV-am torn out lose licences in by Iraqis By David Watts diplomatic CORRESPONDENT bidding battle SAS commandos captured by the Iraqis during secret mis¬ By Melinda. Wittstock. media correspondent sions in search of Scud mis¬ siles during the Gulf war had losers would have to prove THREE of the four tele¬ their finger nails pulled out as that the ITC had acted beyond vision companies that pan of a grim saga of tenure. its statutory powers and even lost their broadcasting The SAS men were also franchises yesterday after then, the courts would not have the power to overturn burned by their Iraqi tonurers a controversial blind-bid the decisions. Asked if he because of the sensitivity of auction are considering thought the losers would take their mission. The revelations challenging the Indepen¬ legal action, George Russell, are the first to give details of dent Television Com¬ the commission rtmirfiwn, the treatment of the arms’s mission in the courts. said: *T don't think they crack troops, who played a Thames, the biggest sup¬ should or will because they vital role in debilitating the plier of peak-time pro¬ knew the rules when they Iraqi war machine. grammes to the ITV entered." The tonure of the men is network, and TV-am, the Bruce Gyngeii, the TV-am revealed by two RAF men. most profitable television chairman, said he would not Flight Lieutenant David Wad- dington, aged 24. and Flight company in the world, will pursue the matter in the courts but he described die award of Lieutenant Robbie Stewart, go off the air in 1993 after aged 44, whose Tornado was losing their licences to the morning franchise to Sun¬ rise Television a travesty. “I shot down during a raid on an higher bidders. TVS, which predict that Sunrise will be Iraqi airfield. They tell their serves the South, and the bankrupt by 1994,” he said. “I stories in a new book. Thun¬ West's TSW also lost then- do not believe that it can be a der and Lightning — The R.4F franchises in spite of profitable company with a bid in the Gulf, by Charles Allen. putting in bigger tenders of £34.6 million.1* TV-am, The airmen ejected from « than their rivals. whose 17 million viewers their jet at 600mph at a height Thames, TVS and TSW are represent 70 per cent of the of under 200ft. Right Lieuten¬ * - iverpt now contemplating seeking a breakfast audience, offered ant Stewart suffered a broken k judicial review of the selection £14. nriffian. The company shoulder and crushed verte¬ process and they may be now hopes to sell its morning brae and broke his leg in three i oiidjii joined by other unsuccessful programme to Channel 4. places. He says Iraqi Baath bidders, including Richard Thames, which lost the party police picked him up. Branson and Phi] Redmond. London weekday franchise to He was blindfolded and taken S!^n Jag Mr Branson was a three-time Carlton Television, mU shed a to an interrogation bunker loser in the auction and Mr thousand jobs and turn itself where he was continuously hit Redmond's North West Tele¬ into a production company, so across the legs with “a big vision feiledto oust Granada, that shows such as Minder. slick with some sort of a ball at even though it offered nearly The Bill and This Is Your Li fe Off camera: Bruce GyngeD, chairman of TV-am, grimacing outside his Camden headquarters yesterday after losing the breakfast-time franchise the end of it. He started hitting four times gs much will survive. TVS and TSW, me with this and said he'd Bat'the commission said rejected because the com¬ the national network. The process centred on the hngr break my other leg." mission thought their bids final shape of the Channel 3 of differences in the winning Flight Lieutenant Wadding- were too high for them to be the future w21 be determined lads. Central and Scottish, un¬ Honecker ton says guards stopped medi¬ able to. sustain quality and by the network controller to be opposed, offered only £2,000 23 dead in worst cal staff giving him an anes¬ profitability, are likely to be appointed in 2993. He or she for their licences and Channel thetic as they put his TODAY IN wound up will deride which of the paid £1,000. By contrast, athletes dislocated arm back in place. Shares in three successful offerings put forward by the 16 Yorkshire bid £37.7' million US mass killing The two men were taken to a THE TIMES incumbent companies also fell regional companies and some and Meridian £36.5 million. Baghdad prison where ' their From Agencies in killeen. texas because of fears that they may 800 independents should ap¬ Granada retained its licence forced to interrogation intensified. He -#- said he was blindfolded have overstretched them¬ pear on the screen. . with a bid of £9 million A MAN aimed with an auto¬ get. We've never had anything against North West’s £35 mil¬ throughout and hit on the NOBEL WINNERS selves with their bids, but Only half of the 16 licences matic weapon drove his lony like this.” The town Is located Thames and TV-am, which went to companies that put in lion bid. Drfvid Plowright, the use drugs head, back and legs every time into a popular central Texas about 140 miles south of he refused to answer ques¬ are thought to have good the highest cash bid — the Granada chairman, said: The cafeteria and opened fire on Dallas, near Fort Hood army tions. "Sometimes they’d beat futures as independents, re¬ other top bidders foiled the ITC has exercised its -dis¬ East Germany built its the lunch-time crowd, killing base in an area of ranches. me to the stage where I’d go mained fairly stable. “quality test” — and much of cretionary judgment in favour formidable athletics up to 22 people and wounding Army and civilian doctors unconscious. Then I’d come The TVS franchise will be the criticism of the auction of quality in a courageous team on the back of at least 15 others, television taken over by Meridian way. They have given pro¬ state-supplied steroids, rushed to the cafeteria to treat round and they’d ask me and radio reports said another question and beat me Broadcasting, and TSW will grammes a chance.” Nigel Hawkes reports the victims. A Luby’s spokes¬ yesterday. up again," be said. be replaced by Westcountry George Russell said that After the shooting rampage, man said that the incident was Television.’ Meridian and had the commission simply ecret East German docu¬ similar to a 1984 shooting But there were lighter mo¬ S the gunman went into a toilet ments. One pilot landed at Pferee-Gilksde Genaes, of Carlton, which secured the awarded each franchise to the ments show that the at Luby’s cafeteria and killed incident at a McDonald's France, has won the Nobel London licence with a £43.2 highest bidder, irrespective of doping of athletes with ste¬ restaurant in San Ytidro, 5am after a mission and himsclL CBS radio reported. demanded a copy of The Prize for Physics for his million bid, will break new quality, the Treasury would roids to improve their The shooting went on for 20 or California, where 21 people work in the fields oflkjuid ground by commissioning all have gained £200 million for performance was a full-scale, Times. Other papers were 30 minutes, one witness told died. Killeen is about 60 miles available but he said:" 'Well. I crystals, while Richard programmes, apart from local each of the 20 years of the state-sponsored scientific Cable News Network. Police from Austin, the scene of franchise. Last-minute chan¬ normally read The Times. Ernst, of Switzerland, has news, from independent idan under Erich Honecker's said that 22 people, including another of the worst mass ges to the Broadcasting Act Why can’t you get me a copy?* won the chemistry prize for producers. regime costing millions of the gunman, were dead, which meant the Treasury would killings in the United States, Here we were with half a mil¬ research in to spectroscopy. Carlton’s bid included pro¬ marks and reaching all the would make the shooting the receive £40 million more than where a sniper, Charles Whit¬ lion Iraqis up on the border Nigel Hawkes assesses their posals for a nightly game show way to the country’s top worst mass killing in Ameri¬ it does now. man, climbed a lower at the about 100 miles away and he achievements Page 14 and a new current affairs scientific body, the Academy can history. But Richard Dunn, chief University of Texas in 1966 was worried about not getting programme to replace This of Sciences. One witness told CBS that Continued on page 24, col 6 and picked off 14 people his copy of The Times." Week while Meridian offered There was no question of the man fired an automatic YOUF REVIVED comedy from Michael Palin, athletes getting their drugs weapon "as fast as he could Rowan Atkinson and Tracey Winners and losers, pages 4-5 slipped to them in the car pull the trigger". Another UUznan. Bat none of the Kind date, page 18 park, as has happened in the report said that he sal in the winners can guarantee that the Diary, page 18 West The entire operation lorry and fired after ramming truna iwm programmes promised in their Leading article, page 19 was conducted with teutonic the vehicle through the win¬ applications will be shown on Shares feU, page 25 efficiency and helped pro¬ dow of the cafeteria about duce the remarkable domi¬ 1pm (7pm London time). »*»s If nance of East German Robert Stubblefield, a Bell rr-.lOHi- athletes, especially in wom¬ County official, said 23 people 99 NHS opt-outs approved en's events, during the were dead, including the un¬ Why has Kingsley Amis 1980s. Some women discus- identified gunman. Another resurrected a 17-year-okl By Jill Sherman and Nicholas Wood throwers and shot-putters local official, Mike Cox, said Cockney lad from an old were on double the steroid that in addition up to 15 play to star in his latest WILLIAM Waldegrave, the reapply for trust status, lead- the health service and 28,000 dose of Ben Johnson, the people were wounded. A of its beds will be in trust novel? Joseph Connolly health secretary, yesterday ing to accusations that he had disgraced Canadian sprinter. police department worker said reviews the latest addition swept aside calls to slow down prejudged the London com¬ hospitals by next ApriL Theses and papers uncov¬ as many ambulances as pos¬ to the teenage market the pace of reforms in the mission. However, he indicat¬ Robin Cook, Labour’s chief ered by a molecular biologist sible had been called to the health spokesman, riaimad Page 16 National Health Service by ed that, in the wake of the from West Germany, Wer¬ scene of the mass killing. -«- approving 99 of the 110 enquiry, the hospitals’ ser¬ amid rowdy scenes in the ner Franke, have revealed "The guy jumped out of the applications from hospitals vices might be provided “in a Commons that Mr Walde¬ that gills as young as 23orl4 truck and said, ‘This is what KING’S FAVOURITE and other units to become different shape”. grave was fl>ing in the face of were gran steroids under a Bell County has done to me!'” trusts next April. Mr Waldegrave also an¬ public and professional opin¬ carefully controlled pro¬ said Sheldon Smith, a porter He also approved in prin¬ nounced that he had agreed ion by approving more opt- gramme, State IMan 14.25, to at the cafeteria. "As be opened ciple bids from four leading that 153 more hospitals and outs. However, Mr. Cook turn them into super-ath¬ fire, the guy that he ran over London teaching hospitals, St health units could apply for avoided directly repeating letes. Their performance was with the truck was trying to get Thomas's, St Bartholomew’s, trust status for 1993. He said Neil Kixmock’s jibe the day monitored and improve¬ up and be shot him. before that the Conservatives St Mary's and King's, but has that nearly a third of all ments noted, in scientific were engaged in privatising "Then he pointed toward delayed their start until 1993 hospital and community units papers that were then de¬ the line where the service was will have opted out of health the health service. Tory MPs clared national secrets. In pending the enquiry into interpreted Mr Cook's re¬ and he started shooting down London's health services an¬ authority control by next some cases, the doping went the line.” Steven Waddington as April, and that if all the marks as a tactical retreat on even when liver damage nounced last week. The four from the most emotive charge A dispatcher at the Killeen Edward 11, whose fondness hospitals will be allowed to applications next year are and other tide-effects had police department, who re¬ for an upstart leads to civil keep their shadow trust teams approved this would rise to 50 Continued on page 24, col 5 been noted. fused to give her name, said war and brutal murder in and Mr Waldegrave made it per cent by 1993. About 30 Dr Franke was encouraged “we called for several am¬ Derek Jarman's new film. clear they would not have to percent of the 840,000 staff in Opt-out list page 2 Continued on page 24, col 2 bulances, as many as we can Page 17

Arts— .17,22 Births, marriages, deaths20,2l Late commuters fight BR over docked pay * ^ k ’ V Books..—16 . -, ^ : ■ v Classified_13,21,33 By Michael Horsnell who uses the Southend to London-Fen- weakness. We don't think the conditions % \ Court & social.....-2.Q church Street line, has had his wages will stand up when challenged.” Crosswords —.....-21,24 THE hard-pressed British commuter is Focus..—...-*4^35 docked by £170 in the past 12 mouths for Roger Freeman, the transport min¬ fighting back. In the week in which the being late for work. In Southend, be ister, has accepted that service on the Health-15 railways announced fare increases for in Law Report.. 36 catches the 7.06am train that should line, used daily by 72,000 passengers, is Leading articles... __19 excess of the rate of inflation, Barry complete the 40-mile journey in time for “wholly unacceptable” Indeed, on To n Yamaha craftsman. the beauty of a piano is muili more Letters.... -—36 Unwin and six other commuters backed him to dock-on by 830am. "Bui I'm Tuesday, BR announced a fore increase itun dan deep. Thai's why. in our dedication to huilding the world's by the Consumers* Association are finest instrument?-, nothing is too much t run hit-. Science and Technology.—14 always gening in late and I’m sick of it;” of only 5 per cent for passengers using taking legal action against BR for foiling And while other makers may he happy to leave certain elements he said. “1 don’t blame my employers for that line, below increases elsewhere. to gel them to work on time. of tune, ft well Jnil Jumhility in chance. Yamaha is nut. docking my money, bur why should BR Mr Unwin’s MP, Sir Teddy Taylor, 12 pages of top jobs in Summonses have been issued in the So each one of the thousands of parts that goes into huiklmg a get away wiih itf” has spoken to the prime minister four today's appointments sec¬ county courts, but the actions wifi be Yamaha piano, we nuke ourselves. From a bridge pin on our Mr Unwin, who earns £16,000 a year times about the line. He has iwn tion, circulated in Britain jointly adjudicated, probably next sum¬ smallest upright to the large east iron frame of a concert grand. and paid £1,716 for his annual rail ticket, promised a decision by the end of the mer, in the High Court because of their Even tile digital circuitry in Disklavicrs l pianos that record ami year on a £300 million investment 42 public importance. The test case will has been docked £832 twice in the past itpkiy your perlormancel is a unique product of Yamaha exrenise. two weeki Points and signals failure programme. Sir Teddy said:- "Some of oblige aggrieved passengers to climb a The Yamaha Heritage - a century of craftsmanship and legal mountain because of BR’s copper- were the reasons given on dockets the signalling is older than me, and I am (echnoiigy- wimldni luce it am other way. bottomed conditions of carriage that handed out by station staff for commut¬ 54. Before they go on spending more Wiv should you? absolve it of liability for late trains. The ers to submit to their employers. money on this stupid Channel tunnel association, however, is determined to Jane Bell, a lawyer at the Consumers' link, they should do something about the Association, said: “Our view is that the Fenchurth Street line. It is deplorable." YAMAHA launch a challenge under the 1977 THE SWOP MUSC 770 40*046046 Unfair Contract Terms Act conditions of carnage amount to a British Rail denied liability, but Unwin: blames BR blanket let-out. but that is its critical otherwise declined comment. loss of salary t.'ft Ld ifum. Utimhii Mi bum tunm- Mfrahire* \Jkl I1F * * * -fc * Mr Unwin, aged 43, a service engineer

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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- Charles Haughey faces ordeal by confidence failure of his party to agree its satisfaction before the confidence;/, agame* fought back ing to smear him through accus- debate amid scandals and the lack of a policy nud-tam review of its pro¬ vote is taken tomorrow. frvins many enemies who are alions of guilt by association, gramme for government with its In his opening qpeech, Jobigi^ : iai *£? over fiuuuc- “I have already made dear, and programme, reports Edward Gorman Jjra'or coalition partners, the Bruton, the Fine Gael * ~ two-vear-nH*^ rockod *“* 1 repezi here again categorically, Progressive Democrats. continued his highly, pcritonalbcd Cwf^ government. that no person or company ever ment or ministerial involvement During procedural wrangling, onslaught on Mr Haughty, accus¬ ^^emng a three-day confident© received any favourable treatment tion of than by his opponents had of any kind in any of the caused near-hysteria in business Spring, the- Labour party ing him of overseeing a govern; - ... . * Re start of a new Dflil or consideration in their dealings transactions or events bring aaj professional life. “There now loader, said that it was a farce for ment lacking strategy ahj’ term in Dublin, Mr Haughey, with government because of per¬ investigated.” exists an unhealthy aura of suspic¬ the House to open a confidence accountability, whichhelped, fejfi sounding breathless but defiant, sonal friendships or associations,” debate when the coalition ^*4 not Mr Haughey conceded that the ion and distrust bordering on create a climate for corruption* / rounded on opposition leaders Mr Haughey said. “This is a even published its programme. likened Mr Haughey, whose ~ financial scandals — some involv¬ paranoia,” he told the Dail who, he said, had conducted cam¬ government of absolute integ¬ Although it still looks unlikely ideal obituary has been oy ' * ing close friends or associates—at The debate, opening what paigns of vilification and charac- rity,” he added. “I reject totally that the Progressive Democrats hastily published several times Irish Sugar, Telecom Eireann and observers predict will be a particu¬ any allegations to the contrary and Celtic Helicopters were deeply would risk an ejection over its key the past decade, to an old Chinesfe^ Mr Haughey said that although larly turbulent autumn term, when all the investigations have disturbing and detrimental to the demand for tax reform, party leader holding on to office in-dfee^ Hanghey; enquiries will none of the recent scandals in comes against continued specula* been completed, it will be estab¬ managers have threatened to vote pressing selfdelusion. MTlus-gowji$M dear his administration Irish republic's image abroad. don about Mr Haughey*s future as semi-state companies had any- lished that there was no govern¬ against the government if the eminent is rotten to the oonj,” However, be said that exploita¬ leader of Fianaa Ffifl, and the review is not completed to their Bruton said, “and it should Miners’ jobs tfjp’*'":;.. • '-1 " go as total jpj’ 1 . &»1'-.• •.ft uwl i‘ out of work uv • #*'r.i' ■. l! •,i<* Nfd* .. acre#*' nears 2.5m rN- js-- By Philip Bassett. INDUSTRIAL EDITOR BRITISH.— Coal announced appeal against the closure. yesterday that 1,300 miners’ One option being talked offer Birdv jobs were to go, as a new the pit, which was opened in survey suggested that the rate 1912, is the idea of offering it of job losses in manufacturing for sale as a stand-alone unit. was increasing sharply. British Coal said it would in rac The moves come as the maintain the pit shafts. government readies itself to¬ day for a further rise in A new survey today from die Amalgamated Engineering unemployment. Economic forecasters are suggesting that Union says that job losses are up to another 60,000 will be accelerating in manufacturing industry, with 32,271 an¬ added to the number out of nounced job losses over the work, bringing seasonally ad¬ two months to yesterday, justed unemployment up to just under 2.5 minion. compared to 32,518 over the’ four months covered in its British Coal said it would previous survey. close the loss-making Cov¬ The survey, which the entry colliery after the pit union claims is the most failed to meet a production comprehensive of its target of 26,500 tonnes set in shows that the largest number August. It said that the pit, at of jobs lost in a specific region Kenesley, which has lost £42 over the past two months was million over the past five in the West Midlands, which years, including £5.75 million saw the loss of 4,911 jobs, or so far in the current financial 15 per cent of the totaL The Arts world year, had not met that target. North-West, North Wales, the By Michael Hornsby and landowners would be well Miners’ unions have three East Midlands, East Anglia, The fungus that causes the AGRICULTURE advised to fell and burn best time for spotting signs of tion will geL The build-up in weeks to decide whether to London and the South-East disease survived in the roots urged to CORRESPONDENT diseased trees,” he said. the disease, which include the beetle population is the IV, have also suffered badly. of felled or dead trees a tong More than 25 million elms, premature browning of the main problem. The beetles Bfll Jordan, the union ELMS are returning to fields with small numbers of beetles i ncluding 90 per cent of those leaves and “die-back” of the multiply by a factor of ten fight Clarke president, says the survey and hedgerows two decades that cany fungal spores from O/Vlt- __.... _ _ * - . in southern England, were tree crowns. GCSE students should be Pay¬ identifies real people and real after Dutch elm di$pay* dev¬ tree to tree. Only in the past each time there is a brood. So -out destroyed in the Seventies by a Gerry Andrews, Somerset a hundred beetles today will compelled to take at least one damage to the economy- “as astated one of the chief glories year or so have the new elms virulent new strain of Dutch county- *-- council’s - forestryJ of-VI- arts subjed to keep the arts in ■.Is opposed to the politicians’ of the. English landscape. But reached a size capable of become a million in five years* dm disease imported into v* ncer, says a national campaign time;.” ...... the schools curriculum, Bev¬ scheme false claims of confidence and many of the fledgling growths Britain in logs of Canadian Forestry Common of- erly- Atidetton, the broad¬ an upswing in the economy”. already harbour the ftt«i rock elm, a timber widely used caster fad educationalist,'said He says: “We do not want to infection that killed the im¬ SESffiK illegal in small boat construction. yesterday {Simon Tort writes}-. - be pessimistic but the real memorial trees hymned by particularly to isolated wUnited Kingdom the fungus and reduced its after the age of 14. **““ a disease have become common Watkins and Mr Justice She told a conference of the Ltd, which represents private °L,thien «« he??« injectivity. Breeding diseaso- -. rptictant ilmi __i! . Tudor Evans ruled that, un¬ jEK^S?inSSSf. .w iw»uiuie 0says® Cmat^fr" overthrou the8houl nast southern 15 mnmhs'TTi. England British Association of ..«uiNatureC iwicwiyforestry mierests,interests, snowingshowing a hectares, or nearlv sn nw resistant elms was anotberline DIC2G CHQWirV relaunch like private companies, coun¬ ^ ^The msutute says that over the past 12 raonXlTie Ci.Conservationists tr_•_ . in . Cannock._ significant increase in the r»., cils had no power to offer ■ >’INt SBBtm ssasKfiss asr-tasSl: wwssart aw-wScplaints Authority team in¬. ^-“V OIUI ui ™ enhanced redundancy terms planting demonstrated the 1 THE /in,, five tree species in Britain broadeaf planting in England vestigating the death of Derek •' »: .ii! to staff who volunteered to effectiveness of the Farm afterSiSt- years of decline or andsrsssas'te growth qualities that fear disease spreading and farmers - and four times that in the give up their jobs. Woodland Scheme, run by the stagnation. Last year in would make them attractive Waflbanks, . who was shot by SlNi- filf r], , They declared illegal whole of Britain — in 1980-1. for large-scale planting.” Northumbria police after a Nlauisi!, • »■»*> a«ge last weekend, met in "V scheme set up by North "inrnli l Tyneside Council under Newcastle yesterday to dis¬ ptovijL- t!: v»i, n which 650 staff were offered Ambulance servic cuss the investigation as evi¬ 'Ulnrrjh^. - An severance terms up to three dence emerged that the dead to Professor flees the ■* ■km ui L-,;.’ Cl and a half times higher than raan was aimed with a starting ‘-,r”t in second wave pistol which could not be Last v.-, (■: the statutory minimum • A-IAIV tired. Police had earlier said ISAlri . so The judges said that, apart The 103 hospitals and units ’■• :»i'm TP approved to become trusts by spartan groves they had returned fire after from small gratuities and pen¬ !'■-.ii-lie Lnt the health secretary yesterday. shots were fired at them. W .Uv.!,. gr- sion enhancements, councils By David TimER, education editor th SI had no power to pay '"•■.dill more than the statutory North Te«o Health NHS Sweet surprise ^rinu-u- M TitS1- -JSS?1 A®?-*. Hcawiala WHEN Rose Johnstone'came main anH onlv ceilin® a *-. **Ul h-v’.- minimum. MTS It®* ClewelaiHi Anundom A nan aged 29 wht.se perei- wi KES? COmraunltv pr to Oxford full of enthusiasm was muted by a decora^ man aged & whose persis- 1 ••■■d ruf as The ruling will affect more JJth NHS Tran; Noreiooia whsNHS NW |Ho» (Ko« E5;. Wj? w,™n' »na respected profi&or of shade-TdSp red^^ had baffied :s .-t jjc Denial hood— iviaNHS Trustinn >'lJ ttH:i v. than 100 councils and poll tax YmkaMrc -• - biochemistry to cany on her when Kt provided a warm ^ 10 have a plastic : ! !roi or an hjui . --- -- feuuwuuu UI payers are expected to bear comm UWi ^ flection of bordello-lite^do^ but^S hd that he hadS-. EavT" G1 most of the cost of the ana North gOUnoMpaM East Hertfordshire human Woodblood at a “renowned much light for reading" 1,^ ^ lodged hr Fr 5> . NHS Tneu FrkVPh«.j-.,. ; i»uji vices NHS and beautiful" college, she (c: payments declared illegaL mMM She moved outafter a Week ',^re™0ved when -JO mi Nalgo. the local government NHS Trust wwl Ktertlora knew that she would have to ap MfK™S2g«33Sf, and says: “For mTa S W^aSS^1 °f '.tip officers union, said the union (foruterty^® Oo'^raiui give up some home comforts. U,hr,^.'r. . ad «eek was-- more t—ufc. aI uiuiUSu ptalafS, »v. i.hr< P» would fight compulsory NotnnBhwn" She left after a week fearing for Mdure. I have lost a consider¬ redundancies. Weston Park B»n« * Edowam HSSnU her sanity.. T1 M® South | able sum of money, but re¬ Anxious; to spare the tained my sanity. One more (c: Early work: one of the two pictures signed AJECtler blushes of her hosts, Mrs tn week m that red bordello and CORRECTION . 1- pr Johnstone, professor of my sanity would be The open day at Stowe Gar- -: SB biochemistry at McGill Their world is ending. This is their story. mtuaoumena oomm ewe Sm memory.” (Best of Britain, Week-". University, Montreal, refused Yciro* ‘A. Hitler’ pastels to name the college. Last Yesterday, Professor °ctobcr- Johnstone said that she had night, back in Canada, she tin. ^ °clober 20, not -v cot short planned research Saturday, October 19. The'. [ said: “The college accom¬ into the function of red Wood Burdens remain open untfl modation I stayed in was no SeasnOWW NHS Thun-: Thm^ i sell for £17,500 cells from ten to four weeks Sunday, October 27. ^ •; ■_ different to many others. I just due to the accommodation c gr***™ PtlwfW: w« By Peter Davenport want to warn other unsuspect¬ mCO ing foreigners." with which she had been 7» Peters Hen (OMntaykW* IF IT RAD not been for Hitler would have been 12 provided. Would she return? I Ceram CN W suranT Writing in the Oxford Wgwpc Bam Manui Him Care NHS their signatures, the two years old. “I like Oxford, it is a lovely Trt« BUi and West Htthcare N»« Magazine, Professor John¬ Tnni«ctPooto Hon NHS Tn— gilt-framed pastel drawings Lot 384 was a similar still town,” she said. “I just did not no HITLERAND »Jhc«rt NHS Trust stone,— says: “I» haduau no expect- like tl so* hanging in the comer of a like the place where I was htt life in a smaller gilt frame, ationlhat the accommodation living. j Americuutemwjybr Yorkshire auction house measuring just 8 lA inches wysrjsrsjaSff'3’ yesterday would have at¬ Si- zy°JdLa would. approachrr* WQV U, She wanted to make “all j mt^e^heslfine jm'is Ay*S*™y,v«« Oocum HKh- by 10% signed and dated the standards to which I had art Botafurs P®fflItna for tracted little attention. But colleges more critical of the 191 i. become accustomed in the last the name A. Hitler brought accommodation they are RO Mr Hartley said that the 40 years. But was it too much 9 more than the usual buzz of offering”. ! AUSTIN KAYE a pictures were entered for to expect a wc shared by fewer The common kitchen at the MMTwSPSLi"?^ Himear* interest NHS ES Osna Ambuiinn serv sale by a man who fre¬ than four others? A shower Auctioneer Andrew lodgings, which were “at least jBnifiLEconiLHi«h »-“■ Trust The Royal onmwaD quently sent items to him sbared byY fewericwer thanman seven a JO-mmnte trot to the centre iMegcan Pric e s j. < MAUN and Wat Cornwall Hartley holds a catalogue a 30-minnte trot to the centre rnT?n AniPt^?¥:e KoS for auction. He wanted to ®nw« a floor of town” also lacked anything Trust SouQuMad Hllh Oerva nhs 1 auction every two months Trust Plynwum Comm ISS Sag «4thout the grubby stains of to boil water for a cup JfEJ PARALLEL LIVES at his Ilkley sale room. But remain anonymous and c for yesterday's event, two had apparently bought the A “w= may be expected to walk A0 pictures in a box of odd¬ 3 interested bidders had re¬ ffi^4^np,t0.read W pn water “ gratitude for the ( served telephone lines and ments at a village hall jSSWSJy10 “J“P Private of being at Oxford, Unnt Herefordshire Comtq HUhNHS jjwer. Clearly yes! None of but not even Oxford’s greatest ALAN BULLOCK prospective purchasers auction. toeabo ve were available." haw managed to boU water ?ATEK PN!|.:p?£ ■ JgJHjTlw Warn* Centre tor. from abroad, including Mr Hartley opened bid¬ 'A titanic narrative history’ - 1D5 room was in a charm- without a receptacle.” Profes- Germany, had registered ding for lot 383 with a pre¬ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY rams offers by post registered £1,000 offer and mg house, but the charm sor Johnstone says, l^^cSgV^Sg i ended mside the room. No colleges called yesterday ‘A magnificent piece of historical writing., Lot 383 was described as it closed within two min¬ according to Professor John- admitted being Professor a pastel still-life with fiow- utes with a telephone bid of tone. She says: “The upholst- Johnstone’s host A university makes for compulsive reading' Home NHS Trust: The North «*, signed and dated 1901 £16,000. The anonymous FINANCIAL TIMES Moyy Comm NHS Trull. Liverpool i not a spokeswoman said: “Many of gurgles' .Him Care 1 in an oval gilt-framed bidder acquired the second rggTrtiau The Oldham NHS Trust fjorarag since they were con- the old colleges are unable to —j i; m- . ; _ HlOicairc NHS Trust"*: measuring 9%in by UVfein. picture for £1,500. an Hflgp NHS Trust Laq- ThloS! 50 years ^ Provide accommodation .... ■ R bore the signature A. Tbe braunfej martjjg which {s comparable .with fin HarpurCailin.1 Now available at £20.00 ts5-s.“SSS.SSSiS®T?5ri i .STIIVNI), 1 0NlH)\ \il > 1903: *■ ■ approval Hitler. 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higher premiums By Kerry Gill A WHITE man aged 19 was given a life sentence yesterday FARAY, a tiny uninhabited By Kevin Eason, motoring correspondent for foe murder of a black outcrop in the Orkney islands, schoolboy in an attack that a SEVEN million oar drivers the ratings of about a third of‘ Court He said: “Most of the has had little of which to boast judge decided was partly moti¬ face big increases in premiums the 21 million cars on the road cars at the showbere are worth apart from sheep, seals, sea¬ vated by race haired. as insurance companies at¬ would increase as a result of its £10,000, £20,000 or even bird colonies and a healthy The prosecution at the Old tempt to force motorists to proposals, which should come £25,000 and yet people treat population of former house Bailey had said that there was protect their cars against theft into force by the middle of them with incredible casual¬ mice that have become wild. no race motive for the stab¬ Insurers have acted after next year. However, a third of ness. This new sdrane should But those mice have a possibly bing of Rolan Adams, aged 15. paying out £300 million on owners would benefit from discourage people from buy¬ unique genetic make-up. by Mark Thomburrow. How¬ motor claims in the first six discounts because their cars ing high-risk cars and also Faray could find itself at the ever, Judge Richardson. QG months of this year, which is are equipped with mannfao- encourage them to make the forefront of cancer research as said that the victim had done ■‘ft •* \ equal to the amount paid in turer-fitted alarms and door effort to make their cars scientists study the mice. Two nothing to deserve the attack V.# ; v . the whole of 1989. rtoaitlnrfrg secure.” British biologists based in the and lhat after hearing the The Association of British The increase in bands al¬ Mr Baker has given the car United Slates have spent a evidence and reading state¬ Insurers yesterday issued gui¬ lows insurers for the first time makers until Christmas to week in a disused school house ments by Thomburrow. he delines to h& 450 member to give an accurate reflection come up with definite pro¬ on the island, collecting 30 of was sure that there were companies, which win mean of how vulnerable cars are to posals for preventing car the mice, which were tempted “racial overtones”. He added: scrapping the present nine- theft, break-ins or crash dam¬ thefts and break-ins, which into live traps by peanut “That is something which foe band rating system for cars age. They hope that pressure account for 28 per cent of all butter. courts will not tolerate.'* and moving to a 20-band from consumers unwilling to recorded crime. More than Research on the mice will Relatives and friends of the scheme to allow insurers to pay much higher premiums 500,000 cars are stolen an¬ help foe American National dead boy cheered and dapped identify clearly cars which are will'force manufacturers to nually and 750,000 broken Institute of Health in its work in foe public gallery when the most at risk from theft or most improve the security and into. He is angry that cars on cancer associated onco¬ jury returned a guilty verdict likely to be crashed because of safety ratings of their cars. which have highly developed genes. Almost by chance it was after foe eigbi-day trial. their high performance. Some Kenneth Baker, the home performance are relatively found that foe Faray mice Thomburrow, of Thames- owners of GTi cars, the most secretary, welcomed the asso¬ easy to steaL That has led to have few oncogenes, making mcad, southeast London, popular with joyriders, face ciation's proposals at the an increase in joyriding, which them less susceptible to slabbed the boy in foe neck increases of up to 80 pear cent launch of the... scheme at helped to spark riots recently cancers. with a butterfly knife after a The association said that London MotorEtir at Earls on Tyneside and in Oxford. Andrew Berry, a biologist build-up of tension at the Car makers who have ' working at Princeton Univer¬ Hawksmoor Youth Club in adopted new security systems sity, was asked 10 bring back Tfaamcsmcad. He claimed axe already being rewarded some of foe mice for analysis. that he had acted in self- with recognition by the associ¬ He went to Faray with Naomi defence. Birdwood guilty ation's new ratings system. A Pierce, who works with Jean Soufowonh. QC, for VauxhaB Cavalier 1.6L, for Australian butterflies, to trap foe prosecution, said that the example, is rated in group 4 of the mice. boy and his brother were in race hate case the present ratings scheme, Professor Beny said Lhat foe wailing at a bus stop when rejmsenting about a 50 per mice had arrived in London Thomburrow ran up behind By A Staff Reporter cent risk on security, safety where a colony would be bred Rolan Adams and attacked him. The boy ran off but died | -• yv THE Dowager .Lady Bird- and performance. However, in a laboratory. DNA extracts offence in the course of foe from them would be sent to some distance away. wood was conditionally dis¬ next two years, you are liable the car gets a rating of six out of 20 in the new bandings, America where it has been When arrested Thorn- charged and ordered to pay to be sentenced for these burrow told police that Rolan £500 towards prosecution representing a risk of almost found that mice in some sites offences,” the judge said. lose their genetic coding sense had spat in his face. He also costs after being found guilty He ordered Birdwood to 25 per cent. over three or four generations said: “I can't believe he is of distributing anti-Jewish pay £500 towards prosecution Cars in the highest band Westward bound: the Prince and Princess of Wales photographed by Lord and may, in time, become dead. 1 saw him run away. leaflets intending to stir up costs, estimated at £1,000. She (20} include the Lotus Carlton Snowdon to mark their six-day visit to ffrnada, which starts next Wednesday noD-carcinogenic. There is no wav I did thaL” racial hatred. was told foal if she did not, she and the Mercedes 500 SL. The Judge Capstick ordered the was liable to be called before Golf GTI is at 14, the Astra g$.'-’‘ .'N-* ■'^ps^ I removal of people from the magistrates. GTE 16 valve at 15 and the public gallery at the Central ‘Hie leaflets she held or dist¬ Renault .5 GT Turbo at 14 ; ■ '. Wrtttah nmafrwr | Criminal Court when support¬ ributed included “Jewish along with the Fiesta XR2i. ers shouted1 “shame" and Tributes to out Child Mar¬ High power saloons sgch. as. TKttWf jrtMhwW v l "absolutely disgusting" as the tyrs”, “The Ultimate Blasph¬ the' Siena Cosworth (16), jury found the 78-year-old emy — Revelations from the Rover 820si (16) and the v ;. AteWtttBtfi at j woman guilty on ten charges. Talmud" and “Another Blood Mercedes 190 2.0E (13) also fignre among the upper bands. •.. r?v v She had defended herself and libel on Ritual Murder”. •• tataffadtattoifcttMt•! *■ i 4 ” •■ denied distributing or possess¬ David Paget, for the prose¬ Traditional repmobiles 1 i ■;. >;' m-M- ■ * ing thousands of “threatening, cution, said that Birdwood such as the Ford Sierra 1.8 LX ;. abusive or insulting" leaflets had told police that she be¬ and the Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 m;# A' between April and December lieved the Zionist element of L hover around the halfway last year. the Jewish community was mark at 9 and 6 respectively. Hu!;! C Judge Capstick warned masterminding the multi¬ Cavalier SRi, Audi 801.8 and Birdwood, of Acton Vale;, west racial invasion of Britain. Granada 2.0 Ghia all mala* it London; “You should know if Birdwood told the jury: into band 12. Rover 214si, you continue to break the law “The essence of tins case is Toyota Corolla 1.3GLandthe you will go to prison.” He said whether in a free country there Cftxoen BX19 GTD all come that foe statutes under which can be free speech, even within band 8. Those at the charges had been brought bad involving the most controver¬ bottom of the handings in¬ been enacted uqder ^pyernr sial subjects, as in the present clude the Volvo 440 in hand 5, raents of different -political case.'” She argued that the the Volkswagen Polo f.O CL persuasions, and. that every¬ Crown had not proved that in band 4 and foe Vauxhall body must obey foe-law.- - 1 anyone had been incited by- Nova 1.0 Trip in band 3. The "If you commit another foe leaflets. Rover Mini CSty is in band 2.

■ *■ Ju f ^ vie Helpline Artificial heart can for winter plug into the mains of rwOnOon In fba’ relaunched By Thomson Prentice, medical correspondent WW’ aim is that they should be able By David Young BATTERY-powered artificial hearts win be implanted in to live an active near-normal THE government and the patients with severe cardiac and independent life again; three major charities respon¬ disease in a trial in British hopefully, returning to work." sible for the elderly are- to hospitals next year. Mr Lewis, of the Royal relaunch their “Winter About 20 patients who are London hospital, will give Warmth Line" this winter to unsuitable for a conventional details of the planned trial at provide information for heart transplant will be offered an international meeting of vulnerable people to help the device, which can also be cardiologists in London next them to keep warm and weD. powered by mains electricity weeJCThe trial will assess the Last year the service han¬ supplies at home. The arti¬ quality of life, survival of dled 15.000 calls from elderly ficial unit, an electro¬ patients and costs compared people requiring practical help mechanical left ventricular with, medical therapy. Half foe and advice during the cold assist device, is inserted into patients will be given the weather. It is funded by the the patient's heart and con¬ titanium device, developed in mmmMmmmmmm tf » * m departments of health and nected to a rechargeable bat¬ America and costing up to KB social security and run from tery under the arm. £30,000. The others will get the headquarters of Help the The battery runs the heart drug&and intensive care. Aged with support from Age for about eight bouts, but if • Many patients waiting for a Concern and Neighbourhood linked to the domestic mains heart transplant die because of RADIATION. Energy Action. The number is supply patients could watch a shortage of donor organs, i Freephone 0800-289-404. television or sleep “without John Dark, head of the trans¬ The phone line is supported worry of power loss”, Terence plant unit at the Freeman WHICH SOURCECE WORRIES YOU MOST? by brochures giving details of Lewis, a consultant cardiac hospital, , Newcastle-upon- help available. surgeon said yesterday. “The Tyne, said yesterday. It is better to be informed about radiation than to be But what might concern you most is the alarmed by it very high concentration of radioactive materia] in a Yaroooh! Bunter is back Radiation occurs naturally and has been nuclear power station. around since time began. By Philip Howard That's why our nuclear power stations are LITERARY EDITOR • The air you breathe and the ground you built the way they are. With safety systems backed YAROOOH! you beasts. Look out! Bunter is back. The Fat Owl of foe Remove is being stand on are radioactive. Even your body is radio¬ up as many as five times over, automatic shut-down republished, with Mr Quelch, Harry Whar¬ ton. and the rest of the famous five at active. So is everything you touch and everything devices and barrier upon barrier of protection. Greyfiiars. you consume. Along with Falsraff and Mr Pickwick, In fact you would receive less radiation Bunter is one of the overweight comic Why are we telling you ail this? Because living next to a nuclear power station than you characters of Eng. Lit. and formed the sense of humour and (bizarre) ideas about public we want to help you put radiation in perspective. would living in many parts of Cornwall,the area with school for generations of children who never went there. George Orwell wrote that Bunter The bulk of the radiation the average the highest levels of natural radiation in Britain, and his creator Frank Richards had more influence on foe mind and outlook of young person receives, around 87 per cent comes from Hard to believe, but true. working-class England than any other single pereon, not excluding Baden-Powefl. entirely natural sources. Come to nuclear power with an open mind. But Bunter has been out of print for so long that foe young have never heard of The other 13 per cent or so is man-made For a free information pack please write to the him, and look at you blankly when you radiation (identical in its effects to natural radiation) mention his name. Hawk Books are renaissance, no doubt still expecting a postal British Nuclear Forum, 22 Buckingham Gate, 11.; tomorrow relaunching the ydtow-jacketed order any day now. He was the child of which comes mainly via the medical world, largely novels of the famous anti-hero, in his Bank Richards, pen name of Charles bulging sponge-bag trousers, as they orig¬ London SW1E 6LB. Or ring 0272 24475a Harold St John Hamilton, the most prolific from X-rays. «S^f t inally appeared in the Fifties. author in the long grind of scribbling. This Bunter, of course, has been with us for Name__ .; ;' > reclusive classical scholar, using more than “So what about nuclear electricity?” you much longer than that. He made his first appearance on February 15, 1908, as a 20 pen names, inventing over 100 fictional may be wondering. The fact of the matter is that Address minor comic-strip character in Magnet But schools, wrote more than 72 million words he rapidly became a national institution. He of fiction in his lifetime, the equivalent of nuclear power accounts for less than one tenth ___ is lazy, untidy, deceitful, a thief; and always 1,000 novels. But his imperishable creation F hard-up. Children loved him. is William George (Billy) Bunter, who has of one per cent a very small percentage of the total._™ He first graduated from comics into into the common stock of language O books in 1947. Those Busters are now much and image, and occupies a (wide) seat in the THE WAY TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF NUCLEAR POWER IS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ALL R treasured and an original fetches at least. halt nf English literature. ITS ASPECTS. THE BRITISH NUCLEAR FORUM HOPES THIS MESSAGE, ONE OF A SERIES COVERING U £80. But you cannot keep a fat boy down in Hawk Books will publish facsimiles of all i'SSfl! ISSUES AT THE HEART OF NUCLEAR POWER, SHOWS OUR WILLINGNESS TO GIVE YOU THE FACTS M foe land of nostalgia. He is due for a 38 original Banters starting tomorrow.

1 4 TV Franchise: The Winners THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 I Whose finger will be on Channel 3’s control button?

THE person who will have more winners will be able to guarantee January 31 1992, as is feared, the very unlikely 15 separate cosip influence over what appears on the that the dramas, comedies and Melinda WIttstock reports on the need for an Independent Television Com¬ panics will agree. Wc flunk P new Channel 3 than any of documentaries promised in their influential and powerful central television mission will impose a new system. system will have to be imposed.^ yesterday’s winners has yet to be applications will materialise on the scheduler and, below, looks at the winners in The Office of Fair Trading, which Either way, the winners will bavo * chosen. Even the criteria by which national independent network. wants independent television net- difficulty agreeing on flre sae the successful candidate will decide Nor can they prevent those they the great franchise auction waking arrangements opened up their contributions to the annual which programmes to buy and have defeated, such as Thames and to public scrutiny, has until next network budget likely to he set when to broadcast them, come TVS, from selling their own pro¬ managing director of London vision Society debate on central July satisfy itself that the new the present rate of £450 ntillion^ 1993, is as yet undetermined grammes to the network as in¬ Weekend and a major backer of scheduling last month, Andrew arrangements are fair and open. the first year. Central, which pndi The winning independent tele¬ dependents. Though Thames lost Sunrise; Andy Allan, managing Quinn, managing director of Gra¬ Three months is not long to just £2,000 a year, win have a hard vision companies have three its licence, programmes such as director of Central Broadcasting; nada, said new licencees “should establish the system by which time agreeing with, for butene^ months to devise an independent The BUI and This Week will still Steve Morrison, director of pro¬ Yorkshire, which bid £37.7 miffion i - 1; r' -!« not surrender their sovereignty” to independent television’s success -,M:. central scheduling system that mil appear on die small screen after grammes at Granada; Charles Den¬ the central scheduler. But indepen¬ will be guaranteed or lost. Disputes a year. A decision by .featimg; deprive them of their right held for 1993 if the central scheduler wants ton. managing director of Zenith dent producers disagree. Mr Den¬ are expected over the size, struc¬ licensees to cut expenditure could j. '• * 35 years, to schedule their own them. Productions; and David Hsian, ton , one of the likely candidates, ture and location of the central mean the difference between 3Qfl . . Michael Grade tied to Chan¬ the job, they will want to see the job power outside the independent pass the independent television hours of repeats. . - .<.-v •%<•>«! and choose from the offerings of nel 4 with £500,000 “golden hand¬ description. Disagreement is ex¬ television companies' direct con¬ companies and take their proposals . • i ns!: the 15 regional Channel 3 com¬ cuffs” the successful candidate is pected among winners and in¬ trol if independents are to get a fair direct to the central scheduler. Richard Drain, page- lB#^ 1011 panies, as well as Britain's 800 likely to be poached from abigITV Dyke; one of the fire dependent producers on how much hearing. Leslie Hill, chief executive of Diary, ******JgfcRI .1-0 ‘! independent producers. Under the company — winner or loser. Names power the central scheduler should Leading article, page possible contenders If yesterday’s winners foil to Central Television which retained 1990 Broadcasting Act none of the bandied about include: Greg Dyke, be given. During a Royal Tele¬ agree on the new system by its licence unopposed, said: “It is High bidders hit, page- 7S^S0-

v&ro. . : L * . LONDON WEEKDAY -V--v . V. *.if- i THE I TV WINNERS «“-• 13::.. jTisafe;" Region Winner Owners Losers •-vi: Slimline victor New licence holder Existing Boence holder National Breakfast Sunrise TV TV-am (incumbent Cl 4.12m}/' (Scottish TV (20%}j (54.8m viewers) BM£34.6m r Evening News (1: Daybreak TV, E33-3m to be placed with I

will create 1 London weekday CarttonTeievision Thames (incumbent £32-5mW' Carlton Communications (90%)/ (10.57m viewers) Bid S4a2m Dig- (5%)/RtzzoU Corriera CPV-TV (£45.3m, faded quality) • - -rAr- SUNRISE TV 1 London weekend LWT (Incumbent) Institutional investors London Independent Broadcasting J wave of change GRAMP/AN (10.57m viewers) BbSS7JS8m (£35.4m, failed quality) -4 ;~y.-

MICHAEL Green has long its programmes, except re¬ South and Southeast Meridian Broadcasting MAI (65%yCerrtra) TV (20%)/Saled7V (15%) TVS (incumbent £59.BmyCartton .v.. - j coveted Thames Television's gional news, from indepen¬ (5.044m viewers) Bid £36 An pi8.lm)/CPV-TV (£22.im. toted lucrative franchise. The ebair- dent producers with proven I quafity)_■_.vJj' « man of Carlton Commun- records in drama, light enter-(I BORDER Mh—ma Central Independent Broadcasting Carton (19.4%)/D C Thomson & Co (192%) Unchalenged :' ‘ ■‘f ica Lions, which yesterday taimnent, factual and current (9-2m viewers) Bid £2,000 ousted Thames in the biggest affairs programmes. TYNE TEES upset of the auction, has Paul Jackson. Curl ton's pro- Northwest Granada Television (Incumbent) Granada Group (100%) North West TV (£35.3m. toted y looked forward to this day gramme director and an svD j quality) - - ;.r: (6.33m viewers) Bid£9m since 1985. when the Indep- independent producer of alter- endent Broadcasting Auth¬ native comedy programmes, YoricaMro Yorkshire Television (incumbent) Institutional investors WNte Rose (£17.4m)/Viking (£30.1m. n: tfi ority blocked his £82.5 million said yesterday: “Fm delighted (5.43m viewers) Bid £37.7m faled quality) ..v.r* with this new opportunity for ULSTER takeover bid for Thames. Three East (£l4.lm)/CPV-TV. Six years ago the authority the independent sector. I have , YORKSHIRE East of England 8a Television (incumbent) Institutional Investors v (3.858m viewers) £17.8m (£10.1m. failed quality) ruled that a Carlton bid would long believed that some of the I iwf) lead to a “major change in the best production ideas and Wales and the West HTV (incumbent) Phlfips & Drew (95%)/FMR Corp (6%)/ C3W (£17.8m (£i9.4m. : \t\ -*• nature and characteristics” of creative talent comes from (4.298m viewers) BH&L5m Barclays Bank (7.6%) fated quaBtyl a viable independent tele- within the the independent fated quality) vision company, but only after sector, where the quality of South Weet England Westcountry Television Assodaied NewNewspapers {20%V TSW (Incumbent (£16.1 m. overbid^ Richard Dunn, who had been ideas are all that counts-” (1.52m viewers) Bid £7.8m Brittany Farriasries (15%)/South Weest Water TeteWest (£7-3m. failed quality) managing director of Thames Carlton, which is offering f CENTRAL (20%)/triBonn (II(Tty**) Retime for just a week, asked the more than 500 hours of new Northern Ireland Ulster Television (Incumbent) Institutional investors TVrt (£3.1 m, toted business plan)/ regulator to stop the bid. programmes to the ITV net¬ Lagan (£2.7m fated quality) It was that ruling, broad¬ work in 1993, has already (1.4m viewers) Bid £1.02m asmnisj casters now say, that paved invested over £2 million in North East Institutional Investors North East Television (£5m) the way for yesterday’s de¬ developing 70 new pro- (2.852m viewers) fev deft cision. Not only does Mr grammes from 30 indepen- vri‘ - dent production companies North Scotland Local businessmen C3 Caledonia (£1.13m). North of (1.095m viewers) Scotland TV (£2.71 m) PROMISES: £80 nriflion which between them have ANGLIA i’i". .. / ■ J, 1 programme budget, eight won 120 awards. Borden Border Television Local businessmen Unchallenged hoars of local program¬ Much of Carlton’s drama (629,000 viewers) Bid £52£00 ming weekly and 500 hours output wall be supplied by of network programming Zenith, Carlton’s 51 per cent- Cental Scotland Scottish Television Chase Nominees (8%)/Scottish AmAmicable (7%)/ Unchatenged annually; will replace This WEST COUNTRY J (3357m viewers) Bid £2,000 Phttdrew Nominees (&7%)/Bank of owned subsidiary, which pro¬ Scotland (63%) Week with a new current duced Inspector Morse, Byker affairs programme. Seven Grove and the acclaimed Channel tatands Channel Television (Incumbent) Channel Islands Communications (100%) 03 (£102.000. toted quality) Days. drama-documentary Shoot To tea » m (135.000 viewers) £1300 KiU. Viewers can expect j CHANNEL MERIDIAN CARLTON Green hate to lose, but his loss Cleared for Takeoff, an action 1 Vtewing figures represent total possKte audtanoe at the hands of the Thames drama series about airline management and the 'au¬ security; Body and Soul, about thority strengthened the re¬ a nun leaving her enclosed SOUTH COAST BREAKFAST TIME SOUTHWEST solve of the Thatcher govern¬ order; and Routes, an early i t.: ment to break up what it evening soap opera created by Highlight perceived to be a cosy insid- Julia Smith, the producer of Now for someone Sunrise offers good cheer ers’ club with a cold draft of EastEnders, about two fem- .v _■ .. deregulaiion. flies in the transport business. on news \:- ’ Mr Green is already very Comedy will be supplied by quite familiar much a part of that dub. His five independents: Hat Trick, and more information Buckinghamshire millhouse makers of Channel 4’s Drop INDEPENDENT television party is 65 per cent owned by GOOD morning Riitam It’s don’t want to lose,” said Liz enoe out there is mostly for region was frfled with the who’s who the Dead Donkey, Nod Gay, viewers in what is the richest die financial and information 6am and here is the news just Howell, Sunrise’s director of downmarket, mostly women ... of the British broadcasting Mr Jackson’s company, Hum¬ regional area in Britain will services group MAI, 20 per about everyone in the tde- programmes. “But we will and mostly outside London,” THE backbone of \„ Westcountry Television's establishment last year when phrey Barclay, who made already be familiar with one of cent by the successful MM-1 vision industry expected: Sun- attract the large numbers of Mr Braham said. vlo he married Tessa Buckmaster, Desmonds', Spitting Image; the stars the company plans to lands bidder Central TV and consortium people who don't watch break- Sunrise promises viewers a successful bid for the South- West region was the provision I'llK itl ! who works for Carlton Com¬ and Grant Naylor, maker of promote. 15 per cent by the independent offering “a cheerful morning fast television at all with more rolling news programme, with M. •*.» munications. His close friends Red Dwarf. Carlton has Meridian’s board, which in- producer SdecTV. with a bit more information news and more information.” local news, weather and traffic of news and current affairs, programmes for the area. Michael Grade, chief exec- commissioned a series of com- dudes the actor Michael Meridian South-East will behind it”, has displaced TV- Unlike Daybreak, TV-am’s “opt-outs” (area transmis¬ The company, whose prin¬ utive of Channel 4, and Alan edy dramas under the title Palin, Bill Cotton, the former oover Kent, East Sussex and am as the new national break- other challenger. Sunrise fell it sions) for the 18 ITV regions Vi I til V Yentob. controller of BBC2, Comedy Playhouse, and new BBC Television managing dir- parts of Surrey and Essex, fast contractor. would be risky to tamper too and sub-regions. Regional cipal shareholders include sat with the couple at the head satire shows being developed. ector, and Sir Richard Luce, Associated Newspapers, Brit¬ Hu- Cartoons will disappear ITV companies will supply six ulU‘n i‘ table. John Bin, deputy direc¬ Carlton plans to replace the former arts minister, PROMISES: to coamria- tany Ferries and South West from the weekday screen in PROMISES: national and three-minute bulletins every 'M»fo tor-general of the BBC, and This Week, Thames’ 20-year- raised £36.5 million funding sion network dramas and 1993, to be replaced by chil¬ international news pins weekday. _ Independent Water, has John Banham, CBI David Elstein, director of old current affairs pro¬ to win the bid and draw up its comedies from indepen¬ dren’s news and current affairs local news, weather and director-general, as chairman- ^ He .ivk! producers win provide a daily region.V programmes at Thames, also gramme, with Seven Days, a convincing schedules. dents; create three news bulletins. Sunrise, backed by traffic for 18 regions; regional feature for each of the designate and has submitted a attended half-hour show made by Clau¬ 5>o cncc Palin, who is in Kenya regions, based In Maid¬ LWT, Scottish TV, Walt Dis¬ health, education, and arts 18 opt-outs, while Live Link planning application to build- With yesterday's news, Mr dia Milne, whose company making a travel programme, stone, Southampton and studios in Plymouth. nnwh ney and The Guardian, won on DayBnak Pba later in will bring a live outside broad¬ Green, aged 42, one of Brit¬ Twenty Twenty Vision made said: “1 joined with the zebras, Newbary, each with own the lucrative licence after morning. Children’s ear- cast each morning. Frank Copplestone, aged _ ain's wealthiest men with a its reputation with Lnvesti- giraffes, hyenas and greater nightly news bulletin and outbidding both TV-am, Brit¬ toons at weekend only. Children will ga their own 66, the company's deputy pul pcraonal fortune of £50 mil- gative documentaries such as kudus in rejoicing at this enrrent affairs magazine. ■*» ms: ton’s most profitable station. news bulletins at 7:20am ev¬ chairman, was managing di- • lion, becomes one of the club’s the award-winning Island ofoj wonderful news. Our ap- - and Daybreak, its ITN and rector of Southern TV, which most powerful members. He is Outcasts, about mentally fll much with TV-am’s highly ery morning with children’s Outcasts, about mentally ill pnoach was serious, practical Meridian South win cover Daily Telegraph-backed rival. lost its licence to TVS in the likely to become still richer people incarcerated on a successfol format. “It would programmes, including Dfc- and realistic and it paid off” Brighton, Southampton, West with a cash offer of £34.6 be a mg mistake to jerk it ney cartoons dominating Sat- last round of franchise awards 1 now that he can add British Greek Island. The company says it will Sussex, south Hampshire, the million. ten years ago. commercial television's most Regional programmes will upmarket,” said Michael urday mornings. From create three new broadcasting Isle of Wight and parts of TV-am’s sofas may be re-rc- Braham, a non-executive di¬ He is a broadcasting vet- ■ Gam lucrative franchises to the £1 run from 5.10pm to 6.30pm regions in place of the current Dorset and Surrey, and Merid- placed by the Sunrise oval 8:50am on weekdays, when 70 billion television production, Monday to Thursday, with the rector of Sunrise and indepen¬ per cent of the breakfest eran, having entered the TV ' two in the South and South- ian West will cover Berkshire, breakfast table, but the dew dent producer who will supply industry m 1957 after leaving ■ facilities and editing company Carlton News Hour starting at East of England. It aims to audience are women. Day- he founded in 1973. Cariton 5.30pm and enveloping ITN's North Hampshire and the morning programme, Day- Sunrise's Sunday morfonk Break the army. Colleagues say he is S develop programmes with Thames Valley The company Break, will continue in TV- current affairs magazine, turns rangmg from h»S" a born leader. He was presi¬ win c also has a 20 per cent stake in News at 5.40. Regular regional performers who indude Rob¬ tures ranging from health, Central, which retained its bulletins will be broadcast plans news production centres am’s cheerful. SundayBreak as well as its diet, stress and yoga to edu¬ dent of tiw National Union of bie Coltrane, Rowan Atkinson in Southampton, Maidstone “We are appealing to licence unopposed with a bid through die day. 8:50am weekday mapmn^ cation and reviews of books, of just £2,000 a year. and Tracey Ullman. The com- and Newbury. current viewers whom DayBreak Phis. “The audi- films and videos. PROMISES: regional Mr Green has the tenacity news opt-outs for Truro, and business acumen that has JOHWMAWWIG Exeter and Barnstaple; been lacking in the television LONDON WEEKEND MIDLANDS more coverage on edu¬ industry. He stands ready to cation, health, crime revolutionise the independent prevention, environment television system in a way Golden handcuffs and transport; more week¬ even he. might not have Central poised to end news. contemplated back in 1985. r. A RLT O N The awarding of the largest unlock fortunes •»*«.<** ••jf A “ Students during his time at ITV licence to Cariton, whose 1 be leading player EXECUTIVES of London controller — who will benefit Nottingham University and £43.2 million outbid Thames CENTRAL Independent Tele- owns 20 per cent of Central when serving iD the army Weekend Television were well LWTs stars, including the by £10.7 million, will create television vision stands to become the on their way to becoming comedy partnership Hale and vision stands to become the However, the hidden cost "of helped others after being waves of structural change most Dowcxfiilpowerful player in the Central's derisory bid is millionaires yesterday as its Pace, Blind Date's Cilia Black, centrars derisory bid is bST on the Normandy throughout television, forcing new Channel 3. shares climbed on the news Jeremy Beadle, Brian Walden vulnerability to takeover by thousands of programme The station pm bled with that they had succeeded in and Michael Aspel, signed European media giants, who *S C°pP««tMe, aged 66, makers out of secure jobs. the blind bidding procedure retaining iheir franchise with a three-year contracts worth are free to acquire ITV com¬ acted quickly by yesterday Unlike Thames, which pro¬ and won: it put in a bid of just much smaller than expected about £500,000 a year each to panies from January 1994 recniitmg John Presscou- posed to retain its studios and £2,000 a year, guessing cor¬ cash bid. secure their loyalty. its 1,300 employees to remain rectly that it would be un¬ ES—l* BBCs r**iona| LWT bid £7.58 million Celebrations continued at PROMISES: to continue IS?’ ^ “mpany has ai-- a large programme maker as opposed in the bidding. The compared with-the £35.4 mil¬ the company’s South Bank as integrated producer- Richard well as a broadcaster, Cariton lion tendered by London In¬ cost at 1993 prices amounts to broadcaster; invest £18 Myers and TV-am's Jane chose an altogether different just over £5 a day. dependent Broadcasting, a PROMISES: to continue million on new Birming¬ Oarke. Full details of sched¬ formula, which let it keep its consortium of high-powered as integrated producer- Central, the second largest ham TV centre; more than ule! are still secret, but two cost base low enough to outbid London independent produc¬ broadcaster with un¬ ITV company with an audi¬ 100 regional news bulletins JJfJj!*015 ^ screened will be sailing and rugby. Thames and still convince the ers which failed to pass the changed staff of 640; wiQ ence of nine million, now has weekly; to establish Oxford commission it could put qual¬ quality threshold. try to improve regional the chance to become the most centre for TV history. wfiret tasks for ity programmes on the air. Under a “golden handcuff" news and current affairs by profitable. Best known for as ---- WCT is to find an emblem to Carlton, which will employ bonus and share option co-operating with Carlton. Inspector Morse and Spitting . when the moratorium on take- ,? *>rporate image just 400 people, will buy in all scheme introduced two years Image, Central has the finan- overs expires. It is not surpris- "8 ? ima&e for the ago to ensure the loyalty of 44 headquarters with the news dal muscle to make it the mg, therefore, that Leslie Hill, ml ^ involve- key executives, Christopher that Sunrise TV, in which biggest contributor to the nat- chairman and chief executive ment of South West Water.' Bland, the chairman, and LWT has a 20 per cent stake, tonal network. of Central TV, who last week EE a"d Associated New*, BELGRAVE CARPET papers in the new company Greg Dyke, the managing displaced TV-am to win the Yesterday's news that disclosed a 50 per cent drop in GALLERY LTD Meridian Broadcasting had pre-tax profits for the first half 3 OM Bond Stnet. Londoa Wi director, almost trebled their national breakfast licence, Sl*gaVe?,o iSTSK.- r.&m displaced TVS in the South asm. South West Water is *, Tel No: 071 499 6149 money as LWT shares jumped Sunrise’s other shareholders of this year, is spearheading a Ken as a controversial backer. CLOSING DOWN SALE include Walt Disney, Scottish and South-East was welcome campaign to relax cross-own¬ Of Oriental Carpels £ Rugs 53p to 198p yesterday. But it is not just the Television and Guardian news for Central, which has a ership curbs preventing ITV I? ki^L of foe highly 75% OFF mA C;. ej 20 per cent share in Meridian. companies from acquiring ^bUcised Camelfotd ZSr executives who get 14.7 per Newspapers, publishers of All sock rnnsisD. rodent in North Opea: Mon-Sat I (WO to 6J5pa The Guardian and Man¬ Meanwhile, Carlton continental broadcasters, or, cent of the company — they Happy day: Michael Green, Carlton’s non¬ Sob: J0J0 Is 530pm include Melvyn Bragg, the arts chester Evening News. Communications, which yes¬ as he puts it, from “growing to and Associated' executive chairman, in winning mood terday displaced Thames, a .reasonable size" in Britain. owns large parts of the local press. THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 ☆ * ■& * * TV Franchise: The Losers 5

ADRIAN BROOKS executive was applauded at the end of the meeting. “1 Anger and think it was the herd habit. Thames, a wounded They thought they were a tears as studio-audience, I suspect," a staff-member said. At a small wake in the losers nearby Prince of Wales' Feath¬ Phoenix, takes flight ers pub, most of the talk was hear news about job prospects. “If this had happened two years ago, it By Jamie Dettmer would have been okay, there were a lot of jobs in television into production NEVER have so many around then," a young man journalists got so wet for so said to a group of depressed- By MEUNDA WlTTSTOCK, MEDIA CORRESPONDENT little. As the scrums of report¬ ers and photographers waited looking people. “No I won’t LOSS of a commercial tele¬ have a double. I've still got to shareholder with 56 per cent, viewers switched channels. impatiently outside Thames vision franchise used to mean The move would bring Chan¬ get a programme out,” some¬ pledged last night to stand by Television and TV-am yes¬ certain death at the hands of a Thames to help it to develop nel 4 about £20 million in one shouted over the crowded liquidator. Now, fortunately terday, only the traffic war¬ into a powerful US-style stu¬ extra revenue each year, but dens seemed happy to work in bar. for yesterday's losers, it prom¬ dio — a home for writers and could impair the financial the downpour, placing tickets A mile away in Camden, ises a new life in a different producers who would be health of Sunrise, which bid north London. TV-am staff incarnation. on the press cars. "published" under the £34.6 million to unseal TV- “Go away," a ferocious aim decided to drown their Months before the Indepen¬ Thames name. Thames win. am. The breakfast channel’s guard at TV-am said when be sorrows. In the Oxford Arms, dent Television Commission other options include joining a also consider laiinnhing one or was asked whether reporters there was laughter and tears. confirmed industry specula¬ two channels on Astra, the consortium bidding for the were allowed inside. “Go There was also anger, with tion that Thames Television Luxembourg-based satellite new Channel 5 as its news away," said an equally aggres¬ staff complaining that TV- would lose its licence to via which BSkyB broadcasts. provider, or linking up with sive doorman at Thames’s am's bid was loo low, a claim Carlton, Thames executives However,.-to succeed in a Sky News, the 24-hour news headquarters in Euston Road, made by Thames staff as well. had put together a confidential brave new world of indepen¬ channel. London. At the studios, David Frost, contingency plan. dent status will require a The other losers — TVS and Few staff at either company a TV-am presenter and one of It win involve at least 1,000 complete nhang** in manage¬ TSW — could turn themselves were keen to talk to reporters the founders of the station, left redundancies, but Thames ment attitudes. Robin Foster,. into regionally based indepen¬ immediately after the news in a Rolls-Royce saying “there win emerge as Europe’s most media consultant at the Nat¬ dents; merging with others to broke that the Independent is great sadness”. He contin¬ powerful independent pro¬ ional Economic Research become more powerful pro¬ ued: “When I was at school 1 Television Commission had Studio exit: Trish Ingrams, the Thames presenter, leaving yesterday ducer and programme distrib¬ Association, said: “Thames is gramme suppliers. By 1994, turned down their bids. Many was told the important thing utor, it claimed yesterday. not used to competition in when takeover restrictions are felt that the newspapers were heard that they had lost the Christmas. But the present is Dunn told them that the new was not winning but taking Under the plan, Thames will network pipply, they will need abandoned, they could take pertly responsible for the bid shortly before 10am from rather horrible." A few people franchise system was unfair. parr. 1 did not believe it then dose its Euston headquarters to readjust the way they over a winning Channel 3 change^ in the franchise sys¬ a report on ITN. “We were cried, although many looked He warned them that a thou¬ and 1 certainly do not believe but keep open its Teddingion operate. They may toed to licensee. tem. “The feeling is that the stunned," said a televison misty-eyed sand jobs would have to go by it now.” studios* and concentrate en¬ form liaisons with others in TVS, however, has already newspapers egged on the gov¬ researcher, who, like her col¬ Shortly before 10.30, hun¬ 1993 but the company would Ulrika Jonsson, the sta¬ tirely on producing peak-time Europe to bring in such told its shareholders that its ernment in its reform plans leagues, did not want to be dreds of the staff gathered in survive as Britain's largest tion's weather forecaster, said: popular hits such as-Minder, expertise." “preferred strategy" wfl] be to and supported ministers when named studio five to listen to Richard independent production firm. “It's a travesty. The whole The Bill and This Is Your There is life after death for wind the company up. TSW, they attacked controversial “The last few days have Dunn. Thames's chief exec¬ Most of the questions Mr affair is dreadful. It's a very, Life. yesterday’s other losers, al¬ worth little more than the programmes during Mrs been rather exciting as we utive. Others remained at Dunn was asked by staff were very sad day, but you should These, along with other though none will find it so break-up value of its assets, is Thatcher's time in office," a have waited to find out what their posts and heard his hostile and fears were ex¬ not be worrying about me, you programmes in its 9,000-bour easy as Thames. TV-am, also likely to be wound up by Thames News journalist said. would happen. The at¬ statement on the firm's close- pressed about redundancy should worry about the library, will be sold to which lost to Sunrise, hopes to its shareholders. Most of Thames's 1,400 staff mosphere has been a bit like circuit television system. Mr terms. Even so, the chief viewers." independent television and move its popular breakfast the BBC. “We can be more programme onto Channel 4 in profitable this way," Thames 1993. Although Liz Foxgan, said. Being forced out of Channel 4's director of pro¬ broadcasting win save £32.5 grammes, ruled out the pro¬ million a year in bid pay¬ posal last month, Michael ments, about £30 million a Grade, the chief executive, is year in advertising revenue understood still to be raxes and about £10 million in interested. transmitter costs. With staff TV-am, which now reaches reduced from 1,300 to just 200 70 per cent of the breakfast or 300, Thames’s overheads audience, could greatly in¬ will be cut significantly. crease Channel 4's morning Thorn EMI, hs biggest ratings as its loyal 17 million Redmond TVS may astonished take legal by defeat action By Ronald Faux By Peter Victor PHIL Redmond, the chief TVS was considering legal executive of North West Tele¬ action yesterday over the In¬ vision, whose £35 million bid dependent Television Com¬ for the Granada franchise was mission’s derision not to grant rejected in favour of a £9 mil¬ it a franchise, and union lion bid by the incumbent, members at its Southampton said he was astonished and headquarters expressed regret disappointed when the den and disappointment. cision reached his Liverpool The company said that it headquarters yesterday. was considering its options, North West had spent more including the possibility "of than £1 milliou-on making its asking for a judicial review of bid and legal action would be the JTC decision. Rudolph h ' - ' considered, he told a press Agnew, the TVS chairman, conference. “Our board meets said: “We are surprised and on Friday and it will be bitterly disappointed that the " \ ^ . . ,w discussed then," he said. licence has not been awarded Mr Redmond, who is head to TVS Television. TVS Tele¬ of Mersey Television, which vision had prepared its has Grange Hill and Water• application with great care front Beat on BBCI and and with full regard for the Brookside on Channel 4, said ITCs requirements." that North West seemed to Steve Harris, chairman of lil4 have cleared Beechers Brook the joint shop stewards com¬ only to fall at the water jump. mittee, issued a written state¬ He was surprised that other ment saying: “We particularly companies had cleared the regret that this is the result of a quality threshold whereas grossly inequitable and unjust North West had not. . system of allocation." He The choice of Granada criticised the government’s : * when the two bids were so handling of the bidding pro¬ wide apart was “a bit odd". cess and claimed it was part of He added: “Looking at our a broader attack on broadcast regional proposals, they were media. IF YOU LIE AWAKE so exceptional, so innovative, Staff leaving work in som¬ much higher than anyone bre mood said they had been anywhere else in the system ordered not to speak to the has pul forward. The decision press. Management also de¬ WONDERING WHERE TO ..— is just astounding." clined to comment. .*•*•***'*£?• ■•••-** PUT YOUR SAVINGS, .. Game show with TRY TURNING OVER. win or bust result By Peter Barnard IN THE half hour before the will continue to make Strike announcement of the com¬ it Lucky, the Michael Barry¬ mercial television franchises more showcase, may largely yesterday morning, the in¬ depend on the company and dependent television net¬ the network retaining a work transmitted a quiz sense of humour. called Jeopardy! As if the TSW, one of the smallest title were insufficiently franchises, has not been -wV ironic, the format consisted very visible on the network, of people being given the but TV-am is another mat¬ answers and scoring points ter. It is, of course, famed for by supplying the quesuons, malting Anne Diamond ami which some in independent for featuring David Frost, television regard as a fair who, with Angela Rippon description of the blind and Michael Parkinson, bidding process. launched the ship into One answer not included stormy financial waters. in the programme was The latter two have long “TVS". The question that since lowered their profiles goes with it is: “Who makes (that is, gone into radio too). Jeopardy! for the indepen¬ Frost, who conducts Sunday dent television network?" morning interviews for TV- At 10am came an ITN am, would survive on the ■ bulletin confirming that, for 13th floor of a building TVS, jeopardy was a reality suffering from concrete can- ; as well as a game show. eer erected on the San ; How many great pro¬ Andreas fault; the failure of grammes, or at least much his consortium is a mere loved favourites, are to be blip. lost with the disappearance • Today, at CUaridgfi’s, TV- of Thames, TV-am. TVS am gives its annual awards and TSW? Thames, which for television critics. This is took the likes of Benny Hill, not billed as a black-tie Tommy Cooper, Eric Sykes, event, but shows every sign The Bill and Minder to of bring sombre. On Sun¬ international feme, will con¬ day, independent television tinue as a production com¬ screens The Human Factor, pany, so its established a network contribution programmes look secure. from TVS. This week’s pro¬ Whether this applies to The gramme is sub-titled “Back Sooty Show is open to ques¬ to where we belong”. Is that tion. And whether Thames a question or an answer? 2

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As seized properties keep prices down throughout the country, the pain of eviction continues DESJENSON ‘It’s not realistic, just cruel’ Glut of cheap company policy to write to BAILIFFS will call to see Owen Timms and Lorraine They want to pay customers when -they had Weston at their home in their debts but the fallen behind with their pay¬ Hem el Hempstead, Hertford¬ Woolwich says it’s ments for two successive months. “If they still have not repossessed shire, any day now. The too late. Bill Frost couple are about to be evicted paid after three months we by the Woolwich Building reports on two would send someone from the Society after felting behind people waiting for local branch to see them and with their mortgage the bailiffs discuss the problem," be said. homes curbs repayments. Mr Timms was surprised to £64,000 mortgage “slide a hear the Woolwich offered When the eviction order is bit". However, he is now debt counselling. “They have served — possibly this week — working regularly again and. been cold and unsympathetic, their belongings win be pfled with Ms Weston’s help, wants sales revival in the small front garden and treating us tike numbers on a to clear the debt with the balance sheet not human be¬ new locks will be fitted to the Woolwich. By Christophs? Warman, property correspondent doors to prevent them going “We have fallen behind ings,” he said. back. Mr Timms, aged 25, and THE large number of re¬ in Eafield, north London, badly three times since we The building societies have Ms Weston, aged 26. have possessed homes on the mar¬ recalled a conversation with a took the mortgage out," Mr refused to contribute to a fund ket is preventing the recovery nowhere else to go; they are Timms said. “But now we can set up after an investigation bailiff at a repossession hear¬ neither elderly nor destitute of the housing market, the ing last week. “He said he pay what they were asking - into the problems of debt by Royal Institution of Chartered and do not qualify for council £627 a month on the mort¬ Lord Ezra, former chairman wo old be attending four re¬ emergency rehousing. Surveyors states in its latest possessions a day between gage, and £127 on arrears. of the National Coal Board. survey published today. now and December. While The couple want to start They just will not listen The Building Societies Associ¬ In a blunt assessment of the this is the current state of the repaying their arrears (about though.” ation said its members already market, the institution says market, prices are bound to £16,000) but they say the Ms Weston said they had provided a wide range of debt that an abundance of. re¬ remain stagnant for Quite Woolwich has refused to nego¬ been offered no advice on counselling services in their possessed property trans¬ sometime." tiate. Mr Timms said: “The clearing their debts. “The only high street offices. However, actions are preventing sales Robert Jones of Sails Bruce building society has been un¬ time we saw the local manager John Major and the economic throughout the higher price Hooley, in Long Eaton, sympathetic, to say the least. was when he came around policy unit at Downing Street ranges. “Overall, confidence is Derbyshire, said that while die We have had no advice from telling us our home was going are understood to be preparing badly lacking, resulting in a large number of repossessed them on bow to deal with this to be taken from us,” she said. to meet the building societies reluctance to move rmie^e properties appeared to satisfy debt — jnst a demand for Paul Rogers, a spokesman to insist that they make critical. The number of forced the first-time buyer market, £8,000 immediately ifwe want for the building society, said: substantial contributions. sales and repossessions is on the market for would-be sec¬ to stay. It is not realistic, it is “The last thing we want to do Mr Timms said: “I do not the increase and many areas ond-time buyers was stagnant just bloody cruel.” is evict anybody. We do not blame the Woolwich alone. show little movement-" as they were generally not Mr Timms, a plasterer, fell enjoy it. But this account gives We were all encouraged under With more than 36,000 prepared to sell at a lower into arrears when recession hit us no confidence for the Thatcher to buy our own homes repossessed in the first price than their purchase price the building industry. He ad¬ future. It is a rather sad homes. The dream has gone six months of the year and a of 18 months ago. On the way out: Lorraine Weston and Owen Timms in their house mits he let repayments on his situation." He said that it was sour for us.” similar or larger number esti¬ Signs of improvement have mated for the second half, tens been seen in a few isolated of thousands of repossessed areas, but the survey shows properties are potentially that overall about two-thirds available for sale at low prices. of the 83 agents reported static 9 Peter Miller, spokesman for prices and one-third falling the institution, said the prices in the three months to residential market was contin¬ the end of September. An uing to bump along the bot¬ increased number of viewings 9 tom, with estate agents and enquiries in the last three Counting sheep is all very well, but there’s nothing quite like reporting that buyer con¬ months has encouraged Corn¬ fidence was low. “Properties erstone, Abbey National's es¬ counting the interest earned on a Barclays SELECT account in possession often provide tate agents, to report that attractive buys but do hot confidence is improving. Barclays SELECT is a new high interest savings account for release purchasers into the -David Sanderson, the market- market for houses further , np . ing manager, said, however. people with £2,000 or more. the ladder,** he said. that no significant increase in He predicted that as the prices was expected in the next 9 The larger your deposit, the higher the rate of interest you’ll 9 economy improved..- amj. in¬ few months. terest rates fell, the; housing Another indication that the market would recover, al¬ market is ready for recovery though the backlog would lake when confidence returns time to clear. That is con¬ comes from the National BARCLAYS SELECT tinued by agents in many House-Bu0du|g . CounciL Its parts of the country. Charles “ability tobu^ index is at its Han reck of the Rona Partner¬ highest level since the boom of ship in Rayleigh, Essex, said: 1988. The index, based on a “We are totally unable to formula combining deposits perceive any- up-turn. The and advances* for first-time market is flooded with low- buyers with average earnings, priced repossessed properties was .97 in 1988 before felting 9 which sell spasmodically, but to 42 in 1989, and has now do not produce a knock-on 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 - ' a * 11-001s . Mark Jackson of Atidnsohs, . heaUby housing market. . HP-Y - •••’■ ‘Rate tor £50.0.00 vv over. Concern Instant fine earn. That interest can be paid monthly or annually, depending on whether you want to spend it or let it accumulate in your account at Tipp-Ex ‘answer to Deposits and withdrawals can be made at any Barclays branch. 9 thinner dog mess’ All we ask is that you give us 90 days notice of withdrawals. 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2 THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER J 7 199J 8 Parliament/Politics * A * -fr ■* Party anxious to avoid embarrassment in November 7 poll MPs will Scots regiments Labour may see‘Iraq feel betrayed, export’ bar Scargill firms says Whitelaw By John Winder By Sheila Gunn POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT VISCOUNT Whitelaw the former deputy prime minister, ally from key said last night that Scottish Cheshire, VC, the wartime regiments felt betrayed and bomber acc, said that they MPs ARE to question British disillusioned by the loss of batfEiiong and amalgamations should move towards the day firms that exported nudear, when there was a UN disaster in the defence reorganisation. chemical and other potentially relief force or capability. by-election lethal equipment to Iraq in the Viscount Whitelaw, once an months before President Sad¬ officer in the Scots Guards, In a maiden speech, the 0like of Westminster, said By Philip Webster, chief POLmcALCORREsrotroENT dam Hussein’s invasion of which is losing a battalion, Kuwait- hoped for a rethink during the that the T A needed proper and phasing in of the changes. He sustainable funding for the A CLOSE ally of Arthur in 1988, is charged with At a private meeting yes¬ was speaking in a defence training and facilities re¬ Scargill may be blocked by ensuring that the party has a terday, tire Commons trade and industry committee also debate in the House of Lords. quired. Labour chiefs today from candidate who can representing the party in the decided to call trade officials “I hope that there will not be, Lord Carver, former chief of Stand up to media scrutiny in in the Ministry of Defence, a imminent by-election at next month to explain how the defence staff, said that the the special circumstances of a sort of obstinate determ¬ government proposals were a Hemsworth in Yorkshire, one sensitive equipment was li¬ by-election. censed for export by tire‘ ination to ding to the present sensible plan for the next five of three contests being held in Senior Labour figures be¬ plans whatever the changes in a “mini-general-election" on department despite tire aims years. “It is an interim plan to lieve that Mr Capstick could circumstances may be." cover a period of profound November 7. embargo agreed in 1985 in be a liability in the by- changes in Europe. Until we Ken Capstick, vice-chair¬ reaction to the Iian-Iraq war. He was cheered on all sides election because of his dose can see where these changes man of the National Union of later in tire next session, Beter when he said that when it identification with the NUM are leading us, it is right for the Mineworkers, frees a tough Lflky, trade secretary, will came to the army, there must president, an implacable be anxiety, particularly since government to be cautious.” grilling from a high-powered also be summoned to give opponent of Neil Kiimock. evidence. - - so many of Mr King’s de¬ committee whose members cisions were being so widely Leading article, page 19 include Roy Hattersley, the While Labour is certain to lire MPs decided the out¬ hold one of its safest seats line programme for their re¬ questioned. Tbe new infantry deputy leadin', Joyce Gould, vived enquiry into exports to battalions had to be found Labour’s director of organis¬ irrespective of the candidate, leaders fear he might harm Iraq yesterday, focusing in the without overstretching units ation, and David Hill, the and there must-be no question the party’s chances in the coming months on the export¬ communications director. It of robbing Peter to pay PauL other two by-elections on the ing firms named by the trade is chaired by Eddie Haigb, Hattersley: member of committee that will closely examine candidates department during tire sum¬ “Those of us who are anx¬ former assistant general sec¬ same day, at Kincardine and Deeside and Langbaurgh mer recess. ious about tire present reduc¬ retary of the transport work¬ be ready to launch a speedy not convinced that Mr Cap¬ Tory lead. where it is trying to overturn Two firms involved in tions in infantry battalions ers’ union. campaign for November 7. If stick will disown allegiance to Genera] election; Kincardine building tbe alleged Iraqi may well be wrong, but as In a seat that has always a small Conservative Mr Capstick is on the short¬ far-left Scargfflfte policies. and Deeside: A. Buchanan- majority. supetgun, Walter So men and there are many far more Timeshare been an NUM stronghold Mr list, he will almost certainly Tbe writs for the three con¬ Smiih (Q, 19,438; N. Stephen (L/All), 17375; J.Thomaneck Sheffield Forgemasters, and knowledgeable than me who Capstick is easily the front¬ At today’s session at Wake¬ be chosen. tests were moved in the officials from Customs and appear to feel like tins, 1 hope runner in terms of nomina¬ field town hall the panel will Aged 50, he was bom in the (Lab), 7,624; F. Duncan (SNP1 Commons yesterday. At 3,082; L Perica (Green), 299. C Excise, which seized parts of Mr King will be ready, ax least, action tions secured from party interview Mr Capstick and constituency and lives three Langbaurgh, Cleveland, Lab¬ maj: 2,063. the equipment, will be ques¬ to accept that we may be branches and trade unions. the other candidates and then miles from the boundary. He our needs a swing of onfy 1.7 Langbaurgh: R, Holt (Q. tioned by the all-party com¬ proved right.” promised He may be dropped, how¬ draw up a shortlist from has already picked up four of percent to overturn the 2,088 26,047; P. Harford (Lab), mittee before tire end of the Whatever cynics might say, ever, because of fears that be which the local Hemsworth the ten branches and he has Conservative majority. At 23,959; R_ Ashby (L/AU), year. A list of licensed exports, many of those connected with The government hopes could embarrass the party. party will pick their candidate the backing of five unions. Kincardine, Nicol Stephen, 12,405. C maj: 2,088. that the European Com- ; Hemsworth: G. Buckley (LabX including depleted uranium, the Scottish regiments, at all The by-election panel, set up tonight The selection process However, the panel has the liberal Democrat .can¬ radar equipment and frst levels, felt betrayed and dis¬ mission trill publish a 27,859; E. Gamier (C), 7,159; J. directive on timeshare after Labour’s defeat in the has been telescoped into 12 dropped front-runners before didate, needs a 22 per cent Wooffindin (L/ADX 6.568. Lab assault craft, was given to the illusioned. “If, therefore, in schemes before Christ-, Glasgow Go van by-election hours to enable the party to and may do so today if it is swing to overturn the 2,063 maj: 20,700. committee by the department the years immediately dread mas, Edward Leigh, con¬ in July. there is a good reason to sumer affairs minister, Mr Ulley dismissed the change some of these plans, I rnming dispute as a “fuss do hope it will be taken — for said at question tune. When about nothing”. However, the future of the army will be time permits, the Trade later he issued a lull list of the much improved if the regi¬ Descriptions Act will be mental spirit can be fully amended to bring time- licensed firms and dates. share promotions within its The detailed information maintained.” confirmed that Britain ex¬ Lord BramaQ, former chief ambit, he said. ported equipment to Iraq of defence staff, said that the Herqectcd allegations which enhanoKfi SaHHam Hus- filial screws on defence cuts from Labour that the gov¬ ernment had been slow scin’s military capability but were being attributed by the did not appear to contribute to services to Treasury pressure toad. tire build-up of nudear or which defence ministers and chemical weapons. senior officers had been un¬ Car exports able to resist He said that* if Car expartsin tire first ministers continued to deny eight months of the year ex¬ that, he could easily show that ceeded 400,000, an in¬ II was so. crease of 82 per cent on the Confidence Opening the debate, tire corresponding period last Earl of Arran, a junior defence year, Tim Sainsbtuy, trade ‘sinking’ minister, said that the de¬ minuter, said in a writ- cisions the government had ten reply ' • * LABOUR launched a bitter taken about the British attack* on. government indus¬ contribution toNato bad bderi trial policy last night and the principal factor leadirig to A bill to disqualify MPs claimed that felling company decisjons about tire most who arcsentto prison for donations to tire Tory party appropriate size of the army ddiberatdy breaking the were an indication of dwin¬ for the Nineties. law was defeated in the dling confidence. In a maiden speech. Lord Commons by 104 votes But Pieter Lflky, the trade to 91 after bring opposed by and industry secretary, ac¬ Dave Nellis!, Labour MP cused the Opposition of den¬ for Coventry South East igrating Britain. Good news for the country was bad news New peer for Labour, he said. Marshal of the RAF Sir Opening a Commons de¬ David Craig was introduced bate, Garin Brew, shadow in tire House of Lords as industry secretary, cited fig¬ Lord Craig ofRadley just ures showing a decline in before the annual debate investment, output and em¬ on the defence estimates. He ployment. He spoke of a is the retired chief of the permanent erosion of manu¬ defence staff facturing capability. E Mr Lflky said of Mr Brown; Parliament today Am “He gloats on gloom. What Commons (230): Ques¬ GI makes him genuinely gloomy tions: Treasury, prime min¬ « is any sign of good news;” He ister. 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A? of Pay inequality ‘costing GI « m »P women £21bn a year’ •d pa By Philip Bassett, industrial editor T] WOMEN are losing £21 amount would be shared («: m ,billion each year because of between them, producing a Pr pay inequality between the total cost from sex bias of so sexes, the Labour party said due to the fact that men £21.22 billion. yesterday. work longer hours. The Labour also showed that In an analysis based on other £42.44 billion was young women start being government figures. Lab¬ directly due to discrimina¬ paid roughly the same as our said that a female [ Just fill out the coupon tion in areas such as shift men, but that as they gel With everyone talking They’ll not only keep you manual worker’s average payments and job gradings. gross weekly earnings re¬ older they enter a down¬ about developments in science up to date with today’s develop¬ below and you’ll receive a recent The report said that if the ward spiral in relation to c presented 62.9 per cent of labour market treated men and technology and their impact ments, but also help prepare you issue absolutely free. After that, those of a similar male men’s earnings until they worker. and women equally, that teach about 50. on the world we live in, how do for the challenges to come. you’ll want your newsagent to Women from all over the KO country lobbied Parliament 60* you know whom to believe? order it for you. Indefinitely. Mf yesterday to protest about Social fund in crisis, New Scientist cuts through the gap between pay for men and for women. Lab¬ E*i the hyperbole to sort the facts our said that in government insists Meacher *5 it would introduce a new By Nicholas Wood, folttiCal oorrespondq«* 3 from the fiction through sex equality act, which THE fund intended to alle¬ meeting needs. Applica¬ ? would strengthen women’s « intelligent articles that are as rights to claim equal pay for viate acute financial hard¬ tions for loans are running comprehensive as they are comp¬ work of equal value and ship among the poor is at an annual rate of nearly would allow women work¬ collapsing under the weight two million. rehensible. Get on top of tomorrow. ing in sex-segregated in¬ of spiralling claims trig¬ Since 1988. because of c dustries to claim equal pay. gered by tiie recession. Lab¬ cadi limits, the number of AD our claimed yesterday from 8 Using data from the em¬ claimants refused )/wnt to ( new figures. ployment department's winch they are fully entitled I Michael Meacher, the Pbst to: N^w Scientist Offer, John Demon Services, Unit 13, Thomham Grove, Stratford E15 1DN. New Earnings Survey. has more than doubled. The Opposition’s social security number refused because which is now bring pub¬ f~] pjease scad me a recent issue of New Scientist, free of cost or obligation. spokesman, said that ap¬ they have not the resources lished for 1991, a report plications to the social fund .to repay a loan has also commissioned by Labour Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms----■ — — — - ■ — —■——-- had shot up this year, more doubted.” from the Low Pay Unit people were bring refosed Speaking on the eve of pressure group showed that 4 Address. help and loan defaults were today's Lords debate on tbe in a total wages lull of I rising, social fund, Mr Meacher .Postcode. £279.24 billion, men earn “Tbe social fund is said that lade of money was £102.2 billion a year more collapsing under the weight Sta increasingly bring died by I Pks*c l«rti than women. of growing poverty caused j Q1 would like to receive further information about New Scientist. Send for a free issue officials at benefit offices as Of that. Labour's report by the recession and Tory a reason .for refuting ap¬ TM3 said that £59.76 billion was policies”, he said. "It is not \ ( do not wish my name to be passed on to other organisations. plications. . \3

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Overseas News 9 ^frayed Senators tally electoral Democrat rebels 52*4 cost of Thomas case hold sway SEN ATOR Robert Graham of for him would have been to •yf : i From Susan Elucott Florida thought earlier this Vulnerable men on stick with the liberal majority. in Washington iD^6,,rf year that be might fare a Capitol Hill have Senators David Boren of Republican challenge next Oklahoma, Bennett Johnston THE 52-45 Senate vote on opted to play sale year from General Norman of Louisiana, Dennis De- Judge Clarence Thomas’s Schwarzkopf; hero of Opera¬ ■with the voters, Concini of Arizona, J J. Exon , nomination to the Supreme tion Desen Storm in the Gulf writes Peter Stothard of Nebraska, Alan Dixon of Court fell into two clear That threat has temporarily from Washington Illinois and Sam Nunn of partisan blocks, with all but faded, but Senator Graham, a Georgia took long-term de¬ two of the Republicans voting member of the family which cisions that a vote for Mr for his confirmation and all owns The Washington Post, All of them decided that Thomas was safer than a vote but 11 of its Democrats decid¬ was not taking any chances money and support from ing against with the votes of the women's liberal pressure groups was The Republicans who op¬ The bulk of the cross-over groups who are financially and worth more than the support posed the nominee, Robert vote came from conservative politically so strong in the of black votes who favoured Packwood of Oregon and Democrats in southern states, sunshine state. the Thomas' nomination. Or, James Jeffords of Vermont, where white politicians were As feminist lobbies shonted to put h another way, they did so on personal ideological especially vulnerable among “We'll remember in Novem¬ reasoned that votes assured grounds. Both had decided large black populations to Mr ber!’’ he cast his vote on now were a more reliable before the Hill allegations. Thomas’s charges of racism. Tuesday against confirming currency than black votes Neither is likely to suffer. “I think it was blatant intimi¬ Clarence Thomas as a Su¬ which could be bought later. The .most threatened Re¬ dation,” said Robert Byrd; a preme Court judge. 'So, too, As the senators of Wash¬ publicans yesterday were veteran Democrat senator did Senator Christopher Dodd ington survey the impact of those who actively worked to from West Virginia. “And I'm of Connecticut, wbo faces a the past few days on their attack Professor HilL Femi¬ sorry to say I think it worked." tough election next year. political futures, certainty is nist groups have vowed to The votes of members re¬ Three other democrats who still hard to find The alliance topple Senator Aden Specter flected the leanings of pnbhc had earlier been in favour also of liberalism, women and of Pennsylvania, who led the opinion polls in their home voted against, with Nevada blacks which overcame Rob¬ interrogation in the judiciary areas. Among the dissident being an especially happy ert Bork when he sought committee and faces an elec¬ Democrats were John Breaux hunting ground for the literal confirmation to the Supreme tion campaign next year that and Bennett Johnston ofLoui- lobbyists. Senator Harry Reid, Court four years ago, has been was already close before the siana, Wyche Fowler and Sam who faces the electorate next shattered But die position of Thomas affair began. Senators Nunn of Georgia, Ernest Hol¬ ■]}sj ^ROVvi year and Richard Bryan both the pieces is still unclear. The Orrin Hatch of Utah and A1 lings of South Carolina, changed their mindsT Joseph Democrats have the biggest Simpson of Wyoming have .Charles Robb of Virginia, .-.. THE '' Lieberman of Connecticut, mess to dear up, but the time, 'if they were at all Richard Shelby of Alabama, -OBEY whose re-election campaign is Republicans have no clear worried, for the affair to be Dennis DeCondni of Arizona, not until 1994, also switched strategy yet for pressing home forgotten. James Exon of Nebraska, to vote against Mr Thomas. their advantage. The Democrats face the David Boren of Oklahoma Eleven Democrats broke problem of any defeated army, and Alan Dixon of Illinois. ’■ with their liberal party line to that of rallying their forces and Rejecting party loyalty were 1 P‘Xishai; Dressing down: Cher, left, is the support Mr Thomas. John explaining why they lost. Sen¬ Republicans Bob Packwood of his book, with the designer's com¬ Fortensky — bm for the past 30 unlucky winner of the worst dressed Breaux of Louisiana, Richard ator George Mitchell of Oregon and James Jeffords of ments, are: 1. Chen “From toes to years she's been a reject from women awards bestowed by “Afr action Shelby of Alabama, Wyche Maine, the majority leader in Vermont, who both represent nose, she's the tacky tatoo'd terror of Minsky*s.”4. The Queen: “God may Blackwell’s Worst: 30 Years of Fash¬ the 20ch century. A Bono-fide fashion Fowler of Georgia and Ernest the Senate, never seriously liberal-minded constituents. save the queen — but that prehistoric ion Fiascos" a book that inducts 10 fiasco of the legendary Lind.” wardrobe is fit for the Tower." Holixngs of South Carolina all organised the campaign ag¬ The White House lost three celebrities into a dubious tell of fame. promisee depend on black votes and all ainst Mr Thomas despite his of 13 Democratic votes ex¬ 2. Roseanne Arnold: “Barr the jokes 5. Barbara Streisand: **This Roseanne Arnold came second in — Ramblin' Rosey looks like an over- face elections next year. For sincere support of abortion pected in Mr Thomas’s favour schmaltzy Secondhand Rose is simply fashion gadfly Blackwell’s list and the-hill bowling ball in search of an before the sexual harassment an evergreen atrocity.” 6. Shelley them the choice between rights which a conservative the Queen came fourth. Blackwell, alley.” 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “The charges, but it also gained an Winters; 7. Dolly Parton; 8. Mia liberal activists and the court is likely to overturn. He whose real name Is Richard Sylvan Cleopatra of Camp in schizophrenic important swing from Mr Farrow; 9. Madonna and Jayne solidifying black support for will have some difficulty Selzer, releases scathing wardrobe fashions Taylor-made for the Titanic. Robb, whose own reputation Mansfield (tie); 10. Sinead Mr Thomas was tough, but explaining why he looked at reviews every year. The 10 ladies in Today she looks great as Mrs. even before Anita HilFs the twisted landscape of sex¬ was adder a cloud recently. O'Connor. (AP) allegations of sexual harass¬ ual and racial politics and sat ment the choice was likely so so feebly on the fence. have teen the same. The Republicans, however, A more dangerous decision have to ask themselve how — in favour of the nominee — determined they really are to was made by Charles Robb of press home their advantage. Virginia who, after his own Their chief problem is avail¬ personal experience of facing ability of serious, weD-fin- allegations of sexual miscon¬ anced candidates to take on Nmtn: long-term decision duct, expressed solidarity with vulnerable Democrats in the that a yes vote was safer Mr Thomas. An easier vote Senate. For businessmen \ ■ v."; Intruder shot dead on Baker mission Israel border keeps on course with more Jerusalem — A man was shot dead when he tried to infil¬ From Christopher Walker in Cairo trate Israel from Jordan, mili¬ - and Richard Beeston in Jerusalem tary sources said. An Israeli patrolspptted The'man near AFTER ajEoarathon roundof - ian representation. Palestin¬ the border ataround midnight talks in Damascus with Presi¬ ian sources in Jerusalem said on Tuesday and taadi 'and dent Assad, James Baker, the that up to 20 possible dele¬ sense than money. Jordanian soldiers opened United States Secretary of gates were under consid¬ fire. State, yesterday arrived in eration by Mr Baker, who has It was not immediately clear Israel having moved closer to promised Israel that no mem¬ wbo killed him. The body was his goal of convening the first bers of the Palestine libera¬ discovered in no man’s land full scale Arab-Israeli peace tion Organisation and no on the western bank of the conference in Switzerland at residents of Arab east Jeru¬ Yarmuk river. (Reuter) the end of this month. salem win be represented. Mr Baker said before leav¬ “It seems that a com¬ Oil strike threat ing for Jerusalem, “We are promise solution is in the Algiers — Five unions repre¬ still on course to hold a peace works,” said one informed senting thousands of workers conference in the month of Palestinian. He confirmed in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria's October.” In Washington, it that two Palestinian delega¬ biggest oil field, have threat¬ was confirmed that President tions would travel to the ened to go on strike on Bush and President Gorb¬ conference. One, whose mem¬ Tuesday over variations in achev may, as co-hosts, bers are acceptable to Israel, pay and allowances. An personally attend the ceremo¬ wfll sit in a joint delegation oilfield source said that nial opening of the conference with Jordan at the negotiating production should not be provisionally scheduled for table, while the other team, affected. (Reuter) October 29. outside the conference room, Mr Baker, who was greeted wfll instruct them. The com¬ in Jerusalem by scores of promise, which Israeli of¬ UN flight denial angry Jewish settlers dem¬ ficials have not objected to, onstrating against his mission, was expected to be debated in New York — Javier Pfirez de was expected to conclude Tunis by the PLO’s central Cudlfar, the United Nations outstanding details with Is¬ council, which is due to give secretary-general, dismissed a raeli and Palestinian leaders in its response today. claim by Iraq that Israeli two days of talks. He would Because of the security risk planes which overflew its ter¬ then finalise the invitations Palestinians in the occupied ritory used UN helicopter for the conference when he territories have been barred flights as cover. “It is totally false and unjustified,” Sefior meets Boris Pan kin. his Soviet from entering Jerusalem until counterpart, due in Jerusalem Friday. An Israeli military *?T Pfcrez de Cuellar said of the today. “If everything is court .yesterday sentenced , *1 allegation- (Reuter) worked out, we would expect ShaflcH Ahmed Yassin, the invitations to be issued early founder of Hamas, an Islamic Peugeot 405 Contract Hire & Leasing Special Offer. Security talks next week.” said one Israeli group opposed to American v w ^ Nicosia - Military chiefs of officiaL peace efforts, to life imprison¬ staff of the six-member Gulf Yesterday Mr Baker, in ment plus IS years for order¬ FINANCE C« i STRAIT You can enhance your cashflow and Co-operation Council will talks with Faisal Husseini and ing ldOings of Palestinians. He 405 MODEL LEASE TERMINAL HIRE budget for years ahead. meet in-Oman on Monday to Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestin¬ was originally charged with MONTH capital in the hotline number below or contact in evidence in Damascus genuinely concerned with the Mr Baker’s past “recalls the when talks with President problems such a hectic style of board game where the trick is depreciating assets. your local Peugeot Leasing Dealer. Assad on Tuesday night diplomacy imposes, including to tilt one ball into a hole dragged on for nearly nine iiinggegg and strains on fam¬ without tipping another tell hours. They resumed for more ilies. On his plane, the suit out”. In recent days, he has j than five hours yesterday, comes off and he relaxes in a consistently avoided playing j involving yet another change flying jacket with his name up the obvious role the Pal-1 in Mr Baker’s programme and embroidered on the front estine Liberation Qrganis- J delaying his arrival in Israel. Mr Baker has long been ation has been playing behind Through it all Mr Baker, regarded with greater sus¬ the scenes. \ dapper in well cut suits, has picion by the Israelis than “Whatever happens over ’ maintained his puckish sense previous secretaries of state. the next 48 hours, he has of humour. When forced to American journalists who raised expectations in the Peugeot Contract Hire & Leasing pass through the whole press have travelled with him say Arab world by his persistence -THE LION GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH._ corps on his way to President that the feelings are justified. and attitude”, one Arab dip¬ Mubarak's bathroom on Mon¬ “There is no doubt the lomat said. “I hesitate to think MONTHLY RENTALS QUOTED FOR! 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,. «-__ __ ; 'K -7^. .iJ.ilitiK&i^.SSsuSSi'.rtS^SifiS rriUiM io Overseas News THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Paris and Bonn push for EC superpower role FRANCE and Germany yes¬ of state. Dieter Vogel, the terday unveiled their most Bonn government spokes¬ ambitiously detailed scheme France and Germany man, said EC defence is a to turn the European Commu¬ see the community as “long-term prospect”. He said nity into a political and mili¬ a global political and the scheme corresponded to tary superpower during the military force in the the ideas of the American 1990s, including a suggestion 1990s, George Brock government. that the EC should represent writes from Brussels A spokesman for President national governments in deal¬ Mitterrand said foreign and ings with the Soviet Union defence policy should be the arid America. man joint army brigade would “hand core” of a new EC The proposals from Presi¬ be expanded, to perhaps political union treaty. He said: dent Mitterrand of France and 50,000 men, to form the “If we had not judged it as Helmut Kohl, the German “nucleus” of an independent such, the chancellor and the chancellor, were laid out in a European defence force; president would not have letter and draft treaty clauses □ Although new EC arrange¬ bothered to take up their sent to the Dutch government ments would be “transparent pens.” France, not a full which is trying to finalise the and complementary” with member of Nalo, feces great ECs political and monetary Nato defence policy, EC de¬ difficulties in persuading its union treaty before the Maas¬ fence could operate in the EC partners to loosen their tricht summit in eight weeks' same areas as the existing ifnlcs with America in the time. The two leaders say Atlantic alliance. The EC alliance. But its negotiators Europe must take decisions to would therefore have the are more confident that they alter the ECs structure to means to form a powerful 12- can isolate Britain on the issue show that its members “want state caucus inside Nato, of majority voting in foreign to take greater responsibilities which has 16 members. policy. Eyaare action: European Community observers running far cover yesterday with Croat troops and medical staff as Serb forces opened fire on in the fields of security and The proposals leave many Europe win hear President Nustar. The village in eastern Croatia is on the frontline of the conflict in the breakaway Yugoslav reptsMie defence”. Among the recom¬ important practical details Bush's reaction to the plans at mendations, covering foreign poorly defined- But this a Nato summit next month. and defence policy, are that: toughly worded treaty text America has always en¬ Latest Yugoslav □ Helds for “joint action” in released so close to the ECs couraged greater European de¬ Nato to drop nuclear pledge foreign policy would include summit is a direct political fence integration in theory but relations with the Soviet challenge to Britain, Italy and always reacted warily to any From Michael Evans, defence correspondent, in Taormina, sioly ceasefire seems Union, Eastern Europe and The Netherlands, whose min¬ proposal which might exclude isters have emphasised at this US policymakers from Euro¬ NATO defence minister* are missiles and nuclear-tipped the communique issued after America. France and Ger¬ artillery shells from Europe. the two-day Nuclear Planning year’s treaty talks that EC pean derision-malting. expected for the first time to many say that “joint action” drop the usual pledge to keep Only air-launched, free&H Group meeting. would be binding on national defence can only be developed Douglas Hurd, the foreign doomed to fail affiance nuclear weapons up to bombs will be left and they British officials accept that governments and should alongside Nato and should not secretary, ax the Common¬ it will not be possible, or sometimes be decided by encourage America to take its wealth summit in Harare, date when they meet in Sicily cannot be modernised in the From Mary Deievsky in Moscow necessary, to discuss a new majority vote; troops out of Europe. called any idea of overlapping today. Their silence on this present political climate. and Anne McElvoy in Zagreb basic tenet of Nato nuclear The question of developing tactical missile at this stage. □ The EC would commit German spokesmen yes¬ with Nato “useless and dan¬ strategy shows how much has Britain and France, whose tions on all issues of conten¬ itself to a defence policy. To terday played down any pos¬ gerous”. British officials treat a Nato tactical air-to-sur&ce THE latest ceasefire agree¬ achieve this the community sible conflict with Bonn's file suggestion that the EC can changed in just three weeks. missile to replace the gravity defence minister does not ment between Serbia and tion within a month, arid it asked the Soviet Union, the would absorb the nine-nation existing commitments to displace national govern¬ After President Bush's an¬ bomb is so sensitive that have a seat at the meeting, are Croatia, concluded this time Western European Union, Nato, recently reaffirmed by ments in their dealings with nouncement of nuclear weap¬ ministers will be reluctant to now the odd ones out in the through the mediation of United States and the EC to which would move from Paris Hans-Dietrich Genscber, the the Soviet Union and America ons cuts on September 27, the broach ft. American sources nuclear debate. Britain is, President Gorbachev on Tues¬ help organise and oversee the to Brussels and create a mili¬ Goman foreign minister, in a as ludicrous. affiance is already committed said it would be discussed, but however, committed to buy¬ day evening, seemed certain negotiations. tary' planning staff, joint communique with James to withdrawing unilaterally all no reference to replacing ing a tactical nuclear missile to collapse even before the Despite the Moscow agree¬ □ The symbolic Franco-Ger- Baker, the American Secretary Leading article, page 19 the short-range Lance tactical freefafl bombs is expected in for RAF Tornados. leaders of the two republics ment, fighting continued at left Moscow yesterday. flashpoints throughout Cro¬ Fraqjo Tudjman, the Cro¬ atia yesterday. 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the TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Overseas News n Glory gives way to gloom as Boris reaches 100 days TRENDS and colleagues of postponed on the ground Boris Yeltsin, president of Boris Yeltsin, plagued by conflicts in his that, in the present economic the Russian Federation, circumstances, another pol¬ have organised a charity government and Russia, is looking less itical campaign is too much reception in the Kremlin this and less likely to stay long in office, of a luxury. Consideration of evening to mark his first 100 Mary Dejevsky writes from Moscow the new Russian constitution days in the democratically also appears to have been elected post But the recep- shelved for at least the third lion is unlikely to lilt the coming days. These included remaining, conservatives. He time in a year. cloud of pessimism that has the appointment of a prime also hinted at the possible Mr Yeltsin is left trying to recently descended on the minister to replace Ivan introduction of a separate govern an increasingly un¬ Russian democratic camp. Silayev, who moved perma¬ Russian currency. governable republic with Although be is still loved nently last month to the By yesterday, however, all only the old constitutional and trusted by the Russian interim body overseeing the these proposals were still no mechanisms These inrJuHw public, Mr Yeltsin has been central Soviet economy, a more than pie in the sky. a bung parliament, elected unable to capitalise on the plan for Russia to take over Two other measures that Mr more than a year ago, and popularity he won when he most of the Soviet Union’s Yeltsin could have taken to ministers who are either in- led the resistance against die gold and precious metal improve his position also equipped to take the wider August coup which at¬ reserves, the closure of bank appear to have been delayed. responsibilities that have tempted to topple President accounts of all central min¬ Local elections that would fallen to them since the coup Gorbachev. His administra¬ istries which have become have strengthened the con¬ or politically disinclined to tion is riven with conflicts of redundant, and a govern¬ trol of Yeltsin supporters in implement the deregulatory personality and- principle. ment reshuffle to purge the provinces have been reforms Mr Yeltsin wants. Many of his policies lack His moves to strengthen definition and, where they the lines of administrative have been defined, he has responsibility, which in¬ been either unable to execute cluded the appointment of them or has laid himwif provincial governors ac¬ open to charges of running a countable to him, have led to dictatorship. talk of dictatorship. The Whatever the justice of governors* many of whom these charges, the Yeltsin were elected regional leaders, camp’s public relations effort anyway, cannot be subjected has been a disaster, a fact to popular election, as Mr recognised even by his Yeltsin says he until staunchest supporters. On the new constitution, or at Tuesday night, Russian tele¬ least new laws, are in place. vision, often regarded as a Yet the Russian parliament Yeltsin mouthpiece, began in its present composition is its main evening news with a unlikely to approve such gloomy survey of the Rus¬ laws. sian administration which In areas of the federation argued that his government populated mainly by non- and the Russian Federation Russians, he feces growing was falling to pieces. hostility from local leaders Russian officials and Mr and populations worried Yeltsin himself have tried about the growth of a strong hard since the beginning of Russia. Having seen the flag- the week to counter the waving and euphoria after impression of drift in his the successful defence of die administration. He has met Russian parliament in Au¬ the Japanese foreign min¬ gust, non-Russians are trying ister and the Serbian and to ensure that the Soviet Croat leaders. He talked to yoke is not replaced by a reporters after a meeting of Russian one. After the first his state council on Tuesday 100 days, Mr Yeltsin’s and outlined a series of steps Yeltsin: unable to capitalise on the popularity he chances of a long stay cur¬ he intended fairing in the gained in leading resistance to the August conp rently look slim. West to press republics on Armenia goes to Soviet economic accord the polls From Anatole Kaletsky in Bangkok Yerevan — Armenians voted yesterday in die southern THE leading Western nations the republics failed to agree on also said that comprehensive Soviet republic’s first presi¬ plan _ to .,exert strong, dip¬ an, economic constitution reform and large-scale aid dential election, which is lomatic arid economic :j)ri*s- thpre conld be rio^hepe. for from the West would be dominatentby three issues — sure on the Soviet republics to early market reforms in the impossible as long as the independence from Moscow, try to persuade them to agree a Soviet Union. He also pre¬ Soviet Union remained in a economic survival and a new economic constitution. A dicted that the entire country constitutional and legal limbo. bloody territorial dispute with campaign to settle the future would then descend into chaos The West would not try to Azerbaijan., shape of the Soviet Union and posable violence by next dictate the terms of a new Early voting was brisk in the emerged yesterday as the main spring. union treaty, but it would capital, Yerevan, 1,100 miles outcome of the negotiations Mr Lamont was equally press for a derision between south of Moscow, where poll¬ between the Group of Seven explicit about the West's role union and fragmentation to be ing stations flew the republic's and Soviet government repre¬ in a constitutional settlement clearly made. rad, blue and orange flag and a sentatives held in Bangkok for the Soviet Union. “Co¬ “It is most important that a public holiday was declared. this week. operation between the West, treaty should be signed. It is “Armenia is firmly resolved to win full political indepen¬ It also became clear that a the Soviet Union and the less important exactly what is key objective of the unprece¬ in the -treaty. Even if the dence,” Levon Ter-Fetrosyan, republics cannot happen un¬ foe Armenian leader for the dented mission by the G7 Soviet Union fragments, it has less there is a settled distribu¬ past year and favourite for the got to be clear that it is tion of powers," he told a presidency, said as he voted. fragmenting," he said.. Mr press conference shortly be¬ He added that, while Arme¬ Lament's words amplified fore delivering a closely ar¬ nia would forge economic gued and unusually passionate similar remarks by Mr links with other Soviet repub¬ speech on the transformation Brady, who said this week that lics, it would not sign Presi¬ to capitalism in the Soviet long-term financial support dent Gorbachev’s proposed Union, which he described as for the Soviet Union would be treaty on political union. Mr the most important economic linked to the signing and Ter-Petrosyan faced five op¬ and political development of ratification of an economic ponents in the ballot (Reuter) bishfetime. treaty. “If comprehensive reforms Jacques Attah, the president are enacted and the need for of the European Bank for Tirana crowds finance is clearly Reconstruction and Dev¬ demonstrated, we will stand elopment, was even more ready to help," Mr Lamont explicit- “We have to organise bum portraits said. “We win not be forgiven the Soviet republics into an Tirana — Albanian dem¬ if we do not respond pos¬ economic agreement," he onstrators burned portraits of declared. .the N EW edition is Yavlinsky: fears violence itively." But the chancellor President Alia and the late by spring in Soviet Union dictator, Enver Hoxha, in a countries to Moscow this huge anti-communist protest in Tirana. Organisers showed month would be to tell the Oslo launches bank film footage of the fan of the republics’ leaders that they Berlin Wall and protesters must reach an economic danced to rock music. “We agreement as soon as possible. collapse enquiry gathered to condemn dictator¬ The new relationship be¬ bang up-to-date! ship but we’ve also got to deal tween the G7 and the Soviet From Tony Samstag inoslo with Ramiz Alia," raid Blendi Union was emphasised by Gonxhe, a student leader. Grigori Yavlinsky, the Soviet NORWAY’S financial com¬ certain to be appalling, rein¬ In the ports of Vlore and Union's chief economic of¬ munity was ticking its wounds forcing fears that the entire Dunes police and soldiers Many changes have occurred in both plants and techniques ficial, Norman Lament, the yesterday after the collapse of Norwegian banking system is scuffled earlier with thousands Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kreditkassen, the country’s heading for a crash. of people attempting to See since the multi-million selling House Plant Expert was first and Nicholas Brady, the second largest bank. The gov¬ Kreditkassen’s solvency the country. Sources said the published. Dr Hessayon has now produced an updated American treasury secretary, ernment has announced an vanished into a series of fiscal crowds regrouped. (Reuter) in their addresses to the official enquiry into the affairs blade boles, many in connec¬ edition for the 90’s. It is double the size (256 pages) International Monetary Fund of the bank and the conduct of tion with corrupt building annual meeting in Bangkok. Kredittilsynet, the Norwegian schemes perpetrated by mu¬ Cabinet named and also describes and illustrates scores and Against the background of securities and exchange sys¬ nicipal councils. Seven loans, Bucharest — Teodor Stolojan, scores of new varieties. There are hundreds mounting exasperation about tem, and criminal charges most to highly respected firms the Romanian prime minis¬ the constitutional chaos in the have not been ruled out in the Oslo area, accounted for ter-designate, unveiled a coali¬ of photographs as well *l,i l- i Soviet Union, all three said Monday's announcement one trillion knoner of the tion government dominated that future relations with the that the goverment bad taken bank’s recent losses* by independents and giving Expert thumbnail drawi 11* 1 1 >1- West, as well as economic over the hank in order to The bank’s 37,000 share¬ the opposition Liberals and new section devoted to interior progress within the Soviet protect deposits, but that holders stand to lose about two small parties their first republics, would depend on a shares in the bank were now two billion kroner. Among the share of power for half a decorating with plants. The clear settlement of their worthless, drove that morn¬ 20 largest shareholders are the century. The National Salva¬ present constitutional dispute. ing’s Nobel peace prize off the Clydesdale Bank, foe Royal tion Front, whose leader Petre NEW House Plant Expert Many G7 leaders and officials front pages here for perhaps Bank of Scotland and Midland Roman was ousted as prime contains everything you ^ in Bangkok privately ex¬ the first time in the award’s Bank; but the British investors minister in riots last month, pressed alarm and frustration ■ 90-year history. 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Some experts pre¬ over illegally obtained luxury be a really historical event,” mounting losses on lending dicted that, whatever the gov¬ ^arhgs. Lev Voronin, Alek- said Mr Yavlinsky. “It will and guarantees, bankruptcies, ernment did, the Kreditkassen sandra Biryukova and Igor allow the preparation of a and forced mergers through¬ collapse wasjusr the beginning Belousov were deputies to the joint strategy with the co-oper¬ out the Norwegian banking of what could be foe worst former Soviet prime ministers ation of the G7 on constitu¬ sector. Losses in that sector banking crisis in Europe since Nikolai Ryzhkov, now retired, tional agreement and on the totalled more than 40 biltion the second world war, and that and Valentin Pavlov, under pbi Publications, Britannica House, Waltham Cross, Herts. economic nay forward." kroner by the end of last yean it would have far-reaching arrest for his role in the failed Mr Yavlinsky added that if this year’s figures are now effects. August coup. 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Mujuxu, thecommanderof ant-General Solomon October. Thetroublebeganon without tellinganyoneand when hewentoffduty sabotaging theconference I stables,claimedtheywere | Thefour,Mackauxiliarycon- short talks for heavyvehicles.The entrance whichisreserved with thekeytolocked allowed topreachatagospel by Muslimsprotestingthatthe a breakdownoftheair key wassoughtincludeda hour outsidewhileaspare queue thatwaitedforan Remhard Bonnke,wasbeing German evangelist.Pastor Monday atapeacefulinarch bile broadcastunit conditioning systemanda tprhnirian calledintorepair thousands, whereasforeign crusade designedtoattract Zimbabwe television’smo¬ the generatorpowering van withcansofdieselfor denied entrytoNigeria. Muslim preachershadbran dictator. TheMalawian Johannesburg —Threelead¬ lion ofMalawi)andde¬ Mkongo WeMalawi(the leader, whosefrilltitleis described asthefoilofa seven policemen,allofwhom Pietermaritzburg —Fourof Massacre case stroyer ofthefederation. have deniedmurdercharges, Johannesburg magistrate.The assaulting asecuritypolice¬ ing blacktradeunionistscon¬ Fines imposed Kamuzu Banda,alighted His ExcellencytheLife attack onafuneralwakein admitted theytookpartinan state hadcalledforthemtobe suspended prisontermsbya man werefinedandgiven victed ofkidnappingand President DrHastings down nearlythreeyearsago. which 11peopleweregunned conviction isplanned- case. Anappealagainst istrate saidthatspecial sent toprisonbutthemag¬ from hislimousineatthe acting undertheordersof circumstances prevailedinthe Captain Brian Mitchell, who is oneoftheaccused. (AFP) Nigerian Police andarmyunitsyes¬ Solace inthebottlewas The riotersappeartobe A guardcamenearto riots cut One incidentwas the openingoftire ^mcfBENCE NOTEBOOKbyJanRMth Press gangleft; high anddry red carpetandplunged ward hittingtheredplush conference centreentrant, hard .Jv missed adownaeponthe with difficultyaft®1,“e ing thestepsonwayout obvious thathewasmount¬ taken aknock,andftwas z£r%f*T% predictable astheyhave the resultsarenotatbQas tion inafortnightwhich 7graivffl. whofecesanelec¬ opening ceremony. der onMonday,wasmuch sentenced to-deathformur¬ been sinceindependencem less oftheflamboyant 1964 andwhosesonwas he fidgetedfuriouslywith bowed, hiseyesclosedand speeches, hisheadwas mits. Throughmost,ofthe vious Commonwealthsum¬ figure hehasbeenatpre¬ believe hasmysticalpowers. talisman whichsome his whitehandkerchief, body ofwhichhehasbeena watchers sayhehascometo speaking tohimselfZambia He alsoappearedtobe Harare tobidforewellthe that preparatoryworkforthe Harare —Britainisconcerned leading figureforsolong. Hawke, theAustralian Commonwealth leaderswho sands (RobinOakleywrites). next summerhasrunintothe elopment inRiodeJaniero on EnvironmentandDev¬ the conferenceis.?it” quote ofbis’circulatingat prime minister..Theonly One whoiskeepinga giving preliminaryshapeto ing whatconcernstheUN boost totheprocessbyoutlin¬ Harare conferencetogivea share his.concerntousethe United NationsConference ‘greeii’ meeting after puttingattheRoyal he wasobservedtomutter yesterday thatframework signed there. agreements whichmightbe meeting shouldtakeupandby Harare golfdub. G6t>. vital issues.J change andrelatedissueswere conventions, oncUmatic Ignore iK-. He vrashelpedupby president Kaundaof ‘ brewwithafloweiy'ammaand ME TOO. At theIjsicount,therew-ii Britain urges one hundredjndninety something intheregionof Namely. PilsnerUrqucll.Yes.other take their«ylcIromtheorijurul. Pilsner brert.Allofthem beer thewaywcdoatfamous ours. Butnone■oi‘themnuke' brewen -donukebeersimilarto female hopsfromthc.Zaterrepon Wc singleoutthemastfrOjirani bouquet. Fara'distinctivemain- ful blossomsensureabig.fresh of Czechoslovakia.Thesebeauti¬ Pilscn breweryinCzechoslovakia. John -Mayorisurging only everusewiterfromtheP3mp rowed Bohemianbarley.(Anything ness. »einsistuponthefinesttwo- quality thatimpartsawonderful spring ithasanaturalalkaline run-of-the-mill justwon'tdo.)Wfe softness. Furthermore,P^T.heeris Mr Major;saidinHarare ancient pitch-linedoakvessel*. The resultisa'uniquelyhoppy matured fornearlyfourmonthsi" classic dryfinish.1So,may all. whowandtP-bedrinkingJ suggest youalways[ensurefwr and-ninety? 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‘ ^ng u Two die in Hanoi delays boat people agreement Australian hand^ VIETNAM last night delayed in the House of Commons but returned to pick up size¬ the signing of an agreement on today. A British official in Jonathan Braude in Hong Kong and able allowances from the bush fires the return of boat people from Hanoi was quoted as saying David Watts in London see problems United Nations — and some Hong Kong, saying that it that there was no problem 2,000-3,000 of the most recent Sydney — Two people died needed more time to prepare with the. agreement, it was in Hanoi’s decision to delay a deal arrivals. and several more wfcre missing reception facilities. merely a technical delay. forcing boat people to return home If these deportations pass yesterday as the worst bush Sources in London and the However, Clinton Leeks, the without serious hitches, the fires in years swept through colony have been saying they Hong Kong government's way could be paved for the the suburbs of Sydney and against forced repatriation, expected a signature on the refugee co-ordinator, cast with local officials so that the return of almost 60,000 boat along foe New South Wales Hong Kong officials cast agreement yesterday to be doubt on whether an agree¬ appropriate .infrastructure people currently in Hong coast (Robert Cockburn doubt on Britain’s claim that could be in place before boat followed by an announcement ment was ready for signing at Kong camps. Fewer than 20. writes). ail “We don't have an agree¬ the delay did not reflect people begin to arrive bade per cent of those so for The first big fires of foe ment yet The position is we disagreements over the details But he emphasised that Viet¬ screened have been recognised season struck suddenly in hope to have an agreement of the accord. In London the nam continued to be willing to as genuine refugees with a unusually early summer con¬ soon,” he said yesterday. Foreign Office would not accept back boat people in an right to be resettled. Almost ditions of high temperatures, The Vietnamese explana¬ comment on the possibility of orderly fashion. 20,000 are considered eco¬ hot winds and land left tinder- tion appears designed to hide a deal at all He said that Peter Williams, nomic migrants. Some 10,500 dry by months of drought. the continuing concern in Rita Fan, a legislative coun¬ the British ambassador to have already departed under More than 2,000 firemen tack¬ Hanoi about the notion of cillor in the colony, said that Hanoi, bad asked Vietnam on the UN-administered vol¬ led blazes along a 150-mile forced repatriation. Not only the Vietnamese statement was Tuesday to sign the agree¬ untary repatriation scheme from. Fires were still burning are the Vietnamese sensitive an excuse and sbe feared ment, adding: “We said OK. since March 1989. However, last night and arson is sus¬ to the idea, but they know that problems bad arisen in the But not right now.” He re¬ this year alone there have been pected in some cases. the United Slates has been negotiations with Britain. As fused to be drawn on when around 20,000 arrivals. Worst hit were foe north¬ categorically opposed to the Britain and Hong Kong Vietnam would put pen to Sir David Wilson, the gov¬ western suburbs in Sydney idea. Vietnam- is keen not to continued to contradict each paper. ernor of Hong Kong, was in where a mother, aged 46, and do anything to antagonise the other over what if anything It is thought the accord, London at the weekend for her stepdaughter, aged 16. Americans at a time when had been agreed, an unnamed readied in outline last month, dinner with Douglas Hurd, died when flames swept Hanoi wants the normal¬ Vietnamese -foreign ministry opens the way for the deporta¬ the foreign secretary, at which through their home. A man is isation of relations. official told Hong Kong’s TVB tion of some 200 “double- it is believed the question of missing, believed dead- Thou¬ Wilson: dined with Hurd But a$ 12,000 boat people news programme that Hanoi back ers” — those who vol¬ the repatriations was Bleak outlook: two of the thousands of children of sands of people were evac¬ m London last weekend continued demonstrations was still discussing the matter unteered to leave Hong Kong discussed. Vietnamese boat people facing an uncertain future uated from their homes.

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Arkwrlghi Lomas and Mr Stephen Lord of House. Paimug* Gardens. Mon Poppiaion & Appleby. 32 High cheater. MS M r. is appointed to Street. Manchester, ms iqo aw ad as Uw Qualified Inuhency appointed lo art m Uw Qualified An exacting and demanding position calling for considerable efficiency, polish and discretion PA - FASHION Practitioner who will lumhH Insolvency Prnsliwnera who wUI eredUora frev at charge with such furnish creditors with uxh infor Graduate PA Information aa they may mnimi mstfon to they may reasonably £15,000 aMy require pursuant to Section require. 98*2X0) So Shorthand DATED uus 9th day Dated 14th October 1991 of October 1991 GROUP CHAIRMAN’S SECRETARY BY ORDER OF THE BOARD ISTANBUL- Pre*mr Interauimal ftrinoa by order of the board Mr D Kolly. DIR ECTOR D BREARLEY LONDON £25,000-£32,000 dedal group tawri Wes End BtNFm D PRODUCTIONS LTD DIRECTOR Mrii PA with French St German MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY 10 toppan Euro Executive. Apt LfQt^DATION MAJOR INTERNATIONAL GROUP Shipping THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 ar»io40Vi-WP. Notice b hereby given Uw Mr. CHRIS JOEL N. Koumetlou. Chartered For this key position we invite applications from Secretaries, aged 35-40, who are likely to have acquired at least 5 years' FINE ARTS LIMITED Accountant of. Messrs Alexander A Persona! Assistant is sought tor the Chairman Lawson & Co. 1641 Oman Lanes. T/A KING'S COURT successful practical experience as Secretary to the Chairman of a major Group. Responsibilities are broad and will involve 071 488 1220 London N8 ORE was appointed GALLERIES of The Sonmez Group, the leaefing Turkish SicwMBls RcuubiueM LUtukdator oi Uw above-named Nonce Is twrtby given, pinso- organising business and social diaries, extensive travel arrangements both UK and International, overseeing domestic ■nl lo Section 98 of Ibe Insol¬ company following an ExtraortU- shipping compeny. vency Art 1988 that a Meeting of nary General Meeting of Hip com ■ arrangements, accounts etc. The successful candidate mil be familiar with financial, commercial and political activities. The Uw Creditor* of IN above named Based in Istanbul, the position is an excefierri party on 3rd i October. 1991. Company win be hold al 401 Si ability to continually set priorities, think ahead and run an efficient operation is vital. Initial remuneration negotiable £25,000- Dated uus third day of October John Street. London EC1V 4LH career move for ariyore seeking training in 1991. N. 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OTHER devices are being planned to Improve motoring safely. A system for beating traffic • uw; jams is being ; r%S M designed, linked with o»* m navigation systems, • i hr t till already wed-tested and. . A .■raT m due on the market late • '.rtdatKi next year. The Philips “Carin'* . ** wta system will be able to beam in on a selected .r-.'&kLHto destination, then guide .; -,nr. M the driver. Although i the system will be ■ relatively expensive at first, cost could fail soon "j to £500 a set - about Engineers are designing cars with the price of a good car hi- fi system - making it - fet widely affordable. .re* At the same time, the J.fcM night-sights, like those used on driver may not have to worry unduly that. If ., I *. ft has or her concentration \ li Offk* bombers, to guide drivers in bad lapses, the ‘.it*,* uia consequences will be a itfripf disastrous crash. . ifcrt conditions. Kevin Eason reports The government claims many drivers could save time by switching Dozens of Jives are body into light to make a routes when there are lost on Britain's sharp black and white picture jams, but how do roads at this time of that is clearer than any given drivers know when there !*r 4 year as drivers by human eyesight on a dark are blockages in their H struggle to find their way night or in fog. usual routes? Radio data a . 'KMV through the fog that can The picture is displayed on systems, which •li'.rftwq suddenly descend. a small screen in the dash¬ A peek into thenot-so-distant future: a camera, top transmit information on conventional radio -**7* Wf 1 Mists force drivers to peer board of an XJ6 saloon. left, mounted near the rear-view mirror, gives an .T stt? enhanced picture on the in-car screen; above, the view waves, are now well- into the gloom, relying on the Further development will re¬ advanced. • s r ft-itttl tail-lights of the vehicles in sult in the picture being shown from a windscreen on a stormy night and, right, an Prometheus is also Improved image shows die two figures in sharper relief front to guide them to their on a “head-up” display; in asking governments to It***! i destinations, often with disas¬ effect, a small hologram pro¬ erect roadside trous results. jected on to the windscreen, could, the engineers claim, cut or her blink rate and detea beacons, which wiif be able to transmit direct >" wafer. Engineers designing the cars similar to those in aircraft road casualties by 30 per cent head movements to ensure i-'Vr fee of ihe not-so-distam future say Technology such as the and congestion by 20 per cent. that the driver is awake. That to cars the latest traffic they can adapt sophisticated night-sight might seem like Many other developments is coupled to a computer and weather reports. night-sights, similar to those science fiction. However, en¬ will also make driving safer measuring the speed and effic¬ Kevin Eason /flair used on Tornado bombers in gineers working on Project and easier. iency with which the car is the Gulf war, to guide drivers Prometheus, a pan-European Seven out of ten road driven. *■ tvrtlft li home even in the worst operation that includes lead¬ accidents are caused by driver If the driver is tired or and their expensive vehicles at front, at whatever speed they way driving Car companies ion of British Industry. Every conditions. ing car companies such as error, in good conditions as drunk, the computer flashes risk. are travelling. The speed believe it will be on sale this motorway accident costs ir-ai t** Jaguar already has a car at Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Ford well as poor visibility and its warnings to rest, or to stop Volvo is developing a ver¬ “cushion” ensures there are decade. about £500,000. including the ..riiieum its Coventry factory with an and General Motors, say it is ensuring that the driver is as driving. sion of the aircraft black box no silly rear-end shunts when Businessmen waste valu¬ provision of emergency ser¬ enhanced vision system using closer than we think. Some of fit as the car is the aim of Although private motorists for cars so that the results of the driver decides to change able rime because of traffic vices, police lime and man¬ ” • bULJKI a small camera mounted in the equipment could be with equipment that Ford is may not want to be watched accidents are stored on its re¬ stations on the radio or chat to jams and accidents, missing ning casualty wards, which ns** Mi front of the rear-view mirror. us within three years. developing at its Dunton re¬ by such a camera, many cordings. a passenger. flights and appointments and, makes the race towards the The system translates heat Adopting the equipment search centre in Essex. companies may come to fa¬ Jaguar is developing a sen¬ The benefits of such a as a result, wasting up to £15 technology of ,the future of emissions from car engines, being developed by Prome¬ A tiny dashboard camera vour it to prevent their sor system that mil keep a car system could be enormous, billion a year for industry, vital importance to designers lights and even the human theus on a Europe-wide scale watches the driver to count his drivers putting themselves a set distance from the car in particularly in difficult motor¬ according to the Confederat¬ and motorists. ’

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radio wave? An emergency exit • . ■ .V|l Hi practical aims NASA, the US space agency, is '•-.MjnOftjl to make a new search for from a rocket Science judges evidence of intelligent life in - *.v outer space. Radio telescopes • • • ti fa is dangerous Ejection above fin will seek radio waves in the .. &r praise the molecule 1,000.to 3,000 megahertz fre¬ 6,000m -‘t UW Oc — but possible A d'Cgue ca-ach-^ ' « quency range that could be ■t decayed researchers produced only by intelligent stronauts flying on Hermes, the c,eci ;(' secb°icc civilisations. A uni; :he sea: rea;r.cs the planned European The scan will concentrate o.CODt when :r>c xam The Nobel Prizes for physics Space Agency (ESA) space p3ro-nule ccens and chemistry, each worth on stars similar to the Sun. A plane, are to have rocket-powered, Si million (about £588,000). widescan search at up lo supersonic, ejector seats capable of yesterday went to pioneers in the 10,000MHz will also be firing a crew member a kilometre F: fields of liquid crystals and nuclear made. Larry Webster, the away from the craft during an magnetic resonance spectroscopy. project manager, says the abortive launch or landing. Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, of search will start next year. Two systems are being proposed dsmM France, won the physics prize for for the seats, the first operational his work in bringing order to Pill kills ones ever installed in a space disordered systems, including A PESTICIDE tablet designed vehicle. One, a seat designed for polymers and liquid crystals, and to kill pests in sacks of grain Buran, the Soviet space shuttle, is Richard Ernst, of Switzerland, has become a favoured a development of the system used E won the chemistry prize for the method of committing suicide in the MIG 29. The other, development of nuclear magnetic As in rural India. The alum¬ suggested by the Martin-Baker resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a Aircraft Company, of Denham, Cl inium-phosphide tablets, technique now used around the which cost 5p, are believed to Middlesex, in conjunction with (•: world. me have poisoned at least 664 Aermacchi of Italy, is a dev¬ w Professor de Gennes, of the MilUon-dollar winners: Professors de Gennes, left, and Ernst people last year. Many of elopment of the MK16A seat, to tal Superior School of Physics and those committing suicide with be installed in the European when atoms are combined ia dif¬ *n Chemistry, Paris, made an analy¬ dation for the practical application the tablets, for which there is Fighter Aircraft and the French ferent ways into molecules, the SI sis of disordered systems, which of liquid crystals. □o antidote, are formers and Rafale. has contributed to the devel¬ Professor de Gennes, who is 58, technique provides a powerful tool w their families. Brian Miller of Martin-Baker wl opment of liquid crystal displays said yesterday that all his work for studying molecular structure. says the company will submit its He was not the inventor of The government has re¬ in calculators, thermometers and was motivated by practicality. fused to withdraw the tablets, design to ESA next month and is V: [ both, hying the theoretical foun- small changes in that behaviour NIGEL HAWKES of Stuttgan-Hobenheim say axis gyros to keep pointing in the that their tree-ring record right direction, is designed to keep shows that the last glaciation firing for about 2.1 seconds, which : ended no later than 10,970 “is quite a long time to be riding a add stability. The wing surfaces lie CO gency radio beacons are switched 841 years ago, nearly 1,000 years rocket," says Mr Miller. The flat against the seat during normal 731 Growing advice for the needy sooner than had been previ¬ on and the astronaut is breathing f Soviet seat, by contrast, is operations but, on ejection, are oxygen from an onboard store. ously estimated. stabilised by its weight rather than slid out by pistons as the astronaut GROWING a carefully selected than compete for light, water and the ancient agricultural techniques Safely away from Hermes, the by its rocket. hurtles away from Hermes. HO mixture of trees and crops on the nmrienis." of early civilisations. The one- main parachute is fired, the seat BO* Safe phone Mr Miller says the design of the Mr Miller says the seat is Ut same site can improve their Information from test sites in crop approach to fanning has not harnesses are unloqjced and, about system had led to features never Africa, Latin America and south¬ been helpful in the tropics. I am A NEW cordless telephone designed to be deployed at heights 27 seconds later, the crew member growth and help increase crop before seen on an ejector seat, east Asia is being fed into convinced that the only way that is proof against of up to 25km during a Hermes should touch down, on land or sea, yields in the third world. which have been created to deal lift-off. Minimum height for a safe Finding the plants and trees that computers. forward for these countries is to eavesdropping has been in¬ complete with survival kit. with the special conditions of escape will be 500m, M make the best neighbours is the Computer modelling is then hark back to the past By so doing, troduced by the American Mr Miller says: “The astronaut 2 escaping from a space plane flying During a typical deployment on aim of a European Community- used to calculate the optimum they will be able to feed their telecommunications com¬ has two or three minutes of ,J ui’fr W th distance, and to w jrk out the people.” pany, Motorola. The phone at up to Mach 3 — three times the the launch pad, the Hermes hatch oxygen left, during which he funded research programme. speed of sound. ‘ * fcW; Dr Paul Wojlkovski, an agro- effects of climate, rainfall and soil The research team is also uses signal-scrambling tech¬ needs to lift up his visor and “With normal ejection seats,” forcsler in charge of the project, at nutrients on both crops before they studying the feasibility of growing niques to prevent people inter¬ breathe air." - he says, “only one or two in a 'vV*’ vi i* Bangor university, in north Wales, are planted together. cocoa and coffee bushes amid cepting the calls, which, as in Two-point-one For an ejection after launch, thousand will.have to eject at the says: “Success depends on ensur¬ Dr Wojlkovski says: “The rubber plantations. Cocoa bushes other cordless phones, are sent above 6000m, the sequence is top end of their speed range of ing that the species involved project actually concerns persuad¬ enjoy the shade offered by the by radio signal from the base seconds is a long similar, but the ^ysiem also de¬ Mach 1. We are having to deal complement each other, rather ing third world fanners to revert to rubber trees. unit to the handset ploys a drogue parachute For part **s*h vm In Brazil, the work is leading to with supersonic* for the first time to be of the time. time.” tl cohabitation between spices. The Supergroup riding a rocket* Mr Miller says there has been •on cinnamon tree, an important To slow the seat after ejection, only one other documented case of 5M A NEW professional structure the company examined the export earner, has been en¬ for materials scientists is a supersonic ejection. A pilot is couraged to share land with the possibility of a small parachute believed to have escaped from an \ Sons of Systempro. likely to be created next known as a hemisflow drogue. will be jettisoned while the leg and . % cardamom bush and cloves. January when the Institute of SR71 Blackbird spy plane, which Compaq pavecave birth this weSk lo 3 In Africa, the project is tackling The difficulties of testing and arm restraints lock and the neck was approaching speeds of Mach 3 low-cost versions of their Systempro Metals, the Institute of gaining meaningful data from such support inflates. comPAO. the problem of desertification. Ceramics and the Plastics and at a “very high altitude". family. The new SysteraprWLT a system in a wind tunnel In three-hundreths of a second, Trees can prevent erosion, and the Rubber Institute merge to/ He said the greatest threat feeing range, at almost half the price of AUTHORISED DEALER department is investigating ways persuaded the company against the ejection gun is fired, hurtling a crewman was likely to be heat form an Institute of Materials,1. such a drogue. current models, is aimed at the small wnrkgrnup/server market to blend salt-tolerani wheat species The metallurgists have al¬ the astronaut at right angles away friction on exposed parts such as Instead, small biplane-style from the stricken space plane. Just Please call Morse for the complete set of family photographs. with poplar trees in some of the ready voted for the merger; elbows which, Mr Miller said, was continent's arid regions. stabiliser wings will be fitted to the over two-tenths of a second into an issue of suit, rather titan ejector the other two institutions vote back of the seats, which wilt not l’-. MORSE 78 ni{h Hotbom, London VC1. 071-831 064* on November 15. the ejection, the computer-con- seat, design. 17 Sheen Lane. Mnrtiakr SW14. 081-876 0404 Iola Smith only slow them down but will also trolled rocket is ignited, emer¬ NlCKNUTTALL

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Flu: hypodermic hype? Not tonight, doctor Thousands die of IN SHEFFIELD, asking for influenza every year. a sick note used to be tbe prerogative of the manual Thomson Prentice asks worker. Now, however, it seems that it is not Andy Stay fighting Capp, but Mrs Capp, who whether Flu Awareness wants a note from her doctor, not te be excused Week will save lives from her household tasks fit this winter but only from the exertions of the marital bed. It is A sure sign that winter is nigh reported that Dr Paula has landed on the desk of Nicholson, a medical every GP in Britain this psychologist in Sheffield, week. The circular from the bus frmmt that increasing government's chief medical officer, number of women are giving recommendations on flu asking GPs to sign them off immunisation, is as much a seasonal sex. The psychologist ritual as turning the clocks Iwdf. apparently feds that men, of loss of libido should also partner’s sexual technique So, too, is the stockpiling of millions ; - : by faffing to understand the be questioned about and hence were deprived of of doses of flu vaccine, and the launch sexual needs of modern insomnia, loss of appetite, modem anti-depressant of e vents such as Flu Awareness Week, women, leave them weight loss, feelings of treatmenLThis indudes tbe i-i which begins next Monday and is depressed. hopelessness and 5HT re-update inhibitors -fi: n» organised by who else? — the Unlike Dr Nicholson, others worthlessness, diurnal Prozac and Seroxat, vaccine manufacturers. might be ted into confusing variation (morning relatively free of side-effects. The health department said yes¬ 11 is cause and effect. Loss of pessimism followed by Loss oflibido can also be a terday that the stocks for this winter libido, yv1”! enthusiasm, is relative optimism in the symptom of many physical * V;i;K‘o$lav are more than 25 per cent larger an almost invariable evening) and a lade of diseases, including diabetes last year’s total of 3,650,000 doses. symptom of depression in enthusiasm for life in and hypothyroidism. It may Kenneth Caiman, who took over as prevent# both sexes; it is therefore general, as wdl and as sex in also afflict women at the chief medical officer from Sir possible that some Sheffield particular. various times, 'firv seems Donald Acheson this month, says in wives may be rejecting sex It would be tragic if patients premenstraaUy, after his letter that more people than ever because they are depressed, who had consulted their childbirth, when lactaling, should be immunised this year. V. and not that they become doctors with one of the and Ms Greer not >khI io fail Is all this really necessary? Is Britain depressed by their common symptoms of withstanding, the on the brink of a big flu epidemic? Are husband's lade of depression were assumed to menopause; problems which influenza vaccinations really eff¬ imagination. be suffering solely from all respond to appropriate Mi- ective? Probably not aiSViV ' Any patient who complains boredom with their specific treatment. The British have a love-hate a l i m§mlM relationship' with flu. We love to complain that we have caught it We use it to justify time off work. And we Focus on All clear hate it because when we get the real s e If- thing we fed horrible. ■ "i Most of ail, we are reluctant to take magic eye at Forte it seriously—at least until it strikes us. We are loath to heed advice on FORTY years ago, Oxford THE Forte group's Heritage prevention, preferring to reach at the def enSli undergraduates were set a hotels, once ancient bostebies where diners last minute for a hot toddy or dash to • • ■ i’h ^ •. v ;. • weekly problem by the might have expected to eat the chemist's counter for a lemon- »• professor of anatomy who in an atmosphere made flavoured remedy. .1 \ would describe a patient’s ■S - v. * .. • • neurological symptoms and hazy by pipe-smoking The health department, meanwhile, this , il locals, have changed. then expect the students to has a love-hate affair with the flu ii'v,- -1- This week, the company vaccine makers. It needs the vaccine deduce from these the site in - banned smoking in the for the elderly and vulnerable, but it the nervous system where *.i\ \ •" dining rooms and increased does not have great faith in its the trouble lay. winter ^ later in their career post¬ the number of non-smoking protectiveness. It sometimes has to bedrooms. Its decision beg for more, as when supplies ran out mortem studies s.- • demonstrated that even coincides with the in the last epidemic, but suspects the submission by Action industry drams up trade with the odd great neurologists were • • sometimes wrong. Asthma to the health bit of scaremongering. V - department, whose The jibe among some health depart¬ Physicians still plot a patient's neurological consultative document “For ment officials is that the vaccine Health of the Nation" makers have put the hype into deficit: they gauge muscle strength, test sight, hearing been installed to invited other opinions. hypodermic. To which Sandy One of tbe seven points Macnair, the medical adviser of the and cndl, wield their reflex complement the existing hammers and prick the computer tomography (CT) raised by Action Asthma, all Influenza Monitoring and Informa¬ Pimphh'tMMf pndwt aarli a« ftk wanting the poMic to take preCMti—S agytrwt* flu W hniiig wit tn CTs1 UUggieS of which are designed to tion Bureau (funded by the manufac¬ patient with needles or scanners. These two stroke them with cotton instruments are complem¬ improve the diagnosis and turers), retorts: “The department's ad¬ their nurses to the infection, and (including Aids) or medical treatment. scaremongering to warn that every treatment of the condition, wool, but at the end of the entary. Tbe CT scanner is ■ visers are a bunch of academic turned away all but the most urgent Greater efforts should be made to winter a few thousand people are is the problem faced by 57 greybeards." What is not in dispute is cases. The Royal College of Nursing reach these priority groups, he ays. likely to be killed by flu when the examination ft is now rare still the first line of inves¬ to bear one make a firm tigation in many circum¬ percent of asthmatics in a that flu can be a killer, and when given demanded that immunisation be of¬ Mr Caiman also provides some advice statistics show this to be true. We feel tobacco-sin okey diagnosis. stances. Patients undergoing the chance, a mass murderer. During a fered free to its 285,000 members, and that dis pleases the vaccine mann it's our duty to issue warnings, atmosphere. Now these typical British winter, between 2J00 Sir Donald set up an enquiry into facturers. He says the vaccine gives particularly to the high-risk groups for No longer is it necessary to MRI do not suffer from any wait for the operating radiation, because the patients may be able to and 8,000 flu deaths occur. According government policy on immunisation about 70 per cent protection against whom immunisation is recommended enjoy their steak at the Old to the Office of Population Censuses and prevention of outbreaks. infectitm, and in the elderly, probably by the health department" theatre before having scanner uses magnetism unrf suspicions confirmed, for an radio frequency. As a White Hart without and Surveys, fhrkffied 26,000 people ' The enquiry concluded that there even less.- ' • ' Both the bureau and the department wheezing. during the last big epidemic, the worst was no need to encourage everybody were guilty of under-estimating the all-seeing magic eye, a diagnostic tool it is also for 15 years, in the winter of 1989/90. to be immunised, but found that many accines against flu are pro¬ impact of the epidemic two years ago, magnetic resonance imaging magical in displaying joints, V (MRI) scanner, is able to in particular the knee, in More than 80 per cent of the victims of the elderly and those with chronic duced in Britain by four he says. “If the government had been were more than 65 years old, bat conditions that made them particu¬ companies, Evans, Merieux more emphatic in its advice about discriminate between which split cartilages and children and young adults died, too. larly vulnerable to flu were not being UK, Duphar and Servier yard nation, there would have been normal and abnormal brain tom ligaments become vaccinated- Deaths could have been The composition of the vaccines fewer deaths. We were complacent, and spinal cord tissue. This readily visible. lu is caused by viruses cut, for example, by immunising the changes every year, depending on the too. We didn't think it would be as bad can display the anatomy of The MRI scanner can also F strains of influenza virus most likely as it turned out to be. the central nervous system demonstrate precisely where much more potent than those elderly in nursing homes and other which provoke the common residential accommodation. to be prevalent The formulation is “The lesson is that we should expect with startling definition on pressure on the spinal cord, cokL They enter through the The result is that ibis year there will calculated on the basis of information an epidemic every winter. Since we to a screen, from where, or a nerve, is being caused nose and mouth, invading cells and be more vaccine available—four and a collected by the World Health Org¬ have no means of predicting how with a laser camera, it can by a prolapsed disk or an reproducing. They damage the im¬ half million doses, costing the health anisation in 100 countries. severe it is going to be, or when it win be transferred to film. arthritic spine; and it is so mune system and lead to symptoms department about £23 minimi, or just There are three types of flu virus. occur, we should expect the worst and This wed: Princess sensitive that ft is able to such as fevers, headaches, aching over £5 per injection — but, paradoxi¬ Type A is the most severe and most vaccinate as many of those who arc at Margaret opened London’s pick up otherwise limbs and backs, weak musdes, cally, there should be less need for h. common, responsible for the biggest risk as possible." latest MRI scanner at the undetectable secondary London Clinic, which has tumors in bone marrow. coughs and runny noses. If influenza “We tend to vaccinate people in the epidemics. Type B causes less severe Dr Caiman's current advice to GPs spreads to the lungs, it can cause viral winter after a bad epidemic, having but locally widespread outbreaks, and is that the ideal time for immunisation pneumonia and may lead to a second¬ learnt the lesson a bit late," Dr Type C causes minor outbreaks. is tale October and early November. ary, bacterial pneumonia. With bron¬ Macnair says. “The level of immunity This year’s vaccine is a cocktail of There is randy much flu in Britain chitis. these pneumonias are the in the general population now is still two strains ofType A and one ofTypc before the end of November, but it commonest causes of flu-related quite high, and the number of deaths B. But despite worldwide monitoring takes up to 14 days fin- the vaccine to EXPORTING TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY AND POLAND death, particularly in the elderly, but from flu this winter should be fairly ofoutbreaks, it is impossible to predict produce enough antibodies to confer also among apparently healthy young small — perhaps a few thousand." an epidemic. protection. Immunity should last adults who have an underlying con¬ Nevertheless, Dr Caiman is pushing Because of this uncertainty, the through the winter. dition or weakened immune system. GPs to vaccinate larger numbers of British manufacturers, through the What about those of us who are not In i989/90 the health department’s those most at risk. In his letter, he ays Influenza Monitoring and Informa¬ deemed at high risk? “Tbe best To cake advantage of the zrowinc market for vaccine stocks of three million doses ihai immunisation is strongly recom¬ tion Bureau, prefer to take a gloomy possible immunity is to have a mild were exhausted before the epidemic mended for patients of afl ages if they view. As a result, the bureau has been dose of flu that will fend off a worse health services in East Central Europe you K reached its "peak, and another 180,000 lave chronic respiratory disease, accused in the past of scaremongering. attack for the rest of tbe winter," a including asthma, chronic heart dis¬ “We have been suspected of mount¬ health department spokesman says. doses had to be imported quickly from need to be fully informed. At the Department France and The Netherlands. ease, chronic renal failure, diabetes, or ing a scare every year, but that's a bit “The trouble is, you can't get a mild Some hospitals lost a quarter of immunosuppression due to illnesses unfair," Dr Macnair says. “It's hardly dose on request.” of Health's November conference you’ll find r\ L;- ■ 4 c. 1 • Many people incorrectly re¬ medicine suggest that if you reading fer to colds as flu, but true stay at borne and choose tbe representatives from Czechoslovakia, Hungary K influenza, is more sudden and right remedies you can stave by touch severe, producing a high fever off the worst of flu. In the seif- with a sensation of feeling cold hdp category of herbal medi¬ and Poland outlining their Health Service cines, hot ginger and Mum is blind. and sweaty, headaches, aching But she and Sophie muscles, weakness, loss of cinnamon — or even cayenne requirements. With iega! and financial advice K caa read a bed-time appetite and coughs. pepper — teas are recom¬ story together with • GPs say there is no sure way mended to increase the available cn the ins and outs of exporting the help of picture- of avoiding flu. They advise circulation and warmth at the books printed in. avoiding close contact with onset of flu.- Infusions of Braille as well as infected people and not shar¬ elderflower, yarrow and products and services, this conference will in ordinary type. ing drinks, food or eating peppermint are said to be implements. Smoking is also effective at regulating the tem¬ provide ail the information you need. So if ^ thought to increase the likeli¬ perature, and two or three cups of arrowroot may im¬ hood and severity of infection Health Services are your business, come to by reducing the effectiveness ’ prove the appetite during of the mucus and cilia that Fhc how do ytm fight it? . convalescence. Birmingham on November and ‘26 and meet % Jp ^ normally trap dust and mi¬ influenza. Antibiotics are in¬ • Tbe British Homoeopathic crobes and keep them out of effective against viruses but Association recommends a the experts. --nx-M This is just one example of the service provided by the the lungs. doctors will prescribe them to course of baptisia (a remedy National Library for the Blind. A large lending library, n • Once flu takes a grip GPs prevent complications such as made from wild indigo) for recommend resting in bed and also produces hundreds of books in Braille every year, pneumonia. Healthy people gastric symptoms and exhaus¬ drinking plenty of liquids to should recover from influenza tion, eupaiorium (made from from best-sellers to books of reference and the classics. replace fluids lost by sweating. without medical assistance bosesetandthorernghwort) for KEEP YOUR FINGER ON THE PULSE Taking preparations contain¬ Blind readers depend so much on us. Please help us to go within a week. the worst of the flu, and ing paracetamol or aspirin • In Britain there are no over- gelsemium (made from yeflow on being their lifeline, with your subscription, donation every few hours (usually a the-counter remedies specifi¬ jasmine root) for flushes and maximum of eight in 24 or bequest. cally for flu but several cold headaches. For further details either fill in the form below and return it to: hoars) will help to reduce remedies are popular for flu¬ fever and relieve aches and • Dr Cecil Chen, a council East Central Europe Purchasing Health Services, SI Chalton Street, London NWi IHY National library for the Mind like conditions. Boots sup¬ member of the British Acu¬ or telephone 071-588 9444. pains. Although commonly plies a range of cures, ranging flirro*. Mi* Mujrtty ike Queen used as a treatment for colds, puncture Association, recom¬ from Lemsip for aches and 17 Southampton Place, London WC1A 2EH there is no evidence that vast mends going to an y CkurUy 21330' pains, to Benyfin for sore acupuncturist if you do not quantities of Vitamin C help throats and Boots deconges¬ contain the worst symptoms want to catch flu from family T5I tant tablets. PMitlUB. To TJ* Nauond Ltawy for die Blind- ] 7 Southampton Place. of influenza. or colleagues. “By strengthen¬ | London WCIA2EH I • A prescribed anti-viral • Traditional remedies are ing the immune system, we drag, amantadine, can reduce less expensive, though not can help people get through The severity and duration of necessarily pleasant Garlic tire winter," he says. “If can be either chewed in doves someone already has flu, acu¬ I endow my donation of £ Type A infection if taken before symptoms appear but or taken in infusions. It is puncture cannot core it but it can help give them extra Name usually is prescribed only to meant to SOOlbe SOIC throats, ease muscle pain, bring down energy to cope." Address the elderly, or people with illnesses that win put them at fever and fight infection. .Maphi serious risk if they catch • Practitioners of alternative Alice Thomson THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1?9I 16 Fiction your novel I Kingsley and the young devil as guru Joseph Connolly reviews a strange affair

ROBERT M. Pirsig, the au- was what it was all about.” between the novelist and the yobbo youf thor of Zen and The Art of Straight from the horse's Motorcycle Maintenance, re- mouth, Now here’s a funny thing: Clive mopes around the house and turns to print after 17 years of Mainland is set in an Eag- Sir Kingsley Amis, fresh streets being bored, is accused of silence with a book about, lish-spcalring island province from bis excoriating and nicking a tenner from his mother’s among other things, Red In- coknually governed by its hugely amusing Memoirs TiywHHng — this filling US with dians and yachting. Not the neighbour, in a manner not and fast approaching his 70th birth¬ indignation until it turns out that he most commercially-driven of dissimilar to Northern Ire- day, turns his hand for the very first did it - and then has a spell of being authors, Pirsig has resisted the land's relationship with Eng- time to a novel primarily intended bored in the Bengal Light Tandoori tcmptation to call his book land. The parallels nag away at for "young adults" — a term one with near-idiot friends, Terry and How! and The Art of Coastal first, but it is a mark of the would have though expressly ’de¬ Marilyn, not forgetting thicko Paula. Navigation. Even though na- vigour Robert McCrum brings signed to make Amis wince with Amid the flock wallpaper of this tive American mysticism to his gloomy political alle- scorn and loathing. murky {dace there are flashes of might have as much to offer us gory that, though the novel's A sort of explanation is put classic, brilliant Amis dialogue (ie, in the 1990s as Oriental themes are control, paranoia forward in the short introduction, non-communication) but so brief as wisdom did in the 1970s, the and betrayal, the comparison where Amis taTTs us that of the to appear rationed. Such hopeless, fed remains that sailing is intrudes less and less as one hundreds of characters he has in¬ working-class situations have been hardly Hiring, and it was the reads on. McGruxn's polished vented, the urge to revive any of better done, and one wonders as to glamorous 750cc passages that chrome prose, all gHn^ng and them has become irresistible only "a the point of it alL The point, it were principally responsible spnice, shares the credit for co uple of times" — Jenny Bunn, who transpires, is trumpeted in the title: for turning Zen into a cult. this with the triangle of players originally appeared in Take a Girl we are all guilty. An accidental result So the book is called Lila, at the heart of the drama, who Like You (1960) made a triumphant of the abortive burglary is that the and its subtitle is An Inquiry are much more thaw the return in Difficulties with Girls elderly night watchman fells and is into Morals. In passing, it ideological ciphers often (1988), while the __ __ seriously injured, inquires into a good deal else found in this genre. Stephen other character AT5C . t nmTV whereupon Clive is besides — Victorian rectitude, Mallory, a "political consul- whom Amis cites WE AREAREA ALL L OUIL1GUILTY I consumed by guilt the crumbling of New York taut” specialising in risk as refusing to let By Kingsleyey Amis — but no one will City, duck-billed platypuses, assessment in hot climes, him alone is our Reinhardt Books.Toks, £7.99 allow him to wal- and above all the metaphysics visits the troubled province as current hero, a 17- ——— low in it to the of quality, the definition of escort to a planeload of VIPs, year-old cockney degree he evidently which is the work's stated aim. He is drawn into the life of lad called Clive Rayner — star of a craves. His mother “understands”, It seems irrelevant to the point Isabel Rome, a mainland little known television play of the the vicar “understands” — and in a of churlishness to judge Lila radio journalist with a toehold 1970s, apparently unpublished. The superb cameo, the female social as fiction but, as well as being in the community. In order Great Jim Dixon also made a worker gives the impression that not a book about writing a book, it that be can revisit her, he welcome comeback as Jake Richard¬ to have broken into the warehouse does pose as a persuades his son in Jakds Thing, but Amis would have constituted a dear novel, and it is Jasper Rees employers to let chooses not to mention this, leaving demonstration of deviance and (of through a narrative - him oversee the the reader considerably perplexed as course) that society itself is to blame. that Pirsig, or LILA on-location film¬ to why on earth from among Amis's Here the theme of an over-caring tremendous gallery of heroes and society and deprivation of guilt is PT

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CINEMA: NEW RELEASES Women in the band Crowning gloiy for JpJTARY history will be made tomorrow on the stage of the Free Trade Hall. Manchester. For the the British king first time ever, women are being admitted into magine a day's prop list Cannons Baker Street, Hay- an all-male British mili¬ I Geoff Brown reviews Derek Jarman's for Derek Jarman's market, Oxford Street), bis tary band. Seven female Edward Q (18, Cuizon first all-American film, pays musicians who recently West End, Gate). Duffle magnificent Edward 77, City Slickers, .homage to the master’s 1941 joined the RAF Central coat, throne, riot shields, ahar, classic, Sullivan !r Travels, but Band win be making their soft-drinks cans, balaclava Doc Hollywood and Chattahoochee the kilt has been replaced by debuts in a concert bring¬ hoods, pyjamas. Not for Californian beach wear. ing together all 200 mu¬ Jarman the blinding deluge of The brains of five writers sicians in the RAFs four Renaissance finery in Greena¬ would seem, from Audrey New Jerseyites nursing mid¬ forged the script, yet their UK-based bands. “Good way’s Prospero's Books, or the Hepburn’s and Imelda Mar¬ life crises. To rejuvenate their labours only produced a to see the Royal Air Force dull parade of Kenneth cos’s cast-offs. - batteries, the buddies venture mouse of a comedy, with a again taking the lead," Branagh’s Henry V, styled in Fine acting adds to the on one of those “fulfil your plot that might well have remarks Air Chief Mar- off-the-peg Tudor. Alone film’s uncommon strength. By fantasy" holidays, joining a seemed fresh 60 years ago. dial Sir Jock Kennedy, of among these recent films of stamping out theatrical ca¬ cattle trek from New Mexico Michael J. Fox, the Mary the RAFs decision to Eng, Lit. hMirifnaAg, Jarman dences, Steven Waddington to Colorado. Helen Slater Pickford of the age, clings break centuries of sol¬ yanks his chosen text into the (Edward). Andrew Tzeroas comes along . for the ride, desperately to his boyish looks dierly taboo and allow modem world, rooting Mar¬ (Gaveston) and Tilda S win ton but essentially this is a as a smart city doctor waylaid women to go where the lowe's play in a malevolent (Isabella) mimmiae Marlowe’s man’s show: an over-stretched in the sticks en route to a plush drumsticks fly. society of conspicuous con¬ fustian and give the lines a bundle of merry jests and LA. job in plastic surgery. sumption, street riots and modern swing Jar- _ mushy masculine “I'm m the Twilight Zone!” he Back on stage anti-gay legislation. Through man helps by add¬ thoughts about cracks. Yet the folks of Grady, the miracle of cinema, two ing expletives friendship. “Squash capital of the South”, INGMAR Bergman is sensibilities and centuries — Marlowe undoub¬ ‘Violence At first writers wear away the doc’s resistance working on what will be Jarman’s and Marlowe’s — tedly knew, but Lowell Ganz and with sweet eccentricities. A only his third opera become wondrously fused. never unleashed. plays a Babaloo Mandel pretty spitfire of an ambulance production, following a Jarman's imagination al¬ Otherwise the part: (who also penned driver (Julie Warner) provides 1961 Rake’s Progress that ways sets his films alight, but text is re-arranged Parenthood) make a stronger lure, and the doc’s won Stravinsky’s ap¬ no feature before Edward II rather than re¬ Isabella pleasant fun of final destination is never in proval and the 1974 fibn has carried quite so much worded; it is Jar¬ these greenhorn doubt for a second. version of The Magic punch. Its predecessors — The man’s visual imag¬ despatches cowboys. Crystal Piute. This time the piece Last of England and The ination, yoked to (the film’s exec¬ ollowing Memphis is new: a setting of the F Garden — presented a jostling the skins of his one poor utive producer) Belle for David Putt- Bacchae of Euripides by carnival of apocalypse, poetry, regular collabora¬ spouts smart re¬ nam, Caton-Jones the Swedish composer and private thoughts. But tors, that bends the soul with a marks and ingra¬ shifts to the Holly¬ Daniel Bortz, involving a Marlowe’s play provides a play to his wifl. tiating gwvilgg, and wood mode with ease. Yet the large, cast of singers, ac¬ stout narrative peg for the History relates ferocious Daniel Stem and predictability of this cockle- tors and dancers. After its director’s concern with sex. (though it could Bruno Kiiby make wanning comedy gradually winter performances in power, death and repression. well be myth) that neck bite * perfect stooges. sets the teeth on edge. Just Stockholm, it will be Edward D, newly-appointed Edward met a hid- The solid backup when we congratulate the recorded for television. Plantagenet king, antagonist eous end with a includes Jack Pal- writers for avoiding Billy Queen Isabella and the nobil¬ strategically placed hot poker. ance (the trail boss who CrystaTs cow, up grunts a pig ity by showering love and Since the film was made in inconveniently dies), two equally cute, to keep Fox favours on an uncouth up¬ Hammer’s old studios at Bray, Long Island dentists, and a company. George Hamilton’s start, Gaveston. Aided by Jannan must have been pair of ice-cream tycoons wed¬ money-grabbing cosmetic sur¬ Isabella, power-hungry Morti¬ tempted to pile on the horror. ded to a camcorder. geon brightens the final mer galvanises the opposition Violence plays a part, to be Once the trek acquires an scenes, but by then the film to restore what they see as the sure: Isabella despatches one adorable calf called Norman, has long succumbed to bland¬ country’s dignity; civil, war poor soul with a ferocious however, the film’s charm ness and timidity. Mick Jackson, another and brutal murder follow. neck bite. Yet there is also begins to unravel. Crystal’s Giving Marlowe’s lines a modern swing: Steven Waddington as the Plantagenet king Visually, Edward II leaps humour and tenderness. We little smile wears thin; Ganz transplanted British director, out at the audience with its expect this from the lovers, and Mandel press the cuteness is the man at the helm of submerged in a Fidel Castro damage; since its completion horrid crime and the state’s bold designs and anachronis¬ dancing in a spotlight to Cole button too often; and director Chattahoochee (15, Odeon beard, manages a decent in 1989, Oldman has pro¬ horrid punishment; even the to stage tic clothes. Economic neces¬ Prater; but Jarman, mellowing Ron Underwood stretches ev¬ Mezzanine); though given the sketch of a simple man fight¬ gressed to Stale of Grace; bilious colour adds to the opera sity suggested Christopher perhaps in maturity, treats ery intimate, soul-baring scene post-production tinkering it ing injustice, but Dennis Hop¬ while Jackson’s quick-fire film's pain. You may not Hobbs’s moveable sets of vast even the villains with under¬ beyond advisable limits. City would be unfair to paric all the per, as his prison chum, hardly style energised Steve Marlin’s emerge dancing but you will stone blocks, yet the shafts of standing Bold, passionate and Slickers undoubtedly enter¬ film's deficiencies at his door. survives the scissors. LA. Story. Chattahoochee is a have witnessed a master direc¬ Last chance... light and imprisoning shade savagely beautiful, this is one tains, but its indulgences need A two-hour drama has been Perhaps Chattahoochee film to forgive, and forget. tor and moral inquisitor at the SOON to start recording create a dank, brooding at¬ of the best British films for to be lanced. shrunk to 97 minutes; in the would never have amounted Few modern tales of woe peak of his powers. The film their second album. The mosphere worth any amount sometime. Ever since Michael Caion- process, a real-life story about to much: by straining so hard come any bleaker than comes double-billed with the Blade Crowes wind up a of fancy props. The costumes City SUckers (12, Odeon Jones announced his ambition a Korean War hero’s fortunes for squalor, Jackson inten¬ Dekalog S (18, Renoir), the equally powerful Dekalog 6. a two-year stretch of tour¬ jolt and amuse, from the Leicester Square), with Billy to be Preston Sturges in a kilt, in a nightmarish Florida men¬ sifies the ponderous cliches of television version of Kieslow¬ riveting study in love and ing with dales at Royal aristocracy's pinstripe and Crystal, returns us to Holly¬ I have waited for this talented tal hospital is reduced to near this menial hospital from the ski’s A Short Film About voyeurism, and the source for Concert Hah, Notting¬ twin-sets to Isabella's aston¬ wood with a bump, a moo and director's Highland fling One nonsense. When the plot's far side of helL Still, nobody Killing. Eveiy shot hurts in the feature-length A Short ham (0602 482626) to¬ ishing outfits — culled, it a “Yi-haT. We start with three scene in Doc Hollywood (12, lacunae allow, Gary Oldman, has suffered lasting career this devastating analysis of a Film About Love. night, and the Hammer¬ smith Odeon, London W6 (081-748 4081) tb- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at the Festival Hall this weekend, has made a remarkable leap in standards says Richard Morrison morrow and Saturday. Having revived the work¬ And if listeners detect that the ing practices 'of classic en things that the Brit¬ ish know about Atlanta, new Atlanta, sound bears a Seventies* bandssnch as Strange similarity to that of the The Faces and Bad Com¬ T Georgia: GOne Wilvthe Wind, Ted Turner’s omni¬ Gone with the wind of change Cleveland Orchestra, its creator pany, whSe Courting a will not demur: Levi reveres little mfld controversy present CNN, Coca-Cola, time-consuming meaning of That tenacity is evident in that illustrious ensemble. It is along the way,' the rebd- Martin Luther King the 1996 Money and power helps. the term. Since 1988. Atlanta his dealings in Atlanta. Life not surprising; after studying at yeD rockers have been Olympics and ... well, per¬ Atlanta, the boom city of the has had such a figure: the 41- for the players was undeniably the Guildhall in London, he rewarded with sales now haps ten was too ambitious a Deep South, has plenty of target. The quality of Atlanta's both For every dollar it gets in year-old Israeli, Yoel Levi. more easy-going before he spent six years in Cleveland as in excess of three million “If you want to create came. “I work them very resident (or assistant) con¬ for their aptly-titled 1989 Symphony Orchestra is not public subtidy, the Atlanta something really special, you hard,” admits Levi. “That was ductor a periodwhich changed debut album. Shake Your yet internationally known, Symphony receives S79 from don't spend your time chasing a shock to people.” his musical outlook forever. Money Maker. perhaps because until recently private and corporate pur¬ its orchestra was not of inter¬ ses — and that adds up to a round the world,” says Levi. In London on Sunday the national quality. Recognition Si 6 million (£9.4 million) “I sometimes think that in ore shocks followed; orchestra plays Tchaikovsky ARTS REVIEWS is surely about to come. The budget. An orchestra whose Europe the music director is Levi began restock¬ and a new piece by its resident Theatre, rock orchestra, now on a whirlwind home is the Robert W. Wood¬ more like a principal guest M ing the orchestra composer, Stephen Paulus and television 15-city European tour, has ruff Arts Center is never likely conductor.” with bright young things. “1 (best known here for his Page 22 made an extraordinary leap to forget the power of patron¬ When Levi does travel, be expect a tremendously high steamy opera The Postman in standards and ambitions. age, because Robert W. has a knack of living dan¬ level of technique, plus the Always Rings Twice). After a Woodruff was the boss of gerously. He was with a Polish ability to blend in. The idea is decade in America, Levi has Coca-Cola. Even this Euro¬ orchestra in Cracow when the to create a unified colour learnt how to allay any fears of Chernobyl explosion hap¬ throughout the orchestra. modern music. “The new pean tour demonstrates how Hardworking baton: Atlanta Symphony’s Yod Levi an orchestra benefits by hay¬ pened, and conducting the Sometimes the right person is work? Oh. very conservative, ing wealthy corporations sit¬ build a great orchestra. musical standards that lan¬ Israel Philharmonic (in which hard to find, so I am patient. very colourful, very lovely,” ting on its doorstep: much of Remember the “Pittsburgh guish between modest and he once played percussion) We looked for two years for he says soothingly. the S1.7 million cost is being fallacy”, named after an or¬ mediocre. The most vital asset when Iraq's Scud missiles fell the right flute player.” • The Atlanta Symphony Or- underwritten by the Atlanta- chestra that has vast endow¬ for any orchestra is a conduc¬ on Tel Aviv. 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Richard rhmn chief executive of rejected Thames TV, argues that the franchise lottery puts ITV at risk Visual objectives; to provide the most The first and most certain attractive service for ourvfewcrs thing to say about Thames and advertisers throughout 1992, Television being outbid in and to become Britain's leading illiteracy the franchise contest is that one independent production com¬ thousand highly skilled and Television’s blind date pany from 1993. .Already we experienced people will lose their attract more than a tratd of our money terms, in the interests of An artless British jobs. They have worked hard to that they are to be made suffered the same The government revenue from sources other than viewers and shareholders. The provide a diverse service of high redundant as a result of an award summary “Execu¬ wanted to estab¬ advertising, and we will now offer ITV public interest, as The Times Library is a travesty, qualify for their viewers, a service system that has been described as tion” after a five- lish the market to all channels our current pro¬ pronounced in a leader, would rich in entertainment, informa¬ “possibly the most ludicrous in month wait during value of ITV li¬ grammes, new productions and best have been served “by prefer¬ tion and education. Glance at corporate history ”. which not one con¬ cences, but this popular repeats from our valu¬ says Richard Cork ring those companies which have what's on ITV this week and you The second thing to say is that versation with the backfired spectacu¬ proved they can produce good able and extensive library. " SSMT w will see that for London audi¬ many of the most popular pro¬ has taken larly when TVS bid We will offer resources and. magine, for one appalling moment, rrc programmes rather than those I ences these people are making grammes on British television are place about our £59.8 million and facilities to individual producer that the creators of the great gothic ’ti'rijr ihd. Thames News, Thames Help, now at risk. Nearly half the applications, and Central, unoppos¬ that merely make promises”. and other independent produc¬ cathedrals had decided to leave their Regardless of who has won or Thames Reports, Thames’ Ac¬ British-originated programmes in no account has ed, bid £2,000. No tion companies. We shall also ■< - A fflfJ buildings unadorned. What would Char' reserve cash price lost, this selection process has tions, The City Programme and A this Autumn’s ITV weekday eve¬ been taken of our nurture our investments, andoe . .itvi’.i tres ami its counterparts be like without paralysed a first-class network, Problem Aired. For the ITV ning schedule are made by records. for each licence looking closely at re-entering the carvings, or the stained-glass win¬ brought at least three years of .1: Sftftl network, they have chil¬ Thames, and they earn nearly The original ob¬ was set broadcasting through the Astra dows irradiating the shadows within? profound uncertainty, and de¬ .-:iS dren’s programmes and the peak¬ half the network's ratings. Some jective of the ITV There was a bet¬ satellite system. Channel 5, or, in The notion of dispensing with such time programmes Strike it Lucky, of them may survive on ITV, auction was to put Richard Dome forced to ter way. As the IBA moralised an industry for which thing* j$ barbaric, but the government two years' time, ITV. The Bill, Mr Bean, Waugh Me¬ some may be bought by the BBC, downward pres¬ shed 1,000 jobs and the ITV Asso¬ Britain is world famous. ITV is i .1 frsttfc stands convicted of just such a crime. By still very much at risk. High Others have often referred to morial’ This is Your life and and some may be seen only by sure on costs. ciation proposed. ■ n am Thames Television as the flag¬ ♦ ‘ abandoning its commitment to contrib¬ Minder. those with satellite dishes. Cer¬ When the Peacock Committee prices should have been set for bidden must run a federal system ute to the expected £425,000 cost of a with low bidden; a new system of ship company. The flagship wiD hit You do not have to watch all tainly, the experienced team of reported in 1980,1986, this was a each licence area, and the regu¬ soon leave the broadcast fleet to specially commissioned tapestry and central scheduling and commis¬ . Tlw these Thames programmes—and television journalists who pro¬ legitimate aim, but by the time lator should have selected the become a major programme pro-, sculptures for the new British Library, ii scores of others such as Wish You duce This Week will be broken up the Broadcasting Bill was before best quality offers from those sioning must be agreed within is decreeing that art has no place even in three months; the boisterous new ducer. Some questions can only lei ( Were Here and Rumpole — to after 35 years of current affairs Parliament in 1990, overman¬ willing to pay the price. Such de¬ be answered in the mid-1990s. the most ambitious new buddings. No will dispute with the experienced a rre i know that they give pleasure and reporting of the highest standard, ning and restrictive practices had cisions would have been no more Which way will the winds of com¬ wonder that the four external members enrich the lives of millions of as will many of our other special¬ been ail but eliminated. subjective than those taken by the old; the old regulated power blocs of the committee formed to select the will be replaced by less account¬ petition and high Treasury bills people. I have every reason to be ised teams. The trained and The government wanted an ITC at its quality hurdle. now blow the Channel 3 broad¬ . s-.r.pUvi library’s works of art have resigned. proud of my staff, proud of their objective and transparent meth¬ Ironically, this is the principle able concentrations of power, and talented staff who enabled casters? Will building a London W hi They were appointed two years ago by track record, proud of their Thames to produce fin ITV big od of allocation, yet what it came upon which licences will be allo¬ the separation of production the arts minister himself. Sir Richard from responsibility for managing programme rights “studio”, as we . . ■ *.;** « showbusiness, journalistic and events like royal weddings, the up with is an almost unintelli¬ cated for the next ten-year period. now plan, prove a better bet: Luce, who rightly saw the £450 million educational skills. They have Telethon, and the Rugby World gible mixture of objective and Thames Television is certain the schedule will affect the attain¬ building as a showcase for British art. that it nude the best London ment of excellence. Who knows? But this flagship still proved in all departments to be a Cup will be broken up as welL subjective judgments, with prac¬ feds it bolds the compass. ...i- she" Luce was personally committed to the match for the best, and it is tragic Other fine companies have tically no viewer involvement. weekday bid, in quality and For Thames, there are now new idea: writing in 1987, he deplored the fact that enrichment of great buildings Ire '’was stripped away in the stern func¬ jj.1 fa tionalism of recent times”. We are V.Ir'T beginning, he wrote, “to realise just how . • i ■ much we have lost and how unsatisfying and lack-lustre buildings can become”. Unlike many contemporary architects, Wanted: for daylight robbery Colin St John Wilson, who designed the I new British Library, has always pos¬ Mr Harries is not he must get his reward. (A word *V> sessed a lively appetite for painting and proposing to lay criminal of advice to Mr Harries: do not : vr IHrff Bernard Levin cheers on a case '• ..i sculpture. A distinguished collector of charges against members specify the quantum of damages thr fc 20th-century art, he was determined of the government (al¬ you think appropriate. If you \i"* • • • from the outset to place appropriate against the government’s policies though he could find have a jury, you will probably get s, works in carefully chosen sites within dozens: false pretences, many millions anyway; ifa judge, the building and on the piazza outside. hai merry fdlow A.P. wide variety of busi¬ conspiracy to defraud, he might give you even more; I His first commission, for the western T trading when insolvent, presume you know' already tint '. !,I».T til Herbert died in 1971, nesses. He claims that he wall of the monumental entrance Hall, you should get Chrman as your • >-■£ ItlM and today in particular I was doing well, and spending clients' money :. was a colossal tapestry by R.B. Kitaj. No wish he hadn't. AJ5., as showing handsome prof¬ without authorisation — pleader, he'll have the courtroom living painter is more of an obsessive a foot deep in tears by the end of he was always known, had an its, until the present gov¬ the list is endless). Mr "i *V». fcfi bibliophile, and the tapestry was to be enormous number of careers; he ernment wrecked the Harries eschews ven¬ the first day.) based on one of his most outstanding h»H was a lawyer, a poet, a novelist, economy and ruined geance: he wants only res¬ canvases: If Not, Not. It is a complex playwright and songwriter, a him; no doubt many titution. and I heartily But it is the precedent image: a half-tragic, half-lyrical medita¬ sailor and an MP, in which last tradesmen and dealers hope he gets iL that intrigues me most tion on a war-ravaged European land¬ capacity he instituted, by a would make the same His first move has been Hitherto, there has been i >' Wt scape. Above all the painting is indebt¬ private member’s bill, a reform complaint, but Mr Har¬ surprisingly successful: only one way for us to *■ -itii ed to Kitaj's fascination with T.S. Eliot's of the divorce laws, which had ries did more. He went to instead of being turned call the government to account, The Waste Land, a felicitous literary E \ • -■k 4ii not been touched for three- the High Court and away from the court as a which is to turn It out at the next link with the contents of the building. quarters of a century. launched an action rpnriman, be has been election. But this is obviously an Sir Eduardo Paolozzi's arresting ... ■.( I knew him quite well, and against the government, permitted to get his case unwieldy and indeed uncertain ;\.. bronze statue of Newton was equally apt once literally brought tears to his demanding a million on its feet; for how long course; no individual can Intended to confront visitors immediate¬ eyes by reciting extempore to him pounds in compensation. remains to be seen. There achieve il alone. There have, it is ly inside the main entrance gateway, the one of his longest poems. But This is not as startling was a hurried attempt by true, been cases in which some FI KOI heavily muscled figure would have sat today particularly I wish he were as you might think. If I the Treasury solicitor to minister has been found 10 have on a plinth 12ft above the piazza. En¬ here, because yet another of his make and sell honey, and have the action struck exceeded his lawful powers or grossed in momentous calculations, it is b ;Sv - avocations was the series of the man next door pours out, but the court official have acted unjustly, and such openly based on William Blake’s cele¬ 1 delightful mock courtroom bat¬ a couple of hundred gal¬ in charge rejected the wrongs have been put right. But brated image of Newton plotting the tles he wrote under the title of lons of cows' urine into application, saying that hitherto these cases were invari¬ i universe with a pair of outsize dividers. Misleading Cases. (Delightful my vats, I have a cause of the case was “worthy ably specific; an exact and CZ'.I • But the picture was supposed to be and mock, yes; but very many of action against him, and if of consideration”. Prob¬ measurable wrong has been put satirical, with Newton shown on the them made a sound and signifi¬ the case is proved, he will ably, the Attorney-Gen¬ exactly and measurably right. Mr ocean floor, oblivious to the wonders eral — he must be useful Harries is a pioneer. If he wins, cant point about our laws and certainly have to pay. ; -ii! !i.«r around him. Since Blake frowned on any customs. After his death some of Why, then, should there fra something — will find we shall be able to belabour the attempt to reduce the mysteries of the them were dramatised for be any difference if a a way to fiddle Mr Har¬ government ip general with our • Ui* cosmos to mathematical formulae, he television.) businessman has his ries out of his case. But if complaints in general. cv: •. . , ... .I. robot", and Gormley's “ageless granite that it was a valid method of government has. to Mr Harries' diversify into other business. our law a preventable accident is ally hope for a revolution (though TOP.,,-. • Not keeping proper control t»M on the point of becoming human”. payment; and he attempted (in detriment, been; • Causing continual and increas¬ quite enough for damages; Mr I doubt Hampden expected the Far from dispensable baubles, all reality, not in print) to prosecute over the Bank of England, so that Harries is demanding recom¬ 'I I 4 i • Selling valuable public in¬ ing unemployment which de¬ momentous consequences of his these works are densely meditated the House of Commons for interest rates almost doubled and pense. and if be can show that (a) dustries, such as water and the he had difficulty keeping up prived him of enough customers modest action), but if he wins be :::■ *{ Nai images occupying integral sites within allowing the sale of alcoholic the cause of his ruin was the way will have forged an instrument telephone service, at one quarter with money to use his services. •■JdrfTfclJf. i c the design. If the government persists beverages afterthe legal hour. But payments on bis mortgage loans. the government ran the economy before which governments wall of their worth. uml Am with its decision, it will deprive the he did not write Harries v The • Creating an economic climate Causing him stress owing to and (b) they ran h in a way winch quail, and even if he loses, they u*du! i.-. iiM GI British Library of essential enrichment, British Government. • Creating a false economy in the in which demand for properties the danger of business failure and they knew, or ought to have will conduct affairs with regular “'was t,‘ subsequent **rniRmnlnvirn»«t ‘•hifo£ Fi> c*; and imply that art has no role to play in Mr Harries is an entrepreneur, 1980s and causing property prices diminished dramatically, so that -.- ’unemployment, known, would be deleterious to and frequent glances over their Ameru-.isi .»: ae the shaping of modem urban life. living in Cardiff, and managing a to inflate at a time when Mr he was deprived of his collateral penury and destitution”. all those who depended upon it. shoulders. Eppur si muove. • fitVi r vc. i’r.ttvc Ul tiGfcUi; " tr- si with their successful rivals. West- si gree of their applause, appeared i.'R LVj ...and moreover Prince’s country Television. “We are play¬ more than sympathetic. The ova¬ •Wi: ' M ‘teiniii,.,:. .-‘-rmri wl ing it very square,” said John tion was said to be deafening. press gang Williams, head of news and cur¬ Ftatic V* Ut!£. ag Craig Brown rent affairs. “We will be folly Last week the Diary reproduced: of LABOUR really is becoming re¬ objective to the last” an example qf Kenneth Clarke'sClarke's ilil¬ Ihp. spectable these days. Even royalty Gl The accolade for professional¬ legible handwriting. Now the IJfcn,v 1 »Bti ne of the many delights tunes of“Coz I Luv You” (Num¬ is now recruiting its staff from the Neil Kinnock’s David Morris Jones, the compa¬ letter from the education secretary Qwilvr. ad now and then a free gift arrives February 1972) and “Cum on average Slade fan. general election plans, it emerged ny's head of news.- which indicates that his grammar, kail..-;., .1 : • U-4 yesterday that Colin Byrne, La¬ P« through the post. Mrs Kenward, Feel the Noire” (Number 1 in After some much-requested tooi fails to come up to the stan¬ V'-An - - .JiKISTt* n who until a couple of months ago March 1973) and “Skweeze Me song-sheets, including the full bour’s chief press officer, is to quit Musical mufti dards expected under the national terested in.” port their own bad news. TV-am delight all round. has heard it, says Male, “reckons Royal Opera House who have to turned out to be under investiga¬ **« on a meeting with the leading Only three months ago Byrne had it easy. It came off air al 9-25, It is damning testament to my that it is definate TOP 40 mater¬ French collector, Gerard Goyer. pay for our tools and clothing." tion for similar alleged conduct. was at the centre of a row which missing by half an hour the news ial and will put the Boyz back The orchestra calculates that the Wien confronted with this un¬ inferior powers of enthusiasm, Gerard’s collection “is without led to the resignation of John of its own demise. alas, that manufacturers of were they should be. chart- comfortable suggestion, the jour¬ doubt the most complete in the Underwood, who had succeeded Thames was not so lucky. It re¬ RO bound”. The “B" side, too, is “a nalist. Juan Williams, said he had scarves, perfumes, beauty prod¬ world”. The two are pictured Peter Mandelson as Labour’s sisted the temptation to play fune¬ a belting rocker with Nod stuffing written his column before he “had a ucts and knitwear have so far performing the traditional Slade communications director. Under¬ real music - just - but the tone of avoided me. I suppose I appeal the verbals right into your sideways thumbs-up while any knowledge of any investi¬ wood went to Kinnock with a its regional news bulletins was gation”. And anyway, he went on: more to what one might call the eardrums, great stuff Dave”. brandishing two Slade album- “him or me” ultimatum, only for sombre. Carlton, the company “My journalistic ethics and the bottom end of the market The possibility of a return to covers. “Slade were very big in the Labour leader to back Byrne, that beat it, received barely a men¬ So nothing could have pre¬ the charts by Slade is a constant Fiance in the early 70's”, says ethics of the newspaper were never who was one of Mandelson’s clos¬ tion. Instead of jolly shots of compromised,” pared me for the delight (not too theme of the newsletter, for. as Gerard, “but when their decline est lieutenants. Byrne failed to champagne bottles being cracked Leonard Downie, the papert strong a word. 1 think) with you will remember. Slade's last started in the late 70'$ very few succeed Mandelson, and never hit AD open at its rivals' headquarters, it executive editor, had to admit to 3 which I greet'-d my free gift in single to scrape into the Top 100 people remained loyal to the it off with Underwood, who did. showed gloomy sound-bites from ( vesterday's post Two weeks ago, was the lazily-spelt “Still The band. There are still quite a few readers that he had “mistakenly The move establishes interesting Thames's own employees, dis¬ failed to inform” Williams's sec¬ I wrote in this column about Top Same”, which reached Number fans over here but we live far links between the Prince's office mayed at the decision. One piece tion editor about the enquiry. •: . of the Pops. Hey presto! Yes¬ 73 for two weeks in 1987. As the apart...” and Labour leader Neil Kinnock. of film was conspicuously absent; terday. I received Perseverance: title of its newsletter implies, the The enthusiasm is contagious. Byrne is engaged to Kinnock’s the dramatic moment when the • A Danish newspaper has im¬ The Official Newsletter of the fan club was formed at Slade's Wifi the new single be Slade's press secretary, Julie HalL fax bearing the bad news arrived at posed a 100-day moratorium on its • Slade International Fan Club. At nadir, “Slade fans are a very rare first bit in eight years? 1 agree the Thames offices. “We decided A, breed, like the band themselves, with Male “Get yourself off • Can faxes save the day in war- political coverage. Jan KjaetjaanL last a major victory over Mrs not to film that as a matter of com¬ a political reporter witft ’Extra- Kenward. they have stuck together when down to the record shop, order a tom Zagreb? An international gra¬ pany policy ” said a spokesman. total cost of its instruments ex¬ the chips were down... I won¬ couple of copies and tell a dozen blade t, says: “Our readers are I feel sure all readers of The phics exhibition due to open in At TV South West, the mood ceeds £2 million. bored by parliament because the der how many people reading freinds.” As Mrs Kenward November has been left bereft of Times know who, or what Slade was marginally more up-beat. Covent Garden would only say government doesn't come up with this remember the glory days might say, a Slade Number One entries from around the world as are, or is. Even the most ascetic They gave their own defeat the that negotiations are “in pro¬ anything original. So we aK,^~" when advance sales alone were would be a reel delite. communications crumble due to reader will be able to hum the main slot on the six o'clock pro¬ gress”. But the audience, invited Mg away for the momenL“ the civil war. But contact by fax gramme, featuring an interview to show their support by the dc- British papers follow?

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rrv AUCTION FIASCO Nobody — neither minister nor television existing franchise-holders have made great Tunnel firms and ‘oath of silence’ An unreal picture of life at Oxford company, programme-maker nor viewer — strides in slimming down their bloated From the Chief Executive of sibility to shareholders with our From Dr Paul M. Hayes jected by an Oxford college last year. believes that the way the commercial establishments and in encouraging indepen¬ Eurotunnel half-year report I confirm again that Sir, The intemperate and highly Let us remember, too, the im¬ television oligopoly was reordered yesterday dent producers. Both the BBC and the Sir, In your Business pages. Com¬ the member companies of TML are personalised article by Peter Roe¬ portance of maintaining academic was anything other than a fiasco. The prime ment (October 16) urged Eurotunnel free to meet the same responsibility buck. “Feeble Keble disgraced by standards. Had Weston come up to commercial companies must now move fur¬ subject to accuracy. That has been Oxford, he might have passed bis beneficiaries are a mere handful of private to “revoke” an “oath of silence” Weston snub” (October 12), will do ther in the direction of shared production about the Channel tunnel project to understood, explicitly, between nothing to assist the prospects of exams with distinction, but, from shareholders and the Treasury. That the new and programmes “bought in” from indepen¬ which, it said, the member com¬ Eurotunnel and those companies all games players who would like to my own experience, I would have structure- has at least some of the better dent producers. Two of the four newcomers, panies of Transmanche Link along. come to Oxford. Those here who are found a full Oxford cricket season as features of the old one is largely due to the Carlton (replacing Thames in the weekday (TMLX our contractor, are sworn. Two further points of informa¬ hostile to games will have had their well as a six-week tour to Pakistan Independent Television Commission. Mak¬ The facts are as fellows: tion: worst suspicions confirmed; those extremely difficult to cope with London riot) and Meridian, TVS’S successor academically. This appears to have ing the best of a terrible job, it has led the 1. The member companies in TML 1. As always, Eurotunnel's reports to who are friendly will not be en¬ in the south of England, propose to rely been the case with a Cambridge blue bull of market forces out of the china shop of proposed a confidentiality clause as shareholders are considered and couraged. heavily on outside production for entertain¬ approved by its Anglo-French board The picture painted both of the from last year who went on the British television licencing without too part of their submission to the England under-19 tour to New Zea¬ ment and drama while concentrating their British and French governments in of directors. university and Keble College is many breakages. The. government should in-house output on news and current affairs. 2. With regard to claims, little has unreal. Mr Roebuck has chosen a land. He has since left that univer¬ never ask such a task of it again. 1985. Those TML members then sity because, it seems, he could not These “ptibiiriier-contractor” companies drafted it into their construction changed since the details set out in number of isolated incidents and - Just four of the 16 incumbent televirion drawn general conclusions from cope with the backlog of work. operate by commissioning programmes contract for Eurotunnel in 1986. Jt our prospectus in November 1990. franchise-holders were sacrificed to up Recent developments were spelled particular events. It is rather like Weston's derision was not an easy from other producers, in the manner was not imposed on them and it one, but, as was made clear, his the industry, let in new blood,-and warn the resembles standard clauses in the out in our annua! report in April and arguing that because on occasions he pioneered by Channel 4. This should expand foiled, Bradman was not a great cricket career would not have been others against complacency. In no case does construction industry. our half-year statement last week. finance available to the independent produc¬ Other material developments are player. As Mr Roebuck has appar¬ hampered had he refused to go on a franchise appear to have been lost simply Z The key clause signed by TML in being reported appropriately. ently made no effort to talk to me. or tour. Oxford and Cambridge univer¬ because more money was bid by a compet¬ tion sector, the most creative area in British 1986 after the above process has sities are the best cricket nurseries in television. Carlton has been an independent It is dear to me that journalists to anyone else at Keble, it is bard to itor. This negated the central, and szlly, been 9 (3): “The Contractor (TML’) following this project find that TML know upon what evidence be bases the world for those who want to ob¬ principle on which the “auction system” was producer, involved in such well-acclaimed shall not, without the prior written spokespersons and “sources close to his assertions about my values, tain a first-class education as well, approval of the Employer (‘Euro¬ and the opportunity was (and still is) supposed to work: that the more money a programmes as Inspector Morse. In a TML” are very free with adverse interests or outlook on life. reversal of roles, Cariton could make room tunnel’) ... impart to any publica¬ comments about Eurotunnel to the there for Weston. company gave the Treasury, and thus the tion, journal or newspaper or any At Keble, during the 26 years 1 for Thames to become an independent media. It seems the alleged “gag” is Roebuck is wrong to assert that, less money it had left for programme- radio or television programme, any have been a tutor, many sportsmen, bad he been a musician or ballet pmgrammfs-makpr itself Thames is poten¬ only pleaded when the question and, more recently, sportswomen, making, the greater was its entitlement to a information relating to the Worts.” asked is inconvenient to TML or its dancer, the situation would have tially the largest independent in Europe. have been pupils of mine. 1 have had been different Had he been either of franchise. The PTC determined to let what 3. It has been recognised, explicitly, member companies. much experience of what needs to be are termed “quality” considerations over¬ So much, so good. But auctioning between Eurotunnel and TML that As for comments attributed to those, his best opportunities would done in order to combine sporting have been provided by the royal ride financial ones. The discretionary judg¬ terrestrial commercial television was always quoted companies must honour TML itself over the past few days, if achievement with the fulfilment of intended to benefit the Treasury not the their duty to give adequate and necessary legal judgment can be academies. In the case of cricket ment of a panel of the great aod good — the academic potential. The case of Oxford and Cambridge are unique television viewer. The result must be fewer accurate information io statements given later, to us or our sharehold¬ Philip Weston was judged accord¬ very mechanism the government wanted to to the Slock Exchange and to their ers, whether they are in breach of in their positions to compete at the resources available for programme-making ingly; I did not think that, given all replace with simple market forces—has thus shareholders in order to assure fair contract or intended to injure the top domestic level. The status of and thus for competing with the cheap his other commitments during both Oxford, as a “seat of cricket learn¬ saved the bacon of the old industry moguls. trading in their shares. Eurotunnel is value of our shareholders* interest in term and vacation, it would have Some of the resulting justice is rough- products on offer from the American a quoted group, so are aU the British this enterprise. ing”. should not be downgraded. been possible for him to combine a There are now established links television industry. and French member companies of Yours faithfully, That LWT and Sunrise should have riches cricket tour of Pakistan with the with schools, and more colleges are TML, but not TML. At no time has ALASTAIR MORTON, showered on them while Thames and TV- Certainly the ITC has encouraged a trend academic work required of him. accepting the ideal of the games- Eurotunnel ever intervened to pre¬ Chief Executive, am are cast into utter darkness seems cruel. away from the corporate uniformity of This decision was not taken lightly, playing scholar. vent the member companies of Eurotunnel, None of the existing franchise-holders was a televirion in the 1970s and 1980s, towards a and was done with regret As a 1 consider it one of the highest TML reporting accurately and fully. Victoria Plaza, matter of feet contrary to Mr public-service broadcasting angel The ITCs richer mixture of franchise-holders and Your Comment column con¬ 111 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1. privileges to have been accepted Roebuck's assertion, 1 did not refuse into Oxford. If only Weston could susceptibility to “loss leader” programming independents. With luck it has also paved tinued we have met our respon- October 16. Mr Weston a place for 1992 — I said the way for a greater diversity of non¬ see it in a similar light then perhaps and lobbying shows how little has changed I could not reserve one for him. wc could see him playing in Oxford from the old system. But whether the losers terrestrial programmes on the nation's Peace prize sign Mr Roebuck clearly knows next to colours in the near future. can cry all the way to the courts is doubtful screens. But as this year’s equally chaotic Croatian heritage nothing about Keble. which has had From Mr Bernard Vyvyan Yours etc, The Broadcasting Act 1990 was carefully award of commercial radio franchises From Mr John Sell and an excellent sporting record for G. B. T. LOVELL Ms Jane Wade drafted to avoid any such unedifying review. showed, Britain is no nearer a coherent Sir, The award of the Nobel peace many years. Among my own pupils (Captain. Oxford University prize to Daw Suu Kyi is a long who finished in 1991 may be num¬ Nor is the outlook all gloom. Some of the broadcasting policy. With the BBC’s fran¬ Sir. As more information comes to Cricket Club, 1992), us from our rural architecture overdue sign of the impatience of bered David Pfaff (hockey and Exeter College, Oxford. losers may move into satellite and cable, chise next in line for renewal that lacuna the free world with the successive cricket blues, and the only distinc¬ members in Croatia it does seem to From Mr F. H. Pcdley expanding consumer choice there: The must soon be filled. us that some Serbians are trying not oppressive regimes in Burma. tion in the diploma in social just to annex huge parts of Croatia Your leader (October 15) con¬ studies), Robert MacDonald (squash Sir. Peter Roebuck should know or even stop at preventing Croatian cisely sets out the reasons why the and cricket bines and the master of better than to write in such splenetic independence hut rather to destroy present dictatorship has been able to studies in history) and David Nor¬ terms about Keble's insistence on EUROPEAN POLITICAL ARMY the Croatian heritage both cultural ignore the irrefutable wishes of the wood (chess grand master and a 2.1 academic study taking priority over Burmese people. In view of the in modem history). They are the sport Seventeen days out of a term In the public relations battle over European picions that a united Germany is no longer a and natural Our concern is, of course, for the previous British interests in Burma most recent of a long line and they is more than a quarter of the time defence, the French appear to have won the reliably pliant partner. people of Yugoslavia but also with we have a special responsibility for are being foDowed by others. available. Dr Hayes (quoted in the latest bout Two days after -a deceptively At home M Mitterrand is increasingly an important part of the European leading the campaign in the United Frankly, it is their respect which I article) is quite right universities do emollient visit to London by Roland Dumas portrayed as a tired leader, preferring the heritage. It is unthinkable that the Nations to prevent the support of would wish to have — not that of Mr not exist to promote sporting activ¬ and Pierre Joxe, the French foreign and political landscape of the Cold War to the world should be asked to accept the arms suppliers and traffickers in Roebuck, who even supposes that ities, however fanatical some may have become about them. Thank defence ministers, France and Germany new realities. But he is not the only one who destruction of snch beautiful Vene¬ teak and other goods from propping the author of the phrase “in the long up the military government run we are all dead” was an Oxford goodness someone is sane enough to have published a plan for a joint 50,000-man has been beached by the end of the Cold tian towns as Dubrovnik, Hvar and Korcula, -the timber houses of --The recent emerging strength of man. Like Mr Roebuck, J. M. insist on the standards which are so force which they hope wOl become an War. The GauHist legacy is an anachronism Pannonia or- the fragile natural the United Nations mil be much Keynes was from Cambridge. necessary in this country. If Cam¬ bridge colleges wish to abandon embryonicEuropeanannYof up 100,000. . which nobody yet dares quite to disclaim but beauty of the Plitvice lakes. This enhanced if it can put an end to this Yours faithfully, The proposals are deagned as a’baris for 1 which inhibits public discussion of conscript destruction has now become a corrupt regime and allow the Bur¬ academic standards, they will live to PAUL M. HAYES (Senior tutor), regret it in years to come. the treaty on political union. They are tion, France’s role in Nato and the European cultural issue. Dubrovnik mese people to live free lives in their Keble College, Oxford. intended to turn the Western European embarrassing military lessons France and tiie Plitvice lakes are World well-endowed country. Yours faithfully, learned from the Gulf war. Sudh questions Heritage shesdesignated by Unesca 1 am. Sir, yours faithfully, From Mr G. B. T. Lovell F. H. PEDLEY, Union into the ■ European Community's Hill Top, Oldfield, Keighley, have become mixed with the larger end-of- We call upon people concerned at BERNARD VYVYAN, Sir, The case involving Keble defence arm. They have caused as much the destruction of this European 37 West Hill Avenue, College and Philip Weston has been West Yorkshire. era dissatisfaction with the government surprise and pique in London as the recent heritage to write to Slobodan Epsom, Surrey. most unfortunate. It has given From Mr Barry J. Carter Anglo-ltafian plan, linking the WEU firmly Herr Kohl’s signature on France’s defence Milosevic, the Serbian president, Oxford University and its sport Sir, Not the least depressing aspect to Nato, caused in Paris. Washington has proposals is thus symbolically important expressing their dismay at Serbia's (particularly cricket) some very poor of Keble’s inflexibility towards carefully played the proposal down as one German motives are clear. Bonn believes irresponsibility. Brighton to Blackpool publicity when, truthfully, real Philip Weston is that Oxford From Professor Brian Thomas among many in the run-up to Maastricht, that bowing to the French is the best way of Yours etc., progress has been made to redress a University appears to have no such declining situation. but the Pentagon’s distaste for any “Euro¬ coaxing them batik fully into Nato. Germany JOHN SELL (Chairman), Sir, Lord Home of The Hirsel scruples about recruiting overseas (October 9) is mistaken. It is applied Let us remember firstly that Keble sportsmen of mature years and pean pillar” of defence which seemed to also may hope to obtain a stronger French JANE WADE (Rapporteur), Ecovast (Rural Architecture state capitalism rather than “applied and its senior tutor did accept proven international calibre for count America out is no secret. commitment to*political union, including a Weston. Whether other Oxford coll¬ Working Group of the socialism" which “has brought an their rugby and rowing teams, to the The plan is something of a coup for common foreign policy and more powers for European Conned for the unacceptably low standard of liv¬ eges would have done so is un¬ disadvantage of younger and British France, coming after inany setbacks to its the European pariiament .Village and Small Town) ing” to the peoples of Eastern known, but, in the past, candidates undergraduates. efforts to construct a European defence Whatever its reservations about monetary 17 Daleham Mews, NW3. Europe. Socialism, which according of his dual proven abilities have Yours faithfully, union, which are growing, the German October 15. to my dictionary is supposed to been rejected. This is significant BARRY CARTER entity independent ofNato. The Dutch, now The prime example is the incum¬ government continues to believe pas¬ place the means of production and (Senior lecturer in history, holding the presidency, have been fiercely distribution in the hands of the bent Cambridge cricket captain, Oxford Polytechnic), opposed to the idea and the Italians have sionately in a federal Europe. But it is community, has never been at¬ John Crawley (also a former Eng¬ 10 Bankside, Headington Quarry, defected to the British camp. The Germans, keeping all options open. Is Germany really Rolls-Royce rejection tempted there. What Lord Home land under-19 captain), who was re- Oxford. anxious to do nothing to prompt a strategic wilting for decisions on Yugoslavia to be From Lord Caldecote, FEng has done is to follow Lenin in using American withdrawal from Europe but also taken by majority vote? Will Bonn risk Sir, You reported on October 10 “socialism” as a synonym for “the Priring rail travel University trading out to reassure France that the Franco- alienating America on Nato? (Business) the damage done to dictatorship of the proletariat” led Rolls-Royce by British Airways* by the Communist party. From Mr Gareth Howell German “couple” was still firmly wedded, The WEU is emerging as the crucial From Mr A. L. Richards institution in the rival defence plans, with a refusal to buy Rolls-Royce Trent But it may be that Lord Home’s Sir, I am intrigued by the new way of Sir. I am surprised by your report were clearly playing on both sides of the net engines for its Boeing 777 fleet, warning is no longer necessary; for tug-of-war between Britain and France on pricing rail travel in this country. (October 10) that the Inland Rev¬ President Mitterrand badly needed to which was largely to blame for AD the Conservative party has just Traditionally, ticket prices have enue intends to impose retrospec¬ regain the initiative. France has been playing how for it can be pulled away from Nato and Nippon Airways' decision not to spent some time in Blackpool de¬ been calculated on a cost per mile tive taxation on the business its cards clumsily of late. It is in unaccus¬ into a new Community defence structure. choose Rolls-Royce engines. nouncing the Labour party for aban¬ basis: however, we seem to be activities of universities and poly¬ tomed conflict with the European Com¬ Despite the latest Franco-German pro¬ ANA'S senior vice-president said doning the principles which Lord entering an era where an additional technics. posals, the Anglo-Italian plan still seems to “it was a shock to us when BA said Home erroneously associates with factor, “quality of service”, is also to Many of our charity clients are mission over mergers, industrial policy and the former regimes of Eastern Europe. Japanese cars. M Mitterrand’s attempt to command greater EC support. But the latest they would not be using Rolls- be used in the calculation. engaged in trading, which is not a Presumably, the “premium” lines upstage the Dutch presidency by inviting EC Franco-German army manoeuvre is a sober¬ Royce”. BA’s comment simply re¬ Yours faithfully, charitable activity. They do not pay ing reminder that Britain cannot count on ferred to “the best interests of BA BRIAN THOMAS, have been assessed (by whom?) as corporation tax. however, because members to Paris last week to discuss and our shareholders”. being capable of delivering a higher their commercial operations are enlisting either against the other on the Regent’s College, defence backfired. Quarrels with Bonn over In 1964 a merchant banker suc¬ Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, NW1. service level and can therefore bear conducted by a separate trading Yugoslavia have compounded French sus¬ home stretch to Maastricht. ceeded the late Sir Matthew Slattery a higher tariff. Is the public to be company that covenants any profits as chairman of British Overseas made aware of this enhanced service to the charily. Airways Corporation, which had Fishy business? level? And can we expect fores to fell This system is legal simple and DEGENERATE ART placed large orders with British From Mr A. C. Murphy on these “premium" lines if the tax-efficient, and in our experience Aircraft Corporation for VClOs and Sir, The contents of a recently operator foils to achieve these higher the Inland Revenue is always help¬ bury townscape at Dorchester, has always SUper-VCIOs. The new chairman purchased tin of smoked brisling, service levels? Or is this just another ful. To cite a specific example, in till-life pastels by a minor Austrian clever marketing trick to justify >f the early 20th century named Adolf had an eminently political function; and yet cancelled these orders and ordered produced in Scotland, is listed as: 1979 we assisted the University of the integrity of the architect is remarkably instead Boeing 707 aircraft, on the “Brisling, vegetable oil, salt, liquid extracting more money out of a Keele in the setting up of its trading painted at the ages of 12 and 22, were captive audience? company to exploit commercially difficult for the dictator to subvert Even if grounds that this was best for smoke.” Can the latter be a product l auction in Yorkshire yesterday for BOAC. This decision, incidentally of Scotch mist and peat fires? Yours faithfully. such assets as its main-frame com¬ the prince’s architectural adviser, Leon and £1,500 respectively. Such a sale is taken on false premises, did im¬ Yours faithfully, GARETH HOWELL, puter, expert consultancies and s from art the price was determined Krier, is an authority on Albert Speer's mense damage to the British civil A. C MURPHY. 29 Blackmore. lettings. market in nazi memorabilia. All the architecture, the influence of Hitler's favour¬ aircraft industry from which it has 74 Beacon Way. Letchworth. Hertfordshire. Universities and polytechnics the thought that Hitler’s work should ite architect does not taint this anglicised never recovered. Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. October 15. should be on maximum alert: if the Will we never learn that in the Inland Revenue is now on the scene, Juated not on moral but on purely idyll of neoclassicism. HM Customs and Excise will soon tic grounds is subversive of several Music, the most abstract of the arts, is long run what is bad for Britain is limited in number and properly bad business? Explosives safeguards join them with demands for VAT, led assumptions about the relation- often posthumously arraigned before the certified. an infinitely more complex subject. :tween art and morality. Integrity may court of conscience. Did not the cock crow Yours faithfully, From the Chief Constable. The existence of wide-ranging CALDECOTE, Yours faithfully, tded to art, but talent is promiscuous, for composers such as Richard Strauss or Merseyside Police powers does not imply a vigorous TONY RICHARDS House of Lords. enforcement and most certainly not very ordinariness of Hitler’s daubs is Hans Pfitzner when they acquiesced in the October 11. Sir, Bernard Levin’s article, “Break, (Managing Director), in the manner described in the Greathill Limited certing: surely the author of National Tiari ban on Jewish composers such as enter and be damned” (October 7), article. All actions by inspectors will sm must have painted in a nazi style? is a wholly unwarranted attack upon (Charity management services), Mahler or Mendelssohn? Was not Shostako¬ be strictly supervised in accordance 53 Hestercombe Avenue, SW6. -y are merely mediocre examples of a Rugby rainbow the integrity and professionalism of with a very detailed code drawn up vich compromised by his public self¬ the police service and does little common at the time. Goebbels, his inculpation at Stalin’s behest, despite his From Mr J. G. Ackerfey by the Health and Safely Executive. credit to your newspaper. To suggest that such officers will faithful lieutenant, wrote an auto- Sir, Although I am not a nigby Rural mayhem private views? Indeed; but these are all The Control of Explosives abuse powers in the manner por¬ phical novel Michael, which ranks enthusiast lean well understand the supreme masters, whom to censure would be Regulations 1991 come into effect trayed is completely without From Mrs C- A. Baudrand anger felt by Christian, Lady i the lesser examples of expressionist a greater mistake than their own cowardice. on November 1. Their main pro¬ foundation. Sir, The following advertisement Hesketh (letter, October 12) con¬ Ire in the early 1920s. Only a handful From Nietzsche’s dictum that the world visions are to replace the present six As chief constable I have a has appeared in your property cerning the garish change of strip of types of explosive certificates wiih section for the last week: “A Manor line artists held nazi views. The poet could only be justified as an aesthetic the England XV, vicarious liability for the actions of one (thereby considerably reducing all officers under my command and house with 5 recs, 10 beds... ied Benn, the painter Emil Nolde, the phenomenon, to Wittgenstein’s revision of nor Herbert von Karajan aU com- Many of us soccer devotees still the administrative bureaucracy), have, during the course of wide¬ dovecote, dead gardener.. ” ethics as a branch of aesthetics, the view of lament the day when the late Don •ed their independence, yet their work and to designate the chief officer of spread discussions with all in¬ Should one therefore presume art as value-free and morally neutral has Revie somehow persuaded other police as the enforcement authority terested parties including repre¬ that no (under)takers have been the Third Reich is rightly remem- giiiipd ground this century. But it would be “tasteless vulgarians” to dispense for explosive storage and record¬ sentatives of the shooting organi¬ forthcoming? is among their best. . with the classic white and black nice to think that artists of the next century keeping for all stores except factories sations, given due assurances that Yours faithfully, modem artform par excellence, the colours which had graced the Eng¬ and niHggyiiw** will feel compelled neither to make excuses any actions emanating from the C A. BAUDRAND, i, can be no less sinister in its da¬ land XI for generations. enforcement of the regulations will D. J. Knight & Companv, for the world, nor to exclude from consid¬ In the latter regard the chief rn between grandeur of style andser- Youra fitithfuDy, officer wiD be making adequate be carried out in a proper, regulated 10 Grcville Place, NW6. eration the values which make it bearable. ,f content. Leni RiefenstahTs films for J. G. ACKERLEY, arrangements for the enforcement of and considerate manner. October 14. zis still confer undeserved glamour At its best, art can seem to be the saving 4 Haygate Drive, Wellington, the regulations and will be respon¬ Yours sincerely, the detestable; EisenstcinV epics grace bequeathed by an inviable deity io the Tdfoid, Shropshire. sible for the appointment of certain JIM SHARPLES (Chairman, Letters to the editor should carry a police officers as inspectors under s despite their ideological ballast tinman race after it had made a muddle of October 12.__ Association of Chief Police daytime telephone number. They more direct paths to salvation. At its worst, the Health and Safety at Work AcL Officers), may be sent to a fox number - litecture, from the Pyramid of Cheops Sports letters, page 36 Such appointments will be strictly PO Box 59. Liverpool. Merseyside. (071 782 5046). L Prince of Wales's projected Poimd- art is ... a still-life by Adolf Hitler. f On November 21, 1975 the Mrs Asbbumham-Rufiher morating the two youngest set A local artist David Fisher, was commissioned and instead of the aB-too- familar portrait of the Prince 20.45. British School of Rome recep¬ Consort suggested comme¬ Today’s royal engagements Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother will visit the restored Magdalen Green bandstand, launch the Motor Show and open Earls Court 2 at tbe Earls Dunmow, Essex, at 12.15; as Princess Alexandra will attend a one of their public houses, the Albert Inn, at Street, Somer¬ recipients of tbe medal Cour¬ Dundee, at Z45. The Princess of Wales will Court Exhibition Centre at national coaching congress at Bisham Abbey at 20.30; will attend a Carers’ day, organised by the Uttlesford Council for Voluntary Service, at Great President of Patrons of Crime Brewery, London, at 2.15. Later, jfi mance of ROPE Theatre in Battersea Park Road, at 7.55. Patron of the National Asthma Hurtingham Club at 10.30; and, sports hall at St John's School, tion at St James's Palace at 7.00. age accepted the notion and Fisher produced a handsome sign which depicted the snarl- ^ The Princess Royal win visit the Rugby Football Union’s inter¬ Goncem, win attend the annual as Patron of the Home Farm Trust, she wfli attend a perfor¬ Trust, Bridge Lane Theatre. The Duchess of Gloucester, as Campaign, will visit the 1991 1 Asthma Gift Fair at the Leathethead, at 2.45. mg cougar pouncing on the twa children, with the Albert veiled by.the.late Rear-Ad¬ conference at Whitbread's as patron, will open the. new Medal inset in the top right hand corner of tbe painting. sign was, appropriately, un¬ miral R. W. Annytage. GC CBE, who had himself won the Albert Medal for the 1985 and was not reinstated. Baltic Ewliaiip of Mr Maersk Mc-KJnne rating from a bilge compart¬ Luncheon Mr Peter Tudball. Chairmar and the Directors of the Belli Exchange gave a luncheon yes *erdsram Si Mary Axe in honou Mollcr to mark his honorar membership of the Baltic & change in recognition of hi shipping. Among those presw were: attempted rescue of a naval ment full of poisonous gas in the battleship Warspiie at Malta in 1928. Unfortunately the sign, unusual if not unique contribution to imematioiu among “Albert” inn-signs, was removed during renova¬ tions to the public house in spent the remainder of her life in California where ber hus¬ unquenchable passion for fast ' band died several years ago. In her eighties she nursed an £ cars, examples of which she drove until quite recently. His time at the ministry was • Charles James Fox once said of a His wife, Nancy, whom he mar¬ with new bomb-damaged houses the Treasury Westminster. When and replace the tried to overrule him the Jewel Tower, newly renovated, open space with its views of Westminster Abbey and the F*J®ce . then Chan¬ buildings, he took the cellor of the Exchequer to the top Ot to envisage the amenity value of an of Westminster. The Chancellor thereupon overruled the Treasury. regularly used for television mxer- j\ views with the palace in the background. 71) and subsequently president Lords debates. In 1960 Molson was Hugh Molson could be said to have Abingdon Street Gardens are now brought to an untimely end by a . j- serious motor accident, but he was - president of the Town and Country-"-- Planning Association (1963-70), Protection of Rural England (1968- - mons Preservation Society, be com¬ bined interest in amenity with \ was made a privy councillor in 1956 and a life baron in 1961. He was a regular contributor to House of mission on Rhodesia. colleague - though not critically - - that Ire lacked popular manners. „ 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 public life an absolute .integrity of. mind, almost puritanical .in its severity and strengthened by fearlessness. These guts may not life. chairman of the Council for the -.- (1971-80). As treasurer of the Com- concern for ancient rights. Molson a member of the Monckton Com-, the other hand Molson brought to 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 ried in 1949, predeceased him. Doreen continued to live on He told editors and propri¬ In 1971 all holders of the Lord McGregor said the Her, and her nephew's, act 17 1991 OCTOBER THURSDAY THE TIMES 1925. She subsequently lived Canadian army. left school. She then returned while on manoeuvres with the Vancouver Island until she to England to be presented as a debutante to King George V in in California, becoming a member of the first women’s polo team in the USA, and in Italy, competing with them 59; Mr Alan Garner, author, 57; 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, executive, Inchcape. 65. afterwards raised show horses in international competitions. she married an American Fraser, chairman, Christian Aid, Sir Christopher Harding, chair¬ Glaxo Holdings, 56; Sir George Turnbull, ^mnwin and chief In 1935 she learned tolly and during the war was involved in ferrying aircraft from America to Britain. In 1942 college professor called Rufiher and became a United exchange their decorations for not until several years later ner beard about this. In the 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.” etors: “A public which had demanded access to official Lord Justice Ralph Gibson, 69; States citizen. Albert Medal were invited to tbe George Cross, but it was that Mrs Ashbumham-Ruff- nadian War Museum in Ot¬ information and records in tions of the committee chaired self-regulation could be made to wort; effectively. event she received her George Cross in 1974, and presented her Albert Medal to the Ca¬ tawa. In addition she was 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 press organisations had acted with astonishing speed to implement the recommenda¬ by Sir David Calcutt to estab¬ lish the commission to dem¬ onstrate that non-statulory awarded the Queen’s Silver criticism.” Jubilee Medal in 1977. of bravery received a further and unusual accolade in 1975 when the Courage brewery commissioned a fresh sign for as though it were exempt from By Tim Jones He was called to the bar in 1931, He held the seat from 1939 to He always considered that his 16. He was mentioned anonymously first in jurisprudence and (always a insisted, on being supported by 1931. He was defeated in 1935, and 1961 and was the only Conservative over — at and - the war being when he was Lancing where he went Waugh's autobiography. He went up College and where he was elected president of the Union. He took a stickler for what was correct) he friends at his “viva” to show that the examination was rightly called public political commentaries he became he was elected for Doncaster in Molson was given a junior under- he was made parliamentary sec¬ moved to the Ministry ofTransport, Minister of Works by Mr Mac¬ Dartmouth Ronans, at Osborne and (though not unkindly) in Evelyn to Oxford where be was at New but from Oxford days he devoted himself to politics and by his mastery of official publications and an exceptionally weU-infbnned member of his party. After a tilt at the Labour party in Merthyr Tydfil was then adopted for The High Peak. returned in Derbyshire in 1945. secretaryship in the Conservative government after the war. In 1951 retary to the Minister ofWorks, then and in 1956 he was appointed 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¬ race, and he was one of the members Italian heritage through allied Gardens opposite the Palace of comfortable time in the House of Commons over the threatened spoliation of Carlton House Ter¬ of parliament active in trying to prevent the destruction of the bombing. main achievement at the ministry was to open up Abingdon Street Birthdays today Tom Olsen lecture of state intervention McGregor warns press Delivering the first St Today, he said, the tentacles “Individual citizens and LORD McGregor of Durris, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, said last night that if the next intervention by the state in the press. Bride's Tom Olsen lecture. Mr Louis Benjamin, theatrical Bishop-Kovacevich, pianist, 51; government assesses that the commission had failed in its aims there would be direct Lord McGregor said such impresario, 69; Mr Stephen compatible with the British democratic tradition in poli¬ tics and would undermine fatally the right to freedom of expression. every branch of life with the result that campaigns for free¬ intervention would be in¬ of government curl round dom of information had been conducted in many demo¬ cratic countries. groups of people have pressed 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 the Governor of the Bank of Dalhousie. 77; Sir Denis Dob¬ Secretary to the Lord Chan¬ cellor, 83; Lady (William) Mr George Mackay Brown, sports commentator, 66; Mr England, 61; Dr Alexander Cooke, physician, 92; the Eari of son, QC, former Permanent author, 70: Mr Harry Carpenter,. Jonathan Charkham, Adviser to *. Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson was But he was far-sighted, stood by what he believed in and was a “green” long before the term was Molson, sometime Conservative Member of Parliament for Gains¬ borough. One of his brothers was killed in the first world war, and when the armed merchant cruiser Hugh Molson was educated at St invented. the youngest son of Major J. E. another on the Rawalpindi in 1939, German battlecruiser Schamhorst. was blown out of the water by the The bride was given in A reception was held at MOLSON LORD Marriages Mr PX)Xl Romilly and Miss UF. McGlyun Saturday, October 12, in St Eunan’s Cathedral, LeUer- kenny, Co Donegal, of Mr Peter Romilly, younger son of Mr Simon Romilly, of Ludlow, Miss Louise McGlynn, elder Father Brian McGlynn Lecture The marriage took place on Shropshire, and Lady ADesbury, ofMariow, Buriri ngham shire to daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh McGlynn, of Letterkenny. offiaated. marriage by her father and Dunleavy and Frances Tinny. Mr Henry Howard-Sneyd was best man. Royal Over-Seas Leagne Miss Bernice Rubens was the Book Trust, the Royal Society of Anthony Farrar and Doreen Ashburnham with their medals long time in hospital as a attended by Lucia and Louise Donegal and the honeymoon is The marriage took place in London, on Friday, October 11, Mrs Rosemary Wiggin. 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 literature, the Society of uty Chief Executive of the Library Association, presided. dead. Anthony Fairer spent 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 Harvey’s Point Hotel near being spent abroad. Mr DJBL Nash between Mr David Nash and Authors and the Library Associ¬ ation. Mr Russell Bowden, Dep¬ Royal College of and Mrs R-T. Wiggin Surgeons of Edinburgh: Sir Edward Dunlop, Professor Renzo Dionigi. Edinburgh * awarded fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of Professor JA- Mybuigh mid The following have been In youth Hugh Molson assumed Lancing “Praters” because in his not easily shaken off and perhaps only his intimates realised the worth succession of nick-names — at naturally” interested in politics; Molson”; and sometimes in the what was then an engaging pretence of pomposity. In maturity this was and ability which the mannerism concealed. He was known by a first term he said he was “preter- then, because he liked hot lunches at Oxford, was called “Hot Lunch Commons was known as “Mumpy". GC DOREEN ASHBURNHAM-RUFFNER, There was now an astonish¬ 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 head with her little fists. It tad by then secured a firm grip of before they could take to their heels the beast leaped on to Doreen's hack. When An¬ by slashing at the animal with the bridle he was carrying, the seizing him in its jaws. Do¬ 1813; Nathanial West, novelist. cougar tattering it round the tbe boy, but she actually thrust her arm into its mouth and at length succeeded in malting it mountain lion which, when it stood on its hind legs, towered Mr Tim Bowles presided over thony attempted to save her ferred its attentions to the boy, reen, now recovered from her 1887; Patrice MacMahon, presi¬ Professor Robert Worcester, tor of Market and Opinion first flight, leaped on the release him. ing confrontation, a slip of a girl literally fighting with her tare hands an enraged six-foot 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 Marketing Group of the dinner held last night at the Dorchester Hotel by the Marketing Group of Great Britain. The guest speaker was cougar immediately trans¬ Chairman and Managing Direc¬ Research International (MORI). BIRTHS: John Wilkes, political reformer, London, 1727; Claude away under a log. The children - Anthony particularly badly Great Britain honour at a dinner given by Lincoln’s Inn. He was received Anniversaries Henri, Comte de Saint-Simon, pioneer of socialism in France, Paris, 1760; George Buchner, dramatist. God detail, Germany, DEATHS: Sir Philip Sidney, soldier and poet, Zutphen, injured — staggered home and cougar was subsequently shot Wilson A memorial service for Profes¬ November 2, 1991, at 2.30 pm. Inns of Court and City Yeomanry Tbe Lord Mayor was a guest of Officers of the Inns of Court and City Yeomanry last night at by Colonel GJS.P. Carden. Ma¬ New Yoric, 1903. The Netherlands, 1586; Rene Rcaraur, scientist, Samt-Jutien- KirchofT, physicist, Berlin, raised the alarm, and the dent of France 1873-79, Chateau Professor Charles sor Charles Wilson will be held in the Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge, on Saturday, 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, du-Terroux, 1757; John Ward, biographer, London, 1758; Frixteric Chopin, composer, Paris, 1849; Gustav Robert La Fdret, 1890. Dcmauantn and Mr J Smith. jor J-D’A. Cartwright presided. Dinners McGraUi. MI Dr __ Doreen Ashburnham was Molson helped shape ideas which On the morning of Septem¬ -and Mrs Colin Dtmmack. Mr and Mn David Harris. Mr Altuair Law. ~ a™ Dr jabn and I minster and Sir Leslie Porter held at City Hall in honour of the High Commissioner for Australia and Mrs Smith. Among those present were: ■or and Mn Stewart Trevor Baldock. Mlw Punala Lord Mayor of Westminster The Lord Mayor of West¬ were hosts last night at a dinner nia on October 4 aged 86. She was bom at Ashburnham Hall, of Works, vative MP and Minister Britain also lived. Mrs Doreen Ashbumham- Ruffner, GC, died in Califor¬ HEROINE, pilot, deb, horse- Obituaries off an attack by a savage hands while still a young girl — taken to Canada from England foreseen what perils lay in wait Vancouver Island. The family Sussex, on May 13,1905. breeder and lover of fast cars, Doreen Ashburnham-Ruflner the flavour of a former age. she won her Albert Medal (subsequently translated to Molson’s political fiiture. While still the prospective Conservative can¬ called the Munich settlement"“a 2931, he was one of a group of Conser¬ Lord Molson, PC. former 88. He was died on October 13 aged bom on June 23.1903. ille Chamberlain’s deal with Hitler European-Atlantic Group European-Atlantic Group held Buck, QC, MP, vice-chairman, is extraordinary even in the stirring annals of that decoration. 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 in their new paradise home on settled at Cowichan Lake, near to where relatives from ber 23, 1916, Doreen, then ing in the woods near their 1937 signed by SI MPs and public was one of those indomitable Even so, the manner in which George Cross) - by fighting at Munich nearly upset Hugh didate for The High Peak Molson great and irreparable disaster. An attempt was made to unhorse him but, summoning a meeting of his local association, be was given an independence. He was returned in a by-election when he was serving in the army and entered the House of vatives who abstained brought the National government post-war Britain. After besoming Molson was, with Geoffrey Five Years, a manifesto issued in The Yugoslav Ambassador was a speaker at a meeting of the yesterday at the House of Com¬ mons by courtesy of Mr Peter presided and Viscount Mont¬ man, and Baroness Seear also spoke. The Ambassador was the Canadian cougar with her bare aged 11, and her young cousin, Anthony Fanner, 8, were walk¬ It was an influential effort to achieve Reform Group and for a lime women whose exploits have overwhelming endorsement of his 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¬ and the succession of Churchill and influenced the Conservative party in Conservative MP for Doncaster in Conservative planners associated with Harold Macmillan. Macmillan Crowther and Arthur Salter, a principal draftsman of The Next AN OUTSPOKEN attack on Nev¬ Temple-Morris, MP. Sir Antony gomery of A lam cm, joint-chair¬ Hotel. Sir Frank Roberts, vice- United and Cedi Chib personalities in all parties and none. inter-party consensus and was prob¬ Middle Way published shortly alter. As one of the founders of the Tory the Conservative party at the end of states in his autobiography that of the Parish Clerks' Company, guest of honour at a dinner held afterwards at the St Ennin's president, was in the chair. Sir Peter Imbert, Commissioner ably the basis of Macmillan’s The chairman he helped to rejuvenate the war in readiness for government in 1951. "about Chamberlain’s resignation Lord Coin brook also spoke. presided at a court dinner held last night at Innholders’ Hall Derek Pattinson and Sir George 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 Parish Clerks* Company Prebendary A.R. RoyaH Master after evensong at St Michael Paternoster Royal The Rev Moseley also spoke. Tbe Master of the Innholders' Company and tbe Rev John Paul were among the guests. Her Royal Highness, Presi¬ Mrs Richard Carew Pole was This evening The Princess Miss Anne Beckwith-Smith Mrs Charles Vyvyan and Her Royal Highness was Mrs Peter Afia was in Her Royal Highness was The Duchess of Gloucester Mrs Michael Wigley was in Dame Jean Maxwdl-Scott Commander Roger Walker, Stainsby, of Chadlington, Oxfordshire, and of Lady Wilson, of Oxford. daughter of the late Charles the Association, today attended Hall, Gutter Lane, Chcapside, 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. Mr and Mrs A.G. Macpberson. WAC Baron van Heeckeren ran Kell van Kell-van Tets, of Ruurio, Association's 66th Meeting of the Council at Saddlers’ London EC2. between Alexander, elder son of Victoria, eldest daughter of Mr Melanie, elder daughter of the Rachel youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Timothy Combe, both of East Molesey, Surrey. Mr A.I. Macpberson The engagement is announced between Willem, son of Baron and Baroness van Heeckeren The Netherlands, and Polly, Year Ball at the London HOton, Park Lane. KENSINGTON PALACE Wales attended a gala dinner at Royal attended the Horse of the present. Dobson. chairman of council, of Arineckaig, Wester Ross, and Dormans land, Surrey. Michael Waite, of East Professor and Mme B. Latteur, C.H.V. Denne and stepdaughter of Mr C.H.V. Denne, of Dr PJ. Lodge between Philip, only son of Mr and Mrs Stephen Lodge, and and Miss VJLS. Thring The engagement is announced and Miss P-J- Stainsfry Chelsea. KENSINGTON PALACE in attendance. October 16: The Princess of Cliveden, near Maidenhead, to mark the 130th anniversary of the Thomas Cook Group. and Mr Patrick Jephson were in attendance. KENSINGTON PALACE October 16: The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snow¬ Alexandra's Royal Army Nurs¬ ing Corps, was present this Lord Mayor and Lady May¬ oress, accompanied by the Sher- i£& and their ladies, were Mrs LF. Wall and Penelope Hugh D, Brown, of Glasgow, pronounced the blessing. The and Mrs J.G.W. Thring, of Mr NA. Waite and Miss JJE. Colville The engagement is announced between Nichole.*5 Alexander, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Colville, of between Jean-Christophe, son of of Louvain, Belgium, and late T.P. Ringland and of Mrs Chfllenden. Canterbury. and Miss R-T. Combe Mr J-C-GJLF. Latteur and Miss MAJ. Ringland the Corps at the Royal Hospital, Major The Lord Napier and Ennck were in attendance. October 16: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, this mark the 70th Anniversary of don, Col onel-in-Chief Queen evening at a Reception given by between Liam Anthony, younger son of the late Mr and Mary Dashwood (Penny), and Mr James P.S. Thomsoiv chairman of the medical staff] committee, read the lessons. Miss Anne Mace, hospital direc¬ tor, Canon Peter Nicholson, Trevor Morley, chaplain, read prayers. The Bishop of London elder son of Mr and Mrs Coker, Somerset, and Joanna Stalbridge, DorseL Mr LA. Wall and Mbs PAID. Brown The engagement is announced this afternoon attended a Thanksgiving Service in St Reception at Guildhall, to mark Hospital for the Gergy. received by the Right Hon the Lord Mayor (Sir Alexander Graham). Marsden Hospital Leukaemia afternoon attended a Service to the Liverpool Branch of the Royal British Legion in Lieutenant for Merseyside (Mr daughter of Mr and Mrs formerly, of Wadhuist, East Sussex. general secretary, and the Rev RN, was in attendance. Paul's Cathedral, followed by a the Centenary of St Luke's attendance. this evening attended a Fashion Unit at the All England Lawn Wimbledon. London, SW19. YORK HOUSE President of the Royal United Liverpool CathedraL received by Her Majesty’s Lord- Henry Cotton). was in attendance. The engagement is announced THATCHED HOUSE LODGE October 16: Princess Alexandra Show in aid of The Royal Tennis and Croquet Gub, attendance. ST JAMES'S PALACE Services Institute for Defence Studies, this afternoon pre¬ and attended a lecture at the Institute, Whitehall, London SWI. October 16: The Duke of Kent, sented the Chesney Gold Medal • The engagement is announced marriages Forthcoming COURT CIRCULAR Lieutenant Colonel Sean His Excellency was accompa¬ The Princess Royal, Presi¬ Mrs Harry Cotterell was in The Prince Edward, Trustee The Duchess of York, Patron Mr Geoffrey de Deney was in By command of The Queen, There were present: The Right The Duke of York and The Mr Nigel Broomfield (Deputy Their Royal Highnesses also The Right Hon John General Sir Patrick Howard- 12.40 pm. Mrs A.C. Atkinson, of Coach House. Great Horkesley, Colchester, and Clare, daughter support of the Award in St Peter Lilley, MP (Secretary of Extraordinary and Pleni¬ potentiary from the Republic of Ireland. Letters of Recall of his Road, Fixby, Huddersfield, and Mr D.AJ. Atkinson and Miss C-E. Borrows between David, son of Mr and of Mr and Mrs J.D. Burrows, of Copyhold, Bury, Sussex. of The Duke of Edinburgh's presentation and dinner in O’Dwyer was in attendance. tended a briefing with Research Plenipotentiary from the Union Richards (Marshal of the Hon John MacGregor, MP (Lord President), the Right Hon' State for Trade and Industry), the Right Hon Malcolm Rifkind. MP (Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Household in Waiting were in Prince Edward, Counsellors of Queen, held a Council at Brendan McMahon (First Sec¬ October 16: His Excellency Mr audience by The Duke of York sellors of Siate acting on behalf of The Queen, and presented the predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador Maidstone. Fiona, daughter of Mr and Mrs R.L. Hay. of HiUfield House, Scragged Oak Road, Detling, The engagement is announced dent. Riding for the Disabled attendance. Award, this evening attended a James's Palace. the Court of St James's. Association, this afternoon at¬ Advisors at the Charing Cross London, W6 8RP. Diplomatic Corps) called upon His Excellency Mr Leonid Palace Gardens, W8 this morn¬ ing in order to bid farewell to Ambassador Extraordinary and MacGregor. MP had an audi¬ before the Council. attendance as Clerk of the CounciL Lieutenant General Sir John Hon Angela Rum bold, MP (Minister of State, Home Office). Affairs) was present and the attendance. State acting on behalf of The (Counsellor, Economic and Commercial), Mr Sean Farrell (First Secretary), Mr Paul Murray (First Secretary), Mr retary) and Mrs Melanie Pine (First Secretary, Labour). received Mrs Small of the Embassy Miss Paula Slattery (Counsellor), Mr Vincent Keane (Counsellor, Agriculture), Mr Michael Fahy BUCKINGHAM PALACE Joseph Small was received in and The Prince Edward, Coun¬ Mrs William Boucher, of Lee son of Dr Luciano Cappelletti Mr AJV1, Brough and Miss FJR. Hay between Alasdair, son of Mr and Mrs A. Brough, of 61 Lightridge i Roderick Vernon, of Horsdl, of the Motor Neurone Disease and Westminster Medical Schools, Margravine Road, Zamyatin at 13 Kensington His Excellency upon relinquish¬ ing his appointment as of Soviet Socialist Republics to ence of Their Royal Highnesses for Transport) and the Right Under Secretary of State for nied by the following members 20 Priory, lekham. and Mbs B.M. Peel between Jason, son of Mr Whitchurch HiU, Berkshire, and Mr AJL Cappelletti and Mbs A JS. Boucher The engagement is announced between Alberto Raffaele, elder and the late Signora Cappelletti of Rome, and Alice Sophia, Surrey. The engagement is announced Mr JJR. Brewster 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 Joseph Hayes (Counsellor), Mr Mr H.C. Sims and of the late Mrs LG. Sims, of ditheroe, Lancashire. St Luke’s Hospital Belinda, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs John Peel of Fairfbrd, Gloucestershire. Mr and Mrs EO’G. Kirwan, of Radleu, Hertfordshire, and Mr JJ. Chaffer and Mrs John Chaffer, of elder daughter of Colonel and and Miss AJF. Vernon Catherine, youngest daughter of for the Clergy Mr R-E-CG. Kirran between Robert eldest son of The engagement is announced yesterday in St Pauls Cathedral Princess Alexandra attended a and Miss CA. Sims The engagement is announced to mark the centenary of St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy. president, preached the sermon the bidding. service of thanksgiving held The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Dean of St Paul's read

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Here then fs my word 10 you. and I urge n on yoa in iht DEATHS DEATHS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOB SALE FLATSHARE RENTALS | RENTALS Lord's name; give up living OVERSEAS TRAVEL RENTALS as pagans do with Uwir nufle ] BLACXHEATH PARK. Prof P BIACKHEATH 6*x Vc (bl in KENSINGTON SW7 - I/I (tat 2 notion*. JENKINS - On October 12th JULIUS Oesar conquered JOHANNESBURG / HARARE, BARFIELD - On October im. 28+ le Shore fully animal lux and other Southern Africa d» aerioti me. F/F. 2 recro. tea. K ■mix. roc. k/b. near tune, tlflo wen rurntelwd gdn ns! m Geor¬ Ephtatana 4 : 7 eptueoay. NapoUon fouwn wim wuhieen Margaret, of at Bristol Royal Infirmary. iwuee. Ooee BR station. £68 pw Unauam. FUgni raeclalba. & B Mastiff ilrei Quirt wst dw. 071 373 6374 gian Me. 3 nws + hi/iec ut. CH. die disorder. Have you faced m Cuckffceld. lain of Horiey and Elwyn parry, of L^gh-on- FRANCE wd. 081-882 2897 after Tam. ABTA C474X. (Acceos * Vfea£ loan! CSOOpcm. 061 69g 63*4 Sunaoif (dr Pria couple. £198 similar banie 7 As nan of me KENSMOTON Lux furn art 6/7 Sea. Much laved father at OWW Travel. 081-878 8146. PW. Tot: 071 219 5046. BIRTHS the Bank of England. A Irina National Society far epilepsy*i CHELSEA off Kings Rd. HF tux mins. ConscraaKKY. baicmurt Sian and Rftodri and hse own rm. n/s C99 pw loam CHELSEA/KNIGHTSBfDOGC and loyal friend lo many. centenary rampal»i in 1992. V LOWEST FARES. USA Canada I brd. £248 qw 071 727 3884 WANTED Chrlsca/S Kent. areas, prtmr eroerrtm only. Funeral Sendee at ilie husband of the late MeryL me charity, a leading medical. tea C7I 370 3116 Far East Ans-NZ Travel Rod S American A European cllvnls AL-HAMAD - On October M flat. C2SODW. 2 M +1«T. LETTING vour PiaPflttT COll ■ Surrey and Sussex Cremato¬ Cremation at noon Friday noaarch. edoOflonal and care 071-587 0723 ABTA. IATA seek accommodation 9Ui. at Uie Humana Hospital body, is looking for people who ENGLAND CROUCH BID Nice flat, smoke £40Q9W. 3 HM 4«to. £4«3pw BuclunatB Bw MWClottsto In October 18U> at Cantord if you want to. Room wim ImmnUaieii' Ltrn Wellington, to Add and rium. worth, on Thursday have overcome uie condition LOW Fares Worldwide - USA. 3 bedroom pml/hac - tWWw- Lclllng 6 Managamml jU over Crematorium. Bristol. No PARIS •tadde bed. 20 mlna WM End. lei FoXtom. 071 370 5433 NabUa. a daughter. F*wt October 24ih at 11-30 am. and achieved pronttoenrr in N/S America. Australia. Far 4 Inins runs* *aan ■ £6SOpw. London. 071-381 7767 SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER Share was 27 year ou male Family flow era only but flowers but donations to Qie mar chosen nans. Please wnia EM. Africa. Airline Api'd Agi 3 Bed home tgdn. - ElSOOpw. £ ADDING - On October nth. working in TV £75 pw. Tel: LONDON tamed mature- tanuuOT- British Heart Foundation In confidence Ur. David CMng. TICKETS Trayvale, 36 Cast Caulc Stmt 6 ted M4IW Ciaoopw donations. If desired, to OBI 341 4760 mm wum to ram uniumehM |?Sarah t"6e Morris) and end Executive. National Sort- W1.Q71 680 2928 iVtea Icml 7 bad taniv *t*an- £»00pw ch furn ni. suit single m/I. nr R.SJ>.B. c/o J & R period Coo wold Conner, from . l-.. "Khard, a daughter UARDET - On October XWv. ay tor EpUepsy. ennhom AVAILABLE NOW Borons EFatm 581 S156 BK/TUB* £130pw tnfl Sills Matthews. High Street. FLATMATES London's forefnoet NovMnorr (or al Irate 1 V*or. KatherineSarah. aastarlfor Joan Sefloa (nee Constable), Lone. Cnarifeiu S>. Peter, Buck FROM £33 SOUTH AFRICA. EM s Central 081-679 5£C6._ QKkOetd, Sussex. (04 1970) Profevionai rial Africa (light A Imiri •peciohM. Lxcrllmi nfcmin* proiktod. T*”»**W. Rachael and much loved wife and inghenahirc. 3L9 ORJ lo lek- sbartaB ecrvlce. 071-689 84»i CHELSEA Klnga Rood. I bad- pbonr 024 07 3991. TEL: 071 633 0888 Rictiroonds TraveL 081 332 no ttoto or cals A matoO' for Jennifer. companion for over 68 years 2WW ABTA 52151. IATA. room dal. C200pw Tsl: 071 wrrtrad/ Wto wwMnd w BARLOW * On October isth. ALL CREDIT CARDS FULHAM. 2 none Mailable in « hn |ge dbl bed flat must V le\* 937 4999 T _ Prefrrawy 3 nrds * dining & 3 ®W*HES - Qn October x3th. of M«tor General ELM. . ACCEPTS). FREE COURIER bed. 3 bath, fully coutnoM bun E1S5PW 071 581 49981 Bash Stephan, peacefully al VILLAS to UM44 on Rhodes. ■oik. Srdudrd srRhig ideal. Liardel C.B.. C.B.E., DS.O. SHAKE IT a hospler Chrisunoi (or SERVICE hou* » lube. £330 pan inc CHELSEA Spot 1 tad gdn (tat to al the BasseUaw General The Glen Hospital. Bristol. ao.coo people solve vour an Oclotxjr Specials Jenny Mai' TH OHlra 071 734 7324. •,.:W Beloved mother of Guy. Tim POT room. Tel: 06-1 QM 7653. atari So. Mins Kino* Rd. newly Hospital. Worksop. Notts- to Most beloved husband of problems end help Multiple Mondays 071 228 0321. , -m and Andrew and dear rrfure. mspa. 071 226 2084 Sieianle and Stephen, a Garda and dearest father of BtWMb sufferers. Beautiful HAMP*ltAD Young prof per- MARBLE ARCH Lux 4 tads. 1 house, walled gdn & W daughter. Ruth Elisabeth. granma to Frances. Clare. cords, gins and wrapping*. aD aon requbed. modern, comtort- CHELSEA, swio. Beau 2 bed. 2 rrep. s 0MI». Long tel- £500 £3B0pw Tel 081 995 B9QC Nicholas. Maria-Therea and In our ftee Christmas catalogue, •He. convenient. ££Opw. Eva FLIGHTS BRIGGS - On October I6tti. to Patrick. Thomas. Sophie. ALL TICKETS belli mau. Potto, sep mlrjnre. pw. Trt: 071 724 0361. Alexandra, grandfather of Victoria and - Caroline. available now from Mum pic 071 3B4 1344. £273 071 2X6 3084. T Vanessa inee Wooden) and Harry and Edge. Private Sdenaa Soflnv. as, one Phantom + Saigon +■ Funeral at Lymlnsier Parish KEHSIMRTM M/F. n/u for lux Henry, a daughter. Elizabeth funeral, a Sendee of Read. London SW6 lEE or coll Les Mis +■ Joseph. CHELSEA swio. Specious 1 bed MARBLE ARCH Mayfair. Hi de ), (laL Double room, cn-eutle flat. Mod K4cfi. Gtosr tube Park, rinrte Iona 6 short Ira f Church, near ArundeL el 0883 013040 AH POP concerts. ' “-.L Ann. a sister for Alice and Thanksgiving lo bo held al St Minrootii. C78C12S pw me. I.A.T.C. £190 pw. 071-351 0016. rnmdlv»n»4Mtuvaote ] Victoria. 230 pm Wednesday October All sporting events CyTs Parish Church. 23rd. followed by private Tel: 071937 4Q67. Flight Specialists to Apart*071 93o9£l2im< i960) L BROOK - On October 16tb. to SttnchcomDo. Dorsley. Qos.. RutfW World Cup CHELSEA SWIO Superb brtoht cremation. Ennui rles and KEnSIHGTOH Souare. I_ Johannesburg lux 2 dble bed laaltonrilr. ff kit. MARVLEBONE PLACE WI. Lori and Paid, a daughter on October 23rd at 2.30 pm. flowers to FA Holland & BIRTHDAYS romn bale, lonnia «. nr tub*. tonCKUBw 071 381 49991 HMahl 3 bnl n*i wutkln poputar Jessica Elizabeth. PHONE: 071 287 8824/ MA. £110 pw. 071 229 2896. btock Prrvonim in nd romtl Sons. 8 Terminus Road. Harare CHELSEA SW3 superb DrtobI \ BAYLDON - On October um uon Low prior (or quick Irt lob in CltJ. or -qutialMil. Trie COLES - On Oetobar tsth. to 25 437 4245 MAIOA VALE m/f In own dble LftUehampton (09031 South and Central America tux l dM bed flat ff kit gdnt nr Furn C2C6PW Kciin OnOIr Phare 071 938 £297 1991. peacefully at Enbrtdge rm In large (lee. dose u> tube Maddy and Marie. a - 713939. AT. for on evening I hope you Cnrwmu seats avauante Ibebon CSOOm 071 381 49981 Gt. too*- ML Mary Christine, aged 87. MUSTAFA, Aytolta Sarah Anna £37fipw Krilh Contain Crain 1 ’Tj Hospital Wellington, lo Liz tune C86pw 071-289 1778. ewh. gdn. star 3/4. Good valur Woollen HUt. nr. Newbury. Much loved mother or Sue. On OcMcr 17th. Cangreluln DINNER SUITS 071 496 £494 L and Russ, a son. Max. with . on Friday October 2Bdi at £l75vwt 071 736 6816 t * a great lungs. Cremation 11 am Monday OUEEM8 PARK 1 perron, own JO'BURQ Direct X*mas fltonts 18 MULTI-NATIONAL Corporate .1 1-30 pm. No flowers by Plot birthday. Love Iran EVENING TAIL SUnS room, to shore lux her. ran pw Dec - 3 Jan Eron £B20 rtn. 18 CUPSTONE STREET W1. 1 bed October 21 sL Northampton Surprnt to Hire - For Sale rontponm raqutrr quality GILLETT - On October 6th. at request. Daddy, unde Habib. AunUea. - bins. 071 624 0670 afl 7pm. Dec - 7 Jan Club £1.160 rtn. Bat with oubuandlna view ai Crematorium. No flowers, Bhuja- Maureen. Jamea. BAROA1NS FROM £60 London Fully filled through turn/untunutewo propmm in 8 5i Thomas’s HosottaL 5ky Travel: oai 748 9777 FtlllUun/Ppream Crmi unsas confidential. expert attvne donations If desired to Vaaota. Denny and many of SOUTH KCM opp Stake's KotaL ABTA 64392 IATA 9123085. out. wariilvg machine etc. London, to Margaret uiea SEVAN - On October 15th. Alzheimer's Disease Society. her trtende. LPMAN8 HUtE DCjrr N/s prof for moaui luxury Lturijr shared terrace Furn Foxiinn 071-381 8020 Acadrnu- 4ucllotieers A 5 plu- Cordnw) and Charles, a peacefully In Winchester, flat DnuHo room. Large an £200pw KriUt Car date Cloves ere Mr Dixon 081 579 7406 1SS/160 High Road. London 22 Chanog Cnm Rd NOTTIMG HILL Allrorinc-. targe - ■^ ■otto bathroom. Own telephone 071 J9S S494 ;.t ^ daughter. Emma. after a long Illness. Frederick London WCH £ bra ItaL Kit/tatui. hall/teuili SW12 98N. tine. £660 pan. 071 730 4200 Maurice, dear brother of Nr LetceeierSa tube SELF-CATERING Fully turn. Carrtaknr. Wondr-T GRIPTON - On October ISUu day. 071 373 7286 eVM. COVENT GARDEN Lux £ bed at Farnboraugh Hospital. to Wayne and Modle. Funeral MUCKLESTOH - On October flaL huge new. root lerracc*. (ul vtrwv use of i*dn 5 mins | SERVICES 071-200 2310 lute. £>96 pw. 071 727 9631 ] JacgueUne uite Hodder) and Service on Wednesday Octo¬ 10(h 1991. peacefully. WAMDSWOftTH_ PORTUGAL All areas villas, apt*, new bath 3 m £30Cbw Drura- PUBLIC NOTICES ■ Bruce, a son. Edward ber 23rd at Si Lawrence's Dorothy Amy (nfe AstteyL in Large room in lux home. All hotels. Golf hotidays. pouudao. 071 379 4816_ NW1 largr 4 brd m. mormotiv V Church. Winchester at 12 her 84(h year, widow of mod con*, cto pw ina gas/ manor liaiuet. fhahta. car hire. toungn. dining. Ite l n. a baths. v;l,>a. William, a brother to elec. Prof M/F. 081-874 6613. COVENT GARDEN DeslreaWe Canaries. Longmere tntl 081- range of studio n; Bed note 1 min Edgpwarr lu£ £424 6633 lira 2 brd. rrerp. It V. sunny c Daytime call PTfoMtonm DOrtered protiel tv gardan. wash nuch, dUiwioh. c RICHARDSON - On October Ooydon Crematorium on Dunkirk Veteran. Dearly 4341. Evening call 071-628 SYOMTV £3606699 loved and loving husband of - FRANCE 4372 TAIPEI £372 £666 Low price lor quick let H/HW mlrrowair rtr. £!86pw. 2 ,1 15lh. to Jo and Kim. a son. a 071 628 484$ or tori. Furn £200bw KeUh October 23rd al 1230 pm. Ruth, tether of John. Bob TORONTO £162 £240 Nrw conversion. 1 brd. rntrp. B „ brother for Flora and Tania. Rattier than flowers. Ken CM CYCLOPEDIA BRTTANMICA TOKYO £361 £722 Cardale Craves 071 495 £494 6 super K. dtohwosn. wash 7, and David, much loved- V ENGLAND Latest cdMloa. Coat £1200. ALL FARES ARE INSURED 071 628 4341. Evening marh rlc. £186pw 3. Praltr 1 , SMITH - On October 14th. to would have preferred a gift HOLLAND PARK Wll. Surary grandfather of Gouty. Tom. OCTOBER I9TH Brand new £780. 0903 44651 AGAINST AIRLINE FAILURE bed. rrero. K & 0. balcony. A Clare (n£e Roope) and made to The Arthritis and THE AMERICAS 071 387 9100 call 071 628 4372 gardon flat. 2 large rooms, £!60pw TeL- 071 854 1020 “ Helen. Joseph and Edward. OLD g> NEW yorfc. (rmdi A pan- Simon, a son. Tim Michael Rheumatism Council for Funeral Service al Blham IN PARIS, LONCHAULOT1 387 1660 kuchrn. bathroom, patio. xcr» Patrick, a brother for Jack. Research. 41 Eagle Street. nenl Hone (bgMdOT. floor Klloe. FIRST A CLUB 071 628 8622/3 to comm gardens £18o pw SW1/WESTMINSTER rnimoc 1 " Crematorium on Monday Mach Tickets available NOW done troughs. Victorian brick. tart hjjM. Q71 7P7 wa London WC1R 4AR. OPEN MON-FRI 9-6 brd ItaL Fully furn A equip u TREFUSIS - On October 14th. cobbU eote etc. Nationwide SAT 9.306 SUN 104 Nrwly drc. prtr Pkg £!90pw. October 21st al 10.16 am. Phantom. Miss Saloon. Joseph. deUvcrtOK 0380 860039 iWilts) SEE US ON ORACLE PG 374 KENSINGTON IRONSIDES ARLA members and to Kale (nee Dudgeon) and us Mis. ram. e Ctopucu DrurV 071 379 4816. s do QUINCEY - On October AND SV.-YTEXT PC 234 rental sgeriollus giving per¬ Charles, a daughter. Harriet TOWRISS - On October 13lh. M Bolton. B Adame. American SSATFtMDCRS: An sold not' FLIGHT BOOKERS LTD House £650pw. sonal altenuoo Landlords and WALK everywhere. wci. ir Sarah Patricia. 15th. after a long illness at MDton Keynes. VincenL wrceOlna. Swim Wraaung. peacefully In her steep at events 071 828 1678. Credit 118 TOTTENHAM COURT IMOsgeeUvr lenants ring G71 unusual iop itai mm. eauippod. ci VALE - On October 14th Iais of Helghlngton. Lincoln. aD tootbaO, Liza Mlnrilt. ROAD. LONDON W1P 9HL 3 beds/ 2 baths. 581 5877 2 beds. C19SPW 071689 6988 ti Btackaklern. Pembrokeshire. Greatly ml—ed by Maragh. A8 melor theatre, pop A AST A A147D ATOL 2653 1991. al SI Peter's Hospital. Anne Maud de Qtdncey. wife soorting events THE TIMES - 1791 - 1990 Other KENSmOTON WS. toanma 2 W2 2 brd lux. mod fully rum 4tn ** Chertsey. lo Rowena infe John and Mark. The sendee Utica eveOable. Ready far pce- 1ATA 2 recep. sep bed I/I rut -v study. V. Uaht. nr □ am 24 tw porter. £260 pw. - of the late Captain R.S. de wm be held at Lincoln sennaon • ado -Sundays-. GOVERNMENT LICENSED mbs. C3SO pw. 104281 682712. Tel Drtdre 071 261 2816. C Petty) and Philip, a daughter. Qidncey and much loved Fowler Langlrs- A Wnghl Joanne Margaret, a sister for Crematorium an Monday Tct 07! 929 5622 (Gty) £17.80 Remember When. 081- & BONDED dining aunt and great-aunL Funeral 688 6323. Andrew. October 21st al 1 pm. Service at St Teito's Church. Fax; 0719295433 garden PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES | i WARD - On October 14th. at WAKE - On October 12th. at YORK Stone fbp old A now. Crlnow. Narberth. an Nationwide deliveries. Mr. A targe selection of flats and J •am* 13 •ITS ALL AT* (he John Raddirfe Hospital, Monday October 21st at Putney Hospital, John Cocktail 0274 872368 Yorks houses of a high standard lo Calhy and Cttve, a son. 1.15pm. Bernard Wake, only son of TRAILFINDERS always available. Alexander James. the laie Bernard and Worldwide to* con lUgbB HILL - On October th. Maureen Wake. Funeral MUSICAL Tbcbca -aqdwc can prove h WILSON MURRAY - On 13 ANNOUNCEMENTS • rfammix I9T0 GROSVENOR NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY September 16th. at The peacefully after a short Service on October 22nd. INSTRUMENTS I LAI ION PROPERTY RENTALS London Hospital, to Rob and Alness. William Henry, 10.30 am. at St Osmund’s FROM 1804 Gavin, a son. James Joseph, dearly loved husband of Qiurch. Casielnan Barnes. KCH81EM mend. iiiiiliiiipinr O/W RTN TEL: 071 581 5111 a brother for Hannah. Anne, loving father of Sally. SWISl followed by 6fL beauUTuJ rase and looe. SYDNEY 1349 £879 __5 LINES SALMON AND FRESHWATER Margot and Michael and committal at Putney Vale £11.600 ono. 071 431 6104. PERTH U29 £829 AJRJL INTERNATIONAL Lnx Crematorium. 1130 am. 095 r770 grandfather of Mcola. AUCKLAND tsy Bate for long, short or holi¬ MARRIAGES BANGKOK Funml Service on Tuesday Floral tributes may be sent lo £482 day IMS. Mayfair. Marble Arch SELF-CATERING HONGKONG ES L5D6 FISHERIES ACT 1975 October 22nd at Si Mary's T.H. Sanders & Sens, 35 and Hyde Port. 071 724 4844 BLAKELEYiCOVO - On SINGAPORE £265 £4)9 Barnes High Street Barnet. KUJ CDS LM>4 Church. Tonplecombe at wo Pursuant to Section 25 and Schedule 2 to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries AcM975. Saturday October 12th 1991. SUFFOLK Period con avail now TOKYO 1363 2pm. Family flowers only. SW13. £862 hnva a large selection of tnxury In lovoly vfllaga. ataa 6. Graham DELHI £260 £419 In London. Tobias Blakeley Donations, if desired, lo Bate tor shert/kmg lata m Con¬ the National Rivers Authority ("NRA") hereby gives notice of its intention lo fix new lo Evelyne Covo. WELCH - On October 14th Porter Day r0394) 411741. BOMBAY £260 £419 Cancer Research Campaign Ey «M73) 736696. 15*5 trol bifjtaate West Trend Asa fishing licence duties which will have effect throughout the NRA's area of jurisdetion. c/o Peter Jackson Funeral 1991. Betty Robfna Ann. £818 071 624 0089/ 0860 403620 DEATHS widow of Dick, mother of CAIRO - Director. Mo ns. High Street. NAIROBI 059 ABOUT TOWN WOMM/SM it is intended that the duties set out below will come into force on 1 January 1992. Robin. Richard and Tessa. FLATSHARE Henstridtoe. Tetnplecombe. jo-burg ah £549 props tor 3-24 nndhSL W&U2 Funeral. Tuesday October CARACAS f 184 £386 14 A EW7.IOJ1 071 221 Ol 11 Instrument Rod and Bne. BALCHIN - On October 9th. Somerset BAB ORB. NEW YORK £143 22nd at Gufldfbrd A CUT Above Uie raw FtatBnk- 035 UrgmOv suddenly. Albert Edward, at Crematorium at 1130 am. LOS ANGELES £165 Period For a period commencing 1 January 1992 and expiring on 31 March home. ‘ Plnehursl. IVESON - On October 13th. MIAMI £ISi Crowe ombe. Taunton. James, at home after a long Enquiries to Petersfleld tiehed Oanhere BOSTON £13$ £249 wtth year la wet ties to leL 1993 and thereafter a period of one year commencing on 1 April. friendly aendee. 071 287 3888 Stetoteten Estates071 381 4998 Somerset. Husband of Paula, Illness. Beloved husband of (0730) 62711. TRAILFINDERS Species of fistc Salmon, migratory trout (sea trout), trout, charr. grayling, freshwater fish A PROF tady n/s aeefcs good acc. 42-50 EuhCbai Rood ACC0MM0DA710M Wauled/ rather of Clare. Justin and Patricia. Funeral Service at London WB 6EJ In pari payraeM/bouse minder (course fish) and eels. St Mary's Church. Denham, OPEN W MON -SAT 9-7 TTfURS ■Available in an landon arras. • I Matthew and stepfather of IN MEMORIAM — +. willing to pay renL CZidsea/ 10-2 SUN hetaks ooJy) I7M London WMB 0712BTBI6I Sally and Guy. Funeral al at - 12 noon on . Friday KasIndDn. Top rata. Bon 6839 Area: All waters within the fisheries Juris Germany 4 Plague (8) should notify his daim in writing to the coundl c/o the Borough secretary at the My last wish is that the German unity great again. God protect my family " 5 Guardian spirits (S) ghniild remain wnH that an understand¬ address below within three months from today. At 2.32 Jodi entered- As wmeh a 6 Rectified (7) ing between the east and west should soldier as Keitel, he bore hiitnuJf with 7 Marine crustacean (4) Dated this 17th day of October 1991 come about, and peace for the world." 1 “V vhij wviuo HO liOU bl) 9 Spaceman (9) Keitel declared; *1 call on the where “I salute you, my Germany." 15 Company unit (7) 20 Occasion (4) waiter Mimon (U3i 13 Scratch (S) Almighty that he have mercy on the Seyse-Inquart's last words, to wh 14 Israeli settlement (7) 18 Redbreast (5) 21 Touched (41 Borough secretary German people. Over 2,000,000 went to he seemed to have given some thooj Bromiey Chrtc centre their deaths before me. I now follow my were: “I hope this execution is the SOLUTION TO NO 2613 sons.” His voice then rose, “All for act of the tragedy of the second wi stodcwEn dose Germany?" ACROSS: I Engulf SLtttt SHydro 9Rmuii »»Rrm war, and that the lessons of this w 15 Death wish 18 Rove 19 Jingoism 22 Marbles 23 Anger Z4Genn 25 bn- Bromley BR1 3UH Ernst KehenbrunneT entered, war will make for peace and um mity accompanied by a Roman Catholic standing among the peoples. I behew DOWN: 2 Nadir 3 UFO 4 Force the issue Stick 6 Nourish 7 ***«*_ chaplain who wore the habit of the Germany." 10 Time 12 Peat 14 Wing 15 Diverge l6Tnts 17 Smart 20 Ingot 21 Slam 23 Aim i 1

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Shaiay a fascinating character, psychologically 3332) Renoir (071-637 0402) Wntera. and a Uza fcfinnefl star turn. contrast in this play by Vel&zqnez’s ahead of his time, who blames ids bad Carmona: Baker Street (071-935 9772] contemporary, Calder&n, only in this POISON (18): Todd Haynes' styles LET HIM HAVE IT (15): An epileptic behaviour on his parents' loveless conadoua study n social deviance, FuBram Hoad (071-370 283Q Empire youngster's road to the hangman's (071-497 9898) WMefeya (071-792 case the courtly characters and the marriage. Bob Barrett makes a brave inspired by Jean Genet-, ixiptaasant. noose. Sombre, powerful drama about unedfytng. 3332). buffoons occupy the same canvas, and attempt at the intense love poetry but (he 1952 Cralg/Benttey case. Chris Metro (071-437 0757). the absurdity too often spills over and Ecdeston, Paid Reynolds, Tom TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY {PG} ultimately sounds too monotonous. URANUS (15): Dark, powerful drama Courtenay; (feeder, Peter Medak. Serving Jutet Stevenson wBs her low makes the whole effect ridiculous. Hermione Norris’s Violante, daughter from Marcel Aymtfn caustic novri about Odeon Leicester Square (0436 boyfriend (Atan Rlctonan) back to Ha You have to ask whether this of Mendo and object of Lope’s love, Ilia setting of scores m posMbntai 915683) Endeartagiy humane drams; a cfirecting France. G&arfl Departfcu dominates a dabut tor ptayvwlglil Anthony Mln^iete. apparently m^jor work by the writer conveys a pained dignity but looks fine cast: director. Ctaude Beni. 9 MEETING VENUS (12h Backstage CUrzon Phoenix (071-S40 9661) Nottlng revered as the Spanish Shakespeare terribly stiff Tom Dunn’s King carries Camden Plaza (071-485 24«3) Chetsoa dramas whdaatagng TanoMusorta HN Coronet (071-727 8705} Odeon would seem less ridiculous if staged Cinema (071 -351 3742/37«3) Lunfore Parts, adroitly observed, but lacking Kensington (0426 914086) Screen on a long and erect sceptre in a manner (071-8360691) punch. Starring Meta Anretrup. Glenn Bakar Street (071-935 2772). with aU the resources in terms of which any production with a sense of ample, flexible space, atmospheric humour would sorely have altered. setting and subtle lighting provided by Only Simon Gregor’s marvellously B BECKET: Rtvethg performances PtccadKy. Denman Street W1 (071-867 the Olivier or even the Cottesloe. As it from Derek Jacobi and Robert Unosayki THEATRE GUIDE U18). Mon-SaL 7 30pm. mate Wad. Sat nerd-like servant Vicente provides the AnouBi'a play on the relationship 3pm. I35nwis. is, the tiny, stifling Gate is made even corrective irony which is so badly between Henry I and the archbishop Jeremy Kingston's assessment Ef TWEE BIRDS AUGHTTNG ON A more cramped by Anthony Lamble’s needed. There is wonderful writing Theatre Royal, HaymarKeL SW1 (07t- of current theatre in London FIELD: EHCeflent Timbarlake triangular 930 8800V Mon-Sat. 7.30pm. mala Wed, set, which recalls the Edgar here but it is difficult to take die drama ■ House full, returns only Wertenfaehar ptay on the good ta He and Sat 3pm. 165mlns. Allan Poe story in which the walls of a E Some seats available art Harriet Walter leads a choree cast with the seriousness the play itself □ Seats at aU prices_ Royal Court Soane Square. SW1 (071- ceU dose in on a prisoner. A persist¬ seems to demand. □ BOLD GIRLS: tmeUa Staunton and 7301745). Mon-SaL 8pm, mat SaL 4pm ently jamming door hardly helped a fine company in Rone Munro's Donovan sports a golden wig lor the 205rrins. perceptive look at women's foes m gaudy, brash revwel matters on press night. HARRY Eyres Bandit country: Hermione Norris and Bob Barrett in Three Judgements west Belfast Palatflum. Argyl Street W1 (071-494 B THUNDERBIRDSFAR. -THE Hampstead. Swiss Cottage Centre. 5037}. Mon-Sal, 730pm. mats Wed. SaL NEXT GENERATION: The cult stage NW3 (071-722 5301) McxvSaLBpm. mat 2J0pm 135mm vCTaon of cult lotarhkjn show, to mould them into a coherent whole. Ehrsted for dinner, and who tears up times impossibly mannered — man¬ SaL 4pm. lOOnuna. Find week. performed by nro actors wearing □ KVETCHb. Steven Berkoff's Wp into spaceship hats. The play does at least look marvel¬ roses with the same vidousness as she aged in his two short scenes to leave a the Eeat-End Jewish psyche: vnrid but □ CURSE OF THE STARVING Ambassadors, west Street. London lous. Julian McGowan's set is a vast tears up Eilert Loevborg'smanuscripL definite impression of a doomed CLASS: He* m rural CaSfomb: revival of thnrB&fi. Co-stars Anita Dobson. WC2 (071-836 8111) MonFrl. aSOpm. Fn. Sam Shepard's brutal drama of tarmfy Hedda Gabler double drawing room, with walls and Her performance, though, is ultimate¬ genius to whom people are drawn Garrick, Charing Cress Road. WC2 Set 530pm and 830pm. 140rrans. fife. pomsrfuf but unrartrang. (07 f-494 5085). MonFri. 8pm, Sat. 5pm Citizens, Glasgow ceiling in a deep red. Polished ly more ice than fire, and her death is against their better judgments. The Pit, Barbican Centre. Silk Street. and 630pm 140mn. □ A TRfflUTE TO THE BLUES almost a matter of indifference. In smaller roles both Angela Chad- EC2 (071-4338 8891). Today. 2pm and BROTHERS: Uvdy parade Of tuneful mahogany furniture is arranged on a OUR TOWN; Under-powered 730pm. 13Qmlra. □ defies. Goodtai. glowing dark wood floor, on one side Brian Deacon as Tesman bumbles field as Aunt Juliane, weary of Hedda production of Thornton Wader's play on WMtehafl, Whrtehal, SW1 (071-857 ROBERT David Macdonald, who has of the stage is an enormous double amiably but is too caricatured to elicit and protective of Tesman, and Cor¬ □ DANCMG AT LUGHNASA: Brian sma4 town America. 1119). Mon-Thurs. 8.1Spm. Frl, SaL f-neTs Ofvm AHOd-wmrvnp memory- Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury Avenue. WC2 6 15pm and 9pm. IBOtma. both directed and translated this window, looking out on to fir trees. much sympathy. Patrick Hannaway delia Ditton as Bene the maid — play set in 1930s Donegal (071-379 5399). Mon-SaL Bpm. mats as the unsettlingly named Sheriff understanding* judging and silently Pltoanix. Charing Cress Road. WC2 Thurs. Sot 3pm tSSmns. Q WAITING FOR GODOT; RHc Meyoi. Hedda Gabler, is a many-talented The characters in their dark, late (071-867 1044). Mon-Set. Bpm. mala Adrian Ed i tandaon find comedy but lose man of the theatre who has provided 19th century dothes haunt this set as Brack suggests an odknuaiess hidden commenting on the action as she end¬ Thors, 3pm. SaL 4pm I50mbis □ PECONG: ThrHng version of Medea me depth end pathos In Beckett's ploy. some of the most fluent and actable though some sumptuous Scandina¬ beneath the surface propriety, and lessly recrossed the stage - added sol on a Caribbean me. Stofcig Quran's, Shaftssbuy Avenue. Wl (071- □ DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER: perfonnances lad by Jenny Jules 494 5040). Mon Thus. 8pm. Fn, Sal translations seen in the past 20 years. vian realist painting had been brought Debra Gillen almost makes some¬ much needed depth to the play. Such Smon Ceded m average. French- TricydB. 289 KObum High Road. NW6 530pm and 845pm. 160mfns His version of Ibsen's drama is, how¬ to life. But unfortunately their thing special of Thea Elvsted. Both delights as these make the Citizens' boulevard faice (071-3281000} Mon-SaL 8pm. mat SaL Apofld. Sheftesbixy Avenue. Wl (071- 4pm 165mms. B WH9i| SHE DANCED: Vanessa ever, not one of his greatest successes; characterisations remain stubbornly characters, though, suffer from under- Hedda Gabler fitfully absorbing and 494 5070) Mon-Fn, 8pm. Sal, 9 30pm. Redgrave unforgettable in Sherman's at the end of the evening the good in one dimension. direction, and both could have used a enjoyable, but one expects something mats Wed. 3pm. Sat 5f l3Smn&. □ PLAYING SINATRA: twi GefcJer. arthi ploy about Isadora Dwcen end Susan Brown m powerful Bernard Kops the hazards of commudcaltan. things in the production turn out to Anne Lambton's Hedda prowls the stiff dose of Stanislavsky to create much more satisfying than thaL (kama of sung, incest and naked terror. □ GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY: Globe. Shaftesbury Avenue. Wl {07t- more rounded characters. But Andrew Cheerfri trip through RftJea and Stehea have been incidental felicities, still stage like a glorious caged panther Warehouse, Dtngwsfl Road. Croydon 494 5065). Mon-Sat 8pm, mala Wod, Sal. rtttr. flonsy plot but no matter searching for a strong directorial hand who looks as if she could devour Thea Wilde, as Eilert Loevborg — though at (081-680 4060). Tues-SaL Bpm. mat Sun. 3pm. 135mma. Ajlasdair Cameron Arts. Great Newport Street. WC2 (071- 5pm. ISOmina. 836 3132). Mon-Thura, Bpm.Fri.SaL LONG RUNNERS: B Aspects Of 5 45pm and 830pm. 120mins B THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF Love: Prince of Wdes (071-839 intruding on private grief; turned my the Indies was inspired by God. In factt and Portugal the southern one, so ARTURO Uh Emphatically menacing 5972)... □ Btood Brothers: AMy attention to the safer (at least until it was inspired by nicking a Portu¬ Columbus had to appear to be travd- □ THE GLORY OF THE GARDEN: ■ letter'' portrait by Antony Sher in Of (071-8871115) .. □ Buddr. Victona Feeble farce taSng to find fun in take Trevis's strong production of Brecht Pdace (071-8341317) . □ Carmen charter renewal time in 1996) waters guese map, always a handy fall-back . Ling a northerly route while all the turning froics National (Ofivter). South Bank. SE1 Jones: Old Vic (071-928 7616) Timewatch of (he BBC and last night's Timewatch should God’s concentration wander. time taking a southerly one, once he Duke of York's. St Martin's Lane. WC2 (071-9282252). Today. 2pm and 7.15pm. ■ Cate: New London (071-405 0072) (071-8365123) Mon Sat 8pm. mats 170mins BBC2 programme, “The Columbus Con¬ Columbus kept everyone guessing' had passed the Canaries, threshold of B Rve Guys Named Moe: Lyric (071- Tues. 3pm, Sat. 4pm. 135mins. spiracy”. by writing two fogs during the famous open water and. the point where □ RICHARD d: Atot Jemngs and 4945045).. □ Me and My Girt ■ GRAND KABUKh Sumptuous, Anton Lesser as cy kng and tou^i Adeiphi (071-836 7811).. ■ Lea At least that is what Timewatch voyage, which Dr Luis Coin and John Portuguese monitoring stopped. exdtmg evening el Japanese exotica, usurper in keenly argued (though long), MtsArabtes: Palace (071-434 0909] THE thousands of ITV executives, called it What the programme was Dyson retraced for the programme. One of the achievements of the performed by masters. vmd production ■ Miss Saigon: Theatre Royal. Drury National (Lytottan). South Berk, SE1 Barbican. S* Street. ECS (07-638 Lane [071-JS4 5400) . □ The especially at Thames, TVS, TV-am about was the battle for the Atlantic This was because, at the time, Spaini programme was that it was based (071-9382252) MorvSai. 7 30pm. final 8891} Today. 2pm and 730pm. 21 Drains Mousetrap: Sf Merlin'S (071-836 and TSW, whose priority this morn¬ franchise, which look place 500 years held the northern Atlantic franchise mainly on existing knowledge, the 1443) .. ■ The Phantom of the ing will have been to rush straight to □ A SWELL PARTY: Four aingers. two Opera: Her Majesty's (071-8392244) ago. As with so many matters involv¬ problem being that most previous □ HIPPOLYTOS: kMad Jawt Suzman portals n ikeabie tribute to Coie Porter's □ Retail to tlw Forbidden Planet llm space to see which of their pro¬ ing vast sums of money and govern¬ - accounts of the journey appear not to in otherwise wid Eunpides puzzle-play debonair wit and wry meixSas- Cambridge (071-379 5299)... □ Run grammes is being reviewed, are in for mental interference, it is a tale of tac¬ have taken account of anomalies in about Bend desire Vaudevfle. The Stand. WC2 (071-836 For Your WKk Duchess (071-494 5075) Almeida, Almeida Street N1 (071-358 9987} Mon-Fn. 8pm. SaL 833pm. mats B Starlight Express: ApoCo Victona a disappointment, though not as large tics, intrigue and plain luck fit to be the paperwork. 4404). Mon-Sat, Bpm, mat Sat. 4pm. WerL2S0pm. Sat. 5.30pm. I40mra. (071-828 8665) ...□ The Woman In a disappointment as might first be made into a 13-part ratings block¬ In Ws"way'dtd "Columbus secure tOOmins. Blade Fortune (071-8382238} □ TANGO AT THE END OP WINTER: thought buster. - > ihefndies fiapf Jtiseand go to the even ■ JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING Alan Rickman troubled by memories m Ticket jntaination suppled by Sooafy • In these unusual, if not bizarre, I give this idea to the newly-hatched ^Tidier pickings-to the north: Blessed TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT: Jason decorative but holow Mnagawa drama. el West End Theatre circumstances, the reviewer is pre¬ franchisees for nothing, confident that •. by a government weighed down with sented with a problem. Not, I will such a project would hdp than keep Isold, aimed with contracts and full of TARTUFFE: Rater Hal dredB FeBcity TODAY'S EVENTS THE REVENGER'S COMEDIES: Alan grant, a problem on the scale ofhaving on the right side of the quality good intentions, he set off in one Kendal, Paul Eddngton and John Ayckboun'a latest ploy a en ambfooue, just seen your licence to print money threshold, although 1 admit that a Sessions h Ranpt Bolt's new translation direction but not even he, with all his dtacts a new production of the Iwropart dart comedy centred on Ihe of MoWre's classic comedy. Sessions tom up, but a problem none the less: 501st anniversary has less of a ring to cunning and seamanship, could be celebrated Broadway musical. Chicago, chance maefing of en incongruous pair of ptay* Tartutte. a ftypoameal adventurer with music and lyrics by KanderS Ebb. strangwa. Karen - played by Us to criticise a programme from one of .it than a 500th. '• sure quite where he would finish up. who fades hta greed behind e mask of Konyson's blest production, 70, SrtS, WBeme — is a wealthy and beautiful virtue and piety; Kendal b the maid who the lame-duck companies, thus kick¬ Timewatch is well-known few find¬ How interesting. 70. auooeaafuly tanstened to the West young women who meets Henry, e sees through ha hypocrisy, Eddngton mkkfieeged. recently rwkndani ing a channel while it is down, or to ing conspiracies where cock-ups had End eaiterthta year. the kxidy man who welcomes Tartuffe Haymarkat Theatre. Leicester (0533 dvoroee (played by Grtff Rhys Jones). praise same, thus granting it the previously been suspected. Last night eitortahome. Peter Barnard 539797). 730pm Goetentag Joanna Lunfoy, the pfoy is PlayhouseTheatre. Northumberland directed by Ayckbourn. Opening night definitive hollow victory. it debunked the hero myth of Colum¬ Avenue. London WC2 (071-839 4401). JAPAN AND BRITAIN: AN (Part 2) This, together with an aversion to bus, who claimed that his discovery of Columbus: cock-up or conspiracy? Arts features, page 17 7.45pm. AESTHETIC DIALOGUE (1850-1930): Strand Theatre, Stomd. London EC4 The Barbican's now snow dirtig the (071 -240 0300} 7pm, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC Japan lestivei season is a swvey of the ORCHESTRA: VtadkTiir Ashkenazy art of Japan and Britan, showing the Heart, is currently a six-piece. Three ness of creating hybrid, (indefinable room for the Algerian singer-percus¬ LADY AUDLEVS SECRET: Annie conducts Mendrissohn (overture. A influences that each oiture brought to Casiietfine (recently ai Chichester • TOOK of them began the Powerhaus perfor¬ music. Previous bands have lacked sionist who completed the line-up. Mfcfcranmer AfigM's Dream); Elgar the Other. The show exptaras Vicforiwi drecting Arsenic ana OU Loco) drects (RaMafl): end Strauss (Eta Britan's faadnattan with Japanese art mance with music that could have this focus, but guitarist Justin Adams, “Emigres, refugees, no nothing soci¬ the Lyric's new production: an adaptation the Impact of popular culture, and the Jah Wobble d Mwy Braddan's Victorian thrifler. Lady been composed for an exorcism keyboard player Mark Fenda, and ety,” they sang in one chorus. The sen¬ Festival Hal. South Bat*. London SE1 development of modem Japanese AtA*eysSacmL (071-9288900). 730pm. potatxig. 1 Powerhaus, Islington ceremony. As with most numbers, the percussionist Neville Murray proved timent conveyed the aims of the band Lyric HammeramMi. London W6 (081- Barbtaan Art Goflery. S4i Street sound drifted from somewhere themselves to be imaginative and very succinctly. Jah Wobble is an un¬ GOLEM: John Caoken’s opera Golem, 741 2311). 7.45pm. London EC2 (071-838 4141} MorvSai. with which the Durham University lecturer vaguely Indonesian in a westerly skilful enough to play virtually any¬ usual musician who has always held to 10am-6.45pm (Tubs, 1 Dam-5 45pm} last yea wan die first Britten Awwd for Sun. 12-6.45pm. until January IS BURNING FM3W FURNACE: St WITH the sepulchral, throbbing bass¬ direction, landing up in north Africa. thing. Adams, also a capable percus¬ his singular vision of music without Com position. Is unveded tonight oi James's Opera m a new lines be played for John Lydon’s Pub¬ With the percussion, keyboards and sionist, was an inventive soloist. -frontiers.' Happily contradicting the Newcastle Ptayfuuae imd Ml tften be LONDON STMPHONY ORCHESTRA: production of SnUan'-y rarely parforimd taken on on Arts Cbundl Contemporary The LSO performs a memorial conoari ta opera which lefls the OB Testament story lic Image Limited, Jah Wobble intro¬ guitar trio joined by Wobble himself, As always. Wobble's precise, fat- usual stereotypes for this area of Music Network tour reimd Britaki. The tribute to Ole tale Leonard Bemstam. of Shadradi. Meshach and Abcdnigo duced fluid rhythms and sensuality in¬ tinkering with a drum machine and toned bass injected a reggae influence production is a coOaboranon between music-making, he still maintains his once president of the LSO. The who are cast into a furnace for refining to to the restrictive! y angry world of punk. grounding their rich semi-improvised into the Arabic, occasionally east iwo Tynesdo-based companies the programme comprises: suite from hhi worsfop the Bebytorem god Merodak. trademark image as an Upminster Northern Srtcnia and Northern Stage. opera A Oxer Race; throe scenes from The opera, written in 1968, was intended More than a decade later, there is slights with his unique bass, this African and Latin feel. The addition wide boy with the face of an angelic Andrew McKinnon dreds Mass. Symphonic Dances from Was/ for church performance and the still something punkish-about Wob¬ opening song resolved itself into the of an Egyptian dancer seemed wildly villain. “A spiffing band,” he said, Playhouae Theatre. NewcastlB4aaon- SUM Story, and the CtUchoater Psotns. company is stagng it in the vast Chuch Tyne (091-232 70791,8pm With baritone Banpmm Lunin and the of St Mary. Paddngton. ble, but his scope now embraces and title track from the new album. optimistic rock clubs of this size were congratulating his musicians. The IS Chorus. Church of St Mary Magdalene. combines the very different aims of "•Rising above Bedlam", both song not designed for veil-waving, yet she compliment seemed appropriate. CHICAGO; Pari Kenyaon. joint artistic Barbican, Sflk Street London EC2 (071- Delaware Terrace. London W2 (07T 482 world music, ambient music, dance and album, demonstrate Wobble's managed to thread an elegant path in dractor Ol Laceetsr Haymarkat Theatre, 8388891). 7.4£(pm. 0333). 2J0pm. and rock. His band. Invaders of the clearly focused approach to the busi- between the amplifiers, even leaving David Toop \J

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In this first of a new 3M News and weather followed by Westminster Live. Featuring topical subject 1.00 Sesame Street Pre-school learning senes ***** Martyn Lewis ,00ks * ^ cholesterol ks one of the UK's prime minister's question time &50 News, regional news and 10.40 This Morning. Richard Madefey and Judy Ftorfigan present the 2.00The March of Time presented by Murray Sayle. Todays weather famfly magazine show. Today's subjects include the importance of programme examines the prewar theory of Strategic bombing as 11.00 News, regional news and weather 11.05 No Khkfing. iJKke Smith lOOGort. Further coverage of the Toyota World Match Play herbs and family health. With national and international news at shown in the 1939 film SoleBers With Wings; and how 11 worked m . ‘<■ ~ and Kate Copstidc present another round of the quiz show for championship hem Wentworth 1ft55 and regional news at 1155 followed by national weather practice from a 1944 film 7?n? Unknown BaWe (r) families 11.30 People Today. Indudes Adrian MBs on celebrities' 5JQ Food mid Drink. A new series‘begins with an investigation into 12.10 The Riddle re. Children's puppet series (r) 250 Racing from Newmarket Brough Scott introduces live coverage " ‘ . (Ceefax) (s). Northern Ireland: Inside Ulster 650 Thames News. (Oracle) Weather 6-00 Six O’clock News with Anna Ford and Laurie Mayer. Weather 7.00 Emmerdale. Soap set In the Yorkshire Dales. (Oracle) 6 JO Regional News magazines. Northern Ireland: Neighbours 750 Voyager: The World of National Geographic. A new 13-part 7.00 Top of.the Pops (s) series begins with a look at the cBsastrous earthquake in San 7.30 EastEndaoL (Ceefax) (s) Francisco to 1989 8.00 *ABo 'ABof Another helping of the resistance farce. MtcheBe's 850 The Bid: Empire Briefing. The Sun HU officers take part in Sgt plans .to transfer the British airman scuppered by Von Oyer's drive to arrest defaulters of fines imposed on them by tire KUnkerhoffen’s sudden: interest to Rent's wine cettar. Starring magistrates court. (Oracle) 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 Emotional morion: Alee Krawczynski hi toe Ukrafna (930pm) rottweilers, sheep, a shipwreck and a Journey into space. (Ceefax) 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. Nuclear commander: Soviet general Yuri Maximov (850pm) Call death: Jamie Stewart mourned by Ms friends (9.00pm) 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 850 This Week: Target London — Inside a Soviet Nuclear Base. A 950 Critical Eyre Mysteries of July. his surviving family. With the help of the Red Cross he is able to report from insfde a Soviet ballistic missile base, including • CHOCE: The ostensible "mystery of July" is how a 22-year-old track down a brother and three sisters and Richard Denton's Am interviews with the commander of the Soviet Union's strategic black man, Jamie Stewart, came to die to pofice custody. Arrested follows his Journey and charts e series of voy tearful reunions. The rocket forces, General Yuri Maximov, and General Fiodor Safonov, white driving a car m north London, he was taken to the police emotional strain becomes so greet, for Alec as wefl as his efcfeify one of the Soviet Army's leading nuclear experts (Oracle) station and within 40 minutes of arrival was discovered siblings, that he decides to cut the visit short The viewer wffl 900 Minder: A Bird to the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd’s Bush. unconscious in a ceil. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead. The circumstances of his death were never satisfactorily A ticket to Belfast Warren Mttchefl gets religion (IlLQOpm) ■probably be giad as well, for the film gets very dose to an intrusion Arthur's northern outlet. Bifly from Bradford, unwisely entrusts his into feelings which are probably better left to be expressed in racing pigeon. Young Sam. to Ray. Young Sam is to race Pride of estabBshed. The police said he had died of a drugs overdose, yet 10.00 So You Drink You’ve Got Ttobbles. private. (Ceefax) Pudsey from London to Bradford tor a stake of £10500 and Ray is they had extensively searched him only half an hour before. This • CHOICE: Warren Mflfchdl finally shrugs off Alf Garnett to play a 10.10 Colour TV. to be present when both birds are released. But the young man is film by the Black Audio Film Collective uses the case of Jamie, and widower reluctantly caught 14) to Northern Ireland's retigfous • CHOICE: Six short essays on the meaning of colour in our lives in love. (Oracle) others who have died In custody, to raise what it caUs "efisturbing divide. MltcheB's Ivan Fox is the long-serving manager of a tobacco are launched by Jenny Abbott's discourse on white. She has no IGLOO News at Ten with Trevor McDonald and Fiona Armstrong. (Grade) and alarming questions'' about police powers and accountability factory to London who gate moved to Belfast to run a plant there. A trouble finding material. White, as her film reminds us, evokes Weather 1050 Thames News and weather The particular focus Is on pofice relations with the black lapsed Jew, he declares himself to be an atheist and asserts that brides, teeth and the Taj Mahal. Whiteness, extra whiteness and 1050 The City Programme- Indudes a report on the troubled whisky community, though the net is spread wide enough to include the he doesn't care whether his neighbours are Protestant, Cathoic or whiter-than-whiteneBS is the daim of every soap powder industry; and a look at the latest developments in the world of death of Blair Peach as well as the Guildford Four and the Rastafarian. But this Is Northern fratand and religion is in the blood, commercial. BriKent white is the favorite house paint So far, so television Birmingham Six. (Teletext) not laast among the small Jewish community which takes Ivan Into 'diverting. The trouble comes when Abbott brings to pundfts. 11.10 01. Indudes Derek Jarman talking about his new Hm Edward B 1050 Drop the Dead Donkey. Up-to-the-minute comedy set in a Arts we its embrace and forces him to rethink his faith. A comedy which Is According to Michael Neve, a professor of social medcine, white is 1150 Prisoner: Cell Block H television newsroom. Starring Robert Duncan and Haydn Gwynne more drama than sitcom also feahses the ratable James ESa and not just a colour but one of society's most dangerous obsessions. 1250am A Problem Aired. Viewers' emotional problems dscussed by (s) Harry Towb and it was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice How so? Apparently it has to do with our fears of a polluted, and experts 1050 Love Talk presented by Carolyn Marshall Two drvorc6es. Linda urged: Gran, the team responsible for 77» New Salesman and Beds of a therefore less than white, world. Even more pretentious is the 1.00 The Concert. The Godfathers at the Town and Country Club (s) and Rachel, who now five together in a smaU mobile home, talk Feather. Although not to quite the same way. their naw show also contrftxitton of Leefie Kenton, a beauty writer who tells us she wore 250 FBm: The .44 Speciafist (1976) starring Franco Gaspam and John about their love for each other promises to break a few conventional moulds nothing but white for 17 years. She says it kept her stSV In the midst Saxon. Espionage thriller about an agent infiltrating a terrorist 1150 LA. Law. Plush American courtroom drama (1)- (Teletext) fiuhi Ck 1030 Question Time introduced by Peter Sissons from Heriot Watt of chaos. Perhaps the real reason was to get a spot on Colour TV network to find out who is masterminding the organisation. 1155 A Week to Politics. Vincent Hanna and Andrew Rawnsiey review university in Edinburgh. The guests are all kfffe with a Scottish 1fL30 Nswmjght presented by Peter Snow Directed by Stephen Massey the week's political news. Charles Kennedy, MP. Oliver Letwin, connection — Michael Forsyth, Margaret Ewing, Gordon Brown 11.15 The I Show. An Invited studio audience questions Germaine 450 The Twltyit Zone: Monsters. A tate of the supernatural Conservative candidate for the Hampstead and Highgate seat, and Sir David Steef Greer, about her new book The Change. Among those, attendtog 450 America’s Top Ten fr) (a) and Professor Nor Crewe, surmise on the general election issues; 11J0 Capital News. Drama series set in the offices of a Washington are Claire Short, Susie Orbech, Mofly Parkin and Mary Wamock (s) 550 Videofashirai (r) and there is a look at Wednesday's debate on manufacturing newspaper, starring Lloyd Bridges 12.15am Weather 11.55 Weather 550ITN Morning News with PhD Roman. Ends at 650 industty. Ends at 155am

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Kagan, Karen the east end to the west end: priory ruins emerging from Armstrong. 90prano,Gutrune. A feature on transexuals, and morning mists, tunsF 93S Japan Season: Looking West famiBansation walks through a Linda Ftonie. mezzo, a cflscu8sk>n on what makes Conductor : Georg Solti Looking East Brahms wood, and the stirring of pegs' (Hungarian Dance No 6 ri ft WaKrauda, Ekfcehard good parents; 1130 news WtaBchtoa, bass, Alberich, 1130 From Dur Own blood before it becomes nick Saito Kinen Orchestra under pudding. But Smith's people Ozawa): Sondheim (The Gillian Webster, soprano, Correspondent Reflections on Amelin Grimaldi . KmTeKunmin Wog&ide, Monica &oop, Efe from abroad ateo talk about autumn as a Mttna Bocconegra Advantages of Floating In the 12.00 News; You and Youra time tor reflecting on mortality, Mddte of the Sea Pacific soprano, Weteunde: Tha Orehestre of me Royad Opera 1225 Trivia Test Match. Brian sometimes depressingfy Simon Boccanegra : Alexandra Agadv Overtures: Original Broadway Johnston umpires another test (■■everything's wet and east); Vlutedi, art Tsunoda House under Bemad Haitink 7.00 Japan Season: Tha Sound of of wit and generetfenowfedge dying'"), somatirifis joyously (Autunn, Four Seasons: Now (the wonderful old lady who Koto Ensemble under Ote Hand Oapataj. (s) fr) 1235 Weather Reflections on tiw (nfluance ui 130 The World at One watches Lady Chatteris/s Fukumura): Schubert (Quartet 140 The Archers (i); 136 Shipping Loner on video and cant stop in A minor. D 804. Tokyo Zen by a choreographer, a Orchestra Stalls phfiocophar ond masters of Forecast Siring Quartet); Sondheim . 230 News: Morris on the Somme. 830 Analysis seats available at £350 (Next. Pacific Overtures); flower arranging and the tea 845 Hearing Vetoes. Seeing ceremony Mk* Jones's play blends Respighi (Pinea of Rome: music, tact and tfream in the Things. Martin WBey wafts Boston SO under Ozawa) 7.40 The Ring of the NRbekffiQ: Act story of an Oxfordshire morris and ifllks with JmMwsden fs) 12th November 1991 at 7.30pm 11.00 Japan Season: Uve from 2 side who dance together . 930 Does He Take sugar? Tokyo. Kurt Mofl. baas, 850 Interpreting the Ring. With Anthony Pesttie enSst together and find 930 Kaleidoscope (r) (s) SO under Wotigwig themselves attacking together 945 The RnanoW World Tonight Sawaltech, performs Webern 935 The Ring of th» Nibekjng: Act (a); £59 Weather 3 : . in theopanirw days of the nm Sommoivrtnd); Strauss 1030 The World Tonight (?) 1130 Japan Season: Inside Noh. An battle of the Somme (s) for booking details contact Elsperli Barnes (Two Songs. Op 51. Nottumo 330 News: Down Your Way. On the 1045 Booker at Bedtime. The No 1. Op 44): 11.65 Monwig exploration of tracfitional JapaneR Theatre second lag of Ns journey to Redundancy of Outage by on 071 -240 1200 ext 269 Wtdk in Tokyo with Frank the teles. 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Gale warning Thames, Political sketch TV-am Peers no match ' Rising storm ilPMiii■ {&. lose y ' 'v« • for the military auction • the horses? And IN THE Commons, Roger “European fighters”, seven King (C, Northfidd) was claims its Conttoned from page 1 type-23 frigates" and » executive of Thames, ques¬ making a sneezing case for Merlin ASW helicopters tioned the commission's cal¬ disqualifying Dave NeMSL," Mr King’s predecessor in scorched past their ear-trum¬ culations, and said the 16 pets, peers were in disarray. companies would pay £370 Northfidd, the late Jocelyn first victims Cadbury, would not have Still no cavalry. Arran fin¬ million to the Treasury in done this. I retreated to the ished them off with “a mturc By Bill Frost and Kerry Gill 1993, compared with £159 frigate in place of the type- million in 1990. Lords. STORM force winds are pre¬ are in charge of high-sided To enter Another Place is 42” He added: “Cash has beaten Lord Whitelaw (Scots dicted for much of northern vehicles.” said a forecaster. quality. There are few broad¬ to enter another worid. Peers England. Scotland and North¬ Northern England, much of were discussing education. Guards) steadied the rebels casters in the world that would nerves with a fighting ern Ireland today with the Scotland, Northern Ireland not list Thames as one of the “I think one wants to be strong possibility of structural and north Wales were expec¬ cautious about what one speech, though it was not most distinguished. We own always dear who he was damage to property. ted to bear the brunt of the the most valuable library in reads in The Guardian. I As the gales gathered weather, although high winds myself manage very well fighting. Lord Bramali British commercial television, (Green Jackets & Ghurfcas) strength yesterday, two men and heavy rain are also likely our regional programmes believing very little of it,” and a boy were recovering in the Midlands and more mid Lord Cavendish of Fur¬ was fighting HM Treasury. have consistently exceeded And Lord Shackieton really after an all-night ordeal off the southerly parts. The depres¬ the ITCs expectations, our ness, apparently a whip. A west coast of Scotland in a sion is expected to bring bad contribution to the network Commons minister, he only wanted them not to small fishing boat Police said weather for the next three has been unequalled by any added, “Mr Edgar”, had this scrap the name “Endur¬ the three were lucky to be alive days. other company and we bave in hand. There is no Com¬ ance". Could her replace¬ after high winds and a heavy Four years ago this week been a pioneer on many fronts mons minister called Edgar. ment have the same name, he pleaded, touchingly? You swell had pushed their vessel Britain was hit by a severe for the network.” Anyway, their lordships out to sea. Rescue services storm which uprooted an esti¬ But Michael Green, chair¬ were impatient for the de¬ could use the old cap-badges searched in vain for the boat mated 15 million trees, caused man of Carlton Commun¬ bate they had all been wait¬ aTvi lifebelts again and save throughout the night. Even¬ more than £l billion damage ications, said his television ing for. Defence cuts. Their money. tually it was blown on to a and disrupted power supplies company was “strong on lordships were unhappy. The Duke of Westminster beach north of Loch Stor¬ and rail services. The latest talent, ideas and management Opponents of these cuts had (breaking 12 years’ silence noway, Knapdale. system is expected to be less skills. We relish the opportu¬ gone down to a crushing with a solid maiden speech, In Wiltshire a man died in a severe, although householders nity to make a significant defeat in the Commons the the.Duchess of Kent watch¬ road accident in strong winds, are being warned of the contribution to the nation's day before; but their lord- ing anxiously) was fighting driving rain and poor visibil¬ possibility of damage to roots most popular television dtips' debate displayed the prejudice against the TA- It ity. Police said the conditions and chimneys as the winds. channel.” nobility typical of so many was somehow reassuring to had made driving extremely The Association of British Harry Turner, managing glorious engagements in our see how much his hands hazardous. Coastguards at Insurers yesterday told policy director ofTSW, told staff: “It history, principal combat¬ were shaking. You’d have Portland Bay, Dorset, rescued holders to take the weather¬ is a bitter blow, particularly as ants bad been to Eton and thought he hardly needed to a sailor from a capsfoed mens' warning seriously over we played by the rules. We Sandhurst; individual acts of care. He had entered the dinghy and said that “anyone the next few days. Tony Baker, passed the quality hurdle with heroism took place; arid the army, he said, “as Trooper who goes out to sea in these a spokesman for the associ¬ flying colours and made the cause was doomed from, the Grosvenor”. We had not conditions, unless they really ation, said: “Batten down the highest bid. They appear to start realised That His Grace was have to, is mad". hatches and prepare for the have moved the goalposts. It It feQ to the Eari of Arran, nnnifld after an hoteL The London Weather worst Householders should is extraordinary.” Rudolph speaking for the govern¬ I looked down the list of Centre predicted gusts of up to check their insurance is up to Agnew, the TVS chairman, ment, to warn peers on this peers intending to speak, 80mph in exposed areas as the date and take sensible precau¬ said he was “surprised and last point A crisp speaker of now gathered in this gilded deep Atlantic depression tions to protect their property: bitterly disappointed”. the militaro-bureaucratic chamber. Field marshals, ad¬ responsible drifts slowly east¬ shut all windows; put cars in school. Lord Arran spoke of mirals, foreign and defence wards across the north At¬ the garage: take down ladders Winners and losers, pages 4-5 an altered international bal¬ ministers ... Here were se¬ lantic. “Damage to property is and scaffold poles; check gut¬ Wind date, page 18 ance, of “strategy-led but nior representatives of gov¬ more than likely, and we ters for blockages and roofs for Diary, page 18 resource-disciplined” drink¬ ernment and the military would advise drivers to take loose tiles and slates and avoid Anatomy of a storm: a thousand-mile swirl of dood marks out the depression over Leading article, page 19 ing; the “tri-service view**, from every political reverse, extra care, especially if they all unnecessary journeys.” the north Atlantic in a satellite photograph token yesterday afternoon Shares foil, page 25 i and the “dangers of over¬ every colonial surrender, ev¬ stretch". Several of the larger ery defeat at the hands of baronesses stirred uneasily terrorists Km- nearly half a in their seats. century. Waldegrave agrees “Fully Challenger- East German scientists forced equipped,” he added, our Still to speak on defence 1 defence was “smaller but cuts was the Earl Haig. His to 99 MIS opt-outs better”. Their lordships’ father, one reflected, : athletes to take steroids heads were hegmntng' to achieved, almost at a stroke, j Coatbmed from page 1 proving itself good for pa¬ troop-reductions un¬ Continued from page 1 report of the programme. The detected. Raik Hannenuum, a spin. The earl threw “star- laid at the government’s door. tients, good for staff and good strike”, “new attack-heli¬ dreamed of by modem Tory : documents reveal, he says, an European junior swimming for the countiy.” to dig for the documents by his However, Mr Cook con¬ copters'* and the “Boeing ministers. wife, Brigitte Berendonk, a astonishing secret worid of champion, described its ef¬ demned consultation on the Self-governing trusts are sporting and scientific fects as “like a volcanic erup¬ E3D” at them. Peers mut¬ successful discus-thrower in new trusts as a force, saying part of the health service but tered uneasily. Where were Matthew Parris West Germany who has now corruption. tion”. It had such severe side- that out of 21 staff ballots, not manage their BSSCtS and can published them as a book In many cases, scientists effects, including damage to one was in favour of opting set their pay rates and borrow (Doping Dokumente: Von der had gained doctorates on as¬ his nasal membranes, that he out. from die private sector. Forschung zum Betrag, pub¬ pects of State Plan 14.25. was unable to compete in the Mr Waldegrave cited a Brit¬ Mr Waldegrave said that he lished by Springer-Verlagf. These theses had then been 1988 Seoul Olympics. Hanne- ish Medical Association sur¬ had turned down seven units, She was sure that the full story locked away. mann claims all the East vey which showed growing two of which are London of East German athletics had German Olympic tram were consultant support of trust hospitals, because he did ndt TOMORROW IN THE TIMES f not been told. Dr Franke has been unable told to use the spray. status. “Throughout the NHS, think their proposals “woe Fair cfcaace: Aftefan^trtide in last week’s Times, action is Dr Franke said yesterday to calculate total spend¬ Dr Franke says the reports as the BMA has confirmed, fully worked up”. He sug¬ to be taken at last ontdephone canvasing companies that that at first he feared the key ing, but in one project in show that the steroids contin¬ there is increasing recognition gested, too, that .there had offer to sell second-hand cars through a computer register. papers had been destroyed Thuringia, 15 scientists were ued to be given to athletes j of the benefits which trust been local opposition in some The Times revealed that scores of complaints about unfair when the East German regime involved and annual spending even when researchers noticed j status brings,” he said. “De¬ of these areas. practice had been received by the Office ofFair Trading collapsed. On one surviving amounted to half a million damaging side-effects. Keratin spite a truly scurrilous cam¬ Health service organ¬ document, be noticed a mark marks. “And this was only one Behrendt, who won a silver paign by opposition parties, isations were disappointed Ratting goad idea: Is the collective name for a group of indicating the Military Medi¬ of the 22 projects listed under medal at Seoul in the 400- no informed observer can now last night that Mr Waldegrave fourTrabants a breakdown? Not according to Oliver cal Academy of the East State Plan 14.25,” he says. metre relay, is recorded as doubt that trusts represent a had gone ahead with so many Woolston, who has started a collection of the eccentric little German army. He managed to A nasal spray was devel¬ receiving two doses of steroid necessary modernisation and trusts. vehicles from the former East Germany at his Johnson: a drug-user find eight theses that had not oped using a testosterone even after it was found they simplification of NHS Hertfordshire form among Western athletes been destroyed, and an official precursor that would not be were damaging her liver. management, which is already Opt-out list, page 2

Today will be stormy in most THE TIMES CROSSWORD NO 18,739 parts of Britain, with north¬ west winds gusting at 70mph in northern England, south and west Scotland, Northern Ireland and north Wales. Elsewhere, winds may reach 60mph. With the winds will come showers, heavy and squally. There may also be longer spells of rain in western and northern Scotland and northern England. Outlook: cold, very windy and showery.

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25 BUSINESS AND FINANCE 2 FOCUS: PENSION FUND M Business Editor LAW REPORT 36 . John Bell SPORT 36-40 BUSINESS THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Pensions Asda clinches Norman conquest borders Dealers mark to fall The European pension fund industry was turned on its head yesterday with the publication of a directive that down TV’s 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 high bidders for dients throughout the EC It will also allow them to By Martin Waller invest more freely abroad. The directive, which is ex¬ SHARES in three of the financial assumptions on tions allow in 1994. Tyne Tees pected to be approved next successful incumbent over-optimistic projections. shares rose 49p to 284p. year, wiH probably take effect TTY companies fell heav¬ The higher the proportion of Of the four losers in the from January 1, 1993. Only ily amid concern that revenue that had to be handed latest franchise round, Tha¬ company and prrvate pension some television com¬ over to the government during mes showed a 7p advance to funds are affected. the next franchise round, be 203p and TV-am slipped just Sir Leon Brittan, European panies had financially said, “Ihe closer yon are to 2p to 122p. TSW, the south¬ Commissioner for compet¬ overstretched themselves running into problems if net west contractor, fell 12p to 7Qp ition policy, called for pan- in the fight to avoid losing advertising revenue only and TVS lost 7p to 21p. European occupational their franchises and grows in real terms, for the Both Thames and TVS, pension schemes. might have difficulty sake of argument, at 2 percent which have substantial pro¬ Pension fandsypage 34 surviving through the a year”. He pointed out fiat gramme libraries and produc¬ contract period. TVS, the smith of England tion finalities, are reckoned to BT coup Yorkshire TV fell 22p to contractor that lost out to have healthy futures as in¬ BT has taken a further step 180p; HTV, serving Wales Meridian, had been looking dependents and win now not into the business telephone and the west of England, fell for real growth of 5.7 per cent, be hindered by tbe necessity of systems market by winning a Sp to 46p; and Anglia, al¬ at the top of industry making large payments to the contract to replace the in- though seen as one of the more projections. government house telephone system at financially resilient groups, CHve Leach, the managing TV-am is estimated to have Barclays Bank, linking head slipped 33p to 198p. director of Yorkshire, de¬ £40 million rash in the bank office with 900 large brandies Two companies that were fended his company’s finances and its studios are valued in and regional offices. The BT unopposed and went through and described suggestions that the accounts at £9 million. It deal will save Barclays £5 after bidding derisory am¬ the company might run into will be able to concentrate on million in capital spending. ounts continued to rise; Scot¬ trouble as “unbelievable rub¬ extracting tbe maxim nm am¬ Comment, page 27 tish gained ISp to 645p and bish”. He added: “I can assure ount of cash from the business Central 43p to I083p. Among you that we will be is profit over the next 14 months, Thorntons up the few real surprises on the from day one and we’ve got no while City estimates of the In die hot seat: Asda chairman Patrick Cillam faced some tough talking at the group's meeting yesterday Thorntons, the chocolate re¬ industry’s decision day were worries on that point” worth of a break-up have gone The mwfia twim at Barclays tailer, saw pre-tax profits in¬ the low levels of bids from as high as 120p. Likewise, ARCHIE Norman, the fi¬ crease by 5 per cent to 11.9 Granada, which retains the de Zoete Wedd none the less TVS is estimated to be worth nance director of Kingfisher, million for the 12 months to Northwest contract, and believes that earning? from as modi as 40p a share if it SIB fails has been confirmed as chief end-June, on sales up 12.4 per LWT, the London weekend Yorkshire, HTV and Angjia were to be broken up. Public borrowing executive of Asda (Gillian cent at £79.9 million. The final franchise holder. Granada win be on a downward trend TSW will decide on its Bowditch writes). The shares rose 5p to 5Op. 15p above the dividend is 2.4p, making a shares advanced lip to 184p, in 1993 and the shares look future strategy at a beard to tighten price of the shares to be issued total of 3.6p, an increase of 9.1 while LWT’s convertible pref¬ expensive. But there are no meeting on Tuesday. “We had in the £357 million cash call. per cent The shares fell Ip to erence shares rose 53p to worries in the market about no agenda for losing,” admit¬ doubles in year The issue was overwhelm¬ 175p. 198p. the of Anglia's bid »nH ted Harry Turner, its manag¬ rules for Nick Ward, media analyst most of yesterday’s fell in the ing director. The options ingly approved yesterday at a Tempos, page 29 By Colin Narbrough, economics correspondent at Smith New Court, die share price was being put include developing its in- sometimes bad tempered spe¬ Payout pegged broker; said the market had down to profit talcing. house advertising space sales disclosure A SHARP deterioration in from the Budget forecast this cial meeting at Pudsey. near made an accurate assessment company and expanding the Leeds. About 400 sharehold¬ Lilley, the Glasgow construc¬ Tyne Tees may be one of the By Lindsay Cook. government finances in tbe year will not upset the finan¬ of what most companies had limited range of programmes ers attended and there were tion group, is holding its over-payexs, but the market is MONEY EDITOR first half of the current fiscal cial markets. Mr Lam on I will offered, but there was concern already being made. calls for Patrick Gillam. the interim dividend at lp even gambling on a full bid from year was rounded off by face upward pressure on in¬ that some companies had Yorkshire, its 19 per cent Thames is. 59 per cent new chairman, to dismiss though pre-tax profits for the SIR David Walker put the Treasury figures that showed a terest rales if the recovery fails overbid or had based their shareholder, when the regula¬ owned by Thorn-EMI, which directors who had presided six months to end-June fell Securities and Investments £2.92 billion borrowing to halt the deterioration in expressed its disappointment Board on a collision course requirement in September, government finances next over the group’s decline. from £6.32 million to £1.73 that the company had not There were also calls for Asda - 1 with the trade department and well in excess of City forecasts. year. million. m- been successful hot said its to move out of non-food Tempos, page 29 the Office of Fair Trading With the effects of recession City economists have pen¬ Winner Caah bad t-% of Total bid as % of ad decision to make an offer for yesterday, when he an¬ pushing tax receipts down and cilled in a PSBR of £15 billion retailing. revenue revenue (estimated) the whole of the share capital nounced that the board was boosting spending, the public to £20 billion for 1992-3, well Mr Gillam told sharehold¬ 1 earlier this year was made on against any rhangns in the sector borrowing requirement above Treasury expectations. ers that Mr Norman, who had Sunrise £34.6m + 15% 54 fiie basis .of a valuation that Carton . £4&2m + 11%-. •.30 rules on disclosure of (PSBR) built up to £10.8 Last month’s PSBR, which been approached some weeks IS dollar LWT £7 38m + 11% 15 did not presume the franchise commission. billion in the six months from followed a £1.88 billion earlier, accepted the post only would be retained. Centra] . £2,000 + 11% 11 Peter Lilley, the trade sec¬ April, exactly double what it borrowing requirement in Au¬ 15 minutes before yesterday’s 7080 (+0.0040) Also gaming from the fran¬ Granada • E9m + 11% 16 retary, asked the SIB, of which was at the same stage last year. gust, reflected Inland Revenue meeting began. Mr Norman, £36.5m 31 chise round were MAI, up 7p Sir David is chairman, last term an mark Merkfian + 11% This makes the the Budget receipts 9.5 per cent below who was not at the meeting, Yorkshire £37.7m + 7% 33 to 124p, the financial services December to revise its rules .9121 (-0.0017) forecast of a £7.9 billion PSBR September 1990, probably told The Times that the job Anglia £17.8m + 7% 21 group that is a 66 per cent on the disclosure of com¬ was “a formidable challenge". ixchange Index £20.5m 23 for the whole year appear caused by weaker income tax HTV + 2% shareholder in Meridian, and mission when an investment He said he had some ideas for Scottish £2,000 + 2% 2 overoptimistic. receipts. Central government 0.2 (same) SdecTV, a 15 per cent share¬ was being sold Investors are the group but would want to Tyne Tees £15.1 m + 2% 31 Norman Lamont, the Chan¬ expenditure was 12 per cent ank of England official holder, up lfep to 24V6p. not told until after they have immerse himself in the busi¬ Border £52,000 + 0% 0.5 cellor, is likely to bring the higher than a year earlier. ose (4pm) agreed to take out a policy ness for some months before Grampian £720,000 3.8 official forecast more closely • Producer prices in western Ulster £1m 4 2 Legal ckaDeage, page 1 how much commission the making any announcements. into line with market expecta¬ Germany rose 0.3 per cent in Channel £1,000 — Winners md losers, pages 4,5 salesman will receive, and Diary, page 18 then it is expressed as a tions in his autumn statement September for an annual in¬ He said he was still negotiat¬ Ttm abb shows ttm proportion m* muW fwvs to ba paU to the gcyenmentbyitm next month. ing when he would leave Manor TVcompenbs It the new tenters man bread/ h pbco. 7Ho fcvirifea hottn TV’s bfind date, page 18 percentage of annua! crease of 2.6 per cent, official FT 30 share pay tte Umip sue tt»y bkt, akaig wm a taedpercartaga of adverdalng menu* 77w Leading artfide, page 19 premiums. While a slight overshoot data showed. Kingfisher. 1980.5 (+7.0) SIB’s consultative paper on FT-SE 100 disclosure does not propose 2579.0 (+2.3) any change on that score. The paper does, however, intend New York Dow Jones TML firms ‘hide behind that investors should be given 3042.71 (+1.34)* a written summary detailing WHAT HELPS GRAHAM GOOCH’S Tokyo Nikkei Avge how much money they get 24334.67 (+27.02) back on policies cashed in secrecy’, says Morton early. The summary will in¬ GILT-EDGED PERFORMANCES? By Ross Tieman, industrial correspondent clude figures expressed as a INTe^STBATleS reduction in policy proceeds SIR Alastair Morton, chief ex¬ writes. He goes on to warn; of our shareholders’ interest in to show the long-term impact London: Bank Base: 10»% ecutive of Eurotunnel, has sig¬ “As for comments attributed this enterprise.” 3-month tntatxmk I0,as*-10%% of the life company’s costs. Smooth efig/bte Wte:103»-l0,3i% nalled his willingness to take to TML itself over the past few Sir Alastaii’s letter was writ¬ The board expects a fight. It US: Prime Rale 8% legal action against Trans- days, if necessary, legal judg¬ ten after Eurotunnel shares fell says it does not intend to Federal Finds 6%%* manche Link if it repeatedly ment can be given later, to us by 17p to 442p in response to implement any changes until 3-month Treasury Bite 4964-94%' breaches tbe confidentiality or our shareholders, whether deepening conflict between 30-year bonds ife^aa-ioe”™* after their competition policy da use in its contract to build they are in breach of contract Eurotunnd and TML over implications have been re¬ tbe £8 bflKon Channel tunneL or intended to injure the value £810 million of additional ported on by the OFT. In a letter to The Times clowns on tbe £620 million Sir Gordon Borne, the lump sum contract for boring London: New York: today, however. Sir Alastair director general of feir trading, & 11.7115 £$1.7108* makes it dear there is no and fitting out the tunneL persuaded the department of £ DM2.9113 $; DM1.7020* reason for TML’s ten share¬ TML sources have said trade last year that the rules £SwFf2J5441 S: SwFrl.4877* completion of the cross-Chan¬ were anticompetitive. £.■ FFr95139 Sc FFr5.7990* holder companies not to pro¬ &Yen222.4l $: Yenl30.05* vide a full report on the nel link could be ddayed onto He said: “Full disclosure of E: Index:®.2 $: kidex:649 implications for their balance March 1994 because of commission is necessary for ECU £0.703336 SOB £0.791850 modifications necessary to investors to be able to com¬ fc E CU1.421795 £SDR1582886 sheets of participation in TML. Sir Alastair accuses some of tbe rolling stock. A pare independent financial London forex market dose TML members of using the High Court judge will today advisers in terms of the costs As confidentiality danse to avoid hear an application by Euro¬ and quality of their advice.” GOLD embarrassment over its per¬ tunnd for an injunction to The OFT said Sir Gordon prevent TML carrying out an would be consulting the trade London Fixing: formance. “It seems the al¬ AM $356.40 pn>$3S6.S5 leged ‘gag* is only pleaded alleged threat to stop work on department and SIB on the dose $35650-357.00 (E20850- when the question asked is in¬ the tunnel’s cooling system. proposals. 209.00) convenient to TML or its New York: _ Come* $35955-359-85* member companies,” he Sir Alastair wanting Letters, page 19 Comment, page 27 MAJOR CHANGES

jJe 4 WMeas- 562tto (+10p) Boardroom door still closed to women DRN EMI - 79BV^P (+]2p> ialona . 381P +’0p favoured candidates of many chairmen influence that comes with possession of ■sey Docks.207p l+18p) By Gillian Bowditch ie Tees TV. 28316p(+49pj Sir non-executive directorships are the a title, or of family or political connec¬ ABOUT one company in ten would beads of other companies, the gender tions. “To an extent, these women come Graham Gooch — 333 runs — England v India, 1990 reject a woman candidate for a top imbalance is repeated among non¬ within the old boy network and are management job no matter how well nor .. 462V4p(+10p) executives. reasonably safe,” the report says. Smar. 276J4p |+18p) qualified she might be, according to a The main barriers blocking a woman’s While both women directors and the >l TV.645p(+15p) report from the Policy Studies Institute. climb are the structure and organisation chairmen who appointed them insisted WHITTINGDALE’S sets vine.teop (+10p- Its authors, Elspeth Howe and Susan of work and attitudes of the people who that female non-executives should be of N ..— 351W (+§P murfti .. 602V4p(+^», McRae, surveyed women directors and run the company. “Pioneering” com¬ the same quality as men, they thought LONG-TERM BOND! LLS: the chairmen of the companies that panies tlmt have appointed women to women had particular skills that were ksKreTV ..180p(-22p) employed them They found that where their boards tend to be in areas closely helpful to the board. WHTTTINGDALE: Official Sponsors of tbe nmercfcf LWon.478p (-12p) These included original views of the lor Woodrow.1®P(i2F’ women do sit on boards they tend to be identified with women’s traditional roles Development of Gooch and his England Squad. woods..—167p(-13pj non-executive rather than executive and in the home and in the labour force. Of market place, ability to give career otunnet Unto-441 %p t—tjpj where they are executive directors they 20 such companies mentioned in the advice to promising women employees, Ua TV 'A*.. 19Bp(-33p) are more likely to sit on subsidiary report, seven are banks or building strong contributions in the areas of boards than mam ones. Female exec¬ societies and ten are retailers. The personnel and customer relations, utive directors do seem to be distributed special expertise that women might have greater design awareness and ability to across the range of responsibilities. in these areas is, for many chairmen, an ask essential questions without ferfing Brent (No*) .£22.45 tfc) ($22.75) The report says that in 1989,21 of fire important consideration in the appoint¬ they had lost face UK’s 200 hugest industrial companies ment of a woman to the board. • The report concludes: “in time, the RCTAlCPRfCES had between ih«n 24 women board The report finds encouraging evi¬ number of women on boards will grow members, six of whom were executive dence of women who have broken and their presence will become un¬ ftPt: 134.6 September (1987-100) directors. Lady Howe and Mrs McRae traditional barriers and achieved com¬ remarkable. But it does not often make • Denotes midday trarBng price good economic sense to wait for time to say that while a tenth of senior managere mercial success on file same footing as GILT-EDGED EXPERTS men, but it questions whether they bring those changes that could improve are female, women account for only 1 wmBmiw, iw»nrinm per cent of chief executives. Since the would have done so without the corporate performance immediately.” THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 26 Business and Finance *****

Grampian | business ROUNDUP j LFR ‘made a increases Kvaemer Govan offer for wins £44m order quick buck’ THE Kvaemer Govan shipyartl on Oydeside million order for a bulk chemicals earner, Macarthy employment of the yard’s 1,600 P^n^jenl wm«orcr By Martin Barrow 1993. The 35,500 tonnes deadweight ship JSsSSSaSS by JO Odfjdl of Norway, and will be operated inassocia in shares GRAMPIAN Holdings, the with the shipping arm of the yard’s Norwepan parent- Scottish conglomerate, has in¬ Kvaemer Group, which is listed onthoLo^ StocK creased its bid for Macarthy, F jmnnmifwi the order alongside proms, up h- the pharmaceuticals com¬ SSrSttSTSiiffion on sal« of £1.02 bfflion to^ of Guinness pany, from £63.9 million to months to end-August- The firm said profits ana sates £79 million, but foiled to win lifted by the inclusion of the newly acquired Masa smpyaro* By a Correspondent the support of the board. in Finland and Gotaverken Energy in Sweden. Grampian's latest offer for LF ROTHSCHILD, the bid, with the balance of the Macarthy—its third in a battle American investment Hank. stock bought later when the that began in May — is of 147 Air France WH Smith took the opportunity to “make price bad fallen. The shares new shares for every 100 a quick buck" despite a re¬ were sold to Morgan Grenfell Macarthy shares, valuing each lost Fr 1, lbn’ challenged quest to support the Guinness after Guinness's successful share at 287p against Tues¬ air France, the arrime SIR Simon Hornby, chair- share price during the drinks £2.7 billion takeover based on day's closing price of 269p- owned by the French state, is man ofWH South, was cnal- group's bid for Distillers, it an average price before the bid The cash element of the reported to have lost Frl.l lenged by the Keep Sunday was alleged yesterday. closed in April 1986. previous bid, however, has billion in 1990, compared Special lobby at the group s The American bank had Mr Seelig, defending him¬ been dropped. Macarthy with a loss of Fr882.5 mil- annual, meeting yesterday, agreed to buy £20 million of self in the second Old Bailey shares rose 3p to 272p while lion in 1989. The airline’s over Sunday baling at three Guinness stock, or about 6 trial into the Guinness affair, Grampian slipped 2p to 195p. turnover fell 1 per cent in subsidiaries. Do It AD, Our million shares, on the under¬ alleged LFR “deviously” Bill Hughes, chairman of 1990 to Frl6-2 billion. Price and Waterstone's. Sir standing it would be protected made a £1.6 million profit. Grampian, urged Macarthy according to reports carried Simon said he would con- against any loss on the deal by The witness, John Angelo, shareholders to end the un¬ by several newspapers. Aar tinue to trade on Sundays. Morgan Grenfell, the mer¬ former joint manager of certainty surrounding the France was expected to con- “We have to be pragmatic, chant bank that was the LFR's arbitrage department company and its employees by firm the figures today. be said. principal financial adviser to denied this allegation, but he accepting the offer. John the brewer during its 1986 bid. accepted his bank had prof¬ Read, Macarthy’s chairman, However, Roger Seelig, a ited. Mr Seelig has already said the offer was “devoid of Review for Alan Paul former corporate finance di¬ accused LFR of obtaining commercial logic” and urged money from Morgan Grenfell ALAN Paul, the USM-quoted hairdresser, has announced a rector at Morgan Grenfell who shareholders to remain loyaL by “deception and with an boardroom shake-up and .“urgent reView” of its operations advised Guinness, claimed Mr Read also questioned intent to defraud”. following the recent profit warning. Brian Solomon, a former Grampian’s financial perfor¬ fewer than 2 million shares Mr Angelo said his depart- director of Grindlay Brandi Bank, is to take over as non-exec¬ were bought by the end of the . ment had agreed to buy £20 mance, claiming the company utive rfmirman, and Christopher Smith, a financial consul¬ had distorted its reported minion of Guinness shares at tant, joins the board as a non-executive director. Mr Seelig’s request, but LFR profits and given “a less than Alan Moss, the previous chairman, remains a director. dear picture” of its financial had sold Morgan Grenfell the position. Grampian yesterday The shares were unchanged at 37p. Midland shares short. To complete the reported interim profits up 7.9 deal and get the shares for per cent to £4.1 million and Penna share Baris profit Morgan Grenfell, he said deal¬ publishes earnings of 4.34p a share. The ers took the chance to buy the interim dividend has been price slumps drops 56% balance after the bid when the raised by 13.3 per cent to 1.7p. charter share price had fallen. SHARES in Penna, the SHARES in Baris, the fire Macarthy previously re¬ USM-quoted outplacement protection group, feU 38p to By Our City Staff Mr Seelig said: “I put it to Cash flow: Nick Hood looks forward to “a stream of unregulated profits” commended shareholders to agency, collapsed from 255p 125p on poor half-time MIDLAND Rank is the first you that you and Mark Sohn accept an £83 million cash and to 105p after the company results. Pre-tax profit to high street bank to publish a [a London-based dealer for shares bid by XJoyds Chemists announced that first-half end-August was £403.000, code of conduct for small- LFR] recognised the opportu¬ that lapsed after being un¬ pre-tax profits to end- down 56 per cent Baris business customers in re¬ nity to make a quick buck Wessex makes £105m buy expectedly referred to the September would be down had given a profits warning irrespective of a request LFR | sponse to growing public By Our City Staff monopolies commission. A by 90 per cent at about after pulling out of an criticism of banking practices. should buy shares in the third bid by UniChem, the £100,000. The company said Olympic village contract. U Midland yesterday pub¬ market as a favour to Morgan WESSEX Water has made its unregulated profits outside about £37.8 million. Net drugs wholesaler, was also that it intends to pay an says foil-year profits will be lished a seven-point business Grenfell and to support first acquisition in waste dis¬ Wessex Water’s core busin¬ assets are estimated at £25.8 referred to the commission. interim dividend of lp much lower than last time. Guinness?” posal since forming a £125 banking charter in which it ess,” be said. Wimpey Waste million. Mr Hughes said Grampian (3.45p). The dividend stays at 2p. million joint venture with pledges to change its charges Mr Angelo replied: “The j is one of Britain's biggest Under the acquisition ag¬ had identified cost savings of Waste Management Inc, Am¬ no more than once a year and concern I bad was the stock industrial waste management reement, Wessex and Wimpey £3.5 million a year that would erica's largest company in the to give customers one month's would go up, in fact it dropped businesses, with interests in maintain important trading arise from a merger with field, earlier this year. Canada in enquiry notice of changes. and allowed us to purchase the landfill, waste collection and links. Wimpey will provide Macarthy, including the elim¬ The bank also promises to shares for you and to complete Wessex Waste Management disposal of hazardous waste. advisory services for up to five THE American senate sub-committee that is considering a ination of head office costs full investigation of the activities of Lloyd’s of London in discuss in advance charges for the transaction. The concept has bought Wimpev Waste, a Wessex is acquiring 5.8 years, for a maximum of £15 and the integration of manu¬ subsidiary of George Wimp- America, daring the Eighties has spread its enquiries to extra services and to advise of trading is to make a profit.” million cubic metres of avail¬ million. It keeps landfill sites facturing interests. Grampian ey, the construction group, for PamaHa customers how to complain. It It is alleged that an illegal able landfill capacity and 11.1 that are either full or almost also proposes to dispose of £105 million in cadi, includ¬ One Canadian name said that be had asked to provide said it is also considering an share support operation was million cubic metres that have fiill, as well as related landfill Macarthy’s lifecycle and Na¬ ing the repayment of £16.3 “everything you’ve got” relating to his membership of effective way of introducing mounted to ensure victory for the necessary permits but are gas exploitation projects. Wes¬ ture's Store health food shops. invoicing for cheques and the Guinness bid over Argyll, million in inter-company not yet operational Full plan¬ sex will provide environ¬ Lloyd’s to help with the senate investigations sub¬ cash and other means of the supermarket group. debt. ning permission is being mental consultancy services Mr Hughes forecast that the committee’s researches. Nick Hood, chairman of acquisition would not dilute payment before charging them Mr Seelig. and Lord Spens, sought for a further 24.6 on these sites for an annual Wessex Water, is confident million cubic metres. gamings in the current year i to customers' accounts. former corporate finance payment of £800,000. that, taken together with the and would enhance earnings f In July, Norman Lamont, managing director at Henry In 1990, Wimpey Waste Wimpey is the second big financing arrangements al¬ in 1992, with the full benefit of I the Chancellor, ordered banks Ansbacher, the merchant earned operating profits of company this year to offload ready in place, the acquisition £4.3 million on turnover of cost savings coming through 0*4 Pm to publish charters after bank, deny conspiring with waste disposal interests. In Oft Pm will enhance the earnings of £35.1 million. This year, in the following year. _tel On J» Apr Oq Jmi Apr _StdmMew FrfckUyNo- F*M«T receiving more than 1,000 others to contravene the May, BET sold Biffin to Severn complaints about banking ser¬ Wessex Water. “It provides a earnings are expected to be Treat, another water com¬ AUCjno*. '74.-99 ,r« H 21 Pnrimsm zzo is n » 2 « .» Prevention of Fraud (Invest¬ -T603) 600 13 41'63 '» 33 40 (*232} -240 6 13 1810% 14 19 strong base for a stream of £5.5 million, and turnover Temp&s, Page 29 : M 13 M II 29 30 34 vice. He found no evidence of ments) Act 1958. Mr Seelig pany, for £212 million. overcharging but passed the ASDA-4O10ft. 16 1C lft 4 5ft BaodEtic— 51 6ft 8ft lft 3 - denies a further charge under C50) 30 3ft 6ft 11 5 10 12 (**) 55 4 - - 4 - - complaints to the Office of the Act and two offences of 60 1 3 7 14 16 19 60 2 4 - 6ft 7 — Fair Trading. Bh— _ 977 21 _ 7 RTZ- 500 62 79 85 2 6 15 ra false accounting. Lord Spens _ - _ ’ - Gene Lockhart, Midland's (*99(8 1Q26 2 40 (*558) 550 22 45 S3 13 IS 33 I also denies a charge of false Whyte 1075 1 — - 93 - - 600 5 22 29 52 53 62 chief executive, UK banking More than 1,000 jobs cut Btara,. _ 390 37 44 56 1 5ft 9 Scot Near _ 360 60 65 w 1 3ft - accounting. (*4Z7) 420 9 24 36 4 14 20 (*413) 390 33 41 52 3ft 9 12 and group operations, said: 24 One of the charges accuses By Our Industrial Staff 460 I 8 18 37 41 42 420 12 33 13 23 25 “The need for this charter has ‘31% BrAiraran. 160 42 45 47 1 2 3 Ten_ 240 16 26 30 3 6ft 9ft acknowledges that we have Mr Seelig of falsifying an JOB losses continued to pile Avon Tyres and Avon Indus¬ (*200) 180 22 25 32 1 4ft 7 (*252) 260 5 14 19 12 16 20 invoice to Guinness to cover 200 S 13 20 s II u lft 6ft 12 31 31 33 sometimes failed to live up to up yesterday as Granada, the trial Polymers. HP- 300 52 54 58 1 2 3 Tirana W. 350 22 30 3 11 - our aspirations in our dealings potential losses to Morgan of target’ leisure group that learned it The problems at Granada (•352) 330 22 29 35 1 6 » (*367) 370 9 17 15 18 - Grenfell on the purchases of 360 2 II 19 11 19 21 400 3ft 7 40 42 - with our business customers. had been successful in the ITV Computer Services Inter¬ BrSted- 110 9 Ift 14 1 3ft 5 Vofetac_ 330 50 57 - jft » - LFR’s shares in the brewer. By Our Crrv Staff The initiative aims to counter * franchise round, axed 550 jobs national contributed to the (•llffi 120 lft Sft 8ft 3ft 9 10 (*379) 360 24 33 - 6 13 - The case was adjourned 130 ft 2ft . 5 13 16 . IS 390 8 22 - 23 30 - the common criticisms made WHYTE & Mackay has in¬ at its troubled computer departure of Derek Lewis, until Friday after Mr Seelig CAW- 500 59 71 - 1 7 - _Brain Q<* Jn Apr Ob Apt by companies and the organ¬ creased its shareholding in maintenance business, 300 Granada's chief executive, in (*562) SS0 13 36 54 6 23 28 isations representing them." complained of‘flu symptoms. Inveigordon Distillers by 8.7 600 lft 15 32 47 51 57 K**»- 420 47 58 69 1 6ft II jobs were cut in Wiltshire by May. Alex Bernstein, the CU- 420 59 - - 1 . - - (*462) 460 10 31 43 5 19 25 per cent after acquiring 11.08 Avon Rubber and 300 were chairman, said a successor (*478) 460 20 - - Z - - 500 1 14 25 37 45 <7 million shares in the market would be appointed by the end 500 Ift - - 26 - - _ BatalteMn InDaMa Jta shed in Northumberland by CmmsU. 420 66 73 86 1 3 6ft FT-SE100 VOLUMES and now claims to speak for British Alcan Aluminium. of this month. (*484) 460 27 42 57 1ft 10ft 16 AbbcrM*. 280 19 26 31 4ft 12 13 (*289) 300 8 16 21 17 23 24 31.4 per cent of the company. Alcan is temporarily cutting The job losses will be almost 500 3 20 34 20 29 31 GKN- 330 23 39 45 1ft 7ft 16 330 2 Sft 10 44 43 46 Invergordon Distillers con¬ production of aluminium entirely among marketing and (*352) . 360 3 20 27 12 21 31 Amarad- 33 6 8ft 10 Sft Sft 6ft 1.184 Lonrho 998 Royal Bank Reuters 373 Vodalone Invergordon's impressive re¬ (*355) 356 5ft 19 - 6ft 13 - -J3» 100 140 173 28 <8 SI Braes (-1389) 1400 68 U2 147 47 68 U Br Patrol Latftroka 992 BMC Gp 298 welcome cord and projects a gloomy 386 1 6 - 33 35 - Br Steel Land Sec 1,028 RTZ 90S Whttbrd Shell- 460 80 90 93 1 2 4ft .. . M* *3 87 122 77 PS 105 future for Invergordon and the r— 700 58 67 80 10 12 14 BrTetedxi LAG 388 B-Royce 1.706 WWams Lonrho seeks Fayeds order (*517) 500 48 55 60 1ft 6 12 (•739) 750 19 35 45 32 34 33 caw Lloyds 1.464 Rothmans 'B‘ 331 I wws Co- industry. There is an obvious 550 4 22 28 18 22 3Z LONRHO. the interational Company Directors Disqualif¬ origins, their wealth and then- SaWBeedj 700 57 80 97 1ft 11 18 _ . * 15 21 67 67 67 contradiction in Whyte & (*733) 750 13 45 65 9 29 36 197 19 26 . 3 8 - recent issues Mackay increasing its bid fora trading conglomerate, began a ication Act 1986. business interests, but Nicho¬ 800 lft 22 41 48 56 62 C212) • 216 8 16 - 14 17 - High Court action seeking to The dispute between las Ridley, the trade secretary Sundae—-100 10 IS 17 2 3 7 . 2* 3 7ft U 30 32 34 company it holds in such low (*109) no lft 7 12 5ft 10 It J-ate— 220 34 37 39 2 7 9 EQUITIES Kleinwort High Inc regard.” disqualify the Fayed brothers Lonrho and the Fayeds dates at the time, decided in March 120 t 3ft 6 14 17 19 (•2*® 240 16 22 25 6ft IS 18 Lowndes Lambert (290p) from holding office as com¬ back to the latter's £615 last year to take no action. Tnfa%»r— 211 25 30 - 1 9ft - ...„ . 260 7 lift u 17 28 30 Aberfortti Split pOOp) ill +1 Directors of Invergordon (*233) Si 6 16 - 4ft 19 - 340 28 37 43 5ft 9 U 193 Manchester utd (385pj Adam & Harvey and their families have under¬ pany directors. million takeover in 1985 of John Beveridge QC Lon¬ 251 1 8 - 21 33 - C2S9) 260 IS 23 32 13 18 21 40’s Mirror Group (l25p) Aii-break Lets Moorigte^Smlr Cos (lOOp) taken to reject the offer in The company and Tiny the House of Fraser retail rho’s counsel, told Lord Jus¬ Uhnnar_ 240 39 50 55 Ift 6 12 2? 6 15 23 27 29 32 Affiance Res 19+1 (*275) 260 23 38 46 5 14 21 S?- 850 145 170 - Sft 19 - Capital Ventures 85 -S respect of their 5.5 per cent Rowland, its chairman, seek chain and its flagship store, tice Neill and Mr Justice Mc¬ 280 12 27 30 13 22 34 900 104 133 152 13 38 40 Claremont Gmts (17Sp) 198 Simpson of Combi ToUgate holding, which is worth £19.4 an order to force Peter Lilley. Harrods. Cullough that the Fayeds had Urafcrar-^ 650 137 - - I - - 950 68 100 125 28 32 60 Contra-Cyclical (lOOp) 111 ("785) 700 87 98 - 1 5 - n 70 95 SO 73 83 103 US Smaller million at the offer price. trade and industry secretary, A critical trade and industry duped the minister. County SmT Inv Vtech Hidgs 730 37 58 73 2 IS 23 1301U4 (SftDft 4 8 10 Culver Hidgs (ip) 5 Invergordon's shares slipped to apply to disqualify the department report said the The hearing continues 800 . 6 30 44 2Z 33 47 CI3® 140 6 10 12 9 1415ft 102 Drayton Blue Chip flOOp) Ip to 275p. Fared brothers under the brothers had lied about their today. Urd Bta— 360 27 40 48 J 6 12 Son *2 V4 3 6 26 27 29 EFM Inc Tst (65p) 66 RIGHTS ISSUES (*384) 390 . 4 21 2* 8ft 15 24 - S 14 17 19 lft 3ft 5 East Germany Inv (lOOp) 120 420 1 Ift 16 39 40 43 TO 90 710ft 12ft 4ft 7 9ft 70 Crown Conans N/P Etonbroak Dawhkst N/P _Satalte MiteWw RbJfcy Thom-wi W0 3ft Oft 7ft 12 13 13 Eurocamp (22Sp) 286 -2 TtejEM! 700 110 1X7 - X f, _ Domino Printing N/P BAA.- 420 29 40 52 Sft ' 14 16 Fleming Emerg Mkt 101'a +1 MB Car ad on N/P Underwriter was ‘as aware as anybody’ about asbestos ^7W> 750 63 77 95 8 15 19 Gartmore Inc (100p) 113 (*443) 460 6 19 32 23 32 35 M *5 «7 28 3S A0 94 Porter Chad bum N/P 500 lft 8 17 62 65 64 Gartmore Cap flOOp) Siarmln N/P BAT lad __ 600 49 69 78 3ft 11 17 TSB *50 8 22 3g 62 63 64 Geared Inc (lOOp) 102 Wills Group N/P (*638) 650 25 38 48 22 29 35 plan- 12° » J7 » 3 Sft 7 Graencore 228 +• ‘ ^ 10 1S 6 »0 12 145 (Issue price In brackets). 700 3 If 30 6S 67 68 Headline Book (lOOp) 730 1 8 17 US 115 113 Vta R~a *.£ *5 ** 7 22 24 25 K671~12 18 » W 2ft 5 7 Names ‘misleading’ over Outhwaite BTH- 390 25 37 42 4ft II 17 SEi To 5 8 a 8 11 13 (*403) 42D 7 19 26 18 26 30 ** 72 92 25 35 43 TRADITIONAL OPTIONS By Jonathan Prvnn 460 lft 7ft 12 56 58 58 who willingly accepted risks that the syndicate 421, which is believed to have BcAcra— 360 30 47 S3 9 19 29 1 IS"» »It S30 6149 »90 »94 «97 Leal Dorans* Lest Deaeration For Settlement THE 987 Lloyd's names bringing a market was desperate to get rid of was written 12 run-off policies, had suffered C*38Q> 384 18 34 40 11 30 43 October 7 October 18 January 9 January 20 “totally misleading” and partly based on larger losses per £10.000 share than 414 6 22 27 43 47 62 --gjteNMBnatewniteiMf Cal opdona mem taken oat me 16/10/91 ASOA Grcxp. Ashtoylnd. Amva Petroieuri. negligence action againsi Richard BrTtfcran. 360 37 43 52 2ft 8ft 11 Ferranti tea. ML Labs. Status. Strang & Rstier, Thames TV. TV-em. Tyne Teas TV. Oulhwailc. the underwriter. have a misunderstanding of the workings of 317/661, Mr Roldnson said. The feet C*39Z) 390 13 23 33 9ft 20 23 re£Ekc I*1™: » » 4 9ft it LWramar, Western Mining Carp. Wltewsy. Lloyd’s. Far from being “a patsy", Mr <20 3ft 11 20 30 37 39 31? 8 .» 17 21 23 Puts: Caiargea. Ftatnere Grow). painted "a loudly misleading picture" of that respected underwriters other than Cadbury —. 390 30 48 . 34 7 IS 22 Puts & CaflK Castaki Group..Dolphin Ddpttn Packaging. Mr Outhwaite and of the state of the Outhwaite was "a pretty tough nut" who Mr Outhwaite underwrote such business (*409) 420 13 31 39 19 27 36 was well known at Lloyd's and “was undermined the plaintiffs’ submission 460 3 17 3* 31 53 » 140 S 25 28 1—4—5 Lloyd's market in the early Eighties, the Orinsca— 930 86 IIS 130 Sft 13 -23 IS “J i? 17 8 ** » High Court has heard. highly respected before he wrote the that “no reasonable, competent under¬ (•1029) 1000 45 78 98 13 28 41 The names, all members of Lloyd's policies and still is”. Mr Rokison said Mr writer would have done what Mr - 1050 1849ft 71 38 51 6» IS J * '* “2 ; 24 THE ^S&TIMES GEC-18017ft 21 27 lft -4 5ft wow 152 "S “ » * s marine syndicate 317/661. claim that Mr Outhwaite was “as aware as anyone” Outhwaite did”. (*195) 200 4 914W 8ft U' 14 120 3 * 8 12 1515ft Outhwaite was “reckless" in underwrit¬ about the existence of the asbestos However, there was “no doubt” that a 220 1 3ft 8 27 28 29 1USINESS TO BUSINESS Kin— 200 2023ft 26ft 1 5ft 7ft *T-8E INDEX (*£2578) ing 32 run-off contracts in 1981 and problem, but, like the rest of the market, number of syndicates were having to (*218) 2» Sft 10ft 14ft 6ft 1517ft 1982, leading to losses of at least £260 had assumed that the extent of the make reserves in I9gl in relation to old 240 Ift 4 7ft 23ft 29ft 31 2608 use xm zm APPEARS EVERY FRIDAY LASMO—. 300 23 35 38 6ft 11 16 million as a result of asbcsiosis claims in problem could be assessed and “appro¬ years because of asbestos claims. Mr (*31S) 330 6 20 23 21 26 31 TO ADVERTISE PHONE America. The plaintiffs include Edward priately reserved for”. Outhwaite was an “ideal candidate” to 360 3 8ft 14 47 47 48 Lncn- 130 IS 17 JO 3 6 K 1 S “ S v .i i Heath. Robert Maxwell. Virginia Wade The contracts subsequently resulted in write run-off policies for these syndicates (•143) 140 5 11 13 7 II I* 071 481 1982 and Tony Jacklin. losses “due to a number of developments 160 2 4 8 26 26 27 because of their “long-tail” characteris¬ P40- <72 H 44 - 6 14 - H 3 “ IS 7*. £ ” However, Kenneth Rokison. QC. on in America that could not have been tics. Mr Rokinson said. Mr Outhwaite OR FAX (**90) - 3» 6 23 -32 33 38 47 5£ * W 35 75 " 125 ITS behalf of RHM Outhwaite (Underwrit¬ reasonably foreseen when the contracts had recently taken over the syndicate S66 lft 9 16 80 80 84 PHUdbmu 140 17 22-28 .2ft 6ft 8ft ing Agencies), told Mr Justice Saville. were written”, he said. Mr Outhwaite and was trying to build up a book oflong- (-154) M0 S M 17. 11 i« |9 & |;S S-S 5 12 071 782 7828 that the plaintiffs' description of a man was “not alone in being wrong with the tail business for tax reasons. 180 lft 5 10 29' 31 a tog" “who must be a sucker and a pushover” benefit of hindsight”. In fact, Merrett The case continues today. \J

THE TIMES-THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991 Business and Finance 21

•r Gova, Sir David Walker, chairman radical new proposals from the of the Securities and Invest¬ Office of Fair Trading. BT is due ments Board, professes him¬ to come under a new pricing 4mo,'Jer self mystified by the need of Sir David misses the point regime from 1993 that could take Investors for more information in all sorts of similar changes. C on the effect of costs and information on commission by a the control regime or — Independent brokers are star¬ expenses on their future pay outs. salesmen. Yet Sir David ack¬ perhapsmore valuable — what he ting to bring these worries to the He is quite happy with the nowledged this week that the does not intend to do. The fore. A circular from Patrick present obscure formula, ex¬ current system of commission government, which has to Wellington of County Natwesu pressed as reduction in the yield, payment is fundamentally un¬ Maybe he needs more direct American banks from ‘ UK approve any substantive changes the leading analyst free to speak forecast many years ahead, as an healthy. contact with ordinary investors. property lending, though British proposed by Sir Biyan or the his mind, has already hit the BT \L. annual percentage. This may be Until investors can compare banks may not have been Monopolies Commission, will price, virtually removing their actuarially sound but, as so often, payments to salesmen, they will oveqoyed to take up the slack. likewise not go beyond the bland outperformance in the early few others can understand it not be able to judge the The trouble is that the Swiss general statements usual in stages of the institutional Written off marketing drive. v. ■ • Sir David is dead set against independence of their invest¬ and Germans may benefit more privatisation prospectuses. In giving customers any more ment advice. Honest brokers America's banking industry than the British, whose domestic particular, it will not set out any Lawrence Heywortb of Robert information on the amount of should welcome foil disclosure. continues in turmoil. The provisions have been on a like meaningfol policy parameters. Fleming boldly suggests that \\ { { V . i > commission earned by salesmen, The Financial Services Act was latest provisions by Gti- scale. Throughout the English- This may be perfectly normal institutions should not be dVi>»l> or helping them to understand not set up to protect those already corp and Security Pacific show speaking world, banks allowed and proper but investors will pressurised into buying BT. that life products are invariably in the know and able to look after that others are even weaker. the quality of their loans to suffer draw their own conclusions. Instead, they should ask a series more profitable for salesmen themselves. If Sir David will not SecPac is taking the more for the sake of quantity. Hie Circulars from brokers involved of searching questions of Sir than other investments. Letting champion investors it foils to that cautious view of BankAmerica, harvest is likely to remain rotten in the issue have tended to play Bryan. This is highly pertinent. investors know that the insu¬ doughty fighter. Sir Gordon its stronger merger partner. for some time to come. down the risk of drastic changes Sir Bryan has mused far and rance company recommended by Borne, director general of fair Moody's, the credit rating against BTs interest, on the wide, raising the possibility of BT a broker is also one of the most trading. agency, sees Citicorp’s axed T)T ~ ‘ ground that Sir Bryan has being broken up, of returns on generous in its remuneration to Sir Gordon managed to quarterly dividend as positive X3 JL Cl 11 yTlvS recently pushed through a big capital being too high. He has financial advisers is another norb- persuade the trade secretary, and is maintaining its rather -*■ overhaul of the regime via the raised the possibility of “excess” runner as for as Sir David is Peter Lilley, of the need for full mediocre ratings. Potential investors in the duopoly review and tighter profits, whatever that may mean, concerned. It would be impos¬ disclosure of commission at the In principle, transatlantic woes government’s BT sale will pricing limits. This will not wash. being split between shareholders Comforting analyses of British and customers. Investors should ■ <■. sible to regulate and therefore point of sale. Sir David seems allied with weaker Japanese look in vain -in the should not be attempted, he says. determined to ignore the calLHe competition, should leave richer prospectus for any statement Gas took a similar line on itz be prepared for the worst. Sir Under the current regime only seems quite happy at the pickings for other international from Sir Bryan Carsberg, the relations with Ofgas until the Bryan has made one thing clear the pushy and weH-iniormed advantage the current system banks still able to expand. One industry’s regulator, on what he company was hit amidships by the value of BT to investors does U',r not come into his considerations. ■\!:uanp^, stand a chance of being given gives to the sale of life products. recent sign was the withdrawal of has in mindindfor for ftfuture changes in the goveraement's acceptance of

AMID the teacups and dinner through joint ventures, into plates at Seagoe Ceramics’ weapons produced by foreign factory is Portadown, North¬ platform builders. Cabotage rules OK ern Ireland, stood a row of Part of the fuss surrounding smooth white cones, each BAe’s rights issue developed almost three feet high, and because of GECs desire to perhaps 18 inches in dinmatpy v secure its place as BAe’s main for British truckers at the base. supplier of electronic equip¬ !VSP' ' These were the nose cones ment BAe argues that closer Tom Walker of Tornado fighters. Made integration might threaten its from a fused silica, capable of ability to win sales in defence withstanding wide temper¬ markets that are increasingly reports on a ature variations and the im¬ international. pact of a bud-strike,' the The breakdown of tra¬ proposal to open ceramic cones allow radar ditional East-West areas of signals to be transmitted and hegemony has opened the way Europe's road received without distortion. for a free-for-all in inter¬ For many yean, defence national arms components such as these Historically, both sides sold haulage system to have been a small, but cher¬ hand-me-down equipment to ished, part of Sea&xfs busi¬ their own group of client more competition ness. Michael Coulfield, states. The Gulf war has set Seagoe’s managing director, foe seal on the new order. KAREL Van Miert, the EC says; “Radomes only account Henceforth, overseas arms transport commissioner, ar¬ buyers will want technology for a couple of per cent of our gued yesterday that all Euro¬ u. ; appropriate to their needs, " ^UHiirv turnover but defence work is pean road haulage firms and in areas of political in¬ steady, and it is profitable if should have foe right to stability, that will mean high you are in a specialised niche. unrestricted cabotage, allow¬ technology. We would like to have more.” ing them to pick up and So it is for thousands of Britain's defence contrac¬ deliver goods within another companies in the United tors are well placed to com¬ country, from 1993. pete. BAe did not just build Kingdom. Defence work has After-sales service: despite air raids, BAe kept Sandi Tornados flying against Iraq He gave foe example of a rarely been immensely profit¬ the Tornado fighters with Dutch truck travelling from which Saudi pilots shot down able but it bas provided a Rotterdam to Munich. At useful underpinning on which Iraqi warplanes: its tech¬ present, if there is no return firms have been able to lean a nicians kept the Royal Saudi consignment for Holland, the Air Force flying, despite the truck has to go back empty. Freedom fighter: Karel Van Miert, EC commissioner little during downswings in Scud missiles felling on - r- >'jr; r* the economic cycle. Under foe proposed new rales CXtH -7:. U .T I.T iSvilS Exports offer the Dharan. No other arms foe truck could pick up a load just want to go home any¬ of a domestic market in 1993, Leyland DAF, the Anglo builder can claim such a in Munich and take it to Col¬ way,” he said. “They’re not in rising to complete freedom by Dutch lorry builder, has had a record of in-service support. ogne before returning home. foe business of looting round 1998. tough time in the present The appointment of Sir Previously, most member for new loads to cany some¬ The RHA said foe only recession. Demand for trucks Cohn Chandler, who, asa civfl states were worried that the where rise in Britain.” problem after 1993 mil be in the UK has slumped 30 per best defence against servant, helped mastermind cabotage principle would sev¬ But the new liberalisation determining to wbat extent cent. A British army contract Britain’s domination of foe erely disrupt their domestic could affect transit EC coun¬ foreign tracks will have to to supply tight trucks and Saudis' A1 Yamamah defence haulage markets, but an exper¬ tries like Germany and respect British laws. While “Drops" palletised load carri¬ procurement programme, as iments! scheme of cabotage France, and Mr Van Miert they will obviously have to ers has helped the company the next chairman at Vickers quotas has proved the fears to said there will be safeguards to conform to weight and speed retain wankers who might cuts and recession is another sign of the trend. be unfounded. foe new rules. First, if a Hmiis, it is uncertain whether otherwise have faced the dole Vickers will be looking to the domestic market is severely they will also have to be arena. Short Brothers has A spokesman for Britain’s queue. Development work on substitute one product for Middle East as an export Road Haulage Association disrupted by cabotage, the equipped with ami-splash and become part of a larger group, the vehicles bas also assisted another with such flexibility, market for its Challenger 2 said although 15,000 permits commission will be able to under-run guards, as British- Ross Heman Bombardier of Canada. DAF to maintain the cost however. Swan Hunter, the »anlr» had been granted throughout intervene. Second, if cabotage registered tracks do. effectiveness of its research Tyneside warship builder, bas concludes an A similar picture of con¬ Swan Hunter has estab¬ the EC, there had Iran a immediately becomes a threat Mr Van Miert’s proposals facilities in Lancashire. just completed the James examination of centration shows up among lished an operation in Malay¬ negligible effect on its busi¬ in 1993, then the commission will be considered by the For firms like these that Clark Ross, a highly sophis¬ smaller contractors that count sia with an eye to potential Far ness. “Quite honestly most will construct a transitional European parliament before produce limited runs of de¬ ticated polar research vesseL the problems defence as the largest part of Eastern markets for offshore foreign trackers are knackered period, in which cabotage will going before transport min¬ fence hardware alongside But it has taken considerable their business. patrol vessels. Vosper Thoni- by the time they get here and take no more than 5 per cent isters next spring. study for the yard’s manage¬ facing Britain’s much larger volumes of com¬ As Dick Evans, chief exec¬ ycroft, the Southampton war¬ mercial products, the contrac¬ ment to identify feeder ships contracting ship builder, regards crew for container pons as a growth utive of British Aerospace, tion of Britain's armed forces Britain's biggest defence con¬ training and support as an is damaging, but it should not market where Swan can seek aims industry integral part of its export to compete with merchant tractor, observes; “For many be a disaster. They have companies, if defence is only efforts. ship builders. alternative products, and they 15 per cent of your turnover, Distasteful though it may have an established marketing Much of Britain's defence Vickers, Westland, Ferranti you’re not going to stay with seem to some, exports are an network through which to sell procurement spending tends and Plessey. it.” In many cases, the truth of important part of foe battle by them. Commercial products to be channelled through a Britain's defence industry to The changes that have occ¬ his words is already evident. must play a bigger part in the small number of large com¬ maintain the production vol¬ production mix; it is simply a urred among these top 15 There are really two types of umes h needs to recoup the Free flights to panies, which often use small¬ companies in the past eighteen leading defence company: the question of re-balanring. Bui er firms as contractors. development costs of high- the coincidence of static or months alone is worth exam¬ platform builders and system technology weapons systems. declining defence spending In the year to March 1990, ining: each of the top five has integrators, which produce They are also a key to foe and recession has exacerbated only five concerns were paid announced job losses; com¬ finished equipment such as preservation of a substantia] the problems of adjustment more than £250 million by bined, the numbers ran into tanks, planes and ships, and indigenous defence industry Britain’s defence ministry; tens of thousands. But there the component suppliers, such Some companies may ac¬ that can increase production British Aerospace, the General has also been a striking as GEC to meet domestic needs in Paris,, tually benefit from the change. Electric Company, Rolls- concentration of ownership. As the historic barriers times of increased tension, After all, no one is suggesting Royce, VSEL and Devonport that total government spend¬ GEC has effectively sub¬ around national defence pro¬ without being a drain on the Management, which runs the sumed the defence activities curement markets decline, so taxpayer in the interim. ing will decline. Oyer the Devonport royal dockyard. longer term, construction con¬ of Ferranti and Plessey. Bab¬ competitive tension is devel¬ little wonder that the do- (Are we losing our Marbles?) tractors may find themselves In the second rank, receiv¬ cock and Thom are still oping between equipment fence ministry has emerged as building hospitals, or homes ing from £100 million to £250 wedded through their joint makers. Platform bunders are an aggressive partner of the for servicemen repatriated minion, were ten companies; management of the Rosyfo looking at alternative suppli¬ defence industry's export Boeing Aerospace of America, dockyard, bnt elsewhere ers, often from overseas: efforts. The greater Britain's from Germany, rather than Indeed, have we gone in-Seine? repairing airfield runways. Dowty, FKI Babcock, GKN, Thorn is energetically with¬ suppliers are looking to chan¬ arms export success, foe less Few defence contractors can Short Brothers, Thom EMI, drawing from the defence nel their products, often the trauma at home. Perhaps. Because although buying a BT Marble

the leftovers. These otherwise Cellphone’ connected to Cellnet will get you the best Ashdown finds unemployable people will shortly be taking up executive double trouble positions at Barings. They are quality service in the UK, if you buy one before 31st THE TIMES CITY DIARY exactly the same as those AS Labour and foe Conser¬ already there." The witch hum m vatives battle it out for sup¬ ^ceUnet -^3-~- port in the City, Paddy has already begun_ Ashdown, leader of the switched on first. Catherine Liberal Democrats, has been ready to return to his roots as a priately enough, that no more December it’ll also get you 500 Air Miles, free. And Paviot, who joined SlB's press Wilderness girls quietly making some valuable barrister. South African-born light is to be shed on foe levels c c. of commissions paid to team from the Serious Fraud SIR Peter Holmes, dapper and connections of his own. Sir Sydney, one of foe pio¬ ST* c.* ^Y.FcY that's enough to take you to Paris and back. Office last month, opened a Ashdown was at foe West End neers of British life assurance, investment salesmen. But, adventurous co-chairman of has been called to the Bar, a concerned for the eyesight of cupboard In search of foe light Royal Dutch/Sheil, the offices of Fletcher King, the Become even more mobile by fitting a BT move which could lead on (oa journalists present, he asked switches, then put on foe air world’s biggest oil group, must ' 1 2'X' ; 3>- surveyor, yesterday, to meet conditioning by mistake. As various figures, from the lucrative career in British law. for the lights in the room to be be proud of the exploits of two Sr David summoned rein¬ 4 5 v , 6^ worlds of insurance, retailing He was called to foe South of his daughters, Jo and Executive Car-Kit and well throw in another 500 African Bar in 1956 with Sir forcements. a colleague man¬ Martha. Less than three and banking. But his day was aged to switch on some side nearly ruined when he discov¬ Mark Weinberg, whom he months after Jo married natu¬ 7 8 9 lights, allowing the meeting to ralist and safari guide Robin Air Miles. ered that the last remaining later joined at Abbey Life, and proceed in only marginal Pope in the Luapgwa Valley, place at the table was to be followed to Allied Duabar- * 0 C gloom. Zambia, her sister bas Or in other words, another seat on the plane. taken by a certain David “He’s an enormously hard emeiged as the star of Sea Meflor. Fortunately, it was not worker," says Sir Mark, who is Trek, the BBC’s new under¬ David Mellor, chief secretary busy setting up J Rothschild Milk teeth After all, Paris is the romantic capital of Europe. water television series. Mar¬ bt;^ * • * * to foe Treasury, but David Assurance and admits that it is DEALERS at Barings have tha, who has spent months Mellor, of Julius Mellor, a all a lot more complicated been chuckling over the latest researching and filming foe company that supplies Maria than it was 20 years ago. edition of Baring Organisation P #f O N E

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■"WWICI, Business and Finance 29 THE TIMES.THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

STOCK MARKET Higher stakes put focus Market fears for financial health of TV winners hit share prices to predict that BTs pre-tax on Grampian game plan ATTENTION centered on the profits could be reduced by JAMES CALVERT-JC television sector as the City about £575 million, or 15 per BILL Hughes, chairman of tried to digest the long- cent, in the 1992-93. assuming Grampian Holdings, must awaited Channel 3 franchise a Labour government. play a shrewd game of poker. awards. The Stock Exchange Meanwhile, HQlsdown, the Having kept a stony face while extended its allowance for food to furniture group, recov¬ two rivals in the battle for “indicative" prices from mar¬ ered to edge above its rights control of Macarthy slugged it ket-makers by 15 minutes to price of 2l0p, closing up 2Vip out in the limeiighL he has aDow dealers to absorb the at 212p, providing more en¬ now played what he considers complexities. couragement for the compa¬ to be an ace while Lloyds LWT and Granada were ny’s £280 million cash caU, Chemists and UniChem are marked higher after they saw which closes today. Warburg, prevented from showing their off challenges with cut-price joint-brokers, have been push¬ final cards by the Monopolies bids, LWT’s convertible pref¬ ing hard and now appear to be and Mergers Commission. erence shares jumped 53p to more optimistic on the issue’s His hand, however, is I98p, while Granada added likely success. hardly a royal flush. Gram¬ lip to 184p. Success helped Asda, the troubled super¬ pian's offer is the only one left Central Independent rise by market chain, received ap¬ on the table, but investors will 43p to £10.83, while Tyne higher at 2,579.0. The FT weakness, after disclosing the proval from shareholders for be aware that Lloyds and Tees added 49p to 284p and index, of 30 shares closed 7.0 £105 million disposal of its its £357 million rights issue. UniChem may renew their Scottish TV 15p to 645p. higher at 1,980.5. Volume Wimpey Waste subsidiary, The shares responded with a bids if regulatory hurdles are Profit-taking after a “tremen¬ reached 482.3 million shares. closing up 3p at I59p. 5p rise 10 50p. on heavy overcome. Grampian's in¬ dous run" saw Anglia TV Gilts reversed initial rises to Ultramar rose 18p to 277p as volume of 19 million shares. creased offer of 147 new British Aerospace reversed retreat 33p to 198p. The loss close about f3^ lower. volume swelled to 13 million shares for every 100 Macarthy of their franchises left TSW Eurotunnel fell further to after an encouraging note an early decline to close 2p shares bears no cash alter¬ 12p lower at 70p, TV-am 22p 425p, before rallying to close from James Capel and contin- higher at 379p. still at a small native and values the target at at 102p and TVS Enter¬ discount to the rights price of only £79 minion. Lloyds val¬ tainment 9p at 21p- 3S0p. The composite insurers ued Macarthy at £83 million Thames firmed 7p to 203p Steetley, the building materials group, fell to 257p, but rallied to remained nervous as the and both Lloyds and in spite of losing its franchise. dose at 267p, down 9p. This followed a downgrading from hurricane approaches, with UniChem offered an element Carlton Communications, Warburg, which halved its pre-tax profit forecast, from £40 Commercial Union down 12p of cash. These two companies which ousted Thames, was to £20 mflHon, for the year to end-December, against to 478p, General Accident 4p may be out of bounds but still unchanged at 520p. Mark fftn? million last year. This appears to be well below most other at 505p. Guardian Royal 3p to have a lot to play for. Slow recovery at Lilley: Sir Lewis Robertson (left) with chief executive Bob Rankin Deilby, an analyst at Warburg which are between £33 million and £37 million. 167p, Royal Insurance 2p to Grampian shareholders is cautious about the current Securities, said: “The surprise 31 Sp and San .Alliance 8p to at £162.2 million, though the Thorntons should expect their company’s year, the group has a strong dement was clearly how low 17p lower at 442p, as the ued bid rumours, centered on 345p. interim dividend is held at lp LWT and Granada have bid. A Shearson downgrading record to come under close BRITONS continue to chomp range for Christmas and its group said it is taking legal British Gas, unchanged at scrutiny now the stakes have a share, declared out of net their way through the current steady growth of recent years They have done very well to knocked Sp off United Bis¬ earnings of 0.91p a share. action against builders who 257p. BP, up 5p 10 352p. and been raised. Grampian knows recession and Thorntons, the looks set to continue. retain their licences at such a Lasmo, unchanged at 315p. cuits to 3S4p. A profits setback is not en¬ have threatened to stop work Grampian, the Glasgow this, hence a 13.3 per cent rise confectioner, is reaping the The shares, down Ip at low bid. Otherwise, it was British Telecom lost 7p 10 tirely unexpected against the unless they are paid more. mini-conglomerate, lost 2p to in the interim dividend to benefits of their love affair 175p, are trading on a multiple pretty much as expected." 392p after County NatWest depressed background for Meanwhile, equities were Costain, a tunnel contractor, 195p, after its increased offer l.7p a share. Profits rose 7.9 with chocolate. The year to of 12.2, assuming profits of advised its clients to sell per cent to £4.1 million before construction-related groups, end-June was a tough one, but generally lacklustre in the lost a farther 8p to 64p, while for Macarthy. the Savory & though at least the balance £13.6 million in the current Taylor Woodrow fell lOp to against a previous "hold" tax, and earnings 8.5 per cent strong management and a year. The share price has absence of positive economic stance. Patrick Wellington, at Moore chemists group, up 3p sheet is getting news and continuing political I58p and BICC 8p to 362p. to 272p. The new bid is worth to 4.34p a share. steadily increased for the last County, said that fears about gamings look competitive uncertainties. The FT-SE 100 However, George Wimpey, £79 million. 12 months and there is. noth¬ which is also exposed to the political threats, regulatory in a difficult trading environ¬ _ m _ 1^1 X 11UJ1UVUO kV mwi VM^r pre- index traded in a narrow PHILIP PANGALOS Spanish interests that now m fits by 5 per cent to ing to suggest that it will not project, rallied from early risks and competition led him ment, but owed much to a 34 continue to do so. range, ending 2.3 points per cent profits rise in the own 21 per cent of the equity. £] m^nn on safes up 12.4 pharmaceuticalspnarmaceuncais uidivision visum toiu 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 mUkA charge, ‘VO**rose -»5 per cent. TTie-- sustain- momentum. year-end. The interim net final- dividend.- is 2.4p, • making interest charge is down from a total of 3.6p, an increase of On expected profits of £4.63 million to £2.5 million. £14.25 million this year, the 9.1 percent shares, down 2p to 195p_, trade Bob Rankin, lilley’s chief Property disposals contrib¬ on a p/e of 13, which is executive, S1Usits with a group or¬Wi utedUICU £713,000 to profits —and a— der book of£354 million, made' change in the depreciation unlikely to rise until the Macarthy tussle is concluded. up of relatively small value policy added £224,000. There and short duration work. Lil¬ was an extraordinary profit of ley can move fairly quickly to £350,000, arising from tax higher margin work once con¬ relief on the disposal of Mary Lilley ditions improve. A 10 per cent Morrison Ltd in 1989-90. RHP SIR Lewis Robertson is a stake in Hong Kong Tunnel, Sales of ice cream were company doctor with a well with a market worth of be¬ strong with the small British established reputation for tween £3 million and £4 mil- and French factories working staying with his patients until liomis stfll good financial am¬ flat out to meet demand. The The new Amstrad PC52M Lotus 1-2-3 from only £549 they are fully recovered. munition on which to draw. group is looking at ways to On present evidence, it expand the ice cream business looks as if Sir Lewis, chairman A 1991 year-end pre-tax profit of £8.5 million would as demand increases. The of Lifley since 1986, will be manufacturing division made The world's best selling business with the Glasgow construction compare with last year’s £14.1 million, and put the shares at productivity gains of 14 per group for a while. Pro-tax cent programme with the PC5286 the very profits for the six months to 4lpon prospective 10 J2 times r earnings.earnmES. A/v mamamuimcuintained year’sywu ® Gearing ~is a low 8 per cent,, latest personal computer from Amstrad end-June fell from £6.52 mil¬ Svidend of 2.5p would yield and, while John Thornton, the lion to £1.73 minion on a 8.1 per cent. Hold on. chairman and chief executive. turnover broadly unchanged is undoubtedly a great offer. The new Amstrad PC5286 combines the power and speed of an 80286 16MHz i Dow firm processor with a remarkably compact in early 12" square system unit, giving you more trading desk space than the average PC. Mm Am_._ It has a full 1Mb of RAM, a high AmCyanmd New York - Shares were firm AmBPC in morning trading, supported Am (towel capacity 1.44Mb 3.5" floppy drive, and is Am Horn* by the advances on Monday AmM and Tuesday that drew more Am available in single drive or 40Mb hard Amax buyers. The Dow Jones indus- AmarNMS Amerttnch trial average was up by 0.63 of | drive versions. Amax a point to 3,042 in choppy Amoco trading But some investors AMP The PC5286 comes with your choice AnSuwr-B took profits, which limited AprtBOgmp Archer-Dan of three new 14” high resolution Arida ET Sydney - The market Aimco qTimggari off negative com¬ Armetrcng monitors, for the highest standards in Asarto - ments about Australia by an AshMndOt a* AT&T „ j® international credit rating Aden raeWM 121* agency and strengthened to display quality- Auto DP 38 Awry DMI 20% dose at a 15-month high on Lotus 1-2-3 ■ 2.2 Awn Prod *** hopes of an interest rate cut But a fast PC is only as good as the Bone One and gains on foreign markets. Bwntraawrtoa software you run on it. Bart 25 The all-ordinaries index rose BamaltBk 32* Brnroeftlmb 4.9 points to 1,591.4. Barter mu □ Tokyo - Prices ended That's why we've included Lotus BecDkMi Bel Allan mixed. Brokers said the mar¬ Bwsoum ket’s energy was Iow 1-2-3. Its analytical functions £S5£r SS absence of both news and the include spreadsheet, graphics, Brians Tst NY big four brokers. The Nikkei index was up 27.02 points, or I3S&*e g 0.11 per cent, to 24,334.67. and database in one fully □ Frankfort - Weakness in 5™ the chemical sector sent shares integrated programme. CAI _ 8 lower. The Dax index fell

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THE TIMES THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 1991

071-481 9313 071-481 4481 ACCOUNTANCY & FINANCE 071-782 7828

MILESTONE QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Thames Valley To £27,000 + car Auditors INTERNATIONAL These recently cxeated positions within a substantial industrial group will appeal to qualified accountants with proven expertenoe in any for international operations wwnTijnwtinn of the following areas: Management Reporting, Financial Accounting, Stock Control, c£20-24k+car and benefits Systems Development, Financial Analysis end GKN is a leading international group of companies engaged in the development and Staff Supervision, The organisation is highly manufacture of autemotivedrive^nesysrams, other engineered and agritedinkai products, Milestone International is currently re-organising and expanding profitable, a sector leader and capable of providing outstanding scope for continued career and the provision of high quality industrial services and supplies. its European Language School and Youth Tour Operation development. Corporate Audit is a high proffla function heading up to theGroup Chairman and Chief following the recent acquisition of a major American brand name Executive.The Department provides independent examination of management controls and • field. The successful applicants will benefit from promotion OIL AND GAS systems for the protection of Group assets, and contributes to improvement in Corporate and career opportunities in this exciting business. The Company’s South East £19,000 - £30,000 + car profitabffity. new European Headquarters will be located in a winning We urgently seek a number of qualified and part- The following vacancies have arisen as erasuft of intemal transfers.They provide excellent new development, in Kensington. qualified accountants with Oil and Gas sector career development opportunities, leading to general management or specialist appointments pypgriwnRB We currently are recruiting for a in subsidiary companies within 2-3 years. Applicants should be Graduates, aged 24-30years, number of vacancies at different levels within this OVERSEAS ACADEMIC CONTROLLER; with a high degree of commercial awareness, initiative, drive and excellent communication industry and would welcome applications from required to develop the Group’s overseas Lmumagp School Candida tea with related experience. A knowledge skflts.The LHC based appointments involve extensive travel in the UK and abroad. Division. All applicants must be available for extensive travel each of computerised accounting applications is year and possess administrative experience combined with the Qualified Accountants- UK Midlands and Germany based appropriate TEFL quaiifications/University Degree. Applicants must be ACCArACMA or ACA qualified with at least three years1 relevant post For further information on thaw positions plwese telephone 071-831-2323 quoting ret quaSfication experience. MAJUCETING/SALES EXECUTIVES; JC/MJEL Alternatively send your CV to Far the UK appointments conversational ability in one or more foreign language (German, required who are fluent in one major European language and Hudson Sbrtbman at Vernon Bwm BidiiMi French, Italian or Spanish) would be a major advantage. For the appointment In Germany, 12-3 available for up to six months overseas travelling each year. Avenue, London WC1A 2 OH. years' tour of duty), fluent oral and written German is essential Previous experience in this field an advantage but not essentiaL. IX/Computer Specialist- Mfcflands based FINANCIAL CONTROLLER HUDSON SHRIBMAN Carafidates must have had three years' post degree experience including some Involvement in experienced in all aspects of accounting procedures including computer auditing. computerised accounts. This is a demanding position and would Attractive salaries and benefits packages together with substantial relocation assistance are ideally suit a newly qualified Accountant. INSOLVENCY ADHUBSTRATOBS/IIAMASEBS offered for these appoint! non is. Applications, with full detafis of experience and salary progression should be sent to: The financial package available for each of the above positions will £10-60,000 Peter Leonard F.C£A. be according to age and experience. Please send a foil Curriculum Head of Corporate Audit, Vitae to PO Box 541, 386 Chiswick High Road, London^ W4 5TF. GKN pic. P.Q. Bax 55, Ipsley House, Ipsiay Church Lane, Reddhch. Worcestershire B98 0TL MWKOWVUi I GKN - AGLOBALBUSINESS aw dbcanta pkM onset JW DM ■ OMylv Uni m DM 23B482 twd w aw waMDeiai «w wa t»m»w id i wet wan we Itnlh MW Mate on xa ms. Chief Accountant DAVIES £► KIDD London £2%800p.a. Accountants fbm* the Childnn is the UK's knjp&t international Up to £30K voluntary agency in itsSeld, with programmes in some 50

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Britain’s pension funds have reached a new high but a decision

Smile on the face of the Survivor Coloroll of Deborah Battle to keep the, Barrymore, the model used to on money market pensions on television for Scottish he one are being watched closely in Widows pensions special- Germany and The Netherlands, allowed where similar cases are pending. pensioners and, day the “The Germans are in a panic ruled in over Colorofl," Mr Cunliffis says. rnrdian “It seems likely that the Gertaan dgment and Dutch cases will follow the loathe ruling.** the Coioroll case and the or that German and Dutch cases, accord¬ ms his- ing to a review by McKenna, “give the European Court an unrivalled widows merry dedded opportunity to rule on the re¬ juld be trospective effect of the Barber Britain's pension fund sm the judgment, as well as on money managers have quite a a, at 65 purchase benefits and the position task. Try managing £270 ‘Will the government fafortu- of trustees". billion in funds for a start. dedde Setting 65 as the common Get it right, and a healthy pension take the lead on should retirement age would leave some is waiting in the wings. A couple of m or British pension funds better-off. slips - a Polly Peck here, a Brent retirement ages for retired Lowering it to 60 for men as weD Walker there — and the task as women would leave them becomes all the more difficult. companies to follow? y inter- deeply out of pocket Last year was the worst for in the Tim Johnson, the head of the British pension funds since 1974. hewQd employment law practice of Coo¬ Most were heavily invested in pers & Lybrand Ddoitte, sees no shares, and values plunged by an THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE FOR immediate end to average of 10.5 per cent About PENSION FUND MANAGERS the uncertainty £33 billion went down the drain. surrounding ret¬ Such losses, however, are only part rospective pay¬ of the trouble. Legislation and 1990-1991 ments. He thinks court rulings have left big ques¬ many employers tion marks. are trying to pre¬ The case of Barber v Guardian tend the problem Royal Exchange led to a ruling in does not exist the European Court of Justice on Mr Johnson 17 May 1990 that pensions pay¬ says: “There are able by a company scheme must be New regulations are unlikely be¬ meetings. One in four never votes. a lot of ostrich- given to men and women on the fore next year. Far from the City investment type firms. They same terms. Unfortunately, it was Another topical theme is pen¬ houses, the people who are sup¬ can see there will unclear whether the ruling applied sion rights on divorce. There is an posed to gain — the pensioners — be a problem, but from or before that date. argument that a woman divorced are at last getting a voice. The there is a lot of Another case, relating to the late in life with little time to build Occupational Pensions Advisory doubt over the pension schemes of the collapsed up a pension entitlement should Service (Opas), set up as a charity European judg¬ Coloroll group, goes to the Euro¬ receive a share of her former in 1982, has received an official ment and they pean Court next year and could husband's pension. grant for the first time. Opas works Newton: due to act are just sitting on end the confusion. Even the Church of England is with local Citizens’ Advice Bu¬ the fence. There Oct Nov Dec Jan Fab Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sap Oct Then there are restrictions on facing controversy over its £2.4 reaux to help to put pensioners 40 ba- is a surprising lack of activity self-in vestment. There is political billion fimd. The Church Commis¬ with queries in touch with trustees among employers.'' controversy. Will the government bounced back by 11.4 per cent in ment ages. However, the decision sioners, as fond managers, have and administrators. The question of which retire¬ take a lead on retirement ages for the second quarter of 1991. to alter the state pension age is a been attacked for investing in For the first time, there is a mes of ment age to choose remains high companies to follow? Competition among fund man¬ sensitive one affecting millions of businesses with South African pensions ombudsman. Michael parties, on the political agenda. In the longer term, last year's agement houses is fiercer than voters, and a consultation docu¬ links. Although the commissioners Platt took up the post in April and ras re- Last month. Labour produced a disastrous performance will do ever. In 1990, Mercury Asset ment on retirement is the best that do not invest directly in com¬ reserves himself for the trickiest rt_ The Charter for Pensioners that would little harm. The average return of Management was the biggest Brit¬ can be hoped for as the general panies whose main business is cases, the ones Opas has foiled to r back give men the right to draw a foil funds during the past ten years, ish pension fund manager, with election approaches. armaments, gambling, alcohol, to¬ resolve. He is limited to company state pension at the age of 60 rather according to Combined Actuarial more than £22 billion under Under the Social Security Act bacco or newspapers, a balanced and persona] pensions. State and ctcome than 65. Performance Services (Caps), was management, said a survey by 1990, pension funds will have to portfolio may make some overlap public service pensions are not in it the The Conservatives have been 15.4 per cent, well ahead of Hymans Robertson, the consult¬ guarantee minimum annual in¬ impossible to avoid. his brief n tense accused of favouring 63 or 65 as a inflation. Funds have typically ing actuary. Next came Phillips & creases — limited price indexation There are increasing calls for The pension scheme registry ruling, retirement age for both sexes. soared 23 per cent this year and Drew Fund Management, with or LPL Nobody knows the final pension funds to become more will be especially useful for led for Tony Newton, the social sec¬ overseas equities were the stars of £14 billion, and BZW Investment cost of Barber and ColoroQ to involved in the affairs of Britain’s employees who have changed jobs g may urity secretary, is due to publish a the second quarter, according to Management, with £12 billion. pension funds, so LPI has had to blue-chip companies. Seven out of several times, leaving ash behind consultation paper cm retirement the WM Company. American Legal rulings and government be put on ice. ten shares in Britain are held by every time. Schemes had to sign up nsrions any day now. shares are recovering after a long, action are quite another matter. More legislation is in the wings. institutional investors. However, by the end of July, and once the nd the Many companies are trying to dull run. WM reports that even Tony Newton, the social security The government has said self- the National Association of Pen¬ registry is established it will be Jepen- pre-empt whatever happens by Australian shares, shunned by secretary, is under pressure to investment will be limited to 5 sion Funds says only one in five easier for pensioners to trace the oknroll rairing the retirement age for investment managers for years. guide British employers on retire¬ per cent of a scheme’s resources. pension funds votes at company amounts and claim their due. edings women to 65 ahead of any ruling.

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Many institutional investors talk about the short-term profit overcomes the otherwise prudent cases. Hardly a record of short-termism. But you ‘long-term’ approach to investment. The question attitude of institutional investors. might ask yourself another question. is, how many actually practice what they preach? At PPM we resist this pressure not because If we didn t believe in the management of the Not many, we suspect; judging by the number we’re sentimental but because in the long run we companies in which we invest why would we put our of fine companies that have fallen foul of hostile believe we will make a better return for our clients. clients’ money into them in the first place? bids only to see themselves broken up, stripped of Since 1984 there have been 543 bids for com¬ hi ugh Jenkins, Chief Executice. Prudential fiirtfalia Managers. assets and their individuality lost forever. panies in which we had stakes. We chose not to Why does this happen? Sometimes the lure of Prudential Portfolio Manage Limited. 1 Stephen Street, London W1P2AP. support the incumbent management in only 29 Tel: 071 405 9222. Member of IMRQ. PRUDENTIALPortfolio Managers \)

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that will open up Europe to Britain’s pensions industry Britain's money managers allowing employees to take pooled trillion. The NAPF supports equal are to be given the go- pensions from country to country, retirement ages and thinks 65 is ahead 10 manage pension but such a move is a long way off the best choice but suggests flex¬ funds throughout Europe, while tax and social security ible arrangements. Mr Elton says: "and they have Sir Leon Britian to arrangements remain different. “We agree that men and women .thank. Sir Leon, the European Mr Elton supports the directive should now. be earning equal Community commissioner for but hopes for some fine-tuning. pensions. We are in favour of ‘competition policy, yesterday “We are pretty free here to invest fixture service equality. People ■ finalised a directive which will across borders, but the wording of should start earning equal pen¬ . open Europe to pension fund man- the draft could leave it open to sions but we have grave difficulty ' agers in London and Edinburgh. other governments to _ impose with compulsory retrospection.” The move will be welcomed by maiimnm investment limits on Mr Elton emphasises that a Britain’s pensions industry and by us,” be says. ■ strong occupational pensions sec¬ Michael Elton, the director-gen¬ tor must be developed to ease eral of the National Association of pressure on the state scheme. He .-Pension Funds (NAPF). Mr Elton Sir Leon yesterday says: “Underlying everything we and his team lobby long and hard jay and do is the demographic on matters affecting the NAPFs announced moves time bomb, a time bomb of . 1,200 members and the £200 nuclear proportions, with the billion in funds that they manage. allowing UKfund increasing ageing population and a Their decisions affect more than managers to invest relatively smaller workforce to "sis. million employees. support it Overshadowing every¬ Mr Elton and his European more freely abroad thing is the issue of equalisation.” opposite numbers held their an¬ Mr Burn spends much of his nual conference in Italy last week, time advising members and lobby¬ ..and Sir Leon’s proposals were At home, the issue of equal ing politicians and civil servants. . 'much in mind. The directive calls retirement ages for men and He thinks the NAPF is being taken for cross-border management and women remains a top priority. more seriously as a result “I think ! cross-border investment — two of The NAPF is awaiting the consul¬ our voice has been strengthened in Sir Leon's “three freedoms” — tative document on pensions from the past year " he says. allowing British companies to Tony Newton, the social security The NAPFs membership of the advise pension funds in Denmark secretary, and hopes the govern¬ European Federation for Retire¬ . or France, for instance, and man- ment will give a lead on which age ment Provision gives it a say in l.age the funds on their behalf to choose. Brussels. As greater European The proposals must be thrown PiClring 60 as a common retire¬ unification gathers pace, Mr Elton . open for consultation before they ment age for men and women and his colleagues will see whether can pass into law. They may pave could cost the pensions industry their negotiating powers retain the way "for the third “freedom”. between £40 billion and £50 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, investment direc¬ “As to investment, equities the longer-run impact of ster¬ are neither outstandingly ently. fund managers arc tor of Phillips & Drew Fund look dear in most markets. ling’s membership of the cheap nor dear. Internationa] keeping their heads down. Management, says: “The past Accordingly, we are running exchange rale mechanism equities therefore offer solid, But equity managers also tend 12 months have provided our lowest exposure to eq¬ (ERM). For PPM, the strate¬ albeit unexciting, returns at to be optimists. Accordingly, some interesting opportu¬ uities since the pre-crash gic derision is most im¬ low risk. we have spent much of this nities for fond managers. summer of 1987. Our port¬ portant. Having determined “We can be more positive year of recession trying to “Equity markets were ini¬ folios, therefore, are ex¬ strategy, we shift the asset mix about British markets, es¬ spot the recovery coming tially depressed about oil tremely diverse. Index-linked of fluids on a tactical basis. pecially equities. The disci¬ “Most of us began the year prices alter the invasion of gilts, UK property, convert¬ “These shifts, usually mod¬ pline of the ERM should with high cash weightings and Kuwait, then recovered as ibles and Continental Euro¬ est in size, reflect nearer-term ensure that progress on reduc¬ a defensive orientation to worst fears were seen to be pean bonds all offer good views (typically, 12 to 18 ing wage inflation will con¬ some sectors. The process of unfounded and hopes of eco¬ value relative to equities.” months) on the outlook for tinue. In relation to both gilts moving to a more balanced nomic recovery in the United the various investment mar¬ and other equity markets, strategy is far from complete. States and Britain were en¬ Chris Cheetbam, director of kets: the risk/return trade-off British valuations are “Fund managers arc build¬ couraged by foiling interest investment strategy at Pru¬ offered by the main asset attractive." ing bond weightings and if the rates. dential Portfolio Managers (a classes is different from that progress of inflation is in line which we expect in the long Bill Baker, director of Hen¬ with the optimists’ forecasts, “So the ’shock* for pension Tony Dye member of IMROX predicts: Chris Cheetbam Bill Baker fond trustees of seeing a “Unlike a decade ago, the run, offering a greater return, derson Pension Fond Man¬ we are all going lo want to negative return of around 10 from the more time-consum¬ majority of pension fluids also had an aversion to fixed less risk, or both. agement, says: “Since the “There have been few bids, own more bonds. The case for sober. German-style inflation per cent on their investments ing approach to management now hold little or no commer¬ interest investment — gilts, “Globally, the economic sharp sell-off following the small companies have had in Britain is not proven, repented for 1990 has' soon required by specialised funds, cial property and have a index-linked gilts and inter¬ background is benign. Infla¬ invasion of Kuwait, there has only a limited recovery and, however. So we continue to been overcome. and they are re-assessing the substantial amount of inter¬ national bonds. Lately, how¬ tion is expected to be low. been a bull market, with the as with the bear market of discount recovery cautiously. “Many trustees are turning merits of the traditional, bal¬ national equities. Until re¬ ever, the popularity of bonds However, real interest rates average pension fund return¬ 1990, shares that go wrong do Timing is the key.” away, at least temporarily. anced approach. cently, investment managers has risen, perhaps reflecting are still quite high, so bonds ing more than 30 per cent so spectacularly. Consequ¬ an Funds fight for your cash

“LOOKING good for your in their twenties should be money." “We don’t follow Wide choice is open to employees, investing 15 per cent of their standards. We set them.” “Are annual salary towards their you an Amicable Man?" in private and company schemes pension — £3,000 a year for Sound familiar? It should. somebody earning £20,000. The life and pensions com¬ or they can take out free¬ can be used for self-invest¬ Most of these people, how¬ panies spend millions of standing A VCs, which are run ment in the first two years, ever, would be reluctant to pounds a year telling inves¬ separately by life offices and and half the fund thereafter. pan with £60 a month. tors they are the best, Jon offer more adventurous in¬ As most of the holders of A wide variety is open to Ashworth - writes. Standard vestment strategies. personal pension plans use employees, and plenty of life life, Prudential, Scottish Am¬ For directors of small com¬ them to channel money from offices are happy to give icable, Legal & General and panies, there are Small Self- the state scheme, now is the advice. Getting the cash into More than a match for Norwich Union are all fight¬ Administered Schemes time to suggest they top them the pot is one thing. After that, ing for a place in your pocket (SSAS). Despite a rocky ride, up with £30 or £40 a month the pension fund managers More choice in saving for they now have a lot to offer. from their own pockets. must make the advertising retirement is open to employ¬ Up to a quarter of such a fund By some estimates, workers match the promises. ees than ever before. For¬ merly choice was often between a company pension the All Share. and a state-funded one. Not any more. Private pension funds may ^Our investment management philosophy is distinctive be tiny next to such pants as Postei, but the amounts are and consistent. We concentrate on long-term value with growing fast There are now nearly five million personal an emphasis on income and recovery. We are reluctant pensions in existence, fir lo invest in highly rated fashionable stocks... For those who want Active Value Management And it has achieved more than anyone expected j when they were introduced in Cumulative Returns 1987-1990 July 1988. Most people with M&G manages or advises funds which, collectively, personal pensions use them to have over 5% of the equity in 204 companies. In more from their UK consistent outperform- contract out of the State Eamings-Related Pensions addition, we manage individual holdings of over in tnimci from 1/Al» Scheme (Seeps). However, even though most plans are £10 million each in 91 large public companies. We Cruu/i P.L.C.\ JW equity managers than ance of the FT-A All shells into which state rebates are pooled, the amounts add believe strongly that, as an institutional investor, we Annual ftepnri aiul up to £3 billion a year. Scottish Widows found a should have a constructive dialogue with the manage¬ .4f¥wui!* 'Btuint™ ani/ Share Index, in fact 4% formidable weapon in the Phihm

SPORTS LETTERS Viral infection denies Salman’s champion chance to redeem reputation Gallop Changes must be thought out New body will From Mr Robin Stieber from this penalty. Confident ring around Pipe signals < Sir, What splendid news that The negative back-pass is a send full team JULIAN HERBERT Fife is going to take action to relatively modem disease. I From Mr Dave Bedford By Michael Seely curb the time-wasting hack- have just watched the film of the Sir. Charles Thompson (Octo¬ pass- Smart Jones (Comment, 1970 Cup Final. Chelsea v ber 10) need not be concerned MARTIN Pipe had the un¬ end for October 11) need not be so Leeds. In the entire two hours that British athletics wQl only mistakable ring of confidence at pessimistic; of course, tacticians there were ten back-passes, send medal chances to major Cheltenham yesterday when win try to negate the effect of the against the 30-40 in an average championships, as this is a discussing the heavily-backed Generous change, as they have done every 90 minutes nowadays. minority view. Tamarpour’s chance of winning By Richard Evans time the laws have been changed Yours faithfully. Previous annual general mee¬ Saturday's Tote Ctesarewitch at since the offside taw modifica¬ RACING CORRESPONDENT ROBIN STIEBER, tings of athletics dubs have Newmarket. tion in 1925. They will not 89 Langthome Street, SW6. mandated national managing “He woriced really wefl this GENEROUS baa ran to to* necessarily succeed. committees to send "all quali¬ This is a positive move, From Mr K. A. Crowe meaning," said the record- race and is being rctmrfro stud- Sir, I read with concern (Octo¬ fied athletes to major champ¬ breaking National Hunt trainer The announcement cameyes- intended to produce free-flow¬ ionships". This encourages ber 10) that Fife is to bon back- after tanHfng a double with terday after the dual Derby ing. entertaining football. Ignore athletes in the less fashionable passes to the goalkeeper and Sweet Glow and Arabian Sultan. winner failed to impress in a the comments of Howard Wil¬ events where the only reward is kinson, who wholly misses the introduce professional referees “We have lain him out specially workout at Wlmtcombe. for the 1994 World Cup. international representation- It for the race since he won the PrinceFkbdSalman hadbe^ point of the reform. The present also encourages coaches, admin¬ system enables teams to keep Referees and linesmen are not Northumberland Plate, as we so keen to give his flaxeu-nraned istrators and dub officials who possession for minutes on end, as good as they used to be and didn't want to risk him on the colt a chance atoneiftw a believe that athletics is more to without giving the other side the changing the rules will not make firm ground. And Lester Piggott disappointing run m „ them better. The standard of than just gold medals (or big rang np to ask if be could ride slightest chance to play. Wil¬ money). -rArede Triomphe. kinson's idea of punting the ball lining in the 1990 World Cup him.** Now we have a new British watched Generous beuysput i far upfield will at least cede was appalling and manifested Amazingly, with 43 winners through his paces aroundbreak- itself most noticeably in the Athletics Federation it is oppor¬ possession every time to the tune to reconfirm its commit¬ to his credit, the Wellington- fast rime, buL any .hopes™ opposition, which is what they application of the offside law, based perfectionist is already running in the Champion Stakes and the spectators want. If that which, although now changed ment to sending foil teams. ! understand a motion to this ahead of last season's schedule st Newmarket on Saturday were is the best that Leeds can come for the better, is being enforced when be established a personal soon dashed. „ as badly as before. effect will be placed on the order up with, the game most benefit. paper of the first AGM in March record of230 winners during the Anthony FtnfokL SaLma^s The details of this reform Jack Taylor awarded a pen¬ by some of the dubs. campaign. Ridden with racing manager, said: w* must be right or Fife will have alty, against the host nation, in erous didn't work with his usual Yours sincerely, consumate confidence by Peter another mess on their hands, the opening minute of the 1974 sparkle at Whareombe tats World Cup final and was in DAVE BEDFORD Scudamore, Sweet Glow gave a like the one they have made of faultless display of jumping morning and will be retired to the equally necessary sanctions complete control throughout. I (Hon. Secretary, British suggest Fife officials compare Athletics Federation), before winning the Standard Banstead Manor Stud. against “professional" fouls. Life Handicap Hurdle by three “The high fibrinogen level Two key points are that a his exhibition of the an with 67 Theobald Street, lengths. which rrirwe to light in the Hood goalkeeper handling a back-pass that of the most recent incum¬ Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. The champion jockey was test taken after the Arc indicated from outside the penalty area bent and act accordingly. the presence of a viral infection. should concede a comer, and Yours etc, also on board Arabian Sultan, who won bis fifth race from as It is dear that the exertions of that back-passes made the area, KEITH A. CROWE, Rugby failings running in the Arc while not lOU being made usually for genuine 12 Hartside Close, many starts when beating Gen¬ From Mr E E. Smith erous Scot by two lengths in the per cent have taken their toll. defensive reasons and not for The Squirrels, Ironically, a blood test earned Sir, Your otherwise exemplary Everyman Theatre Centenary timewasting, should be exempt Halesowen, West Midlands. out on Generous on Tuesday report of the match between Novices’ Hurdle. The runner-up Wales and Australia (October was going just as well as the resulted in the vets giving the 14) made no reference to the 31- horse a dean bill of health. all know it most have one) the eventual winner when blunder¬ Improving the odds better it will be. mannered and. unsporting be¬ However, Fan! Cole disclosed haviour of the Welsh supporters ing away his chance at the that hi* top colt had been From Mr Derek Brail Yours out of pocket, second flight from home. Sir, I fail to see the logic of DEREK BRATT, at Cardiff Arms Park. Such ■■flflfrlftrl next door to Zoman who behaviour has blighted the game Pipe reported that Moriey went down with the virus two- trainers denying punters essen¬ 26 Windsor Road, Street's fuD brother, Granville tial information about jockeys. Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. for some decades and sadly has and-a-half months ago._ started to spread to other inter¬ Again, will be sent to Generous earned £1,127,099 When I see a horse without a from Mr Finbarr Slattery Leopardsiown on November 17 jockey in the morning papers, national venues. It does their in win prize-money during an Sir, You list (October 14) the for the second round of the and it is not even in the betting, national game a disservice and i I-race career. Four group one odds of two bookmaJring firms I disregard it. Now it emerges counteracts all the benefits aris¬ Sport of Kings Challenge. victories infi'vtel the Dcwbnrst on the Dubai Champion Stakes. that a trainer, aided by a coterie ing from an otherwise spectacu¬ Pipe and Scudamore had Stain** fast year, the Epsom One quotes Generous at 2-1 of jockeys, has deliberately de¬ lar and most enjoyable tourn¬ looked like having a third Derby, where he beat Maiju by (with a run). nied punters his intended rider ament. winner when Diamond Cut was five and the Irish I cannot understand how any li until just before the off. Yours faithfully, still in front at the last flight in Derby. in which he beat Suave bookmaker can justify an extra This may entail jockeys ERNEST SMITH. the British Beef Stakes. But, Dancer by three lengths. 33 per cent profit margin in a changing horses, even attending Red House, sympathetically bandied by However, his most devastat¬ book already loaded in their different meetings, which means 90 Drift Road, Moriey Street's jockey, Jimmy ing performance was reserved favour. Surely the honourable stay-at-home punters like me, GLanfidd, Hampshire. Frost, Hidden Cove recovered for the King George VI and thing to do is to make a separate who cannot attend meetings, are from a slight mistake at the Queen Elizabeth Diamond book without Generous. From Mr N. Towers Cheltenham yesterday basing our efforts to find the Sir, I had the good fortune to be second-last to get up close home Far Senior, ridden by Anthony Tory, jumping dear at Stakes where he pulverised the % elusive winner on obsolete Yours sincerely,_ for a three-quarters of a length opposition. In a fast-ran race. u' able to attend the opening miles or longer. He’s going to this season for Gordon Richards in the Dermot Daly Memorial -i information. The sooner racing FINBARR SLATTERY, win. Generous won by seven lengths, match of the Rugby World Cup Newbury then bock to Chel¬ in the Standard Life Handicap Trophy. implements its plan to declare Secretary, Kiflarney Although Hidden Cove, a having been eased down by Alan at Twickenham. Sadly, the tenham for the third round of Chase. The trainer said that Mr Frisk intended jockeys at the time of Race Co. LtcL. Racecourse, experience was marred by the useful performer on the Flat, has Mtmro in the dosing stages. the Sport of Kings Challenge." Kim Bailey landed a first-and- will not run in -the Hennessy declaring the horse (because we KHlarney. Co. Kerty. fact that at 2.25pm, a whole 35 an obvious future at the winter Wifliimi Hill, who had in- last race double when Anthony Gold Trophy, but wflT go to minutes before the scheduled game, Ian Balding has no im¬ By far the most exciting sight duded Generous in their betting f, kick-off I was unable to find a mediate plans. But, talking of an exhilarating afternoon’s Tory rode Far Senior to a 12- Ascot next week. The stable's for the Champion Stakes, now matchstick- racing was that of Clever Folly leugth win in the Lydney Nov¬ runner in the first important bet 9-2 In The Groove, 5-1 Part of the course I always though that stones single programme on sale any¬ about Paul Mellon's Sun Alli¬ ices' Chase and when Marcus long-distance handicap chase of Desert Sun, 7-1 Cruachan, From Mr Robert S. Neil loose or in irmr«riami«*f form where in the ground. ance Hurdle winner, Crystal defying top weight of 11st 121b Not only must there have by four lengths to record his Armytage brought A Lad Insane the season, will be Docklands Marju, 8-1 Ristna, 12-1 En¬ Sir. During the last match of the constituted a road surface. Tak¬ Spirit he said: "We are going to been great disappointment hoqie to a comfortable victory Express. vironment Friend, 14-1 others. ! Dirahin Cup final between Swe¬ ing the referee's decision to be keep him to two-and-a-half sixth victory from nine starts -w among the cohorts of fellow 7, den and South Africa, on the correct, this means that any programme seekers, but, more * Old Course at St Andrews time 1 play the Old Course I am importantly, the Rugby Football (report, October 14), Gary Play¬ now at liberty to move any Union must have let slip the } er's ball came to rest on the edge obstruction to a clear swing at opportunity for obtaining 455 (1m) I, RarSsfiam (Pa) Eddery. 3-lk 2 210 (71) 1, Brown Faky (D Biggs. 8-1); OasaicStatement(2-1 lav). Bran.S3, MX. M 6 tavk £ Nevdiokm Farm (10-lk 2 Mktiand -7f of the road at the 18th. my ball, be it stone, plastic or Redcar substantial extra revenue. Nectra Cotectaf ftl-Zb 3. Briggs Lad (231). Lawi Queen (152); 2Caramiah (vfl). Just Pfaa. Tote: £270; £225 £230. DF: £1575 Lad (12-1). 12 ran. a a N TWdar. Tottr According to the course rules, any other vegetable matter, fining- good 10 BffTI Birch Banks 10-11 fcnr. 11 ran. IMriL WL J A Step 100-30 fav. 16 ran. NR Sergeant CSF ££37. After a straw*' enquiry, £205 £155 £260, £230 DF £535 CSF: the road is deemed to be part of provided that my ball does not Yours faithfully, 200 (601. Wolfhound (P»i Eddery. 6-4): 2. Garden. Tote £450: £1-10. El 50. £255 OF: Meryl 2L 314L Mm N Macaulay. Tote: rearf stood. £1032 £1150 CSF £1984 £1330: £450. £210. £940 DF (1st or 2nd the course. Surely, then, the move in the process. NICK TOWERS. Manly Me (O-tt- 3. Fwmqy (11-10 few* 12 220 (2m 110yd Me) 1, Hidden Ccnra U 245 (3m WOrt ch) 1, Ha Who Draw Wtna Lamb House, ran. W, hd. J Gooden. Tola: £250. Cl .lO. 555 (6f) 1. Lochsona (H Cochrane, 6-1). 2 wMfi my other): £270. CSF £8555 Frost, 56 I** 2 tSmrond Cut (52): 3, ~5 Grant, 116 fa** 2 The Mediate (S-11:3, match referee was in bread! of Yours sincerely, Stammer (IB-lk 3, Gatdvem (12-1). Deer¬ 240 ttm aOOyd) 1. TaraobW Canon. 9-4); Church Street, W4. £150, £130. DF: £1210. CSF; £1157. Troian Envoy ffl-IL 8 ran. NR: Bucaro Boy. r (11-2). 6 ran. NR: Fanraorth. SL 1 %L the rules by allowing Player to ROBERT S. NEIL. 250 (1m 3n 1. JuMata (L Detton. 132; 2 hound 1-5 lav. 7 ran <3,411 Baking. Tote: 2 Pica (W Ryan. 64 fav); 3, Crystal Crass 4U. dat I BtfUng. Tote E295 £1.15 EliA, WA Stephenian. Tata: C215E140, £250. move two small stones from Flat 9, 17 Dunkekl Road, From Mr A. J. M. Chadwick. Ghyfldato(31 fav); 3. Don Sound (14-lk 4. £5.10. £190, £240. DF: £930 CSF: £7390. (14-1) 19 ran. M ah hd. J Dunlop. Tote: £1.45 DF £290. CSF £335 □F: £395 CSF £850. Swiss Beauty (8-1). 17 ran IfcL i* H Ptacepot £7042 £27$ £1.15 £150. £355 DF: £290. CSF 255 (3n5f ch) 1, Ctovar FoK (N Doughty, beneath bis boll with a Perth, Tayside. Sir, Old school ties are some¬ £651. 216 Cm hdto) 1. Shu Ry (Jacqu OSw. 15- Whiting. Tale: £750: D BA 0.40. £210, 2-1 jWavk2 Anottwr Coral (2-1 Mm2 8 hraX 2 Logamimo (9-1): 2 Vain PnriM_g- what out of fashion these days. 4.10(1 in) 1. Jahzfaho(WCnraon. 54 fav): Wigtown Bay (5ZL 5 ran. 4L SaL G ffleharts. £1.70. DF: £1000. CSF: £2697. Tricast Wolverhampton Z 1). Oran. iSCWM. Mra S OSrar. Tote; £295 However, I think Old Rugbeians E259XE. After a Stewarts' engusy, remit Mr Zegfeid ®2): 2 Mbsste MagicJ12-1). 12 Tote: £235 £135 £1.70. DF £210. CSF: Qalngigood ran. 2L nfc. R Harmon. Tote: £290: £1.10, £i.io.an.gjp DFr£S25aqsF£ifl.40 tional forces and follow from the should, be sporting their ties stood. £515 TricaaC £34.01. Softening the blow 350 (1m 21) 1. KAnamodc (Pal Eddery. 54 150 (5Q1. Sk Taakar (D HoBand. 16-t); 2 £1.15 £240. DF £255 CSF £555 Haro's 455(2m 5mqvd iaie) 1, Arabian Sudan (P inertia of the brain itself in proudly during this exciting Barbara's CUtie (20-1); 2 Vary Bold (14-1); 4. Light flashed 4th but utter a stewards' 24S(hn50ydcb) 1, IcanrapFahay, 7-4L2 From Dr James Doyle tovji 2, Lennon Avenue (20-1): 3, Sdadart (3- Strip Cartoon (2D-1L Jess Rebec 9-2 fav. 17 Scudamore. 5-4 tav)^2. Geriwoua Scot ft-iL failing to follow the skuIL month. Has any school besides 1). 11 ran IW. 2ML G Hamad. Tote: £200; onquky was dteqmMfiBdl 2 Qurtar Bob fll-a. 6 ran. 3.61. M Pfae. Who's In Clnrga P4-1); 2 Just Frarikto 0-1). Sir. I was puzzled by Mr Mike ran. fit, 2VH, hd. J Harris. Tote: £2450; Local Coatorov 64 fw. 5 ran. 2L tl. M H The heavy boxers show enor¬ Rugby given its name to such a £150. £1240, £150. OF: £24350. CSF: £280. £590. £7.20. £200. DF El6430. CSF: 440 (1m) l. South Sea (J Weaver, 12-1)2 Tote: £155 £135 &15 DF: £495 CSF: WaUnq Tho plank (114 fav) 2 LtabHy Eaaterby. Tote: £230 £190, £230 DF- TomJdes's letter (October 3), in mous musculature behind the worldwide sport? £2879. £25451. Tricast £457055 £1132 which be alleged that the 350(601. Saa Oavfl (N Comorion. 10-lfc 2 Oder (20-1). 11 ran 2HL lift L Curran. 456 (8m If 1 lOydch) 1. A Lad Imam MrM £1355 CSF £1812 neck, which helps to mop up Yours sincerely, 2.10 (1m 3Q 1, FHandyparaussion (W Tote: E1545E4.15 £155 £240. DF: £2210. 4.15 4f 100yd ch) 1, Choice Ctwlanga “power” of the hardest blow can Johanna Thyme (14-1 j: 2 Hnari fi H (132): Ryan. 84*2 AbaoteWy FflgM (3-1*3. Wand Armytage. 4-1 jMay); 2 Manrksfci Shim (9- some of the momentum of the A. J. M. CHADWICK. 4. Uramg (7-1). Yaa5 bv. Hd. 1M. 18ran. CSF £2895 Ptecepofc £33155 3;3,CrocfcN»NaaflO-1).JahnOT>aa4-ljt-

16 ran. NR Un JAMES DOYLE, bKSa (9-1): 4. Baitaton Singer (16-1). Safe (7-2 fav); 4, Ltttto Saboteur (10-1). 2D ran. 45tey)2MarauatJSl)0nly|vN>Mahsd.4 Wetherby blows, which are, as Dr Grant by fax to 071-782 5046 Arrivals lav. 16ran. UH, Vy.GWragg.Toto: ran 13. K Baiey- Tote: El.70. OF: £255 Sourarain. 71, a A WHtent. Tote: £15.65 27 Learmonth Terrace, 1W.nk.1WLJ Berry. Trite: £1130: £230. Gokig: good lo tirm outlined in her letter published £10 40: £150, £550. £350, £550- OF £350. £230. £290. DF: £11540. CSF: £245 £150, £S 65 DF: E&2D. CSF £1856. Letters to the Editor, page 18 El2240. CSF: E140.19. Tricast £1,251.44. 250 (ftn 71110yd We) 1, Sweat Gkra (P on the same date, from rota¬ Edinburgh 4. £14535 Tricast £571.74. Scudamore. 3-1) 2 Ratty Bridge (151): 2 215 (»n4f Mb) 1, Dmradar (Q McOwrt. 5 Ptacapoe E4&15

NETBALL HOCKEY SPORT FOR THE DISABLED Fiji beckons juniors Germans retain unbeaten record British team celebrates judo double A TRIP to Fiji next summer is 12 members of the England Auckland — Franziska Hent- regained the lead seven minutes Knapp converted the stroke, A DOUBLE victory is being Knowks, from London, won the including Paimrifo and the the prize on offer for the would- Under-18 squad wbo were In¬ schd. the powerful German later through Brina Becker. and Ross Rutledge rubbed salt celebrated by (he British blind bronze. United States. Great Britain be England under-21 inter¬ formed of their selection forward, scored her sixth goal in Sooth Korea, also chasing a into Irish wounds in the last sport judo squad after winning The former European cham¬ again took first place, this time nationals who will congregate in yesterday. three matches yesterday to place in the quarter-finals, re¬ minute by scaring from a short the European championship pion, Ian Rose, from High on a medal tally, with the Birmingham for open trials this Anyone wbo proves outstand¬ strengthen her side's chances of corded a confident 3-1 victory corner. The defeat leaves Ire¬ title at Sassari, Sardinia, and the Wycombe, failed to dislodge Us Russians second and Italy third. weekend (Louise Taylor writes). ing in the forthcoming home reaching next year’s Olympic over the United Stales. land in third place. World Cup for the first time team-mate, Lewis, and bad to be That the. Japanese stayed * :: content with silver. Mick March The 12 chosen will represent internationals stands a chance loumamenL In the men's tournament, (Jane Wyatt writes). away from . the competition of filling vacancies created by The Soviet Union, wbo Simon Jackson, from Oldham (under-651cg), Andy Apsey England at the world youth In beating New Zealand 2-1, Cees Koppetaar, the Ireland probably helped Great Britain championships (21 is the upper withdrawals from the under-21 looked weak in their 1-0 defeat (under-71kg) and Paul Lewis, (under-71kg), Tony Webb to take the title, which is not to Germany registered their third coach, angrily blamed poor :\4 age-limit) in Fiji That should be squad in time to make the plane by New Zealand on Monday, from Bridgend (under-78kg), (under-95kg) and David Hodg¬ win in three matches to retain refereeing for his side's 2-1 diminish the honour. There are more than sufficient incentive to Fiji. regained some credibility, scor¬ successfully defended their kins (over 95kg), all won bronze. their lead in Pool A of the defeat against Canada, the Pool fears, though, that the Japanese to ensure some optimum perfor¬ ing three times in six minutes in European titles, with Jackson Great Britain claimed the ENGLAND UNDER-18 SQUAD: R Wabb qualifying tournament here. A leaders. are preparing their formidable mances from around 80 triallists (Gloucestershire), Amanda Warner their 3-2 victory over fighting in a heavier weight overall title with 14 points, Hentschel scored the first goal Ireland went ahead early in team for the Paralympic Games in front of the selectors. (Hertfordshire), L Brodnray (Ease* Metro- Italy. (Reuter) category than before. followed by Russia, on 12, and in Barcelona. poStan). H Lonsdale (North Draham), when she drilled in a precise the second half, but a penalty Matches against Scotland and Angela Warner (1 tempahtra North). J All nine members of the team France, on seven. Jackson again won gold and shot from a short comer. awarded against them in the RESULTS: men: Pool fie Sovtat Union 2 Wales in February and March Sampson (NortlwrnptcinaMe). C Soyw collected medals. Terry Powell, In the World Cup, which was Rose this time toppled. Lewis to (Berteml K Martin (South Yorkshire! S Anna Lawrence equalised in 63rd minute infuriated Ibriy 2 New Zealand 2 Japan 1; Canada 2 may not be quite such a glam¬ of Liverpool, just missed out on held in Sassari immediately take the title in the under-78 Ajtett (Essex MetropoBan), A Bfeott front of a partisan home crowd Koppelaar, who claimed no foul Ireland 1. Women: Pool A Germany 2 New orous prospect, but it failed to (Gloucestarahfee), R St Lords (Bedford- Zaaiwid 1: Fnmce 2 Jopan J: South Korea 3. gold to take second place in the after the European champion¬ category. Apsey. Lewis and diminish the celebrations of the shkn), D Cutter (Worcestershire) after 45 minutes, but Germany had been committed. Doug United Slates 1. under-86kg group. Ken ships, nine nations competed Powell all won salver: Law Report October 17 1991 Scots Law Report October 17 1991 No power to hear appeal Identification Establishing right of action Mull Shellfish Ltd v Golden that the defenders farmed Ranking on Leases (3rd edition, Sea Produce Ltd sahnon at a site in the sam«» sea PPl, 709). It was unnecessary for Henry J. Garrett & Co v order prohibited Mr Ewing, the court, although section practicalities loch as the pursuers’ mussel title to sne to have any form of inter alia, from “(i) instituting 42(1A) was not in terms consid¬ Before the Lord Justice-Clerk Ewing farm. The defenders had used an ownership of the larvae; it was any civil proceeding in any ered in Jones. (Lord Ross), Lord Murray and anti-fouling agent known as sufficient that they ti«

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KEEP IN MIIW boat Ameer Dalhamshhd n l^urow terms) ii 5th. CONGRESS beat Ped G m 11-fumn Leicester nm, good to Ism) maiden. NAJS bear Bo- Nottingham (1m. good to firm) nuraay with PONT LEAVE ME (sam* tarns) 21413rd OAJA gappantteQ wroe of Agents Vil h Newcastle (SI. firm) marten. MANDARIN THUNDERER RICHARD EVANS DONT LOWE ME beat CHRITIAN WARRIOR (1b In-form Selkirk to aitott bcaflng -ft*** il n I i-nmner Wrivertwnpton in, better ofl) at BngWon (71, good) MISTY VIEW (6b good to fkim auerom race in September. 2.00 Toshiba Comet Star. 2.00 Toshiba Comet Star. 3.05 Don’t Leave Me. batter off) 3V*I 3rd. HAWA LAYAAM a 3rd of 19 to PASSOY ±t\ 18 Merlins Wish in nurtrty 2.35 Llangollen. 235 Secret Society. 3.40 Selkirk. «h te ID Elegant Touch at Pontefract (im, good to firm) win '&iais hen (9. good to firm) WELL APPOINTED 3M 2nd ot DONT LEAVE ME (1b wene tet) a 4rti. DAWSTERS 3.05 Congress. 3.05 Misty View. 4.10 LONG KNIVES 16 to Matabato Star r York (71. good to firm) huraroy. PET H 2nd of 14 to Sharpiur at Beveriey pf 100yd. •J-'f ncrr*^ 3.40 SELKIRK (nap). 3.40 Selkirk. (nap). PRIMUS nk 2nd at 16 to By Hand n Chatter (7fjg* 4.10 Perfolia. 4.10 SUPEROO (nap). to firm) nuaery on pentenmate start *«th KILUffORO firm) on penufftnato . extend winning run <4b better off) 4th and DONT LEAVE ME (same Selection: DAMKTERS PET c^f 4.40 East Manouvre. 4.40 Fast Manouvre. SELKIRK warms up for a gress, can confirm that she is Our Newmarket Correspondent: 3.05 Congress. 3.40 Bog Trotter. crack at the Breeders’ Cup going on the right way since .4.10 PERFOLIA (nap). Mile in the United States early her Leicester victory by win¬ 3-40 CHALLENGE STAKES (Group 11: £42,192:71) (8 runnere) G DuftWC next month by contesting the Michael Philups ning the A R Dennis Book¬ GOING: GOOD DRAW: NO ADVANTAGE SIS 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 M Roberta 82 group two Challenge Stakes R Cochrane rifiS makers Nursery. 403 (5 233411 SELKIRK 19 (F.S) (G Snaabrotge) I Balding 3W-. »• -- ■ .... L PlgflOtt 98 over seven furiongs at New¬ Handicap over today’s course Today's programme can 404 (3) 22-1010 BOG TR07TEH 18 (D.BFP.G) (B Haggafl W Haggae 3611- .. s Raymond 65 market today. Toshiba 2.00 BUCKENHAM SELLING STAKES (2-Y-O: £5,205:6f) (27 runnere) 405 (7) 2110 KAZOO 130 (F.G) (SheAh Motwrwrtd) J Wltete 3*11. - and distance. begin with Comet W Canon 92 yimm W Carson 406 (6) 013143 ONLY YOURS 35 (CAF.G) (Mra M Butcher) R Hannon 3611 -. 101 to 91 84 In going nap on lan Bog Trotter also excelled at Star fawding the Bnckenham 407 (4) 1-1 VOLKSRAAD 21 (tyv^) (SheAh Monemmed) H Cad 3*11 - .. Pat Eddery 102 (16) 160000 80 .. M HBS 92 Balding’s recent winner of the the corresponding meeting Selling Stakes. 103 (22) 205218 DHotend 81 408 to 241160 HOrtKO 13 (DJAS) (Y Ito) B Hite 3M ... Queen Elizabeth U Stakes at last year when he ran Gen¬ After winning at Carlisle KM S) (Mra H Wane) H Wfrrtlng 460 . TWUaim 513 (II) 042610 P1MS CLASSIC 182 (Ptms Inlamalnnai Ptc) W Haggas 97-11 .. A McGtone Selkirk if he reproduces his looked a different horse since Pei-folia (4.10). STRANGE KMQHT taai Kata Royrta naefc in 6fumer 6Bt and UZZJE DRIPPIN 13th. LADY SABO S 7» rt 514 (9) 104681 AFFORDABLE 20 (DPP) (Mas M Katafl W Carter 3-7-11. . . J Lowe Ascot form, it is pertinent to he had an operation in mid¬ The way that Llangollen Gnnrtannq (8L good to aofQ eetar on paroMmala ewt 10 to Coctabembe in I6runnar Ayr (St. good) nursery TOSHIBA COMET STAR 9 4th al l3to Bkia Ttatr in on pamJttnata start SMMN 5VW Bn at IS » P»om|»- 515 114} 400000 ALMASA 8 (FP) (Mra R Hawes) J Fok 3-7-11. ... F Norton (5) point out that Mystiko has run summer to remove a testicle finished at the end of ten iSnmer HamBton <81. flrm) nwaary In Septar£er. biQ in WavAck (51, good) nuroary erith ROLY WAL¬ 516 (12) 000100 NORDIC BRAVE 5 (D.F.S) (M Britten) M Bnttoki 67-10 .. S Maloney (5) BAILEYS BY NAME 4Vd Bm of IB lo Metes Wah in LACE {4R> wane ofl) aiVih. SEA PRODIGY it 2nd el 517 (4) 3334 SCARA8EN 18 (R LocknaraSrrith) M WMnaon 3-7 7. R Fox his best races at Newmarket that had been causing him a furlongs in the race won by nwsery overcome axl dtetance [good to firm), LADY 8 lo Shite Frighten In Fatestone (W. good). Long tuaxOcap: Scaraben 71. IJNNET UM 2nd to Tltch Wizard fri <£>-runner LtogtiaJd DOESYOUDOES 3141 3rd of 14 at HaydOCk (ST). Those performances in¬ great deal of discomfort. Aptasic last time hmtwH KTTING: 94 Perfota. 7-2 $ro>eroo. 81 Pontenuovo. ,61 Carries Express. Long Knfces. 12-1 Jawab. Savoyard. ^f, good) cWmar Mfh BALTIC ICE (Sb bate off) S OalBCtot TOSHIBA OONET STAR cludes capturing the 2,000 Earlier in the programme, strongly that the longer dis¬ 14-1 KnGpt Of Mercy. Affordable,181 Gutmaig, Ptms Ctasac, 261 alters. Guineas in the spring after Volksraad’s younger half-as¬ tance of the Greene King 1880: DARING TIMES 5-7-11 O Hritond (3-1 fav) Mrs J Ramsdon 15 ran already winning the Free ter by Dancing Brave, Con¬ Handicap win prove ideal. 2.35 GREENE KING HANDICAP (£5.435:1m 4f) (15 runners) FORM FOCUS 1-4 COMMENDABLE 155 (G) (K MMkte) G Hawood 3-160---P« Eddery 80 201 (10) KNIGHT OF MERCY beat Ptquani W m 12-runner 12-runner hanckcap over coureo and distance igood lo 202