weekend attack on two nightclub workers.

Kinsley Burch, Eura Kyan Ible, and Shira Y. Lowry pleaded not guilty to taking part in an "unlawful assembly'' near Oasis Night Club on Front Street on May 15.

Burch, 22, of Cable Hill, Devonshire also pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting Oasis bouncer Malik Ashar and doing him bodily harm.

He further denied possessing a BB gun and machete without lawful excuse in a public place and discharging the gun. Burch is represented by Mr. Michael Scott.

Ible, 20, of Crown Lane, Warwick, and 20-year-old Lowry who appeared unrepresented in court, denied possessing a machete and a 27-inch piece of pool stick, respectively.

The Wor. John Judge set bail at $1,000 with a surety for each of the accused.

And he ordered them to stay away from the club, pending their trial on September 22.

POLICE BELIEVE CHILDREN ARE CULPRITS CRM Police believe children are culprits Children are thought responsible for a spate of thefts from boats in the Flatts Inlet area over the last week.

Items stolen include a Yamaha outboard engine, a white fibreglass punt, a position finder, a VHF radio and a black and white television.

"This equipment is fairly bulky and not easily concealed, and it is believed the culprits may be children,'' said Police spokesman P.c. Gary Venning.

"Parents who may discover unexplained marine equipment on their property or persons who may be offered such items at a reduced rate should be aware they may have been stolen.'' Anyone with information about the thefts should contact P.c. Mike Shaw on 299-4586.

LAWYER PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES CTS Lawyer pleads guilty to drug charges Having cannabis for personal use cost a visiting California lawyer a job and $250 in fines.

James Stevens Valliant, 29, yesterday pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing 1.33 grams of the drug when he arrived here on May 15.

Customs officers also found a pipe fitted and intended for use with the cannabis.

Valliant told them: "It's just about two grams of home-grown cannabis that I bought down for my use''.

Sgt. Kenrick James, prosecuting, said Valliant was in Bermuda in connection with job interviews.

"I'm quite guilty and quite remorseful,'' Valliant told magistrate the Wor.

John Judge. "I don't even do this in the States. It's worse that I came to your Island and violated your laws.'' He said he came to Bermuda for a job interview with an American employer who was vacationing here.

"Needless to say I'm still unemployed,'' he added.

Duty counsel Mr. Tyrone Chin said Valliant was "gravely embarrassed'' about the incident and had already incurred an additional day of expenses due to the charges which delayed his departure.

"One might say, Mr. Valliant, that you shot yourself in the foot,'' Mr. Judge said, before fining him $100 for the cannabis and $150 for the pipe.

TEENAGER NARROWLY ESCAPES JAIL TERM CTS Teenager narrowly escapes jail term A 19-year-old yesterday narrowly escaped a prison term after he admitted to riding while disqualified a second time.

Police saw James Raymond March, of Cedar Hill, Warwick, riding west on Dundonald Street, near the BIU gas station, shortly after midnight on May 10.

Sgt. Kenrick James, prosecuting, said March was stopped and inquiries revealed that he was banned from riding until April, next year.

"Mr. March, the law says I have to impose a sentence of three months in prison,'' Magistrate the Wor. John Judge said. "I will suspend that for two years. But I will impose a fine of $500 and disqualify you for a further 18 months.

"Don't come before the court for this again or I'll have to send you to jail.

You can get a lot of taxi rides for $500.'' BREAK-IN NETS JEWELLERY WORTH $1,500 CRM Break-in nets jewellery worth $1,500 Roughly $1,500 worth of jewellery was stolen during a daylight break-in at a Cavendish Heights residence in Devonshire on Saturday, Police reported. Access to the residence was gained through an unsecured bedroom window.

A burglar also broke into a property at Harrington Sound Road, Hamilton Parish, on Friday afternoon.

About $40 in notes and coins was taken from a child's piggy bank.

In another break-in, intruders entered the Home Economics room at Warwick Secondary School on Sunday night.

They apparently searched for food, although it is not known whether anything was stolen, Police said.

US COLLEGE COURSES FOR BERMUDIANS EDC US college courses for Bermudians College-level courses for Bermudians started this week at the United States Naval Air Station.

They are being given by the University of Maryland and City Colleges of Chicago.

The courses earn three semester hours of credit, which can be transferred to other US schools.

University of Maryland is offering courses in leadership and management, organisational behaviour, and maths.

City Colleges' courses include introductory cost accounting, introduction to data processing, report writing, history of the American people to 1865, and popular culture.

The courses, which run until June 28, are held on the base from 6.30 p.m.

until 9.30 p.m., two nights per week.

Two are held on Friday evenings only, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

For further information telephone University of Maryland on 293-6169, or City Colleges on 293-6135, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., weekdays except Wednesdays.