Both Esso and Shell will charge a tenth of a cent per litre less for gasoline, diesel and kerosene.

Gas, diesel and kerosene will now cost $1.10, $.842, and $.636 per litre respectively.

GAS LEAK FIR A faulty valve has been blamed for a leak in a gas cylinder at a property on Khyber Pass in St. George's.

Firemen were called out to deal with the problem at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday night. "It was a small leak in a barbeque cylinder, and there was no need to evacuate anyone,'' a Fire Service spokesman said. POLICE APPEAL CRM Police yesterday appealed for help in tracking down a handbag-snatcher.

The man struck at about 1 a.m. on Thursday at the cruise ship terminal on Penno's Wharf, St. George's.

He is described as black, slimly built, about 5ft 8in, and in his mid-30s. He was wearing a pair of black cycling shorts and a white shirt.

It is also believed he was using a black 10-speed pedal cycle.

CAMERA STOLEN CRM A 30-minute shelter from the rain proved costly for a Chicago visitor.

The man parked his bike on South Road, Southampton and rushed into a nearby building. But he returned to find his Canon camera had been taken from the bike basket.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon.

CASH SNATCH CRM A sneak thief snatched cash from a Pembroke home while the owners were entertaining guests by their swimming pool.

The intruder slipped away with $600 after searching the bedroom at the property near Blackwatch Pass on Thursday night.

CID officers are investigating.

FLOOD ALERT FIR Firemen were alerted after water from a manhole seeped out onto St. Anne's Road in Southampton on Wednesday night. A Fire Service spokesman said Government workers dealt with the problem.