legal action against Government's decision to allow a competitor to operate in Bermuda.

Cable & Wireless PLC (C&W) filed a writ in the Supreme Court yesterday calling for a judicial review of Technology and Information Minister John Barritt's granting of a public telecommunications service licence to TeleBermuda International Limited.

The long distance operator announced its intention to fight the competitor on January 30 when it lodged a Supreme Court appeal against the decision.

C&W spokesman John Instone said: "This latest action is merely a continuation of our existing appeal and raises no new issues.'' The company is concerned that Government has not paid due regard to the rights it granted under its own legislation -- The Cable and Wireless Public Limited Company (Consolidated Licence) Act, 1985.

The Act gives C&W the right to appeal a Ministerial decision.

AUDUBON TAKES UP BLUEBIRD CAUSE CLB Audubon takes up bluebird cause The Bermuda Bluebird & Longtail Society has officially become part of the Bermuda Audubon Society since the departure of Bluebird president Tommy Outerbridge.

Members of the Bermuda Audubon Society made a unanimous decision at their Annual General Meeting on June 18 to absorb the small membership of the bluebird society.

Bermuda Audubon president David Wingate yesterday explained that Mr.

Outerbridge had moved to England with his wife Angela due to medical reasons.

He added that the narrow focus of the Bluebird & Longtail Society made it a difficult organisation to keep afloat after Mr. Outerbridge left the helm.

And he said: "We feel that we can effect a smooth transition. All members of the Bluebird & Longtail Society with up-to-date membership are happily welcomed.'' PEACE GROUP SEEKING FOOD FOR BOSNIA FNR CLB Peace group seeking food for Bosnia A local peace group is asking for donations of canned goods for the people in war-torn Bosnia.

The Medjugorge Peace Plan Group have sent ten containers of food and supplies to countries needing assistance, including the Azores and Haiti.

Volunteers will be loading the container for Bosnia from 9 a.m. on Saturday until the container is filled.

The collection point will be on the former US Naval Air Station in St.

David's.

Access will be through the main gate by the Swing Bridge roundabout, followed by a right turn once inside the former Base.

For more information call Lucy Willis on 292-6185.

DIVORCES GRANTED IN SUPREME COURT CTS Divorces granted in Supreme Court The following divorce decrees nisi were granted recently in Supreme Court between: Wayne Howard Tucker and Donna Isabelle Tucker; Maria Jose Dos Santos de Lima and Jose Manuel Araujo da Costa; Leanne Koverne Jackson and Anthony Charles Jackson; Edith Millicent Swan Dolmo and Ambracio Dolmo; Valerie Elaine Orinthia Richmond and Marcus Robert Geoffrey Richmond; Karen Elizabeth Romaine and Milgrove Charles Romaine; Sharon Angela Eve and Donald Escot Eve Jr.; Dyan Elaine Smith and Harold Gladstone Smith; Andrea Emmeline Basden and Calvin Dexter Basden; Cammie Michelle Berkeley and Eric Charles Berkeley; Melanie Valderrama Ratteray and George Edmund Guilding Ratteray; Basilia Franco Medeiros and Jose Luis Pacheco Resendes; Gary Russell Sheppard and Robin Elizabeth Sheppard.

MAN HURT, CHASED IN CLUB INCIDENT CTS Man hurt, chased in club incident A 26-year-old Devonshire man sustained groin and abdomen injuries after an assault at a Front Street nightclub during the weekend.

Police said the incident occurred around 2.30 a.m. on Sunday at the Odyssey Night Club.

The victim told Police he was verbally abused and then assaulted by several men.

He said he was kicked and punched about the body, but managed to escape with help from a staff member at the nightclub.

However, he added, the offenders pursued him and continued to assault him outside.

The man was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Police inquiries were continuing.

RIDER REPORTS HIT-AND-RUN BY A TRUCK AC Rider reports hit-and-run by a truck Police are investigating a report of a hit-and-run accident which occurred on Somerset Road yesterday morning.

The rider of a brown Suzuki RC 100 reported that he was riding north on Somerset Road, near the junction with West Side Road shortly after midnight on Sunday, when a truck travelling in the opposite direction collided with his offside leg shield.

As a result of the accident, the 26-year-old rider lost control of the cycle and fell in the road.

He sustained cuts and abrasions to his body and slight damage to his cycle.

Police said the small white truck failed to stop after the accident.

Anyone who can assist with the investigation into the accident is asked to contact P.c. Dalana Robinson at Somerset Police Station on 234-1010.

MAN BREAKS LEG IN MYSTERY CRASH AC Man breaks leg in mystery crash Mystery surrounds an accident which left a 20-year-old Devonshire man with a broken leg and cuts and abrasions.

Police said they found the man lying on Friswells Road in Pembroke around 10.30 p.m. on Sunday.

Inquiries revealed that the man -- who was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment -- had been involved in a cycle accident, but someone had removed the cycle from the scene prior to the arrival of Police.

Spokesman P.c. Gary Venning said the cycle was believed to have been red or orange.

Anyone who can assist with the Police investigation is asked to contact P.c.

Jeffrey Baron on 295-0011.

MAN, 54, DENIES SCRWDRIVER ATTACK CTS Man, 54, denies screwdriver attack A 54-year-old St. George's man has been remanded in custody for allegedly wounding a Pembroke man with a screwdriver on Saturday night.

George M. Palmer, of Ferry Road, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to the Pembroke attack on Joseph Simmons.

He also pleaded not guilty to assaulting David Abraham on the same date.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor asked that bail be denied.

Magistrate Edward King set the trial for mid-October.

BURST PIPE LEAVES HOME FLOODED FIR Burst pipe leaves home flooded Flooding caused some $200 damage to a Devonshire home yesterday.

Fire Services spokesman Lt. Jon Thompson said six firefighters responded to the flooding report around 8.50 a.m.

When they arrived at the residence, near Devonshire Bay, they found about a half inch of water in the kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The flooding was suspected to have been caused by a ruptured water heater or the pipe leading to the heater.