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the Civil Air Terminal when he arrives on the Island next Tuesday evening.The official swearing-in ceremony at the Cabinet Building will follow on Wednesday morning.

the Civil Air Terminal when he arrives on the Island next Tuesday evening.

The official swearing-in ceremony at the Cabinet Building will follow on Wednesday morning.

Lord and Lady Waddington are expected to arrive aboard the scheduled British Airways flight from London at 6.20 p.m. On hand to meet them will be Acting Governor Mr. John Kelly and Mrs. Kelly, Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan and Lady Swan, the Chief Justice, the Hon. Sir James Astwood and Lady Astwood as well as members of the Cabinet and other dignitaries.

The Governor will arrive at the Cabinet Building on Wednesday morning to a 17-gun salute and will inspect a Guard of Honour of the Bermuda Regiment before proceeding inside the Senate for the swearing-in ceremony at 10.30.

The oaths of office will be administered by the Chief Justice and the Premier will deliver a greeting to which Lord Waddington will respond.

BA CUTS FARES FLY BA cuts fares British Airways yesterday announced it will slash advance purchase fares between Bermuda and London this fall and next spring.

In October, April and May, fares will be $662 for those travelling midweek and $720 for the weekend flight.

Minimum and maximum stays of seven days to two months will remain the same as will the two-week advance purchase requirement.

"We have been very pleased with the success of our new service this summer and are keen to maintain momentum through autumn and spring by lowering these shoulder fares,'' BA's local manager Mr. Philip Troake said.

"By bringing them closer to our existing low season fare of $588, we will have extremely competitive fares throughout the traditionally slow travel months.'' EXTRA SHOWS THR Extra shows Disappointed ticket holders who were rained out of Bermuda Civic Ballet's outdoor production of La Sylphide on Wednesday night, will get another chance to see the popular ballet.

An extra performance will be held on Sunday evening, in the grounds of Government House at 8.30 p.m.

Wednesday night tickets will be valid for that performance. Ticket holders who are unable to attend on Sunday may obtain a refund. Miss Celia Luthi, publicity manager for the production, said yesterday that a few tickets for tonight and Saturday were still available at the Visitors' Service Bureau Box Office and that Wednesday night tickets could also be exchanged for those evenings.

FERRY POOR! TRA Ferry poor! Low hotel occupancy figures coupled with the three-day industrial strike have been blamed for a huge drop in the number of passengers who used Government's ferry service during July.

According to figures released yesterday by the Department of Marine and Ports Services, only 44,490 people took the ferry last month compared to 54,317 in July last year -- a drop of almost 10,000.

Numbers on the Paget-Warwick route were down by 22 percent -- 18,582 for last month against 23,975 for July, 1991. And on the Somerset route the figures showed a 15 percent decline, 25,908 from 30,342.

CRASH INJURES FIVE AC Crash injures five Five people were hurt after their car ploughed into a stone wall in Pembroke when the driver swerved to avoid a cat.

A 12-year-old boy in the back seat needed 20 stitches to a head cut.

The crash occurred in St. John's Road near Adderly's Store at around 7.30 a.m.

yesterday.

Police say the driver, a 21-year-old Devonshire woman, lost control after trying to avoid a cat.

She suffered a bump on the head, and a Hamilton Parish man in the front passenger seat suffered concussion.

A 23-year-old Devonshire woman in the back seat broke her leg, and a four-year-old boy suffered scratches on his chin.

The car, a Toyota Starlet, was extensively damaged.