The contact number for further information on the flea market to be held at the US Naval Air Station gate today should have read 293-0353.

A former Kentucky Fried Chicken employee was fined $800 in Magistrates' Court yesterday after pleading guilty to four charges of fraud.

Garrick Chris Williams, 19, admitted that he stole the pay cheque of a colleague on January 20, forged it, uttered statements with the intent to defraud and obtained money under false pretences.

The charges were laid after the Warwick teenager took the cheque -- worth $555.64 -- to the Southampton Princess branch of the Bank of Butterfield, signed it in its owner's name and cashed it.

Police were alerted after KFC manager Mya Fitzsimmons noticed the cheque was missing from her office, which Williams had visited on the day in question.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined Williams $200 for each charge and said the $555.64 was to be deducted and returned to its rightful owner.

Williams said he would repay the money.

BASE TO HOLD FLEA MARKET MIL Base to hold flea market The public is invited to a flea market at the US Naval Air Station tomorrow.

The sale, to be held near the Base main gate is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tables will be available for residents who have wares to sell.

For further information, call US Customs inspector Bruce Coulliette at 293-033.

STUDENTS GET HELP ED Students get help Secondary school students will get the chance to sharpen their job seeking skills without having to worry about rejection.

On February 26, Sandys Rotary Club will hold practice interview sessions at the Bermuda College.

While this will be the second year for the event, Sandys Rotary's vocational services director Mr. Ralph Richardson said private schools have been invited to participate for the first time.

Information has been sent to high school guidance counsellors who will help interested students choose an employment area.

Students will then fill out applications and have interviews with Sandys Rotarians who will act as potential employers.

Noting that last year some students were "extremely shy'' and some did not know how to complete a job application form, Mr. Richardson said: "We feel that this is a great opportunity for young people to learn basic interviewing skills.'' THIEF STOLE GAMES CTS Thief stole games Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis ordered a social inquiry report yesterday for a teenaged Nintendo thief who stole more than $1,000 worth of video games.

Howard Austin Mello, 16, pleaded guilty to breaking into the ground-floor Southampton apartment of Carla Williams on November 11 and stealing various video games, including a Super Nintendo game and a Super Nintendo game machine.

The games were later found in the home of one of three other juveniles who took part in the theft.

The case of the juveniles was brought before another judge.

Mr. Francis adjourned Mello's case until March 31 for a social inquiry. The first-time offender was released on $500 bail.

FRAUD DENIED CTS Fraud denied A 24-year-old Devonshire man pleaded not guilty in Magistates' Court yesterday to a string of fraud charges involving Gorham's Ltd.

Dean Leslie Eve, of Cedar Park Road, is alleged to have doctored Gorham's invoices on three separate occasions in October, uttered false statements about them and fraudulently obtained merchandise from the hardware store as a result.

Eve is alleged to have obtained two five-gallon cans of paint worth $244 and painting materials worth $586.

Eve denied six Gorham's-related charges in total.

Eve was granted bail of $2,000. His case comes up for mention on February 22.

GAS PRICES RISE EGY Gas prices rise The price of gasoline has gone up.

As of yesterday, gasoline was increased by 1.7 cents per litre, diesel will decrease 0.1 cents per litre and kerosene will decrease 0.2 cents per litre, the Ministry of Finance said.

The maximum retail prices for petroleum products are: Gasoline, 112 cents per litre, diesel 86.3 cents per litre and kerosene at 85.6 cents per litre.