Bermuda going to the dogs...show Bermuda is going to the dogs next week when handlers and their canine companions come to the Island for the biannual dog shows.

The Bermuda All Breed Club is holding the shows over four consecutive days in the Main Ring at the Botanical Gardens in Paget from March 3.

The club has invited handlers and their dogs from Canada and the United States to compete with their local counterparts.

Ring dogs will be judged and compared against their own breed to win the Best of Breed title before going on to compete for the title Best of Group.

The seven groups are classified as sporting, herding, working, hounds, non-sporting, terriers and toy. The winners from these groups will then go on to compete for the "Best in Show''.

There will also be prizes awarded for Best Puppy in Show, Best Veteran, Best Locally Owned and Best Bermuda Bred.

CENSUS WORK STARTS GVT SUR Census work starts Officials are planning to cut the survey time of next year's census in half by hiring more enumerators than before.

"We want to flood the field with as many people as we possibly can,'' Janet Smith Bradshaw, chief statistician for the Government statistics' department, told The Royal Gazette .

Shortening the enumeration time from two months to one should make the process easier for respondents, Ms Smith Bradshaw explained.

Ms Smith Bradshaw said the format of the census would not differ greatly from 1991 and the department was on schedule to send enumerators into the field by next May.

And she said Friday's Budget allotment of $245,000 would primarily be used for a publicity campaign, supplies for enumerators, temporary staff, printing and training.

Ultimately, the total cost of the census will be comparable to past years and remain around the $1 million mark.

Between 450 to 500 personnel are expected to be employed for the Islandwide data collection.

CHECK LEADS TO ARREST CRM Check leads to arrest Police stopped and arrested a man on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug during routine vehicle checks yesterday.

Officers arrested the 28-year-old man while conducting routine road checks on Crow Lane, Pembroke at 10.15 p.m. yesterday.

POLICE IN DRUGS' ARREST CRM Police in drugs' arrest Police arrested a Pembroke man on suspicion of possession of drugs yesterday morning.

The 23-year-old man was arrested by Police on Curving Avenue in the very early hours of yesterday morning.

The man has been bailed to appear before Hamilton Magistrates' Court.

MOSIMANN RETURNS EAT Mosimann returns Award-winning master chef Anton Mosimann will return to Bermuda with his trademark bow tie this week to offer a cigar dinner with all the trimmings at Hamilton's Waterloo House.

The hotel's general manager Trudy Moulder yesterday said the Swiss chef would oversee the dinner on Friday night which will include a champagne reception and offer specially selected cigars between the courses.

The unique experience starts at 7 p.m. and is limited to a maximum of 80 people. Reservations can be made at 295-4480.

STUDENT'S WALLET STOLEN CRM Student's wallet stolen A female student had her blazer and other belongings stolen from a local school this week.

The student reported to Police that her school blazer had been stolen from the library at Berkeley Institute on Monday.

The blazer was later found in the boys' bathroom but a wallet which contained the girl's driving licence, ATM card, a small amount of cash and other papers was not recovered.

SCHOOL ALARM GOES OFF ED School alarm goes off Police responded to an alarm activation at a local school earlier this week.

The alarm was set off at 11.15 p.m. on Monday night at Prospect Pre-School, Devonshire.

Officers discovered a person had unlawfully entered the premises and stolen a microwave from the school.