alcohol there has been met with a flood of objections.

Liquor was sold at the North Shore grocery store before it closed down last year after the owner Mr. John Soares retired. He had been knifed in the back four times during a robbery the previous year.

MarketPlace Supermarkets, which recently took over the business from Mr.

Soares, yesterday applied for a liquor licence in Magistrates' Court.

The Police, nearby Grotto Bay Hotel and the Perfume Factory have filed objections citing harassment of tourists by "rummies'' as one of their reasons.

And residents in the area, including Mr. Randy Horton of the Tourism Department and the owners of condos at Ducks Puddle, are concerned about the noise the "rummies'' make and that reopening the store might lead to further crimes.

Chief Insp. Winston Esdaille told the Liquor Licensing Board he would be referring to "a number of incidents'' which occurred in the area over the last two years, including the night-time stabbing of Mr. Soares in November, 1990.

He added Police were also concerned about an increase in the availability of alcohol in the area.

Noting all the objections lodged were "pretty much of the same tone'', chairman of the Liquor Licensing Board, the Wor. Will Francis adjourned the full hearing until next Friday morning.

He asked Chief Insp. Esdaille to notify those objecting to be in court to voice their concerns.

MarketPlace lawyer Mr. Michael Mello said his clients were anxious to get the business up and running.

In a second application to the Liquor Licensing Board yesterday, the Carriage House restaurant in St. George's was granted an extension of its existing liquor licence to serve alcoholic beverages outside on the terrace.

The Board noted there were no objections to the application.