is to stand trial in the New Year.

Devon Cato, from Grenada, pleaded not guilty during his first appearance at Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Cato, of Sleepy Hollow Drive in Hamilton Parish, is charged with importing cannabis between May 6 and June 27.

He faces a further charge of possessing cannabis intended for supply after being stopped by Police in Hamilton Parish.

Cato, 26, is a former cruise ship worker. He was granted bail of $1,000 and his trial will start on January 8.

TRIAL DATES SET BY MAGISTRATE CTS Trial dates set by Magistrate Two men face trial next February for threatening behaviour in a confrontation over an abatement order for keeping nuisance chickens.

Robert Lindo, 47, and his brother Matthew, 43, face charges of using threatening behaviour on January 13 toward neighbour O'Neil Ingham, Health department inspector Melvin Douglas, and policeman Ronald Greenidge.

The men, of Morgan's Road, Warwick, also deny obstructing policewoman Nikki Durrant.

Yesterday lawyer Delroy Duncan asked Magistrate Edward King to delay the trial for the threatening behaviour and obstruction until after a trial for non compliance with the abatement order.

After confirming the non compliance trial had been set down for December 9 and 10, Mr. King ordered the men to return to court for trial on February 1 and 2.

It is alleged the confrontation occurred as the Health Department served the abatement order with a Police escort.

LARGE CEDAR STUMP STOLEN FROM PROPERTY CRM Large cedar stump stolen from property Police are investigating the theft of a large cedar stump from a St. George's property despite it being chained to a stone pillar.

The large six-foot, six-inch stump with a root pod was in a Texas Road, St.

David's roadway/car park and was taken sometime between 7 p.m. last Thursday and 9 a.m. Tuesday.

HUNGRY CULPRIT PREPARES A MEAL CRM Hungry culprit prepares a meal Someone used the cover of a long holiday weekend and broke into the Ministry of Works and Engineering quarry at Bailey's Bay.

The culprit entered a changing room/kitchenette and stole a can of tuna fish and about five rolls of paper towels.

A nearby carpenter's workshop was also broken into and someone stole a small quantity of coins and prepared a meal.

Police are also investigating the theft of a quantity of cash from a Loyal Hill, Devonshire home during the daylight hours yesterday.

LAW FIRM ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP AWD Law firm announces new scholarship A prominent local law firm has announced the formation of a new scholarship for Bermudian students intending to study law.

At a special luncheon yesterday, the partners of Mello, Hollis, Jones, and Martin announced the formation of the $10,000 Peter J.C. Smith Law Scholarship.

The scholarship will be awarded for the first time next August and applications will be accepted in the new year.

The scholarship commemorates a 50-year long career in law for Mr. Smith who closed his own firm to join Mello, Hollis, Jones, and Martin in 1993.

A spokesperson for the company said the scholarship was part of the development of the seven-year-old firm which did not have a formal assistance programme for law students.

BARRISTER WELCOMED TO BERMUDA BAR LEG Barristers welcomed to Bermuda Bar Two new barristers were welcomed to the Bermuda Bar Association before family and friends.

Tonya Lea Marshall, who will be working for Conyers, Dill and Pearman, and Shauna Marion MacKenzie, an employee of the Ministry of Finance, were admitted to the bar by Acting Justice Geoffrey Bell.

Miss MacKenzie's application was introduced by Attorney General Elliot Mottley, who said she would be continuing her work with the department.

After education in New Brunswick, Canada, she worked as a solicitor with the Department of Justice, before heading to Mozambique, where she was employed as a legal advisor.

After further education in Wales, UK, she came to Bermuda as an administrative assistant at the Ministry of Finance.

Miss Marshall, introduced by Conyers, Dill and Pearman partner John Collis, attended Mount St. Agnes Academy, followed by further education in Canada.

Miss Marshall obtained a law degree at the University of Buckingham, England, before completing a Diploma in Legal Practice at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice.

On returning to Bermuda she began work at Conyers, Dill and Pearman, where she will now be specialising in corporate law.

Both new barristers were welcomed to the bar by Richard Hector and Patricia Harvey Burch.

Tonya Marshall Shauna MacKenzie