tonight.

And the Ministry of Community, Culture and Information is urging everyone to attend the annual Emancipation Service at Dockyard.

The event, which features a dance on the life of Mary Prince -- a slave who eventually escaped to Britain via Antigua and wrote a book documenting her life in Bermuda as a slave -- is free and begins at 7.30 p.m.

The Bermuda Regiment band, the St. Paul AME Church senior choir and the Miracle Angelic Choir -- under the direction of Mr. John Woolridge, will also perform at the event.

WORK AT OCEAN VIEW GOING VERY WELL GVT The Ocean View Golf Club is well on its way to a brand new appearance. Work in progress is moving at a steady pace, said a report from the Government.

Last month, Works and Engineering minister, the Hon. Ann Cartwright Decouto performed the official roof wetting ceremony.

According to an update from the Information Services department, extensive work has since been carried out .

Foundations and first floor structures for the golf cart storage area have been installed. Design details for the maintenance facility have been presented to the P.T.B. Board of Directors for approval.

Initial work on the golf course landscaping has begun around the clubhouse. A man-made pond has been filled with water and a Bermuda stone wall is under construction.

A contractor has been chosen to start the excavating grading which is needed before work can begin on the driving range and Number One fairway.

FUND-RAISER FOR THE BERMUDA INSTITUTE FNR After 50 years of continuous education, the Bermuda Institute is gearing up for at least 50 more.

A fund-raising project is being held to help pay for the school's expansion.

The programme, entitled "A Night of Entertainment'', includes story-telling from librarian Mrs. Florenz Maxwell, a variety of music, and poetry recitals.

The event takes place on Saturday, July 31 at 8.30 p.m. at City Hall.

Tickets are available at the Adventist Book Store, Gloria's Fashions or call 295-2465 before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m.

SECOND STAGE OF REGISTRY ON THE WAY IMM The second stage of the national status Registry will be soon under way according to a top Immigration Department spokesman.

The Registry will eventually be used to establish with certainty whether a person possesses Bermuda Status.

Dr. Martin Brewer, assistant chief Immigration officer, said that the first draft that came out in June and was in post offices around the Island for three weeks, is now been changed given the public's criticisms.

"We wanted to know how accurate the list was. We wanted to correct spelling mistakes, addresses, and unnecessary duplications that creeped in.

"A lot of people wrote in and asked how they could get their children on the Registry. That will be dealt with later after we are sure about all the adults.

"The second draft will be out in September for another three weeks so that it can be critiqued. It will then be taken back and a third draft will be sent out in December. In January or February we hope to publish a Standard Register. We hope at this point there will be fewer objections. We hope it will be up and running in January or February 1994,'' he said.

POLICE WARN TO BEWARE OF THIEVES CRM Police are warning residents of the Pitts Bay Road area in Pembroke to beware of thieves and keep an eye out for anything suspicious.

A number of break-ins were reported in the neighbourhood, Police said.

An office at a building off Pitts Bay Road was ransacked on Tuesday night, but nothing appeared to be stolen.

Three bottles of liquor were stolen from an Addendum Lane store. And some damage was caused at another business nearby.

A home on Old Rectory Lane off Pitts Bay Road was also broken into. Strange noises were heard about 2 a.m., Police said.

RELIEF FOR US TAXPAYERS IN BERMUDA TAX US taxpayers who filed their returns late will still be able to claim the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. New regulations, issued by the US Consulate, apply to US citizens and Bermudians with green cards.

Under previous rules taxpayers could not claim the $70,000 exclusion if the tax returns were filed a year after the due date, without securing a private letter ruling first. A tax then had to be paid on their total earnings.

The new rules allow taxpayers to claim the exclusion without a private ruling if they come in before being pursued by the IRS and file the necessary form.

"Filed pursuant to Section 1.911-7(a)(2)(i)(D)'' must be written legibly across the top of the first page.

The relevant forms can be obtained from the American Consulate and inquiries directed to the IRS at 809-766-5040.

BERMUDIAN LOOKS INTO BRAIN POWER NJ A Bermudian professor's research into the brain power of the elephant was featured last month in the prestigious American magazine OMNI.

Former Saltus Grammar School student Dr. Robert Dale is a psychology professor at Indiana's Butler University.

He has been carrying out his study at the Indianapolis Zoo, Indiana.

And one of his aims is to find out how elephants recall things for many years.

In an experiment, an elephant is surrounded by pots containing apples. Its ability to find the apples and memorise where they are is then tested.

According to the magazine article, entitled "Who You Calling Dumbo?'', Dr.

Dale has found certain patterns, but no "grand scheme'' in the order of pots selected by elephants.

He is quoted as saying: "Apparently this problem is so easy for them that they don't have to resort to any special strategy.

"It's as if they make a mental map and check off the places they have been to.'' The article states Dr. Dale, whose parents live in Grasmere Road, Pembroke, launched his studies a year ago.

FUND CONTAINS $102.8 MILLION IN ASSETS HOA Government's public service pension fund contained assets of $102.8 million available for benefits on March 31, 1991, a Government auditor has reported.

That was up from $92.1 million at the end of 1990, a report tabled in the House of Assembly said.

The lion's share of the $102 million is held with three investment managers, auditor Mr. Larry Dennis said.

It was estimated the pension benefit liability was $224.5 million, resulting in an unfunded liability of $121.7 million.

Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul has said the shortfall is no threat to public sector employees' pensions. It was a liability in the future, not the present.

Government intended to start adding an additional one million dollars each year to close the gap.

The Public Service Superannuation Fund was established on April 1, 1982. Its powers and authority are specified by the Public Service Superannuation Fund, 1981.

Income is derived from contributions from members and the Government, and from investments.