laying in a pool of blood on Middle Road early Sunday morning.

Officers saw the man near Heron Bay School. He was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he was treated for serious wounds to his arms and legs.

It is not known at this time what caused the victim's injuries.

Police also reported that a 31-year-old Pembroke man suffered a fractured wrist after he was allegedly assaulted by four men in the area of Roberts Avenue in Devonshire last Friday evening.

The four men apparently approached the victim demanding money and when he refused they assaulted him with a weapon.

RESIDENTS ANGERED BY SMOKE CLOUDS TSH Residents angered by smoke clouds A temporary glitch caused clouds of smoke to emanate from the Tynes Bay incinerator at the weekend disgusting North Shore residents.

But Works and Engineering minister the Hon. Leonard Gibbons explained yesterday the smoke lasted just minutes and was not likely to occur on a regular basis.

The incident which occurred on Saturday night was the result of a "start-up'' operation, he said.

Senior plant manager at the incinerator Mr. Al Keeler confirmed the smoke was non-toxic ash and was unlikely to cause any blackening. It was caused when one of two incinerators was re-started after a period of disuse. Before the incinerator reaches its optimum temperature, smoking occurs for up to a maximum of ten hours. He added this was "normal'' after a period of disuse.

Mr. Gibbons said plant contractors requested a reduction in the amount of garbage burned while they solved a technical problem. But the stench produced by the heat and heavy build-up of trash from hotels and cruise ships meant a second incinerator was put into use this weekend.

"We would have preferred the wind had been in a different direction,'' he admitted. "But the incinerator has been going over a year and most people haven't noticed it burning.'' LOCAL SMOKERS NOT AFFECTS BUC Local smokers not affected Bermuda's smokers will not be affected by a massive recall of American cigarettes, the Island's two importers said yesterday.

In a joint statement, Pitt and Co. Ltd. and Tobacco Associates said they determined over the weekend that none of the Philip Morris Co. cigarettes with defective filters had reached Bermuda. And none of them would, the companies said.

"All merchandise on store shelves, in vending machines, and in any other place where they may be offered for sale are properly made,'' the statement said.

On Friday, cigarette maker Philip Morris said it launched a voluntary recall of several of its major cigarette brands, including Marlboro, saying defective filters in a small percentage of the cigarettes may cause eye, nose and throat irritation and dizziness among smokers.

The tobacco company said the defective filters were made between May 3 and May 10 with contaminated material that has since been "purged'' from its plants.

The contamination did not affect its international brands.