by a knife-wielding robber during a 90-minute crime spree on Monday returned home yesterday.

Sen. Don Oliver said: "We all feel blessed to be alive. We hope the Police will soon catch the man who did it.'' Sen. Oliver, 57, a member of the Conservative Party and the brother-in-law of former Bermuda Finance Minister Dr. Clarence James, was quoted in a statement released through his office yesterday which also revealed that the robber was armed with a knife.

Ottawa Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Colin Stewart said Sen.

Oliver's staff had been in touch with him.

He said: "The Senator said he was well and being well looked after by Bermudian authorities.

"We have offered our services and have made ourselves available. There doesn't seem to be any need to intervene at this point.'' Bermudian Police continue to keep their cards close to their chests as ten officers work on the case during the early stages of the investigation.

At a Press conference yesterday, Det. Ch. Insp. Sinclair White -- who is heading up the investigation with Det. Ch. Insp. Norrell Hull -- said a number of people had been interviewed but no-one had been charged yet.

He said he could not answer whether officers had taken an hour to respond to the victims' call when it first came in as two unrelated sources had said previously.

Sen. Oliver and the couple -- who cannot be named for legal reasons -- were staying at the Middle Road, Southampton home of Sen. Oliver's wife, Bermuda Telephone Company vice president Linda Oliver.

Business associates of Sen. Oliver said he commutes regularly between his home near the seaside town of Chester, Nova Scotia and Bermuda.

He was the first black Senator appointed from Nova Scotia in 1990 and is also a lawyer and the author of the book Men Can Cook Too.

He also lectures at Dalhousie and St. Mary's University. The Olivers have a daughter, Carolynn-Marie.

When contacted yesterday Mrs. Oliver said: "I'm not going to talk to you -- no comment''.

Canadian visitors return home after assault trauma The victim of the indecent assault and her husband -- believed to be first time visitors to the Island -- also declined to speak to the Press, saying: "We have nothing to say -- thank you.'' The group had just returned to Sunshine Cottage -- which is owned by Telco president Dr. James King -- after a morning of sightseeing when the intruder confronted them.

The man -- who is described as dark skinned, about 200 pounds and five feet, ten inches tall -- threatened the group, then tied them up.

He then ate and drank before indecently assaulting the woman and fleeing with a large amount of Canadian and US currency.

The attack is the latest involving Canadians visitors following the murder of Canadian schoolgirl Rebecca Middleton last month.

Two men -- Justis Smith, 17, and Kirk Mundy, 21 -- were charged in connection with the death of the 17-year-old from Belleville, Ontario, nine days after the girl's body was found.

Mundy, a Jamaican national, was accused of being an accessory after the fact while Smith was charged with premeditated murder, a capital offence in Bermuda.

Tourism Minister David Dodwell said the latest crime "could have a negative impact on the Canadian market place''.

However Mr. Stewart stressed: "The office will not be advising Canadian travellers to avoid Bermuda.

"It is still quite a rare thing to happen in Bermuda and while it is a very unfortunate type of incident, it is the sort of thing that happens in many countries around the world.'' PHOOT Senator Don Oliver