words to a Police officer who was trying to stop a fight in the street.

Lecolia Caines, of Bostock Hill, Paget, said Police had "grabbed'' her 14-year-old God-daughter during the incident in Ewing Street, in Hamilton.

But Senior Magistrate, the Wor.

Will Francis fined the former nurse's aide $50 for her behaviour.

Prosecuting, Sgt. Rex Osborne said: "On September 7 this year, Police attended a nasty, domestic situation on Ewing Street. A large group of people had gathered.

"The defendant approached a Police officer shouting a number of offensive words, telling him what she would do to him. She was arrested later.'' Pleading guilty to the offence, Caines said: "The Police were beating a boy and the next thing I knew they had grabbed my God-daughter. They started shouting. They were cursing me and I was cursing them.

"I guess they grabbed her because the crowd was hostile, but they had no right to lay their hands on her.'' Mr. Francis said: "I will take into consideration what you have said.

However, I will fine you $50.'' DRIVER BANNED UNTIL 1998 CTS Driver banned until 1998 A Warwick man has been disqualified from driving until June 20, 1998. Randolph Ball, 21, of the Rocklands Estate, had a two year ban added to a previous suspension of five years, for driving while disqualified.

Ball was caught on Middle Road, Warwick, by Police earlier this year. He was charged with driving while disqualified and having no licence.

Prosecuting, Sgt. Rex Osborne said that Ball had been in court on April 26, 1991, for driving while disqualified and driving while impaired by alcohol. He had been fined $400 and disqualified until 1996.

Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis said that disqualification and a prison sentence were mandatory in this case.

He added a two year ban to the previous sentence but gave Ball a three months prison sentence, suspended to two years. He also fined him $300 for driving while disqualified and $100 for driving without a licence.

AFRICAN ART ON EXHIBITION ART African art on exhibition A $55,000 donation has helped the Bermuda National Gallery to put on its first international exhibition, "Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals''.

The exhibition will arrive from the Centre for African Art in New York and will be presented for three months next year, starting in October.

The donation was made by the Christian Human Foundation, a charitable trust based in Bermuda.

The Foundation makes worldwide annual donations to organisations involved in art and education.

Gallery director Mrs. Laura Gorham said: "What makes this exhibition particularly exciting and unusual is that it is a collection of artifacts borrowed from museums and collections the world over. Thus it is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see such a fine collection under one roof.'' After the exhibition leaves Bermuda it will be showing in at least four US museums.

She added the gallery had appointed a steering committee to develop a full slate of activities and benefits to coincide with the exhibition, including a masked ball.

VISITOR HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK CTS Visitor had too much to drink An American visitor who was caught riding his livery cycle while under the influence of alcohol was advised by Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis to "get a good bit of exercise'' and walk for the remainder of his vacation.

William Charles Locatell of Verona, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to impaired driving when he appeared in Magistrates' Court.

The court heard that Locatell was in collision with a private car on Middle Road in Paget on Wednesday, but failed to stay at the scene.

A member of the general public chased him down, and returned him to the site of the accident. Attending Police officers noticed alcohol on Locatell's breath, and a subsequent alco-analyser test revealed 147 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

The 23-year-old was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for a year.

Locatell assured Mr. Francis he would keep away from auxiliary cycles for the rest of his stay and take taxis instead.

POLICE SEEK HIT AND RUN DRIVER CTS Police seek hit and run driver Police are appealing for a driver to come forward who they believe was involved in a hit and run accident.

The accident occurred around 11 p.m. on Thursday when a Hyundai car collided with a Mitsubishi car parked on King Street, Hamilton, near the Pool and Tile House.

The collision caused extensive damage to the rear of the Mitsubishi and the Hyundai is believed to have major damage to its front.

Police are also seeking any witnesses to the crash or anyone who can identify the driver. They should contact P.c. Kevin Waldron at the Police Traffic Department on 295-0011.

LONG-TIME VISITOR DIES IN NEW YORK OBT Long-time visitor in New York Word has been received of the death yesterday of Mrs. John C. Swartley Jr., of New York City and Long Island, New York. Popularly known as Libby, Mrs.

Swartley was a frequent visitor to Bermuda and the sister of Mrs. C. Vail Zuill of Tucker's Town.

She is survived by her two children who are also well known in Bermuda, Mr.

Hobart D. Betts III and Mrs. H. L. Shephard III, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.