Magistrate ruled yesterday. Magistrate Edward King rejected a no-case submission by defence lawyer Victoria Pearman. ---- Page 2 LAWYER TARGETS BANK BALANCES CTS Lawyer targets bank balances An accountant who is charged with stealing over $54,000 from his former employers could have used an easier method to take the money than the one he was accused of, it was claimed during his trial. ---- Page 2 POLICE QUESTION SENATE CLAIM DGS POL CRM Police question Senate claim Police have no knowledge of toddlers being used as drug couriers. But if members of the public do, they should contact Police. Spokesman P.c. Gary Venning made this clear after a Government senator claimed that children as young as three and four were unwitting couriers of illegal substances. ---- Page 3 LEGAL LOOPHOLE SLAMMED SHUT SEN Legal loophole slammed shut A legal loophole which won axed top Policeman Wayne Perinchief a massive cash handout for unfair dismissal has been closed. Senators approved a new law which takes the power to vary staffing levels in 15 Government departments out of the hands of politicians and give it to Governor Thorold Masefield. ---- Page 6 TOP FIVE FINISH TO STAND MAR Top five finish to stand Canadian David House's fifth place finish in Monday's Marathon Derby will be allowed to stand following an investigation by race officials. The race committee, headed by Richard Tucker, made the decision after discussions yesterday with House, who had feared he could be disqualified. ---- Sport, Page 13 FURORE OVER CO-OP FAILURE BUC CTS Furore over Co-Op failure A war of words which broke out in the Senate on Wednesday, underlines some of the political fallout reverberating around the Island over the failure of the Co-Op Supermarket. Now UBP Senator E.T. (Bob) Richards said he is going to demand an apology from PLP Senator Terry Lister for calling him "stupid'' during the debate for investing in the Co-Op. ---- Business, Page 33