cell at Warwick Camp.

But medical staff believe the incident was an attempt by the man to get out of the guard house.

Commanding officer Lt. Col. David Burch confirmed the incident had happened yesterday following rumours that a man had been found hanging from a wire in his cell.

It was said the recruit, from B Company, preferred to play basketball than attend the camp on Wednesdays.

Lt. Col. Burch said: "We had an incident last week, but the medical examination does not support that he attempted to commit suicide. There were no marks on his neck.

"He was not found hanging. But the electrical wire in the cell had been pulled down and tied in a noose. We believed it was designed to get him released after he was remanded in custody for Magistrates' Court.'' Lt. Col. Burch said the man had been remanded because of 39 absences from the Regiment.

Medical staff had been called immediately after the recruit was found in his cell, on Thursday.

The soldier will appear in Magistrates' Court on charges of failing to attend the Regiment in due course.

WEST END FERRY TRA Commuters who travel to work aboard the Patience are asked to exercise same while the Government ferry is repaired.

Mr. Mike Dolding, operations manager for the ferry service, said the Patience broke down on Saturday and needed a new engine.

The main Hamilton-Somerset ferry would be out of service until tomorrow, he said.

The ferry, which carried 250 passengers, would be replaced with a smaller one with a capacity for 150, he said.

"We will make every effort to make sure the ferry boat runs on time,'' Mr.

Dolding said. "We apologise for any inconvenience and are asking the passengers to be patient until the Patience is fixed.'' A spare engine at Dockyard would be installed in the eight-year-old ferry, he said.

Commuters were delayed after the Patience last broke down in late May.

But Mr. Dolding said that was because the replacement ferry Georgia left Somerset late due to a mechanical problem, not because the smaller ferry moved more slowly.

The smaller ferry was easily large enough to carry the number of commuters which made the Hamilton-Somerset trip, he said.

VICAR FALLS FROM HEAVEN FOR CASH FNR A Bermudian vicar fell 3,000 feet to raise money for starving people in Third World countries.

The Rev. Andrew Doughty, raised 500 (around $750) for Christian Aid, by parachuting out of a plane in England.

The Vicar of Chilworth and North Baddesley, in Hampshire, Rev. Doughty, 38, is a fifth generation Bermudian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Doughty of Hillside Avenue, in Pembroke. He went to college in England 20 years ago before his ordination in Bermuda. Later, he returned to England and has served in areas of Hampshire ever since.

His parachute jump took place at the Duke of Gloucester Barracks Airfield, in Gloucestershire, under the direction of the Royal Logistics Corps Freefall Display Team.

Rev. Doughty's preparation involved a day's training at the base.

The Vicar decided to ask for sponsors for the jump to raise money for Christian Aid after his parish had been unable to organise a house-to-house collection.

CYCLIST ROBBED CRM A knifeman fled with cash after terrorising a 37-year-old cyclist in Middletown.

The man confronted his victim shortly before midnight on Sunday in Curving Avenue.

Police said the Warwick man was deprived of a "small amount of cash'', but escaped unhurt.

A Saturday night break-in at a livery cycle compound in Devils Hole is also being investigated.

Police spokesman P.c. Gary Vanning said thieves stole a black Peugeot scooter.

Anyone with information should contact the cycle squad at 295-0011.