currency offences.

Dwayne Gino Phipps, of Berkeley Road, was not required to enter a plea in Magistrates' Court to the offences which date back to October, 1991.

He will be tried in the Supreme Court.

While the amount of currency was not revealed, the court heard that on October 16, 1991, Phipps allegedly made a false statement on Bermuda Monetary Authority's Form E-1 and claimed he was taking the money out for a trip to New York.

Phipps was also charged with failing to return the foreign currency to the bank.

Twelve other similar counts were not read out.

Phipps, represented by Mr. Perry Trott, was ordered to return to court on February 19 for mention.

He was bailed in the sum of $500 with the condition that he not apply for foreign currency without the court's consent.

BLOCKED CHIMNEY FILLS HOUSE WITH SMOKE FIR Blocked chimney fills house with smoke A family had an unpleasant experience when a blocked chimney caused their home to fill with smoke.

Nine firefighters in two trucks arrived at the house on Cobb's Hill Road, Paget, but found no damage.

The fire service were also called to a property on Pitt's Bay Road, in Pembroke, where an electrical fault had set the meter box on fire. Again there was no damage. Nine personnel and two vehicles were in attendance.

DROP IN NUMBER OF IMPAIRED DRIVERS CRM Drop in number of impaired drivers The number of people arrested for impaired driving dropped significantly last month, Police reported.

There were 16 people arrested for the offence in January compared to 40 in December 1992, and 20 in January last year.

Of those arrested, 10 failed the alco-analyser, five passed, and one refused.

The youngest person arrested was 23 and the oldest was 66.

The most common age group was between 22 and 30.

Most of the arrests occurred on Saturdays, with most occurring between 10 p.m.

and 1 a.m.

Four of the arrests were as a result of road traffic accidents.

Vehicles used by those arrested were nine cars, one truck or van, and six bikes.

BOOTH MEMORIAL HALL UP FOR SALE CHU Booth memorial Hall up for sale The Court Street building which has served as the Salvation Army's Hamilton Citadel for many years is now up for sale.

Booth Memorial Hall, where Salvation Army meetings and services are held, was put on the market last week by L.P. Gutteridge Limited.

Salvation Army divisional commander Major Elmer Pavy said yesterday that members have been debating for some time whether to build a new facility on the site or move elsewhere.

The congregation's work has apparently outgrown the building's approximately 8,000 square feet, and more space and better parking facilities are required he said.

Major Pavy said if a reasonable offer is not received for the building, the Army will most likely tear down Booth Hall and erect a more space-efficient replacement.

LITTLE LAMBS APPLICATION TURNED DOWN PLN Little lambs application turned down Little Lambs Nursery School has been refused permission to expand their Pembroke facility because the site was deemed unsuitable for any substantial increase in students.

The Development Applications Board nixed the application by saying the Kings Court site "is not suitable for the proposed intensification of use from 50 to 135 children''.

The refusal also said that the area is not directly served by a public road and the site's single, narrow access lane is not enough to handled the expected increase in traffic.

SIX-MONTH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE ADDICT CTS Six-month sentence for cocaine addict A 24-year-old cocaine addict already serving a three-year prison term for stealing from a World Cup soccer referee, was last week sentenced to six months for stealing an auxiliary cycle.

Neville James Woods, of Cooks Hill Road, Sandys Parish pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to the offence which occurred between November 27 and December 2, last year.

Woods was convicted recently in the Supreme Court of stealing about $1,600 from a referee's hotel room and breaking into five homes in his neighbourhood.

Magistrates' Court heard that Woods also stole a cycle from outside the public washrooms on Victoria Street, Pembroke and road it to Somerset where he put the wheels on his own bike and threw the frame and engine into the sea.

The six-month sentence for cycle theft will run concurrent with Wood's Supreme Court sentence.

BOTTLE OF BLACK SEAL RUM COSTS MAN $100 CTS Bottle of Black Seal rum costs man $100 Stealing a bottle of rum worth $8.50 cost a 43-year-old Warwick man $100 in Magistrates' Court last week.

Colin Hinson Bean, of Cedar Hill, pleaded guilty to stealing a bottle of Gosling's Black Seal rum from Heron Bay MarketPlace on January 25.

A store manager saw Bean remove the bottle from a top shelf and stuff it down the front of his pants, prosecuting Insp. Peter Duffy said.

Bean was stopped as he attempted to leave the store.

Duty counsel Mr. Tyrone Chin said Bean had the money to pay for the liquor.

JANITOR FOUND MAN ASLEEP IN SCHOOL CTS Janitor found man asleep in school A 28-year-old homeless man was last week granted a six-month conditional discharge after he was found sleeping in a school.

Vincent Whitter pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to trespassing at Elliott Primary School on Hermitage Road, Devonshire, on January 24.

Police were called after the school's janitor found Whitter asleep in the staff room, prosecuting Insp. Peter Duffy said.

Whitter, who was temporarily living at Warwick Camp, said he needed a place to sleep.

He was fined $150 last month for trespassing at the same school.

Insp. Duffy said Whitter committed the most recent offence the day after Bermuda Regiment's boot camp was discharged.

Whitter told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis that the Regiment was helping him find a permanent residence.

He also said he slept at the school on January 24 because all of his money and cheques had been stolen at the camp.

"With that being the case,'' Mr. Francis said, "I will give you some assistance as well. I will give you a conditional discharge.

"But I can't allow the school premises to be used like that.'' REGULAR VISITOR, ROY DUNHAM, DIES OBT Regular visitor, Roy Dunham, dies Mr. Roy O. Dunham, a regular visitor to Bermuda, has died aged 66 in Victoria, Canada.

Born in Brentford, Ontario, Mr. Dunham was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

He retired from the Royal Canadian Navy and was later employed at the Lunenburg Foundry. He was a Royal Canadian Legion member. He was also a keen curler.

He leaves a brother and sister, five daughters, three sons, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Daughter Mrs. Lei-Valli Thompson, a Bermuda resident, said her father was well known in the Island having stayed here for three to five months of the year.