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28 Thursday July 81 198'6 THURSDAY PEOPLE Fears grow fcir Myth of Titanic sinking Blackstone "dafkeyed, raven-haired evil genius Paul and Diana Lamplugh (above) whose daughter Susannah (right) is missing with "Mr Kipper," (impression below) lists of empty flats in case the man has obtained keys to other properties. The artist's impression, drawn with the help of neighbours who saw Miss Lamplugh leaving the house in Shorrolds Road, is of an "extremely smart" man in a dark suit with dark, swept back, hair. He is between 5ft 7in and 5ft 9in tall, white and aged between 25 and 30. Miss Lamplugh, who lives in Disraeli Road, Putney, is 5ft 6in tall, with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, grey skirt and peach-coloured blouse.

place where she can't get out," said her mother. Mrs Lamplugh should yesterday have been celebrating her 50th birthday which Susannah would not have missed. When her two other daughters in New Zealand rang her to wish her happy birthday, she had to tell them that their sister had vanished. They are terribly close and they are devastated," she said. Her father, a solicitor with the Law Society, said I don't believe she's been murdered.

I can't explain it but we feel very strongly that she is still alive and I believe with everybody's help we can find her," said Mr Lamplugh, of East Sheen, Surrey. More than 100 police are searching for Miss Lamplugh, who was formerly a beautician on the QE2. An incident room has been set up at Fulham police station. Detective Superintendent Nick Carter said The longer time goes by the more fearful I become of finding her alive, because such behaviour, two nights away from home without contacting a soul, is totally out of character. She is intelligent and- level-headed.

She has possibly been abducted." Police were asking other local estate agents to compile Tied pubs inquiry could put up price of beer' laid to rest From Mark Tran in Washington THE unsinkable Titanic went down with a whimper, according to explorers of the wreck. The iceberg that struck the luxury liner on April 14, 1912, 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland did not tear a gash but "popped some rivets rather quietly but lethally" on the side of the ship. Watei rushed in as the impact buckled the plating. The myth of the deadly gash was laid to rest yesterday at a packed news conference at the National Geographic Auditorium in Washington presided over by Dr Robert Ballard, leader of the deep sea exploration of the Titanic wreck. Dr Ballard showed extensive videotapes and still photographs taken during 11 dives to the ship.

In a joint operation with French researchers he discovered the resting place of the Titanic last September 12,000 feet down. He returned earlier this 'week from a 22-day trip to photograph in detail its hum, split into two main sections, much of it rust-encased -debris. Earlier this month, Dr Ballard tested an unmanned robot which provided video footage of the wreck. The pictures showed rivers of rust covering the hull of the ship. Brass, ceramic and copper objects, such as portholes, saucepans and kettles fared better in the depths and still retain their polish, but all Picture, page 8 the elaborate woodwork is gone.

What mostly remains is the caulking between the planks, or a spongy mass filled with bore holes. The TItanic's woodwork was eaten away by woodboring molluscs f. which have festooned the liner with their skeletons in -the millions. The last exploration took place earlier this month. A 3-man crew aboard the Alvin deep submergence vehicle spent 33 hours exploring the 'wreck, which is broken in two.

The robot was attached to the front oS Alvin to be manoeuvred iato areas inaccessible to the bigger craft. The crew found the bow of the ship much easier to explore than the "rat's nest" of 'cables and debris at the stern over 500 feet away. Both halves hit the bottom with such force that they are now dug into the ocean floor, and Dr Ballard speculated that the ship broke up on the surface or on its way down. However, after extensive probing of the wreck, the crew found no sign of a gash thatv could have been caused -by the iceberg. The crew found no sign of the Titanic's name plates.

time has eroded its "Dr Ballard said. But the 1,552 people who perished 705 survived will be now commemorated bv a plaque put by the expedition on the stern of the wreck where people assembled as the Titanic sank. Dr Ballard believes that the Titanic should be left in peace. His expedition left the wreck untouched, and left possible souvenirs on the seabed. With less scrupulous I people in mind, he said that 'the most valuable artifacts in the unmarked wreck had probably been destroyed or buried deep, "he Titanic is itself," he said.

For his efforts, Dr Ballard was awarded the Navy's first bottom girn award recently told the director-general of fair trading, Sir Gordon Borrie, that a second Monopolies investigation would be "unnecessary, unproductive and costly in effort." They are unsure why the tied house debate, has been revived, but claim that since 1969 their influence in the pub trade has declined; with just over half of British Pubs owned by brewing groups, compared with three quarters 10 years ago, and an increase in the number of beer and lager brands. No other industry, such as bread or sugar, has as many competing suppliers," they claimed yesterday. The Brewers' Society says that if the inquiry goes ahead it could make brewers think twice about their present investment programmes. The society's spokesman, Mr Kenneth Dunjohn, added There could also be anxiety 'about the price of beer, as an inquiry is not likely to create conditions in which beer prices will be By Gareth Parry Police yesterday intensified their search in west London for Miss Susannah Lamplugh, an estate agent thought to have been abducted by a man posing as a house buyer. Frogman searched the Thames near Stevenage Road, Fulham, where her Ford Fiesta was found abandoned, and a police helicopter covered parks and cemeteries Scotland Yard released an artist's impression of "Mr Kip per the man whom Miss Lamplugh was showing around a house in Shorrolds Road, Fulham.

Miss Lamplugh, aged 25, disappeared on Monday after keeping a lunch-time appointment with "Mr Kipper" who had telephoned the Sturgis estate agency and asked to view the 130,000 property. Police have found that his name and address were false. She was last seen shortly after 1pm, coming out of the house with the man. When she had not contacted her office by 7pm her employer informed the police. Her car was found outside another house, also being sold by Sturgis, and one theory is that she had also shown "Mr Kipper around that property.

Last night her parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh, made an emotional appeal to her kidnapper. They said: "Please let her go. All we are concerned with is getting her back." They said thev were con vinced that their daughter stil alive. "But we are terrified that Suzy is tied up in a Howe tells PM to back sanctions Continued from page one frey's turbulent reception were emerging yesterday. His public dressing down from President Botha was, by all accounts, matched by the South African leader's private exchanges with him nn TiiocHgir in PrArnrin The president's style and ap- pruacii appeared to nave ucui equally crude, designed to be offensive as well as unshakably negative.

Rut Prpsiilent P.ntha's intran sigence at least set the situa tion straignt, it ne naa responded to the Foreign Sec- piitaru'c armimont with rpal- istic timetable for releasing Mr Nelson Mandela, the gaoled nationalist leader, or foreshadowed possible new initiatives, Mrs Thatcher would have found it far easier to insist at the Commonwealth summit that the EEC initiative should timo and that she was fully justified in holding her hand on sanctions. Tho avnoripnPA has DaSSion- ately involved Sir Geoffrey in the future ol soutn Airica. ne is not prepared to drop the ntinct -far -inGt and demo cratic society in South Africa merely because President Botha has slammed the door on him or President Kaunda of Zambia has accused Britain of kissing apartheid. Tho T.ahnnr Partv national executive committee yesterday nalloti nn trip finvprnmp.nt. to support all eight measures agreed at Nassau ana to arop its stratesv of delay and duplicity." Dr David Owen, the SDP leader, called for an air ban to go ahead immediately if the Orffiinicntinn nf Afripan TJnitv would refuse over-flying rights to airlines.

Mr Alan Beith, Liberal deputy leader, said It is time for Sir Geoffrey to tell Mrs Thatcher that he will resign if she does not back him in a call for sanctions against South Africa. Prison find BOXES of mustard gas and a quantity of tear gas have been found at Lindholme prison, on the site of a former RAF base near Doncaster, the Prison Officers' Association said last night. AROUND THE WORLD Lunch-time Reports Majorca Malaga Malta Manchester Melbourne Miami Montreal Moscow Munich Nairobi Naples 'Nassau Newcastle, New Delhi 'New Vork Nice Oporto Oslo Paris Peking Perth Prague Reyklavik Rhodes "Rio Riyadh Rome Salzburg Seoul Singipore Stockholm Strasbourg Sydney Tangier Tel-Avlr Tenerlfc Toko Tunis Valencia 'Vancouver Venice Vienna Warsaw Wahlnntn Wellington 28 82 23 84 20 68 30 86 29 84 29 84 27 81 23 73 29 84 28 82 13 55 29 84 29 84 23 73 17 63 15 59 20 68 29 84 15 59 20 68 15 59 25 77 23 73 20 68 31 88 17 63 27 81 14 57 27 81 31 88 24 75 24 75 2S 79 12 54 25 77 31 88 27 81 13 55 24 75 18 64 CJ17J 23 73 17 22 72 21 70 34 93 30 86 27 81 31 88 12 54 14 57 33 91 25 77 23 73 25 77 20 68 34 93 30 90 IS 59 31 88 30 86 27 81 18 64 20 68 9.1 7.1 Alaccio Algiers Amsterdam Dbados Barcelona Beirut Belgrade Berlin "Bermuda Biarritz Birmingham Bombay Bordeaux 'Boston Boulogne Bristol Brussels Budapest Aires Cape Town Cardiff Casablanca Cologne Copenhagen Corfu Dunlin Dubrovnik Edinburgh Faro Florence Frankfurt Funchal Gibraltar Glasgow. Helsinki Hon Kong Innsbruck Inverness Istanbul Joburg Lis Palmas Lisbon l-ind-i Anneles Luxr-mhouw Madrid 30 85 12 54 25 77 12 54 28 82 21,70 A i -ina 29 84 25'77-C 30 88 18 '64 27 81 IS 61, 28 791 30 86: 25 7f7 axon s' 32 90- an 8R 17.63 78 82 29 84 V. 24 75 33 91 11 52 Cloudy; Previous Fair: Rain; Sunny, day's reading.

SATELLITE PREDICTIONS The figures give in order, I'me visibility, when rising maximum elevation and direction of settinn. An asterisk denotes entering or leavlnq eclipse. No satellite predictions. Labour drops plans to soak the top earners Tansey, and will present the programme for the last time in about a month. Norman Tebbit, the caring face of Chingford has whistled off a reply to Alf Salisbury, a constituent who had the temerity to complain about the 40p pension rise.

His letter, said Norman, was childish in the extreme." Mr Salisbury is aged 79. The shareholders of Martina Navratilova Limited (Stephen and Daniela Bland) seem unlikely to be doing any business with the tennis star whose name they have taken in vain. The company has been registered in Britain, without Martina's consent, in the shameless belief that she will be obliged to buy it for rather more than their initial 100 outlay. Mr Bland, the accountant who formed the company for an anonymous client, has offered first refusal to the all-conquering champ. Not a chance, says her agent in Ohio, Peter Johnson.

My advice to her will be to hire attorneys," he says. We don't deal with extortionists." Mr Bland, who has had approaches from a dozen other potential buyers, insists that the venture is wholly legal. There is nothing extortionate about it she has the right to say no," he protests. Whoops! The National Union of Journalists is wiping a little yoke from its face with an apology, in this week's register of job vacancies, for an advert which appeared in the last one: for an assistant foreign editor on the Sunday Times. NUJ, members are under strict instructions not to apply for jobs at Stalag Wapping.

Neat Names Dept (l): the new chairwoman of the Greater London boroughs' joint ecology committee is Gill Green; her deputy: John Plant. Neat Names Dept a deep breath. London law firm of Finley; Humble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley, Myerson Casey lias a new associate: Michael C. Mulitz, formerly of Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander Ferdon; of New York. Brian MacArthur, editor of Today, came close to a place at this week's newspaper design awards lunclfc if only as guest speaker.

Sadly, he had to cry off, thanks to a holiday he had forgotten all about." Staff at the Daily Shah hope he'll remember when to return to work. There's nothing else left now she'll HAVE to send Terry Waite." BIRTHDAYS Sir George (Gubby) Allen, cricketer, 84 Evonne Cawley (nee Goolagong), tennis player, 35 Geraldine Chaplin, 42, Cheryl Murray, 34, actresses; Norman del Mar, conductor, 67 Jonathan Dimbleby, journalist, 42 Prof Milton Friedman, monetarist, Sir David Hirst, Sir Charles McCullougn, 55, Queen's Bench judges Brian Inglis, journalist, 70 Ralph Koltai, stage desiigner, 62; Peter Nichols, playwright, 59. OBITUARY Gordon Mills, pop star manager, who discovered Tom iTones, Erigelbert Hum-perdinck and Gilbert O'Sullivan, of cancer in Los Angeles; aged 51. Diary by Andrew Moncur Bopper comes of age SOME old Foreign Office hands, it is said, still grow pale at the memory of Dr Tessa Blackstone, the onetime dark-eyed evil genius "of the 1970s Cabinet Think Tank. Heavens, wasn't she the woman who wanted us to start giving value for or some such nonsense? Now it's the turn of the educational establishment.

Dr Tessa has just been appointed Master of Birkbeck College, London, after nearly four years with the Inner London Education Authority, latterly as clerk to the authority' and director of education. Someone with an inspired sense of mischief (and an eye for original talent) has decided that if anyone can galvanise Birkbeck's urgent campaign for more cash Dr Tessa can. It's a bit hard for such a one to submit to the title of master perhaps that can be questioned, given time. For Birkbeck, the leading part-time university college for adult students, has to fie saved from oblivion. There's a great fight to be fought," she says.

Can Dr Tessa recreate those days when, as a 34-year-old member of Sir Kenneth Berrill's Central Policy Review Staff in the Cabinet Office, she whizzed off round the world with her colleagues to assess how effectively Britain's interests were being represented Many of their 280 recommendation were so critical of the way embassies spent money that the Establishment buried them in obfuscation. People did say many of our questions were naive," says Sir Kenneth. But sometimes very basic questions are needed. I think I'd ask them again. If I were helping to produce a similar report today, though, I think I might frame the conclusions more tactfully." But what fun it was, sweeping through Barbados, Sao Paulo, Brazilia, La Paz, Caracas, not to mention Paris and such, spending a couple of hours here, another hour there, making wads of notes.

The right wing press was livid. Dr Tessa, of LSE vintage and brilliant academic record, was the dark-eyed, raven-haired, evil etc etc." She and her Think Tank colleague, Kate Mortimer, then 30, were Fabian teeny-boppers." Much of what was said and written was pure travesty" says Kate. "We did enjoy it, though, making up theories about ambassadors with large dogs and ambassadors with small dogs. The ones with large dogs were more self-confident and secure Dr Tessa lectured at LSE, vhen became Professor of Educational Administration at London University's institute of Education for five years before joining ILEA. The Think TanK? "Extremely valuable experience," she says.

PEOPLE DIARY Tony Benn has been offered, and has declined, the chance to address this year's Tribune rally at the Labour party conference, which says something about where his heart lies and about the decline in the meeting's standing as the platform for the left. Benn prefers to speak at the rally called the same evening by the Campaign group in its newly fashioned form, which lays claim to the true values of the left wing of the people's party. Tribune is not totally chuffed abut the coincidental timing Benn spoke at its rally last year and, as in the past, enjoyed great, success on its platform. The imminent departure of Olivia O'Leary from BBC-2's Newsnight has given rise to intense speculation about her successor. Names being bandied about include seasoned bradcasters Adam Raphael, political editor of the Observer, and Stephen Milligan, foreign editor of the Sunday Times, where the most active escape committee since Colditz resides.

Ms O'Leary is having to acknowledge that the Irish Sea is something of a l)ar to commuting. She is returning to Dublin and the bosom of her three-year-old daughter and economist husband, Paul Profile by Dennis Johnson By Mary Brasicr Britain's brewers warned yesterday that beer prices might rise and that the future of tenanted pubs could be threatened by a decision to investigate the, system of tied public houses. The' Office of Fair Trading is to announce next week that it is asking the Monopolies Commission to look at the tied1 house systerm under which the main brewers own 59 per cent of pubs in Britain. The inquiry will be the third the brewers have faced in the last 17 years, including a previous Monopolies investigation in 1969 which opposed the tied house system but failed to make any recommendations for changing or abolishing it. The system has also come under the scrutiny of the EEC and the old Price Commission.

As a result of- the EEC review brewers were forced to cut down on the concentration of tied pubs in some areas. A delegation of brewers Japanese council loan Continued from page one be held to assess the budget effects for next year, when the council will not be rate-capped. This year, the council has been working without a formal budget but has been by- officers ot ttje, need; to pe, seen to balance the books "if borrowing powers are to and charges wilful misconduct avoided. Mr Byrne said the council attached major importance to its housing strategy, not only for its effect on the social fabric but for its contribution to improving employment. But Sir Trevor Jones, the Liberal leader, said the council was mortgaging the city's future.

Today, 47 Liverpool Labour councillors will hear the Appeal Court's verdict on their appeal against being surcharged after setting a late rate. Should they lose, they plan to appeal to the Lords. AROUND BRITAIN Reports for the 24 hours ended 6pm yesterday Sun- Max. shin Rain temp Weather hrs In. (day) ENGLAND Birmingham.

Bristol Carlisle 1.9 1.6 .40 14 S7 Rain .33 15 59 Rain .37 15 59 Rain 20 68 Cloudy. .21 15 59 Rain .01 15 59 Rain nm 19 66 Cloudy .55 14 57 Rain .73 16 61 Rain .25 16 61 Rain .18 15 59 Rain pm .24 16 61 Rain .11 15 59 Showers .11 16 61 Rain 19 66 Cloudy. -r- 19 66 Cloudy. 20.68 Sunny 21 70 Sunny am. 2J 70 Sunny 2170 Sunn 18 64 Sunny 19 66 Sunny 2.2 London 6.0 Manchester 0.5.

Newcastle 2.3 Norwich 5.3 2.0 Plymouth 1.0 1.9 EAST COAST Tynemouth Cromer 1 0.2 4.3 3.0 5.3 Southend 10.5 10.5 12.0 Margate Heme Bay SOUTH COAST Folkestone 13.0 Hastings. lower, and it would be tragic if it affected the future of thousands of tenanted public houses." The brewers argue that forms of tied house agreements exist outside the UK and are essential to provide breweries with a guaranteed market for a product which goes off quickly. "There is no better alternative to put in its place no brewer can afford to pour beer down the drain," said Mr Dunjohn. "Who is going to run pubs better than brewers The inquiry's terms of reference will be announced on Monday, and if it goes ahead it could take two years to com--plete. Fears of a fresh investigation have been rife within the industry since Sir Gordon asked nine major brewing companies for detailed information about their public house networks earlier this year.

Brewery groups' shares have been flat in anticipation of a monopolies reference. shipping list of commitments it contained broken up and scattered through the document. However, there are new commitments on- school meals, with the party wanting to re-establish the nutritional guidelines for meals abolished by the 1980 AcUVThere is also a pledge to reverse cuts in free school meals to the children of low-paid parents which are to be brought in with the new Social Security" Act: The policy document says that 3.6 billion should be spent on improving pensions, child benefit and long-term benefits and says the money should come from removing tax concessions which the richest 5 per cent have enjoyed since 1979. But it does not spell out the commitment to carry out the programme in the first budget of a Labour Government. Other changes are suggested, but the document makes clear that they cannot be implemented until the money is found to pay for them.

Cardiff lolwyn Bay 1.8 Prestatyn Tenby SCOTLAND .80 15 59 Rain .47 18 64 Drizzle .33 18 64 Drizzle pm .94 16 61 Rain Aberdeen Edinburgh Xlnloss 2.1 2.1. 2.6 2.7 .06 14 .19 14 .55 12 .43 13 .02 15 .01 13 .02 13 .36 14 13 .12 12 13 57 Ftein pm 57 Rain 54 Rain 55 Rain 59 Rain pm 55 Showers pm 55 Rain 57 Rain 55 Cloudy 54 Rain 55 Bright 3.2 1.2 1.1 Prestwlek 0.9 Stornoway 1.2 0.2 flick 2.2 NORTHERN IRELAND Belfast 0.4 05 18 64 Rain LONDON READINGS From 6 pm Tuesday to 6 am yesterday: Mln temp 12C (54F). From 6 am to 6 pm yesterday Max temp 20C (6SF). Total periodr rainfall, trace; sunshine, 6hr. PASSAGES North Sea, Straits of Dover, English Channel Very rough, becoming moderate.

St Georoe'i Channel: Rough, becoming slight, Irish Sea: Very rough, becoming slight. Gallery job may fall to outsider Continued from page one lery who applied but was not called for interview pointed out that the job specification said that experience in a major gallery was "virtually essential." Donald Wintersgill writes The- Burlington Magazine, the most distinguished journal on art history in the world, has been transferred from the International Thomson Organisation to a charitable trust. The magazine has kept its head above water for years but International Thomson wanted to dispose of It. The aim of the trust, the Burlington Magazine Foundation, is to keep the magazine independent and prosperous. About 1 million is needed as an endowment and the amount raised so far is about 100,000.

Man faces murder charges By a Staff Reporter Kenneth Erskine, aged 23, unemployed, of no. fixed address, was charged last night with murde-ing two pensioners in Stockwell, south London. He will appear in court at Battersea, south London, this morning charged with the murder of Mrs Jane Cockett, aged 67, and Mr William Downes, aged 75. Both lived on the Overton Estate, in Stockwell. Mrs Cockett died in her first floor flat on June 9, and Mr Downes, who lived in the next block was found dead on July 20.

Erskine was arrested on Monday at a social security office in Southwark and had been questioned by police until 8.30 last night, when the charges were made. L1GHTING-UP TIMES Belfast 9.59 pro to 5.03 am Birmingham 9.32 pm to 4.55 am Bristol 9.31 am to 5.02 pm Glasgow 9.57 pm to 4.50 am London 9.21 pm to 4.52 am Manchester 9.39 pm to 4.53 am Newcastle 9.42 pm to 4.43 am Nottingham 9.32 pm to 4.52 am HIGH-TIDE TABLE London Bridge 10.08 am 10.35 pm Dover 7.55 am 8.19 pm Liverpool 7.35 am 8.20 pm SUN RISES 5.21 am SUN SETS 8.51 pm MOON RISES 12.14 am MOON SETS 5.31 pm MOON: New August 5. THE GUARDIAN 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3ER Telephone: 01-278 2332 Telex: 8811746 (Guardn G) For facsimile only: 01-837 2114. In Manchester: 164 Deahsgate Manchester M60 2RR Telephone: 061-832 7200 Telephone Advertisement Sales: London: 01-430 1234 Manchester: 061-832 7200 Ext. 2161 Printed and published by Guardian Ncwsoaoers Limited at 119 Farrinodon Road.

London EC1R 3ER, at 164 Deansgate, Man- cnesier mou ikk. anu at me news icntre, Hllsea, Portsmouth P02 9SX, for and on behalf of the Guatdlan and Manchester Evening News Public Limited 43.507. Thursday, July 31, 1936. Registered as a 'newKiaper at the Post Office ISSN Continued from page one quarters of the population would be better off or no worse off under. Labour's proposals, then went on "The share of the richest 20 per cent in the -national income will be reduced, but each successive less well off; 20 per.

cent qf the popular turn would gain." The NEC was invited to delete the paragraph: "given the political sensitivity of including a specific' proposal to reduce' the national income share of the richest 20 per cent." Mr Geoff Bish, Labour's research director, said in the confidential document We suggest there is little to be gained from including such a paragraph and a good deal, possibly, to be lost." The introduction to the document has been rewritten to. give a "clearer idea of the party's priorities but there is no real change of substance. The section in the previous draft called "Labour's Priorities has been excised and the Eastbourne Brighton Worthing Littlehampton. Haylina 1 Southsea Ryde Sandown Shanklln Ventnor Poole Swanage Torquay Falmouth Penzance isles of Jersey WEST COAST Newquay Weston-s-Mare Southport -Vlorecamte, Oouplas WALES 12.7 10.1 9.3 7.7 6.8 6,8 5.3 8.3 7.8 8.0 2.3 4.4 2.1 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.2 3.9 4.3 13.9 13.2 19 18 18 19 18 19 18 20 19 21 17 21 18 17, .28 17 .34 16 .16 17 17 .33 1R .19 17 24 22 66 Sunny 64 Sunny 64 Sunny 66 Sunny 64 Sunny pm 66 Sunny pm 64 Bright 68 Sunny 66 Sunny 70 Sunny 63 Cloudy 70 Cloudy 64 Bright 63 Cloudy .63 Rain pm 61 Rain nm 63 Thunder pm 63 Rain 64 Rain 63 Rain 75 Sunny 72 Sunny 3.9 .26 17 63 Rain 2.7 17 63 Rain 1.5 .46 15 59 Rain .24 15 59 fain 0.6 .24 16 61 Rain 1.1 .13 15 59 Rain 0.2 1.05 14 57 Rain Anglesey ,58 16 61 Rain 1.1 THE WEATHER Showers, some sun 4 A DEPRESSION and associated occlusion over Scotland will inrtove slowly NE into the northern North Sea. London, SE, Cent S.

and Cent England, East Anglia, Midlands, Channel Islands: Bright or sunny intervals and showers, some heavy. Wind SW veerinq W. moderate, occasionally fresh. Max temp (66-70F). SW and NW England.

Wales, Lake Ois-Jrlet: Rather cloudy, some bright or sunny Intervals and showers, heavy In places. Wind NW, moderate or fresh. Max 18-20C (64-68F). lile of Man, SW Scotland, Glasgow. N.

Ireland: Cloudy with occasional rain at first. Becoming brignter with showers, some heavy. Wind NW, moderate or fresh, occasionally Strong. Max 16 18C (61-64F). NE England, Borders, Edinburgh cid Dundee: Rather cloudy, some bright or sunny intervals.

Occasional rain. Wind SW, moderate or fresh, becoming NW later. Max 17-19C (63-66F). Aberdeen. Moray Firth, NE Scotland: Cloudy, outbreaks of rain.

Wind or NE, 'backing or NE, moderate or fresh. Max 15-17C (59-63F). Cent Highlands, Argyll, NW Scotland: Rather cloudy, occasional rain. Becoming, more showery later. Wind or NE, moderate or fresh, occasionally strong.

Max 14-16C (57-61F). Orkney, Shetland: Cloudy, outbreaks of rain. Wind- or TIE, moderate, increasing fresh or strong. Max 13-15C (55-59F). Outlook: Sunny intervals and showers, "but mere general rain spreadlnq to most places during Saturday.

Temperatures mostly near normal. MANCHESTER READINGS From 6 om Tuesday to 6 am yesterday: Win temp 9C (48F). From 6 am to 6 pm 'yesterday: Max temp 15C (59F). Total period: rainfall, 0.21in; sunshine O.SIn..