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Press, 23 September 1987, Page 10

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Farmer's revenge

An eastern Java farmer who caught his wife and her lover in a tryst decapitated them both with a sickle and then brought the heads to his village chief, the police said. The 35-year-old farmer, identified as San, calmly tied the heads together with a strip of bamboo and surrendered to the authorities in Probolinggo. — Jakarta Sinatra returns Thirteen years after he cut short an Australian tour in fury, Frank Sinatra has agreed to return to sing next January. Sinatra, aged 71, will perform

at the closing ceremony of a five-day show to launch a tourist resort on the Gold Coast. — Brisbane Tunnel fire A fire that broke out in a railway tunnel killed one passenger and injured 46 in western Japan. The blaze halted a■. six-coach train with 70 people aboard and survivors battled thick smoke as they escaped the tunnel on foot along the track. — Osaka Voyage success A 31-year-old man who has had 10 heart operations arrived home after sailing alone on a 40-

month voyage round the world. James Hatfield, a former chef, was greeted by wellwishers when he arrived at Penzance on the south-west tip of England. “I set out to show that people suffering from heart trouble can still have a full life, and I think I’ve achieved that,” he said. — London ■ Stolen paintings French police investigating international art thefts say they have discovered more than 1000 stolen paintings, furniture and other art works in a three-storey warehouse in southern France. — Marseille