The Colonel has departed his blown hideaway, in the Western Slopes of the Blue Mountains for a short sojourn with friends at Samford, about 50ks. NW of Brisbane. Return to the blown hideaway is expected late Monday. Peace negotiations are believed to be in hand for the following week, and avenue is being arranged by a third party in the exclusive northern suburb of Whale Beach, on the 24-26th.December. Reporting restrictions mean that we can only describe the venue as being a luxurious three story private dwelling, over looking the beach with unrivalled Eastern views. The Colonel’s previous captors have so far not respond to the many entreaties to come to the negotiating table, it is believed that they want for nought at this time. Other parties have come forward with other generous offers, a negotiating table in Baulkham Hills (Western Suburbs) and another, more widely known to our readers, at Gosford. Other news. A Tropical Cyclone is currently hammering the Pilburra Region of North West Australia with recorded winds of 279 K.P.H. the highest ever recorded in this country. It’s expected that the strong weather front will effect the whole continent during the next few days.