P218 CEEFAX 218 Sun 26 Oct 05:32/35 1/2 AUSTRALIA Police have reported the theft of four important paintings - three bz Gauguin, the fourth by Borden. The paintings, valued at £} million, were stolen from a private collection. UNITED STATES Walt Disney's award winning animator, David Hand, who directed cartoon classics such as "Snow White" and "Bambi", had died aged 86 in California. ITALY Two Syrians were arrested at an hotel in Brindisi after police found 480 grams of pure heroin, worth nearly $1 million, in their room. News index 102/202 Newsreel 119/219P218 CEEFAX 218 Sun 26 Oct 05:31/18 2/2 FRANCE Police have arrested a Basque, Perez de Nanclares, 28, wanted bz Spain. He has applied for political refugee status. UNITED STATES Washington is to rescue the United Nations from its financial troubles with a $100 million payment. The sum will only take the UN through into 1987. IRISH REPUBLIC Atlantic storms have isolated about 1,200 people on four islands off the Donegal coast for a fortnight. An army helicopter iu to fly in supplies. News index 102/202 Newsreel 119/219