BRL ENTERPRISES INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-06-29
INVESTORS, NEC
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

    

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 10)


                              BRL ENTERPRISES, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                           Common Stock, no par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  055925 10 1
                                 (CUSIP Number)


    Jeffrey L. Steele, Esq., 1775 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 
    (202) 261-3314
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   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
    and Communications)


                                  June 26, 1998
               (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).




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   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Peter Cundill & Associates (Bermuda) Ltd.
          N/A
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   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a) [ ]
                                                               (b) [X] 
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          SEC USE ONLY
   3

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   4      SOURCE OF FUNDS
          OO
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   5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)[ ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   6      Bermuda
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           7
                                  SOLE VOTING POWER

   NUMBER OF SHARES               0
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
         WITH

                        -------------------------------------------------------
                           8
                                  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                  0
                        
                        -------------------------------------------------------
                           9
                                  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                  0
                        
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                           10
                                  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                  0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11
            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
            0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    12
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
             SHARES  [ ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
             0.00%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
             CO, IA (Canadian)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1
          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Peter Cundill Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.
          N/A
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2
          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                               (b)  [X] 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3
          SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4
          SOURCE OF FUNDS

          OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5
          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6
          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Bermuda
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      NUMBER OF
        SHARES             7      SOLE VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                   0
         EACH
      REPORTING
        PERSON
         WITH
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                           8
                                  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                  0
                        -------------------------------------------------------

                           9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                  0
                        --------------------------------------------------------

                           10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11
             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
             0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    12
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
             SHARES  [ ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             0.00%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

             HC
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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   1
          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          F. Peter Cundill
          N/A
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   2
          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                               (b)  [X]
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3
          SEC USE ONLY


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4
          SOURCE OF FUNDS

          OO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5
          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6
          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Canada
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      NUMBER OF            7      SOLE VOTING POWER
        SHARES
     BENEFICIALLY                 0
       OWNED BY
         EACH
      REPORTING
        PERSON
         WITH
                        -------------------------------------------------------

                           8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                  0
                        -------------------------------------------------------

                           9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  0
                        -------------------------------------------------------

                           10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11             AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
               0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    12
             CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
             SHARES  [ ]

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13
             PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
             0.00%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14
             TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
             IN
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------




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         This Amendment No. 10 to the Statement on Schedule 13D heretofore filed
on or about March 20, 1992,  as amended by  Amendment  No. 1 filed on August 10,
1992, Amendment No. 2 filed on March 1, 1993, Amendment No. 3 filed on September
1, 1993,  Amendment  No. 4 filed on February 24, 1994,  Amendment No. 5 filed on
June 23, 1994,  Amendment  No. 6 filed on September  14, 1994,  Amendment  No. 7
filed on October  31,  1994,  Amendment  No. 8 filed on  February  22,  1995 and
Amendment  No. 9 filed on  October  12,  1995,  is  filed  by  Peter  Cundill  &
Associates (Bermuda) Ltd., a Bermuda corporation ("PCB"), Peter Cundill Holdings
(Bermuda)  Ltd., a Bermuda  corporation  ("Holdings"),  and F. Peter Cundill,  a
Canadian citizen residing in England  ("Cundill") (PCB, Holdings and Cundill are
sometimes  also  referred to herein  individually  as a  "Reporting  Person" and
collectively  as "Reporting  Persons"),  to reflect the following  amendments to
Item 5:

         ITEM 5 IS  HEREBY  AMENDED  AND  RESTATED  TO  READ AS  FOLLOWS  IN ITS
ENTIRETY:

         Item 5(d):

         No  transactions  in the Shares  have been  effected  by the  Reporting
Persons or to the best  knowledge of the  Reporting  Persons,  by any  executive
officer,  director,  affiliate or  subsidiary  thereof  during the past 60 days,
except  the  following  transactions,  each of  which  was  made  in a  broker's
transaction in the open market.

Reporting Person       Sale/                          No. of Shares    Price
                       Purchase          Date                          Share
PCB                    Sale              6/26/98        35,000         $6.750
PCB on behalf of       Sale              6/26/98        94,400         $6.750
PCA                    Sale              6/26/98       124,096          6.750
                       Sale              6/26/98        25,000          6.750

PCB on behalf of       Sale              6/26/98       123,400         $6.750
Cundill Limited


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PCB on behalf of       Sale              6/26/98       449,288          $6.750
Value Fund
PCB on behalf of       Sale              6/26/98       168,000          $6.750
International

Item 5 (e):

         As of June 26, 1998, the Reporting  Persons ceased to be the beneficial
owners of more than five percent of the Issuer's Shares.

Item 7.  Materials Filed as Exhibits.

                  In accordance  with Rule  101(a)(2)(ii)  of Regulation ST, the
following  exhibits which have been  previously  filed in paper format,  are not
required to be restated electronically and are incorporated by reference herein.


                                            Exhibit  1 - Power of  Attorney  for
                                    Peter  Cundill &  Associates  (Bermuda)  Ltd
                                    (Incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit A to
                                    Item 7 of  Amendment  No. 9 to Schedule  13D
                                    filed by the  Reporting  Persons  on October
                                    12, 1995 with respect to the common stock of
                                    BRL Enterprises, Inc.)

                                            Exhibit  2 - Power of  Attorney  for
                                    Peter   Cundill   Holdings   (Bermuda)   Ltd
                                    (Incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit B to
                                    Item 7 of  Amendment  No. 9 to Schedule  13D
                                    filed by the  Reporting  Persons  on October
                                    12, 1995 with respect to the common stock of
                                    BRL Enterprises, Inc.)

                                            Exhibit 3 - Power of Attorney for F.
                                    Peter Cundill  (Incorporated by reference to
                                    Exhibit  C to Item 7 of  Amendment  No. 9 to
                                    Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting  Persons
                                    on  October  12,  1995 with  respect  to the
                                    common stock of BRL Enterprises, Inc.)


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                                       SIGNATURES

         The  undersigned  certify,  after  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best
knowledge and belief of the undersigned,  that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.  The undersigned agree to the filing of
this single Statement on Schedule 13D.


                                                     PETER CUNDILL & ASSOCIATES
                                                     (BERMUDA) LTD.


Date: June 29, 1998                                  By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley
                                                         ----------------------
                                                         Patrick W.D. Turley
                                                         Attorney-in-Fact*


                                                     PETER CUNDILL
HOLDINGS
(BERMUDA) LTD.


Date:  June 29, 1998                                 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley
                                                         ----------------------
                                                         Patrick W.D. Turley   
                                                         Attorney-in-Fact*

                                                     F. PETER CUNDILL


Date:  June 29, 1998                                 By: /s/Patrick W.D. Turley
                                                        -----------------------
                                                        Patrick W.D. Turley
                                                        Attorney-in-Fact*

*Pursuant to Power of Attorney on file with the Commission and incorporated by
reference herein.



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