I note with great interest, plans submitted last week for a 'War Memorial' to be erected at one end of our community's major thoroughfare.

In my opinion, the recent "Battle at Rorkes Drift" hardly warrants commemoration in our town or anyone elses for that matter regardless of how many thousand Zulus there were.

Surely we can wait for a decent war to break out before committing ourselves to such a foolhardy scheme. There's bound to be one or two sooner or later.

Yours etc,

I have noticed with increasing regularity the introduction of carriages propelled by the internal combustion engine perambulating along our streets.

I am concerned that this 'fad' is being given far too much attention by the local authorities who appear to be under the misapprehension that the 'motor car' is here to stay and are now making arrangements to allow them to travel at up to 5 miles an hour.

Undoubtedly, right of way on our highways should be given to those using the horse drawn carriage and new fangled bicyclopede as a method of transport. They are safer and far more efficient. One could also argue that they are indeed less of a burden on our environment but of course that's irrelevant.

My major cause for concern however is that if we are not careful, someone will embrace the concept of this new fangled machine and attempt to make a tidy profit as a result. Heaven forbid that should ever be the case.

Yours in disgust,