Mr Johnston, formerly, postmaster at Newton-Stewart, writes as follows to Mr D. W. Nicholson, secretary of the Mechanics' Institute, Newton-Stewart: "Reading report of your annual meeting has reminded me of something Corporal Harding was good enough to send me and which I thought might be useful in your Mechanics' Museum which his father started some forty years ago with much enthusiasm. It is a part of the Zeppelin brought down at Cuffley. An expert here tells me it is part of one of the stiffening ribs and as such I have described it on the paper affixed to it. If you have not already had a bit of Kaiser's favourite war weapon before he started burrowing beneath the sea, your members may be pleased to have it. Coming through Corporal Harding, son of the founder of the Museum and a well-known townsman, it will be doubly welcome. As an old member and one who made much use of it I have great pleasure in being the means of passing it on to you. With all best wishes for its continued success."