Dear Sir, Does advertising work? It does when there is a lower priced apartment for rent (furnished $875 per month).

This advertisement appeared in The Royal Gazette Classifieds on Saturday. A single placement. We received 35 phone calls. We held open house for two hours on Sunday afternoon. Fifteen inquirers came to look over a two hour period.

Only one could get the apartment.

The point of this report is that there must be a tremendous need. Some were in immediate need. We decided on a young Mom with a four-year-old daughter. My reading of a rental advert by one of the established agencies showed a minimum of $2,000 per month. Clearly out of the range of most of those who applied for our apartment. Inquirers were living with their families, or were in temporary accommodations as they were expat workers or unhappy with their present landlords.

What can be done and soon to afford suitable housing? As you can see one in 35 requests for immediate accommodation is highly inadequate. May I just thank those who did follow up with a visit and were unsuccessful. My heart goes out to you.

DJB City of Hamilton Praise for new AG April 2, 1999 Dear Sir, "And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.'' 1 Thessalonians 5:13 My sincerest and deepest heartfelt congratulations to the Premier, the Hon. Jennifer M. Smith, Legislative Affairs Minister Mrs. Lois Browne Evans, the members and loyal supporters of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party and fellow Bermudians on the recent historic appointment of Mrs.

Browne Evans as Bermuda's first-ever political Attorney General on April 1, 1999.

We are so proud of you, Mrs. Browne Evans. Your appointment is truly an appointment on behalf of the people of Bermuda. It may not have come when we thought it should have come, but rest assured it is right on time. Over the past 30 years or more, we have followed with interest your political career and your brilliant and illustrious career as a lawyer. Needless to say, your fellow Bermudians have been stimulated, motivated, challenged and encouraged by your courage, your undying commitment and dedication to the struggle for a dispossessed people and the untold sacrifices you have made on behalf of all Bermudians for freedom, justice and equality. Since the appointment we have been simply enthralled, absolutely ecstatic and completely overwhelmed. Never in our wildest imaginations, for some of us, did we expect such an appointment. What a three-tiered glass ceiling you have cracked as a Bermudian, a Woman and a Black person! With such an appointment, Mrs. Browne Evans, the Iron Lady of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party, is afforded a tremendous opportunity to make an even more worthy and valuable contribution to her native land Bermuda. Like Esther of the Bible, we ask of you, "....

And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?'' What has been most meaningful and significant for me, however, is that since November 9, the date of Bermuda's date with destiny, I have felt a resurgence, a rekindling, a revitalisation and a rewarding of those old traditional Bermudians values that were instilled and inculcated in me during my younger years. Such values as hard work, sacrifice, dedication, commitment, perseverance, honesty, integrity, respect for the elderly, diligence and loyalty were the hallmarks of the Bermudian society in my youth. You are a striking and outstanding role model of these character traits for all of us, the younger generation.

Are these the values that many of our young people seem to be lacking in today's society? It has been said that it is often better to see a sermon than hear one.

Hopefully, by your example Mrs. Browne Evans, we as a community will be encouraged to restore to our younger generations the vital foundation that produced the many, many charactered citizens like you in our country.

Surely, there must be a book in the making! I long for the day when you will be afforded your rightful place in a localised, individualised curriculum among the "National Heroes and Heroines of Bermuda''.

May God honour you according to Psalm 91:16, "With long life will I satisfy her and show her my salvation.'' (Adapted) Thanks for touching our lives and encouraging us to continue to work for a new, brighter, fairer, freer and equal Bermuda for all Bermudians.

DR. MURIEL M. WADE-SMITH Smith's Parish Not the first political AG April 5, 1999 Dear Sir, Saturday's edition (April 3) of your paper carried a picture and report of the Governor's appointment of Mrs. Browne Evans to the post of Attorney General, at which time His Excellency is reported to have said: "It's an occasion for me to hand over formally the instrument of appoint and to congratulate her on her appointment as Bermuda's first Attorney General to come out of either House of Parliament.'' This of course was incorrect. But HE is to be excused as this is what he had been told, as stated in your Wednesday, March 31 edition: "The Island's first-ever political Attorney General...'' Repeated in today's editorial! I believe I must protest.

To illustrate my protest I will relate the appointment of one previous Attorney General, perhaps the most outstanding one, who was a Member of the House of Assembly (MCP), Samuel Brownlow Gray who in 1865 was elected one of the four men to represent Paget. He was immediately appointed Attorney General, (he was not the first). Mr. Gray was regularly re-elected to this seat and re-appointed AG which position he held for more than 30 years, to the end and turn of the century. He was an outstanding success and after several years in this position was made a Companion of St. Michael and St. George.

(CMG) Early in the following century he became Chief Justice and was knighted (KCMG).

Sir Brownlow Gray was also honorary secretary of the trustees of the Bermuda Library, on whose behalf, in 1877, he introduced the Bill to provide the funds with which to publish the second volume of the "Lefroy Memorials''.

It seems to be fashionable to think that Bermuda's history only began in 1968.

Thank you Sir, for the space to correct this error.

JOYCE D. HALL Pembroke Shocked by speech April 1, 1999 Dear Sir, Last night I was in shock as I listened to the ZBM evening news broadcast speech made by the former Editor of The Royal Gazette , Mr. David L. White to Hamilton Lions Club.

Mr. White actually threatened the Premier by saying in so many words that if she did not jump into bed with the media, she would suffer the same fate as Jim Woolridge (he did not get the Premiership), Julian Hall (he had the rug pulled out from under him), and, last but not least, Saul Froomkin (he did not become Chief Justice), because they did not bow down to the media. Mr. White mentioned others but their names escaped me.

Mr. White's speech was reminiscent of the days when some people's mortgage would be called in if they were not playing the "Yes Sir'' game. Or, if "they'' (the powers that be), thought these people were some sort of threat to "their'' wellbeing by becoming too successful, and getting a too big a piece of "the pie'', thereby, rendering "their'' share a bit smaller. This speech did not have veiled threats, these threats were outright.

What Mr. White was really saying is "kiss up to the media'' and they will be kind to you! What in the world happened to "fair play'' -- "give credit where credit is due'', and, most importantly, "unbiased news reporting?'' Mr. White sounded like his name, very, very "old Bermudian white'', and, very, very "old Bermudian arrogant''. This was a definite "If you do not bow down to me, I will kick the feet from under you and make you suffer'' speech.

We the public should take this threatening speech very seriously. This means that there are people in our society who think the way Mr. David White does and, if these people have some control over other people's lives, they will certainly carry out their acts of elimination as Mr. White's speech intimated.

When will these ignorant, arrogant, selfish, mightier-than-thou attitudes cease? Haven't enough people in this world been wasted because of the above? This type of thinking and attitude should be put to rest, for who knows, the world could end tomorrow. Then what? PAT FERGUSON Warwick Cox should be full-time April 5, 1999 Dear Sir, I am writing in response to the headline in Saturday's Royal Gazette , announcing the possibility of an Island-wide strike.

Naturally, this is a troubling thought for all Bermudians, as no-one I am sure wants to have to go through the major inconvenience of another Island-wide strike. However, I can understand the frustration that our workers must be experiencing to make them feel that this is their only recourse to getting the ear and attention of management.

These events make me wonder about the commitment of our Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety. While I have the utmost respect for the Hon.

Miss Cox, I feel that perhaps it is time for her to dedicate herself to her Ministry on a full-time basis. Although it is admirable that she would want to maintain her position with the Bank of Bermuda, a leave of absence from that position would be an appropriate step for her to take right now. This Island is crying out for attention and in her position as Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety, Miss Cox cannot fail to listen and dedicate herself wholeheartedly to preserving the stability of this so-called `new Bermuda''.

If for whatever reasons she is unable to commit herself to her ministry on a full time basis, perhaps the Premier should reconsider her appointment. As the Premier herself realised, there are some Ministries that need the commitment and dedication of a full time Minister. The Ministry of Labour, Home Affairs and Public Safety is undoubtedly one of them.

A NINE-TO-FIVER City of Hamilton