10 JULY 1953, Page 16

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 178

Set by D. R. Peddy A prize of £5 is offered for an extract from a love scene in a play set against the background of one of the following : the United Nations Headquarters, a Home Office Approved School, the office of a literary weekly, a Civil Defence Training Centre, the Stock Exchange, the Athenaeum, the College of Arms, or a Trade Union Annual Conference. Limit 200 words.

Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and, must be received not later than July 21st. Results will be printed in the Spectator of July 31st.