12 JANUARY 1940, Page 30

THE SPECTATOR COMPETITIONS No. i8

PRIZES of book tokens for £2 2s. and LI Is. are offered for the best essays or stories written in words of one syllable on one of the following subjects : (a) a day at the seaside ; (b) a day in Paris ; (c) a day at the races ; (d) a day in bed. Entries should not exceed 300 words in length.

RULES.—Envelopes should be addressed to the Editor, The Spectator, 9q Gower Street, London, W.C. t, and marked " Com- petition No. 18." Entries must be delivered by first post on Friday, January 19th, 1940. The Editor reserves the right to print, in part or in whole, any entry submitted, and to withhold the prize should no entry attain the requisite standard of merit. Competitors are permitted to submit more than one entry, but no competitor is eligible for more than one prize in any given week. Envelopes should bear a lid. stamp. No entries can be returned.