15 MARCH 1930, Page 14

Capital Punishment

Essay Competition

THE Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to consider the question of Capital Punish- ment has been meeting weekly since the end of January. In view of the public interest created by this enquiry, the Spectator has _decided to offer three prizes of ten guineas, five guineas, and three guineas respectively for the best three Essays submitted on The Pioblem of the Death - Penalty in England To-day. Entries should be sent -to

THE COMPETITION EDITOR,

The Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C. 2, and marked " Capital Punishment " in the top left. hand corner. . The Editor is glad to announce that Sir John Withers, M.P.; and Mr. Laurence Housman -have kindly consented to act with him as judges. -. . It is desired that the Essays submitted should be in the nature of a critical study of the subject, and they will be judged according to merit irrespective of whether their writers approve or disapproVe of Capital Punish- ment. Essays, which should in no case exceed -2,900 words, should- be on- one side of the paper only, and if possible -be typed, Essays -should be submitted not later than March 81st, 1930, and the Editor reserves publication rights in all Essays submitted.