17 SEPTEMBER 1954, Page 16

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 240 Set by Brian Hill

The centenary of the birth of Oscar Wilde falls on October 16, when an LCC plaque Is to be unveiled on his house in Tite Street, Chelsea, by Sir Compton Mackenzie. Wilde house is no longer what it was, for it has been requisitioned and is now occupied by fiv families placed in it by the LCC. The usua prize is offered for comnient (limit 15 words) on this event by any one or two characters from a Wilde play.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 240,' 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, must be received not later than Septembet 28. Results in the Spectator of October 8. ,