1 FEBRUARY 1986, Page 41

No. 1408: Junior counsel

Advice from the old to the young (Polo- nius, Lord Chesterfield, Queen Victoria) is common enough in literature. Why so little the other way round? You are invited to fill the gap in prose or verse (maximum 150 words or 16 lines) in language suitable to any period of history. Entries to 'Competi- tion No. 1408' by 14 February.