1 JULY 1955, Page 42

The tteaching of English on the Con- tinent is still

a little less perfect, and a little less widespread, than it should be. A prizg of £5 is offered for the most amusing reply in 'English' to your holiday inquiry from the keeper of a small inn high up in the Dolomites. Limit 150 words.

Entries, addressed `Spectator Competition No. 281,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, must be received by July 12. Results in the Spectator of July 22.