21 MARCH 1958, Page 27

In view of the conditions obtaining in the placCs , named,

the usual six-guinea prize is offered for the best contemporary rewrite of the famous ballad: I'll sing thee songs of Araby And tales of fair Cashmere . , .

(or, as the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations hal. it, 'wild Cashmere.). Lyrics should fit the music.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Cotpetition No. 423,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, by April I. Results on April 11.