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Lord Finchley tried to mend the electric light Himself. It

struck him dead: And serve hint right! It is the business of the wealthy man To give employment to the artisan. (Hilaire Belloc) Competitors are asked to describe in four lines of verse a fitting end for any one of the following: a trade union official, a housewife, an insurance man, a publican, a poet, a policeman. Prize: six guineas.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 393,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, by Sep- tember 3. Results on September 13.