26 NOVEMBER 1954, Page 20

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 250 Set by Guy Kendall A prize

of will be awarded for a motto for a Christmas cracker, in not more than six lines of verse. It should be light, but need not be so silly as most cracker mottoes.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 250,' 99 GoWer Street, London, W.C.I, must be received not later than December 7. Results in the Spectator of December 17.