26 SEPTEMBER 1925, Page 18

£100 PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON UNEMPLOYMENT

AN American reader of the Spectator, Mr. Gabriel Wells, has generously offered a prize of £100 for an essay on " Unemployment : Its Cause and 'Remedy." The maximum length of an essay is 1,200 words, but competitors should aim at confining themselves to 1,000 words. The Editot of the Spectator will judge the contributions and his decision will be final. The last date for receiving contributions at this office will be January 25th, 1928. The Editor reserves the right to publish any of the MSS. Competitors should mark their envelopes, " Unemployment Competition."

Readers are asked to report to the Publishers 13 York Street, CowGarden, London, W.C. 2, any case of difficulty in obtaining the

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