27 APRIL 1951, Page 15

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 63

Set by Margaret Usborne

A prize of a which may be divided, is offered for an extract from a new Essay of Elia on one of the following subjects : Shaw's Corner in Hertfordshire ; Mrs. Battle's Opinions on Canasta ; the South Bank, 1951 ; The Stone and the Abbey ; A present-day popular fallacy. Limit 300 words.

Entries must be• addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, . London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked "Compejition," and must be received not later than May 9th. Results will be published in the Spectator of May 18th.