4 SEPTEMBER 1926, Page 19

THE . COMPETITION "Everyone who thinks and feels is apt at

times to fall into the state of mind of the Psalmist, and believe that ' All the earth is full of darkness and cruel habitations.'

Therefore I should like to see the result of a demand for a story, incident, or even reported saying tending to reconcile one to human nature."-" AULIFFE."

The Editor offers a prize of £5 for an anecdote fulfilling " Auliffe's " conditions.