4 SEPTEMBER 1926, Page 19

We do not demand literary merit in the entries for

this com- petition. We should like them to be simple and straight- forward, and we ask no more. Readers will differ, we feel sure, in their conception of the highest qualities of human nature. Some will think of heroisms and instances of great courage, some of kindly, actions, some of patience or persistence in difficult circumstances. All will be welcome.