7 JANUARY 1955, page 42

- The Usual Prize Is Offered For A Ballade (three

stanzas and an envoi) designed, sin- cerely or satirically, for the Holidays in Britain movement, with the refrain: 'Why should I want to go abroad?' Humour is expected and wit......

A Ronsard Sonnet

SPECTATOR' COMPETITION No. 253 Report by J. M. Cohen The usual prize was offered for a translation in similar form of Ronsard'is sonnet : Marie, a tons les coups vous me venez......

Spectator Crossword No. 816

ACROSS 1 The convicts are beginning to show their age (8). 5 Beast of burden needs lubrica- tion (6). how to deal with this (3, 5). 10 A hundred hold me fast (6). 12 I am, Your......