10 AUGUST 1956, Page 22

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 3 39 Set by R. J. P. Hewison

'Strong as death : black as night : sweet as love.' Such is the classic prescription fal coffee. Competitors are invited to prescribe, in similar vein and scope, the desiderata for any three of the following hol1tia1 delights : fish and chips, ice-cream cornea, prunes and custard, toffee apples, railway buffet tea, landlady's hash. Prize : Si guineas. Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competitio0 No. 339,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1' by August 21. Results on August 31.