10 DECEMBER 1954, Page 24

A prize of £5 Is offered for an alphabetical telegram

(i.e. of 26 words, the first beginning with A, the second with B, and so on) suitable for sending at the New Year to any one of the following: The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Director-General of the BBC, M. Dior, Len Hutton, Bertram Mills, a fellow competitor or any top politician.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 252,' 99 Gower Street, London, must be received not later than December 21. Results in the Spectator of December 31,