12 NOVEMBER 1983, Page 38

C om pet i t io n

No. 1295: 1984

Set by Jaspistos: A future government has banned by law the use of the private motor- car and/or the consumption of alcoholic beverages. You are invited to imagine the reaction in prose (maximum 150 words) of a regular contributor to a national newspaper with a distinctive style. Entries to 'Competi- tion No.1295' by 25 November.

The top winner of this and the next three competitions will receive, through the kind- ness of Bibendurn, 113 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, NW1 (01 586 9761), three various bottles of their excellent wine (details later).