13 APRIL 1985, Page 39

Competition

No. 1367: Vox temporis

Set by Jaspistos: If you dial by telephone to ascertain the time now, the information is supplied by a male voice instead of the previous female one. You are invited to react to this change in any form of verse or prose (a feminist letter to British Telecom? An old Times fourth leaver?). Maximums: 16 lines for verse, 150 words for prose. Entries to 'Competition No. 1367' by 26 April.