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Competitors will remember the 'old man of Nantucket Who kept

all his cash in a bucket:! But his daughter, named Nan,' Ran away with a man 1 And as for the bucket, Nantucket.' The usual prize of six guineas is offered for two original limericks, each incorporating one place name, on similar lines.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 396,' 99 Gower Street, London, WCI, by Septem- ber 24. Results on October 4.