C Spectator" Competitions RULES AND CONDITIONS Entries must be typed

or very clearly written on one side of the paper only. The name and address, or pseudonym; of the competitor must be on each entry and not on a separate sheet. When a word limit is set words must be counted and the number given. No entries can be returned. Prizes may be divided at the discretion of the judge, or withheld if no entry reaches the required standard. The judge reserves the right to print or quote from any entry. The judge's decision is final, and no correspondence can be entered into on the subject of the award. Entries must be addressed to :—The Editor, the Spectator, 99 Gower Street,

London, W.C. 1, and be marked on the envelope Competition No. (—).

Competition No.(s T

3_ (SET BY "CARD.") A PRIZE of £2 2s. is offered for the best entry of two letters of 150 words each addressed

Entries must be received not later than Monday, November 16th, 1931. The result of this competition will appear in our issue of November 28th.

Competition No.. 32 (Set by " Duau.") A PRIZE of £2 2s. is offered for a paragraph made up as far as possible of the names of English newspapers, reviews and magazines. (Example : "'these are bad shooting times' said an observer of the black woods . . .") The newspapers, &c., must be in general circulation. The prize will not necessarily go to the paragraph with the greatest number of names, but to the one in which they are used with the greatest ingenuity. Paragraphs must not exceed two hundred and fifty words in length. There is a list of the principal newspapers, &c., in Whitaker's Almanack.

Entries must be received not later than Monday, November 23rd, 1931. The result of this competition will appear in our issue of December 5th.

The result of Competition No. 33 will appear in our next issue.

Limerick Competition No. 2 A PRIZE of Ll ls. is offered each week for a new and original English Limerick verse on some subject dealt with in the current number of the Spectator. The second of these competitions closes on Monday, November 23rd. Entries should be marked on the envelope, " Limerick No. 2."

Report of Competition No. 29

[REPORT AND AWARD BY " CARD."]

A PRIZE of £3 3s. was offered for the best list of play and hook titles suggestive of any five of the various parties in the General Election.

The fact that the competition was open for several clear days both before and after the election provided competitors with the alternatives of prophecy and retrospective com- ment : not unnaturally, the latter was the more popular - the dubious attraction of wisdom before the event repelled all but the most adventurous or assertive.

The entries, in the main, reflected with astonishing accuracy the opinion of the actual electorate : expressions of jubilation Outnumbered disgust by about ten to one. More than a hundred competitors bludgeoned their political opponents with the opprobrious label of " The Wreckers " : of this number, Labour (Mr. Henderson) polled approximately three-quarters. The opposite point of view pelted the Conservative cause with the delicate compliment of " Pride and Prejudice," and some fragments of the missile bespattered the followers of Mr. Lloyd George. Mr. Lloyd George, however, emerged unexpectedly unscathed from the contest. " The Man with a Load of Mischief," a title which he shared with the leader of the New Party (who was, in addition, variously dubbed " Hamlet," " The New Macchiavelli," " The Miracle," " The Right Stuff " and " Little Lord Fauntleroy ") was his most general description. The difficulties of stamping the National Liberals were apparently overpowering : but the somewhat simpler fun of twitting a tyro endeared the New Party to the multitudes. " The Light that Failed " was the obvious description, and was correspondingly popular. " Actions and Reactions " 'caS considerably more subtle ; " Babes in the Wood " and " A Small Boy and Others " were unkind ; and " The Young Visitors " was a prophecy which failed to be realized. The small number of play titles submitted was regrettable and unnecessary : acquaintance with the mediaeval drama would have suggested many possibilities. Of modern plays, " Lean Harvest "—fairly evenly distributed over the less successful parties—was by far the most popular, though " Cavalcade (for the Conservatives) and " Journey's End " (for Labour) were • also prominent. Not a few competitors relied on their Bibles for inspiration, and supported their convictions and baited their opponents with the books of Genesis and Exodus, Job, Lamentations and Revelation. The entries of " Marco," R. E. D. Johnson, 14. A. Wilding, A. Propper, Rev. Canon Brown, Brig.-General Beckett, " Serpent," Miss M. G. Robinson and CoMmendatore Guido Vesci are commended ; and the prize of £3 3s. is awarded to " Delia," whose list is : NATIONAL LABOUR . . " Morte d'Arthur."

NEW .. " The Gentle Art of Making Enemies." Mr. LLOYD GEORGE'S.. " The Well of Loneliness."

NATIONAL LIBERAL " Where the Blue Begins."

CONSERVATIVE " The Intelligent Woman's Guide to

Socialism."