16 FEBRUARY 1940, Page 32

THE SPECTATOR COMPETITIONS No. 23

PRIZES of book tokens for £2 2s. and Li is. are offered for the most enjoyable descriptions of, or reflections on, the black- out in the style of any one of the following (I) Dr. Johnson, (2) Alexander Pope, (3) Sir W. S. Gilbert, (4) Aldous Huxley, (5) Harold Nicolson, (6) Charles Morgan. Entries should not exceed 30o words.

RULES.—Envelopes should be addressed to the Editor, The Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C. and marked " Com- petition No. 23." Entries must be delivered by first post on Friday, February 23rd, 1940. The Editor reserves the right to print, in part or in whole, any entry submitted, and to withhold the prize should no entry attain the requisite standard 'of merit. Competitors are permitted to submit more than one entry, but no competitor is eligible for more than one prize in any given week. Envelopes should bear a ltd. stamp. No entries can be returned. Readers are invited to submit suggestions for future competitions.