16 NOVEMBER 1956, Page 30

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 35, Set by A. M. 0. S.

Dark nights are upon us, and ghost stor are in order; but not long ones ; we are 1 busy for that. Competitors are invited submit very short ghost stories of their a invention-the shorter, other things bet equal, the better, but in any case not fool than 100 words. Here is a sample : 'A In lay dozing on the verge of sleep when thought he heard footsteps coming up 1 stairs. He lay listening to them for a seconds before it occurred to him that lived in a bungalow.' Any story 1 he heard before will be immediately disqui fled. Prize : six guineas.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competiti No. 353,' 99 Gower Street, London, W( by November 27. Results on December