18 AUGUST 1950, Page 15

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 33

Set by Ian Fleming

Alfred de Mussel said that : " La vie est breve, Un peu d'amour, Un peu de reve, Et puis, Bonjour.

La vie est vain, Un peu despoir, Un peu de Maine, Et puis, Bonsoir."

There is obviously room for a third verse, ending : " Et puis, Bonne nuit," and a prize of f5, which may be divided, is offered for supplying it.

Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be received not later than August 25th. Results will be published in the Spectator of September 1st.