23 MAY 1958, Page 30

Old bells often carry an inscription telling so thing of

their history-as, for example: All you of Bath that hear me sound Thank Lady Hopton's hundred pound.

Competitors are invited to suggest similar ye (couplets or quatrains) suitable for inscription any two of the following: a New Town, the P Whip, a Closed Shop, a Guided Missile, Atomic Power Station, a School Trunk, a Lo Transport bus, the Scoreboard at Wimbled Prize: six guineas.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition 432,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, by June' Results on June 13.