27 SEPTEMBER 1957, Page 27

. On page 392 of this issue 1 describeAn incident

which happened to me in New York ajfew weeks ago. The usual prize of six guineas. is of ered for the best explanation, combining 'ingenuity with plausibility, of the woman's strange behaviour. Lithit 150 words.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 398,' 99 Gower Street, London, WCI, by October 8. Results on October 18.