28 JULY 1950, Page 15

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 30

Set by N. K. Boot" The eightieth birthday of Mr. Hilaire Belloc which falls this week, seems to be a good opportunity for considering what happened in the passing years to the creations of his youth—Godolphin Home, Lord Lundy, and such others who avoided sudden death in childhood. A prize of £5, which may be divided, is offered for not more than 20 lines of verse bringing up to date the history of one of the characters from Cautionary Tales or More Peers.

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 4th. Results will be published in the Spectator of August 11th.