4 MAY 1956, Page 38

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 325 Set by Allan 0. Waith

Pure water is the best of gifts that moo l° man can bring,

But who am I that I should have the best of everything? Let princes revel at the pump, let peers With' ponds make free, Whisky, or wine, or even beer is g191)d enough for me.

A prize of six guineas is offered former equally casuistical justification of any 0'

minor vice in four lines of verse. iott

Entries, addressed 'Spectator ComPef.:itt-ci, No. 325,' 99 Gower Street, London, "' op must be received by May 15. Results May 25.