5 APRIL 1940, Page 23

THE SPECTATOR COMPETITIONS No. 3o

PRIZES of book tokens for £2 2s. and Li is. are offered for the best list of the " Six Greatest Fools in History." Competitors should briefly give reasons for their choice, and in the interests of peace on earth should confine their atten- tion to those who are no longer on it.

RULES.—Envelopes should be addressed to the Editor, The Spectator, 99, Gower Street, London, W.C.I, and marked " Com- petition No. 30." Entries must be delivered by first post on Friday, April 12th, 1940. The Editor reserves the right to print, in part or in whole, any entry submitted, and to withhold the prize should no entry attain the requisite standard of merit. Com- petitors are permitted to submit more than one entry, but no com- petitor is eligible for more than one prize in any given week. Envelopes should bear a lid. stamp. No entries can be returned. Readers are invited to submit suggestions for future competitions.