17 MAY 1957, page 28

Sunt Lachrymcv Rerum

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 376 Report by J. M. Cohen The usual prize of six guineas was offered for a translation of the last section of Victor Hugo's poem Sunt Lachrymm Rerum......

Chess

fly PHILIDOR No. 102. A. G. MESCH1CK BLACK (5 men) WII1TE (7 men) wurrE to play and mate in two moves: solution next week. Solution to last week's problem by Baton: Q-B 4,'no......

Competitors Are Invited To Submit Either A Poem On Humans

(one or several) or an extract from a book entitled The Training and Care of Human Beings written by a cat. Limit : fourteen lines or 150 words. Prize money: six guineas.......

Spectator Crossword No. 940

ACROSS 1 At the end of the row you need a sweater (8). 5 Arranged to show the M.O. as a mimic (6). 9 He produces a daily par (8). 10 The donkey gets only a crumb; it's a matter......