21 AUGUST 1953, Page 13

SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 184

Set by John Barlow The Times' unquestioned "ownership" of Everest having now been confirmed by the ascent of May 29th, readers are invited (for a prize of £5) to allot other strange portions of the earth's surface to one of the. following : Punch, The New Yorker, The Morning Advertiser, The Lancet, The Scotsman, Pravda, The Chicago Tribune. Comment (200 words) in the appropriate style of editorial utterance. 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 September 1st. Results will be published in the Spectator of September 11th.