28 SEPTEMBER 1956, Page 26

Gilbert and Sullivan enthusiasts will recall the modest attributes of

the Heavy Dragoon as detailed by the Colonel in Patience in the song 'If you Want a receipt for that popular mystery. . .' A prize of six guineas is offered for up to eighteen lines of verse in a similar vein on any of the following : a politician, a Post Office tele- phonist, a managing director's secretary, a Soviet Government spokesman, a Teddy boy.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 346,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, by October 9. Results on October 19.