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Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 22

"piIIZE TALE pOMPETITIOJSt OTAGO DAILY TIMES AND WITNESS CHRISTMAS ANNUAL,, 1898 V ! The Proprietors of the OiAao .Daily Times and 1 "YVjtness beg to announce -that one qf thejieature of -their Christmas Annual (for 3898 -will be A SERIES OF TEN I SPECIALLY - WRITTEN ' SHORT TALES, -tales will be I illustrated, .and -as the O.D.T. and W.-'^nnual ! will be printed ou specially i mported paper similar * i to tbnt used "for -tbeif lattOhristiaas 'Annual, it- is j confidently anticipated that In the Illustration of the Tales a Highly appieciated feature ef the issue . Vill be the.result^'\ ,',-','"' '',''" T&& < PJRIZ E TAIiE .©GMPBTISH ONwill extend from April 1 to Juneso^.and PRIZES . TO THIC VAIAT&'OF £27 will be offered as 1 below :— * ' - First Prizs ." ... ... £500 Second Prizs ' ... 410 0 ' 'Third Prize 4 0 0 " . JFourtk Prize 3 10 0 Fifth Prize 3 0 0 Sixth Prize 2 10 d Seventh Prize 2 0 0 Eighth Prize ./ 110 0 • Ninth Prize 10 0 , Tentß Prize 0 10 0 , And ±he proprietors reserve to themselves the right to use any other tale in the competition stX the same rate of lemunersiion as the lOtVi prise. I CONDITIONS O3T THE TJUZK TAAE i COMI'EfITION. No tale to exceed 3000 words in length. While Colonial subjects will 'have -the; pref?t. ence, the plot r.eed not necessarily h.a.vt * ! Colonial foundation. I Each tals to be accoitipanied by a Epecklly description of "the chief characters or tha chief incident, -which will by,tbe pnbv lishcrs in the iands off a competent arti3t _t» ;b* sketched "for- reproduction ,aa j.a, half-to.no >i»» graving.' 'As an alternative -to Jihis .& rketch .c? the character. or incident would be- acceptable. I" "The -judging will be placed inHhe bands of"» I thoroughly competent and 'independfintaiithority, . ' and 13ie of tlie ia prill, If . PDiisSble/toV made a month .»ftejr,thie' ( close>of, the fampetition. —.- . <.-i.~.~ .* All Wi to Is3.vcj.-nom d<4^?t«.»WAttaci.ecl;,7.T!d to , be- feo.-orupanier. lij' a healed envelope addie»sed tp the Editor of the Qtalgo Mritnesß.M r itnesß. CDntaining the writer's name and address, fhe name of .tie tal«, .and the nom>de pZiHiie-aifcaohed to the'^S. This envelope 'will remain unopened-^ uniil:the receipt of the 'awards -from the judge. . • "- s vft"' 1 *All iales.to.be origin tal^nd the bonct -#<?«. worlr of ihe.writer.'. /^. * J ...f <(l , :'^L^~" '• "? J- ' - MS. io'OJe'in tfie^EdiWfi haMs not3ater;thiiij " -