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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 250, 21 October 1891, Page 3

Public Notiec3> LITEIRY ■ COfMiS.! The " Star" CHRISTMAS NUMBER. PRIZE STORSESj&o With a view to encourage the cultivation of. Literature in New Zealand, and ab the lame time provide additional attractions for the Star SPECIAL CHRISTMAS NUMBER, The following Prizes will be offered for competition ;— No. I—Christmas Tales. For Tales nob exceeding in length three :olumns of bhe Star, having special reference to Christmas time, and having the scene wholly or partially laid in New Zealand, the following prizes will be given :— First Prize... £3 0 0 Second Prize, . " Defender? of New' Zealand." value ...%f... 2 0 0 No.. 2—Christmas Poem. The Poem musb deal with the Reason as axperienced in New Zealand, and not exceed fifty lines in length. Fireb Prize, " Early History of . New Zealand," value ...'.■■.,.;,... 6 0, Second -Prize, Handsome Book. No. 3-* Juvenile Competition Open to Boys or Girls under 16 years ot age, for bhe beat NARRATIVE OF NEW ZEALAND LIFE AND ADVENTURE . ,_ v _ (True or fictitious), in length about,i one column of the Stab. The* following "Prizes are offered :— FirsbPrize,b.andßomeßook, value £2 Q 0 Second Prize, Book, value '~. '0 10 0 GENERAL CONDITIONS. 'I? "j. 1. Each competition ia open to all New Zealand. 2. All contributions musb be original, nob previously published, and written legibly on one side of the paper. 3. Communications musb reach the Stab Office nob later than Ist November, and musb in every case be accompanied by bhe name and address of the sender, which should be enclosed in separate sealed' envelope, marked outside with a motto corresponding with the norn de plume at« tached to the competition article. 4. Competitors ara requeatad to address their contributions "Christmas Competition (No-1, 2, or 3, as bhe case' may be), Star Office, Auckland." 5;, The Proprietor of the Star ehall have the right of publishing any of the contributions sent in, whether awarded a prize or nob. 6. The prize stories, etc,, with; the name and address of the writer attached, will be published in the Star Christmas Number of 1891. 7. Competitors are invited to send pen or pencil illustrations with their papers ; bub this is not obligatory, and compliance or! non-complianoe with the requeeb will nob affecb the judging. ; THREE COMPETITIONS,* OPEN TO NEW ZEALAND, I Sentimental I Descriptive I THE "STAR" Christmas Competitions.