[EDITED BY "TOUCHSTONE."]

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 36, 10 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)

[EDITED BY " TOUCHSTONE."]

Nonora to Cohfetitobs. Answers to Puzzles of this date must be sent to the Editor of the Puzzle Column, Evening Post, Willis-street, on or before Tuesday, August 20th, by 4 p.m. Answers sent in later than the above will not be credited. Correspondence. "Cheokmate." —l did credit you with marks in late letter. " J.L.M."—Thanks for intereßtiug letter. I quite 6njoyed it. Very sorry about your supplement's non-arrival, as no doubt you lo9e some marks. "Elaine."—No answeru from you this week. Why? "Ohiro." —l omitted to acknowledge a good puzzle from you last week. Vabioub. Good puzzles from " Checkmate " ; thanks. Quarterly Competition and Song Competition ends on the 20th August. " Touchstone" craved for indulgence from his competitors for any shortcomings in the Column this week. He is in the grip of influenza, and it has been difficult to make up the Column. Fable Competition. As only a few Fables have come in I extend the date to send in competitions to Tuesday, 13th August, by 4 p.m. Oub Nkw Vebsk Competition. The subjeot tor this competition is " Words for a Song," on any Bubject limited to 12 lines, divided oh the competitor may see fit. The following advice by the king of song writers, Samuel Lover, may be of use: —" Song being necessarily of brief compass, the writer must have powers of condensation. Ingenuity in the management of metre is necessary. It should be framed of open vowels, with as fow guttural or hissing sounds as possible. The simplest sounds best suit song, but simplicity must not descend to baldness. There must be a thought in song, gracefully expressed, whioh must appeal either to the fancy or feeling, or both, but rather suggestively than directly." Competitors can cut out this advice, and refer to it. Competitions to be sent to Editor of Puzzle Column, Eviwino Post. Words for song must be original. This Competition doses on Tuesday, 20th August.