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Southland Times, Issue 23141, 6 March 1937, Page 13

Robert Lynd thinks that, if Dickens were reborn today, he would find the world as crowded with eccentric individuals as it was a century ago.

“Entries for The Bulletin £55 short story competition came with a rush during the two closing weeks,” states a recent issue of that weekly. “A rough count makes the total approximately 900! That being about twice as many as the highest guess estimated, it will necessarily be some weeks before the prize-winners can be announced. Entries have been read as fast as possible as they came to hand, but more than half remain to be read. All entries that have already been published will, of course, have as godd a chance of winning as any in the still unread stack. Also, all entries selected for publication will be paid for at Bulletin rates irrespective of whether or not they share in the prize-money.”