SPECIAL COMPETITION.
WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN FLEET. The visit of the American Fleet to New Zealand waters should prove an inspiring theme for our poets and poetesses. The Muse oi. suci, an occasion requires no stimulus; her effusions will be spontaneous; but in order to secure the best Poetical Welcome for the “Fleet” Number of the “Graphic,” we have resolved to offer a FIRST PRIZE OF £2 and a SECOND PRIZE OF £1 for the best set of Original Verses, not exceeding 72 lines, embodying a “WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN FLEET.” The Verses may be in any metre, and the treatment of the subject is left to the judgment of the individual writer. Competitive Verses, addressed “Fleet Competition, ‘Graphic’ Office, Auckland,” must be.written on one side of the paper only, and reach the office not later than TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. The Poems entered for competition must not be offered for publication elsewhere until after the results are announced. The Editor, whose decision shall be final, reserves the right to publish any of the poems.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 5, 29 July 1908, Page 43
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174SPECIAL COMPETITION. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 5, 29 July 1908, Page 43
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