IN BRIEF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 28

IN BRIEF

NOTES FROM NEAR AND FAR

A meeting of listeners will be held in the Auckland Town Hall on Thursday evening, June 10, to protest against the Government's attitude towards the B class stations.

Hadio plays from the YA stations next week include episode 5 of the "Mystery of the Seven Cafes," from IYA on Monday at 8 p.m.; "The Mut-my's Toot," irom 4YA, on Monday at :9.37; "Not' Without Honour," theplay which won the second prize in the National Broadcasting- Service's competition, frorn-2YA at 9.5. on. Wednesday; "Galapagos," a nautical drama, from 3YA on Thursday;'and "The Last of the Bonapartes," from 4YA at 8.29 oh Friday. : "

At 6.5 p.m. •on Wednesday the national stations, will rebroadcast from the Empire short-wave station an- account of the third day's play in the cricket match Derbyshire versus New Zealand.'. '

Arrangements are being made to broadcast a fitting welcome to the New Zealand Coronation contingent on their return by the Rangitiki on June 30.... What .can be done to improve broadcasting? an inquirer asked Eugene Ormandy; 'conductor 'of the Philadelphia Orchestra. His quick reply was, "Gut the commercials to a minimuofi by only mentioning the name of the sponsor in a ■ dignified way. There is too much talk, and I mean talk of any kind, be it regular commercial announcements or so-called ■_ good-will •messages', interrupting music nn the air today," said Mr. Ormandy. "Countless letters I receive prove it. Too many speakers are thrown.in for good measure and the music becomes mere bait/for the. speaker." ' ■ Arthur Hubinstein, the celebrated pianist, will arrive in Australia in August to begin a tour of the Australian broadcasting stations. It is understood that he may subsequently give a series of concerts in New Zealand.