STRAY SPARKS

Evening Star, Issue 22004, 13 April 1935, Page 4

STRAY SPARKS

Arrangements are now well in hand for tho big charity concert organised by 4YA. Visiting overseas artists arc to take part, and the programme promises to be ono of the brightest-of this year’s season. It is to be held in tho Town Hall on Saturday, May 18. # * * « Those who listen to tho Christchurch community sings will be interested to know that Dr Frank A’Court, who is a member of the Christchurch Harmonic Society, which appears at the Town Hall to-night, is visiting the city. Dr A’Court, in conjunction with Mr Alan Brown, has worked strenuously as. pianist at the community singing sessions, and has friends in all parts of tho country. No doubt many receivers will be tuned to 4YA to-morrow night, when Ralph Connor, the novelist, who is at present visiting the city, will give a talk at 9.30. • * * * Renewals of licenses in Dunedin for the current year arc being made in big batches every day, but no figures as to the total renewed or the number outstanding are available yet, It is particularly noticeable that most of those who expressed an intention not to renew this venr were amongst the first to take out new licenses, • * » « ‘ The Romance of Melody ’ is ' the apt title given to a new series of recordings that is to be used in the 4YA “Music, Mirth, and Melody ” sessions. The first of the “ romance ” items will be featured next Thursday. * * -x- « The New South Wales Government has decided that Civil servants who receive fees for broadcast talks given in their spare time must pay one-fourth of such earnings to tho Government. If talks are given in departmental time the Government claims throe-fourths of the fees. * * # * The series of talks on the causes of war is to commence at 4YA next Thursday, when Lord Beavorbrook’s contribution will be broadcast. Thereafter- at regular intervals other well-known. English authorities in many walks of life will present their opinions. « m m 1 lb is stated in an announcement by the Radio Manufacturers’ Association that the National Radio Exhibition will be held at Olympia, London, from August 15 to 24. ■ The Manchester Radio Exhibition will he held in the City Hall, Manchester, from September 20 to 28 * * * * A listeners’ strike is threatened in Norway against the tendency to use the literary language rather than tho “ laiulsmaalct,” or country vernacular, i'or broadcasting. Twenty-fivo thousand listeners have refused to pay their license fees when these become duo in April. * '