ON ALL WAVELENGTHS

Evening Star, Issue 22817, 27 November 1937, Page 4

ON ALL WAVELENGTHS

THE CMEDY HARHOWfiTS OUT 18 PLEASE The Comedy Harmonists scored an instantaneous success ah their first appearance in the Auckland studio last week and later at public concerts. , Of the Harmonists an Australian paper stated;—“ This singularly able, band of musicians is out to please. Their voices are highly musical, and through an adequate selection and grouping all tones, grave and acute, are at their disposal. No imperfect note is heard. Then the singers are all alive to the paramount necessity of interest and effect. An idle moment would be a complete breakdown of attention. Every feature of their exhilarating numbers is defined,, character standing, out in relief, while emphasis is well controlled and finely modulated. , The band is charged with, rhythmic vitality to an intense degree. So with joyous vocal tone, fascinating selections, and attractive presentations , the programme of the Comedy Harmonists is cheery from first to last.

“These unique specialists in pure musical comedy are Harry Frommcrmann, buffo and arranger; Roman Cy-

cowski, baritone; - Hans Rexeis; first tenor; Erich A. Collin, second tenor; IJudolph MajTedes, bass; and Frits Kramer, pianist. The versatile six are victorious in diverse styles of vocalisation. Serious songs like 1 Lore’s Sorrow ’ are touched with fervour. Eyries have an agreeable charm and sentiment. . Popular items, such as * When Yuba Plays the Rumba,’ amuse the audience, being irresistibly whimsical. With the piano as_ background the artiste gave an amazing feat of yocal tricks in the overture to ‘ The Barber of Seville.’ Instrumental imitations and jazz effects enter freely in the performances, creating a good fund of humour. The audience, abundantly satisfied, recalled the singers many times. The Comedy Harmonists are assured of popularity throughout their season.” MEANS OF SAVING LIVES RADW IN FAR NORTH AUSTRALIA The establishment of base wireless stations by the Australian Aerial Medical Services in the far north has proved of inestimable value to the settlers who are no longer isolated from their fellow countrymen (says the Melbourne ‘ Age ’). It has also been .the means of saving many lives. Dr Simpson, who recently visited .the north on a holiday tour and inspected the wireless pedal sets, said it was hard to realise that the people he spoke to over the air were many hundreds of miles away. It was not hard to realise, however, what wireless meant to the settlers, as without it they would be utterly isolated. The commercial utility of wireless, though of great worth, is a secondary consideration compared with its use in cases of sickness, in breaking down loneliness, and in making home and family life safe and pleasant. Last year almost half a million words of telegraph traffic were handled by the base stations. Many settlers owe their lives to the service. At Cloncurry recently a settler’s horse fell on him, with the result that he received severe injuries. The accident occurred at 5.30 a.m, A wireless call for help was received at 9 a.m., and by 1 p.m. the patient was safely in hospital! The aerial ambulance which conveyed him to hospital travelled 200 miles. Another settler who was also injured by his horse falling on him, was driven 27 miles to the nearest base wireless station and then transported another 200 miles by plane to hospital. He could net have survived the ordeal of road transport. The efficiency of the flying doctor service has to be seen to be believed. As a stockman, who was recently brought 200 miles by air to hospital, remarked to one of the flying doctors: “ Doctor, it’s a blooming miracle.”

A suggestion was advanced in Stockholm to erect an international monument to the memory of Marconi with the funds obtained out of the participation of all radio listeners in the world at large. The memorial would be of gigantic proportions, on the edge of a rook overlooking the ocean.

NEWS and COMMENTS by “HENRY”

PRESENTATIONS FROM 4YA VIENNESE PIANIST'S RECITAL Programmes arranged for presentation from 4YA next week will include the following items;— MONDAY. . 7.30 p.m.: Talk by Mr R. W. Mathieson on ‘ Bridge.’ 8: A recital programme, introducing at 8.16 Dan Foley (Irish tenor), with Kathleen Dunne at the piano. 8.40: A talk by .Mr J, T. Paul on ‘ World Affairs,’ 9.5: ‘Greater Love Hath No Man,’ a play by Catherine Drownbill, produced by Gordon Niven. 10: Dance music. TUESDAY. 7.30 p.m.: ‘ This Changing "World,’ a talk by Professor R. Lawson on ‘ The Bible as Literature.’ 8: ‘ Hotel Revue,’ episode 15 of the musical comedy serial. 8.20: *Eb and Zeb,’ the country storekeepers. 8.35: A studio presentation by Paul Schramm (Viennese pianist).

9.5:’ The St. Andrew’s Society of Otago presents a St. Andrew’s Day function. Address by the Rev. Hugh Graham on ‘ Our Scottish Independence ; soloists, Arthur Macdonald (baritone) and Mary Somerville (contralto). 10: Music, mirth, and melody. WEDNESDAY. 10.45 a.m.: A talk by Miss S. Porteous on ‘ Cooking by Electricity.’ 3.15: A talk by the' A.C.E. home scinece tutorial section on ‘ Some Gooseberry and Strawberry Recipes.’ 7.30: Book talk. 8: The Ted Andrews Novelty Quintet. 8.22 : These Three in light entertainment. / 8.32: The Ted Andrews Novelty Quintet in further numbers. 8.40: A talk by Mr A. G. Smith on ‘ Tales of the Pipers in Peace and War.’ 9.5: The Dunedin Orchestral Society presents a jubilee concert, assisted by the Royal Dunedin Male Choir and the Dunedin Choral Society. Soloists: Mrs H. C. Campbell (pianist) and Ethel 'Wallace (violinist). 10: Dance music. THURSDAY. 2 p.m.; Educational session, rebroadcast from 2YA. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8: A concert by the London Symphony Orchestra. 8.40: A- talk by Dr E. N. Herrington on ‘ American Universities.’ . 9.9: Bertha Rawlinson (contralto). 9.20: ' Masterpieces of Music,’ with thematic illustrations and comments by Dr T. Y. Griffiths. 10: Music, mirth, and melody. FRIDAY. 10.45 a.m.: Miss I. Finlay on ‘ Cooking and Recipes.’ 3.15; A talk by the A.C.E. home science tutorial section on ‘ The Art of Packing.’ 7.40: ‘ Review of To-morrow’s Cricket.’ 8: Concert programme; 8.40: A talk by Mr P. H. W. Nevill on ‘ Our Ancestors: Were They Different?’ 9.5: A concert by the 4YA Chamber Music Players, 10.10: Dance music. SATURDAY. 8 p.m.: A light orchestral and ballad concert by the 4YA Concert Orchestra, under the direction of James Dixon, with Ada Allan (contralto) and Edward Bond (baritone) as soloists. 9.5: Dance music. PCJ’S NEW AERIAL SYSTEM Instead of erecting a series of aerials to serve different zones ; POJ, Holland, which is now broadcasting on increasea power, has adopted a new system. Two high masts are mounted on huge steel carriages, connected by a bridge borne on a. centra] pivot. The carriages run on a circular track, and the antenna can be turned so that the beam can bo projected in any direction desired.

HEARING THE WORLD STATIC ELIMINATES EARLY AMERICANS PACIFIC COASTERS EARLIER THIS SUMMER. 1 It was unfortunate that DXers did not have a chance of trying the early morning Americans listed in this column last week. Atmospherics, which increased from 9 p.m., completely spoiled reception of these stations. The list will, however, hold good for a while. As a result of static marring night reception it was necessary to concentrate on evening Americans. This summer it is noticeable that the Pacific Coasters are coming in earlier than in past seasons. Eastern stations are conspicuous by their absence. The* special programme from KVOR (1,270 kc), Colorado Springs, last Sunday was good from 8 to 8.15 p.m. ;■ after that time 2SM Sydney was troublesome.

KELA (1,440 kc), Centralia, Washington, a new station, has been heard closing at approximately 8 p.m. 3YA’s harmonic makes the logging of this station more difficult. When IZB shifted from 1,090 to IjOTOkc, KJBS, San Francisco, was effectively blocked. However, try for this station at 1 a.m. It will be recalled that KMOX, St. Louis, severely heterodyned IZB when using 1,090 kc. One wonders how IZB and WTAM will fare next winter. KQW (l,010kc), San Jose, California, was heard last week-end between 7.30 and 8 p.m. When 4ZM (l,000kc) is silent, KFVD, Los Angeles, is being heard well. Even if you have KQW verified l,olokc will provide good DX. Another unusual station heard recently is KFJM. Grand Forks, North Dakota, on 1,410 kc. This station has been running late on Saturday night. CKLW (1,030 kc), Ontario, is still being heard about 8.30 p.m. That wonderful little IOOw station— KBE (1,370 kc), Berkeley, California—has been at good volume lately. Try for him between 7 to 8.30 p.m. After this time 2MO, Gunnedah, with his superior strength and nearness becomes a little too strong. KVOE (1,500 kc), Santa Ana, California, is another 100-watter heard at 7.30 p.m. The following is a list of some of the beet heard evening Americans: —- From 7 p.m. 640ko—KFI, Loa Angeles. 750k0- L -KGU, Honolulu. , 860ko—XEMO, Tijuana,, Mexico. , , 890ko—-KFPY, Spokane. QOOkc—KHJ," Los Angeles. 920kc—KOMO, Seattle. 930kc—KROW, Oakland. 970ko—KJR, Seattle. I,OSOkc—KNX, Hollywood. l,oßoko —WBT, Charlotte, N.C. • l,lookc—Oßß, Vancouver (call altered from CRCV). I,IBOko—KEX, Portland. • l,27okc—KOL, Seattle. i;2BOkc—KLS, Oakland. I,3OOkc—KFAC, Los Angeles. I,32Okc—KGMB, Hawaii. 1,360 k Long Beach. 1,400 k Hilo, Hawaii. 1,450 k Eureka, California. I,46Okc—KSTP, St. Paul. 1,470 k Spokane. ' 1,490 k Sacramento, California. SPECIAL PROGRAMMES. Saturdays.—KißLC, 1,390 kc, 6-7.30 p.m. November 28.—XEAA, 750 kc, 8 to 10 p m DUNEDIN HEADQUARTERS MEETING. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Dunedin headquarters of the New Zealand DX Radio. Association was held on November 18, Mr A. E. Grepway presiding over the usual enthusiastic muster of members. Early morning Americans and frequency test loggings were the main topic, The competitions results were:—

Junior. —North America; KMO, F. M'Phee, East: FFZ, F. Wilsoii. Australia: 6EG, F. Wilson. VK; 7JB, F. Wilson. Senior.—North America: KGY ? A. Greenway. East: JBOK, E. Niven. Australia: SAN, E. Niven. The best verification was from KGY (lOOw). RANG CONVENTION INVITATION TO SYDNEY In connection with the World Radio Convention to be held at Sydney from April 4 to 14 next year, an invitation is now issued to all radio scientists, engineers, broadcasters, and executives throughout the world to attend this huge gathering of personages representing every phase and application of electronics. This convention is being held at that time and place to coincide with the celebrations being planned in Sydney and New South Wales, in honour of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Australia. The Marchesa Marconi lias accepted the official invitation of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Australia, which is responsible for the organising and conducting of the Radio Convention; also Sir Noel Ashbridge, chief engineer of the 8.8. C., and Mr David Sarnoff, president of the Radio Corporation of America. The wireless amateurs of Australia are also arranging their annual convention at the same time, so that all phases of radio will be dealt with at the World Radio Convention. All overseas radio companies who can possibly do so are invited by the Institution of Radio Engineers of Australia to send out at least one, if not more, of their prominent men to take part in the World Radio Convention.

A television exhibition is to be held in Moscow during the autumn in connection with the celebrations attending the twentieth anniversary of the Soviet regime.

THE PROGRAMMES TO-NIGHT 4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 4.45: Sports results. 5: Children’s session, conducted by Cousin Molly. 6: Dinner music. 7: Official news service and British. Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.) : Ne\Vs session. 8: Chimes. A light orchestral and ballad concert. 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by James Dixon. 8.16: Olive Groves (soprano). 8.25: The Orchestra plays a suite by Coates. 8.34; Dan Foley (Irish tenor), with Kathleen Dunne at the piano, in ‘ Memories of Filmland.’ 8.48; The Orchestra plays three light pieces. 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Dance music. 10: Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.30: Close down. 4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 5: Recordings. 6: Close dawn. 7: After-dinner music. 8: Tunes in demand. 8.30: Vaudeville and variety. 9: ‘Minstrel Show,’ No. 3. 9.30: Geraldo and his orchestra play ‘ Shall We Dance?’ selection. 9.38: Clapham and Dwyer tell about ‘ Horses for Courses.’ 9.44: Carson Robison and his Pioneers. 9.50: ‘ Albert and the ’Eadsman,’ humorous monologue. 9.64: Raymond and his Band o’ Banjos. 10: Comedy and light music. 10.30: Close down.

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 5: Children’s hour, conducted by Cousin Ncssie. 6: Dinner music. 7: Official news service and British Official Wireless news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.); News and reports. 7.30: Time signal. 8: Chimes. Nulla Romani and Italian Orchestra. 8.5: ‘Westward Ho!’ episode 26. 8.18: The Maestros (vocal quintet). 8.26 : Tony Lowry (pianoforte). 8.32; Harry Tate and Company. 8.40; Alfredo Campoli (violin). 8.46: Moana Lawrence (soprano). 8.56: Sydney Gustard (organ). 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: 3YA Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech. 9.21: Jack Hulbert (comedian). 9.28: 3YA Orchestra. 9.42: Recordings—. Tack Hulbert (comedian). 9.48: 3YA Orchestra. 10: Sports summary. 10.15: Dance music. '11.15: Close down.

2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 5: Children’s howr, conducted by Uncle Jasper. 6; Dinner music. 7: Official news service and British Official Wireless news. 7.10 (approx.) : News session. 7.30: Time signals. 8: Chimes. ‘ The Eight O’clock Revue,’ a grown-up children’s hour, devised and directed by Will Bishop. 9: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Dance programme. 10: Sports results. 10.10: Dance programme. 11.15: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. 5,: Children's session, conducted by Cinderella. 6 : Dinner music. 7 : News service and British Official Wireless

news (rebroadcast from 2YA). 7.10 (approx.) : News and reports. 8: Concert programme. , The Rotorua Maori Choir, folk songs. Rotohiko Haupapa and the choir in a war song. The choir. 8.13: Marjorie Seel (piano). 8.25; Nancye O’Connor (soprano) in a group of traditional songs. 8.36: Bronislaw. Hubertnan (violin). 8.48: John O’Malley (tenor). 9: Weather. Station, notices. 9.5: Orchestra and chorus. 9.13; Rayniomie ami his Band o’ Banjos. 9.19: Grade Fields, with Fred. Hartley and his quintet.' 9.22: Reginald Foort (organ). 9.28: Les. Allen ’ and his Canadian Bachelors (musical sketch). 9.34: Charlie Kum (piano). 9.40: Carroll Gibbons and Guests. 9.48; Viennese Waltz Orchestra, ‘ Immortal Strauss ’ —A medley of Strauss waltzes. 10: Sports summary. 10.10 :• Dance music, 11.15: Close down. . , TO-MORROW 4YA (790 kc), Dunedin. 9: Chimes. Recordings. 11; Relay of service from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev. H. ,1. Ryburn; organist, Mr L. S. Adam. 12.15 (approx.): Close down. 1: Dinner music. 2: Recordings. 2.30: Song cycle, ‘ In a Persian Garden,’ by Liza Lehmann. 3: Recordings. 4.30: Close dowii. 5.30; Children’s song service, conducted by Big Brother Bill. 6.15: Recordings. 6.30: Relay of service from Hanover Street Baptist Church. Preacher, Rev. J. Ewen Simpson; choirmaster, Mr H. P. Desmoulins; organist, Miss P. AVestland. 8: Recordings. 8.30 : Concert programme. Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates. 8.34: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano). 8.42: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates. 8.54; The 8.8. C. Choir, with orchestra, conducted by Percy Pitt. 9.2: Weather. Station notices. 9.7: Paul Schramm (Viennese pianist), ‘Sonata in E Minor, Op. 30,’ ‘ Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57,’ ‘ Appassionata ’ (Beethoven). 9 32; Sir Thomas Beecham, conducting the Lon don Philharmonic Orchestra. 9.40: Mile G. Gernay and Georges Thill. ,9.48: Yovanoviteh Bratza (violin). 9.56; Gerhard Husch (baritone). 10: The Dresden Opera Orchestra, conducted by Dr Karl Bohm. 10.4; Close down.

4YO (1,140 kc), Dunedin. 6: Recordings. 8,:J0: Goraldo Orchestra, 8.51; Sidney Torch at the

Wurlitzer. 9: *At the Sunday Pops,’ No. 4. 9.40: ‘ Ten-minute Alibi,’ an impression of the play. 9.49: ‘ Seven Serenaders.’ 10: Close down.

3YA (720 kc), Christchurch. 9: Recordings. 11: Relay of service from East Belt Methodist Church. Preacher, Rev. J. John; organist, Mr A. M. Owen; choirmaster, Mr J, Chaplin. 12.15 (approx.) : Close down. 1: Dinner music. 2: Recordings. 3: Songs by Brahms, sung by Alexander Kipnis, with Gerald Moore at the piano. 3.12: Recordings. 4: Time signal. Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children’s song‘service, conducted by Rev. W. W. French, assisted by the children from the Presbyterian Sunday schools. 6.15: Recordings. 7 : Relay of service from St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev. A. C. Watson, M.A.: organist and choirmaster, Mr A. Lilly, A.R.C.O. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Albert Coates. 8.39: Dorothy Stentiford (contralto) presents songs by Robert Franz. 8.51; Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. 9; Weather. Station notices. 9.5; ‘ Victoriana, No. 1; Accession.’ 10.20 (approx.): Close down.

2YA (570 kc), Wellington. 9: Recordings. 10; Weather for aviators. 11: Relay of service from Trinity Methodist Church. Preacher, Rev. Walter Parker; organist, Miss Lilian Thawley; choirmaster, Mr W. M'Clellan. 12.15 (approx.) : Close down. 1: Weather for aviators. Dinner session. 2: ‘Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92’ (Beethoven). 2.40; Recordings. 3: Relay of recital from National War Memorial Carillon. 3.15: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6: Children’s song service, conducted by Uncle William, assisted by the'children from Hataitai Methodist Sunday school. 7: Relay of service from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev. Brian Kilroy; organist and choirmaster, Mr Frank Thomas. 8.15 (approx.): Recordings. 8.30: A recital of compositions by the local composer, L. D. Austin—W. Maclean (violin), S. Maclean (’cello), and L. D. Austin (piano). Les. Stap (tenor). 8.50: A recital by Elizabeth Schumann (soprano). 9: Weather, station notices. 9.5; A recorded 8.8. C. Empire Station talk by the novelist, lan Hay, ‘As I See It.’ 9.20: Half an hour with the famous Comedy Harmonists. ,9.50; A recital by Winifred M'Carthy (pianist). 10.4: Close down.

IYA (650 kc), Auckland. ( 9: Recordings. 11: Sunday school silver jubilee service, relayed from the Mount Albert Baptist Church. Preacher, Rev. H. Raymond Turner; choirmaster, Mr A. V. Windsor. 12.15: Close down. 1: Dinner music. 3.30: More songs by Moussorgslcy. 3.50: Recordings. 6: Children’s sons service. 7: Relay of service from Beresford Street Congregational Church. Preacher, Rev. Arthur Carl Nelson; organist, Mr L. A. Eady. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Sir Hamilton Harty, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. 8.38: Maartje Offers (con-

tralto). 8.41: Orchestra of the Royal Conservatorium of Brussels. 8.49: Frida Leidcr (soprano). 8.52: Orchestra de I’Association des Concerts Lamoureux. 9; Weather, station notices. 9.5: A recorded presentation of the opera, ‘ Dido and Aeneas,’ by Henry Purcell. 10; Close down. SHORT WAVE PROGRAMMES ' (New Zealand times are given.) TO-NIGHT Empire Stations (16.96 m, 19.76 m, 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. 8.15: Big Ben. ‘London Log,’ by Cyril Gardiner. 8.25: ’ Sportsmen Talking ’ —“Dixie”'. Dean and Ivan Sharpe. 8.40: ‘ Popular Classics.’ The 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Daniel Melsa; conductor, Eric Fogg. 9.30: The news and announcements, with Greenwich time signal at 9.45. 9.50: ‘A Wisp of Lace,’ by Vivien Lambelet. A play with music. _ The scene is set in and near the city of Bath, toward the end of the eighteenth century. The cast supported by a section of the 8.8. C. Revue Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Harry Bidgood, Orchestrations by Robert Chignell. Production by William MacLurg. 10.25 : Close down. SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8.30 p.m.: Chimes. Summary of today’s markets. 8.40: Sporting notes. 9.10: New Zealand mail bag. 9.20: National news bulletin. 9.30; Queensland and North Australian news bulletin. 9.36: Sporting highlights. 10: Musical comedy-, 11: Recital,, by Ursula Malkin (Canadian pianist). 11.30: Dramatised version of a story by Henry Lawson. Midnight: The National Military Band, conducted by Stephen Yorke. 0.30: News. 0.50: Mail bag session. 1: Dance music. I. Meditation music. 2: Close down. Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 25.24m.—7 p.m.; French news. 7.20: Records. 9.30: News in English. 9.50: Records. 10: Close down. On 19.68 m p.m.: Records. 11. Talk on current French events. Midnight: News in English. 0.15: Concert from Grenoble. 0.45 : Records. 1: Concert from Marseilles. 2.20: Records. 2.30: Variety entertainment. 4: Close down. 2RO, Rome. On 25.4m.—-11.43 p.m.; Varied programme from the .Italian stations.

1.20: Mediterranean hour—News commentator, musical programme, etc. 2: Near and Far East—News in English, concert, music requested by listeners, etc. 4.20: Italian East Africa—News, one-act opera, sports, etc. TO-M6RROW Empire Stations (16.86 m, 19.76 m, 25.53 m, 31.55 m), Daventry. . 8.15 p.m.: Big Ben. ‘ This Is England ’ (second series). Talks by representative English people (8) ; Donald James, of Harrow, Middlesex, clerk in the local Government service, introduced bv Anthony Weymouth. 8-30: The Waiata Maori Choir. ‘ Ceremonial Chants of Greetings’ (Trdt.), Maori and English Psalms; action song, Kia Ora ’; Waiata and Choruses (Trdt.) ; song,’ ‘ Waiata Maori ’ (Alfred Hill); ‘ Uia Mai,’ action song (Trdt.) ; song, ‘Ka Mate ’ (R. Hikiroa); chorus, ‘ Hine ’; song, ‘ Tarakihi ’ (Trdt.); part song, ‘ Pnkia ’ (Kingi Tahiwa) ; chorus, ‘ Home, Sweet Home.’ 9: Weekly newsletter, sports summary, and announcements, with Greenwich time signal at 9.15. 9.26: Bells, and a religious service (Church of Scotland), from the Parish Church of Saint Andrew, Edinburgh. Address by the Rev. W. Erskine Blackburn. 10.15: Military marches. 10.25 : Close down.

SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 8 p.m.: ‘ln Quires and Places Where They Sing,’ presented by the A.B.C. (Adelaide) Wireless Chorus and Soloists. 8.30: ‘ Random Pages,’ a musical miscellany. 8.40: A talk. 8.55: Interlude. 9.5: Recorded recital by famous overseas artists. 10: This week’s story. 10.15: The New Note Octet; leader, Albert Fischer. 10.50: Talk on international affairs by Professor A. H. Charteris. 11.10: A play. 0.15: Epilogue. 0.30: Close flown. Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 25.24 m. French. 6: Concert from Limoges. 6.30: Concert from Nice. 6.50: Colonial talk. 7.10; News in English. 8.30: Relay. 11: Close down. On 25.60m.—11.15 a.m.: Concert from Radio-Paris. 1: Talk in Eng-: lish. 1.15: Close down. 3; Records. 4.30: News in English. 4.45: Records. C: Close down. On 25.24m.—7 p.m.: News in English. 7.20: Records. 9.30: News in English. 9.50: Records. 10: Close down. On 19.68m.—11: P.T.T. Midnight: News in English. 0.15 : Concert. 2RO, Rome. On 31.13m.—5.30 a.m.: Arabian hour —news and concert of Arabian music. 5.50: Concert of Turkish music. 7.10: Varied programme from the Italian stations. 11: North America—news in English. 11.20; Latin America—news, one-act opera, concert, etc. On 25.4m.—11.43 p.m.; Varied programme from the Italian stations. 1.20; Mediterranean hour—news, entertainment, etc. _ 4.20: Italian East Africa—news, music, sports, etc. 6.20 1 Varied programme.

JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. 1 a.m.: News in Japanese. 1.15: Choral and orchestral selections sung and played by the Japan Victor Women’s Chorus and the Japan Orchestra. 1.35; News in, English. 1.45: News in Chinese. 2; Close down. MONDAY SLR (31.34 m), Lyndhurst. 3.45 p.m.; ‘ At Home and Abroad,’ “The Watchman.’' 2.60; Musical interlude. 3; Time signal. Victorian news. 3.5 ; Interstate weather notes. 3.15; Stock Exchange reports. Music. 5: Time signal. School broadcast—- ‘ Milestones in Modern History.’ 6.20: Musical programme and progress scores in the cricket match, Victoria v. West Australia, 7.15: Close down. Radio-Colonial, Paris. On 19.68m.—1.30 a.m.; News._ 2: Talk on the cinema. 2.10: ‘ Review* and Periodicals.’ 2.20: Records. 2.30: Concert relay. 4 : Close down. On 25.24m.—5.15 a.m.: News. 6: Concert. 8.10: News in English. 8.30: Relay. 11; Close down. On 25.60m.—11.15 a.m.; Concert from Radio-Paris. 1: Records. 1.15: Close down. 3: Records. 4.30; News in English. 4.45: Records. 6: Close down. JZJ (25.42 m), Tokio. 1 a.m.; News in Japanese. 1.15: Entertainment or eye-witness accounts. 1.36: News in English, 1.45: Nows in Chinese. 2: Close down. " i KNEW W. P. REEVES " A biographical talk of exceptional interest is scheduled from station 3YA on Monday evening in the series, ‘ A Famous Man I Knew.’ The subject will be William Pember Reeves, the main author of our Labour legislation, including the arbitration system, and the speaker will be Mr F. Wilding, the veteran Christchurch lawyer, There are few people left who knew Mr Reeves intimately in his young days, and Mr Wilding is one of them. Among their many common interests was sport, for Mr Wilding was a noted cricketer and tennis player, and the father of Anthony Wilding, while Mr Reeves was also very fond of cricket which lie played well. .Mr "Wilding knew Mr Reeves intimately and long. . He actually, presided at his first political meeting in Christchurch,

LONG WAY I® GO YET ... ,>■ ..... j ■ TtLEVIWf* IN US INFANCY The 'belief that the time is fast approaching for the dissemination, of daily events by television, is given scant support by Mr. Charles, E. Torrest, managing director of International Radio Com* pany Proprietary Ltd., who passed through Auckland last week on. the Mariposa on his way to the United States and Europe. .. “There is a long way to go in television yet,” he told a pressman.. “ The cost of establishing a station in Australia or New Zealand would be very high, and it would he a foolish experiment as long as Great Britain and the United States are prepared to carry out the initial work. The cost of television receivers. at present is out of all proportion to the cost of televising, and it would cost hundreds of pounds a minute to televise to the few receivers in existence.” , . He explained that, owing, to the present cathode tube limitation, a screen 12 to 14 inches in dimension was the maximum that could be used for practical purposes. He issued a warning against the , crops of television “ cranks ” who intermittently started companies by .making false claims about the efficiency" of television. The system was still in its infancy, he asserted, and future developments might be in a direction other than that followed at present.

AH IMPRESSIVE LIST ARTISTS FH AUSTRALIAN »«R The activities of . the Australian Broadcasting Commission have resulted in many famous singers and musicians visiting Australia. These artiste are primarily brought , out to cater for listeners, although the broadcasting is done not from studios, but from public concerts, which invariably attract huge audiences. Other concert entrepreneurs resent this invasion of their preserve by what they regard as a Government body, but there is no doubt that the commission has the approval of the public for their enterprise. Those ww Zealanders who have sets capable of receiving Australian programmes are in for a treat next year. To the fist of famous artists,who have come bo Australia under engagement to it, the commission has now added probably its greatest “catch',” Richard Tauber, the world-famous German tenor. Tauber will be accompanied by his wife, Diana Napier, the English film actress, with whom he has appeared in several films. He will give 25 concerts, beginning in July. Professor Sigurd Rascher, professor of saxophone at the Royal Danish Conservatoire, will be another celebrity, for the 1938 season. He will play serious saxophone concertos with the symphony orchestras in the various States. This will be the first time that the saxophone has been' played as a serious solo instrument on a concert platform in Australia. Contemporary composers, such as Glazounov and Ibert, have written concertos and other saxophone wprks especially for Professor Rascher, The commission has also engaged the following artists; —Dino Borgioli, lyric tenor, who visited Australia in 1924 with the Melba Opera Company ; one of the lending orchestral authorities in Europe, George Szell, young conductor of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who will. arrive in April and stay in

Australia , foe... three . months; Kennedy, an 4 -Aostraliau; who is one of--. * the world ? s' foremost 5 ceQi&tSj «ad his wife, Dorothy Kennedy, warns*; Alexander Kipnis, famous Russian : baabaritone; and Dr Malcolm Bairgeot, the English- conductor, who will return f0g.... four months. -Borgioli, who. will. arrive • in January, will star in tie conrmission ’s studio performances of light operas and operas; Ho will stay 15' weeks;. Laurie :■ Kennedy will'arrive in January. He . will play concertos with orchestra- in the capitals, and will give, public and studio performances with hie wife.. ■ RUBiNSTEHTS ADMIRERS pousn haunt* mmy fmem» Many personages who are merely, names to, most of us are firm friends of Arthur Rubinstein, world-renowned pianist, who is making im first broadcasting tour of Australia,, and - who it is hoped will come to New Zealand at the conclusion of his tour of the Com* monwealth. H, G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and Margot Asquith are .only a few of the famous people'in his large circle of friends. Another admirer is Mussolini, who presented him with his photograph, , autographed - the Great Rubinstein—cordially, MussoRubinstein’s meeting with the Dace was most interesting. A friend of the pianist closely associated with Mussolini uogested that he should meet tho Duce before he left Italy during one of his tours. Rubinstein said he would be delighted, but thought that as he was going in a few days the meetingcould probably not be arranged in such a short time. The next afternoon, after visiting some of-the art galleries, be returned to hia hotel andl found, tho place in an uproar.. “Wo have been looking for you everywhere, said the manager. “We have' A special - message for you. The Duqo has/arranged for' you to see him at 6 o clock. < A.. car arrived shortly afterwards and Rubinstein set off for his audience. • “ The massive room of Mussolini did . not terrify me,” ho.stated, “because X am used to walking on big plat- . forms, but I can well imagine how overwhelming that long journey, from the door down to Mussolini's t*fole must be to some. I found him a powerful personality, and yet. to my surprise, possessed of some quaint mannerisms, specially in! his way of turning his head to one side as he talked. We spoke of many things —the Soviet, Spain, and many topics of special international interest at the time, but he insisted, on. taking tholead in the conversation, so I had no chance of putting in a good word for my beloved) country—Poland. .He was tremendously intelligent and vital. Ho asked me many questions, including my attitude towards money, and when I told him that it was not money I wanted to win, but hearts, he cried j ‘ Bravo, bene.’ At the close of the interview ho accompanied me down tho long length of room and hade me goodbye in a mast cordial manner. “ Whenever I travel through Italy I always carry my cigars, or. which I am very fond, on top of his photograph. So you can imagine there aro never any Customs difficulties when the officials lift the boxes and discover the Duce’s personally-inscribed photograph.”