RADIO PROGRAMMES

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 271, 16 October 1931, Page 3

RADIO PROGRAMMES

Radio programmes for to-night aro as follow;

IYA AUCKLAND (543 metres, 875 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chimes. Orchestra, “The Land of Smiles.” 8.9: Baritone, Mr Charles Gasford, . ‘‘Poor Man’s Garden,” ‘‘Tributes.” 8.15: Orchestra, “Entry of the Gladiators,” “Indian Plaint.” 8.24: Records. 8.30: Humour, Mr Dan Flood, “Apres Vous.” 8.34: Orchestra, “Santiago,” “Blue Danube.” 8.40: Soprano, Miss Mignon Bowler, “Thank God for a Garden,” "I Love the Moon.” 8.46: Orchestra, “In tho Sunshine,” “Legend No. 4,” “Elfentanz.” 9.2: Evening weather forecast and announcements. 9.4: Record. 9.7 : Baritone, Mr Charles Casford, “Friendships,” “Rolling Down to Rio.” ,9.13: Orchestra, “Carnival,” “My Lady Fraylo.” 9.26: Humour, Mr Dan Flood, “I Forgot,” “Tho Hon. Bertram on Candidates.” 9.33: Orchestra, “Sleeping Beauty’s Bridal Trip.” 9.37: Soprano, Miss Mignon Bowler, “Blossoms,” “To Sing a While.” 9.43: Orchestra, “Chanson do Nuit,” “Slavonic Dance, No. 3,” “The Laughing Husband.” 2V A WELLINGTON (416.7 motres, 720 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chimes. Orchestrina, “Stradella.” 8.8: Baritone, Mr Basil Clarkson, “The Trumpeter,” “Sweet Early Violets.” 8.14 : Novelty, “Three Little Words,” “Medley of Popular Choruses.’.’ 8.22: Mez-zo-oontralto, Miss Christina Young, with orchestra, “E Pari Ra,” “Ka Mate,” “Pale Moon.” 8.28: Orchestrina, “Tiptoes.” 8.38: Baritone, Mr Basil Clarkson, “The Desert Song.” 8.42: Novelty, “Bathing in the .Sunshine,” “Medley of Popular Airs.” 8.50: Orchestrina, “Eastern Pictures.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Talk, Dr J. S. Elliott, “The British Empire Cancer Campaign.” 9.17: Mezzo-contralto, Miss Christina Young, “Chanson de Florian,” “My Ain Folk.” 9.23: Orchestrina, “Dolores.” 9.30: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres, 980 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.30: Talk, Mr. D. E. Parton, “Pioneers of Radio.” 8.0: Chimos. Orchestra, “II Trovatorc.” 8.8: Tenor, Mr David McGill, with octet, “Dolorosa,” “Macushla.” 8.15: Violin and piano, Norma and Margaret -Middleton, "Blue Bells of Scotland,” “Bonnie Sweet Bessie,” "My Ain Folk,” “Coinin’ Thro’ tho Rye.” 8.21: Soprano, Miss Evelyn Hill, with octet, “The Valley of Laughter,” “Love, the Jester.” 8.27: Octet, “'lho Cabaret Girl.” 8.36: Records. 8.42: Song and story, Mr J. Lock: hart, “The Peaceable Man,” “After All.” 8.50: Hawaiian Trio, “You Will Remember Vienna,” "Walking My Baby Back Home.” 8.oo: Orchestra, “The Gipsy Baron.” 9.4: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.6: Octet, “Tout on Trottincnt.” Piano with orchestra, “Tho Clock and the Dresden Figures,” “Saltarclla.” 9.15: Tenor, Mr David McGill, “My Desire,” "Enough.” 9.20: Record. 9.23: Soprano, Miss Eveline Hill, with orchestra, “Here’s to Lovo and Laughter.” 9.28: Violin and piano, Norma and Margaret Middleton, Irish folk song melodics, “Tho Last Rose of Summer,” “Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” “Rose of Tralee,” “Minstrel Boy.” 9.34: Records. 9.40: Hawaiian Trio, “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Sweet I Jennie Lee.” 9.46: Octet, “The Majestic." 9.50: Mr Lockhurt, “I Miss the Missus.” I 9.54: Octet, “Where the Golden Daffodils Grow,” “Valso Espana.” 4YA DUNEDIN (463 metres, 650 kilocycles).—s.o: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 8.0: Chimes. Orchestra, “Round the World by Air.” B.e: Tenor, Mr D. D. Fogarty, “1 Don’t Suppose," “Bird Songs at Eventide.” 8.16: Sextet, “Tho Maid of the Mountains.” 8.28: Humorous songs, Mr B. Brown, “By the Sea, By the Silvery Sea,” “Donovan.” 8.34: Xylophone, Mr \\. J Sinton, “Cleopatra.” “Liobesfreud.” 8.39: Soprano. Miss R. Carr, “The Meeting of tho Waters.” 8.42: Sextet, “Meet Me To-night in Dreamland,” “The Sleighing Party.” 8.52: Humour, Miss E. 31. Hoi-

land, “Big Game.” 9.0; Weather report] and station notices. 9.2: Orchestra, “Old Musical Comedy Gems.” 9.10: Soprano, Miss 11. Carr, “Tho Birth of Morn,” “Come, Sing to Me.” 9.16: Humour, Mise E. M. Holland “Tom Connor’s Cat.” 9.22: Sextet. “The Sunshine Girl.” 9.32: Records. 9.38: Irish humour, Air B. Brown, “Maggie Ryan from Dublin Town.” 9.42: Xylophone, .Mr W. J. Sinton. “Lily of Laguna,” “You Will Remember Vienna.” 9.47: Tenor, Mr D. D. Fogarty, “Macushla.” 9.51: Sextet, “Stack of Fun.” “On the Isle of Love.” 2ZF I’ALMEItSTON NORTH (285 metres, 1050 kilocycles).—7 to 9.30: Concert programme. 2FC SYDNEY (451 metres, 665 kilocycles).—B.o: The annual smoke concert of the League of Ancient Mariners. 9.0: i "Redgum” will tell listeners about their gardens. 9.15: Relayed from 3LO Mel-

bourne. Brass Band Concert. 10.17: Dance orchestra. 11.30 : Close. 2BD SYDNEY (351 metres. 855 kilocycles).—B.o: The A.B.C. orchestra. 8.10: Tlie Neapolitan Vocal Quartet. 8.17: Orchestra. 8.30: Cash and Carrie, entertainers. 8.40: Vincent Aspey, violinist. 8.47: Molyneux Phillips and Peter Sutherland, tenor and basso. George Grainger and Rowell Bryden. 8.54: Orchestra. 9.4: Cash and Carrie. 9.14: Vocal Quartet. 9.21 : Orchestra.. 9.35: Claude Corbett j

will give liis sporting talk. 9.55: Orchestra. 10.25: Izato news. 10.20: Close. 2GB SYDNEY (316 metres, 950 kilocycles).—B to 11.0: Concert programme. 3l>o MELBOURNE (375 metres, 800 kilocycles).— : B.o: Vaudeville. 9.0: Recital by Allen McCristal, nianist. 9.15 : Malvern Tramways Band. Marjory Allomes, contralto. Band. Hilda Reimann, violin. Band. Marjory Allomee. Band. 10.15: Hilda Reimann. Band. 10.33: Dunce musie. 11.30: Close down. 3AR MELBOURNE (492 metres, 610 kilocycles).—B.o: Talk' on “Aeronautics.” 8.20: Community singing from Ballarat. 10.39: Close. 3AII MELBOURNE (492 metres, 610 kilocycles).—B.o : Talk on “Aeronautics.” 8.20: Community singing from Ballarat. 10.30 : Close.

4QG BRISBANE (395 metres. 760 kilocycles).—B.o: Dalby Town Band. Alderman Thomas Jack. Muyor of Dalby will speak on “Dalby and District.” Miss D. Dillon, soprano. Sheila Brosnan (violinistoT. Orchestra. Rev. Father J. Concunnon. tenor. Marie Walsh. Orchestra. Dan Callaghan. Miss Waldron and Mr R. C. Drew, vooal duet. Mrs V. Pardoe, elocutionisto. Miss Woolgar, soprano. Dan Callaghan. J. Robinson, baritone. A. Baker, comedian. Master Glen Napier and Miss Bessie Robertson. Mrs V. Pardoe, violinisto. Iris Rose, elocutioniste. Danco Orchestra. 9.30: A description of the Main boxing contests from the Brisbane Stadium. 10.20: Dance music. 10.35: Dance music. 11.0: Close. Note. —New Zealand summer time is two hours ahead of eastern Australian time.

NODON VALVE RECTIFIED. A reader has requested directions for the construction of a Nodon valve a.c. rectifier for A battery charging. The rectifier consists essentially of two aluminium plates and a lead plate immersed in a solution of ammonium phosphate and connected to a transforming device, the load plate being placed between the other ones. Tho more complex tho acid radical employed in the solution of the electrolyte, tho more complete will be tho “valve” action with a given voltage, or, in other words, tho higher will be the voltage which may bo satisfactorily rcc tified. In view of this fact, ammonium phosphate or sodium borate dissolved in water is used as a basis of the electrolyte. The current will pass from the lead plate, but never from tho aluminium plates, with tho result that the current flowing between the lead and aluminium plates will be unidirectional, but pulsating. The rectifier is'comparatively cheap, simple to con struct, requires no sustaining circuits and to this extent is satisfactory for handling very small loads where tho service is intermittent. Tho efficiency, however, is relatively low, seldom exceeding 60 per cont. and frequently, averaging much less. The efficiency increases with the decrease in the amount of current rectified. The heat loss is comparatively large, which results in rapid deterioration of the plates. The leakage of current becomes excessive as the current increases unless a means for cooling is provided. The apparatus is connected thus: The aluminium plates to tho output terminals of a “stop-down” transformer. One wire is then taken .from the lead plate and tho other from a tapping on the output side of tho transformer to furnish the output of the rectifier. This typo of rectifier has been superseded by the copper-oxide type which is free from troubles with acid solutions.