To-day’s Wireless Programme

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 43, 21 February 1936, Page 9

To-day’s Wireless Programme

IYA AUCKLAND. (650 Kilocycles—46l.3 metres.) 12 p.m: Cricket, Auckland v. M.C.C. 7.30: Sports talk, Mr. Gordon Hutter. 8.0: Recorded programme, featuring the Sympkony Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Monteux, in a presentation of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonic Fantastiquo in C Major. Op 14A (Berlioz). 9.5: Talk: Professor C. G. Cooper, "Universities of the Ancient and Modern World.” 9.20: Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra present Symphony No. 4. in F. Minor, Op. 36. 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 2YA WELLINGTON (570 Kilocycles—s 26 Metres.) 7 a.m till 9.0: Breakfast session. 10.0: Recordings. 10.30: Devotional service. 12.0; Lunch music. 2.0: Classical hour. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Special weather forecast for farmers. 4.0; Sports results. 5.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Aunt Molly, with at 5.45 p.m. a special feature, "Richard The Lion Heart.” 6.0: Dinner music (recordings). 7.0: News and reports. 8.0; Recordings. Jack-Hylton and his Orchestra. 8.10: Foursome Male Quartet 8.13: Reginald Dixon (organ). 8.19. Ivor Mairants and Albert Harris, guitar duet. 8.25: Lily Pons (soprano), with orchestra. 8.29: Sandy Powell, humorous sketch, "Sandy, The Don tist.” 8.35: Charlie Kunz (piano). 8.40: Talk, Dr. Guy H. Scolefield, "Browsing Among the Libraries of the World” —Special and National Libaries. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A programme by American bands (recordings). 9.30: Special recording, "Eb and Zeb” the country storekeepers in a further humorous episode. 9.40: Dei Staigers (cornet), with Goldman’s Band. 9.49; Lanny Ross, light vocai. 9.55: .The United States Naval Band. 10.1: Dance music. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 Kilocycles—4l6.4 Metres.) 11 a.m: Talk, "Everyday Meals,” Mrs W. F. Kent-Johnston. 8.0: Record ings. 8.18: 3YA Orchestra. 8.43: Recording: Tossy Spivakovsky (violin). 8.46: Stella Power (Australian coloratura soprano), (a) ‘‘Echo Song,” (b; “Pale Moon,” ‘‘Magdalen at Michel’s Gate.” Variations on a Mozart Theme. 9.5; Talk, Mr. Allen Curnow, "The Story of Horace Pockwither.” 9.20: Recording: Columbia Symphony Or chestra. 9.32: Russell-Fergusson, "The Bardess of the Gorsedd” in a presen tation of Hebridean Folk Songs, with orchestral accompaniment. 9.38: Recording: New Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.42: ‘‘The Easy Chair.” A memory programme of songs and melodies of days gone by. 9.57: Recording: Gi. Dech Ensemble. 10.0: Music, mirth anf. melody. 4YA DUNEDIN (790 Kilocycles—379 Metres.) 3.15 p.m: Home science talk, 8.0: Regal Cinema Orchestra. 8.10: The Eadietto Trio. 8.17: "Superstition,” a dramatic presentation dealing with the fallacious superstition that had luck follows when a person turns his cap backwards on his head. 8.33: The Radiettos Trio. 8.40: Talk: Rev. Hugh Graham, *‘A Century of Scottish Song.” 9.5: A chamber music concert. 10.0: Dance music. 2BL SYDNEY (740 Kilocycles—4os Metres.) 10 p.m: Programme by National Military Band and Jack and Sylvia ■Kellaway, entertainers. 11.15; "Old Words to New Music,” 8.8. C. recording. 2FC SYDNEY (610 Kilocycles—692 Metres.) 10 p.m: “In the Beginning.” An Anniversary drama of early Australian history. 11.15: A talk by Cherry Kearton, big-game photographer and explorer. 11.20: French music, presented | by the A.B.C. (Sydney) Concert Orchestra and Colin Chapman (baritone).

RADIO SERVICE BY HOWARD ROWLAND 237 MAIN STREET. Means that your Radio is always on the air. You get what you want, when you want it, and just how you like it. a communication from the British Government which it is understood urges reconsideration of the Empire flyingboat air-mail plan. Tho matter will be reconsidered by the Federal Ministry next week. The Federal Government has also received an oiler from tho Trans-Tasman Air Development Company, Limited, to conduct a twice-weekly service between Sydney and New Zealand with Sikorsky flying-boats eapablo of carrying 2S passengers and approximately 600 pounds of mail. No Settlement Yet

Received Wedneday, 9.25 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 19. Mr Parkhill, Federal Defence Minister, referring to the air-mail position, said the negotiations were being conducted through the Prime Minister’s Department and he indicated that Mr Lyons was reluctant to discuss the position in order not to embarrass Imperial Airways in any alternative scheme’ it might submit. Mr Parkhill added that tho question of the Sydney-New Zealand air link was still the subject of negotiations between the respective Governments, and he was unable to make any statement at present.