Empire Short-Wave Stations

Northern Advocate, 5 September 1939, Page 8

Empire ShortWave Stations

GSI, 19.66 m.; GSD, 25.53 m.; GSB, 31.55 m. NEWS BULLETINS. News bulletins are broadcast from Daventry at the following hours (New Zealand Standard Time): 12.45 a.m., 2.30 a.m., 3.30 a.m., 5.30 a.m., 9.0 a.m., 12 noon, 3.30 p.m., and 6.0 p.m, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 4.30 p.m: Big Ben. “Whaling,” a feature programme. 5.20; Philip Martell and his Orchestra. 6.0: The news. 6.15: “Hitting the High Spots.” A cabaret programme. Devised by Ar-

chie Campbell and composed by Douglas Moodie. C. 45: Sports news and market notes. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER G 4.30 p.m: Big Ben. Serial reading (No. 1), J. B. Priestley. . 4.50; What’s On Tonight? 5.45: Ballad recital. . . 6.0: The news. 6.15: Food for Thought. Short talks on matters of topical interest... 6.30: Variety. 6.45: Sports news and market notes. Close down.

The famous tobacco-box formerly belonging to Sir Walter Raleigh is still in existence, and is now a museum piece, and, of course, extremely valuable on account of its history and associations. Fashioned of metal it is cylindrical in . shape, seven inches high, thirteen inches in diameter, and the outside cover is of gilded leather. It holds about a pound of tobacco, for, of course, Sir Walter loved his pipe. One wonders what his tobacco was like? Hot and strong, probably, and not in the least like our own “toasted,” which is neither hot nor strong, but cool, sweet and fragrant, and just about as pure and delicious as it can be. Comparatively harmless, too, owing to its nicotine being largely eliminated by toasting, so that over-indul-gence won’t affect you. The genuine toasted brands are: Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. They’re all good—so good in fact, that they’re being imitated. So the safest way when you buy is to ask for the brands named. The imitations are worthless. R.P.31