DOMINION FEDERATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19730, 1 September 1927, Page 15

DOMINION FEDERATION.

THE WELLINGTON PROPOSAL.

An endeavour to obtain a Dominion federation of the various New Zealand listeners' organisations is being made by the Amateur Radio Society of Wellington, which has suggested the council of the proposed Dominion league should consist of a delegate from each of the societies. The council would meet once a year in Wellington and would have a paid secretary residing in Wellington. It is suggested the listeners' societies should link up with the Dominion league now and that the first meeting should be held at the end of the month.

In the opinion of the Auckland Listeners' League the proposed meeting of deleRates in Wellington this month should be purely a conference to decide whether a Dominion league will be formed, as it is not prepared to unite with an institution without a preliminary complete discussion of its aims and objects. Both the Canterbury Listeners' League and the Radio Society of Christchureh have already decided against joining the Dominion league proposed by Wellington listeners.

DISTANT RECEPTION. INTERESTING REPORTS. Mr. M. H. Churton, Dexter Avenue, Mount Eden, writes as follows: " It may interest you to know that the Siberian broadcasting station, RFN, was heard here last evening from 10.40 to 11.20 p.m. at excellent 'phone strength. This station transmits on a wave-length of about 50 metres. The modulation was quite good, but the fading was very pronounced, When I tuned it in first an orchestral item was in progress, followed by three or four songs." Reception of this new short-wave broadcasting station on several evenings recently is reported also by Mr. H. Houchen, Owens' Road, Epsom. Some interesting long-distance crystal reception is reported by Mr. J. Burdett, Hoanga, Dargaville, who has succeeded in hearing IYA, 2YA, and 2FC faintly on a loud-speaker, using a crystal-set without valve amplification. The set is the simple single-slide tuning coil with detector and phones in a secondary circuit. The coil consists of 120 turns of No. 22 enamel Ted copper wire on a cardboard tube. The detector is glass-enclosed and consists of a copper catswhisker in contact with a hertzite crystal. The aerial is 145fi. long and •30ft. high. WIIiELESS PROGRAMMES. THIS EVENING'S BROADCASTS Details of programmes to he sent out by New Zealand and Australian broadcasting stations this evening are as follows : Auckland IYA (533 metres)/—3 p.m., studio concert; 7.15 p.m., news service; 8 p.m., relay of overture at Rialto Theatre; Mr. R. Thompson, baritone, songs: instrumental selections by Ingall's Hawaiian Quintette; Sir. P. Dawson, elocutionary items; 9.5 p.m., relay of popular vocal and dance numbers bf Walter Smith's Radio Orchestra. Wellington, 2YA (420 metres). —9 p,m., studio concert; 3.30 p.m., talk on fashions by Madame Britten ; 3.40 p.m., resumption of afternoon concert; 7 p.m., news service; 7.34 p.m., lecture on " Esperajrto " by Mr. W. King; 8 p.m., relay of chimes of Wellington Post Office clock; relaty of orchestral music at Paramount Piature Theatre; selections by • Salvation Army Citadel Band; Captain N. Sanson, baritone, songs; selections by Bijou Vocal Quartette; 9.2 p.m., lecture on " Sotme Aspects of the Colonisation of New Zealand " by Mr.. D. S. Smith; Miss L. Pattison, soprano, songs; Mr. G. Tinney, baritone, songs; Miss D. Abbott, contralto, songs; Mr. J. H. Meek, tenor, songs. Christchurch, 3YA (306 metres). —3 p.m., studio concert; 4 p.m., lecture on " Some Aspects of Spending," arranged by Home Economics Associat : on; 7.15 p.m., news service; 8 p.m., relay of orchestral music at Crystal Palace Picture Theatre; Mr. H. Blakeley, tenor, songs; Mr. R. Bolton, flute solos; Mrs. H. Prescott, mezzo-contralto, songs; Mr. W. J. Richards, bass, songs; Miss Joan Carter, violin solos; 9.15 p.m., lecture on " The Music of Laughter " by Mr. T. Vernon Griffiths. Dunedin, 4YA (463 metres). —7 p.m., request gramophone recital; 8 p.m., relay of orchestral music at Empire Picture Theatre; part songs by Macandrew Bay Glee Club; Mr. P. Desmouliris, baritone, songs; Mrs. H. C. Campbell, piano solos; Miss Phyllis West, soprano, sours ; Mr. T. Howe, euphonium solos; 8.46 p.m., talk on " Carburetion and Carburettor Adjustment " by " Gargoyle j" 8.58 p.m., Mr. L. North, bass, songs; Mrs. H. C. Campbell, piano solos; Miss Lucy James, mezzo-soprano, songs; further songs by Glee Club; 9.40 p.m., relay of orchestra! music. Sydney, 2FC (442 metres). —7.15 p.m., talks to children by "Hello Man'"; dinner music; 8.30 p.m., news service; 9.15 p.m., hints to listeners by technical editor of Wireless Weekly ; 9.30 p.m., concert programme, including orchestral music; relay of musical evening at Government House; piano solos by Madame Betts Vincent; vocal and instrumental items; 12.8 p.m., relay of dance music. Svdney, 2BL (353 metres).—7.ls p.m., children's session; 8 p.m., musical programme from studio; 8.30 p.m., newsservice, including lecture on "The Meteoric Progress of the United States " by Mr. R. Markham; 9.30 p.m., concert programme, including items by Broadcasters Topical Chorus; selections by Marrickvillo Salvation Army Band; Syd, and Molly Owen and J. .Ncthersole in medley of jazz music, vocal and instrumental items; dance music. Melbourne, 31-0 (371 metres). —7 p.m., entertainment for children; 8 p.m., news service; 8.45 p.m., talk on "Lucky Stone for the Month of November " by Mr. F. A. Newman; 9 p.m., talk on "Oral Hygiene " by Mr. F. P. Byrne, under the auspices of Health Association; 9.15.p.m., Miss Olive Sloane, actress, will speak from her dressing-room; 9.30 p.m., talk on football by an expert; 9.45 p.m., concert. programme, including dance music; vocal and instrumental items. Brisbane, 4QC (385 metres). —7.45 p.m., lecture on " Why Not Esperanto in the Schools?" by Mr. M. Hyde; 8 p.m., stories for children by " The Sandman"; 8.30 p.m., news service; 9.15 p.m., talk on books by Mr. W. A. Braiden; 9.30 p.m., concert programme, including relay of varied programme at St. Barnabas' Hall; selections by instrumental' quartette ; vocal and instrumental items. IT|3MS OF INTEREST. Ingall's Hawaiian instrumentalists will provide the greater portion of the first j naif of the programme to be broadcast by the Auckland station this evening. From nine un'.il closing down time the station will relay dance music from the Click Clack Cabaret. The Salvation Army Citadel Band, one of the finest musical combinations in New Zealand, will, assisted by vocal artists, supply the programme at the Wellington station this evening. An interesting subject in these days is j the control of the spending of money, and this will be the subject of an address tobe broadcast from Christchurch at 4 p.m. to-day. Part singing by the Macandrew Bay Glee Club will be' a prominent featufe of the programme to he sent out by the Dunedin station this evening. The club j has a talented hand of vocalists, and \ popular numbers will be given. j