NOTES AND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16475, 20 October 1927, Page 3

NOTES AND NEWS

2BL luis completed arrangements to broadcast tins next Olympic Games from Holland. Descriptions of events for the various world’s champions, and particularly those in which Australians arc engaged, will 'be sent to 2UL from station rujj. * * * * in. response.to numerous requests, the management ot SCL in future will broadcast sacred concerts every Sunday evening alter divine service. * * * * Tlio watchers along the vast coastline of Australia are amongst the keenest radio enthusiasts, and many letters of appreciation have been received by SCL Adelaide from these lonely lighthouse keepers, 'they say that their vigils are made less tedious, and their lamps therefore shine brighter through the cheering company of the- connecting medium we call radio.

Early in .November a huge charity concert will be broadcast by 3LO' from Ballarat, followed next day by descriptions .of the agricultural show, and at night the music oi a grand charity ball. ALO is. sending Joe Aronson’s orchestra to Ballarat for these events, and the mayor 'nnd councillors of the city are cooperating. The third night’s broadcasting from Ballarat will be community singing. In between, a race and other events vyill be described, and items of special interest broadcast.

The broadcasting, m a satisfactory manner, of four-act dramas sucli as ‘‘East Lynne,” ‘‘Uncle Tom's Cabin,” “Camille,” “Leah the Forsaken,” and the “Ticket of Leave Man,” has been reduced to a tine art by Station 2BL. Un each Thursday night-, the listening public can be assured of the most realistic interpretation of these well-known dramas. Listeners-in will appreciate the lact that it is no- easy matter to broadcast a story to thousands of people who can only hear. The effects used,'such as storm scenes, lights, and the ringing of hells, all require a tremendous amount of detail rehearsal. 2111/s announcer can lie heard on these nights advising the public to switch off all their lights at home sous they will be able to visualise more vividly (he story that is being given.

Always a. generous nation, Australians are not slow to rise to the occasion when it comes to an appeal to assist those less fortunate than themselves —more especially when it happens to bo for children — and the oppressed, who are lighting against tremendous odds, and cannot help themselves, either one way or the other. Monsignor Barry-Uoylo spoke so eloquently at 3LO Melbourne, recently upon the pressing needs of the orphans under his charge in the near East that cheques and donations urc still pouring in from sympathetic listeners all over Australia. The first hatch of donations amounted to 11120, and whilst it is interesting to note there were several cheques of 15—one envelope contained a, 120 note, and nothing else—it is pleasing to note (hat the majority of this large sum was composed of small giffs, showing that all listeners wished to have a- hand in the great work of relief which the Monsignor is so nobly carrying out.

Fruit growers in South Germany have found a new use for the loud speaker. One fruit grower who tried everything possible to frighten birds from bis orchard has erected a loud speaker as a modern scarecrow. The birds immediately began to shun the orchard.