RADIO NOTES

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 84, 4 July 1928, Page 3

RADIO NOTES

(By “GRID LEAK.)

, APPEAL TO CATHOLICS. LISTEN IN TO EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS. “I hope that all Catholics who possibly can will obtain a radio receiver set in preparation for the Eucharistic Congress to be held in September,’ said Rev. Father James Meaney, of Sydney, organiser for the Congress, in a special press interview. Father Meaney statse that a great part of the Congress will comorise sessional meetings at which literary matter bearing upon religion will he discussed. Naturally the Ohuirch is anxious that every Catholic—and the general public as well—will hear everything that goes on. Provision is accordingly being made for every broadcasting station that so wishes to broadcast the proceedings of the Congress. Arrangements are also in hand for short-wave transmissions for reception in New Zealand, Wes*, Austalia and countries overseas.

Station 2UE has been specially engaged in connection with the Con* gress and is now broadcasting regularly the services of St. Marys Cathedral in addition to lectures and addresses that are being given in pro* paration for the Congress. Every Sunday evening after the service in St. Mary's Cathedral, station 2UE broadcasts a religious address, and during the week other talks bearing on the Congress are also being plac-' ed on the air. “As we are doing all this,” said Father Meancy, “we hope everyone who possibly can, will secure a radio set.” Asked whether it was the intention of the ''Church to continue to use broadcasting on a large scale, after the Congress is finished, Father Meahey said that-his personal opthion and the opinion of those associated with him was that broadcasting should be made an essential mature in the life of the Christian Church. 3LO MELBOURNE TO BROADCAST 3 LO Melbourne never misses an opportunity oi including in tncir service items oi particular mtciest. Anything big or novel tnat occurs, if it can be broadcast, is handled by 3JLO, and any important personage who visits Australia finds the 3LO microphone placed beiore him shortly auer he is witnixi teiepiiuiie wire i huge of 3LO. An event of outstanding importance in September nevt is the Eucharistic Congress in Sydney, and owihg to its International character is causing a great deal Of interest. According to the Catholic Church authorities, who are organising the Ov'ent, the Eucharistic Congress is an international Congress which is held in different countries every two or three years . The last 'one Was in Chicago, and the previous on e in

Madrid, while others have been held m different countries during the past number of years, The selection of Sydney for the forthcoming Congress is regarded as a compliment to Australia, and many public bodies in Sydney, apart altogether from the particular chuirch primarily con-i cerned In the matter/ arc likely to assist in entertahilng th e large number of visitors from overseas. It is anticipated that 3000 visitors will Come trom America, in addition to numerous others from various European and Asiatic countries.

: \p GENERAL TOPICS. Although there are no broadcasting stations in Rumania, it is officially estimated that there are 15,000 owners of receivers in the country. They rely for ' their entertainment on programmes from Russia, Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary, and Jugoslavia. The Heeney-Tunney fight is arousing great interest throughout New Zealand. Thanks to radio, there will be many New Zealanders following the contest round by round, and, ■lf conditions are favourable, practically blow by blow. The Wellington broadcasting station will endeavour to relay the description of the fight as given from the ringside. The Broadcasters Editor-Announc-er stated at the meeting of the Wei-, lington Radio Society on June 20 that a short-wave recieving station was beilig erected chi Mount Victooria, Wellington, for the purpose of picking up and re-broadcasting whatever ■ short-wave transmissions were available from overseas. If conditions are favorable th e world’s championship fight in New York will he rebroadcast in this way. This

is the sort of service -that radio listeners have been looking for from the New Zealand stations. The Broadcasting Company have arranged for official listeners throughout New Zealand. The officials duty is to report on programmes, ireceptioiii ami, if possible, ascertain the views of local listeners regarding any improvement or suggestions for future programmes. Mr Sidney Ward has been appointed official listener for this district, and will be pleased to hear from listeners, on any matter that ;will assist broadcasting generally. Mr Alfred O’Shea, the Australian tenor who is at present visiting New Zealand, has been a regular contributor to the programmes of fhc Sydney stations, and has been frequently heard by local listeners. Mr O'Shea returns to Sydney to take pait in the Eucharistic Congress in September.