RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18937, 6 December 1929, Page 6

RADIO

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Reception. If the estimate is correct that there are 9000 radio sets in operation in this district, 8999 of them arose in their might at 1t).9 last night and told the world in no uncertain terms that they'd reproduce IYA Auckland or die in the attempt. They kept up the unearthly row until 10.30. so here’s hoping the worst happened. $: The whole trouble was that neither 2YA nor 3YA was on the air much after 10, and, as that is far too early for a wireless fan to go to bed, the brotherhood concentrated on IYA, whose transmission suffered from loud bursts of static and frequent fading spasms. Yes—of course—"Aerial’' listened to IYA! k :: 38 Fairly steady reception of 2YA was experienced last evening, not more than a faint crackle from static being audible. The best reception was, as usual, of the local station. 55 55 55 2FC, Sydney stated last night that they’d been having thunderstorms on the coast, and that the forecast was for a continuance of same. It sounded like it. Static was audible in loud and crisp bursts. Not much heard from even 2FC, as fading was severe at times. Volume was poor. The other Australian stations were inaudible at “ Aerial’s.” 55 55 Hon T. M. Wilford. From 2YA this evening at nine o’clock (approximately)-the Hon T. M. Wilford, High Commissioner elect, and . Mrs Wilford will broadcast farewell addresses to the people of New Zealand. Their remarks will be rebroadcast by 3YA. 55 55 « “ Rip Van Winkle” Wakes. The following is a recent discovery ; by a Sydney writer:—“The change of : time causes strange things to happen. New Zealanders, for instance, can go to church on Sunday night and after returning home tune m a Sydney church service on their radio sets. Or they can dance at night to local broadi cast music, and when their stations j close down they can tune in Sydney ;j and continue. If their receiving sets

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were sufficiently powerful, they could follow the stations westward, arid keep the ball going until their own broadcasters chirped up again next day. They could go on forever. New Year’s Day is approaching. Anyone who likes to be out of the ordinary can sit up the night before and hear music played in New Zealand in 1930, when we are still in 1929.” 55 55 55 Some Useful Tips. For soldering very fine wires it is essential to use a solder of low-melting point. Always avoid a joint in the aerial wire if possible, but where it is unavoidable arrange to solder the joint. Otherwise trouble will certainly develop, due to high resistance at this point. When a blob of solder has been run over a joint, take the iron away and hold the joint perfectly steady until it “sets.” (This is indicated by a sudden crinkled appearance.) Don’t forget when soldering fine wires or small tags that these, owifig‘ td their small size, iieat much more readily than larger objects. If you experiment with reaction control when the local station is on, not only do you interfere with other people’s programmes, but the powerful transmission of the local station prevents you from hearing the exact effect of the reaction increase. Always choose non-broadcasting hours for" such tests. Where an earthing clip is used for making connection to a water pipe, care must be taken to clean the pipe thoroughly with a rasp, file or sandpaper, so that the metal is really bright before the contact is made with the clip. A piece of corrugated iron such as is used for roofing sheds, etc., makes an almost ideal earth plate. \ When overhauling your earth connection remember that just as the strength of sL chain is that of its weakest link, so is the efficiency of an earth connection largely determined by the soldered joint of the earth wire. For short-wave reception the gridleak value is quite critical, the best resistance generally being somewhere between four and eight megohms. DISTORTION. Fluctuating Voltages. Anyone who tries to visualise what is happening inside an ordinary threevalve set will be able to see how easily distortion may arise there . through interaction. Take the case of a detector and two audio—the usual arrangement for a three-valve set. The filament of every valve is joined to the “B ” negative. The plate current of the detector has to pass through the coupling device (usually a resistance). The voltages which are produced in the coupling resistance are impressed across the coupling condenser on to the grid of the next valve. Instead of a resistance a transformer primary may be 1 employed here, but, whatever the means employed to couple the detectoi to its next valve, the effect is that the “ speech ” voltages are amplified and finally passed to the third valve, which Operates the loud speaker. From this we see that if fluctuating or “ speech ” currents are made to pass through a resistance, fluctuating voltages will develop, which, suitably applied, will reappear a. 4 sounds in the loud speaker. Motor-Boating. Now consider the plate current of the last A.F. valve. From the plate of this (output) valve there is a path through the loud speaker, through the “ B ” battery, and then via the “ B ” negative lead to filament, and so back through the valve. Apparently there is no resistance in this circuit to cause coupling effects, but actually this is not the case; for the “B” battery, especially if an old one, has a resistance of its own, and it is this spurious resistance which causes so much of the trouble of motor-boating and distortion. Not Only is the “B ” battery a resistance across which voltages will be set up by any fluctuating currents flowing in the plate circuits of'the detector and the output valve but its chief misdemeanour from a distortion point of view lies in the fact that it is a resistance which is common to both these circuits. Linked together by this spurious “ resistance” no sooner does the detector affect conditions in the last valve than it “ hits back ” and affects conditions in the detector. This completes a vicious circle, giving rise, if not to actual oscillation and motorboating, at least to distortion of certain loud passages when the currents taken from the last valve are heavy and cause particularly noticeable voltage effects across the resistance. To sift out this distortion an anti-motor-boating device consisting of a highvalue resistance and big condenser is used. The “ Anti-Mobo.” The unit that is known at Home as the “ Anti-mobo ” for preventing or curing the trouble known as “ motorboating,” may not be obtainable out here, but it is described as a stabilising resistance of a value of 30,000 ohms or more (never less) together with a fixed condenser of very high capacity, not less than 2 mfd. and may be as high as 4 mfd. The larger the condenser the better. The “ antimobo ” resistance should be joined between the “ B ” battery and the detector’s coupling resistance (or transformer, as the case may be). That side of the resistance which is farther from the “B ” battery is joined through the large fixed condenser to the filament wiring. That is all there is in the way of wiring alterations, yet the effect on the circuit can be very great indeed. Before the alteration was made all current flowing in the

last valve’s plate circuit : passed through the “ B,” which was acting as a resistance connected also in the detector’s circuit. Inter-action was thus inevitable. After the stabilising unit is in place, conditions are quite different. For one thing, the plate circuit of the detector valve is separated by a high resistance from the plate circuit of the last valve. And, more important still, each plate circuit now has a separate path of its own for speech currents and no common resistance to couple the two and cause instability. Undoubtedly the plate current of the output valve will still tend to give rise to a voltage variation in the “ B ” battery, which will be felt at the detector’s positive plug, and will be transmitted along the lead from there. But such a voltage variation, instead of crossing the detector-first audio coupling resistance and so complicating matters by coupling up the detector to the first audio valve again, finds that an easier path back to the filament lies waiting for it via the fixed condenser in the stabilising unit. Effect on the “ B ” Battery. Thus the tendency for the last valve to react upon the detector will be eliminated entirely, or greatly reduced, and the distortion consequent upon such unwanted interaction will disappear. The whole success of the device lies in the sifting of the currents, and providing suitable values are used in the stabilising unit, this is easily within its scope. In practice the only disadvantage of decoupling by one of these units is the fact that the “ B ” positive plug to which it is attached, must be moved up a little higher on the “ B ” battery to compensate for the voltage drop across the stabilising resistance. This is a very small price to pay for the advantages gained. WIRELESS FOR BEGINNERS. No. 71. _ You have learned that the ether resists distortion, therefore it is possible make waves in it. The waves we will make will be “ electric waves,” and here is how it’s done. Turn back to article 59 and draw the diagram therein described, but omitting S (the battery) and replacing R with a straight line. This will give you an inductance L with a condenser C at one end of L joined to one of a pair of spark balls SB, the other of which is connected to the free end of L. That gives you the conventional diagram, but draw this one and- the explanation to follow will be easier to follow. Take a piece of paper, and in the centre, say a quarter of an inch apart, draw two small circles to represent a pair of spark balls. Connect the one on the right hand side to a figure representing an inductance, the other end of which Will terminate in a small square, marked R, to represent one plate of our condenser C. Draw an inductance and a square, marked L, similarly, in the case of the left hand spark ball. The figure reads, from left to right: A plate (L) an inductance, a spark ball; a spark ball, an inductance, a plate (R). Now we’re all ready for the next move. (To be continued.) STUDIO NOTES. From N.Z. Stations. A concert relayed from Otorohanga will be broadcast by IYA this evening. A splendidly diversified programme has been arranged, and the contributing artists are the best in the district, where talent is of no mean order. One of the vocalists will be Mrs C. Corboy, who sang from 3LO. The concert has been arranged by Mr Wreford Wade, who is himself a versatile entertainer. This evening’s programme at 2YA will feature the Etude Quartette in vocal gems from the popular musical comedy “ The Quaker Girl.” The instrumental programme will be provided by the 2YA Orchestrina, playing, as an overture, Meyerbeer’s “ Coronation March,” Wieniawski’s “ Kuyawiak,” • a selection from “ Rose Marie ” and Robert’s arrangement of “ Master Melodies from Famous Light Opej-as.” Mr Errol Muir, the winner of the elocutionary championship at the recent Competitions Festival at Wellington, will recite Robert Service’s poem “ The Song ot the Pacifist ” and a humorous number entitled “ Bertram on Babies.” Miss Mary Lennie, who is well known in Wellington as the pianist of the Wellington Amateur Theatrical Society, will on this occasion be heard as a solo pianiste, her item being Chopin’s “ Ballade in A Flat.” The second of the series of talks on quaint New Zealand birds will be given at 3YA this evening by Mr Alec O’Donoghue. The subject will be “ The Kakapo and its Mysteries.” The vocal , ists for the evening’s concert will be the Valencia Quartette singing concerted and solo numbers. The concerted numbers will be “ It Was a Lover and His Lass,” “ The Long Day Closes ” and “ Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming.” Humorous recitations will be given by Mr J. P. Darragh. Dance music will be supplied by the BaileyMarston Dance Orchestra, and will continue until 11 p.m. The Paramount Quintette, under the direction of Miss Ethel Wallace, a brilliant Dunedin violiniste, will present items by Brahms, Tschaikowsky, Sibelius and Beethoven. This quintette is of exceptional merit, as all the artists of which it is composed are outstanding soloists. The assisting artists are Miss Mary Somerville (contralto), Mr Mortley Peake (bass) and Miss Tui Northey (elocutioniste). From Over the Tasman. 2BL Sydney (353 metres). The evening concert (from 10 p.m.) will be pre ceded by a talk by Mr Harold Tanner, Consul-General in Australia for Finland, his subject being commemorative of to-day as the “ National Day ” of the Finnish Republic. 2BL’s concert session will include the radio play “ The Death Ray.” Fraser Coss is the featured singer for the evening. Ilis baritone voice will be heard in several numbers, and, as his wide repertoire and expressive voice make him particularly pleasing “ over the air,” listeners who are able to reproduce 2BL to-night should enjoy hearing him. {*} J-J j; 2FC Sydney (451 metres). Concert session commences at 10 p.m. This evening’s programme inclucles items by Ronald Marston in an organ recital from the Fullerton Memorial ChurchSignor Butta (harpist) ; the Rev R Piper in a talk on “ The South Seas/ and Miss Mabel Batchelor, soprano 55 The talk by Mr Piper should be ’nteresting. He is pastor of the Methc dist Church, Haberfield, and, as a missionary, lived, in Fiji for eighteen years. As a wireless experimenter of nearly

twenty years’ standing, Mr Piper has done much for radio. He was, prior to returning to Australia, in charge of the 2 kilowatt transmitting station at Lantoba for fdur years. He is due to appear at 2FC’s “mike” at 11.2 tonight. 3YA M. and D. Committee. A meeting of 3YA Musical an<l Dramatic Committee was held at 3YA studio on Wednesday evening. There were present:—Mr R. J. Loughnan (in the chair), Mr E. C. Clements (Operatic Society), Mr T. W. Dent (Orchestral Society), Mr Geo. Manning (W.E.A.), Mr Sydney Williamson (Society of Professional Musicians). Apologies were received from Mr W. H. Dixon (Royal Musical Society), Mr A. Brewins (Christchurch. Competitions Society) and Mr M. Richards (Harmonic Society). A sub-committee which was set up to prepare a “New Zealand” programme, submitted a report containing the following recommendations as to the definition of a New Zealand composer:— (a) Born in New Zealand, and living there continuously for not less than ten years, or (b) not born in New Zealand, but has resided there continuously for ten years, or twelve years, at periods. These definitions would therefore include: Alfred Hill. Frank Hutchens, Dr Thomas, Claude Haydon, Arnold Trowell, R. A. Horne, Arthur Lilley, Dorothy Filkins, Mae Burnes Loughnon, Dr Bradshaw. Victor Booth, Frederick Moore, Arch. Don, Maughan Barnett, Hugo Anson, Gordon M’Beth, Eric Moss, Arthur Alexander, J. T. Sinclair, late R. L. Hutchens, Sydney Francis Hoben, etc. The sub-committee also submitted the following definition of New Zealand music:—(a) Compositions by any composer in above categories, in any form, or on any subject, or (b) works by . apy composer—irrespective of composer’s birth-place or residential qualification, provided that the sub-commit-tee appointed to adjudicate thereon is satisfied that the composition has a definite relation to the life, customs, scenery, history or legends of New Zealand, native, or otherwise. With regard to the general manager’s scheme for co-operation with amateur musical and dramatic organisations, it was reported that arrangements had been made to broadcast the Royal Musical Society’s rendition of Handel’s “Messiah” on December 18, and the programme of the Orchestral Society’s final concert of the season on December 19. Mr Clements reported that the Amateur Operatic Society would be glad to co-operate by presenting either excerpts from operas or full performances. It was decided that on account of the holidays no meetings should be held in January; the next meeting of the committee would therefore be held on Wednesday, February 5.

ON THE AIR TO-DAY AND ON SATURDAY.

rOB TO-DAY. Following are details of to-day’s programmes to be broadcast by New Zealand stations and 4QG, Brisbane:— IYA, Auckland (333 m 900 k.). 3 p.m.: Afternoon session. 5: Childrens session. 6: Dinner session. 7rsews and market reports. 8.1: Relay from Town Hall, Otorohanga, of concert arranged by Mr Wreford Wade (accompamste, Mrs A.*E. Cooke, L.T.C.L.) Otorohanga Symphony Orchestra,- “ Hortensia (Bendix). Mezzg-soprano, Miss jP r iegs, The Joy Bird." Saxophone KSS/tiJ “ KiHS Me Again.” Mr Wreford Wade, "The Song l ty^las , the Cretan.” Violin, Captain R. S. Stanley, " Salut d’Amour.” Whistles, ®° lo 'r.T Mr W * Swift » “ The Mocking t-. H , um prous monologue, Miss Al\in England, The Girl in the Shoe Chorus ballet, Jouvenile Rascals. The Toymaker's Dream.” Pianoforte duet, Misses D. and A. Liddv Marche Militaire " (Schubert). Soprano, Mrs C. Corboy (late of 3DO, Melbourne), Love’s a Merchant.” Humorous monologue. Captain P. S. Stanley Having It Out.” Otorohanga SymOrchestra, " Echoes of the South” (Klohr). Interval. Otorohanga Symphony Orchestra, "Merchant of Venice” Suite (Rosse). Baritone, Mr G. Corbov i\T>? < r^ ntair U Lov ? rs -” Hellowphone solo! Mr Chas. Day, ‘The Lost Chord.” Native item, Huia Troupe. Violin, Mr c Anderson, "Ave Maria” (Schubert) Soprano, Mrs R. V. Garrett, “Mv Monologue, Mr Wreford Wade The Shooting of Dan M’Grew." Pianoforte solo, Miss J. M’Gittagen, "Scherzo” (Chopin). Vocal solo, Miss Gladys Wade (aged twelve years), “Big Lady Moon” Saxophone, Mr P; O’Rourke, “ Valse Vanite. ’ Humour, Mr Wreford Wad/ „My word.” Soprano, Mrs C. Corbov I Love the Moon ” (Rubens). Otorohnaga Symphony Orchestra, jazz med ley. “ God Save the King.”

2YA, Wellington 0416m.—720k.). 3 p.m.: Afternoon session. 6- pun dren\s session. 6: Dinner session Kauffman’s Orchestra, “ The Baron (Strauss). La Vittoria Orch e Z Ira, Wedding of the Winds” (Hall)

6.15: Piccadilly Orchestra, “If Only 1 Had You ” (Davies), “ Lolita” (Ferrete). Kolomoku’s Honoluluans, “ Aloha Oe ” (Liliuokalana). Piccadilly Orchestra, “ Charmaine ” (Eapee). 6.30: New Mayfair Orchestra, “ This Year of Grace" (Coward). Waring’s Orchestra, “ Ah! Sweet Mystery of . Life ” (Herbert). Kolomoku’s Honoluluans, “-Three O’clock in the Morning” (Robledo). 6.45: Victor Concert Orchestra, “ Minuet in G” (Paderewski) and “Amaryllis” (Ghys). Piccadilly Orchestra, “Bird Songs at Eventide ” (Coates). International Concert Orchestra, “ Blue Danube ” Waltz (Strauss). 7: News session. 7.40: Lecturette, Mr R. "Howard Taylor, “Care of the Feet.” 8: Chimes. Programme featuring vocal excerpt? from “ The Quaker Girl,” presented by the Etude Quartet. 8.1: 2YA Orchestrina, “The Quaker Girl.” 8.9: Soprano, Miss Gretta Stark, “ O Time, Time.” 8.13: Pianoforte, Miss Mary Lennie, “Ballade in A Flat” (Chopin). 8.20: Vocal, the Etude Quartet, “ A Runaway Match.” 8.24: Recital, Mr Errol Muir, “ Song of the Pacifist.” 8.31: 2YA Orchestrina, “ Coronation March ” (Meyerbeer) and “ Kuyawiak ” (Wieniawski), 8.39: Contralto, Mrs Ray Kemp, “A Quaker Girl.” 8.43: Vocal duet, Mr and Mrs Ray Kemp, '' The Bad Boy and the Good Girl.” 8.47: Violin and Wurlitzer organ, De Groot and Terence Casey, “Cavatina” (Raff). 8.50: Mr Ray Kemp and Etude Quartet, “ Just as Father Used to Do.” 8.54: 2YA Orchestrina, “Rose Marie.” 9.2: Weather report. 9.4: Soprano, Miss Gretta Stark, “ The Little Grey Bonnet.” 9.8: Violin and Wurlitzer organ, De Groot and Terence Casey, “Parted” (Tosti). 9.11:. Mr W. Hancock and Etude Quartet, “Come to the Ball.” 9.15: 2YA Orchestrina, “ Master Melodies from Famous Light Operas.” 9.23: Contralto, Mrs Ray Kemp, “Petticoats for Women.” 9.27: Humour, .Mr Errol Muir, “ Bertram on Babies.” 9.34:-2YA Orchestrina, “Vienna Beauties.” 9.42: Vocal duet, Miss Gretto Stark and Mr W. Hancock, “ A Wilderness and Thou.” 9.46: National Military Band, march, “ Tannhauser ” (Wagner). 9.50: Vocal, Etude Quartet, “Tip Toes.” 9.54: 2YA Orchestrina, “Master Melodies from Famous Light Operas.” 10.2: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch (306 m 3 p.m.: Afternoon session. 5: Children’s session. 6: Dinner session. H.M. Grenadier Guards Band, “ Merrie England ” (German). Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, “ Idylle Bretonne ” (Gennin). 6.15: Jacque Jacobs Enscmr ble, “ L’Estudiantina ” (Waldteufel). Plaza Theatre Orchestra, “ A La Gavotte (Finck), “ Minuet ” (Finck). H.M. Grenadier Guards Band, “ Old Panama ” (Alford). 6.30: Ketelby’s Concert Orchestra, “The Sacred Hour” (Ketelby). Sandler's Orchestra, “ Someday, Somewhere V (Rapee). Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, “ Fluttering Birds ” (Gennin). 6.45: Musical Art Quartet, “ Mighty Lak’ a Rose ” (Nevin), “ To a Wild Rose ” (M’Dowell). Sandler’s Orchestra, “ Sonny Boy ” (De Sylva). H.M. Grenadier Guards, “Dunedin” (Alford). 7: News session. 7.30: Lecturette, Mr Alec O’Donoghue, “ The Kakapo a.;fl Its Mysteries.” 8.1: Grand Symphony Orchestra, “ Raymond ” (Thomas). 8.9: Vocal, Valencia Quartet, “ It Was a Lover and His Lass.” Soprano, Miss Lucy O’Brien, “Here in the Quiet Hills.” 5.16: Organ,. Leslie Harvey, "Absent” (Metcalfe). 5.19: Tenor, Mr T. G. Rogers, “ A Little Dream of You.” 8.22:' Dance music, Bailey-Marston Dance Orchestra, “The Desert Song,” “ The Toymaker’s Dream.” 8.26: Contralto, Miss Mary Taylor, “ In Sweet Content,” “ I’ve Been Roaming.” S. Novelty, Arnold Johnson’s Orchestra, “ Radio Impressions.” 8.34: Vocal, Valencia Quartet, “ The Long Day Closes/’ 8.38: Humour. Mr J. P. Darragh, “Guy de Vere’s Night Out.” 8.42: Dance music, “ Old Man Sunshine,” “ Querida.” 8.50: Baritone, Mr E. J. Johnson, “ The Sergeant of the Line!” 8.54: Tubize Royal Hawaiian Orchestra, “Wabash Blues.” 9: Weather report. 9.2: Dance music. “The Wedding of the Painted Doll,” “Blossoms.” 9.10: Soprano, Mrs Lucy O’Brien, ** Boat Song.” 9.13: Organ, Leslie Harvey, “Until” (Sanderson). 9.16: Tenor, Mr T. G. Rogers, “ The Sailor’s Grave.” 9.20: Contralto, Miss Mary Taylor. “ The Silver Ring.” 9.28: Dance music. “One Alone,” “Don’t Be Like That.” 9.31: Famous Forty Elks Chorus, “ Annie Laurie,” “Sweet and Low." 9.37: Humour, Mr J. P. Darragh, “ Guy de Vere’s Mix-up.” 9.42: Dance music, “ Sweethearts on Parade,” “ Laughing Marionette.” 9.50: Baritone, Mr E. J. Johnson, “ The Lute Player.” Valencia Quartet, “ Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming.” 9.57: Dance music. “Break Away,” “ That’s My Baby,” “ When Summer is Gone,” “ Dream Mother,” “ I’m Just a Vagabond Lover,” “Louise.” 11: Close down. 4YAj Dunedin (461 m 3 p.m.: Afternoon session. 5: Children’s session. 6: Dinner session. 7: News session. S.l: Instrumental, Paramount Quintet, “ Suite of Waltzes ” (Brahms).' 8.11: Soprano, Miss Evelyn Shepherd, “ Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel,” “As Thrbugh the Street.” 5.13: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, “ Caprice Viennois ” (Kreisler). 5.22: Recital, Miss Tui Northey, “ Hermione’s Defence.” 8.27: Instrumental trio, Misses Wallace, Baker and Smith, “ Trio in. C Minor—Allegro con Brio” (Beethoven). 8.34: Bass, Mr Mortley Peake, “ The Secret.” 8.38: Violin, Miss Ethel Wallace, “ Violin Concerto in C Minor— Andante and Allegro Molto Vivace ” (Mendelssohn). 8.49: Contralto, Miss Mary Somerville, “ The Silver Ring,” “Sapphic Ode.” 5;56: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards,. “ Sbftly Awakes My Heart ” (“ Samson and Delilah ”) (Saint-Saens). 9: Weather report. 9.2: Paramount Quintet, “ Chant Elegiaque (Tschailtowsky). 9.12: Srtprano Miss Evelyn Shepherd. " Dreary the Steppe. !)16- San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, “ CoppeHa Ballet" (Delibes). 9.20: Recitals, Miss Tui Northey, Sherwood"; monologue. Comfort. Violin; Miss Ethel Wallace, Degende (Wlenlawski). 9.31: Bass, Mr M°r«ey Peake, "The Smugglers’ Song. One little Hour” 9.38: Instrumental trio, Misses Wallace, Baker and Smith, “Danse Macabre” (baint-Saens), bestraume” (Liszt). 9.46. Oontralto. Miss Marv Somerville, Life and Death.” 9.48: Royal .Opera Chorus. “Spinning Chorus” (Wagner). 9.52:

Paramount Quintet, “ Romance ” (Sibelius). 10: Close down. 4QG-, Brisbane (385 m.— 1 780k.)* 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Concert by Mrs Matthews’s Cadenza Plectral Club, assisted by Alice Craven (contralto), Clare’ Matthews (violinist), Sod Smith and the banjo band. L. Sheridan (baritone), Elspeth Capper (soprano), Hughte < O’Donnell (tenor ban joist) and Ruth Tregurtha (elocutionist). 808 SATUBDAY. IYA, Auckland (333m.—900k.). 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News and market reports, sports results to hand. 7.40: Talk by Mr D. G. Rutter on ‘Gladioli.” 8.1: Relay from Auckland Town Hall of concert by the Auckland Municipal Band. 10.0: Dance programme. Close at 11 p.m. 2YA, Wellington (416m.—720k.). 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session—lLM. Grenadier Guards Band, “Sir Harry Lauder” medley (Lauder); Symphony Orchestra, "Doctrinen” (StrauSs). 6.15: Pianoforte, Gil Dech, "Wedding of the Painted Doll” (Freed); piano, Constance Mering, "S.o Dear” (Caesar); waltz medley, Eddie Thomas’s Collegians; saxophone, Rudy Weidoeft, "Minuet” (Beethoven). 6.30: Mandoline Band, Circlo Mandolinistico, "La Traviata—Prelude Acts 1 and 4” (Verdi); Symphony Orchestra, “When the Lemons Bloom” (Strauss). 6.45: Musical Art Quartet, "Mighty Lak’ a Rose” (Nevin); saxophone, Rudy Wiedoeft, "Valse Mazanetta” (Wiedoeft); pianoforte, Gil Dech, U l ,£- iS6 L Your Hand, Madame” (Erwin); Eddie Thomas's Collegians, “Beautiful Ohio. 7.0: News session. 7.40: Lecturette, Mr A. Varvey, “The English Team. 8.1: 2YA Salon Orchestra, "Clovertown” selection (Wood). 8.9: Relay from the Concert Chamber. Town Hall, of the "Wellington Harmonic Society’s final concert of the 1929 sea-son—Part-song, choir, “Vagabonds”; bass solo, Mr J. M. Caldwell, "Young Diedrich”; part-song, choir, “Night Whispers” and "Nightfall in Skye" (a song without words); ’cello, Mr Claude Tanner, “Air” (Mattheson), "Andaluza” (Granados); part-song, choir, "Love"; male quartet, Harmonic Quartet, "Come, Gentle Night”; part-song, choir, "A Morning Madrigal” and "Tender Sleep Enfold Thete.” From the studio—Weather report and announcements. 2YA Salon Orchestra, “Dance of the Hours." Continuation of relay from Concert Chamber, Town Hall—Choir, “The Silver Swan” and "The Turtle Dove”; part song, ladies' choir, “Oh Where, Tell Me Where”: bass, Mr J. M. Caldwell, “Border Ballad,” "Kirkconnell Lea”; part song, choir, “The Death of Morar”; ‘cello, Mr Claude Tanner, “Berceuse” (Faure), “Spinning Wheel” (Popper); chorus, choir, “Promised Joys.” 10.0 (approx.): Dance programme—Fox-trots “Louise," “Peace of Mind,” “Hugguble, Kissablvj You,” “Yours Sincerely,” "The One in the World”; waltz, “My Heart is Bluer Than Your Eyes.” 10.18: Male trio, Earl Burnett’s Biltmore Trio, "Love Me or Leave Me”; fox-trots, "Fioretta,” “In My Garden of Memory," "Dr nee of the Paper Dolls,”' "Moonlight and Roses”; waltz, "Dream Boat.” 10.36. Violin, Fredric Fradkin, "Nola” (Arndt): fox-trot, “Just Suppose”; waltz. Just Another Kiss.” 10.45: Sporting . uramary. 11.0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch (306 m 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session— Edith Lorarnl Orchestra, "Johann Strauss” Fantasia (Strauss); piano and orchestra, Rale da Costa, "When Day is Done.” 6.15: David Kailli, “Honolulu March”; kinema organ, Leslie Harvey, "Whtere the Shy Little Violets Grow”; Dajos Bela Orchestra, “Polish Life” (Nedbal); piano and orchestra, Raie da Costa, "Sweetheart, I’m Dreaming of You” (Carter); Dajos Bela Orchestra, “Dancing Demoiselle” (Fall). 6.45: Edith Lorand Orchestra, "Dollar Princess” (Fall); Dajos Bela . Orchestra, “Casino Tanze” (Gungi). 7.0: News session. 7.30: Sports results. • 8.1. Mandolin Band. "Semiramide” (Rossini). 8.9: Mezzosoprano, Miss Anita Graham, "Twickenham Ferry.” 8.13: ’Cello, Mr Harold Beck, "On Wings of Song” (Mendelssohn). 8.17: Popular songs, Mr Leslie Stewart, "A Thousand Years From Now,” "Pal of My Dreams.” 8.24: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, "April’s Lady” (Ancliffe), “Cradle Song" (Schubert), "Hungarian Dance No. 11” (Brahms). 8.28: Contralto, Mrs D. W. Stallard, "My Ain Folk.” 8.32: Xylophonfe, A. W. Bennett, "Dancer of Seville.” 8.38: Recital, Mi- Harold Shaw, "The Waxwork Watchman." 8.44: Solo at piano, Miss Anne Stephenson, "Lucky in Love.” 8.45: Baritone, Mr W. J. Richards. “Old Barty.” 8.52: Debroy Somers’ Band, "The Singing Fool.” 9.0: Weather report. 9.2: Mezzo-soprano, Miss Anita Graham, “The L<>ve Nest,” “The Kerry Dance.” 9.8: 'Cello, Air Harold Beck, “Serenade” (Squire). 9.12: Popular song* Mr Leslie Stewart, "Sally Horner." $.16: Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Trio No. 6” (Carl Bohm). 9 24: Contralto, Mrs D. W. Stallard, "Lochnagar,” "The Spinning Wheel." 9 3l- Organ, Stanley M’Donald, "Nicolette” (Batten). 9.34: Recital, Mr Harold Shaw, “Wedding Day Speeches.” 9.41: Solos at piano, Miss Anne Stephenson, "This Little Tteddy Bear,” “A Room with a View.” 9.46: Baritone, Mr W. J. Richards, "A Sail in a Piping Breeze,” "You’ll Get Heaps o’ Lickens.” 9.61: Band of Garde Republican© de France, "Carmen Entr'acte (Bizet). 10.0: Dance programme—Fox-trots, "Building a Nest for Mary,” "Bogey Wail,” “I Used to Love Her in the Moonlight”; waltz, "My Iripli Paradise.” 10.12: Vocal duet, Layton and Johnstone, “Lady Divine" (Shilkret); fox-trots, “I’ll Always Be Mother's Boy,” "When My Dreams Come •True”: "There’ll Be You and I,” "I’m Tickled to Dteath I’m Me." 10.27: Cinema organ, Regal cinema organ, "Long Ago” (Elliott) ; fox-trots, “Walking with Susie,” “Reaching for Someone,” ‘‘Big City Blues”; waltzes, "Forever,” “My Dear.” 10.45: Vocal solo, Ruth Etting, “You’re the Cream {

in My Coffee”; fox-trots, “S'posin’,” “My Mother’s Eyes,” “Laughing Marionette,” “Breakaway.” 11.0: Close down. 3Zfi Christchurch (250m.—1200p.). 10.0 a.m.: Overture, “Bacchanale” and Delilah”), American Symphony Ox-chestra. 10.8: Tested recipes—Pot Roasted Ham, Dried Apricot Steam Pudding, Cup Cakes. 10.25: "La Ronde des Lutins” (Bazzini), Vasa P*-ihoda. (violin); “Dream Faces,” Thomas Chalmers (baritoi*?) ; “Second Rhapsodic” (Liszt), Sergt-i Rachmaninoff (piano): "Saxophone Sobs,” Rudy Wiedoeft (saxophone); “American Fantasia,” New York Military Band. 10.45: Studio reading, "Frocks of the Week (“Stella”). “Caprice Viennois" (Kreisler), Vasa Prihoda (violin); "Paradise” (Viennese Folk Song), Paul Riemers (tenor); "New York Blues,” Frosini (aceordeon); "National Emblem March” (Bagley), New York Military Band. 11.30: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin (461 m 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News session. 7.40: Lecturette by Pastor W. D. More, "Rabbits.” S’.O: Relay of 3YA, Christchurch. 10.0: Dancte programme until 11 p.m. The Fire Brigade received a false alarm from the corner of Madras and Dean Streets, St Albans, at 9.29 last evening. The condition of the Tophouse Road, from Blenheim to Tophouse, is the subject of a report from Nelson to the Canterbury Automobile Association. The telegraphed report, received yesterday, stated:—“The road is quite good, but after heavy rain motorists may not be able to cross the Howard and Speargrass Rivers, between Lake Rotoiti and Kawatiri. Bridges across these streams are now under construction, but travellers can always double back to Korere and join the main road there.” Travellers from Blenheim use the Tophouse Road on journeys to Murchison and Nelson.