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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19268, 3 January 1931, Page 24 (Supplement)

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CONCEPTION OF ETHER IS SUBJECT OF DISPUTE. 3* LAURENCE M. COCKAOAY. Is the concluding- portion of Laurence M. Cociaday's article on the subject. The first part appeared in last Tuesday’s “Star”, the second on Wednesday and the third yesterday. NO. 4. New Pacts Wanted. Many physicists hope, if they do not actually believe, that the two theories—the wave and the quantum theories—will be reconciled by the discovery of new facts and scientific researches which will rearrange our ideas of the physical world. There is, in fact, another theory, a brand new one. that has a bearing on the subject of ether, which may be opening up a way for settling this dispute ori.ce and for all. That is the theory of “wave mechanics’* which has grcwn out of the work of modification of the Bohr atom, as propounded by such investigators as Dirac, Heisenberg, De Broglie and Schroedinger. It considered the electrons inside an atom of any material to be either groups of waves or accompanied by groups of waves. A Paint Clue. In support of this idea a number of experimenters have recently discovered that waves sometimes act very much like particles. And other experimenters have found that under some circumstances electron particles in rapid motion act very much like waves. This gives us at least a faint clue that both of the theories may have some grains of truth. Only further research can clear up the real nature of both waves and matter, for although the theory of wave mechanics seems to offer a new line of approach it does not allow of any consideration of an ether. It deals with waves in space, and thus far agrees with Steinmetz’s idea of energy transmission Without an ether. The medium required for jyave mechanics is one in which waves would travel at speeds which become slower as the wave length is increased. The speed of waves through hypothetical ether, however, is a constant. “No Surrender.” But in spite of all this, many scientists will not give up the idea of an ether of space. Sir Oliver Lodge, always quick to defend the ether concept. and such other men of science as Albert Kinsteiu and Arthur S. Eddington. still insist that we need the ether. Another noted authority. Sir William Bragg, is quoted as saying, half humorously, “We use the classical (etherwave) theory on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the quantum theory on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Perhaps that ought to make us feel a little sympathetic toward the man whose philosophy takes one form on week-days and another on Sundays.” Knowledge of Waves Limited. Just what is the practical significance of all this? What effect will such a disagreement: among scientists have upon the development of practical machinery in future inventions? These are questions that have been asked me by mv science students at the university. And the answer that I have given them has been that although scientific men have learned a lot about the wav waves of radiant energy perform and how they may be controlled and handled, transmitted and received and converted from one form into another, they reallv know very little about what the waves actu-

ally are, or, in fact, just what matter itself is, and the relation between these waves and matter. To prove the existence of any such thing as an ether, physically, at the present time would be as difficult a job for the scientists as to prove by any experimental method the existence of such commonly accepted things as mind, soul and spirit. These things are beyond the outposts of present-day science, and although inklings and faint clues are coming into view out of the shadow, all that we can do is to theorise on the scanty fact material that comes to hand. (Finis.) WEEK-END PROGRAMMES. POR TO-NIGHT. IYA, Auckland. 8: Concert session—Vaudeville and popular items. 9.58: Dance programme until II o’clock. 2YA, Wellington. 8.0: Salon Orchestra, selection of Stephen Adams’s songs, “Funeral March of a Bumble Bee”. 8.16: Quartet —The Lyric, “Sing me a Shantey with a Yo-Heave-Ho.” Tenor—Mr Charles Williams, “Song of Songs”. Baritone—Mr Will Goudie, “The Christening”, “What the Red-haired Bosun Said”. 8.28: Mandolin—Mr Lad Haywood, “Liebeslied”, “Little White Lies”, “Swingin’ in a Hammock”, “A Cottage for Sale”. 8.40: Humour—Mr Lcn Ashton, “Otherwise She’s Mother’s Kind of Girl”, “Our Village Concert”. 8.43: Australian Commonwealth Band, “Slidin’ Thro the Rye”. Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, “Light Cavalry” overture. 9.0: Weather report. 9.1: Xylophone with orchestra—Mr 1* Probert and Salon Orchestra, “Favourite Polka”. Salon Orchestra, “Pale Moon Paraphrase”, “Violin Song”. 9.16: Soprano—Mdlle. Pola Schea, “La Serenata”, “Only a Rose”, “I Wonder if Love is a Dream”. Quartet—The Lyric, “The Desert Song”. Duet—Messrs Charles Williams and Will Goudie. “Wyoming Lullaby”. 9.26: Sea shanties—The Lyric Quartet, “Shenandoah”, “A-Roving”, “Blow the Man Down”. 9.38: Organ— Edward D’Evry, “Meditation”, “Album Leaf”. 9.46: Salon Orchestra, “My Lady Molly”. “The Latest Dano-e Novelties”. 10.1: Dance programme. Foxtrots: “The Whoopee Hat Brigade”, “No Parking”, “Piccolo Pete”. Waltz: “I Love You”. 10.12: Vocal—Harold Lambert. “When the Real Thing Comes Your Way”. Foxtrots: “St Louis Gal”, “Moanin’ Low”, “Susanna”, “After Thinking It Over”. “Song of Siberia”. 10.30: Organ and vibraphone—Lew White, “Honey”. Foxtrots: “Junior”. “The Moonlight March”, “At Close of Day”. Waltz: “My Song of the - Nile”. 10.45: Vocal duet—The Dixie Stars. “Sweet Mandy”. Foxtrots: “The World’s Greatest Sweetheart”, “If You Believe in Me”, “Smiling Irish Eyes”, “Love is a Dreamer”. 11.0: Sporting summary. 11.10* Close. 3YA, Christchurch. 7.30: Sports results. 8.0: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, “Florodora”. B.'.*: Mezzo-contralto—Mrs Anita Lc-d----sham, “Whistle and I’ll Come Tae Ye Ma Lad”, “We Sway Along the Ridges”. 8.15: Clarionet —Mr E. Withers, “The Ashgrove”. 8.20: Vaudeville Entertainment—The Four Rascals. opening chorus. “Hello, Everybody”; duet, “Weeping Willow”: violin—waltz, “Waiting”, “Ragging the Piano”; “Song find Dance”; “The Darktown Strutters’ Ball”; finale. “Popular Melodies”. 8.40: Mouth organ—Mr J. Woodham, “In a Little Spanish Town”, “My .Blue,

Heaven”. 8.45: Soprano—Miss Monica O’Connell, “I Sing a Song to Suit the Day”. 8.4 9: Baritone—Lawrence Tibbett, “The White Dove”, “When I’m Looking at You”. 8.55: Banjolin—Mr Arthur Hodgson, “Rendezvous”, “La Paloma”. 8.59: Weather forecast. 9.1: Colonial Club Orchestra, “Rio Rita” medley. 9.9: Mrs Ledsham, “The Sweetest Flower That Blows”, “Love the Jester”. 9.15: Mr Withers, “Le Rieve”. 9.19: The Four Rascals, “Irish Revels”, “Irish Jig”, “Irish Emigrant”. Piano improvisations, “Mother Machree”, “Popular Irish Melodies” patter and finale. 9.39: Mr Woodham, “Pack up Your Troubles”, “Good-by-ee”. 9.44: Miss O’Connell, “Big Lady Moon”, “Coming Home”. 9.50: Banjolin—Mr Arthur Hodgson, “Darkeyland”. 9.55: Grand Opera Company, vocal gems from “Mignon”. 9.59: Dance music. Foxtrots: “Don’t Be Like That”, “Sweetheart of All My Dreams”, “Pokee-Okee-Oh”, “I Lift Up My Finger”. 10.12: Comedian— Eddie Cantor, “If I Give Up the Saxo- ! phone”. Foxtrots: “I’m Bringing a Red, i Red Rose”, “I’m Ka-Razy for You”. Waltzes: “Anita”, “That Old Time Organ Melody”. 10.30: Contralto—Lupe Velez, “Mi Amado”. Foxtrots: “Come West, Little Girl”, “I’m Thirsty for Kisses”. “Some Sweet Day”, “My Mother’s Eyes”. 10.45: Comedian — Eddie Cantor, “Hello Sunshine, Hello”. Foxtrots: “He, She and Me”, “Sally of My Dreams”. Waltzes: “Coquette”, “Lady Divine”. 11.0: Close. 4YA, Dunedin. 8.0: Marek Weber’s Orchestra, “Potpourri of Waltzes”. 8.9: Baritone—Mr S. Kershaw, “Friend o’ Mine”, “I Come to Thee”, “God Touched the Rose”. 8.19: Novelty Syncopators, “Axound the Corner”, “Any Time’s the Time”, “All I Want”. 8.30: Recitals—Miss Anita Bowler, “Making Ruben Propose”, “The Limitations of Youth”, “Grandma”. 8.40: Contralto—Miss S. M’Cready, “Three Fishers”, “Over the Meadow", “When the Rooks Fly Homeward”. 8.50: Novelty Syncopators, “Sweeping the Clouds”. Saxophone—Mr J. M’Caw, “Slap’in’ Sax”. Novelty Syncopators, “Jasmine”. 9.0: Weather report. 9.2: Organ—Edward O’Henry, “Chant Sans Paroles”, “Ca C’est Madrid!”. Jesse Crawford, “Diane”, “Souvenirs”. 9.14: Soprano—Miss Dorothy Dagg, “The Life of a Rose”, “The False Prophet”, “The Cuckoo Clock”. 9.24: Piano, Carroll Gibbons. “Moonbeams Dance”, “Body and Soul’’’. 9.31: Tenor, Mr J. B. Hamilton, “I Heard You Singing”, “Temple Bells”, “Kashmiri Love Song”. 9.41: Mr M’Caw, “Nola”. Novelty Syncopators, “Desert Rose”, “My Guitar”, “Telling It to the Daisies”. 9.56: Singing Sophomores, ‘My Ohio Home”, “Chloe”. 10 to 11: Dance programme. Sydney Stations. To-night 2FG is relaying from 3LO, Melbourne, the pantomime, “Puss in Boots”. At 12.15 there will he a talk on the second test match, Australia v. West Indies, relayed to 3LO, Melbourne, 4QG, Brisbane, and SCL, Adelaide. Through 2BL the sporting feature of the evening is the boxing contest from the Sydney Stadium, which commences at 10.20. Prior to this the programme is contributed from the studio by Gwladys Evens, soprano, Colston Carter, novelty pianist; Dorothy Nall, entertainer; P. C. Spouse, champion mouthorgan soloist. 2BL’s programme will be relayed to 2NC, Newcastle. FOR SUNDAY. IYA, Auckland (329 Metres). 3.0: Afternoon session. 6.0: Children’s song service. 6.55: St ’ Matthew's Church. Preacher, Canon C. U. Grant-Cowan. 5.30 (approx.): Relay from Albert Park of a concert by the Auckland Municipal Band. 9.30 (approx.): Close. 2YA, Wellington (416 Metres). ' 3 0 to „ Selected gramophone items. 6.0: Childrens song service. 7.0: St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Preacher, Rev R. J. Howie, B a 8 15 (approx.): Band of the Wellington Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve:—“ Galvini,” “ Giralda.” Soprano, Miss Ella Fair, “The Asri " i “ Spring Song.” ’Cello, Beatrice Har-

rison, “ The Broken Melody.” Baritone, Mr Claude Moss, “ In a Monastery Garden.” Band, “ Love and Laughter.” Tenor, Mr Charles P. Edwards, “ Be Brave and Smile,” “ To Sing Awhile.” Band, “ New Colonial.” Weather report. Miss Fair, “At Twilight,” “Just for To-day.” Virtuoso String Quartet, “ Mignon Gavotte.” Band, “ Fra Diavolo.” Mr Moss, “ Coronach,” “ The Arrow and the Song.” Jack Hylton’s Orchestra, “ Melodious Memories.” Mr Edwards, “ I Love the Moon.” Euphonium, Bandmaster Baker, “ Land of Hope and Glory.” Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey, “The Little Sandman,” ‘‘ Stars of the Summer Night.” Band, “ Our Director.” Close. 3YA, Christchurch (306 Metres). 3.0: Afternoon session. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Chimes. 6.30: St Albans Methodist Church, Rugby Street. Preacher, Rev M. A. Rugby Pratt. 7.45 (approx.): Musical recordings. 8.15: Piano, Mr Fred Page, “La Plus Que Lente,” “Mazurka in A Flat” (Chopin), “Old Vienna.” 8.25: Baritone, Mr A. G. Thompson, “ I Know of Two Bright Eyes,” “ Alfrida,” “I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby,” “ An Episode.” {..35: Harp, Mr H. G. Glaysher, "Love’s Fascination,” “ By the Fountain,” “ Dermot Asthore.” 8.48: Soprano, Miss Agnes Cunningham, “ Open Thy Blue Eyes,” “ The Daily Question,” “ ’Avourneen,” “ The Last Rose of Summer.” 9.0: Weather forecast. 9.2: Tenor, Mr J. A. Blythe, “ Wandering in the Wood,” ” My Lovely Celia,” “ O My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose.” 9.12: Debroy Somers’ Orchestra, “Good News.” 9.20: Contralto, Miss Nellie Lowe, “ Beloved, it is Morn,” “Angus Macdonald,” “ My Curly-Headed Babby.” The Dulcet Duo, “The Coming of a Dream.” 9.30: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, “Tales from the Vienna Woods,” “Blue Danube Waltz.” 9.36: Close. 4YA, Dunedin (461 Metres). 3.0: Gramophone records. 5.3 0: Children’s song service. 6.15: Instrumental recordings. 6.30: Knox Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev D. C. Herron, M.C., M.A. 7.45: Selected recordings. 5.15: Relay of 3YA. 9.30: Close 2YB, New Plymouth (244 Metres) 6.0: Children’s service. 8.15: Studio concert. FOR MONDAY. IYA, Auckland. Silent day. 2YA, Wellington (416 Metres). 3.0: Selected gramophone recordings. 5.0: Children. 6.0: Dinner music:—Orchestra, “ Mignon ” Overture. Band, “ The Clock on the Mantel.” Orchestra, “Millions d’Arlequin.” 6.15: Orchestra, “ Hungarian March.” Violin, “ Hebrew Melody.” Orchestra, “ Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes,” “The Dance of the Dwarfs." 6.30: Orchestra, “Silhouettes,” “The Clock is Playing.” Band, “Dancing Doll,” “Silhouettes— The Dreamer. 6.45: Orehestra, “‘II Seraglio' Overture.” Violin, " Ave Maria.” Orchestra, “ Coppelia Ballet— Entr’acte and Valse.” 7.0: News. 7.4 0: Lecturette, Mr 11. C. South, “Books—Grave and Gay.” 8.0: 2YA Orchestrina, • “Lilac Time,” “Master Melodies from Famous Light Operas.” 5.15: Light Opera Company, Gems from “The Bohemian Girl.” 5.23: Lecture recital, “ Old English Songs,” by Mrs Daisy Basham, assisted by the Ariel Singers.” 8.43: Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, "A Musical Switch.” “ Florndora.” $.59: Weather report 9.1 : Orchestrina, Master Melodies from “Famous Light Operas-.” 9.16: Continuation of the lecture recital on “ Old English Song,” by Mrs Daisy Basham and the Ariel Singers. 9.3 6: Organ, Charles Saxby, “ Classica.” 9.44: Orchestrina, “ Molloy Songs,” “ Gioviana.” 10.0: Dance programme:—Foxtrots, “ Puttin’ on the Ritz,” “ Punch and Judy Show,” "Dancing to Save Tour Sole.” "Jollity Farm.” 10.12: Waltz, “Molly.” Foxtrots. “Fairy on' the Clock,” “The Kerb Step.” 3 0.21: Vocal duet, Esther Coleman and Foster Richardson, “The Voyagers.” 10.24: Foxtrots, “ I Love You So Much,” “ Moan-

in’ for You,” “Dancing the Devil Away.” 10.33: Waltz, “Melody Divine.” Foxtrots, “ Minnie the Mermaid,” “ Evening Shadows,” “ Mysterious Mose.” 10.45: Vocal duet, Esther Coleman and Foster Richardson, “Mountain Lovers.” 10.48: Foxtrots, “Sweethearts* Holiday,” “ Singing a Vagabond Song,” 14 On Her Doorstep Last Night,” “All I Want Is Just One.” 11.0: Close. 3YA, Christchurch (306 Metres). 3.0: Gramophone recital. 6.0: Children. 6.0: Dinner music:—Orchestra, Berlin, “ The Gipsy Baron.” Trio, “ Pierette.” Orchestra, “ Only a Roye." 6.15: Orchestra, “Eva” Medley, “Spanish Dance No. 1,” “ The Perfect Song.” 6.30: Orchestra, “Frederick” Medley, “Spanish Serenade,” "Sylvia.” 6.45: Trio, “ Dai visa.” Orchestra, “ Leliariana.” 7.0: News session. 7.30: Dialogue, Messrs E. E. Wiltshire and l 4 ’. C. Fairclough, “The Story of the Garden”—Elementary botany as applied to garden plants. 8.0: Christcnurch Municipal Band, “Old Glory.” 8.6: Tenor, Mr Oliver Foote, “Come Into the Garden, Maud.” 8.10: Organ, E. F. Curzen, “Broadway Melody.” 8.13: Soprano, Mrs F. C. Vaughan, "The Lass with the Delicate Air,” “Philosophy.” 8.19: Band, “Knight Errant.” 8.28: Novelty, The Roosters, "Y.M.C.A. Concert.” 8.34; Baritone, Mr A. E. Hobbs, “King Duncan’s Daughter,”' “In Town.” 8.40: Band, “Community Songs,” “Nearer, My Cod, 1 to Thee.” 8.51: Mezzo-contralto, Mrs Rhys Morgan, “Morning,” “I Don’t Suppose.” 8.56: Organ, E. F. Curzen, "Lady Divine.” 9.0: Weather report. 9.2: Debroy Somers Band, “Russian Fantasy.” 9.6: Mr Foote, “Obstination,” "Casey the Fiddler.” 9.13: Band, “Normanhurst.” 9.21: Mrs Vaughan, “The Lilac Tree,” “The Cuckoo.” 9.26: Humour, Michael Casey, “Casey’s Birthday Party,” “Casey at the Hospital.” 9.32: Mr Hobbs, “Port o‘ Sydney.” 9.35: Band, “I’ll Be Reminded of You.” 9.41: Mrs Morgan, “The Reason,” “A Summer Song.” 9.46: International Concert Orchestra, "Sari Waltz,” “The Waltz Dream.” 9.54: Band, "Old Nobility.” 10.2: Close. 4YA, Dunedin (461 metres). 3.0: Vocal and instrumental recordings. 5.0: Children. 6.0: Dinner music.; 7.0: News. 8.0: Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “Dunedin,” "Lightning Switch.” 8.11: Soprano, Miss D. Youd, “Wings,” “I Got a Robe,” “Garden of Happiness.” 8.21: Popular melody, Kenz Orplieans, “Dance of the Paper Dolls”; trumpet, W. Tate, “Because”; Kenz Orpheans, "Happy Humming Bird.” 5.32: Recital, Miss Isobel M’Gregor, ‘‘Annabelle Lee,” “The Listeners.” 5.42: Kenz Orpheans, “I Love You So," -Happy Days and Lonely Nights. ’ 5.53: Organ, Sandv M’Pherson, “Starlight,” "The Monk’s Dream.” 9.0: Weather report. 9.2: Tenor Mr .T. B. Hamilton, “At Pawning,” "Whatever is, is Best,” “T JI ear a Thrush at Eve.” 9.12: Banjo, Mr M’Neil, “B and D Super March"; Kenz Orpheans, “My Lucky Star, “Chloe.” 9.23: • Bass. Air R B. M’Donald, “The Riderless Steed, Tis Good to be Alive, rime to Go” 9 33Kenz Orpheans, "Just a Night for Meditation,” “Paradise,” "All that I’m Asking is Sympathy.” 9.45: Contralto Miss M. Somerville, “Kate O’Sliane,” “Meetof the Waters,” “Hills of Donegal." 9.50: Court Symphony Orchestra “The Windmill Man.” 10.1: Close. 2YB, New Plymouth (244 metres). 6.30: Children’s session. 7.30: News markets, and information. SO: Studio concert.