BROADCASTING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19159, 16 November 1927, Page 11

BROADCASTING.

TODAY'S PROGRAMMES. ITA, AUCKLAND. (333 Metres.) i p.m.: Afternoon session, selected studio items. 4.30: Close down. 6: Children's hour. 7: Close down. 7.15: News and reports. 7.45: Close down. 8: Chimes; relay of overture from Strand Theatre Orchestra, nnder the direction of Eve Bentley. 5.7: Baritone solos, Mr Laurie Stewart, la) "All the Fun of the Fair" (Martin), lb) "Chumleigh Fair" (Holliday). 5.15: Soprano solo, Miss Laura Walker, "One Fino Day," fr»m "Madame Butterfly" (Puccini). 5.20: Tenor solos, Mr Will Harris, (a) "Two Eyes of Grey" (McGeoch), (b) "It's Too Late to be Sorry Now" (Le Claire). S.2S: Contralto solo, Miss Phyllis Gribben, "The Lord Is My Light" (Allitsen). 8.32: Relay of musical interlude from Strand Theatre. 8.38: Baritone solo, Mr L. Stewart, "Tally Ho" (Lconi). 5.43: Soprano solos, Miss L. Walker, (a) "Chanson de Florian" (Goddard), (b) "It Is Not Because Your Heart Is Mine" (Lohr). 8.51: Tenor solo, Mr Will Harris, "Here's To Love" (ftubene). 5.56: Contralto solos, Miss P. Gribben. (a) "Sacrament" (McDermid), (b) "My Treasure" (TravaUa). 9.4: Weather forecast. 9.5: Organ recital and vocal selections, Mr Arthur E. Wilson and assisting artists, organ and vocal selections. 9.59: A thought. 10: "God Save the King." 2TA, WELLINGTON. Silent day. SYA CHRISTCHUKCH. (306 metres.) 3 p.m., afternoon session—selected etudio items; 4.30, close down; 6, children's hourUncle Peter and Mother Hubbard; 7, close down; 7.15, Addington etock market report*; 7.30, news and reports; 8, chirneS; relay of orchestral selections from Grand Picture Theatre Orchestra, under the direction ot Mrs Black (by kind permission of the management); 8.15, tenor Bolos—Mr W. Bradshaw, (a) "I'll Sing Thee Sonpa of Araby ' (Clay), (b) "In Moonlight" (Elsar); 8.19, violin eolos—Mies Irene Morris, (a) (d'Ambrosio), (b) "Minuet in G' (Beethoven). 8.23: Contralto solosMiss Nellie Lowe, (a) "In the Chimney Corner'' (Cowan), (b) "Break o' Day" (Sanderson); 8.31, talk—Bev. B. Dudley. F.R.A.S., on Astronomy, "Meteors and Their Kindred" (M.S.); 5.55, humorous recital—Miss Lucy Cowan, "The Man in Asbestos" (Leaeock); 0, relay of orchestral selections from Grand Theatre; 9.15, tenor solos—Mr \V Bradshaw, (a) "Tom Bowling" (Dibdin), (b) "The Trumpeter" (Dix); 9.23, instrumental trio—Christchurch 'Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Andante and Scherzo" (trio in D Minor), (Mendelssohn); 9.33, contralto eolos— Miss Nellie Lowe, (a) "If I Might Come t« You" (Squire), (b) "Ma Curlv Headed Baby" (Clutsan); 9.41, violin solo—Miss Irene Morris, "Chanson Louis XIII. and Favanne" (Couperiz-Kreisler); 3.45, recitals—Miss Lucy Cowan, (a) "Sherwood" (Nnycsi, (W "The Weather Fiend"; 9.53, instrumental trios— Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Russian Valse" (Bantock), ' (b) "Slavonic Dance (Dvorak); 10.3, talk—Mr Cyril Ponlton, "On Dancing]' (M.S.). 2FC SYDNEY. (442 metres.) 730 programme announcements; 7.35, a talk by Mi W. E. Jones; 7.40, J. Carltou fay, novelty pianist; 7.45, W. F. Kay trical reminiscences; 8, "Big Ben ; a surprise programme; 10.30, Ceo Morrison; 10.40, Len Maurice, popular baritone; 10.48, Cec Morrison; 10.57, late news and announcement*; 11, "Bis Ben": Cec Morrison ; 11.30, National Anthem; close down. 3LO MELBOURNE. (371 metres.) 7.15, under the auspices of the Department, of Agriculture, Mr L. C. Bartels, Senior Irrigation Officer, will speak on—"lrrigated Agriculture, Watering Lucerne ; 7 30, Mr Clarence Weber, health' talk; 7.45, Capt. O. H. Peters; 8, Lady Masson will speak on the Million Shilling Fund; t 8.5, Newport Workshops Band; 8.10, Mr Harold Elvms, piano recital; 8.30, presentation to Mr James Bromilow at farewell social, to be held at. Northcole Central School Hall; 9 Newport Workshops Band; .9.5, progress of Dunlop Grand Prix; 9.15, Grace Jackson, contralto; 922 Newport, Workshops. Bald; 9J3, Senia Cho'stiakoff, tenor; 9.40, Newport Workshops Band; 9.47, Ma.rie Lawton, harp; 9.54, Argus News Service; 10.2 Grace Jackson contralto; 10.10, Newport Workshops Band 10.17, Senia Cbostiakoff, tenor; 10.24, Yetty Landau, elocutionist; 10.31, Newport Workshops Band; 30.45, announcements; 10.00, Joe Aronsoii and his Synco-Symphomste; 11, Our Great Thought: 11.1, Joe AroMon and TTis Synco-Symphonists. BROADCAST SERMONS. A CANDID OPINION. "Although there has' been considerable controversy about the use of wireless in churches, and although there have been continued objections raised against its .use, my candid opinion is that the churches should! seize every possible opportunity of broadcasting its message," said Mr Frank Thompson, District Secretary of Church Property, addressing a large gathering of Methodists, who are attending the annual Synod, at the Sydenham Church last night. , , ~,.., "lb may be acknowledged that tlie broadcasting of church sermons would possibly decrease the number ot tlie regular congregations at country churches, but there are many who have to go a very long way to a church service," continued Mr Thompson. "The very fact that one-third of the American broadcasting stations I am given to believe, are controlled) by the different churches speaks for itsel. There is talk at present of the Anglicans in Auckland establishing a broadcasting station in that city for their services—many Australian cities have stations from which the different church services are broadcast, andll reallv think it would be a move in the right direction if more church services wero broadcast—and the church services convey the message of the Church." would show, I'm told, that through autumn, winter, 6pring, and early summer it's usually raining, l'or the rest of the year it's muggy, temipered by heat, or hot tempered ly mugginess—l don't know which. The rain, of course, is not absolutely constant. There are intervals when it lifts and Mount Eden can be distinctly seen, though these intervals are comparativeJly rare. Notwithstanding this, howi ever, I hesitate to accept the report that children are getting web-footed from paddling about so much with bare feet. Their mothers would surely look after them better than that. A friend of mine who lives there wrote mo a couple of months ago, and it was all about the weather. It had been raining for a fortnight without intermission and there seemed no prospect of a change. He went eo far as to say that the frogs came croaking into the kitchen and were even climbing the trees to escape drowning. I put this down as gross exaggeration, and plainly told him so, but he has not replied. Of Dunedin I can say little. It's Scottish, and, as everybody knows, your Scotsman, given a sufficiency of parritch and Glenlivet, can defy the rigours of any climate. Nay, more, ho flourishes in spite of climate. It's so, I understand, in Dunedin, where there's an ample supply of both these forms of nutriment, and the inhabitants avail themselves freely of them. Maybe this is why we can so easily tell a gentleman from Dunedin when he visits Christchurch. He looks so brawny, stalwart', and ruddy. No; after this dispassionate survey of the other cities, we here may clasp hands and, adapting the language of one of old, exclaim: "Christchurch. with all thy faults, we love thee still."