WIRELESS NEWS

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19180, 10 December 1927, Page 10

WIRELESS NEWS

men ami women ami lost babies will be sought by the British Broadcasting Company—but not pussy eats and canaries, says a London exchange. So many hundreds o£ requests for aid in finding errant pets have been heaped upon the company that a rule has been made against distress calls for animals. Grieving owners by the score have appealed for distress calls for their Fidos and kitties. Others have wanted to go on the air for song birds, a goat, a cockatoo, a homing pigeon, and even a rabbit.

From the "New York Herald": There was a time when the broadcasting or "canned music" was considered a

cheap and noisome practice. There was a time when it was just that. But now, with the gramophone giving udmorablc reproduction of performances by the liner orchestras and solo artists of the world, "canned music" is as much better than most free talent as canned French peas arc better than blight-stricken fresh ones. A radio programme which offers a first-rate reproduction of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven's Fifth S'vmphony is certainly a bit more palatable than a. radio programme by interior artists.

The musical Instc of radio listeners throughout the L'nited States was revealed in questionnaire results made public recently in New York. The answers show that the public has a surprising! v keen appreciation of good music. 'Ludwig van Beethoven, who lias been called the supreme master of music composers, was voted the favourite composer, and Richard Wagner's overture to his great opera, "Tannhauscr," was named. the favourite type of music. Musical tastes of the men :<nd women ran about the same, but the men wrote more emphatic comments on the questionnaire blanks. Women often expressed their appreciation of the high types of music which have been broadeast because they want their children to acquire a taste for that kind of music. * * That the League of Nations should possess two wireless stations for disseminating news of international interest was the considered opinion of oxperts consulted at the recent session. It was agreed.that the establishment of a powerful station with a worldwide range was impossible on the ground of expense, but if the additional expense as not very great the transmission of information and debates by radio might be contemplated. In the latter ease the transmitter would have a range covering the whole of Europe. It was also agreed that a relatively powerful short-wave transmitter should convey the official broadcastings to other foreign points. A NEW LANGUAGE. MUSICAL CODE SUGGESTED. With international broadcasting just around the corner, when radio listeners everywhere will tune in programmes from stations in several countries, the problem of inter-lingual communication becomes more important every day. Now comes announcement of a simple international code, so that every foreign listener may easily understand the announcements between musical numbers—and the new system employs tho universal language ot music. ■ .. Carlo Sparati, Long Island (New York) music teacher, is tho inventor of the code. He seeks the adoption of a system which takes the seven notes of the diatonic scale and weaves them into various combinations to represent the limited vocabulary which suffices for all ordinary announcements. With only the seven syllables, do, re, mi, fa, so, la, si—he has devised a code in which statesmen and government officials, as well as regular radio announcers, may address an audience of several nationalities—only a fraction of whom could understand were he to employ his own tongue. The great trouble with the various international languages proposed, such as Ido, Esperanto, and the like, Mr Sparati points out, is the "learning barrier." English-speaking people especially, he claims, are-reluctant to take the trouble of learning another tongue in which to address their foreign neighbour?. The names of the notes in the scale, however, are pronounced practically the same in every country, and could ■ easily be translated into any language by common agreement whereby the same combination of notes would represent the same idea. The Sparati system, its inventor claims, would take less time to learn and put into operation than the time spent over the average cross-word puzzle or similar instructive game. A few of the words in the Sparati code will indicate the method employed: "Doreredo" means "battleship," "mila," man; "milamasi," woman. Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives are obtained thus: "famiso," famous; "famisoma," more famous; "famisomasi," most famous. Plurals may be indicated by stressing the accent on the last syllable, or adding the svllable "ma" to the word.

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Notes From Far and Near. (By Listener.)

BROADCASTING. TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES. yVA. CHRISTCHURCH. (30G Metres.) J p.m.: Relay description of New Zealand amateur athletic championships from Lancaster Park. 0: Children's hour. Uncle Sam and Aunt May. 7.10: News and reports. 7.150: Sports results. 8 to 10: Relay at intervals of description of cycling events at Kujlish Park by Mr J. K. Moloney. 8: Chimes; relay of orchestral selections troin Libertv' Theatre Orchestra, under the direction of Mr Ernest Jamieson. 8.15: Tenor solo. Mr Arthur J. Allan. "Sally In Our Alley" Dibdin). 5.19: Painoforte duets, with vocal chorus. MUscs Muriel Johns, Dorothy and Edna Johnston, (a) "Just an Ivy-Covered Shack" (Kupn) : (!■) "There's Evervthing Nice About You'' (M.S.). 8.20: insiruuieiital irio, Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, "Moderate and Allegretto," from ••Trio in C." (Gurlitt). 8.31: Recital, Mill. Instone. "Mow I key Moses Won the War" (own composition). S.',\o : A little bit of Scottish, Mr Jock Locklmrt to own accompaniment, "Soul's with Patter" (M.S.). S.JO: Instrumental trios. Christchurch' Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Rosamund Ballet Music" (Schubert): (b) "Nocturne" (Rubncr); (c) waltz from "The Nutcracker Suite" (Tschaikowsky). 8.53: Trio vocal medley, The Joyous Trio (Misses Muriel Johns and Dorothy and Edna John; son), •'Medley of Hawaiian Melodies" (M.S.). 'J: Relay of orchestral selections from lTibertv Theatre. U. 15: Tenor solo, Mr Arthur J. Allan, "The Pilsrim of Love" (Bishop). 9.10: Another bit of Scottish, Mr Jock Lockhart. accompanied by himself, Scottish songs, medleys, and patter (M.S.). 9.24: Instrumental trios. Christchurch Broadeasting Trio, (a) "Cavatina" (Raff); (b) "Souvenir cle Sorrento" (Severne) : (c) "Country Dance" (Gade). 9.36: A few moments of humour. Mr IT. Instone, (a) "Skipper Bill" (original M.S.): (b) "The lluck Farm" (pantomime dame's speech). (ori"inal) 9.41: Relav of dunce music from Caledonian Hall by Jackson's Orchestra. 951 • Vocal mcdlcv. the Joyous Trio, medio'}- of popular numbers (M.S.). 10: Vocal duets of happy soups with ukulele, Misses Kdna and Dorothy Johnson, (a) Kosio O'Kvnn" (Corbel!) ; (b) "Blue Skies (BC, '' in) ' 2YA. WELLINGTON. • (420 Metres.) 11.43 a.m.: Relay of Wellington Trotting Club's Summer Meeting from Hutt Park; races interspersed with selected items from studio. 0 p.m.: Children's hour, Auntie Dot and members of the Junior Red Cross; pianoforte duet, cousins, "In tho Arena (Englemann); recitation, cousin, "The Minister Comes to Tea"; Auntie Dot sends birthdav greetings; song, couSm, ' Fairings (Enoch); recitation, cousin, "Don t' ; pianoforte Solo, cousin, "Goblins" (Lincoln); monologue, cousin, selected; recitation, cousin, selected; Auntio Dot, story time. 7- News session; market reports. 7.15: Sports results. 8: Chimes o£ the General Post Office clock, Wellington. 8.1: Overture, "El Abanico" (Jerelozes). 8.4: Quartet, Orpheus Quartet, "Awake, Aeoljan Lyre" (Danby). 8.8: Humour, Miss Violet Wilson. "Wrong Numbers" (anon.). 8 14: Tenor solo, Mr Arthur Coc, Beloved, it is Morn" (Aylwood). 8.18: Duet, Mrs Alico Harris and """Mr Len Barnes. The Dancing Honeymoon" (Brahms). 8.-1-: instrumental trio, Symons-Ellwood-Short Trio, "Second and Third Movements (Jadassohn). 8.31: Contralto solo, • Miss Lily Mackie, "Just a-AVearying for You (Bond). 8.35: Steel guitars, Berthold and Bent, (a) "Let Us Waltz As Wo Say Goodbye ; (b) "O Sole Mio" (Di Capua). 8.40: Quartet, Orpheus Quartet, "The Pedler" (Wilson). 8 42: Pianoforto and 'cello duct. Messrs Kllwood and Short, "Sonata for Piano and •Cello" (Handel). 8.46: Vocal duet, Mr Arthur Coe and Mr Len. Barnes, l'low _ On, Thou Shining River" (Stevenson). 8.4J: Soprano solo, Mrs Alico Harris, "Sink, lied Sun" (Del Riego). 8.52: Humour, Miss Violet W r ilson. (a) "There's a Fair on the Green" (Dean); (b) a talk on Fur W. M. Cairn;. 8.56: Baritone solo, Mr Len. Barnes, "West Country Lad" (German). 8.59: Quartet, . Orpheus Quartet, "Juanita." 0.2: Weather forecast. 9.«: Relay of Manuel Hyman's Exhibition Band from the Adelphi Cabaret. 9.1-: Steel guitars. Berthold and Bent, (a) "Perfect Day" (Jacob Bond); (b) Hilo March." 9.21: Relay of Manuel Hyman 8 Exhibition Band from the Adelphi Cabaret.

(IYA AUCKLAND. ' (33a Metres.) 3 p.m.: Afternoon.session —Selected Studio items. 4: Literary selection by Mr Culford Bell. 6: The children's hour. 7.15: News and Bports results. 8: Chimes; relay of Municipal Band concert from Town Hall, bandmaster, Mr Christopher Smith. 9.30: Relay of dance music from Click-Clack: Cabnret, under the conduetotihip of Mr Walter.Smith. 11: A thought.

4YA DUNEDIN. (463 Metres.) 7.15 p.m.: News session. 8: Studio con cert. 9.10: Danco music from the Savoy.

2FC SYDNEY. (442 Metres.) 7.40 p.m.: Programme announcements. 7.45: Win and Windle, English entertainers. 7.55: Studio item. 8: "Big Ben"; announcers foreword 8.5: From the Sydney Town Hall, broadcast for tho first time —a complete performance of Handel's immortal oratorio, "The Messiah," rendered by the Welsh Choral Society, with augmented choir of 750 voices, conducted by E. H. Jones. 9.10: Interval and late weather forecast; Win ajid Windle, English entertainers. 9.20: From the Sydney Town Hall, concluding items of the performance of "Tho Messiah." 10.30: Latest weather forecast. 10.32: The Ambassadors' Orchestra. 10.57: Late news and announcements. 11: "Big Ben"; the Ambassadors' Orchestra and musical items from the Studio till 11.45.

3LO MELBOURNE. (371 Metres.) 7.15 p.m.: Mr A. P. Newey will speak on "Resuscitation of the Apparently Drowned." 7.30: Mr F. Chapman, National Mu; seum, will Bpeak on "Elephant Fishes." 7.45: Dr. J. A. Leach will speak on "Freshwater Ducks." 8: An Angler's Paradise. Tho Royal Automobile Club of Victorias Safety Message. 8.4: Studio presentation of the opera "Ma Mie Rosette." 10.19: Miss Maggie Foster, violin. 10.30: The Wedding March by special request. 10.32: Cy Pcir, the ukulele troubadour. 10.39: Joe Aronson and his Synco-Symphonists. 10.45: Lato sporting results; Island steamer movements. 10.52: Mr Norman McCance will give a resume of to-night's Stadium event. 11: Our Great Thought. 11.1: Joe Aronson and his Synco-Symphonists till 11.40. SUNDAY. 3YA, CHRISTCHURCH. 5.45 p.m.—Children's song service, under Uncle Sam, assisted by scholars from the Papanui Presbyterian Sunday School. 7: Relay of evening service from Salvation Army Headquarters, Victoria square; choruses and hymns, etc., will be sung by 130 voices; the Boys' Band will accompany' the congregational singing, and the orchestra will accompany the singing of the younger people; Brigadier Bladen in charge of service; Mr J. Taylor, Y.P.S.M., conductor of music. After service, at 3YA the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio will give the following items: —Instrumental trio —Christchurch 'Broadcasting Trio, "Allegro Vivace" from "D Major Trio" (Beethoven); violin solo, Miss.lrene Morris, "Romance," from "Second Concerto" (Wieniawski) ; instrumental trios— Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, (a) "Allegro," (b) "Andante." (c) "Tempo di Marcia" (Bohm) ; pianoforte solo. Miss Alieen Warren, "Serenade" (SchubertLiszt). 2YA, WELLINGTON". 6 p.m.: Children's session, conducted by Rev. E. Weeks. 7: Relay of evening service from St. Gerard's Redemptorist Church, Hawker street, Wellington. Order of service—Organ, Mr Henry Mount, "Hymn of St. Cecilia" (Gounod); The Rosary with choral responses; antiphon, "Ahna Redemptoris" (Richardson); sermon; motets, "Worthy is the Lamb" (Handel), "O Holy Mother," "Magnificat" (Rossi); organ, Mr Henry Mount. "Offertoire" (Hartwell); the Benediction service will consist of the following motets—"O Salutaris Hostia'\ (Pcrosi), "Tota Pulchra Es Maria" (Smith),

"Tantum Ergo" (Murray), "Divine Praises" (Rev. F. O'Meeghan), "Adoremus and Laudate Dominum" (Allegri) ; organ, Mr Henry Mount, "Marche Triumphale" (Lemmens); organist, Mr . Henry Mount; choral director, Mr Frank J. Oakes. 8.15: Quartet, the W'm. Renshaw Quartet, "God is a Spirit" (Sterndale-Bennett); bass solo, Mr Thomas C. Wood, "Holy City" (Adams); soprano solo, Mrs Amy Dunn, "Come Unto Him" (Handel); instrumental quarters, the Ellwood String Quartet, (a) "First Movement" from "B Flat, Maori Quartet" (Hill), (b) "Haka" from "B Flat, Maori Quartet" (Hill); tenor solo. Mr William Renshaw, "If With' All Your Hearts" (Mendelssohn) ; contralto «010. Miss Nora Greene, "0 Rest in the Lord" (Mendelssohn). Instrumental quartets, the Ellwood String Quartet, (a) "First Movement" from "G Major Quartet" (Mozart), (b) "Minuetto" (Boccherini); vocal duet, Miss Nora Greene and Mr Wm. Renshaw. "0, Lovely Peace." from "Judas Maccabeus" (Handel); bass

solo, Mr Thomas 0. Wood, "Out of tho Deep I Call" (Martin); soprano solo, Mrs Amy Dunn. "Jerusalem" (Mendelssohn); instrumental quartet, the Ellwood String Quartet, "Andante Cantabile" from "D Major Quartet" (Tschaikowski); tenor solo, Mr Win. Renshaw, "An Evening Song" (Blumenthal); contralto solo, Miss Noru Greene, My Prayer" (Squire); quartet, the Wm. Renshaw Quartet, "Cast Thy Burden" (Mendelssohn).

4YA, DUNEDIN. . 545 p m.: Children's song service, conducted'by Big Brother Bill. Hymns will be sun" by the Methodist Sunday Bchool children. Order of aervice: Hymn, prayer, Lord's Prayer, hymn, Scripture reading, hymn, Bible atorv (Big Brother Bill), hymn, Benediction. 7: May of evening service from Knox Church. Preacher, Hev. Tulloch Yuille, M.A., B.D. Organist Mr W. Paget Gale 3- Relay from fat. Kilda (weather permitting) of concert by the St. Kilda Band. Conductor, Mr James Dixon.

IYA, AUCKLAND. 3pm- Afternoon session—Selected Studio items'. '6.55: Belay of church service from St. David'? Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev D. C. Herron; organist, Mr b. C. Craston. 8.30: Relay of organ recital .from Town Hall. Organist, Mr Maughan Barnett. 9.30: A thought. 2FC. SYDNEY, f, pm ■ Bt" Ben; programme announcements'. 6.5: Daisy Mangan, soprano. 6.11: Brunton Gibb tells the "Story of the Schoolmaster." 6.24: Barbara Briscoe contralto. 6.32: Daisy Mangan. 6.34: From the Pitt street Congregational Church, faydney—An organ recital by Mr E. J. Robinson. 6.44: Daisy Mangan. 6.48: Barbara Briscoe. 6.52: Organ solos by Mr E. J. Robinson. 7: The evening service from the Pitt street Congregational Church: preacher, Rev. T. E. Ruth. 8.20: Fiom St. Francis Church, Albion street—Overture, organ, Jlisa Mario Toohey. 8.30: Chorus St. Francis' Choir. 8.40: 'Cello solo—Mr Gladstone Bel!. 8.48: Chorus—St. Francis' Juvenile Choir. 8.55: Pianoforte soli. 9.5: Chorus. 9.10: Vocal soli—Mr Oliver King, basiio. 9.20: Chorus—St. Francis' Choir. 9.2G: Interval; from tho Studio—Announcements and news. 9.36: The second portion of the programme by the St. 'Francis' Church Choir; overture, organ, Miss Marie Toohey. 9.42: Chorus— St. Francis' Choir. 9.48: 'Cello solo—Mr Gladstone Bell. 9.53: Chorus—St. Francis* Choir. 10: Vocal solo—Mr Oliver King, basso. 10.5: Chorus—St. Francis' Choir. 10.10: Pianoforte solo—Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald. 10.15: Chorus—St. Francis' Choir. 3LO, MELBOURNE. 7 p.m.: Evening service from the First Church of Christ, Scientist, St. Kilda road, Melbourne. From the Studio-=-8.30: Concert performance of Mascag-ni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" (with full chorus and orchestra), under the direction and conductorship of William James; leader of orchestra, Reginald Bradley. Special engagement of Melbourne Choral Union (sixty voices); conductor. William G. James. 9.50: Announcements: Island steamer information; the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria's safety message; our great thought.