RADIO BROADCAST

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1929, Page 6

RADIO BROADCAST

REACHES ANTARCTIC PERFECTLY

(United Press Association.—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(By Russell: Gwen—Copyrighted 192£ by. the New York Times Company, and St.' Louis Post Dispatch. All rights for publication reserved throughout the world. Wireless to -New York Times.) A ft ~v BAY .OF WHALES, August 9.

We attended the Maori Festival last night in New Zealand. At least, we -heArßMt’as-'piaSr# ; iis if'we had ! been there, for it was broadcast from Wellington, and it reached us more clearly than-any programme has come through in a long time past. It was so well done that .we stayed awake from eleven until two in the morning, and we were sorry when it was finished. It represented the history of the Maoris since their landing in New Zea r land, more, than nine hundred years ago; and, in song and story, traced . their tribaL life; till the coming of the British arid • the final peace between the two races on the common ground of British citizenship, The ancient songs of. the Maoris, to the accompaniment of their primitive instrument? and chants and dances, reached us perfectly, with their wild rhythm. They never had a more appreciative audi-. ericp; [eVen^,though it was unseen. Everyone"' pfjrrid'- -Was. jn.bedj with only candies and lanterns burning, but, for seemrid far riway from the ice.’”

WELLINGTON/ August 10.

v ,A message has : beem received by the Chief Telegraph engineer from “ Little • Arherita/Z iVifi.the .ship Elejariorißblling, advising, that the broadcast of the Maori'programme; *'(on Thursday last) was heard perfectly, and returning sincere appreciation and thanks. . When they - return, says Commander Byrd, they may get a chance of thanking some of. the performers in person.