ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 40, 10 May 1927, Page 14

ON the AIR

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NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMMES New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follows: — IYA (AUCKLAND), 420 metres, 500 watts. . This evening’s programme is as follow: 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert. 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Children’s session— Aunty Betty. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes; relay of overture from the Majestic Picture Theatre, conductor. Mr. Fred Mumford: baritone solos, (a) “For You'' (Montague), (b) “When Love Is Done” (Mac Kean), Mr. Thompson; soprano solo, selected, Miss Coleman; Hawaiian Trio, “Hula Medley,” Lepaley Trio; elocutionary, “Ballad of Blasphemous Bill.” Mr. Mould; soprano solo, selected, Miss Coleman; piano solos, (a.) “Valse” (Chopin), (b) selected, Mr. S. Bretnall; steel guitar, “Ualikenoalike,” Mr. Lepaley: elocutionary, “The Reckoning," Mr. Mould. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from the Majestic Theatre; baritone solo, "Into The Dawn to Be” (Stevenson), Mr. Thompson; soprano solo, selected, Miss Coleman; guitar fox-trots, (a) “That Certain Party,” (b) “I Can't See The Beautiful Sea,” Lepaley Trio; elocutionary. “Maori’s Wool” (Patterson), Mr. Mould: piano solo, selected, Mr. S. Bretnall; Hawaiian Trio, “Hawaiian Serenade,” Lepaley Trio; baritone solo. “Two Grenadiers” (Schumann), Mr. Thompson; elocutionary, “Baldness of Chewed-ear,” Mr. Mould. 3YA (CHRISTCHURCH), 400 metres, 500 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. 4YA (DUNEDIN), 3SO metres, 750 .watts. This evening’s programme is as follows: — 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert: Town Hall chimes; His Master’s Voice recital. Talk by Miss M. Puechegud on “Interior Decoration”; vocal selections; news and studio items; book talk by Mr. H. Greenwood, Librarian Dunedin Athenaeum; His Master’s Voice recital. 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: Children’s session—Aunt Diana. 7.30 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Town Hall chimes; vocal solos, (a) “The Bandelero” (Stuart), (b) selected, Mr. J. N. Wilson; piano solo, selected, Miss Marjorie Watts; violin solo, “Legende” (Wieniawski), Miss Eva Judd; light vocal soiols, (a) “I’m Knee-deep in Daisies,” (b) “Lovetime in Hawaii,” Mr. Billy Gay; Hawaiian guitar, selected, Mr. G. L. Tyrie; recital, selected, Miss Sophie Snowden; vocal solos, (a) “Jacaranda” (Anson), (b) “Lullaby,” Miss Elsie Bryant; piano solo, “Hexentanz,” Miss N. McDowell; vocal solos, (a) “Where Hath Scotland Found Her Fame,” (b) “Turn Ye to Me,” Mr. D. Ritchie; violin solo, selected, Miss Eva Judd; vocal solos, (a) “The Nameless Lassie,” (b) “Drink To Me Only,” Mr. J. Montague; guitar solo, selected, Mr. G. L. Tyrie; piano solo, selected, Miss M. Watts; vocal solos, (a) selected, (b) selected, Miss St. Clair Patterson; violin solo, selected. Miss Eva Judd; vocal solos, (a) “Passing By,” (b) “I Pitched My Lonely Caravan,” Mr. M. McLaren; piano solo, selected, Miss M. Watts; recital, selected, Miss S. Snowdon; light vocal solos, (a) “Piccaninny Blues,” (b) “Just Around the Corner,” Mr. B. Gay; guitar solo, selected, Mr. G. L. Tyrie. 2YK (WELLINGTON), 295 metres, 120 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY To-morrow’s programmes are as follows: IYA (AUCKLAND) 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert. 7.15 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 7.30 p.m.: Talk by Mr. Norman Kerr on “Physical Culture.” 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes. Relay of orchestral selections from the Rialto Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. Henry Engell. Piano solo, "Waltz” (Brahme), Mr. Jack Stokes; song and chorus, “The Sunshade Girl,” Miss U. Cassin; mezzo soprano solo, “Tip-Toe” (Carewe), Miss D. Youd; vocal duet, “Pekarekare,” Misses Gutry and Williamson; baritone solo, “Friend,” Mr. J. Stokes; contralto solo, “A Little Coon’s Prayer,” Miss M. Williamson; humour, “The Wreck of the Raspberry Jam,” Mr. Ray Reeve; soprano solo, “A Little Twilight Song,” Miss M. Gutry; vocal duet,

“I Love You Truly,” Miss Williamson and Mr. Stokes; song and chorus, “ByeBye, Blackbird,” Miss U. Cassin. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from the Rialto Theatre. Recitation, “The Difference,” Mr. Ray Reeve; soprano solo, “Just a Song at Twilight,” Miss M. Gutry; baritone solo, ‘Passing By,” Mr. J. Stokes; mezzo soprano solo, “It is Not Because Your Heart is Mine,” Miss D. Youd; vocal duet, “Hoea-ra,” Misses Gutry and Williamson; song and chorus, “Always,” Miss U. mezzo soprano solo, “A Woman’s Last Word, Miss D. Youd; humourous duet, “Single and Married,*” Miss Williamson and Mr. Reeve; closing chorus, “Farewell,” the company. 3YA (CHRISTCHURCH)

3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert. 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Children’s session— Uncle Jack. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes. Relay of orchestral selections from the Liberty Picture Theatre, conductor, Mr. Ernest Jamieson. Piano duet, “Hungary” (Moszkowski), Miss D. Lynch and Mrs. S. Cox; contralto solo, “Soul of Mine” (del Riego), Miss D. Lawrence; violin solo, selected, Miss Boswell; lecturette, “The First of a Series on Postwar Europe,” Mr. Donald Grant; vocal duet, “Arise O Sun” (Day), Mrs. S. Cox and Miss D. Lawrence; bass solo, “Rip Van Winkle” (Carrol), Mr. F. R. Hawker; soprano solos, (a) “Two Roses” (Gilbert), (b) “Little Blue Bonnet,” Mrs. S. Cox. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from the Liberty Picture Theatre. Piano solo, “Fantasia Impromptu” (Chopin), Miss D. Lynch; contralto solo, “Pass Everyman” (Sanderson), Miss D. Lawrence; violin solo, selected, Miss Boswell; vocal duet, “Garden of Your Heart” (Dorel), Mrs. S. Cox and Miss Lawrence; bass solo, “Merry Monk” (Bevan), Mr. F. R. Hawker; vocal trio, “Song on May Morning,” Misses Martin and Lawrence, and Mrs. S. Cox; piano duet, “Spanish Dance” (Moszkowski), Miss Lynch and Mrs. S. Cox. 4YA (DUNEDIN) There will be no transmission tomorrow. 2YK (WELLINGTON) 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. ' 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Relay of Manuel Hyman’s Exhiblton Band from the New Adelphi Cabaret, at intervals. Baritone solos, (a) “Close Props” (Willeby), (b) selected, Mr. Ray Kemp: ’cello solos, selected, Mrs. Constance Fuller; tenor solos, selected, Mr. Frank Skinner; violin solo, selected, Mr. Desmond Lavin: mezzo soprano solos, selected, Miss Frances Barry; vocal duet, “Solenne in Questa Ora,” from “La Forza del Destino,” Messrs. Frank Skinner and Ray Kemp; contralto solos, selected. Miss Gwen Esau: baritone solos, (a) “Marie, My Girl” (b), selected, Mr. Ray Kemp; violin solos, selected, Mr. Desmond Lavin; mezzo soprano solos, selected, Miss Frances Barry; tenor solos, selected, Mr Frank Skinner; contralto solos, selected. Miss Gwen Esau; flute solos, selected, Mr. L. W. Roth well. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follows: watts* SYDNEY), 353 metres, 1,500 lows^ S evenings Programme is as folEarly Evening Session 5.45 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 5.46 p.m.: Lncle George and the kiddies. 6.40 p.m.: The pupils of Miss Monica Scullv will entertain the kiddies. 6.40 p m - Musical programme from studio. Special Country Session t p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes; Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company s report; weather report and forecast by courtesy of Government MeProducer s’ Distributing SoS o* fri^ lt T^ an ? vegetable market reStock Exchange reports; grain and p o orf r -Su P n 0 ” t ’ 7?- Un " dair ? "e----from the 11 '■Sun"? foT 1 SJ The Motor-car,” by Mr. Martin. 8 p.m" Topical Chor,Ks nd ■%° o %% C T V Vf Jn a Persian Garden/' Liza Lehmann 1 trs»?t!w : A Sopr f* no . (Helena Stewart), con--f Arn y Ostinga), tenor (Lance Jefbass i P ? ter Sutherland). 8.4 S p m • Resume fonowin e ba siy a e ' n"' Pm ' : JSye/ast byTourt«y piano*' Duet, Miss Amy Ostinga and Mr. Peter

Sutherland. 9.52 p.m.: Miss Helena Stewart. 9.56 p.m.: Mr. Lance Jeffrey 10.0 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 10.1 p.m.: Miss Winifred Jenner. 10.8 p.m.: Mr. Leonard Mars. 10.15 p.m.: The Ambassadors’ Dance Band broadcast from the ballroom of The Ambassadors. During intervals between dances news reports by courtesy of “The Sun Newspapers” will be broadcast- 11.0: G.P.O. clock and chimes. National Anthem. TO-MORROW’S PROGRAMME 2BL (SYDNEY) transmits as follows to-morrow evening: Early Evening Session 5.45 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 5.4» p.m.: Daddy Longlegs will entertain the kiddies. 6.40 p.m.: Musical programme from the studio. Special Country Session 7 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes; Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Cos report; weather report and forecast by courtesy of Government Meteorologist Producers’ Distributing Society’s Fruit and vegetable market report; Stock Exchange reports; grain and fodder report (“Sun”); dairy produce report”(“Sun" l 7.15 p.m.: Country news from the “Sun 7.50 p.m.: Talk by a member of the Si John Ambulance Brigade. 8 p.m.: G.FO clock and chimes; Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus. 5.30 p.m.: Miss Hazel McClelland (mezzo contralto). 8.10 p.m.: Mr. Clem Williams (baritone). 8.17 p.m.: Broadcasters’ Trio. 8.27 p.m.: Mr. Dud Osborne (descriptive artist). 8.35 pm Miss Pauline Harford-Foster (soprano. 8.42 p.m.: Mr. Bert Warne (comedian 8.50 p.m.: Miss Emily Dalglelsh (soubrette). 8.57 p.m.: Resume of foilowine day’s programme. 9.0: G.P.O. clock and chimes; weather report and forecast by courtesy of Mr. C. J. Mares, Government Meteorologist. 9.3 p.m.: Broadcaster* Trio. 9.13 p.m.: Mr. Stanley R. Catlett (tenor). 9.20 p.m.: Miss Hazel McClelland. 9.27 p.m.: Mr. Clem Williams 9.34 p.m.: Osborne and Warne. 9.46 p.m Broadcasters’ Trio. 9.53 p.m.: Miss Pauline Harford-Foster. 10.0 p.m.: G.PO. clock and chimes. 10.1 p.m.: Miss Fib Dalgleish. 10.8 p.m.: Mr. Stanley R. Catlett. 10.15 p.m.: Cec. Morrison and his Gloomchasers broadcast from the ballroom of the Bondi Casino. During the intervals between dances, news reports by courtesy of the “Sun” newspapers n|l be broadcast. 11.0 p.m.: G.P.O. cloc* and chimes. National Anthem. NOTES Fading was a little in evidence las l evening with the Dominion stations. Reception was fairly good from across the Tasman, the proceedings at the opww of the Canberra Parliament being clearly heard in Auckland. An account tw also given of the aeroplane smash duriZe the day.

AERIALS ON STEEL BUILDINGS The directional effect of loop is often destroyed when they are used apartments or other buildings haviw steel frames. Sometimes this effect » only partial, but in many cases t» directional properties of the loop are entirely lost. Two such cases have com* under my notice during the past weekone in Princes Street and. the other i High Street. In the former car directional effect was obtained only w: the utmost difficulty, and the owner the set in the High Street building covered that the loss of the 'lirectiooai properties of his loop, which at first a mystery, was due entirely to the »;-* that his aerial was installed in a having a steel frame. This phenomena is caused by the shielding effect of tn metal beams, which tend both to abs«‘. and to reflect radio waves. It is noticeable when the set is kept in JJ; corner of an outside room, and, » £ reception is poor, the set may be about from place to place until the wj--results are obtained. In some dis trie where steel construction predoroin* 1 the radio waves may be so affected * to actuate the set only if the lo°P pointed in one direction. WIRELESS FOR BLIND In broadcasting on behalf of Institute an appeal for wireless sets • the blind who live in various P ar *?j Victoria, 3LO Melbourne, has seconaeo motion that should win unanimous »•;; enthusiastic support. Sympathy " those who sit in darkness can hardly better shown than by providing " with facilities for enjoying that won®? ful new avenue of communication * our fellows that has been opened up ■ wireless. To a very great extent wire places the blind on the level with who see, in so far as its programme* concerned. We are all equal before microphone and the loud speaker, therefore, wireless enables us vate a fellow-feeling with those who m the same predicament as ourselves not being able to see the performers are entertaining or educating us. must be many listeners who. p course of building or improving their _flrtS have accumulated a heap of sP ar ?Li E £ that would be better employed in to build a receiver for one who has n and it would be a real help to send such parts at once either to 3LO, - bourne, or to the Blind Institute. may also be some listeners who , the ability and the time to spare■ to k & such parts together, and it would - gracious act to spend some of tne . evenings now at hand in putting just one set at least for som 'f irr3 tr fellow-listener who would for ever P jj. fully appreciate such an act of 3LO, Melbourne, would be Rla /i such offers of .help to the cificuu ft