ON the AIR

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 41, 11 May 1927, Page 10

ON the AIR

Fare for Listeners-In

New Zealand broadcasting stations transmit as follow: —

This evening’s programme is as follows : IYA (AUCKLAND), 420 metres, 500 watts. 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; humorous duet, “Single and Married,” Miss Williamson and Mr. Reeve; closing chorus, “Farewell,” the company. Rev. A. B. Chappell, president of Dickens Fellowship, will lecture on a Pickwick centenary at 8.45 p.m.; talk on physical culture by Mr. Norman Kerr at 7.30 p.m. 3YA (CHRISTCHURCH), 400 metres, 500 watts.

This evening’s programme is as fol lows:—

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), 380 metres, 750 watts. There will be no transmission this evening. 2YK (WELLINGTON), 295 metres, 120 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows: 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 Exhibition Band from the New Adelphi Cabaret, at intervals. Baritone solos, (a) “Clothes 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 Lavis; 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. Rothwell. TO-MORROW’S PROGRAMMES The following programme will be transmitted to-morrow:— IYA (AUCKLAND) 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert. 7.15 p.m.- to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports,

ate. S p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes; relay of orchestral selections from the Prince Edward Theatre (conductor, Mr. Geo. Poore); bass solo, “When the Ebb Tide Flows,” Mr. E. Priest; elocutionary, (a) “The Last Token,” (b) “The First W'ord,” Mrs. E. Payne; soprano solo, selected, Mrs. Bach; recital, “An Old Bachelor,” Mr. E. Priest; humour, “An Accident” (Dickens), Mrs. E. Payne; soprano solo, selected, Mrs. Bach; bass solo, “Devonshire Cream and Cider,” Mr. E. Priest; soprano solo, selected, Mrs. Bach; monologue, “Road of Ten Thousand Crosses,” Mr. E. Priest. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from the Prince Edward Theatre; dance items, popular numbers, Click-Clack Radio Orchestra, under Mr. W. Smith. By kind permission of the management of the Majestic Theatre, Mr. Jack Lumsdaine, “The Australian Whispering Smith,” in selected vocal and popular items. 3YA (CHRISTCHURCH) 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.: Afternoon concert. 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.: News and reports, etc. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Chimes; relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Picture Theatre (conductor, Mr. W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M.); soprano solos, (a) Waltz Song” (Wynne), (b) Lonesome Moonlight,” Miss A. Stephenson; 'cello solo, (Negro Spiritual), “Minuet” (Miss M. Chapman); talk on “Plant Problems,” Miss C. E. Foweraker; soprano solo, “One Fine Day” (Puccini), Miss A. Stephenson; ’cello solo, “Death and the Girl” (Schubert), Miss M. Chapman; baritone solo, “Lorraine” (Sanderson), Mr. A. S. Bell. Interval. Relay of orchestral selections from Everybody’s Theatre; mezzo soprano solo, “Will “Will o’ the Wisp” (Stross), Mrs. C. Dulieu; instrumental trios, (a) “Irish Air,” (b) “Air in D (Beethoven), Christchurch Trio; baritone solos, (a) “The Living God” (O’Hara), (b) “The Rose and the Nightingale” (Kehl), Mr. A. S. Bell; instrumental trios, (a) “O Star of Eve” (Wagner, (b), “Prelude in C Minor” (Rachmaninoff), Christchurch Trio; mezzo solos, (a) “Hawthorn” (Brahe), (b) "O Western Wind” (Brahe), Mrs. C. Dulieu; instrumental trio, “Valse Brilliante in B Minor,” Op. 46 (Fesca), Christchurch Trio. 4YA DUNEDIN 7 p.m., Town Hall chimes; requested gramophone concert; 7.15 p.m. to 7.45 p.m., news and reports, etc.; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., chimes, studio concert and relay of orchestral selections under Mr. Chas. Purnell, from the Empire Picture Thea2YK WELLINGTON There will be no transmission this evening. ACROSS THE TASMAN Australian broadcasting stations transmit as follows: — 2BL (SYDNEY), 353 metres, 1,500 watts. This evening’s programme is as follows: Early Evening Session 5.45 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 5.46 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 Co’s 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”). 7.15 p.m.: Country news from the “Sun.” 7.30 p.m.: Talk by a member of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. 8 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes; Broadcasters’ Topical Chorus. 8.30 p.m.: Miss Hazel McClelland (mezzo contralto). S.lO p.m.: Mr. Clem Williams (baritone). 8.17 p.m.: Broadcasters’ Trio. 8.27 p.m.: Mr. Dud Osborne (descriptive artist). 8.35 p.m.: Miss Pauline Harford-Foster (soprano). 8.42 p.m.: Mr. Bert Warne (comedian). 8.50 p.m.: Miss Emily Dalgleish (soubrette). 8.57 p.m.: Resume of following 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.: Broadcasters’ 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.P.O. clock and chimes. 10.1 p.m.: Miss Eily 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 will be broadcast. 11.0 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. National Anthem.

TO-MORROW’S PROGRAMME 2BL (SYDNEY) transmits as follows: Early Evening Session

5.45 p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 5.46 p.m.: Uncle George and 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 Company’s report; weather report and forecast by courtesy of Government Meteorologist; Producers’ Distributing Society’s fruit and vegetable market report; rain and fodder report (“Sun”); dairy produce report (“Sun”); 7.15 p.m., country news from the “Sun”; 7.30 p.m., talk on “Career of Thomas Edison,” by Mr. Rupert Markham, 8.A.; dance music night; 8 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; Broadcasters’ topical chorus; 8.3 p.m., Miss Ethel Friend (contralto); 8.10 p.m., Mr. Harry Avondale (songs at the piano); 8.17 p.m., fashion and social notes by Miss Bessie Dorrington, Broadcasters’ fashion expert, broadcast from the ballroom of the Ambassadors; 8.22 p.m., Miss Myrtle Hobbs (soprano); 8.29 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 8.37 p.m., Miss Ethel Friend; 8.41 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra: 8.49 p.m., Mr Harry Avondale; 8.53 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 9. p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes; resume of following day’s programme; weather report and forecast by courtesy of Mr. C. J. Mares, Government meteorologist; 9.6 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 9.14 p.m., fashion and social notes from the Ambassadors; 9.19 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 9.27 p.m., Miss Myrtle Hobbs; 9.31 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 9 39 p.m., Miss Ethel Friend; 9.43 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 9.51 p.m., Mr. Harry Avondale; 9.55 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 10.3 p.m.. Miss Myrtle Hobbs; 10.7 p.m., Sid Owen’s Premier Dance Orchestra; 10.15 p.m., Cec Morrison and his Gloomchasers broadcast from the ballroom of the Bondi Casino. During intervals between dances news reports by courtesy of the “Sun” newspapers will be broadcast; 11.0 p.m., G.P.O. clock and chimes National Anthem.

NOTES Atmospheric conditions were quite good last evening, an absence of static and fading being responsible. Reception from overseas was good and local amateurs enjoyed good programmes from the Sydney and Melbourne stations. The Auckland station transmitted an enjoyable programme. RADIO MEDICAL AID Free medical advice by radio was inaugurated just over four years ago by the United States Public Health Service. The radio medical service is for the benefit of ships at sea, which do not carry medical officers. Consultations may be requested by ships’ doctors in unusual cases. The Radio Corporation of America and the Independent Wireless Telegraph Company operate several coastal radio stations on the Atlantic coast, and these are connected with New York. There Is only one station on the Pacific coast—at Sa.n Francisco. That station is in direct touch with the local U.S. Marine Hospital, whereas messages received by stations on the Atlantic coast are relayed by the New York offices, and the nearest U.S. Marine Hospital providing radio medical advice notified. All service hospitals and relief stations receiving requests for such advice from the radio stations for transmission to ships at sea must respond to the call without delay. The advice must also be couched in language intelligible to a layman. During 1926, according to official figures, one station of the service handled 57 cases, including cases of blood poisoning, rheumatic fever, appendicitis, delirium, toothache, unconsciousness caused by oil fumes, electric shock, fracture of the skull, and asthma.

THE CAT’S WHISKER.

Realism on the wireless led to a curious incident at Penrith Farm, Penybontfawr, Montgomeryshire. Included in the programme was a representation of the chirping of a bird. The sound attracted the attention of the family cat, which was nestling on the lap of one of the listeners-in. The animal raised its head, listened, and finally jumped into the loud speaker head first!-