NEW ZEALAND OVERSEAS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 47, 8 June 1928, Page 14

NEW ZEALAND OVERSEAS

AN INTERESTING MATT DAG 2YA MUCH APPRECIATED. APPRECIATIVE letters continue to come from across the Tasman, 2YA received a batch of them by the last mail-from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, while several came from America (enclosing dimes to pay for a reply, such evidently being the practice in the States). Included in the correspondence was a let-. ter from Chicago. , A Tasmanian Relay. | N enthusiastic listener in Tasmania expresses his intention of relaying 2YA 46 miles by telephone line in order that friends (ex New Zealanders) may hear: "Being away on the West Coast of Tasmania, such a long distance from your station, you can imagine how pleased I was at getting a New Zea--land station so well. , "Ag my wife's people come from Wellington, I intend next Sunday night to try transmitting your station to them over the telephone wires some fortyfive miles away as they have not a wireless set, and would he interested to hear their native city."-J.M.B." Tullah, Tasmania. Warm Appreciation, "Ty WISH to congratulate you and show my appreciation of the bright and pleasant programmes which are transmitted from your station, "We have been listening-in to you from approximately 7.30 p.m., Sydney time, until you close down, ie., about 9 o'clock here, for several nights past, and have been agreeably surprised at the clearness with which the music, ete., has been received. We have a five-valve receiver and work on an indoor aerial.’ (--), Manly, N.S.W. A Breezy Sydneyite. "B," of Sydney, writes about church broadcasts and the Leckie-Melton boxing mateh;: "My real object in writing you this letter is to congratulate the sporting public of your land on the fair way they treat their visitors-for instance, the fight on Tuesday night (Johnny Leckie v. Billy Melton). Although there was some bad statie and slight fading, I never missed a punch (ditto Melton). Melton never looked to have a chance, but from the deseription I think the referee was a bit sudden, as the count was %, 6, 7--he’s up." At | count of 7 referee declares Leckie the winner. Rather sudden, eh? Or perhaps your referee is more humane than our Joe Wallace, who allows too much useless punishment to be inflicted. Anyhow, good luck to your boyhe is Billy’s master any day. "So cheerio, with best wishes to 2YA, for if it were not for you I would have to go to church. As it is, I have you during church hours here-then, by the tinae you close down, our chureh services are finished, and I save my 3d. Seotch, eh? Not much!"