Topical Hints

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 October 1929, Page 2

Topical Hints

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"THERE is always a danger of a meeting of listeners committing themselves to a resolution expressing approval or disapproval of a broadcast item. Sueh a resolution, may just serape through by a bare majority, and is then issued to the public as the Opinion of the meeting, while as a matter of fact there is a substantial minority opposed to the resolution. A ° large minority should prove that the resolution is questionable, and so it should be dropped, Unless such a motion is carried unanimously it should be withdrawn, otherwise it is o to doubt whether it is a fair of opinion. [HH greatest praise of the concert relayed by 2YA, Wellington, from Hawera recently ig heard everywhere. Listeners are unanimous in their praise of the quality of the talent, the choice of items and the faultlessness of the technical side of the relay. One had only to listen to the political speeches relayed lately by the Australian stations to realise the absence of a background of telegraphic clicks in the recent Hawera relay. Even in Wellington, 1250 miles away, the telegraphic clicks in the Australian relays were loudly audible on a number of accasions. A SPORTING friend has suggested to "Switch" that possibly the Broadcasting Company will re-broad-east a running description of the ensuing Melbourne Cup, the greatest race run in this quarter of the globe. It is safe to assume that the company will consider the matter, and as the running description will, no doubt, be sent by land-line te 2BL or 2FO, Sydney, the Sydney short-wave station 2ME may transmit also, New Zealand will be represented in the race, and listeners over here will eagerly watch for an announcement regarding such a rebroadcast. {It has already been announced.Hd.) BEFORE many weeks elapse units of the Australian Navy will be visiting Wellington, with Rear-Admiral FB. R. G. R. Bvans, the hero of the big destroyer, Broke, when she valiantly engaged some German destroyers in the English Channel one dark night during the war. It was practically a hand-to-hand engagement in stygian darkness. Evans sent the Broke full speed at one of the German destroyers and rammed the enemy at 27 knots. The impact was terrific and the German received her death wound. During the engagement the Broke lost 57 men killed and wounded. RearAdmiral Evans has broadcast from 2FC, Sydney, some thrilling episodes he experienced in the Dover patrol Possibly we may hear him from 2YA, Wellington.