NOTES and NEWS from the NORTH

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 44, 16 May 1930, Page 3

NOTES and NEWS from the NORTH

[t= is hoped to be able to arrange for the Auckland Watersiders’ Silver Band to broadcast regularly each month from 1YA, beginning in the near future. This band has broadcast previously, but not for about two years, and will be welcomed back by listeners who remember hearing it over the air in the past. As is well known, band music is one of the most popular types with the average listener, Le * = AN artist of exceptional merit and of some novelty is Barend Harris, bass baritone, who is to sing from 1YA on June 8, 6, and 12, Mr. Harris, who comes from Australia with a big reputation, specialises in Hebrew music. * ¥ * HD talk on "How to Become an Amateur Transmitter," which was to have been given by the Auckland Radio Society on May 5 by Mr. H. B. Arthur,, has been postponed, and will now take place at the Leys Institute, Ponsonby, at 8 p.m., on Monday, May 19. It is stated that there is a possibility of this society giving another eoncert from 1YA, as they did last year. The next concert, if it eventuates, will be well rehearsed, and not so impromptu as the previous one, * * * "TH eoncert organised by the Rev. Jasper. Calder, and given from 1YA on Wednesday last, was quite a merry affair, and went off very well. In between items the results of the

Parnell by-election were announced to listeners, and later in the evening Mr. W. P. Endean, the successful candidate, spoke for a few minutes. * * * TH first of a series of special halfhour recitals, given from 1YA on Friday, May 2, was a success, and was well received by the majority of listeners, many of whom wrote or phoned their appreciation. Such recitals do much to break the "scrappiness" which is otherwise apt to creep into programmes, Three very talented musicians have been engaged for the next recital, which will be given on June 13. They are Signor Torzillo, harpist, Miss Amy Hansard, L.R.A.M., mezzo, and Miss Lillian Chalker, pianiste. Miss Chalker last year received the gold and silver medal of the Trinity College of Music. At future recitals of this ‘type it is hoped to include gramophone records of orchestral suites which, owing to their length, would be difficult to give at any other time. For the recital on June 13 the suite "Carnival of Animals," by the French composer Saint Saens, has been chosen. This will take about half-an-hour to play.

* . NUMBER of interesting talks are set down for delivery from 1YA during the next few weeks. As previously announced, two series of educational talks will be given by Mr. N. M. Richmond, Director of the W.H.A., and ‘Mrs. Crane is at present giving a series

on Women and Health every Tuesday afternoon. Mr. J. F, Montague, well- . known as a director of the Comedy Players, is shortly to commence a, series of lecturettes on Maori pronunciatien. Mr. Montague could talk Maori before he knew English, so he is well qualified to lecture on this subject. Incidentally he gave a series of talks on the Maori language about four years ago, that being his first introduction to 1¥A listeners. Another series to commence soon is to be given by Mr. Alan McSkimming, who will talk on "Voice Culture, Ancient and Modern." Mr. Adolph Kohn, of the well-known Auckland firm, will give two talks on May 27 and June 10 on "Timepieces, Historic Gems and Jewellery Manufacture," all of which subjects he knows from A to Z. * ¥ * IN charging a man with bookmaking at the Auckland Police Court the. other day, it was stated that his house contained a powerful radio receiving set. The police contended that. this was evidence that he carried on business on extensive and up-to-date lines, the set being used for getting race results expeditiously.