NOTES and NEWS from the NORTH

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 52, 11 July 1930, Page 8

NOTES and NEWS from the NORTH

A NUMBER of pedigree Jersey eattle are to "broadcast" this month, for there will be a relay from Takanini, 17 miles south of Auckland, where a pedigree cattle sale is to be held on July 24. A similar broadcast was given from 1YA last year and proved surprisingly successful. With the microphone perched uP on the rails of the cattle pens, listeners could hear the cattle lowing, dogs barking, whips cracking, and auctioneers speaking, the whole giving a most realistic and, for city listeners, novel effect. * * ES ANOTHER feature of 1YA_ programmes which will be of special interest to country listeners this month. will be the relays from the Auckland Winter Show, to be held in the Central Wharf buildings from July 9-19. The opening ceremony, which is expected to be performed by the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates, will be broadcast at 2 p.m. on July 9, and during the period of the show a number of other items will be relayed, these including five and tenminute talks by experts on cattle, butter, cheese, and other types of produce exhibited. * ¥ * QNCE again the position in re- ~ gard to the broadcasting of the special Music Week concerts has been reversed. As stated in these notes last week, permission has been given for the broadcasting, but only under certain conditions to which the radio authorities cannot submit. However, although these concerts will not be broadcast, listeners will benefit considerably by Music Week, as 1YA will provide a number of special musical features during that week. In addition to the special evening programmes from the studio, there will be special church music broadcast en the Sunday, an extra community singing programme one evening, and items of special musical interest during the children’s sessions. Fs * T\HD opening performance of the stage production of the musical comedy, "Love Lies,’ was relayed by I\pA from His Majesty’s Theatre on Juiy 5. This broadcast was arranged at such short notice that no prior announcément could be published. SomME time ago it was announced that there was a likelihood of the orchestra from R.M.S. Aorangi being engaged to broadcast from 1YA during the mail steamer’s visits to Auckland. Two unsuccessful attempts, the latest this week, have been made to book this orchestra up, but there are a number of difficulties in the way, one being that they are usually here on Mondays, the local station’s silent day. However, third tries are popularly supposed to be lucky, so we may hope to hear the ship’s men at some future date. They should be in a Position to give us the very latest items from the Pacific Coast,

Personal Notes Me. LEN BARNDES, 1YA staiion manager, returned from his holiday in the south in time to take part in the "Faust" evening on July 1. In connection with this a listener who wrote a complimentary letter on his performance mentioned his "realistic

devilish laughter.’ Mr. Barnes is a little doubtful as to this latter compliment! : s e s Miss MOLLY WRIGHT, the popular, 1YA ’celliste, was married to Mr. W. J. C. Henderson, at St. Andrew’s, Epsom, on July 2. Mr. Hric Waters, pianist at 1YA, played the wedding music. : ". * ME. FRANK SUTHERLAND, a wellknown singer from 1YA, refereed the match between the Maoris and the British Rugby team at Wellington, on July 9. Mr. Sutherland, who has also given football talks from i1YA, holds an important position on the staff of the Auckland Savings Bank.