THURSDAY

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 20, 28 November 1930, Page 19

THURSDAY

School Lunch f1E home science talk from 1YA, 2YA and 3YA this afternoon will be on "The School Lunch Box." The talk has been prepared by the Home Science Extension Department of Otago University. Auckland Features AY R. R. S. LANGTON, editor of the ‘New Zealand Timber Growers’ Quarterly Review," and who is on the executive of the Timber Growers’ Association, as well as director of Commercial Pine Afforestation Limited, will speak at 7.40 p.m. on "Afforestation in New Zealand." The subject is of the utmost importance to the future ot this country. The new 1YA Orchestral Octet, under the direction of Mr. Harold Baxter, will be making its first appearance this

evening. Orchestral work under Mr. Baxter’s direction has already been heard from the station through the Auckland Orphans’ Olub orchestra and the orchestra of the Leys Institute, The same high standard attained will be evident in this combination. Many interesting items have been selected, Miss Cherry Anderson, a very popular performer, will be heard in piano and vocal novelties. Ona recent Saturday evening’s programme Mr. M. D. Laurenson gave a humorous talk on "Jerome K. Jerome," and he will, on this occasion give a similar dissertation on A. A. Milne, the well-known writer. Mr. Bert. Skeels, previously male-alto with the Westminster Glee Singers, will sing a group of ballads.

Gleanings from 2YA THE Apollo Singers will give their final concert for the year in the Concert Chamber of the Wellington Town Hall this evening, a relay of which will be carried out. The last concert given by this combination showed that this society, although in its first year, has material for a very fine male voice choir. Since the last broadcast the singers have appeared at the Masterton Music Week with marked success, and listeners can look forward to this concert in anticipation of an entertaining and interesting programme. The choir performs under the conductorship of Mr. H. Temple White.

8YA Notes THs farming talk will be a review of the November issue of the "Journal of Agriculture." A very choice operatic-classical programme has been arranged for the hour and a half’s concert which will precede the dance music session. The vocalists will be the Grand Opera Quartet, singing solos, duets and quartets. Flute solos will be played by Mr. A. B. Hutton, an exceedingly skilful exponent of that instrument, and a programme of appropriate music will be provided by the Studio Octet under Mr. Harold Beck, one of the numbers being Mendelssohn’s "Song Without Words."