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Two Topics Anything Gocs (Wellington) writes: "It is to be hoped that the Minister of Broadeasting sees fit to cover that void beween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sundays with something like selected recordings from 2Y¥C, "By the way, a ‘person who was a little shaky on their history and knew Wellington only from the dial, might be excused for thinking that the Mayflower ianded her precious cargo at Port Nicholson and not Cape Cod Bay." Better LateI.F.0, (Wanganui) writes: "Lots of listeners say after hearing a good prgramme, "Well, we must write and con gratulate the board," but how often is ii done? We all said-the same of a programme we heard several weeks ago, s¢ here we go, and better late than never, _ _ "Mr. Vietor Lloyd and Company, your play, ‘Friday the 13th,’ was-the talk of Wanganui the next day. A great play and magnificently acted. Please put it over again before Jong, I’m sure there are many hundreds of listeners who are kick: ‘ing themselves for not having heard it." Film Queries L McLAUCHLAN (Timaru) writes: * I wish to congratulate you on your wonderful "Film World" in the "Radio Record." Would it be possible to explain through your paper what makes of film are screened by the J. C. Williamson Picture Corporation, Fuller-Hay-wards, Amalgamated Theatres, in the main towns of New Zealand, including Timaru? {The J. C. Williamson Picture Corpora tion mainly exhibits United Artists, Paramount, British Empire Films and London Films productions. Fuller-Haywards screen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia and a portion of Warner Brothers and Paramount product. Amalgamated Theatres exhibit Fox Twentieth. Centure, Gau-mont-British, B.D.F., Universal, RKO (Radio) and a portion of Warner Brothers’ out-put.-Film Ed.] Great Things ‘VicToR C. PETERS (Christchurch) writes: While in Dunedin in connection with the Christchurch Harmonic Society’s recent visit. I had the pleasure of attending one of the weekly community sings conducted by Mr. Desmoulins. "Demmy" and the evergreen Jimmy Himburg, with "Alf" at the piano, struck me as being an ideal combination. The "sings" have an atmosphere which is hard to define. Perhaps it can best be :deseribed as being "Dunedinish’-that ig to saywholehearted, yet with dignified restraint. ‘"Demmy" is an artist, Jimmy an institution, Alf a wizard. The quality of the singing resembled that of a trained: choir. It was a refreshing experience to be with them. I wish them the success they deserve. Wrong Town Fair Fields (Dannevirke): ‘May I correct gq paragraph printed in your paper a few weeks back in reference to Blaine Hamill. You stated in one paragraph, ‘The girl who gave up nursing in Napier." She actually finished her training in Dannevirke; and passed her State exam with honours, while in employment at the Dannevirke Public Hospital, and left that profession to take up the career she ' is now engaged in.

9 "Hlaine Hamill, when referring to her walk through life, says she gave up nursing in Napier, her main reason being, .I suppose, the same reason why Napier is so well known to-day; that is, through the earthquake, Napier is also claimed to be the newest city in the world, yet she does not make any mention of Dannevirke as she is probably afraid no one wili know where that place.is, yet that place gave her a civic reception, and treated her as one of royalty, on her return visi in ‘Fresh Vields.’ " i; Wrestling Time Only Human (Otakiri) writes: "I am very interested in the wrestling relays aul often sit up until 9 p.m. to hear a descrip, tion as per programme, only to draw blank, and from the studio there is no’ explanation why the match has not beeu broadeast. Maybe during the news session it is given out, but one does not want to listen to one station all the evening; it would only take a moment to explain after the 9 .o’clock weather report. "I have: noticed the many complaints about wrestling announcers, and I wisn to say I am well: pleased with them all. also the general announcers. I would not care to have everyone criticise my work. and it goes to show what an unpleasant task it is ‘to serve the public. What about 2YA broadcasting "Serving the Public!" by an announcer? "Why not give us ‘Music, mirth and melody" from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., and let the highbrows have 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. for classics?" The Other Side G. SMITH (Auckland) writes: * "Lapsus Linguae"’ is evidently labouring under a misapprehension when he says the broadcasting stations belong * to the listeners and cannot be taken over by the Government without compensation. In the. first place, the four YA stations were all, I believe, owned and run by a company until the Government of the day bought them out. Therefore they belong to the people as a whole. All the present Government is doing is to return the control of these stations to themselves, instead of, as at present, leaving it, to a board which is not answerable to anyone, i.e., returning contro! to the people. As regards B stations hi) Says no one wants them. On the con}. _ trary we all want them-some of th best programmes are broadcast from them, and it is admitted that they have been the pioneers. M. Nicholls is another one complaining about Parliamentary broadcasts. One would imagine, to read the several complaints, that Parliament has taken ail the :programmes of al] the stations all the time, when as a matter of fact we have only had, I believe, seven or eight altogether, with a total of something like 20 hours, all told, spread over about three months. ,