The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 25 August 1937Vol. VIII, No. 1

Australian Short Wave

p. 81 · Read in the full issue

Broadcast September 12 to October 2

A USTRALIAN National Short Wave

Programme, broadcast from Mel

bourne, Victoria, on 31.34 metres. Call

sign: VK3LR.

Daily Weekdays

p.m. 12.45 Comment by “The Watchman.” 1.00 Time Signal, and News Bulletin. 1.05 Interstate Weather. 1.15 Music. 3.00 (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) Time Signal, and Broadcast to Schools.. 3.20 (Tuesday and Friday) Classic Music. 5.00 Close. • 6.30 Chimes, and Popular Music. 6.45 (Tuesday excluded) Sporting News. 7.00 (Tuesday and Thursday) News in French for New Caledonia and New Hebrides. 7.20 National News Bulletin. 7.30 Queensland and North Australian News. 7.40 (Saturday excluded) News. Markets, and Weather for North Australia. 8.50 (Usually) Musical Programme. 10.30 Australasian News Service. 10.50 Musical Programme. 11.30 Close.

Every Saturday

p.m. 12.45 Music. 1.15 —5.15 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.30 Markets Summary. 7.10 New Zealand Mail Bag. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 10.50 Australasian Mail Bag. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Every Sunday

p.m. 6.00 Musical Programme by various State Orchestras. 6.30 A Musical Miscellany. 6.40 A Talk. 850 Talk on International Affairs. 10.30 Close.

September 12 To October 2

Sunday. Sept. 12.- 7 p.m.; Budapest String Quartet: 7.30: Programme from Melbourne Studios; 8.15: The Comedy Harmonists (famous Continental Artists); 9.10: “It Happened Then” the 1870’s, by Vivian Crockett.

Monday, Sept. 13.—8 p.m.; A Play; 9: Dance Music by Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band ; 9.30: Topical Revue; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Tuesday, Sept. 14.—1.15 p.m.: Community Sing ing: 8: Concert by A.B.C. Svmphony Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Georg Schneevoigt; 9.10: Recital by Arthur Rubinstein, celebrated Polish pianist.

Wednesday, Sent. 15.—1.15 n.m. : Descrintion of Ballarat Turf Club Races; 8: National Military Band (Conductor. Stephen Yorke) ; 8.30: Denzil Batchelor’s Travel letter: 8.40; From Melbourne Studios; 9.10; The Comedv Harmonists.

Thursday, Sept 16.—8.05: Recital by Arthur Rubin.ste : n (Pianist): 9.10: Concert by A.B.C.

Symphony Orchestra; 10: A Play.

Friday. Sept. 17. 7 p.m.; Current Books Re viewed ; 8: Light Instrumental and Choral Music: 8.30: Brass Band Recital ; 9.10: Comedy Harmon ists; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Saturday, Sept. 18. 3 p.m.: Description of Victorian Football League Finals, interspersed with race results; 8.05: Concert by Arthur Rubin stein ; 9.15: “High Water”—a Negro Episode, with Music.

Sunday, Sept. 19. 7.05 p.m. The Comedy Har monists; 7.30: Programme of String Music, with Organ: 8: Story; 8.15: Budapest String Quartet: 9.20; A recent Film Release.

Monday, Sept. 20:—8 p.m.: A Play; 9: Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Orchestra: 9.30: Topical Revue; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Tuesday, Sept. 21.—1.15 p.m.: Community Sing ing; 8: A Play: 9.10: Arthur Rubinstein (Pianist) ; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Wednesday, Sept. 22.-1.15 p.m.: Description of Moonee Valley Races; 8: National Military Band

(Conducted by Stephen Yorke); 8.30: Travel

Letter from Denzil Batchelor; 8.40: From Mel bourne Studios: 9: A.B.C. Conceit Orchestra.

Thursday, Sept. 23. —8 p.m. : Prof. Georg Schneevoigt conducting A.B.C. (Sydney) Sym phony Orchestra; 9.10: Piano Recital by Arthur Rubinstein; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Friday, Sept. 24.- 7 p.m.: Book Reviews; 8.10: Sydney Mac Ewan, Scottish Tenor, and A.B,C. (Brisbane) Concert Orchestra; 9.15: A Play: 9.50: Tasmanian Studio Orchestra, conducted by Clive Douglas; 10.20: From Melbourne Studios.

Saturday, Sept. 25.—1.15 p.m. : Moonee Valley Races Described ; 8.05: Arthur Rubinstein, Polish Pianist, with A.B.C. (Melbourne) Symphony Orchestra; 8.50: From Melbourne Studios, includ ing Comedy Sketch.

Sunday, Sept. 26.-7 p.m.: A.B.C. (Sydney) Symphony Orchestra: 8: Story; 8.15: From Mel bourne Studios; 9.15: Recital by the Comedy Harmonists; 9.40: Budapest String Quartet.

Monday, Sept. 27.-3 p.m.: “Milestones in Modern History”; 8: Dominion Day P rogramme : 9: Jim Davidson and A.B.C. Dance Orchestra; 9.30: Topical Revue ; 10: Fnyn Melbourne Studios.

Tuesday, Sept. 28.-8 p.m.: Concert by Mel bourne Symphony Orchestra (Prof. Bernard Heinze, conductor) ; 8.50: From Melbourne Studios; 9.10: Arthur Rubinstein at the piano; 10: A Play.

Wednesday, Sept. 29.—National Military Band : 8.30: A Play; 9.30: Denzil Batchelor’s Travel Letter; 9.40: From Melbourne Studios.

Thursday, Sept. 30. -A.B.C. (Sydney) Sym phony Orchestra; 10: From Melbourne Studios: 10.50: Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band.

Friday, Oct. 1.—3 p.m.: “Adventures in Music” by Prof. Bernard Heinze; 7: Current Books: 8.10: Sydney Mac Ewan, Scottish Tenor, and A.B.C. (Brisbane) Concert Orchestra; 9: Variety Programme; 9.30: Brass Band Music.

Saturday, Oct. 2. -Description of Flemington Races ; 8: “Dance Music of the Great Composers” ; 8.40: Orchestral Numbers; 9.30: The Comedy Harmonists.