The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 September 1937Vol. VIII, No. 2

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pp. 75-77 · Read in the full issue

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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.

P.M. Every Saturday

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. 8.50 Talk on International Affairs.

October 3 To October 30

Sunday, Oct. 3—6.40 p.m.: “A Sermon for those who may not like Sermons;” 7: Music; 7.10: Comedy Harmonists; 7.30: Light Numbers by A.B.C. Adelaide Concert Orchestra; 7.50: Musical Interlude; 8: Story; 8.15: Music; 8.20: Budapest String Quartet; 9.10; “It Happened Then” the 1880’s, by Vivian Crockett; 10: Recital of Recorded Numbers by Alexander Kipnis (Russian Bass).

Monday, October 4 —3 p.m. : “Milestones in Modern History;” 8: Serial—lst Episode: 9:

Half-hour of Rythm by Jim Davidson and A.B.C.

Dance Orchestra; 9.30: Topical Revue; 10:

National Military Band—Stephen Yorke, Conduc tor; 11.10: Weekly News Bulletin from “Radio nations,” Geneva.

Tuesday, October 5—3 p.m. : “Music Apprecia tion for Juniors;” 8: A.B.C. Adelaide Concert Orchestra: 8.35: Arthur Rubinstein (Polish Pianist); 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 10.50: National Dance Orchestra conducted by Al.

Hammett.

Wednesday, October 6 —1.30 p.m.: Description of Geelong Races; 7: Talk; 8: Recital by National Military Band; 8.30: Travel Letter from Denzil Batchelor; 8.40: From Melbourne Studios; 9:

Jim Davidson and A.B.C. Dance Orchestra; 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 10: “Comedy and Rythm”—By the National Dance Orchestra (Al.

Hammett). i Thursday, October 7—B p.m.: Programme from Melbourne Studios; 8.35: Arthur Rubinstein (Pianist): 9.20: Musical Interlude: 9.30: Play: 10.50: Al. Hammett and National Dance Orchestra.

Friday, October B—3 p.m.: “Adventures in Music,” by Prof. Bernard Heinze, F.R.C.M. ; 7: “Current Books Worth Reading”; 8.10: Sydney Mac Ewan, Scottish Tenor, with Assisting Artists ; 8.40: Recorded Interlude; 8.50: Brass Band Recital; 9.20: From Melbourne Studios.

Saturday, October 9 —1.15 p.m.: Description of Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s Race Meeting: 8: Rolls Revue; 8.50: Recorded Interlude; 9; “Giants of Yesteryear”—Recording of Old Time Celebrities; 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 11: A.B.C. Dance Orchestra (Jim Davidson).

Sunday, October 10 —6.52: p.m.: Musical Inter lude ; 7: Recorded Recital by Famous Overseas Artists: 8: This Week’s Story; 8.15: A.B.C. (Melbourne) Concex-t Ox-chestra; 9.10: Play.

Monday, October 11 —3 p.m.: “Milestones in Modexux Histox^y”; 8: Serial (“Jungle Drums” by Maxwell Dunn) ; 8.30: “New r s Behind the News” —“The Watchman;” 9: A.B.C. Dance Band (Jim Davidson): 9.30: Topical Revue; 10: National Militax-y Band (Stephen Yox-ke) ; 11.15: News Bulletin fx-om “Radionations,” Geneva.

Tuesday, October 12 —3 p.m.: “Music Apprecia tion for Juniors;” 8: Play; 9: Musical Interlude: 9.10: Arthur Rubinstein, with Melboux-ne Sym phony Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Heinze ; 10: From Melbourne Studios; 10.50 r Jim Davidson’s A.B.C. Dance Band.

Wednesday, October 13 —Description by Jim Carroll of the Oakland’s Hunt Club’s Race Meet ing ; 7: Talk—“ Exploration,” by Frank Clune: 8: National Military Band (Stephen Yorke): 8.30: Travel Letter from Denzil Batchelor: 8.40: From Melboux-ne Studios; 9: National Dance Orchestra (Al. Hammett) ; 9.30: Fxom Melbourne Studios; 10: “Comedy and Rythm,” by Al. Ham mett and National Dance Orchestra.

Thursday, October 14 —8 p.m.: Piano Recital by Arthur Rubinstein; 9: A.B.C. (Melbourne) Concert Orchestra; 10: Harpsichord Recital by Mancel Kirby; 10.50: Dance Music by Al.

Hammett.

Friday, October 15—3 p.m.: “Adventures in Music,” by Px - of. Heinze; 7: Book Review; 8: Musical Repx’oductions; 8.10: Sydney Mac Ewan, Scottish Tenor, with Assisting Artists; 8.40: From Melbourne Studios; 8.50: Brass Band Music; 9.30: Light Orchestral Music by Tasman ian Studio Orchestra, conducted by Clive Douglas; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Saturday, October 16—1.15 p.m.: Description of Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s Meeting; 8: Musical Comedy: 9.lft: Arthur Rubinstein and Melbouime Symphony Orchestra: 10: From Mel bourne Studios; 11: A.B.C. Dance Orchestra

(Jim Davidson).

Sunday, October 17 —6.55 p.m.: Musical Inter lude ; 7: Recorded Recital by Famous Overseas Artists; 8: This Week’s Story; 8.15: A.B.C. (Melbourne) Concert Orchestra: 9.10: Radio Presentation of a Recent Film Release.

Monday, October 18—3 p.m.: “Milestones in Modern History;” 7: Talk; 8: Serial—“ Jungle Drums;” 8.30: “News Behind the News”—“The Watchman;” 8.50: Musical Interlude; 9: A.B.C.

Dance Band (Jim Davidson); 9.30: Topical Revue; 10: National Military Band (Stephen

Yorke) ; 11.15: News Bulletin from “Radio nations,” Geneva.

Tuesday, October 19 —3 p.m.; “Music Appre ciation for Juniors;” 8: Play ; 8.52: Musical Interlude: 9: Concert by A.B.C. (Melbourne) Symphony Orchestra (Prof. Heinze); 10: Organ Recital: 10.50: National Dance Orchestra (Al.

Hammett).

Wednesday, October 20 —1.30 p.m.: Description of Werribee Racing Club’s Meeting; 7: Talk ; 8: National Military Band; 8.30: Travel Letter from Denzil Batchelor; Al. Hammett and National Dance Orchestra; 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 10: “Comedy and Rythm;” 10.55: Meditation Music.

Thursday, October 21—8 p.m.: Recorded Music ; 8.05: Arthur Rubinstein, with A.B.C. (Brisbane) Symphony Orchestra; 9: Coral Lohegesang; 10: From Melbourne Studios.

Friday, October 22—3 p.m. “Adventures in Music,” by Prof. Heinze; 7: Review of Current Books; 8: Musical Reproductions; 8.10: Brass Band Recital: 8.40: From Melbourne Studios; 9.10: Tasmanian Studio Orchestra (Clive Douglas) ; 9.45: Al. Hammett and His Music.

Saturday, October 23—1.15 p.m.: Description of Moonee Valley Races; 8: Rolls Revue; 8.50: From Melbourne Studios: 9.10: Arthur Rubin stein (Pianist) ; 10: From Melbourne Studios; 11: Old Time Dance Music.

Sunday, October 24 —7 p.m.: Recording by Famous Overseas Artists; 8: Story; 8.20: Instru mental Music by the New Note Octet; 9.10: Play.

Monday, October 25 3 p.m.: “Milestones in Modern History;” 7: Talk—“ The Grio System

of Electricity in Britain;” 8: Serial —“Jungle Drums;” 8.30: "News Behind the News” by The Watchman ;” 9: A.B.C. Dance Band (Jim David son) ; 9.30: Topical Revue; 10: National Military Band; 11.15: News Bulletin from “Radionations,”

Geneva.

Tuesday, October 26 —3 p.m.: “Music Apprecia tion for Juniors;” 8: Symphony Hour; 9: “Young 1 Australia;” 9.15: From Melbourne Studios; 10: Organ Recital; 10.50: National Dance Orchestra.

Wednesday, October 27—1.30: Recorded Music, interspersed with race results; 7: Talk by Sir Charles Rosenthal, D.S.O. ; 8: National Militax-y Band; 8.30: Denzil Batchelor’s Travel Letter; 8.40: From Melbourne Studios; 9: Al. Hammett’s Orchestra: 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 10: “Comedy and Rythm.”

Thursday, October 28 —8 p.m.: Play; 8.50: From Melbourne Studios; 9.20: Budapest String Quartet; 10: Harpsichord Recital by Mancel Kirby; 10.50: National Dance Orchestra.

Friday, October 29—3 p.m.: “Adventures in Music,” by Prof. Heinze; 7; “Current Books Worth Reading;” 8: Musical 8.10: Sydney Mac Ewan, Scottish Tenor, with A.B.C. (Brisbane) Concert Orchestra; 8.40: From Mel bourne Studios: 9: Brass Band Recital; 9.30: From Melbourne Studios; 10: “Bullgine and Mainbrace” —Sea Shanties.

Saturday, October 30 -1.15 p.m.: Description of Victoria Racing Club’s Meeting at Flemington ; 8: Musical Comedy: 9: A.B.C. (Sydney) Concert Orchestra, conducted by Percy Cole; 10: From Melbourne Studios; 11: Dance Music by Jim Davidson’s Band.