Broadcast

Australian Short Wave Broadcast December 5 to January 1

A USTRALIAN National Short Wave

Programme, broadcast from Mel

bourne, Victoria, on 31.34 metres for

listeners in the Western Pacific. Call

sign: VK3LR.

P.M. Daily Weekdays

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.

Pm. Every Sunday

6.00 Musical Programme by various State Orchestras. 6.30 A Musical Miscellany. 6.40 A Talk. 8.50 Talk on International Affairs.

December 5 To January 1

Dec. 5 (Sun.) —8 p.m. Story; 8.15 ‘Melody Music”; 9.10 “It Happened Then—the 1900’5.”

Dec. 6 (Mon.) —2.15 p.m. Cricket—South Aus tralia v. W.A. ; 3 Milestones in Modern History; 7 Talk—“ The Urge for Social Security”; 8 “Jungle Drums”; 9.30 Topical Revue.

Dec. 7 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 3 Music Appreciation: 8 Spivakovsky Duo; 9 "Our Heritage in Song,”

Dec. 8 (Wed.) —2.15 p.m. Kyneton Paces; 7 Talk—“ Pearl Fishing” ; 8.30 “Night in London” ; 9.30 Denzil Batchelor’s Travel Letter.

Dec. 9 (Thurs.)—B p.m. “Thursdays at Eight” ; 10 Prockter Trio; 10.15 “Young Australia.”

Dec. 10 (Fri.) —3 p.m. Adventures in Music ; 7 Book Reviews; 8 Harry Bloom’s Tango Band ; 9.30 Play; 10.05 “The Ballad Mongers.”

Dec. 11 (Sat.) —8 p.m. Musical Comedy; 9.30 Dramatised Version of a Henry Lawson story; 10 Instrumental Ensemble.

Dec, 12 (Sun.)—B p.m. Story; 8.15 New Note Octet; 9.10 Radio Presentation of Recent Film.

Dec. 13 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Ascot Trots: 3 Mile stones in Modern History; 7 Talk—“ Technical Training and Industry”; 8 “Jungle Drums” ; 9.30 Topical Revue.

Dec. 14 (Tues.) —3 p.m. Music Appreciation; 8 Symphony Orchestra and Ursula Malkin (Cana dian Pianist) ; 9 Eileen Boyd (Contralto) ; 9.15 An Oriental Night.

Dec. 15 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Mentone Races; 7 Talk “Among the Aborigines” ; 8.40 Travel Letter; 10 Mancel Kirby (Harpsichord), Dec. 16 (Thurs.) —2 p.m. Pakenham Races; 8 “The Blue Bird”; 10 Organ Recital.

Dec. 17 (Fri.) 2.15 p.m. Cricket Description; 3 Adventures in Music; 7 Books; 9 Variety Pro gramme ; 10 Nightlarks Quartet.

Dec. 18 (Sat.) 8 p.m. Airevues of 1937 ; 9 National Military Band; 9.30 Henry Lawson Story—A Dramatised Version.

Dec. 19 (Sun.)—6.4o p.m. Talk—“ Fellow Pas sengers ; 8 Story; 9.15 Modern Version of Nati vity Play.

Dec. 20 (M0n,)—2.45 p.m. Cricket and Race Descriptions; 7 Tar-—“ Changes in Financial

Organisation” ; 8 “Jungle Drums*’ ; 9.30 Topical Revue.

Dec. 21 (Tues.) —2.15 p.m. Cricket Description ; 8 Symphony Hour; 9 Clement Q. Williams (Bari tone) ; 9.15 “A Xmas* Carol.”

Dec. 22 (Wed.) —2 p.m. Cranbourne Races; 7 Tales of New Guinea by Jack Hides; 8.30 Travel Letter; 9.45 Talk by Baron Von Cramm; 10 Roy Agnew (Pianist).

Dec, 23 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Xmas Pantomime: 9 Orchestral Hour; 10 Ballad Recital.

Dec. 24 (Fri.) —2.15 p.m. Cricket Vic. v.

N.S.W. ; 7 Books; 8 Tango Band; 9 Xmas in Other Lands; 11.40 Xmas Carols.

Dec. 25 (Sat.) —1 p.m. Cricket Description ; 6.40 Talk —“Xmas in England” ; 7 “Xmas Gar land” ; 8 “The Messiah.”

Dec. 26 (Sun.) —8 p.m. Xmas Story; 8.15 New Note Octet; 9.10 Play.

Dec. 27 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Cricket and Race Des criptions ; 7 Talk—“ Changing Industrial Organi sation” ; 8 “Return of Father Brown” ; 8.40 All Star Variety; 9.30 Topical Revue.

Dec. 28 (Thurs) —1.30 p.m. Cricket Description ; 8 Orchestral Hour; 9 Visitors of 1937 ; 9.45 Play— “A Misbehaving Legend.”

Dec. 29 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Cricket and Race Descriptions ; 7 Talk, “Adventures in the Air” ; 8.40 Travel Letter; 9.30 Piano Recital ; 9.50 Choral Fantasia.

Dec. 30 (Thurs.) —2 p.m. Ballarat Races; 8 1937 in Retrospect; 9.30 Popular Overtures.

Dec. 31 (Fri.) —2 p.m. Sheffield Shield Cricket; 7 Books; 9 New Year Party; 11.40 Round Aus tralia and New Zealand.

Jan. 1 (Sat.) —1.30 p.m. Cricket and Race Des criptions; 8 New Year Revue: 8.45 Recorded Recital by Richard Tauber ; 10 Scotch Programme.

Sir Charles Rosenthal, K.C.8., C.M.G.,

D. 5.0., V.D., was sworn-in as Adminis

trator of Norfolk Island at Kingston

Courthouse, N. 1., on November 6.

Mrs. L. Hunter, of Wau, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney by the Macdhui on November 7.