Australian Short Wave

Broadcast January 2 to January 29

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bourne, Victoria, on 31.34 metres for

listeners in the Western Pacific. Call

sign: VLR.

P.M. Daily Weekdays

12.35 Recorded Music. 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 Comment by “The Watchman.” 6.45 (Tuesday excluded) Sporting News. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) News, Markets, and Weather for North Australia. 7.20 Overseas News Service. 7.30 Queensland and North Australian News. 7.40 (Tuesday and Thursday) News in French for New Caledonia and New Hebrides. 850 (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 spoi'ting 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.

H.OO Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Pm. Every Sunday

6.00 Musical Programme by various State Orchestras. 6.30 Talk on International Affairs, 7.30 Recordings of Overseas Artists. 8.30 Story. 10.15 News. 10.30 Close.

January 2 To January 29

Jan. 2 (Sun.)—7 p.m. “Alice in Orchestralia” - 8.45 New Note Octet; 9.15 Radio Presentation of Recent Film.

Jan. 3 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Mentone Races; 3.30 Cricket—S.A. v. Vic.; 7.40 Talk; 8 “Return of Father Brown”; 8.30 “Emma and ’Erbert” - 9 Topical Revue.

Jan, 4 (Tues.)—3.3o p.m. Cricket—S.A. v. Vic. ; 8 Symphony Hour ; 0 Travel Letter; 9.40 Ursula Malkin (Canadian Pianist).

Jan 5 (Wed.)—l.3o p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 7.40 Australian Historv; 8 Variety Show • 845 Orchestral Hour; 9.45 “Young Australia”: 10 A.B.C. Chorus. c di ( T hu "* ) — 2 p-rn- Mornington Races; 8 The Play s the Thing” ; 9.30 Ursula Malkin ; 10 Dance Music. a o 7 2 n-m ‘ Tennis — Germany v.

Play Current Hits ” : 8-30 0r * an Recital; (rin r 'i 8 . n^; Ref>ital bv D; no Borgioli Recital ’ B ’ s ° Laun Iverine dy (Cellist) ;10 Piano swp'VSt 7 p,Tn ‘ “ A,ice in Orchestralia”; 8.22 Richard Tauber (Recorded) ; 8.45 John Mor ley Quintet; 9.15 An Ernest Raymond Play.

Jan. 10 (M0n.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Trots: 330 Cricket—S.A. Qld. ; 8 “Retur- of Fath§b Revue ’ B ’ 3 ° * Enima and ’ Erb ert”; 9 Topical on an '« M (T , ues ->— 3-30 P- m - Cricket—S.A. v.

Qld., 8 Symphony Hour; 9 Travel Letter; 9 10 Ailsa McKenzie (Contralto) and Arthur Little (Baritone) ; 9.40 “Noel, the Knowall ” dan ' 12 (Wed.) 3.30 p.m. Cricket—S.A. v.

Qld. , 740 Australian History; 8 Light Opera Music; 9.15 Talk on World Affairs.

Jan. 13 (Thurs.)—2 p.m. Tennis—U.S. A. v.

Chorus 8 The P,ay ’ S the Thin s” i 9-15 A.B.C.

Jan. 14 (Fri.) —2 p.m. Tennis—U.S. A. v.

Aust. ; 3.30 Cricket—Qld. v. Vic • 740 Talk • fIV-SSj S T t“^ r Re ° M: °

Jan. 15 (Sat.) —1.30 p.m. Caulfield Races; 3.30 Cricket—S.A. v. N.S.W. ; 8 Dino Borgioli (Tenor) ; 10 Instrumental Ensemble.

Jan. 16 (Sun.) —7 p.m. ‘‘Alice in Orchestralia” ; 8.45 New Note Octet: 9.15 Play.

Jan. 17 (M0n.)—3.30 p.m. Cricket —S.A. v.

N.S.W. ; 7.40 Talk ; 8 ‘‘Return of Father Brown” : 8.30 “Emma and ’Erbert” ; 9 Topical Revue; 11 Recorded Recital Alexander Kipnis (Russian Bass-Baritone).

Jan. 18 (Tues) —1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 3.30 Cricket—S.A. v. N.S.W. ; 8 Symphony Hour; 9 Travel Letter; 9.40 “Noel, the Knowall” ; 10 Harpsichord Recital.

Jan. 19 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races; 3.30 Cricket—S.A. v. N.S.W. ; 7.40 Australian History; 9.15 Talk on World Affairs.

Jan. 20 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races: 8 “The Play’s the Thing”; 10 A.B.C.

Wireless Chorus.

Jan. 21 (Fri.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 3.30 Cricket —Vic. v. N.S.W. ; 7.40 Talk ; 8.30 Organ Recital ; 9 Talk ; 9.45 Play.

Jan. 22 (Sat.) -8 p.m. Variety Programme: 8.30 Instrumental Ensemble: 9.45 Arthur Little (Baritone).

Jan. 23 (Sun.) —7 p.m. “Alice in Orchestralia”' 8.45 A.B.C. Concert Orchestra: 9.15 Plav.

Jan. 24 (Mon.)—-1-30 p.m. Ascot Trots; 7.40 Talk; 8 “Return of Father Brown”; 8.30 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Topical Revue.

Jan. 25 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Aust. Tennis Cham pionships; 8 Play: 9 Scotch Programme; 9.30 Danny Malone (Tenor) ; 9.45 Comedy Sketch.

Jan. 26 (Wed.) 1.30 p.m. Epsom Races; 7.40 Australian History ; 8 Australia Day Programme ; 9.45 Ballad Concert.

Jan. 27 (Thurs.) —1.80 p.m. Aust. Tennis Cham pionships; 8 Opera—“Maritana” ; 9.15 Lauri Ken nedy (’Cellist) ; 10 Dance Music.

Jan, 28 (Fri.) 1.30 p.m. Tennis Champion ships; 8 Dance Music; 8.30 Organ Recital; 8.50 Dino Borgiolo (Tenor) ; 9.40 Variety Show.

Jan. 29 (Sat.) 8 p.m. Orchestral Programme: 5.30 Choral Fantasia ; 9 Talk “I Remember” ; 9.45 Raymond Beattie (Bass-Baritone) and Heather Kinnaird (Contralto).

Mr. J. Craig, Colonial Treasurer of Fiji, arrived in Sydney on November 25 by the Narkunda on his way back to Suva, after eight months’ leave in

England.

Mr. W. W. Dee, Medical Assistant in the N.G. Administration, sailed from Sydney for Rabaul by the Nellore on December 11, after furlough in Mel bourne.

Mr. Gordon Thomas, editor of the “Rabaul Times,” and Mrs. Thomas were passengers from Sydney for New Guinea by the December Neptuna. They spent part of their holidays at Taree, N.S.W.