The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 June 1939Vol. IX, No. 11

Broadcast

p. 75 · Read in the full issue

Australian Short Wave Broadcast

A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listen ers in the Western Pacific. Call signs; Before 6 p.m. VLR3; after 6.15 p.m. VLR.

Wave lengths: Before 6 p.m. 25.25 metres; after 6.15 p.m. 31.23 metres. Frequencies: Before 6 p.m. 11880 Kcs.; after 6.15 p.m. 9580 Kcs.

A.M. Daily Week Days

6.30 Market Reports. 6.45 National News Bulletin. 6.55 Early News Bulletin. 7.00 Physical Exercises. 7.10 Music. 8.00 Australian and Overseas News. 8.15 Music. 9.30 Story. 10.00 Daily Devotional Service. 10.15 Close. 12.00 Time Signal and Broadcast to Schools, p.m. 12.20 Wheat and Grain Report. 12.25 Stock Exchange Reports and London Metal Prices. 12.40 Commentary by “The Watchman”. 1.00 Time Signal and News Bulletin. 1.30 Afternoon Musical Programme. 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 (Saturday excluded) Market Reports. 7.15 Overseas News Service. 7.25 News Commentary. 7.30 Australian News. 7.40 Talk. 10.30 Late News. 10.40 Late Market Reports. 11.00 Music. 11.20 Summary of Day’s News. 11.30 Close.

P.M. Every Saturday

12.40 Music. 1.00 News Bulletin. 1.15—5.30 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.45 Sporting Session. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week, 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Every Sunday

8.00 News Bulletin. 8.15 Sporting Session. 8.30 Musical Programme. 9.00 Brass Band Music. 10.00 News. 10.10 Summary of Week’s News. 10.30 “Singers of Renown”. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 12.15 Music. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.20 Musical Programme. 6.30 “Adventures in Music”. 7.00 Talk. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10.10 News. 10.30 Close.

July 1 To July 22.

July 1 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race and football descriptions; 9 Talk; 9.10 Marjorie Lawrence (Soprano); 10 Instrumental Ensemble; 11 Dance Music.

July 2 (Sun.) —4 p.m. Band Music; 6.30 “Ad ventures in Music’’; 7 Talk —“Peter the Great”; 7.30 Harry Bloom’s Band.

July 3 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 10 Military Band; 10.15 Modern Music.

July 4 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Ballad Concert; 8.40 Comedy Harmonists; 9 Play; 9.30 Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

July 5 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Flemington Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Jim Davidson’s Band; 10 Sydney String Quartet.

July 6 (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Werribee Races; 8.10 Professor Georg Szell; 9.15 Viennese Boys’

Choir; 10.50 Dance Music.

July 7 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Play; 9 Melbourne Con cert Orchestra: 9.30 Artur Schnabel (Pianist); 10.15 Wireless Chorus.

July 8 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m Race and Football Descriptions; 8.10 Marjorie Lawrence (Soprano); 9 Brass Band; 9.40 Comedy Harmonists.

July 9 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Salon Orchestra; 8 Play; 9 Violin Recital (Tossy Spivakovsky).

July 10 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 9.30 Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 10.15 Modern Music.

July 11 (Tues.) —9.15 p.m. Talk —“The Plain Man in Europe”; 9.30 Pianoforte Recital (Artur Schnabel).

July 12 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Jim Davidson; 9.45 Piano Recital.

July 13 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Jim Davidson’s Dance Band; 8.30 Jim Gerald Show; 9.30 Professor Georg Szell; 10.50 Dance Music, July 14 (Fri.)—B p.m. Play; 9 Brisbane Studio Orchestra; 10 Ballad Concert.

July 15 (Sat.) —8.10 p.m. Viennese Boys’ Choir; 9 John Morley Quintet; 9.30 Minna Metz (Soprano); 9.45 Marcel Dupre (Organist), and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

July 16 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Orchestra; 8 Play; 9.30 Spivakovsky Duo.

July 17 (Mon.) —1.30 Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 9.30 Comedy Harmonists.

July 18 (Tues.) —8.10 p.m. Professor Georg Szell; 10.50 A.B.C. Dance Band.

July 19 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Ballarat Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and Erbert”; 9 Jim Davidson; 10 String Quartet.

July 20 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Ballarat Races; 8.10 Artur Schnabel (Pianist); 9.15 Viennese Boys’ Choir; 10 Harry Bloom’s Dance Band.

July 21 (Fri.) —8 p.m. Play; 9 Adelaide Studio Orchestra; 9.40 Organ Recital by Marcel Dupre.

July 22 (Sat.) —8.10 p.m. Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 9.30 Jim Davidson’s Band; 11 Dance Music.