The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 May 1940Vol. X, No. 10

Australian Short Wave

pp. 71-72 · Read in the full issue

Broadcast

A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme

is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific. Call signs; Before 5.15 p.m. VLR3; after 5.30 p.m. VLR.

Wave lengths: Before 5.15 p.m. 25.32 metres; after 5.30 p.m. 31.32 metres.

Frequencies: Before 5.15 p.m. 11850 Kcs.; after 5.30 p.m. 9580 Kcs. Power; 2 Kilowatts.

Daily Week Days

(Subject to Alteration Without Notice) a.m. 6.30 Market Reports. 6.50 News Bulletin. 7.05 Physical Exercises. 7.15 Music. 7.45 News. 8.00 Music. 9.30 Story. 10.00 Daily Devotional Service. 10.15 Close. 12.00 Time Signal & Broadcast to Schools, p.m. 12.15 Luncheon Music. 12.35 Essential Services. 12.50 News. 1.00 Australian News. 1.10 Afternoon Musical Programme. 4.15 Overseas News. 5.15 Close. 6.15 Dinner Music. 7.00 News. 7.45 Talk. 9.30 News. 11.00 Music. 11.50 Late News. 11.55 Dept, of Information Service. 12.30 Close.

Every Saturday

p.m. 1.35 —5.15 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 12.30 Close.

Every Sunday

a.m. 6.45 Music. 6.50 News. 7.00 Music 9.00 News. 9.10 Sporting Session. 9.30 “In Quires and Places Where They Sing.” 10.15 Book Reviews. 10.30 New Releases (Recorded). 11.00 Divine Service. 12.15 Great Pianists. 12.50 News Session. 1.00 Luncheon Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Classical Compositions. 3.45 Talk. 4.00 Brass Band Music. 4.15 News. 4.30 Music. 7.00 News. 7.15 Talk on “International Affairs." 9.30 News Service. 11.00 Close. 12.00 Dept, of Information Service. 12.30 Close.

June 1 To June X

June 1 (Sat.) —1.10 p.m. Races & Football Descriptions: 7.50 Music Hall Memories; 8.15 Symphony Hour; 9.15 Sundowners’ Quartet; 10

Talk by Frank Clune; 10.15 Ballad Concert; 11 Dance Music.

June 2 (Sun.) —8 p.m. Play; 8.45 Instrumental Ensemble; 9.15 “All About the War’’.

June 3 (M,on.) —8 p.m. Serial; 8.30 “Merry Go Round”; 10 “At Short Notice”; 10.15 Story.

June 4 (Tues.) —1.10 p.m. Sunbury Races; 8.15 Sydney Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati; 10 “Music of Prance”.

June 5 (Wed.) —1.10 p.m. Ascot Races; 7.45 Frank Clune; 8 Requests; 8.30 Play; 10 “Sara bande and Serenade”; 11 Famous Dance Bands.

June 6 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Mass by Haydn; 8.40 Orchestral Suite; 9 “Antonio’s Dilemma”; 9.10 Two Piano Recitals; 10 Modern Composers; 11 Dance Band.

June 7 (Fri.) —8 p.m. National Military Band; 9 “San Fairy Ann”; 10 Revue; 11.15 Dance Music.

June 8 (Sat.) —1,10 p.m. Races & Football Descriptions; 7.50 “Music Hall Memories”; 8.15 The Mastersingers; 8.30 Antal Dorati & Sydney Symphony Orchestra; 10 Frank Clune; 10.15 A Schumann Programme; 11 Dance Music.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fenner, of C.S.R.

Co., Lautoka, Fiji returned to the

Colony recently after furlough.