Pacific Colonies
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Broadcast To French
THE Australian Department of Information, in conjunction with the A.8.C., inaugurated this month a daily broadcast in French of news, talks, and music for listeners in New Caledonia.
New Hebrides, and Tahiti. Transmission is made from Station VLQ, Sydney, on a wave-length of 31.2 metres (frequency, 9.615 mcs.) and con sists of the following items:—
Mr. Frank Allen, who had been a sur veyor in Fiji since 1905, died in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, in July. He was 60 years of age.
Messrs. D. H. Baker and W. A. Hollo way, who have been stationed at the Melanesian Mission’s new headquarters at Taroaniara, passed through Sydney in July en route to New Zealand on leave.
Mr. A. Gibson has resumed duty at the Government Printing Office in Port Moresbv after leave in Australia. Mr. S.
J. Anderson, of the same department, has arrived in Australia where he joined his wife and family on furlough.
Aust. Eastern Noumea Standard Time. Time. 8.55 p.m. 9.55 p.m. Announcements. 9.00 p.m. 10.00 p.m. News in French. 9.20 p.m. 10.20 p.m. Talk in French.
S , .3Q p.m. 10.30' p.m. Close.