The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1954Vol. XXV, No. 5

Radio Nz

p. 155 · Read in the full issue

adio NZ made a seasonal change of uencies on November 12 and its Island rice is now heard on 6.08 mc/s in the netre band from 1700-1930 GMT in the nings, and from 0655 GMT to close n in the evenings. The day pro nine from 1945-0640 GMT is on 11.78 s in the 25 metre band. It will be i that the morning programme now mences an hour earlier, nprovement of the service is dependent ti reports from listeners, who are in d to write to Radio NZ at PO Box !, Wellington. iaptain R. (Bertie) Hall, 77-year- New Guinea identity, has re sd after 30 years as a skipper coastal vessels. He went to the •ritory as Acting Harbour Master Rabaul in 1919, and soon after •ds stepped onto the bridge of first of the many 300-tonners commanded in NG waters. At outbreak of war with Japan he 3 short-term commander of a sel off the China coast. His un led ship was taken on the first ’ and he was interned for four rs in Japan.