Canberra, Dec. 16.
Commencing on December 21, the Australian Broadcasting Commission Will present daily short wave world programmes in English which will be crinally inaugurated on that date with a speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies.
"The transmission, which will be directed to the Far East, will be from Station VLR3 on a wave length of 25.25 metres, frequency 11.880 megan cycles, The time will be 9.30 to 10 a.m. Eastern Australian Standard time (or 7.30 to 8 am., Shanghai time), the principal talk being at 945 am. (745 am. Shanghai time).—Reuter.
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