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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 April 1938, Page 12

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BROADBENT’S DEPARTURE [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] j SYDNEY, April 16. H. P. Broadbent left Mascot aero-I drome at 1.2 a.m. to-day in an attempt Vo break the Sydney-England and Aus-tralia-England solo records. I DURBAN TO SOUTHAMPTON LONDON, April 15. The Imperial Airways flying-boat Calpurnia created a record for a. service flight from Durban to Southampton, completing the journey in four and a-half days. The machine carried 10 passengers and two tons of mail. HELIUM SUPPLY WASHINGTON, April 15. With its new Zeppelin nearing completion, Germany has formally asked the United States what it. proposes to do about helium. Previously arrangements were made to sell 18,000,000 cubic feet of helium to Germany, but the Secretary for the Interior (Mr. H. L. Ickes) held The matter up on the ground that helium was of military value. CAPE RECORD LONDON, April 15. Four Italians have, arrived at Croydon for an attempt on the Croydon for an attempt on the Croydon to to Cape and return record in a twinengined Fiat monoplane. They are expected to take off on Sunday. LONDON, April 17. Four Italians took off at 12.10 p.m.. their names are Gianni Albertini (leader). Eugenio Minetti (second pilot), Francisco Cerruti (engineer), and Tasquariello Agostino (wireless operator).