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REACHED BRAZIL.

ZEPPELIN’S yOYAGE. < KING NEPTUNE VISITS AIRSHIP. i’l]j .. • THE COMMANDER BAPTISED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received May 23, 9-40 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 22. Dr. Von Eckener radioed: “We crossed the Equator at six a.m. (New York standard time), this morning and expect to reach Pernambuco at four p.m. (New York Time). We shall land at Pernambuco and pass the night there in view of the otherwise unfavourable hour of arrival at Rio de Janiero, where we would arrive late in monies were carried over the Equator, the evening. Regular Neptunne ceremonies were carried out over the Equator. Officer Father leller acted as King Neptune and baptised nearly all the passengers and also the commander, amid great merriment.” Another message which was intercepted stated: “It is still raining and during the last 'four hours the heat has been most intense. We are flying at an altitude of 500 metres. The dirigible is rolling slightly.” The Graf Zeppelin has seemingly been delayed by a storm. She averaged approximately 55 miles per hour in the night. RIO DE JANIERO, May 22. The Zeppelin arrived at Pernambuco to-night and will be moored there until to-morrow.

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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18027, 23 May 1930, Page 7

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REACHED BRAZIL. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18027, 23 May 1930, Page 7

REACHED BRAZIL. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18027, 23 May 1930, Page 7