ross ▁the ▁world ▁seems ▁too ▁remarkable ▁for ▁analysis . ▁If ▁the ▁present ▁con quest ▁of ▁speed ▁be ▁maintained ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁rate ▁an ▁air ▁journey ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁these ▁days ▁will ▁become ▁common place . ▁And ▁Australia , ▁that ▁vast ▁land ▁over ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁beyond ▁will ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁world ". ▁ ▁The ▁K LM ▁" U iver " ▁was ▁only ▁capable ▁of ▁flying ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁kilomet re ▁legs ▁so ▁had ▁to ▁ref uel ▁three ▁times ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁official ▁stop ▁in ▁Bag hd ad . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁aer op lane ▁land ed ▁only ▁three ▁hours ▁behind ▁the ▁M oll ison ' s ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Com et , ▁which ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fly ▁non - stop ▁from ▁England . ▁It ▁was ▁apparent ▁that ▁the ▁huge ▁air lin er ▁was ▁a ▁form id able ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁Com ets ▁may ▁have ▁had ▁speed ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁un com fort able ▁and ▁extremely ▁no isy . ▁Jim ▁and ▁Amy ▁M oll ison ▁arrived ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁de af , ▁hun gry ▁and ▁very ▁tired . ▁One ▁e y ew it ness ▁described ▁the ▁crew ▁and ▁passengers ▁of ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁as ▁being ▁" as ▁fresh ▁as ▁a ▁da isy ". ▁ ▁Ex c itement ▁mounted ▁world wide ▁as ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁followed ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁their ▁wireless ▁sets . ▁At ▁Al la hab ad , ▁India , ▁the ▁" f lying ▁sweet he arts " ▁had ▁to ▁withdraw ▁their ▁Com et ▁from