▁left ▁M ild en hall , ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October , ▁only ▁nine ▁finished ▁the ▁course ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁race ▁rules . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Par ment ier ▁and ▁M oll ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁ABC . ▁Par ment ier ▁said : ▁" The ▁first ▁thing ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁tell ▁you ▁is ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁very ▁grateful ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁broadcast ing ▁commission ▁has ▁done ▁to ▁make ▁our ▁landing ▁last ▁night ▁possible ▁at ▁the ▁race course ▁in ▁Al bury . ▁I ▁must ▁express ▁my ▁thanks ▁for ▁the ▁help ▁I ▁had ▁from ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Al bury ▁and ▁the ▁population ▁who ▁were ▁very ▁helpful ▁this ▁morning ▁to ▁get ▁our ▁plane ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mud ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁take ▁off ". ▁M oll ▁echo ed ▁his ▁friend ' s ▁sent iments . ▁' My ▁dear ▁Australian ▁listen ers , ▁I ▁express ▁my ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Al bury ▁and ▁Mayor ▁Mr . ▁Alfred ▁W augh ▁for ▁the ▁splendid ▁help ▁they ▁gave ▁us ▁to ▁make ▁us ▁land ▁safely . ▁Also ▁the ▁assistance ▁they ▁gave ▁us ▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁to ▁get ▁us ▁here ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁be ▁second ▁in ▁this ▁great ▁air ▁race .' ▁ ▁In ▁Holland , ▁where ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁had ▁been ▁following ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁radio , ▁their ▁excitement ▁knew ▁no ▁bounds ▁when ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁took ▁the ▁hand ic ap ▁prize . ▁Comm emor ative ▁" U