THE ESCORT.
—o— The following quantities of gold were taken to Dunedin by the Escort wbicb left Clyde on Monday last;— Queenstown 791 4 Arrow 325 0 C'arclrnna 656 10 Cromwell 1,040 0 Clyde 160 0 Alexandra 366 0 Teviot 247 0 Blacks 508 10 St Batban’a 350 1) Mount,lda 1,632 17 Total ... 6,067 1 [Wc arc indebted to the courtesy of Mr Inspector Moore for the above.]
Tbo British Ensign.— The Union Jack is a combination of tbo original flag of England—white, with a red cross—with which was incorporated on the ascension of James 1., the banner of Scotland—blue, wi l hj a white diagonal cross. This continued until the union with Ireland in 1801, when the banner of St. Patrick—white, with a red diagonal c.-oss—was added to it.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 670, 19 February 1875, Page 2
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130THE ESCORT. Dunstan Times, Issue 670, 19 February 1875, Page 2
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