THE MOURNING ENSIGN.
To the Editor of the Evening Star. Sir— Having observed various remarks of late with reference to the “ Royal Standard” being hoisted at the funeral of the late Dr Burns (in your morning contemporary’s pages), in order to dispel any misunderstanding on the subject, I may inform your readers as to the respective values of the national flags in use. The Royal Standard is a household nag, purely belonging to royalty •, but the national flag, and the highest that can be flown, is the White Ensign: the Red Ensign being the color appropriated to the mercantile marine, I woule also mention the Red, White, and Blue Ensigns, being distinguishing colors for various grades in the Admiralty ; but the White Ensign (only) contains St. George’s Cross, which is both State and Constitution. I aln, &c., Bunting. Dunedin, Jan. 30, 1871.
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Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2482, 30 January 1871, Page 3
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142THE MOURNING ENSIGN. Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2482, 30 January 1871, Page 3
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