THE YELLOW JACK
SIGNAL TO BE REPLACED. WARNINGS BY RADIO. > (United Frees . Association —By ’Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) .. - * LONDON, June 12. The YellbAV Jack Signal flag of ships Avith serious infectious disease aboard is to be replaced by radio. For half a • century of more all ships with actual or . suspected . Cases of plague, cholera, smallpox, yellow fever or typhus have flown the Yblloav Jack, a small square of yellow bunting from their foremast when entering port. It has warned port sanitary-authorities of the need for special medical examination of those on board and the; preparation of an isolation berth.
New regulgtips that. come, into force in all British , seaport's at. the end of the: month compel the ships with an unclean bill of health 1 to send out wireless warning when ; approaching popt.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1933, Page 5
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