FLYING THE FLAG.
Enquiries made in authoritative quarters as to flying British Hags elicited the following information, in reply to enquiries by several correspondents :—: — The Lnion Jack : This is tho natiojial flag of the Empire and is allowed to be flown by anyone on shore ; but it. is only to be flown by one of his Majesty's ships afloat ; and there is a fine, which can be enforced, if this' is disregarded. The Royal Standard is the flag of the Sovereign and is only allowed to be flown by the Sovereign. The Ensigns : There are believed to be no regulations governing the flying of ensigns on shore, for, strictly speaking, the ensign is a flag to be flown in a ship, and, therefore, there is no meaning when flown on shore. The White Ensign is flown by H.M. ships and vessels belonging to " the Royal Yacht Squadron. The Blue Ensign can be flown by ships which have a certain percentage of their crew belonging to the Royal Naval Reserve, when permission to fly this flag has been obtained. The Red Ensign is flown by ships belonging to the Empire which do not come under the above headings.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 64, 17 March 1910, Page 8
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