FLAG ADVERTISING.
A Dutch shipowner has.hit upon a new way oE "showing the flag" which opens up rather dreadful possibilities. One of his steamers recently caused a sensation in a, Danish port by arriving there flying the Dutch ensign embellished with an advertisement of an oil engins manufacturing firm. Some nasty things were said in the Danish Press regarding this piece of commercial "enterprise," and tho Dutch authorities have administered a, sharp reproof to t-hoso who thus degraded the national flag. Times may be bad for shipowners, but we cannot imagine, for instance, states "Syren and Shipping," Lord Loverhulme. (since deceased) supplying his ships with Red Ensigns bearing tho legend, "Use Sunlight soap."-
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 143, 20 June 1925, Page 24
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113FLAG ADVERTISING. Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 143, 20 June 1925, Page 24
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