AN AFFRONT TO THE DANISH FLAG.
THE MISTAKE OF THE SEVENTH
CONTINGENT.
Press Association. Electric Telegraph. Copyright.
Wellington, April 19. t During the time the Seventh Contingent were encamped in the neighborhood of the Upper Hutt some of its members lowered the Danish flag floating over the residence of Mr Jensen there, mistaking it for the Boer flag. Subsequently the officer apologised, and now the Danish Consul informs Mr Jensen that the Government has apologised to him for the affront to the flag.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 19 April 1901, Page 3
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83AN AFFRONT TO THE DANISH FLAG. Marlborough Express, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 19 April 1901, Page 3
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