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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10967, 6 January 1912, Page 1 (Supplement)

Twin tunnels for vehicles and pecles-, - tiians are being built under.the River Elbe by tlie German City of Hamburg- , _ The origin.of the thistle as the nation--ai badge of Scotland is thus "given tradition When -the- Danes - Scotland.it was.deemed unwarlike to atr->:.> tack the enemy by night, instead of in - pitched battle-by day; but on one occasion the invaders tried a night atr tacit. In order to prevent their tramp being heard they marched barefooted, succeded in creeping up close to the Scottish forces unobserved, when one of them stepped on. a thistle and uttered n cry of pain. The alarm was given and the attack was beaten-, off. Out of gratitude the thistle was : ; adopted as the insignia of Scotland. 1 '"':