THE FRENCH FLAG.
INTERNATIONAL ETIQUETTE. BREACH PASSED WITHOUT DEMUR. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. SYDNEY, September 26. A deputation of French residents of Sydney waited on the French Consul and expressed indignation at Mr Glynn, Federal Minister of External Affairs, allowing insulting reference to be made to the French flag in his presence without .protest. They complained that according to a newspaper report one of the. members of a deputation of Presbyterian missionaries who waited on Mr Glynn at Melbourne on September 18 in reference to affairs in the New Hebrides said: "We are almost ashamed to have the British ling entwined with the French flag in tho islands," and the Minister allowed this flagrant breach of international etiquette to pass without demur. They asked the Consul to acquaint the French Government with French residents' feelings in the matter. Soveral letters of protest have been received from French residents in other parts of the Commonwealth. Tho Consul promised to'acquaint the Government with the great concern the incident had caused his compatriots in Australia.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10885, 27 September 1913, Page 5
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