The flags hoisted at one time in signalling at sea never exceed foui'. It is an interesting arithmetical fact that with eighteen different flags, and never using more than four at a time, no fewer than 78,642 signals .an he given.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3422, 13 January 1912, Page 3
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41Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3422, 13 January 1912, Page 3
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