Show lipton had flags changed it was noticed that shortly after sir thomas arrived at the oriental notel manhattan beach the other evening an irish flag which adorned the main en entrance tranee to the dinin groom vas removed in tle th e party which ac companied sir thomas were the earl and countess of shaftesbury the yachtsman on entering held a few moments conversation with a waiter and tind a little later the irish flag was ie placed by the british union jack sir thomas it Is understood would have had no objection to the green lanner if it had borne a crown la in addition to the harp but as the hotel was without any piece of bunting with he double decoration the change was nade |