Show tito fla ring nt at mint the custom of showing shelving the flag at half mast originated froin front the way at sea sen of showing allowing the preeminence pre eminence one ship had over the other in tune of warfare tile vanquished always had to lower its flik while the victors would bo be raised as high us possible in c to lower a hag it is nn all act of submission or be tokens ret pact to iusti it superior geror or ix Is a signal of distress the hoit hoisting ting of a hag half mast ii agh carile lo 10 bt lie used therefore as a it feign of and nud respect eagle I igla |