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Description A MAIL STEAMER SIGNALLING OFF THE COAST OF BURMA All they " that go down to the sea in ships " know Lloyd's Signalling Stations. Wherever the ships in their long sea journeys come in sight of the land, there before long will the look-out man spy the familiar flagstaff of Lloyd's Station ready to impart news, to answer inquiries, to receive and transmit to owners and anxious friends the news of the ship's safe arrival. The wonderful flag code, knowing no difficulties of language, speaking to every man in bis own tongue, will tell him the lime, inform him that "Freights are dull." that " War has broken out." that " Pirates are to be feared." all with equal equanimity and certainty : and will take in the varying messages which the seaman sends—"Short of pork," "All well on board," "Down with yellow fever," or "Am sinking; all hope must be abandoned," with readiness and despatch.
Date between 1897 and 1899
date QS:P,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source The Queen's Empire. Volume 3. Cassell & Co. London
Author Various photographers for Cassell & Co.
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