House flag


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a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Arthur Murphy, chairman of the local Merchant Navy Association, said: "No flag has ever flown at Drumlanrig Castle, apart from the Duke's own house flag and he's rarely there these days.
Her buddy Donald Trump has announced that the White House flag will remain at half-mast after critics attacked his response to the death of Republican senator John McCain.
And he ordered the White House flag to fly at half-staff for the week only after pressure from his staff, Republican lawmakers and veterans groups.
And this is our commander in chief, who this week couldn't cough up a kind word for McCain -- nor maintain the White House flag at half-staff for more than a day -- until, apparently, he could no longer bear the torture of harsh critics shoving condemnation under his thin skin.
The final Stage had begun at Skydive Dubai and the 106 riders passed some great landmarks of Dubai such as the Meydan Racecourse - home to the Dubai World Cup, Mushrif Park, Al Mamzar Beach, Dubai Creek, Dubai Frame, Dubai Museum, Port Rashid, The Union House Flag, Dubai Water Canal, the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa before finishing at the City Walk.
The students of Nizwa House burst into a frenzy of excitement and ran a victory lap around the field with their house flag flying high when they were declared the winners of both the March past and Overall House Trophy.
The keeper's cottage is now holiday accommodation with great views, including seals and porpoises which can be seen even from the cottage windows | In 1957 Doris Cragg of Warrington had raised money for a television for the lighthouse keepers of the Skerries, and is pictured with her husband, and Mr Brierley of Trinity House, presenting the television to principal keeper ON Murphy | South Stack Lighthouse Keeper finally leaves his lonely station in September 1984, after hauling down the Trinity House flag, and making a final entry in the logbook "Station now unmanned".
The cold-hearted royal response to her passing, and their refusal at first to fly the Buck House flag at half-mast, led to public revulsion verging on the revolutionary.
After the shootings, calls arose once again in South Carolina to remove the State House flag. This time, Governor Nikki Haley joined in.
Stage One of the event runs from the Dubai International Marine Club, finishing at the Union House Flag, covering a total of 145km around Dubai.
The more than 150km Flag to Flag marathon, to be held under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, will begin from the Union House flag post in Jumeirah and end at the Abu Dhabi Corniche flag post.