297 to 306 Pilot Signals of various Nationalities. 10 illus. PLATE XXIV. 307 to 324 The Flags of the International Code. 18 illus. 325 The Signal-hoist for the Eddystone Lighthouse, B.D.T.F. 326 Code-signal for the Port of London, B.D.P.Q. 327 Code-signal of SS. _Germanic_, N.V.B.Q. 328 Code-signal of the _Hesperus_, M.N.D.L. 329 Code-signal of H.M.S. _Devastation_, G.R.C.T. 330 "Do you wish to be reported?" B.P.Q. 331 "All safe!" V.K.C. 332 "Report me to Lloyd's Agent." P.D.S. 333 "Do you want assistance?" H.V.F. 334 "Has any accident happened?" B.G.H. PLATE XXV. 335 to 339 Signal Flags of SS. _Australia_, _Arcadia_, _Massilia_, _Victoria_, _Bengal_. (Are all Vessels in the P. & O.) 340 to 344 Signal Flags of SS. _Oroya_, _Orient_, _Ophir_, _Orotava_, _Ormuz_. (Are all Vessels of the Orient Line.) 345 to 349 Signal Flags of SS. _La Touraine_, _Lafayette_, _Ville-de-Tanger_, _Amerique_, _Saint-Germain_. (Are all Vessels of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.) PLATE XXVI. 350 to 354 Flag-signals of some of the numerous _Victorias_ on the Shipping List. 355 to 359 Flag-signals of some of the numerous _Australias_ on the Shipping List. 360 to 364 Flag-signals of some of the numerous _Britannias_ on the Shipping List. _The Botolph Printing Works, Crosskey Square, Little Britain, E.C._ * * * * * NOTES [1] "Every Isle differs from each other in their Fancy of making Plads, as to the Stripes in Breadth and Colours. This Humour is as different through the main Land of the Highlands in so far that they who have seen those Places are able at the first View of a man's Plad to guess the Place of his Residence."--Martin's "Description of the Western Islands," 1703. See also "Old and Rare Scottish Tartans," by Donald Stewart, all illustrated by actual pieces woven in silk to a reduced scale. The latest tartan, that of Balmoral, was devised by Prince Albert in the year 1848. [2] In mediæval days the pastoral staff or crook of the bishop often had a small scarf attached to it. This was known as the vexillum, and was supposed to be derived from the Labarum, or standard of the first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great. [3] In Favyn's book, "Le Théâtre d'honneur et de Chevalerie," published in Paris some two hundred and fifty years ago, we read of "Le grand estendard de satin bleu celeste double en riche broderie de fleurs de lys d'or de Chypre à une grande croix plein de satin blanc, qui est la croix de France. "Le grand estendard Saint Michel ange gardien de la France, de satin bleu celeste de riche broderie d'or de Chypre, semé d'estoiles d'or. "Le grand estendard de l'ordre du benoist Saint-Esprit, faict de double satin verd à une columbe d'argent, rayonné d'or de riche broderie, le rest semé de flammes d'or."