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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 11

Flag Bedecked

p. 141 · Read in the full issue

But Ignored

Huge Union Jacks painted on 3 sides and hatch-covers of 3 China Navigation Covi ng's freighter “Funing” in gued Port Moresbyites when i vessel was there recently.

The reason for this show of triotism was that the vessel d just come from the Far st along a route that took r close to the Celebes. They re there for easy identifica n of the vessel—or as Cap n I. King put it, “To give i planes something to aim 3ut neither the Indonesian >els nor the loyalists showed y interest in the ship.