Mr. M.S. Bloch, also addressed the meeting briefly upon the flag of Palestine—"the first flag in the world. being flown by King Solomon, and now recognized by the whole world, blue and white—love and peace.
Mr. K, S. Mui also spoke about the "Flag of the Land of the Rising Sun" and said that it was in 1870 that by Imperial decree the sun was officially adopted {0 be borne on a national fag. "The flag can be of any size" said Mr. Tnul, "but must be proportioned three in width and two in length, with the diameter of the sun three-fifths of the width. Unlike western flags, no horizontal or vertical stripes appeared, which were generally considered' to represent the virtues of horizontal human relation-
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