An
item referred to the newspaper Univers in which the well known vice admiral De
Cuverville (1) all ship owners, captains and masters of the merchant marine
asked to hoist again on Good Friday the mourning flag according to old catholic
tradition. In 1901 abolished the cabinet this tradition on board of the navy.
Note
1. Jules Marie Armand de
Cavelier de Cuverville (28 July 1834 Allineuc Département Côtes-d’Armor,
France-14 March 1912 Paris, France),
Catholic politician and admiral. 
