POLICE COURT.
Monday, 7th September.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH Porac MAGISTRATE),
STADDING BY A BỦY,
Daring Saturday and Sunday, which were festival days with the Chinese, it was a common eight to see a crowd of half-naked boys sorambl- ing for coins which were being torown on the street by people on the house verandals. Over the possesion of a coin so thrown two boys had a squabble and one stabbed the other in the body"with a pen-knife, inflicting nu ipjary that necessitated troutment at the hospital. The boy who used the knife made off with all speed and when the police arrived on the scene there was abolutely no trace of him to be fonąd. Inspector Gauld, Sorgonut (27) Sullivan, and Sergeant Marison, as well as some Chineso detectives,i nstituted a hunk and as tho result of searching enquiries they found out (hoboy'sname zodage (15), and got hold of his father. The father, however, denied that ho had a son agod 15 and would lend the police ne assistance. The polico had teanwhile kept hold of two inds who had witnessed the stabbing. They tonk the lads with them to tho Canton wharf and there they recognised the guilty boy as he was stepping on board the Canton stoamer to got away. He was taken to the hospital and
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THE HONGE NG DAILY PRASS TUESDAY, SEPT MBER 8TH 19 3
Tokyo, 29th August.
TILS MANCHURIAN QUESTION..
whatever be the issue, the people are ready to support the Government so long as the Govora msot remalus true to their well-expressed arp rations."
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got thick Mr. Hayoebi would be quite so WHILE OUR PREMISES ARE UNDER REPAIR, OUR SHOW-ROOMS stronnous if he know that the Russians attach no great importapes to Yong ampho unlass as a lover for obtaining something more desirable At present therefore the settlement of the and that his strong notes" are all so much Manchurian question has been taken out of the waste paper, sincs the Yong-amphoquestion will hands of the unreliable statesmen at Pekingbe settled at St. Petersburg, not a6zeoal, and, as the Nichi Nichi maye, po number of secret treaties concluded between China and Russia, need cause Japan the slightest appra Innsion. In fact full details of a secret conven" tion between the two countries in question were forwarded some time ago by the Peking corrispondent of the Kekumin, but, for the resson I have just given, they excited lice
attention.
Details of the prograss of the negotiations at St. Petersburg at of conrae shrouded in the emplates: gloom. but I should not be surprised if the world learned some fine morning 8000 that Japan and Kussia had signed an acrqoment on the basis of Japan being allowed a fres hand in Coma and free access to the Manchurian markets in roturn for her Legnicsacs in the status quo in Manchuria."
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
(VIA JAPAN AND SUANGHAI.]
THE FAR EAST.
THE ATLANTIC SHIPPING AGREEMENTS,
However that may be, both sides are at present showing their teeth. The Japaneso are now conducting military manmatros off Fukuoka and will soon conduct two sets of military manmayres almost simultaneously-an unprecedented occurrence in Japan. The usual "grand manosayres," as they are exilet, will tako plase at Himeji on or nearly on the Inland Sea sod, bosides, a big experiment,
What induced Mr. Morgan to accede com. it cannot exactly be called MAUWAEFER,
pletely to the demands of the British Gorora- will come off in Hokkaido, the idea being to one;
London, 25th August,
mont ?" asks tho New York Evening Post, and how my troops can be brought by train five The Times correspondent states that Russia it can Bnd no complete answer to its own trains per day will run) at short notice from their convinced that Japanese territorial expansion question. It is, however, suggested that the interior of Hokkaido to Maromas nad Olaru. is cat to be permitted in Corea, and it is Ocean Trust was open to legal proceedings, and ioperative that any movement in this direction that if its ships were entitled neither to
: shall be checked at all cost,
American nor to British registry" the Belgian London, 27th August. flag or a piratical status would have been an The St. Petersburg Viciomostí declares that awkward alternative." That those substantial there is a danger of a Japanese invasion of concassious colueide with the withdrawal Russian territory, and demands immediate of subsidies to the Trust lines and liberal action.
subventions to the Cunard Company is thought Berlin, ist August.
curious Both together disposo fually of The elatement made by the London Times the notion that the North Atlantic is tu be that negotiations are proceeding bewoon Americanised. The Fout concludes:-"If the Ruesia and Japan looking to an understanding surrender is calculated to grieve those simple- regarding, Cores and Manchuria is here mind Americans who divined a patriotic
sympúthelically.—O, Lloyd,
mollify Bonowiat tho ruled British investor, whose goodwill is worth something oven at this late hour."
Meanwhile Chi Russians have come down very heavily on the Japanese fishermes. On August | the 1st one or several Russian warships captur d 17 Japeness Rishing boats and 273, men off the One to inclined to ask what will become of coast of Kamchatka. The men and ship were the Anglo-Japanese allianco in case this Russo- brought at once to Vladivostock, where 150 of Japanese arrangement is csscluded. Well, it the fisherzen wars sout beck to Japan at theʻ must sorrowfully be adini:tel that the Aloxpones of the Russian Government and the Japanese alliance has for all practical purposes est define The fishermes, and provided ceased to oxit. This Japanis speak of this thoasives with all this unconsary" permits but defend, arrangement with the respect prehod denge in the name of Russian min of straw, of whom they had no less then 17 or 18 verbially ascited to the dind, but "in spite of
idon lifted by the injured boy. The Magistrate writer of it has no doubt that the object kop 1thair native politeness and their exaggerated aboard their little fleet. Towards the end of considered to be correct, and is regardintention in Mr. Morgan's scheme, it may
reminded him for a week.
In the course of his search for the boy in the abore ense Sergeant O'Sullivan discovered that the father was a bearer'ia a chair of a certain number. He looked about thi, he found the chair and then hired it up the Central Police Station, where the farther dissovery was made that the father was an unlicensed-chair-bearer, For this offence he was daly brought before the Magistrato and punished.
A BIT PICE.POCEXT.
On Saturday afterncou a Chinese boy of about 15 years of age attempted to pick a cuolio's pocket in Buahsta Strand and was caught in the act
His. Werslap sontenced him to one month's imprisonment and to receive 12strokes with the
-birck.
Quito recently the some youth got 12 strokes
and 24 hours' detention for a similar offence.
sense of courtesy, they do not go the length of closing their eyes to- fngls.
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was concluded the Anglo-Japanese Alliance which, whatever its practical value may ba. norertheless marks the opening of a now and brilliant chapter in the political history of Jupan
Whatever its prantical, vals piny be"! The doubt orpressed in this phrase is entertained to-day by many Japajevo.
More than a month ago, the Japause Government decided on addressing itself direct St. Petersburg with regard to the Manchurian question, and though its enquiries wore couched in the politest of diplomatic phrases, nevertholoss one of the most serious stops over taken by the Mikadu's Government war taken then and there. The St. Petersburg Government refrained from, returning any auswer to the communication until the rotarn of General Kuropatkin to the asian capital, and the auswer it then returned was as colourless as possiblo. I believe it requested
reffect on the excoolingly g timo to questions Japan's honoured communication had rais. Negotiations are going on, however: will end IN à qunstinu but how they which it in not easy to usver. The Japanese are fully convinced that in opening these negotiations they have takou a stop which a nation does not often take in a century. The seriousness with which they regard that step may be seen from the tone of a carefully warded and evidently inspired article that recently The article appearot in the Nichi Nichi. naturally begins on an optimistic note. The
in view by the two Goyerambats in the prosent negotiations is to find out some peaceful
The death of Lord Salisbury naturally loads arrangement by whiqh their respectivo inter. ests may be satisfactorily protooted. Although thom to think and write about the alliance and the possibility of the negotiations anding though they seem to be really very grateful to in a rapture ought not to be lost sight of, the Tard Salisbury for being the first Premier of an Nicki Nichi falls to see how such a contingency European State to couclado an alliance with should result, unless Russia is bent on a polley Japan on a basis of equality, their view of the alliance is snola as I have represented. In their of mischief. for Japan's claims with regard to Corósed Manchuria are not of such a paturo eyes, the Anglo-Japanese alliance is almost as that Russia will find it impossible to accept the Anglo-German Convention that preceded it. them. The Japanes, continues tho Nishi"We mouta," says the Japan Times, speak Nichiare not pleased with Russia's railwaying of Lord Salisbury's death, "we mourn the nadertakings in Manchuria and the lease of Port loss of a statesman uuder whose administration Arthur and Daluy. However, these things are now accomplished facts, and it is new late to protest against Russia's doings in theso responts. On the other hand Russia aunot, says the Nichi Nichi (es translated by the Japan Times), ignoro Japan's very important commercial and industrial relations Bevon MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING
with Manchuria and the ingreasing im POLICE MAGISTRATE).
migration of Japums thither. Neither Inspector Hanson, Chief of the Detective can Russia bo blind to the fact that her
If we were to follow tile illustrious provedout Staff, charged » Chinoman with importing and encroachment on Corea; while it will be of sat in the case of Cock Robin and seek to On Sunday little benefit to herself, will hardly be enderad ascertain who killed the Anglo-Japsasse All. issuing counterfeit silver coios. afternoon Mr. Hanson had it reported to him by. Japan. "Should bussia," says the Nichi
anca, we might fad that Led Gesabocas, his by nu informer that the latter had just been Nicht, "fail to take das orgasanas of thase
as good a tile to say, "Tras I" as anybody.
His first attack on it cas cha ha som what offered a "deal" in bad in ney by a man newly patent facts and set in such a manner as to down from Canton, so the informer was bonded injure our existing rights and obstrust one pathsaporoiliously declare in the loss of Commons of progress, she must be prepared to be had that England groots alliances, dons not wash 34 in marked money, and sold to purchase some of the spurious colu. This man then went along responsible for consequences of the gravest them, or words to that effect. the street with a Chinese detective some distance character. The Nicki Nicht then goes on toasicism of the Old Simard the Japanese behind and Mr. Hanson bringing up the rear.route the irresponsible offusious of the extreme did not som tarius is the least under this The "deal" was transacted all right, the bad war party on both sides, and calls upon its
home thrust. but nevertheless they felt it. to bo determined and yet morey was exchanged for good, and just as the countrymen parties were about to suparate, the Chinese digaified now that the question of pesos detective caught hold of both men. When the or war is to be decided by the issue of the Chief Inspector come up he found the bad pressat negotiations. It concludes as follows:- money in the hand of his informer and his "The principle of the maintenance of China's marked dollars in the hand of the other man. independence and fategrity is oporativo, and When searched at the Tolice Station, on the intelligible only under the present state of counterfeit.coiner were found six more bud affairs. It loses all its force the moment the caine. All the hose money was in 10-cent pieces, Chinese Government velantarily surrenders ite some of them of the Hongkong design and sovereign rights or alienates any portion of others Chinos6. ↑
territory. Supposing that unfortunately war breaks out between Japan and Lussia, and farther supposing that Chius was so unwise us to cast its lot with Fussia, the consequenos would be that Euglaat, would, in compliance with the stipulations of her allianos with us have to join in the fight on our side: In that evout, there would take place & fundamental change in the condition of things in the Far East and is the attituds of the different Powers, and how would it under the supposed sircumstances ba practicable to talk of China's independence and integrity? It is idle to spook, as somzia people speak, as though the principle in question would be operative efter our supposed war with Russis or to discuss the advis ability or otherwise of Japan's taking poss-stion of Manchuria, When the status quo in the Far East is onog disturbed with the rosuling change in the attitude of the various Powers, there is no telling what may not happen. Who can tell that in that case the partition of China might not be found to be unavold,
Under the Coinage Ordinance it is an offenca to import into the Colony bad money, whether bearing the Queen's band or the Chinese Dragon, and as there was importing and ulting in both cases the pulprit was liable to be charged under four counts.
The Magistrate deal! with three of these, but not with the fourth, which is an indictable offence, namely, sathing of a rato lower than face valas. He imposed the following senteres :--For putting off Queen's head coips, four months; for bringing: bad Kwongtang money into the Colony, six months; and for putting it off, two morthe-in all ene year.
THE DISAPPEARING TRICK.
Barton Poulston, ulica Banister, fate of an American company here, has coms to light in Singapore. As a great many people in Hong kong have canas to remember this gentleman, news of his whereabouts may be interesting
It appears after his mysterious disappearance able whether Japan Eked it or not? Or who
Loan CSANBORNE ZESPÓKKIBLE.
With tho
Lord Cranborne's next blow at the allinnes was his state s maly la' July last, also in the House of Commons, to the offest that Great Britain recognises the exceptional position ocupied by Russia in Manchurin, The Japanese were almost at fever heat before that chillyroark Teach their ears, and, needless to asy, it chilled them. They felt that England and done some- thing very like calmly and phlegmatically throwing them oror in the fise of the whole world simply because they threatened to commit breach of the peace if Russia did not at once are Manchuria; and their suspicious seemed to them to be confirmed by what they recollected about the fervour of the Augio-French entente by the report that the Tear intoaded to visit England, and most of all by a recent visit of Sir Claude MaoDouak to the Japanese Foreign Offies with the soothing intelligence that his Government counselled moderation. I do ast swear to the accuracy of this story, but I am inclined, so believe that the British line of policy at present is to prevent war, and, with that end in view, to inducs Jupan to take all she can get by diplomatic wrangling.
To show the mournful state of doubt into which the Japanese papers have fallen about Esgland's attitude towards the Manchurian question, I may mention that the Jiji, one of the best papers, if not the best paper, in this country, thinks that an agreement is about to be concluded between England nad Bussia, the former making to the latter so concession ar
tbuse
August 19 more vessels and 400 men were captured, Whather the Russian authorities in the Far East want Co force the Japanese into war or into ponca by acts it is unpossible to say. Technically, the Dussiaus are perhaps right. At all events it is improbable that the captuces
so far made will constitute another knot in the already tangled diplomatic situation.
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Not as inflexible is the view of the New York Times, which bas maintained and now reasserts that "the underlying purpose of the Bul-Ocean Trust is as umatolligible as its ontlook
THE BALKAN TROUBLES,
London, 24th. August. The reye lationary forens bare captured the seeport of Vasiliko and dynamited the Govern ment buildings. They annihilated a Turkish force that was encamped, at Malotiruvo guria meanwhile remains tranquil,
was hazy." The managers, who have kept the London, 25th August.
I public ignorant, have only themselves to blame Adrianopla has boan the scene of a massacre if the public now concludes that "their plans of Bulgarians. It is reported that the Christian hare miscarried and that the net results of tho population is panic-stricken. Further attacks merger ore very different from those which have been made on Bulgarian villages in the
Then it looks as if were anticipated." vicinity.
the British Government, having got the
London, 27th August.
The through express train from Buda-Postharger in just the position it wanted, had to Constantinople has been dynamited at Kulellected to favour the Cunard Company to an
extent which would render profitable competi Burgas station near Adrianople. Every carriage tion with it in the carrying trade of the North wox emashed. Boven passengers were killed.
Atlantic impossible."- The bombs were carried by sque of the passoni
JE RODUCTION OF TELEGRAMS.
The Shanghai Mercury having complained of the phrasing of special telegrams by the minor Shanghai papore, aré of the culprits, the Shunghat Times, write a violently abusive >editorial. Wo should not have paid any atton- ting to the latter but for the fact that in the article thers occurs this statement:-' here follows in the Mercury of the 2nd inat.] “s w kote column of pirated Foreign Telegrams.gers who belonged to the revelationist party. wheen lust ovuar (hitasolf a receiver of stoleɛ. property of this kind) may be traced by the incriminating initials D. P. menning Daily Press (Hongkong)." The telegrams in question appeared in our inane of the 28th ult, under the Beading of "Late Telegrams. Via Ceylon." It is perfectly well anderstood, south of Shanghai at kast, that these are the oxirs Reuter's tela. gams which the Bombay agent of Renter doest not send to the Fur Bant plus, occasionally, a few items of Indian news wired to Colombo,
London, 2nd September.
The Turkish official estimates are that 1,506 Bulgarians were killed in the recent fighting at Smilevo, Neveskin, and Klissurs. N.C.-D, N.
Berlin, 31st August. King Edward has arrived in Vienna, on a visit to the Emperor Francis Joseph. They have bed a consultation concerning the position in
bo Balkus states, considering it with a view to maintaining the status quo. The next step will probably be an admonition to Bulgarin from all the Powers, not to interfere, but to endeavour to maintain the peace.-0. Llwyd.
M. WITTE,
There is no protanes of originality in our Late Telegratas colume, and were the telegrams the exclusive service of any paper we should append that paper's unme. La in the case of telegrams from
Berlin, 31st August. the M.-C. Daily News and. Osturiulische Lloyd,
The appointment of M. Witte es President When therefore the editor of the Shanghai Times
of the Cabinet is regarded here as a stop to Leaks of our Late Telegrams as stolen property,
Home higher poststill, probably to that of Chan- he is guilty of what is politely called celler. It is anticipated that M. Wille will be "falsification of veracity," That he is a master inclined to make concessions in negotiating of abuse he has often shown before. That he is
new Commercial Treaties, with which task he a good judge of theft, we cannot admit. for has been entrusted. M. Witte's successor as judgment and practice are not synonymous. Minister of Finance, M. Pleske, is regarded as an outspoken friend of a policy friendly to Germany, 0. Lloyd.
THE YONG-AMPHO LEASE.
Ye
The Mainichi publishes a telegram from its Seoul correspondest, dated the 23th ult., which glutes that M. Pavloff, Russian Minister to Seoul, decompanied by Mr. Ginsburg, called at the Foreign Department on the previous after- neon and urged the Vice-Minister to sign the new Ryong-an (Yong-amphe) lease. They remained at the Foreign Ofies six hours. Do-smi, Coress Foreign Minister, promised to estl on 3. Pavicif at 30 o'clock the same moĶI- ing. It was noticed that on his way thither he called at the British and U.S. Légations. He was taken ill after learing the Legations and found it impossible to proceed to the Russian Legatio. On returning, be soul word to the Russian Minister saying that he was unable to see him. The Russian Minister arrived at the Foreign Department in a great fery and ene Ye Jun-ka, Vice-Minister of Foragn Affairs, as stated above. The Foreign Minister was sent for several times; but he did not put in an
use of high words, but was unable to carry
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA,
Berlin, 31st August.”
Suggesting, that the subsidy to the Cunard may not be permanent, the New York Timea
is
wonders whether it was granted for a specific Purpose-namely, the defeat of the morger plats. If so, "the British Government may
Its consider itself justified.
purpose is completely successful." As, & mousure of. national policy the bounty bestowed defensible only when viewed as part of the naval policy of the nation." In any case this journal, whono Americanism is beyond cavil, deprecates any attempt on the part of the American Government to retaliate, adding:-
Of that, fortunately, there is little danger. In the present temper of the American people
toward combinations we may say that there is uo danger at all."
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 135.
MARE
SCOTCH WHISKIES
H. R. H. Prince Hoary of Prussia has been THE CREAM, OF appointed and will assume the command of the naval station of the Baltic in the autumn, Admiral von Koester to be chief of the first and Vico-Admiral Fritze to be chief of the second squadron.-O. Lloyd.
DISSOLUTION OF CAPE PARLIAMENT.
London, 1st September. The Cape Government has decided to dissolve Parliament. This entails the issue of Governor's warrants to meet the expenditura intil Parlin- ment reassembles.-N.-C. D. N.
TREASON IN LONDON.
London, 1st September. Router's correspondentat Adensayarhat most of the rifle ammunition smuggled into Somali- Land comes from France and Englan:). Loudon firm is implicated; It is found to have shipped three million rounds of Lea-Metford ammuni-
from this Colney be turned up in Singapore at can tell either that it may not become our to the exact nature of which there is (says the appearance. The Russian Minister made frostion since operations began.-N.-G. D. N.
a private hotel and engaged two rooms at $200 bounden daty to stand up for the prervation Jaji) yat no cue Naturally the Jiji is very his point.. The Corsan officials are in.
angions to know what the concession may be, dignant with the Rassian Minister for his and is mach disquieted lest it tarks a form ungutismanly and high-handed bolariour, gous
palatable to Japaz.
on the Mainichi correspondent, and regard his movements as an insult to the Corsan officials. Ye Dosai is believed to have decided to resign he causs he sees that if he remaina in office he will compelled by the Court to affix the official seal to the lease,
To the average Britan, however, it will be elear that the mere fact that Great Britain is blamed by both sides is proof positive that she is discharging the importaul But dan gerous role of peace-maker with great success. The Japanese must not forgat in their warlike exaltation-and to do them justice it is only a small percentage of them that are suffering from warlike exaltation-that though England will go a long way in order to provent a war, she will never ataud by and see Japan attacked So much for the by more than one Power. Manchorina question.
NEW BLITAIN.
Berlin, 1st September. The Norddeutscher-Lloyd is about to build a harbour with piers, in the Blauco Bay on the of Neu-Pommern (Now North-East end Britain).-O. Lloyd.
SULTAN'S ANNIVERSARY.
Berlin, 2nd September. The celebration of the anniversary of Sultan Abdul Hamid's ascension to the throne passed
CENTILAL AMÈRICAN REVOLUTION.
Berlin, 2nd September. There is a revolution at tho Isthmus of Fanama-0. Lloyd,
The latest despatch from Yong-ampho to in absolute quietness in Constantinople.--- Soont states that the Russians are pushing on O. Lloyd. with their works, there. There are seventy Russians and 1,300 Chinese employed construct- ing houses. Horses and bullocks are allowed to graze on the spitivated ground in the neigh bourhood The Russians have a police forca thare, and any Coreans who disobey Russian orders are punished.
per month, representing himself to be a dealer of China's independence? This is why Japan in precious stones and after giving various and the other Powers are so reluctant to picnics, waggonette parties, etc., which he paid disturb the existing stato of things. Of late for with the usual chits presumably, fading some eople seem to be perturbed by the news things getting warm, sad having knowledge of that the Chines Goternment has shows large sum of money being temporarily deposited inclination to rely on Russian friendship and underneath the pillow of the landlord's bed, he is that a secret agreement seems to have been alleged to have paid a visit to that gentleman's concluded between the two countries. There is, chamber about 2 am, but the landlord, not being however, no cause for messiness, for now that anch a sound sleeper as was anticipated, awoke, we are trying to settle the matter directly with and on the visitor being questioned, be with, the Russia, it does not matter in the least even if utmost sangfroid replied that he was looking for Chins had concinded hundred secret treaties a sada-water. The cleverest bit of work he did Moreover, in the event of a rapture between was to telephone from another part of the Japan and Russia, Chica's joining the lattor town to his hotel, to himself, in a disguised country would be simply suicidal. The serait tere of voice, to the effect that he was to take of the war would be to place the Chinese Eastern a largo packet of opals to Johore at his earliest Railway and all the vacións undertakings at opportunity, which message taken by the Port Arthur and Dainy at the disposal of Japan landlord led him to believe that the man was and other Powers. Under these circumstances
As for the question of Youg-ampho, the One U.S. warship arrived at Tateungko goanine. However oao Berning B: P. had we are convinced that is not Japan that is
Russians seem to be purposely delaying & finalcently and several officers went over to Yong mysteriously disappeared and information being afraid of war, but rather Russia and China."
arrangement in order that they can withdraw pho to have a look round. They left the given to the police he was arrested on a
"It is scarcely necessary to add," says the gracefully. Sa the event of an agreement with | place after a short stay. steamer in Port Dickson, but while awaiting Japan Times in commenting on this, romaticable Japan being soon sigaod. Instead of closing a retura steamer be amped from bis captors article, that we are now confronted with a the negotiations with a auap, they delayed and fifteen miles into the jungle where after con- situation fraught with possibilities of the most are now reopening hegotiations while all the siderable search, and through the information moutons description. We refrain from time the Japanese Minister if sending in small of a native, he was discovered without a gent making any attempt at predicting the future cast-louds of "strong notes per day sad in his pocket, and with a revolver but no ammuuition. He was brought back to Singapourse of events; it would be foolish to take following them up by frantic solicitations for pore and is now in custody awaiting trial. sash attempts All that we can say is that, an undience at most unseasonable times.
YONG-AMPHO.
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Pressure remains high to the NE. of Japan design in Italian and American Marble and Phyllis: “ Harry is the most conceited man I and in defect over the NW part of the China Hongkong Granites,
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