of being a member of a, certain unlawful Meeisty, to wit, the Triad Society.
Chief Detective Inspector Hanson produced of book which bad beon fonud in, the possession of the prisoner.
Mok Li Chi, a teacher in Morrison Hil! Schpol, said this book was one of the writings of the Triad Society. He had a 'knowledge of the writings of the Triad Society. He was not member; be derived te kaowledge from his father who was a member of the Triad Society and told him what the signs, words, elc., of the society, were. Witness proceeded to give translations of different parts of the book,
howing that it was a Triad Society writing.
His Worship-Is thore any mors evidence ?: Inspector Langley-That is the case, your Worship.
His Worship, addressing the prisoner, said that this book had been found in bis bundle and it had been provel that it was a book of the Triad Society. Had the accused anything to
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QUEEN'S ROAD. Russian squadron for Turkish waters. The is to be a struggle lasting. Indefinitely. uws concerning the Russian squadron. was between the International Mine Company received at Vienna with doubt and dissatisfaction, and the Cunard Steamship Company, is evid despite the offlois statement by Austria onced by the statomout the thesungenzoement reported above. Austria is now trying to by the latter Company that it would insŭgurato disuade the Tase from making a demonstration a Mediterranean service from Bostou, is met by a counter-statement from the White Star Line, nasmuch as the Sultan has begun to make
that it, too, would have a similer service from the same port. For two yours the Dominion Lina, which is a part of the Steamship Com- bine, has operated a line to Mediterranean ports, and bad the Baston ran to itself. The White Star Lines that it will take over the
BEBELLION IN MOROCCO."
London, 31st August. The rebellion against the Sultan of Morocco, has broken out afresh and an engagement has been fought at Tays in which the Pretender'e army defeated the Sultan's troops with heavy THE BALFANS.
iosa.
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London, dist Angust. The Turks have romptured the town of Noreaks. Two hundred Bulgarians were killed in the engagement.
London, 3rd September.
reparation.
PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS,
London, 17th August,“ At & conference of representatives of 270 Lancashire co-operative societies, a resolation was passed affirming their belief in free trade
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AFFAIRS IN MANCHURIA.
A Japanese ouptais, who left Japas in May inst and has been travelling in Cores and
captain handed at Newchwang, whence he proceeded to Liao-yang by rail and then tra
The steamer Vaskapu, from Varun to Con. I and refusing to make the enactment of old-age Dominion Line servico, improve it and bring it Manchuria, returned last month to Japan. The 1 stantineple, bas boon blown up in the Black pensions contingent on preferential tariffs to so tigh a standard that the available Cunard Sen. There were thres formidable explosions, The chairman refused to pat an adimendment, ships any be outclassed." A official of the apparently on dock. The captain, officers, six A number of the delegates refused to vote. One White Star Line said to-day that it is of the crew, and a number of passengers were delegato described the conference as a cut-and-friendly competition.” -
London, 18th August. killed, the total number of those who perished dried meeting engineered by the Cobiss Club. being twenty-nine.-N.-C. D. N.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN HAWAII.
The accused replied that he could not road or write. He got the book and the bundle from aman named Tsing Thaug, who told blm to bring them into Hongkong; he was not to be paid for fatako of activity»- doing so. He had no witnesses to call.
His Worship in passing sentence said that under the Ordioanos, if a person is found in possession of a writing of an unlawful society it shall be presumed. until the contrary.is shown by such person, that he is a member of such sodiety, Prisoner had been found in possession of a writing of an unlawful society, the Triad Society. The prosecution had discharged the burden which lay upon hom of proving that this book was a writing of tho Triad Society, but the prisoner had failed to show that notwithstanding the book being found is his possession he was not a member; Therefore the presumption must be that he was a member. Sentence, $100 or three months. BEFORE ME. F. R. HALLIFAX (New TERRITORT MAGISTRATÉ),
A SMART CAPTURE,
On the 29th ult, about 7 p.m., a band of rob- hers broke into two houses in In Ngan village ́n the Taipo district of the New Territory, directing their attention first to one and then to the other. In the first cass they secured About 890 worth of lost and in the second about 860. Report was roade to the police and LS. (40) Clark of Shatin promptly
turned out and laid an ambush along the road which the robbers were expected to traverse- Very soon the gang came in sight, walking two abreast, with some little distance between each couple Sergeant Clark darted cut from his ambush and with the help of his party managed to "down" the first couple without alarming the confederates who, were following behind. Thou as the others came up they were in ancesesion captured, the whole six being laid by the heels. Two of the robbers were found to be armed with choppers, and the stolen property was found in possession of one or other
of the gang.
The stolen propsity having been identified, the Magistrate committed the six prisoners for
trial at the Sessions,
CAMPHOR..
Loudon, 31st August,
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LABOUR ON THE LAND,
Mr. Chamberlain, in replying to a letter by Mr. A. Griffith-Boscawen, M. P. (Conser
The roloans Kilauea near Honolulu is in-arativo); who, on behalf of the Tariff Reform Leagne, emphasised the constant misstatements of his proposals by bis opponents, said I never suggested any tax whatever on raw materials anch as wool or cuttos.. I believa anch a tax to be entirely unnecessary for the purposes in visw. Regarding fool there is nothing in the policy of tariff reform I submitted to the country which need increase in the slightest degree the cost of living to any family."
London, 14th August.
Mr. Clawhorlain, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Legislativo Council of the Transvaal is entitled to authorise the importa. tion of Aistics without prarionily obtaining the annotion of the Imperial Government.
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THE LATE CARDINAL VAUGHAN,
London, 14th August. The value of the estate of the late Cardinal Vangban has been sworn not to exceed £743.
ALPINE ACCIDENT.
London, 14th August. The Hon. Gerald Fitzgerald, K.C., Land Commissioner in Ireland, and two guides fell is descending Monte Rosa, in the Alpi. At a height of 10,500ft. Mr. Fitzgerald, who broke his log, hung over a precipios. One of the guides zameû Alner hold him suspended by o rope for seven hours, until help arrivod.
THE ANOLISH CRICKET TEAM
London 15th August.
The Daily Exgrees reports that C. B. Fry ban declined the invitation of the Marylebone Cricket Club to form one of the English oricket
team to tour Australia.
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London, 17th August It is reported that John Guan has been invited to join the English cricket team which is to visit Australia. His average is 45 rang per inntags and he has taken 108 wickets at an average cost of 184 rupa..
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
London, 16th August. It is reported that the International Congress on wireless telegraphy at Berlin has passed resolutions favouring the making of wireless telegraphy the business of the various Govern monte exactly as, inland telegraphy is now regulated,ho adoption of such a system would estinguish Signor Marooni's chance of obtaining a monopoly of the usb of the system. THE LATE POPE.
London, 16th August. Telegrams from Bome allege that a mm of 280,000 was found in the rooms of the late Pope Leo XIII. It is also alleged that in one of the fate Pope's rooms there was found a
POLITICAL POLISH GİRLS*.
London, 17th. August, Fily Polish girls attending a high school at Giesen, in the province of Posen, in Francia, who were reading Polish bistory and discussing the prospects of the restablishment of the kingdom of Poland, have been arrested, and charged with high trenson,
EXPLOSION ON UMS, BLAKE."
With regard to the revenue that will.be dorived from the Japanese Camphor Monopoly, which comes into operation on the 1st October, the Kobe Chronicle quote a vernacular coute-jewelled "tists, which' is worth £80,000, auð porary which, pointing out that the monopoly which he had never worn. has been adopted chiefly with the object of protecting the Formous Camphor Monopoly. which is an important source of revenue to Formos, and making certain that the revenue from that monopoly will be maintained, says that as the monopoly in Japan 'was not made with the object of increasing the mainland revenue, the Government intends to work the now law with the least possible expense. The ernacular paper continues that at first the output of camphor in Japan amounted to about
· 1,900,000 kín a year, which continued to increase sannually in consequence of the growth of the market, until fast year it amounted to 1,900.000 kin, with a tendency to a still further develop inont The annual demand for camphor the world prer in generally estimated at about - 5,000,000 kin, and the importance of the camphor and comphor dit industries to Japan will be judged from the following table of exports From that country in the past few years
*Cowphor.
Campbor Oil. 2,769025 kin.1.100.226 kin 3,230,715 klo 450,973 kiş 4,165,757 kia 1,561 970 kin 3908,211 kin 530,985 kin
1899...
*1900.
1901. 1902 It will be seen that Japan supplies the balk of the camphor used by the world.
CALAMITY JANE
The recently reported dosth of "Calamity Jane" gives special interest, to the sketch of
London, 17th August.
RUSSO-GERMAN TRADE
Berlin, Toth August.
It is stated that Germany's Commissioners in the Commercial Treaty negotiations at St.. Petersburg, will return to Berlin at the end of August to lay before the Government the detaile of Russia's demands and receive instructions thereon. The Russian Finance Minister, MT. Witte, has commissioned an export to Visit Germany to collect certain information concern. ing German industries bearing on the treaty. The organ of the Central Industrial Association calls on the mazufacturers not to give any information to the Raesion expert, claiming The Codden Club has declined to accept thet hul it will be used to Germany's disadvantage challenge issued by Sir C. E. Howard Vincent, in the treaty negotiations. The daily news. M.P., on behalf of the United Empire Trade Langue, to discuss the Bscal policy of the country, unless the discussion is restricted to Mr. Chamberlain's proposal to place a tax on food and give a preference to the colonies, Sir Howard Vincent replied that he know nothing of such a proposal. Mr. Chamberlain had made a casual observation in the House of Commons about the matters the club mentioned, The club feared to engage in a debato, and ought to create prejudice regarding the fiscal policy of the conutry. It had proved itself a political organisation rap in the Radical disintegrating interest.
FISHERMEN OR PIKATES ?
London, 17th August, American fisherman on Lake Erie have rosolved to arm their fishing tags with quick firing gaus, so that they may be able to resist interference on the part of the Canadian ravenge cutter Patral.
The Canadian revenue cutter Petrel die covered the Taited States fishing tug Silver Spray on the Canadian side of Luke Erie. As the Silver Spray refused to stop when challenged, the Petrel fired 20 shots at her, riddling the rigging and wounding two of the crew. The Silver Spray eventually reached the United States shore, the Petrel stopping outside the three-miles limit.]
JEWS IN RUSSIA,
London, 18th August,
papers endorse this advice.
THE EXTRA-MURAL LINE, Though little appears to be khown in those quarters where one spight expect to receive the most authentic information, there seems good use to believe that important changes are pending in connection with the railway beyond the Wall These changes are such as have been
Kome
expected for some time and at which we linted not only ago. It has boon kunwa timo that the Russiane have for been quietly acquiring the bonds of the extra-mum line, and, as the line has not hoon precisely an Eldorado, no opposition bus ben made in interested circles to such purchase, and it, as we hear, the Russiaus now take over control of the lino as far as Shanbaikan, their desires will probably not be thwarted by the railway authorities who thus get rid of an irksome responsibility. There ara other interests at stake outside the Wall besides
the railway, however, and the Russians are presumably not blind to the attractions of the coal-fields being exploited by the British and Chinese Corporations which are pressursbly not inchaled in the bargain.
Between the commercial and political aspects
wide of the situation there is of couran a difference, and while the Chinese may be get ting rid of a veritable white elephant, we must.
valled averland to Wiju. Ho thon returned to Horbin by rail and travelled to various places, in Manohariu, making again for Wiju by way of Port Arthur and Dainy. He also visited Yung ampho, and then proceeded to Pingyang, from which place he journeyed by boat on the Taidon River to Chomulps, leaving there for Japan and arriving at Shimonoseki on the 26th ult. The following is an account of his travels in Manchoria, as published by a Japanese verna- cular paper and translated by the Kobe Chronicle:---.
I feel that I attracted less attention at the hands of the Bussion authorities during my
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travels in Manchuria than I should have been led to suppoer. This was probably due to the KING EDWARD VII,” fact that I were ordinary clothes, though, whenever questioned on to my personal status I did not conceal the fact that I was a military cficer. It was reported that troops were sta lined at every station on the railways in Muus chario, but this is a little oxaggerated, as some of the stations certainly were not guarded by troops No troops were seen at the stations of Whang-ties, Kuenin, and Hing-kín. **
Speaking of the Eastern Chinese Rallway, Captais Kasuyams remarks that, althongè not a radway man, he was instinctively led to imagine from what he saw that this line was scarcely A train from Dalny to St paying expenses. Petersburg was sometimes seen to consist of thirty or more waggons, but more than half the number of trains consistal of, sand-trucks used for the construction of the line. The trains of fourteen carriages, generally consist Including a couple of goods
wiggons. As a rule, no first-class carriages were attached and the number of passengers was very small. Russians generally took eveond-class seals, but the number travelling was generally about one- third of the total scats available. Third-oless seats were mostly patronised by Chinos and Japaness merchants, and the number of sosts occupied sermed to be about half of those avail- able. Four-class carriages were oucopied by Chiness labourers, and they were almost alwa ya filled.
There are about 7 Japanese residing at Harkin, Most of the Japanese housen there are stores of fairly good standing, and the house- with good capital, The Japanese hai beau doing business with the Russians for å leng
The Holy Synod of Russla has decided that I not forced that the transfer which seeme shauti kölders had mostly come from Vladivostock when the Orthoder exhibit hostility to Jews the clergy must preach to and converse with the flocks, showing bow sad and shameful anch an attitude is on the part of followers of Christ, who proclaimed His love and His. forgiveness of the offences of the whole world. The clergy are also to arge that Jews equally with Russians are the subjects of the Tear, and live under the common laws of the Empire.
THE FAR HAST.
· London, 17th August.
The Coreans fear that Russian aggression in Manchuria will lead to Japan quietly seonpying Coron
August. Loaden, 18th
Some members of the Conference of Officials at Port Arthur proposed to recommend for Admiral Alexisff the title of Governor of Monchuria, but the Conservative, members of the conference resisted the proposal on the ground that such a title would be likely to Details of the disaster which occurred on inflame feeling in Japan. It was considered H.M. pruiser Blake during the naval manco-that Corea was destined to be the field in which avres on the West Coast of Africa, when one would be decided the context for supremacy man was killed and six injured; show that there between Russia and Japan in the Far East, were several cases of conspicuous heroisur. An engineer sub-lieutenant closed the stop-valves in the face of a deadly rash of steam and boiling water, and Chief Stoker Gee three times entered the stakehole, which was a veritable. cauldron, resoning o men.each time, before he was overcome, by exhaustion and badly scalded.
THE BALKANE
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PLAGUE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Washington, 12th August
to take place brings Russia right up to Shouhaikwan and makes the Wall practically
time. It is a rule in Harbin that the hotel- the boundary line of the Russian frontier. The point which concerns us here as a trading keeper or the owner of a house which admits a community is the what next? Our knowledge traveller for a night must report the fact to of Russian pelicy does not lead us to soe is the authorities within twelve hours after his the Great Wall of China any guarantee against arrival. Special procedure, has to be gone further encroachments in this direction through before a Japanese military officer is Russia and Ching are playing with civilised admitted. Very strict attention is directed to Fowers to whom a solemnly-signed treaty Japanese military men, and the hotel-keeper or or plodge is a far more impregnable posi- the house-holder is often put to great trouble! tion than any conceivable erection of wood or At some of the houses where Captaio Kusu- stone. A level field hedged round by an agreeyama spent a night he admits that he did not mut is an impregnable fortress in British calighten them as to the nature of his profes Government eyes, but unfortunately not in sion. Russia's. With Russia creeping steadily cearer
The officer makes reference to the coal-mines
in this way, therefore, wo not unnaturally feel a in Manchuria,, Amongst other callieries which deep anxiety to know whether this side of the he saw was the Bujun (Japanese pronunciation)- Wall will be marked "reserved" by the British colliery, which is now being opened. It is Government, or is the open-door policy to be situated about twenty-five miles from Moukden, exemplified by leaving Russia a clear path, to and the land was being purchased from the come as much farther in this direction as she Moukdon Station to the mine, probably with' ohooses. Is the door of Shanhaikwan to be the object of laying a light railway. The mine thrown wide open or slammed in the intruder's produces good smokeless coal as well as ordinary free? As British sabjects, British traders and coal; and the quantity produced each day British investors in North Chian--from, the amounts
twenty waggon-leads, coal mines of Bhansi to the coal mines Another important mine, the Entai colliery, of Kaiping; the railway from Peking to produces anfficient each day to fill one Shanhaikwan, and the harbour works of ordinary train. Then there is the Honkeiko Chingwantao, exclusive of the trade by colliery, fifty miles east of Linoyang, and tha Yangtsoo and on another mine, called the Saibasu colliery, about which we
The two Inst-named mines wore behalf of which Hongkong and Shanghai sixty miles north of Whangfengcheng on the are distributing centres-we have the right to | Yala,
feed
to some
It is offomally admitted that bebonio plague has broken out again in San Francisco, although the Maribe Hospital authorities and the local health officers in San Francisco were quite London, 17ik August.
confident that the scourge had been permanently ask and the right to know, where is the line to inspected by the Russiang last spring. They The memorandum imamod by Bulguris to the driven out. From December 11th of last year be drawn, when will the tale of sacrifica be went away after inspection, however, and Fowers acentes Turkey of losing the churches until March 17th of this year, no case of plague told The question may not be auswored the captain adds, “the inhabitants there were and the schools in Macedonia, of terrorising and was discovered in the city or state. On the 17th indifference, or preoccupation in those larger very happy to think that the Russians would
never come again.” raining, the peasantry, of exasperating the of Merch there was one case in San Francisco. interests" may strangle all reply; but asked it popalation, and of torturing the innocent. Then there was no further appearance of must br, not once, nor twice, but with that Turkey is also accused in the memorandum plague until June 5th, when one case, rosulding insistelce ou being heard which brings its her amazing career in the August number of the of collecting the taxes years in advance. The fatally, was discovered. In July three cases, all roward, yea, though only through shee Wide World Magazine. Left an orphan at memoranduar goes on to enumerata acts of in-fatal, appered. They were on the 15th, 20th weariness.
The line which Roerig is said to be seqniring eight years of age, she became "daughter of the regiment" of a squadron of soldiers in a justico, of torture, and of the violation of women and 21st of the month. The Marine Hospital froutier barracks. Between then and now giving the names of the victims and the locali-service is still taking heroic measures to purify is being ran at a dead logs by the Chinese. It Jane has been successively an army messenger, ties in which the nots were committed. There Chinatown and to drive the plague infection will also be run at a dead loss by the Russians,, a froutier guide, av Indian scout and mail. carrier through a hostile country, an artist in are 4,000 victims still in gaol, and persecution from the city, but the tack scoms almost hope-just as the whole Siberian line-is being run. minint camp variety theatre, a soldier and. has driven 6,000 people from Macedonia into less at times. Although the San Francisco Yet it is a link in her Imperial purpose, and The Home Government our Indian fighter in mass attire, and typical, Bulgaria. The Ports, thememorandum concludes, newspapers do not print the news about the in her strategical chain, and to her it is worth though feminine, tad man, riding, her horse should recognise that the cause of the insur- pingas situation, and in fact do not admit that the acquiring. inite anloons, shooting the Eghts out, and perreation is bad administration, and not a complague exista, the local health authorities have not be brought to recognize in North China Yalu a little above Yong-atapho. At this place,
forming other orthodox fonts in the most approved fashion." Her strange nickname was spiracy on the part of Bulgaria.
acquired through a foot ako performed when
General Petroff, the Premier of Balgeria,
abandoned the effort to conceal the facts,
ALASKAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION.
Washington, 14th August. The State Department has been informed by
anything worth. fighting about.
But what
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ECZEMA
The World's Greatest
Skin Torture
Many Infants are Born
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It's the Only Thing Some Folks Have Left When They Die
THE
ONLY INFALLIBLE CURE IS CUTICURA
It is in the treatment of this most dis- tressing of torturing, and disfiguring akin' and scalp humours, with loss of hair, that the 'Cuticura remedies have achieved their greatest succOSE Origi-
nai in composition, scientifically com. pounded, absolutely puro, unchangeable fa any climate, always ready, sod agree. able to the most delicate, they present to those safering from Eczema the most successful curatiysof modern Umes. We know that this will be considered strong language by those acquainted with the character and obstinacy of the disease. under consideration, but it le jusiided by Innumerable successes where all the remedies and methods in vogus „have falled to cure, and, in many cases, to relleve, even.
The first step in the treatment of the chronic forms la to remová tha scale and crusts and soften the skin, by warm baths with Cuticura Soap. The scalp. care, elbows, hands, ankles and feet whi require frequently a thorough soaking in to penetrate the thickened skin and craats with which these parts are often covered. Dry carefully, and ap ply Cutkara Olatment, lightly at first, and where advisable spread it on pieces of soft cloth and blad in place. Take. the Resolvent, pliis or liquid, in mediom doses. Do not use cold water-la ballı- ing, and avoid cold, raw winds.
liquid and in the form of Choectale- Coɛnd Pila, Options v scid throughout the world.. bause By, Pari, & Ros de la Pher Avatwia E. Townia Co. Bydney Hohen, 1 Columber Ave. Potter Drag Chem Corp, Bose Prop
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The extent of the works carried out by the Russians at Yong-ampko is very small compared
the Chinese Eastern railway. There were only with what has been done in connection with forty Russians (men and women) living there at the time of Captain Kuanyame's visit, in addition to 1,000 Chinese coolies. The Russiaus seemed to be working guardedly in view of the ama tried in different ways to sound the senti-D ments of the Russians, but they said not a single objections that might be made. Captain Kusuy
on the bank of the village called Tangwin word to indicate their views. There is
Russians purchase timber the Captain says, and send it down the river. There are gold and silver mines in that neighbourhood. Timber was wonderfully pleatiful at Tuugwha and there were about twenty-four Russian sudiers, without uniforms, stationed at this place. It was stated that the Russians inspected the gold though at the at year,
the
barely out of her teens, while piloting some in the course of an interview, said that. Bol- soldiers in Lower Dakota. One of the officers was shot down by an Indian, Just as the geria's attitude was absolutely correct... Her ollect was about to be scalpel she shot the frontier was carefully guarded. The rising Ambassador Choate that the Brst meeting of Indian, reached down from her horse, and lifted in Macedonia was purely internal and national, the Alaskan Boundary Commission will be hela *-*-150s, and there is no need for ang. In the \ and silver mines there
unconscious man" across ber saddle. On l'End yas the work of the Macedonian Internal #11 o'clock on September 3rd, in the British assurance is to the Government's intentions: present time, the Chinese are working; the
the
regaining consciousness the officer remarked
FRIENDLY SIMANSHIP WAR.
that a man was very lucky to have such Committee. The arms of the insurgents were Foreign Offée, sve Va heroines as Jane around in times of calamity, mostly of French manufacture, and had been The nickname stnek, and though some say she sold to them by Turkish officer whose pay was had as many as fourteen husbands, she was noter known by any other name. Her later in arrears. He believed that the outbreak. years were spent in degradation and mostly would be confined to the Monastir district, and
would be easily suppressed. in gaol.
ew York, 15th August. Word was received from England to-day, by the White Star Line, that the Mediterranean Bervice of the Denision Line, running from
we wish to impress upon it is that no fight ing is necessary save with the bluut woapons of diplomacy, such as Russis herself us
he is uo keener on bloodshed than we our present instance all that is needed, is some the quiet maintenance of the British post at mines on a very small scale... Shanhaikwao, and a few yards of banting is all that is needed, but the uncertainty the fighting of knowing whether even such effort as this will be made to safeguard the British capital invested here, is sapping the courage and the enterprise of the men who have made the North.-P. & 2. Times.
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