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To return to the new enterprise which we commenced by mentioning. It is gratify ing to see attention being paid to the Yangtsze region, which was once generally looked upon us an almost exclusive British
The Syra lande i at Manila tend-inch modern Lord Kitchener continues to pay minute atton TELEGRAMS. const defence guns for use on Corregidor tien to matters connected with the life of the Inlaud.
It is notified in the Gazeffe that Mr. M. Noms has resumed charge of the Japanese Consulate in Hongkong.
private soldier. He has ordered pint and half, plut mugs and glasses to be maintained in all canteens in India for the convenienes of soldiers requiring only small quantities of malt liquer.
The annual volume of Proccedings of the The addition of Mr. W. P. Lambert's name to the list of authorised architects in the Colony Royal Colonial Institur for 1902-3 has reached is notified in the Gaveite.
as. It gives a full report by the Council and a record of all the papers road sad moetinga hold during the session. Amongst the coutouts the
According to a Simla despatch, local transport
back,men and stores to Ludia.
REUTER'S SERVICE
THE BALKAN TROUBLES.
LONDON, 10th September. The stories of massacres from Boda are regarded with some incredulity.
LONDON, 11th September. Turkish functioneries in Macedonia opsaly
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THE ROADS IN KOWLOON,
TO THE EDITOR OP 3 HR “DAILY PRESS,”
Hongkong, 18th September. Sin-I trust the correspondienos which has recently appeared is the Daily Press concerning the disgraceful condition of the roads in Kowloon will bare induced the Director of the PW.D.- to visit this neglected appeadogs of the Colony. There is not a resident in Kowloon, I shankl think, who does not heartily endorse the protests
I sphere of infhsence, but the trade in which is to be engaged at Tientsin, Ching, for sending report of the paper by Mr. Hugh Chifferd, scoff at the idea of Europaan intervention, which have been published. To ride in a
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The French have begun to use motor per- ambulators, specimens of which have lately appearod in the streets of Paris. A small seat is fixed at the back for the nurse, who controls the motor.
Mr. J. S. Thomson, acting agant for the P.M., O. & O., and T.K.K. steamship lines, informs us that the es. America Maru arrised inst., three at Yokohama on the 10th days ahead of schedule time,
has now attracted very serious rivalry and denial of our pre-eminence by certain countries of late. It will not be at a few figures uninteresting to look of the shipping on the Lower Yangtze during the two past years, taken from the Imperial Maritime Customs reports. The statistics of the five ports of Chinking, Nanking, Wuhu, Kiukiang and Hankow repay examination. If we take the figures of vessels entered nail cleared at each port ia 1901 and 1902, we find the following.
Manila papers state that Captain Bishop is At Chinkbing in 1901 British vessels about to resign the command of the Rohilla umbered 2,664 out of a total of 5,182; infart and he will be succeeded by Captain 1902 they mimberal 2,483 out of 4,935 Ernest Dent who is at present in Yokohama on But in the spite of the fall both in British the Toya Kinon Kaisha'a reserve list, and in total wambers, British tonnage: increased from 2,306,032 to 2,688,085. A WHISK Y. great increase in vessels under the United
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A bal character who broke into a shop af 342, Des Vooux Rond West with intent to commit burglary was sentenced at the Police Court on Saturday to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. There were two previous convictions against him.
A number of forged lotiory tickets in the last. Mucho Lottery were circalated in Hong kong and some people who purchased them were only made aware of the fraud when they went forgid tickets were seized in Kowloon.
C.MG., on Britlah nad Siamess Mabaya" is | declaring that, if Europe intervenes with an perhaps the most interesting to residents in the armed force, they would immediately bura, Far East.
destroy, and massacro wholesale, leaving only a bara field for the invaders
A plague of elephants is reported from Southern India. The protection afforded to these destructive beasts, hus, according to Mr. W. D. Edmiston, the managing director of the Madres Mule Breeding Company of Annikatti, resulted in their numbers in the South having quadrupled in the last twenty or twenty-five years and he declares that the damage they do to the crops and to young forest can hardly be overestimated. Cultivators spend the whole aight for weeks at a time burning fires, beating ton-toms and trying to scare the herds away, but the elephants soom to understand that their lives are protected and make their raids with great boldness.
Among the inhabitants of Netherlands India born in Europe, the largest number in naturally
Macedonian organisations have issued a note holding the Powers responsible for inevitable reprisals by the rebels for Turkish excamer
M. Petroff, the Bulgarian Promior, hes informally intimated to the Powers that unlose the Turkish oxcosses in Macadenia are restrained, Bulgaria must depart from her attitude of strict neutrality.
A Consular report from Salonika states that 300 Insurgents at Kastoria after surrendering
wore massacred,
THE BORNEO ISLANDS AFFAIR.
LONDON, 11th September. Great Britain his mado representations to Washington arent the Borneo Islands; the United States claim that the Islands formerly
belonged to Spain.
ricksha over such roads has become a very risky proceeding. In places the wheels sink quite a couple of inches in the sand which does duty for the surface of road. In a Colony, where granito chippings can be obtained in abundanc for road)-making purposes, it is difficult to cer-" ceive what excuse can be offered for the badly made roads of Kowloon Economy suroly cannot be pleaded.Yours, ato.,
ANOTHER KOWLOONITE.
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We give below the programme of the third Promenade Conest of the Hongkong Volun teer Corps, which will be beld on the Volunteer Parado Ground on Saturday next, the 19th inst, at 9 p.m. It will be seon that an er- cellently diversified entertainment has agaiu been provided. An item which will be looked forward to with special interest will be the song in the second half of the programme by Madame Blanche Arral, who is the senior soprano
of the Brussels Opern House and who is passing through Hongkong on her way from Saigon where she has just fullled on engagement.
The fall programme will be:-
PART 1.
A great American advance was to lift their prize-mensy. About 50 of the 1996 Dutchmen. They mas ʊhtaiu investingten and London regarding the saizara by Overturo to "Hansel and Gretel," Humperdinck
Suntey flag (from 166 to 3031 was observable, while the German vessels suffered a large decline (from 1,038 to 718). At Nanking the figures of vessels entered and cleareil were:-1901, British 1,182, total 2.208 1902; British 1,182. total 2,463. British touuage increased from 1,881.758 to 1,429,140, noticeable here too. At Wuhu the figures wer:--1901, British 1,883, total 3,469; 1902, British 1,835, total 3.668. British tonnage again advanced from 2,194,892 to 2,295,984. Japanese vessels increased in number from 272 to 408 At Kiakinng the figures were
1901, British 1,680, total 3,368: 1902, British 1,0, total 3,352, British tonnage advanced from 1,981,084 to 2,021,852. A recorded. large Japanese increase At Hankow, lastly, the numbers were: British 1.009, total 2,538; -1901, w2, British 1,683, total 2,091. British tonnige rose from 1,162,048 to 1,226,719. Japanese shipping onre inore showed pro- Thus at the five ports British ship- A. S. WATSON & CO.]jing well maintained is position, compris
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ing more than 50 per ent. of the total number of vessels store l and cleared; wid British tonnage is every case increased, even when the number of vessels declined or was stationary. There scenis little greuil for despair in these figures. But it must, of cose, to recoguised that other countries, particularly the United States and Japan are making hold its for the Lower Yangisze trade, a fact which renders such energy as MessiA. BUTTERYIELD and Swme are now exhibiting all the more praise, worthy.
The French mail of the 11th ult. was delivered in Loulou on the 10th inst.
There was a false darm of fire on Saturday night in Hollywood Road; the Fire Brigade turned out.
The King bus intimated, through the Com mander-in-Chief, that he has been pleased to grant permission to the band of the Coldstream. Guards to proceed to Canads to fulfil an engagement at the Dominion Exhibition at Tortato. This is the first time that a famous military land in Great Britain has boca invited
to a British Colony.
At the Magistracy on Saturday Lam Tam was brought up on a charge of returning from banishment. Although his photograph and description appearing in the Police records left Bo room for doubt is to his identity, bo man denied that he had over heen deported, and Mr. Sorcombe Saith committed him for trial at the next Bassions.
H.M.S. Powerful arrived at Gibraltar on. the 10th alt, having broken down. No official information as to the cause of the brack down was available, but it was ascertained that one of the coudessors gave way and the fusible plogs. yielded. This was believed to be due to the condenser not being in constant use. It was closed pending its arrival in England, where it
was to be examined by a board.
Plague, though it has for many weeks now promised to disappear from the Colony, is not completely banished. In the return for the day euding at hoor on Saturday a fatal Chinese caso was reported from Caine Road, These sporadic cases, long after the end of the opidemic, are very annoying, as they provent Hongkong from obtaining a clean bill of health and continue the handicap ou trade aud shipping.
Dutchmen, but there are also many foreigners, as appears from the figures. Dutchmen, 10,990; Englishmen, 441; Belgians, 350; Frenchmen, 31; Germans, 1,352; Swiss, 185; Italians, 84 Hungarians, 86: other nations, 145; total,
LONDON, 10th September. 13,821. The 2,725 foreigners have for the allowance of concessions the same rights as the Correspondence is proceeding between Wash-
mouts for foreign capital in Netherlande India; American warships of islands in the vicinity of they may be managers and commissaries for companies working in India, having us the same privileges. As regarde limited companies there are really some restrictive regulations. Foreign companies, as also foreigners not established in India, and thus not submitted to the Dutch law, cannot exercise rights. It is not the purpose to oxclude foreign expital,
but simply to hate a guarantee that in case of question the intervention of a foreign. Power is. entirely impossible and the Government remaine
ruler in its own hous..
The Hambarg electrical and engineering firm of Fred. C. Lonkins has an order for the execution of important and very extensivo works for electric lighting of the Imperial palacos al Peking, the former works in this direction having been destroyed by the Boxer
Sandakan sud Darvel Bay, North Borneo. DISSOLUTION OF THE CAPE
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, 10th September.
Tho Capa Parliament is dissolve.
THE BEIRUT AFFAIR
LONDON, 10th September. The Ambassadors have strongly remonstrated with the Porte against the condition of Beirut, where the Vali of Damascus has now arrived: with troops,
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY'S - VISIT TO VIENNA.
LONDON, 10th September. Though it was originally decided that Count van Bülow should not accompany the Emperor
ontbreak. What makes this order still more important is that it has been given ontirely on the initiative kad ou naconat of the Govern=" meat by Sheng Taai. The order comprises the extensive buildings, &o., of the Winter William on his spending visit to Vloans, it is Palace as well as the Summer Palace, both at now announced that he will. The change is con- Feking. Namerous first-class spesial manu-sidered to be significant of the increasing gravity facturers in Germany will participate in the attributed to the sitartion in Turkey. furnishing of the numerous plant, &o, for the great works, and thus will have a good oppor. tuaity to introduce their manufactures into Chins. The international competition in the matter has, of course, been very severe, and the German industrial has therefore had to struggle hard to carry the day. We take the foregoing from the Hamburg Isitor in the L&C. Exprrag Fred. C. Jenkins is a curious name for a German firm..
THE SUMNER " AGAIN DAMAGED,
On the 6th inst. the U., transport Sumner which recently left Hongkong for Manila after undergoing extensive repairs at the local dock, crushed into the dock at Mariveles, doing about $4,000 worth of damage.
ORCHESTRA. "Bundeshed," ... W. A. Mozart. Malo Quartette,
Messrs. MYROW, C. H. LAMMELT, KOENIG, and WACKER, "The Yeoman's Wed-2 Poniato-
Trakr
Baritone Sola
H. GRACE Violoncello Solo..... "In Rêve,......
Tenor Salo
Soprano
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Mr. P. L. MILLER,
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Lend Me your aid."
(Recit. and air frota Gouno-1
Queen of Shola,” ........)
Mr. C.
H. LAMMERT
"The Froise of Life," ... Cowen Mra, A. MacdoWAN,
Violin Obbligato: Hr. F. C. BARLOW. Song "Thu giddy little girl in the big black bonut," Mr. DAVIDSON, E.G.A. (a) Waltz
March from the Opom. Nisida,"
ORCHESTRA.
Interval of 10 minutes. PART II.
"Poor Gynt," Suite
(n) Morning,"
(b) "The Death of As,"
(c) Anitra's Dance,"
Chrqin
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(i) Danco, in the Hall of the,
Mountain Kings," ORCHESTRA,
Male Quartette Soldaten-Abichied;"... J. Stern Means. Mrcow, C. II. LAXMERT, KOMEIN and WACKER.
Da Mra. A. G. GORDON,
Contralto Solo... “La Se omata," Violin Solo (e) Romance," (3) "Copriccio,"
Mrs. Aninu. Obéu. Soprano Solo
* Madame BLANCUZ ARBAL. Comie Song Tonor Solo Hungarian Dauces 1 and
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Mr. R. H. STEPHENSON, ***By Queen, Blumenthal
Mr. H. EDWARDS.
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Our Hamborg vorrespondent writes:- Mr. Emil Mannhardt, secretary to the German-American Historical Society of Illinois. has lately addressed a letter to o New York
A TYPHOON CASUALTY, The only serious casualty reported locally We bare received from the local agents of the THE INTERTORT CRICKET TEAM. in connection with the typhoon was the staking of a junk in Capsimaa Paes on Friday night. We have received from the Colonial Barre Messageries. Maritimes Co. a handbook (No. 2,
It will occasion no surprise to learn that the Two junks were running into Chinwan Bay for 13) of information for passengers, and
team which in to represent Hongkong against she'r when they collided and one was sack. tary's Office a copy of Appendices A to Y. HONOKONO OSPICE: 14, DESVOex Roan attached to Profesor Simpson's report on shippers, by whom it will be found vainable for Shanghai in the coming cricket waak at the No lives were lost, the people on board the reference. We have also to acknowledge receipt northern port will not leave Hongkong as foundaring craft being rescued by those on plague in Hongkong.
of Ja Dépêche Coloniale Illustrée dealing with originally arranged on the 23rd by the Empirens the other vessel. The raaken junk manholes paper in which he tries to prove that there in the Mesageries Co. at the recent Hanoi Expos of Japun, but a fortnight later, viz, on the 7th in the channel has har stern showing above more German blood in the veins of the people tion; it is beautifully illustrated and gives a very October by the Bartar. This decision in water and in a danger to linnches and other of the United States than English, Ho staler,
LONDON OFFICE; 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.
At the next meeting of the Legislative Council the Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.C., will ask some important questions with regard to the case of Inspector R. G. MeEwell
We understand that Inspector S. Gidley of the Sanitary Department who effected a gallant
rescue of a young man from drowning at the
Kowloou ferry wharf has received from H.E.
the Governor a latter wartely commending his brave action.
In the couras of his sermon at the Cathedral
full description of the working of this famous steamship company.
obviously a wise one, as any team sent up next craft using that part of the Past week oust have been absolutely rough und
short of practice, whereas, given a little dry weather, much may be done in the time.
bətweez now and the 7th prox
The story of an unprecedented heart oparation is telegraphod from Paris. A thirteen year-old girl had been stabbed, and Dr. Boyle of the city hospital fearing that the knife had penetrated the heart removed the organ with a pair of forceps, elevated it into view and examined it for two minutes. No injury could be found, and the heart was put back in its phaeo with no Prent injury to the patient. The actual Swire, on bobalf of the China Navigation Co
romoval was effected by catting through two zibs and pushing the long aside.
"The somewhat ushidous proposals of the past year or two as to the registration of domestic servants in Hangoon are now to be replaced by definite suggestions on the part of the Tesales
SHIP-BUILDING IN HONGKONG.
We are informed that, Mesars. Batterfield &
Tad, have contracted with the Hongkong: and Whampoa Dock Co, Ld, for a new light draught twin-serow steamer for the Lower Tangisze trade. The vessel will be of a length of S10 feet, wì ha 46 ft. beam.; her draught wi be 14.5 ft., and her tounage will be about 2,000 Thus she will be the largest steamer by far that
THE A D. CA
The approximate cast of the A. D. C. forthcoming performance of Lord and Lady Algy, as for as most of the principal characters are concerned, is:
Dake of Drozsborough Mr. HW Bird. Margels of Qsarmby Mr. John Hays. Lord Algernon Chetland Mr. Hatterworth. Hou, Crosby Jethro Cept. Busbe. Brabazon Tadway...Mr.W.G.Worcestar. Lady Algernon Chetland ..... Mrs. Grace. Mías Cophor. Outline. Mallinson Mre: Brabazon Iudway....... Mrs. Jozes.
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that of immigrants, including children, daring the 19th century 87 millions iu tound numbtre were Germans, 2 millions Danes, Norwegians and Swales, million Datch and Belgians (Flemmings), millions Anglo-Saxons (Englials, Scotch, and English Canadians), 5 millions Irish and Welsh, 1 million Slave, 2 millions of the Latin races, and 3,5 million Russia Jene, those of mixed parentage not being Included in these figures. Of the $1 millions inhabitants born in the States 47 millions are descendente in the second and third generations of German immigrants of the last century, 4million of Scandinavians, 18 millions of Anglo- Saxon, 1 millions of Irish and. Welsh, and 1 mil- lion of French, Italian, &c. Of the 31 millions slescended from residents in the Stator prior to
HONGKONG, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1903 As will be, seen from the statement appearing in another column, a steamer is to be built in this Colony for the trade of
The appointments of H.E. Sir Henry A. the Lower Yangtze. Messrs, BUTTERFIELD & Swize, representing the China NavigaBlake G.C.M.), as Governor of Cylon, and tion Company, have given the order, and of Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G. R.E., a
Governor of Hongkong, aro notified in the the contract is with the Hongkong and
Gazette. Whampoa Dook Company. Both firms are to be most heartily congratulated, and the evidence of the vitality of British enterprise is satisfactory to the highest degree. The note most frequently sounded in connection with British shipping and commercial affaire in recent years has been one of pessimism, a "croak" in fact; and this has been heard in the Far East on elsewhere. It has been yesterday morning, the Rt. Rev. J. C. Hoare,
MUSIC ON THE PARADE, GROUND. An unusual muzical attraction promised easy to make out a bad case, for it is D.D., Bishop of Victoria, said that “ho bad no impossible to deny that Germany and the belief in spiritualismo; ko thug that the Association as to the lines on which legislation has yet been built in Hongkong. Naturally United States, and, out bere, Japan, inve spirits of the departed would have something might be undertaken. These suggestions will it may be expected that she will atted for this afternoon-weather permitting, we
better to do tlian carry on trivial conversation be awaited with interest," says the Rangoon throughont with the most complete and up-to-suppose. By kind permission of the Officers purposely been underestimated, no notice ham made enormous progress; from which, being
with spiritualists."
Gazette. If ons is to judge from some letters date equipment for the doty and comfort of Commanding, the following programme will be given by the combined bands, pipes, bugles, able to show that Great Britain's percentage
In Queen's Road East a number of the which are reached as on the subject during the European and Chinese passaugers alike.
There are ramours that similar vessels will fifes and drame of the Garrison, on the New of inde, etc., has decreased, the alarmists
Parade Ground, from 4.30 to 6 pm. staudards for carrying the overhead wires of past month, nothing short of a species of
(Combined Handa)...
and 4 of Javish extraction. As the Scandi- March "John Bain Mackensie's Highlandera," Anon visus, and beyond doubt the Dutch and
(Pipers H. K. S. B. R. G. A. and 38rd Barna.
Helgian's (Flemmings) may be looked upon as Infantry Selection..... A Country Girl," Monckton belonging virtually to the same race as the Germans, the proportion of Gerinans to Anglo- (Combined Bands). March...........Bloemfontein, Anon Saxons etauds as 3:2 I wonder whether this statement will be allowed to pass unchallanged (Combiced fuele
1 Bugles and Drums), (Intermezzo Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni and without farther comment ?
Bradley (Combined March
The Hundred Pipers Anon (Fifes and Drum, let Sherwood Foresters and
Infantry) Eelection...... Plantation (Bands Ist Sherwood Foresters and 23rd Burma. Infantry), ...The Cook of the North,
have deduced British decadence. The view
chanta Staum Navigation Co., and we can only hope that our Local Duck Co. many besascessful in curing the work for Hongkong.
WEATHER REPORT.
1 Morcesu... Bo Bands).
1830 192 millions are of German, 31 of Dutch, 14 of Anglo-Saxon, and 5 of French, Italian and other exir.ction. From this it follows that, although those of Gorman decent hace been taken of the fact, that amongst the Eng- lish Canadians a percentage are of German, the population of the United States 241 German-Pennsylvanian blood. Of the millions are of German-origin, 191 of Anglo- Saxon, 24/5 of Scandinavian, 1 of Dutch aut
is, of course, fundamentally false. The the new tramways have been placed in position domestic slavery will satisfy many who are now shortly be contracted for by the Indo-Chins Merch The Washington Post," Sousa Bolgian, G1 of Celtic, 81 of Latin, I of Slav
in the middle of the street between the two demanding registration and this, of course, is Steam Navigation Co., Ld.. and China Mor increasing wealth of our competitors has sets of rails. At Arsenal Street the big trees not permissible.” enabled them to spend largely on the which at present stand in the centry of Queen's
The return of deaths in the Colony daring increase of their commerce, with correspond-Road are in the courts of being removed to the July, just published in the Gazette, records 480
Britain's wealth has also | side-walks. ing results.
for the month, 22 in the European and foreign greatly, but not to such a gigantic extent
The threatened typhoon is thought to have civil community and the rest among the Chinese, as to equal the growth of all our competitors noved off to Hainan. The Black Ball was Plagne caused 87 deaths (3 among the European combined. How any sue man could boisted at 9.30 am. on Saturday, indicating and foreign community), chest affections 67, imagine tunt it would, it is hard to see. a typhoon to the west of the Colony, with its and malaria 12. The death-rates in the prin- Nevertheless, though the absurdities of the contre less than 300 miles away. But Sunday cipal registration districts were:-European and prophets of British rain are only to be morning opened anually clear after the foreign community, 26.2 per 1,000 per anuum; noted with feelings of astonishment, it finned rains which we have besa endi Chinese, Victoria, land 19.8, harbour 96; cannot be denied that there is apparent and the day as a whole showed a welcome Chinese, whole Colony 9.3, bout 10.2, land and provement, All the reservoirs are fall as a boat 179, whole civil community, 18.0. It is in many quarters of the British commercial gult of the heavy rains and there should be to be noted that at Stanley, where the land and and eyelonio strong winds and gales over the no scarcity of water next spring such as we boat population together is 1,335, no death was polisy, Still worse is the neglect of the had this year.
recorded in July.
world a distinct excess of conservative
The Hongkong Observatory on the 12th inst. issued the following report
Black Ball hoisted.
The barometer has risen in Hongkong and over the SE. coast of China.
The depression to the SW. of Hongkong is probably moving towards Hainan Straits.
Pressure remaios bigh over N. China, Strong NE. winds in the Formoes Channel,
Forecast-Strong E. to SE. winds; gra- NW. part of the China Sea. dually decreasing squally, showery.
March......
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
14th Bombay one, Chamber left Singapore on the 12th inst., at ... and
Aon (Fipers H. K. S. B. E. G. A. and 33rd Burma Infantry), Morceau ..... "The Turkish Patrol," Michaelis
(Combined Bands). God Save the King."
The Imperial German mail steamer Seydlife may be expected here on the 18th inst. at p.. The N.Y.K. steamer Kugashima Maru (Bom- bay Line) left Bombay for this port on the 12th inst.. and is expected here on the 29th just.
The C. & M. steamer Rubi left Manila on the 12th inst, at 10 am, and is day hers to-day, at
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