WAR
NOTES.
FROM SUANGHAL
Wo take the following telegrams from the N.-C. Daily News :--
Tokyo, 16th April.—The opiniou provails in enlightened circles in Tokyo that the war may not centiume as long us was originally expect ed. The Japanese amply appreciate the signi- ficance of the Anglo-French Agreement."
"Tokyo, 16th April.It is ofleially announced that the Japanese commenced the action en the 11th instant, opening the eighth attack. At midnight on the 12th the Japanese dos- troyers sank one Russian destroyer, but missed another. The Petropavlovsk was blown up by striking a mechanical mine laid by the Japanese prior to the attack. The Japanese recpened the attack on the afternoon of the 14th and continued it until 1.30 in the afternoon of the 15th. The now cruisora Nisshin and Kasuga made an indirect bombardment for two hours of
Electrio Hill, and found thoir guns ̄estisfac
tory. The only Japanese loss was two men slightly wounded Though the fleet during the successive ongagements was manoeuvring waidet 'the onemy's minos, they suffered no damago.”
CORRESPONDENCE.
PUBLIC BAND PERFORMANCES.
TO THE EDITOS OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
Wo
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 21st, 1904.
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CANTON.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. }
Canton, 18th April.
ESCAPES FROM JUSTICE.
Pui King Fuk, the late Numbei Magistrate, Hongkong, 19th April. of whom so much has been written, and who Str,--The announcemont in your columns of was charged with mizfcasunce in office, has at the performance of a German naval band in the last bolted." He was pat in prison and Gardens will doubtless be welcome nows to strictly watched by the Punyu Magistrate; but many, but it nevertheless does not fail to reflect during the last for months he was allowed to on the absence of a town band, much as is pro- leave the yumen privately, with full liberty to vided for the residents by the municipal authori-go cut and come in whenever he liked. Ho ties in Shanghai. In timt model settlement the took the opportunity to shift the residence of baad plays overy week in the Gardenis, in Singa his family from one place to nurther to escape porn the band plays once a month, and in Manila observation. One or two days lio took passage the inhabitants look upon the proineunder in the on heard one of the river steamers and went to Luneta as a regular thing. Here in Hongkong, Hongkong. The Punya Magistrate, when he however, things are managed (or rathor know, went with some soldiers to Po Wa Street mismanaged) in a vastly different way.
where Pui's residence was, and. Ending an old have, unfortunately, to dopend on overy whim amak and a coolie watching the house, took of gold-laced officers, who, whilst seeing no viol- them both into custody, to be examined. The ent objections to their bands supplying musical present. Namhoi Magistrate, Yow, and the treats in such places as hotels, concerts, bazaars, Punya Magistrate both went in a Chiness etc., stranously object to anything like an open gunboat to pursue Pui. It is also said that he air performance, for the benefit of Hongkong's has gone to Macao, Viceroy Shum is very languid and weary taxpayers, who, by the way, worry, and it is said that he has given orders te * Tokyo, 17th April.--The vessels that took have to disgorge a handsome sum`annually to-
degrade the profcct of Kwangchow-fn as well part in the engageancat at Port Arthur on the wards the military contribution. A notable in
as the two Magistrufos. Poi was £ned $120,000; | 13th and 14th instant wore the ironclads tunes of this is in the utter ecssation of pre-instead of paying the fine he remitted the ones Milner, Halanre, Asahi, Shikishima, Fuji, and menades on the Parade Ground introduced by to Hongkong to facilitate his escape, leaving his Yaskima; the armoured cruisers Wisskin and Major-General Gascoigne about a year ago, und furniture in Canton to be seized by the officials. Kasuga; the protected cruisers Takasago, 1 am writing those lines in the hope that his
Lai Sai Kwai, the kto jantan monopolist, Kasagi, Chalone, and Yoshizo; twelve destroyers; saccessor, Major-Genersi Villiers Hatton, will has also escaped. He was accused of missp- and four torpedo-boats. Diamaged at the soo his way to reviving this popular innovation priating the fantan revenue, sud £ned $500,000. disastrous sinking of the Petropavlovsk, tho once more. It is an ignominious stigma that Orer twenty soldiers went to his last place of other Russian vessels worn extremely confused Crown Colony like Hongkong should be prac-
residence in Kwan Po Street and found the door | and fired Indiscriminately into the water for thotically led by the nose, and taught its duty, by
locked and strongly secured. They borrowed purpose of avoiding a torpedo-attack. The the band of a foreign warship, casually a visi- saw and big lummer from a carpenter in the Japanese bebeve that the Port Arthur squadron tor in the karbour.-Yours faithfully,
neighbourhood and broke open the door, und can now be no longer considered a fleet in boing.
found nobody inside, only some old furniture. The people in Jupan are marvellously calma."
**Peking, 15th April.--Russia hus established a military telephone between Port Arthur and S. Petersburg, with six exchanging stations.
·Smallpox is prevalent is the Russian camp at Tooyung; there are a hundred or moro cases daily among the Rassinu troops,"
MISCELLANEOUS.
A representative of the Echo de Paris has had an interview with M. de Nalideft, the Rus sian Ambassador, who gave it as his opinion that the war would be an excellent thing for Russia, since the large influx of soldiers and officials would make Eastern Siberia more Russian than it had over been before. There most now," addieri M. de Nelidoit, "be from 200,000 to 250,000 men there, but I do not believe that operations will be begun antil 200,000 more ure concentrated in the country. No decisive action will be taken for three, parhaps four months. By that time Eastern Siberia will have become
completely RussĪRD.”
It is stated that ten thousand horses for the Japanese Army will be purchased within the next ten months in Eastern Washington and Oregon. The contract for the supply of these retaounts has been awarded to Dr. Armstrong, of Nelson, British Columbia, through the Japan cic Constilute in Vancouver. The agreement specifies that 1,000 animals per month shall be delivered. The price is not mentioned, but the quality of the horses will be of the best as ung other will be accepted. Some of the horses will be procured from the ranges in the interior of the provinco, but by far the greater majority will be purchased from the breadors in Eusters Washington and Oregon, where the strain is botter.
A telegram from Vienna, dated the 7th April, says: The Paris Banks, which already hold a large number of Russian Bonds, have been buying up Russian Borde on the open market, since the outbreak of war, in order to maintain quotations. The leading financiers, however, expect that Russian Bonds will fall to half their value. They take a very pessimistio visy of the finencial outlook on the Continent. Á disastrous panic is looked for in the near future.
SANITARY BOARD.,
SEMIBREVE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY, PERSS."
Hongkong, 20th April.
Sız.-It is really gratifying to see the large cosmopolitan crowd that was in the Public Garden on Tuesday afternoon to listen to the music so ably discoursed by the land of the German cruiser Hansa by the kind permission of H. E. Admiral Von Holtzepilorff, and I am are that it is equally gratifying to the Admiral, the officers, and the crew of the Hansa to see that the prople of Hongkong fully appreciated the treat which they were kind mongh to provide them with, a treat of a kind which, in Hongkong, is low and far between, although we have no less than four military bands stationed here. Now the band of a foreign warship had taken the initiative, and proved that band performances in a place like our beautiful Botanical Garden, with its pleasant surroundings, are a success, I hope that this powers that be will see their way clear to follow the example set by our German friends, aud allow the lands to play once a week at least in the Garden during the summer Hongkong is proverbially known to be dull, more so during the summer months, and I am. are that if my suggestion is followell, the authorities will be conferring a boon on the people of Hongkong, the majority of whom are ileprived of cheap amusements. I do not mean by this that the band performances in the Parade ground, kindly and thoughtfully instituted by General (inscoigne, should be abolished; let those be continued as before. Surely I am not asking too much, considering that in Shanghai the Town Band plays daily in the Public Garden? I hope that this latter will have a good result-Youre, etc..
BOWLING.
months.
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MR. W. B. DIXON'S CUP.
On the 17th instant there was a good muster of the floot to compets for a cup kindly presented by Mr. B. Dixon to be raced for, the auly absentoe being Erica. There was a moderato breeze from the eastward,
The course was as follows:-Mark-boat off Stogontter's Island (port); mark-boat off Green- Island (staricard); rock in Chin Wan channel starboard, and finish off the Police Pior, Kowloors,
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Both declared that they had come down from Canton only a day or twe before the flro,
into account the fact that the honse was not burned down,
A RIBERY CASE,
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(Fow Doors East of Hongkong Hotel
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THE FAMOUS BEER OF JAPAN,
The start was a very protty one, Chanticleer and Vernon getting off first. All set spinners starboard for the run to the Stoncenter's mark-
His Lordship remarked that there was no boat. The breeze was a fresh one, and the boats
doubt they were cmployed as trusted omissaries wore travelling very quickly. and the Stone to burn down this place, the master taking cutter's mark was rounded by Charticleer and good care to get out of the way by going off Fermon first, then Diake, with the rest close up. Hero main-boons were gybod te starboard, and to Canton. Both men would have to go to spinnakers again set for the bench to tiren prison for seven years with hard labour, and he Island. Vernon and Dione passed Chanticleer, would ask the police to make a moto that at the but on arriving at the Green Island mark, Feraanes of their term they be deported from the passet is an the wrong side, namely to post this sentence his Lordship said he had taken.
Colony as undesirable characters. In passing HAVE YOU TRIED instead of to starboard, and Dione followed suit, so that both on finding their mistake had to ge round again. This caused soune confusion in the feet, and iris, taking advantage of it, assumed first place with Colleen and Elsp th second and third. It was now a broad reach to Chin Wan channel ngainst the obh tide, which was pouring fast out of Chin Wan Bay. Fernon again showed her powers of spoed by passing the other boats, and assumed first place; Iris and Biin amused themselves by having a lasing match. which somewhat delayed them. Fernan, on arrival at the roek, hail a substantial tend, but on rounding the rock, although she gave it a reasonable berth, she struck an outlying rock under water about 20 Icet from the main rock and remained fast. and before her crew were successful in golfing her off she had been passed by Elspeil, Colleen, and Dice. She thon, however, slid of the
danger of making unknown rocks marks in the courses, especially when they are to in rounded at or near low water, aut on futuro occasions it would be well for the Committer to examine rocks carefully before making them marks in
Tsoi Wai. a went contractor, was charged { with having, on 11th April, procured a bribe of $20 to be offered, to A. Watson. a public servant, the sensor inspector in charge of the Government depot for animals and slaughter house, with a view to influence bis conduct as a public servant in connection with the inspection and slaughtering of animals brought by Tsoi Wui to the depot and slaughter-house.
He pleaded not guilty. Hon. Sir rury S. Berkeley, Attorney- General (instructed
MK by
F. B. I
prosecution; and Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at- Bowley, Crown Solicitor), conducted the
law (instructed by Mr. J. Hastings, solicitor),
Cheang You Choi, the late commander of the Canten native army, las cornmitted suicide. He was an adopted son of the late Admiral Cheng Chew Chung. Daring the Kwangsi rebellion he was ordered by the Viceroy to take rock and proceeded. This incident shows the appeared for the defence. troops uguinst the rebels. Of late he received orders from the Vieuroy to disbat his troops in conseguendo, como of them jrüned the rebele The Viceroy consured kiu, whore on he took a revolver and putting it into his
mouth blew out his brains.
RELEASED ON PROBATION,
TACIT
The following jury was empanelled :-Mesars, J. D. Morrison, G. L. Duncas, E. R. Údall, J. F. M. White, J. O. E. Meyer, E. O. Murphy, and P. Dow.
a butcher and held a
The Attorney-General in opening to case stated that Inspector Watson was senior in- It was then s heat with a north-easter spector in charge of the Govirument cattle A Captain Cheng Tak Kwai was acneed of
ly wind to the starting be. Dione soon lapot" and slanghter-house at Kennedy misappropriating the pay of his soldiers and assumed pride of place, me sailing very fast-town. Prisoner was permitting some of them to join the rebels. On increased her kad and after rounding the meat contract for supplying this military the 20th of the Chinese moon he returned from
Eastern point of Stonecutters. Fernon again authorities. He habitually had exttle in the Kwangsi with his family and bad an interview with the Viceroy. The latter ordered a court-Based Elspeth. Meanwhile, however. Iris, depot. The inspector therefore was a person martial composed of the Commissioners of exercising excellent judgment, had gone outside with whom prisoner would wish to stand Grains, of Salt, and of Resenne, the magistrates of Storenter's contrary to the opinion of the well; that was a fair inference to be brought of Namboi and Panyn being present, and also rest of the fleet, who all chose the inside from their relative positions. Prisoner was the public executioner, who was waiting in one passage. Iris proved to have been amply justi indicted for an offence against the bribery law of the halls. After the trial Cheung was sen.fied in lior choice for outside Stancatter's the as set forth in section 4 of Ordinines 3 of forced to be beheaded. When he was asked if wind proved more northerly, and she actually 1898, under which it was an offence to conse be liked to see his family to hid them a final was able to make the line on the port tack or procure a bribn to be offered to a public ser- good-bye, be said no as it was his destiny he without making a single tach: botween thevant. The inspector was married, and had two was prepared to die; he then sent word to his point of Storsenter's and the finishing line. little girls, one aged eight and the other four son "not to be a mandarin." He said there was except a short hitch at the finish while the years. Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their children no proof of his guilt. Upon the two generala rest of the flool. had to make several tacks lived at Kennedytown beside the cattle Kwang Kip and Chung Hip reporting the inside Stonecutter's. In these circumstances, dopot. On 11th April, the day on which mutter again to the Viceroy His Excellency of course, it was impossible for the newer boats they alleged the bribo to have been sent, defen. order-him to be released and sent him to to concede the Iris the 13 minutes' time which dant had some cattle in the observation shed er Kwangsi to fight the rebels again, saying that they had to allow her under the handicap, and quarantine; the inspector would tell them that
defendant usually had some cattle in quarantine. I he must suppress the rebellion in three mouths. Iris proved to be an easy winner.
While quarantine was necessary to the public health, in order to ensure that we had not diseased meat put on our tables, it was extremely irksome to the batcher to whom probably it caused thirret prenniary loss. regrutted that the necessities of the case should orer be such as to cause, pecuniary loss to
but the anybody,
SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION,
Li Sin I, General of the Pakhoi troops, was accused of some crime which has not been proved: it is believed that some mandaria charged him in order to get a squeeze. Ono of the Consuls (not of Canton) wrote a despatch to the Viceroy saying thut Li Sin I was sick, and, as he wanted him to get cured in Europe, he
took him away.
RED CROSS FOR KWANGSI.
HONGKONG CLUB V. CLUB GERMANIA. The bowling match for the Challenge Shield
A patriotic Chinese lady, by name Cheong between the Hongkong Clah and the Chub Chuk Kwan, has formed a society which she has Germania terrainated yesterday evening on the allers of the two clubs: The Hongkong Club started with a lead of 419 points on Tuesday's play, but the Germans pulled up in a wonderful manner yesterday and were only benten by 12 points finally, The Hongkong Club, however,
A meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held succeeded in winning the Shield outright.
at 4.13 p. to-day
ORDERS OF THE DAT
1. The Report of the Sanitary Surveyor for the
first Quarter of 1904.
The secres were as follows, those marked with an astorisk being made on the Hongkong Club alleys-
LEONORING CLUD.
2. Correspondence relative to the advisability J. W. C. Bonnar... 254 116 208 -198 *751
of the contractor increasing the number
of scavenging cookies employed by him in C. P. Chater........ Health Districts 1 and 2.
3. Further correspondence relative to the
drainage system
C. E. Galo.........
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T. C. Gry...
4. Application for a modification of the require-
ments of Section 180 of the Public Houlth H. Hancock..... and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, in respect of three Chinese houses proposed to be erecteil on Kowloon Tulane? Ent 899, Kong-kok-tsui. 5. Applications for licences and the renewal of
same as detailed below --
Pork-Promises on lot 22, Shaukiwan; No.
133, Market Stred, Hunghom
Beef-No. 10, Wing Pung Street.
J. Hcoperirea
E..H. Hinda
F. Maitland
Fish and Vegetables-No. 7, Bridges. Row, E. Eberius..
Quarry Bay.
Poultry Store.-No. 3, Tsing Kai Lane.
6. Applications that the following premises may
be registered or re-registered for the purposes stated.
Bake-houses.--No. 337, Quben's Road West
181 100 172 153 CS 19 1 168 190 150 706 227 148 237 142 4751 1150) 127.142 267 140 676 · 174 136 1:2 163 15 1:71 147 201 263 136 055 219 102 147 157 395 13 214 151 107 les 700 19 23 101 120 024 122: 102 190 146 *SS ***
187 153 170 125 624 1355
107 200 190 150 795 164 14 185 188 *711 1436 227 216 202 152 *797
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called by the name of the Red Cross Society, composed mostly of Chinese women and girls. The object of the society is to attend to the siekt and wounded soldiers in the fight against the
rebels.
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FROM "ILE "CHUNG NGÔI SAM gro
TO RAISE MONEY.
It is reported that a Tsotai surnamed Wong has proposed to the Viceroy a new method of levying on prepared pium, a tax of four candlereens to be imposed on each tael. It invites the co-operation of the merchants of the raw opiunx and prepered opium gailes. Tor per cost. of the tax is employed to defray the expenses of collecting the revenue and twenty per rout to be given as bonus to the leading persons who undertake the work. It the opium- merchants refuse to accept the new methoil and go on strike, one million tools are to be drawn from the Government Treasury to open shops to sell prepared opium under the charge of officers, and illicit opium is to be strictly prohibited.
It is reported that To-Shing, in the vicinity of Wuchow, will be soon opened us a urge market-place and some merchants havo been going there lately day after day to inspect 189 188 1 27 101 the place for the purpose of buying land on
which to erect gedowns and build shops.
DERMAN CLUB,
174 206 161 143 667
233 187 142 102 84 1427 144156 193 184 667
G. Engeht
178 179 176 137 663
C. Koch......
C. H. Lammert
193 196 158 182 789 213 217 163 113 76 1435
No. 35, Elgin Street, No. 126, Queen's Road | A. Rombach 165 175_119_177 *630 Central No. 226, Des Vœux Bowl West.
221 178 £14 370 783 1413
Laundries--No. 16, Elgin Street; No. 100, w. O. C.Spulekuaren 185 148 138 162 *629 Station Street South, Yamnati; No. 16, Wo On
175 133 206 122 664 1283
130 211
49 120 $530
NOLD BRIGANDA.
The notorious robbersin Namhoi and Shuntak 908 18 19 11 51 1331 districts, being quite conscious of the weakness of the officials, are now doing things openly under the very noses of the authorities. They have posted up notions everywhere asking their followers and other criminals, towhom they are offered them high rewards, to decoy or cap- ture well-to-do citizens, who are to be brought 191 240 213 113 706 1805 to them to be held for rausom, from different 100 162 235 166 *773
villages. They are now sending agents to 231 182 134 121 068 1442 different places to find out the names of the rich persons secretly. The victims are to be Altogether since the competition started the divided into three classes according to the value of their property, so that they are able to Hongkong Club has won nine matches against understand what will be the ransom when they the German Club's soven,
are captured.
Lane, No. 9, Gage Street, and No. 26, Austin A. Thjoenen Real, Kowloon.
7. Mortality Statistics for the weeks ended J. Wacker
19th and 26th March, 1904.
8. Rat return for the fortnight ended the 18th
April, 1904.
9. Lime-washing return for the fortnight ended
the 12th April, 1904.
1,556
The course did not prove to be a good one; as, with the exception of two or three tucks inside Stonecutter's, which, as it turned
race.
It was to be
health of the com-
out. were hardly necessary, there was no windward work whatever throughout the The older boats have been having all their own way in handicap races lately, and the Committee must either reduce the handicaps ruatorially, or should see that courses are chosen in which there is a substantial amount of wind.munity was a far tuore important considera- It was essential above all things ward work to be done.
that public officers upon whon the duty devolved of seeing that quarantine was observed | should not have bribes offered to them. The facts of the caso were that about 8.5 a.m, on
tion.
The timesôf finishing are appended :
Jr.
AT
2.
Dione...
16
Vernon
3
14
ZA
90
3
52
the day in question Mrs. Watson and the
Elspeth Aileen Alannah Tria Chanticleer Colleen
Mix
Bovito
Glow in Pague
Kathleen Dorcel
36
201
After the race, members adjourned to Mr. Dixon's launch, where the health of the winner and donor of the cup were drunk with enthusiasm.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 20th April.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
BEFORE HIA HONOUR SIR WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).
ARSON CASE, There was again called the adjourned case in liche Teung Fan Wan and Six Man Wan wore charged with having on 20th March set fire to the dwelling-house No. 15, Gough Street, certain persons being then therein.
Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., who conducted the prosecution for the Crown (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor), had finished the examination of witnesses on the previous ovening.
The following was the jury-Messrs. K. C. H. Newman, J. Lysaught, C. Pickering, M. Steger, D. K. Moss, T. C. Downing, and E.. Judah.
Lordship brought in a verdict of guilty against The jury having been charged by his
both defendants.
His Lordship before passing sentence asked the prisquers how long they had been connected. with this shop
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younger of her two little girls were in the Royal Baking Powder Co.
garden waiting on Inspector Watson coming for breakfast. Prisoner entered the garden and asked if the inspector was in. Mg. Watson
said No." Thereupon defendant sat down and talked to the little girl in Chinese. Shortly afterwards he
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went away after putting DR. NEWELL WILSON. DR. WILLIAM DANEL two $10 notes into her hand. The little girl gave them to her mother, who handed them over to her husband when he came home. The child gave the money to her mother, and that was procuring a bribe unless defendant could give them some reason to show timt 320 was a reasonable present to the child. Inspector Watson, as soon as he got the money front his wife, and on understanding the circumstances under which it had been given, at once { put it into the hands of Chief Detective Iusportor Hanson. When defendant Was naked about the inatter by Inspector Hou- son, he said he had given the money to the child to buy sweetmeats. It was rather unlikely that he would give a child $20 to buy sweetmeats
Evidence was led for the prosecntion.
Mr. Slado in addressing the jury for the defence said the prosecution suggested three things--that the weg was handed to the child for her father, was handed to the child for her mother to influence her that she might deal only with-this man as compradore, and that the money was meant as a bribe. Why, he asked, should the Crown look upon this money in the light of a bribe? Why should it not have been meant for the mother or for the girl herself?
The jury, having boen addressed by kis Lord- ships, rotired, and after a consultation of about
sjority of 5 to 2. 15 minutes, votarned a verdict of guilty by a
1
His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to pay. a time of $500 or go to prison for six months.
The fine was paid..
The Court re at 1.50 p.m.
No charge for examinations,
Ofice hours 9 4,, to-1 P., and 2 ́to 5 P.M.
31, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
(First Floor Watkin's Building).
Hongkong, 18th February, 1904.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
of the Members of the Hongkong Genera! THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Chamber of Commerce will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 27th APRIL, 1901, at 3.30 PM. at the CHAMBER ROOM, City Hall, for the purpose of receiving the Com mitte's Report and Accounts for the year ended $1st December, 1903, electing the Com mittes for the ensuing year and transacting' general business.
A. R. LOWE, Secretary.
By Order,
Hongong, 18th April, 1904.
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