HÙNG HONG JOTTINGS.
The question of the water supply is brenting painfully pressing in Honghonge again this your
A trendy wear bag past the time when we should have get through a good long refreshing lasted of that, we spell of the rainy season. are just now buring weather, which we generally well over export to get after the rains are whereas we have had practically, to infall at all got and the possibility of a water famine sems far from remote. Alrudy the Chines are fury in water on the Pruya from boats which bring it or from die stapanis in the neighmur het of Fai-bikes and Chinwan. The Water Retura of the Caleny for the 1st of June shows the there werd only 74,7000cht gallons of water the storage reservoirs as compared with, 20130000 galiotis ng the same thite last year.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 6т¤, 1904.
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HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERIES."
I credibly informed that Hongkong will, THE TREATMENT OF PLAGUE; shortly possess in attraction in the shape of i the ever-popular water-chute. The proposed lotion is to be in the near vicinity of the Hotel Metropole. The proctors of this idea hojas to have the chute in full swing are the bot weather has left us.
I am not yet in a position to disclose the names of the promotors,” kut further details will appear in due course,
Dr. Kock in his report for 1903 na medical officer in charge of the Infectious DiseaT A ospital makes the following remarks on the subject of plague cases :---
SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their Wockły Share List dated Hongkong, 4th June:---
During the week nuder review business continned active, but towards the clogin a somewhat quieter feeling prevails. The sterling demand to on London is 1. 9., oud the rates 220 for a three days sight private draft. on Shanghai are Ths. 7 for a T/T, and Tls, Barsilver in London is quoted 25t, nad Consols £910) ex dividend.
BANK SHARES.-Hongkong and Shanghais quotation remains 8667) Bers; London quintes 260, Rationals have again been alone a and have further buyers.
MARINE INSURANCE SUAREN- Unions are Tralors soll and are in good demand at $60, a shade weaker and offering at $515, Chinn but holders demand higher rates North Chumas sold at Tl. 2. Yangistes are unchanged, while Cantons are on offer at $217, after a le at 8200.
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There were 301 enses of plague admitted for treatment, of whom 20% were males and 33 females, the former being 824 per cent, the lutter 174 per cent, and the proportion of At the present time a deal of interest is being andes to females being about & to i. Of the take in the V.R.C.'s scheme for establishing a Rd missions 13 aler and 17 Tomules died, and have not been dealt in this week and the swimming bath or this side of the harbor, there were discharged cured 109 males and 16 A correspondent writes suggesting that femals. The recoveries mong the males scheuse of this kind ought to be meter mounted to 44 per cent., and among the fenndes taken by the power that " of the to 3 per cent.. roughly, three males recovering Colony. ** the surious objection. I have to offer as compared with two females. Of His deaths te such an institution being in the Inuids of a per cent. were untong the man. and 7 jrivate bly," he writes, "is that uenissto far bath
per cent. among the women. The Europeans would be prohibited to the general public cavept bored 27, and there were two deaths, giving
Pies INSURANCE · SHARES. a mortality of 74 por cent. Three Portugues
stem to stick nt $310, as no higher offer is kani glad in note that Br. Atkinsgh they pay an entrance fee of $1 and become
ren bers of the club, It is high time that were adheitted. of whom two-fiel, equalling forthcoming. Clims are improving; shares Principal Civil Medical Beer in his auuai Fongkong possessed a palsie swimming bath. Giti per cent. Of 216 Chinese, 156 died, sold at $85, but $86; is now obtainable. Pojer, pages upon the attention of the Loyern
SHIPPING SHARES →Hougkong, Canton and mut the nisal of a new Government Civa i open to all on phynxutdu reasonable fee. Ti jaking a percentage of 722; and of other
project should prose, remunerative financially, races enses were admitted, of whom 18 Mneno Steamboat shares have weakened a bit. Hospital. He voskinsls the Government that us and would undoubtedly be a real loon." This giving a percentage of 28.2 Thus it will be and there are sellers at Sig, but at $30 shares can easily be pinzal Aude-Chinus bare again Superintenkant of the Il spital de reformed to the question in his reports for the years 1899 is an idea that may be worth discussing but noted that the liter fed European, brought up boon the principal me in of business, larze Herita and 18 and der, and he now again suggests
and living atald toore healthy surroundings, lots a ling at $11914, also at $119) to and who is presumably more stewart and of a 125 for th June, 8122 to 2124 for In July; all probability undergo any serious change that a site should be reserved for a new hospital.
more robust physien developinent, has the $1 to $125 for 31st August, $25 for Bist during the campaign, because of the great dis October, $128 for 30th Norimber, and $126 to To arrange the prosent hospital in accordance
$128 for $1st December, but the market has with that best malorn peretice a good mang
taken in and the closing rate is 110 sellers inqaovements are necessary: but among the most
For cach, the Shanghai rate is Ths. 87, stondly, and the Landen rate £10. 94. d. Ofteisi pressing requirements are increased arcrine
information Las now been received that, at the modation for private patientshnd the asìdition of |
general meeting of shareholders, to be held in an operating testre. The present buildings are
Loudon on 7th instant, a dividend of 5 percent. ofsh mal cost considerable sun of moneg every
will be proposed for last year. Chin and Mauilas have advanced considerably and. None in repairs; aut anothérargument which may,
It is reported that. Viceroy Sham, finding
up to $261 cash and $271 for 30th Septem- bibed in favour of their condemnation is that
that he is handicapped in carrying ou the
ber has been paid, it at time of writing there aro cash saliers at $26. Douglass have been works of the Government on account of the thuincial difficulty, proposes to obtain a loan of moreover, that the better results obtained this negotiated at 834 and $36, and at litter figuring the war the unuther of Russian tourists is
more shares are obtainable. Star Ferries "sold your-the higher percentage of recoveries-up to 835 for old nud $25 for now stares cam are to be attributed to the earlier and more dividend, closing with bayers at $34 and 823 positive diagnosis of plague which has been respectively ex the dividend and bouns of toge her 22 por cont. paid on Pud inst ut. rendered possible by Dr. Bell's adaptation of Shell rausports have been fixed at 25s, and Ross's method of examination of the bloud. have bayors, the London quotation is 24
shillings,
the growing insufulrity of the surroundings remdeas the site a very undesirable ene for a hospital. But the Principal Civil Medical Off- cer las lived long in the Colony and has learnt to be modest in his requests. He knows the history of other public buildings now in rene of erection, and, guided by that, be merely asks For the reservations of a site. The entirely new hospital badly as it may be tiede-I, is according to all precedent, not likely to be gazed upon by the present generation. But
could not the Government create a new pre- event if it tried?
We have had during the week an interesting instance of the force of Precaleat, in the able and exhaustive judgment rendered by the Chief Justier ok the question which has arison neut the will of the late Mr. Granville Shop in relation to the onlowment of the hos pital which the decoased directed to ho built in The state left by Mr. nentory of his wife. Sharp as doubled in velar since the will was proved, the resuls being that the residue." which was bequeathed for the erection and maintenance of a hospital. has increased by The Chief something like a million dollges. Justin heb that the whole of this SUDA must be devoted to the purposes of 11 hospital, and Sir William Goodman's rubng on the poiut
personally I do not agree that it is a duty of the Government to provide a swiraming biti.
CANTON NOTES.
BANYAN.
FROM THE "CHING NGOT NAS PO” A
FINANCIAL HURIMES,
3,000,000 tarks from the people, rupayable in ten the rate of Tjer cent. years by instalments per mensen, the security being the revenas of the gambling furnis. - Certificates of one Jam. red tasks each will be issued, and the Com missioner of Custons of Canton will have the The matter entirely under his management. certificates can be employel to pay all sorts of taxes. The loan is especially wanted to pur- chase firents and ammunition, to establish a police force, and to build railroads.
COUNTERFEITERE RAIDER.
On the 25th ultimo the Pan-yu mugis.
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greater chance of recovery than a pationt of any of the other races. In trentiment the prat. "at merasa has been obtained by the free usa of carbolic acið. The very parest preparation should be used, and in order to be efflacions it should be given in large dose-12 grains or more every two himne. As an aid to tredment. and to counteract the depressions, the free exhibition of stimulants such as strychnine. digitalis, and alcohol is called for. It would seem.
Dr. Bell in his report as Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital says -78 cases of
REFINERIES-China Sugars bave improved plague were admitted with deaths. The bulk hy leaps and bonus considerable transactions lavo jaken place at $153 to 8165 cash, also at of the cares were, of course, transferred to the $150 to $162 for 30th Juno, 8163 for 31st July, Infectious Diseases Hospital. As soon as the 3.5 for 31st October and 8170 for 31st epidemic started we had a stock mixture of car-December, the stock closing with strong bolic acid (20) minims for a dose) made up, and ask buyers at $165. Luzons bare not ben
mentioned at all. all cases were put on this as soon as they came in-if the blood showed no matariu and the symptomus pointed to plague-so that no time In view of was lost in starting the treatment. the favourable report issued by Dr. Thom son, I would like to point out that. though I
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tauon of the flasatre of war from the principal exporting centres. On the contrary, owing to rise in the prices of retain raw materials supplied by Rassin to foreign countries, it is HAVE YOU TRIED very probable that these will be exported in greater nuntities than heretoforo, Another channel through which Russian gold dons to Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, and elsewhere, is the wealthy tourist who spends a considerable portion of the year abroad. Dur-
certain to decronse very perceptibly, and thus a considerable sum of money will be kept in the country. Another item of expenditure is the service of the foreign debt. And this will. of course, remain what it now is until and} unless a new war loan has been negetinler, Much more serious, is the possibility that fortixn moneys may be demanded back from Russia, and the Huits of her credit uarrowed And this question is bound up with that of an increased home demand for money in general, and for gold in particular. To a large extent this matter is in the hands of the Finance Minister, who seems to lack that firmness and acumen which stood his predecessor in such good stead.
For several years past foreign capital husi materially contributed to keep down the rate
Five suggested this treatment to yon, the rout credit tions to be considered and arranged at a meating of discount: tho Russian money market exhibit-
trate went with some officers and soldiers to a house in Tung-Yin-Land, East of Canton, where appliances and dies for making counter- fit Final coins were found, together with several hundred picess of counterfeit twenty- vent, ten-cent, and five-cent pieces. persons, including a young woman, were arrest. e und konght back to the Pun-yu magistracy, They pleaded guilty, and said that small coins to the value of a hundred dollars were sold to the people for thirty dollars.
THE OPIUM TAN
for introducing this drug in such large doses belongs to Dr. A. Wiglesworth, of Liverpool.
BRITISH COTTON IN THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.
In the House of Comuzons on the 26th April Mr. J. Rutherford moved a resciution that it
ing a strong tendency to link itself mors closely with the principal exchanges of Europe. This tendency the now been saddeniy cheeked by M. Kokeffisel, who inangarated his officia! activity by rising the rate of discount, curtailing the credit of privato financial institutions, und baudoning a very important exchange operation
MINING SHARES.-Pusjous, ordinaries, are quite nowina!, while preference stures have ba us at 25 cents; at the general meeting of shareholders held on 1st instant, it was, after a lengthy discussion, decided to voluntarily wind up the Company, transferring sure to a nary Company to be formed, terms and condi-
of shareholders to be convened for that purpose it some futuro date. The principal difficulty appears to be the claim of the pr. forsucs share holders, si the meeting the chairman outlined the scheme for the formation of a new Company as follows: To form a new Company with a capital of $300 000 in 100,000 ordinary shares of $3 each $4 paid up and the balance to be called up at the discretion of the directors. The capital to be issued as follows: 6600) shares to the presont ordinary shareholders in 5 per share, with a liability of $1 remaining 18,000 shares inlly paid up to preference shareholders in exchange for their 91 shares, und interest accrued thereon, and 22,000 daforred shares of the value of 3 each to be offered to the public at a small premium later a after further sales at $7, close with rollers at that rate; a telegram from the wine reports a of paying back the number of roubles receivert crushing of 2300 tons of ore, yielding 565 and reclaiming the foreign money deposited, ounces of galit. A preliminary notics appears in the advertising columns of the Singapore For this accommodation the State Bank was Jelebu Mining and Trading Company Limited, were freed from the results of wild speculation Frer Press of the sale of the property of the paid a moderate commission, unul its customers in liquidation, by Messrs. H. L. Coghlan or Joss 21st; there are three lots, Soremban by thus insuring a certain rate of exchange the Bin and Glami Lodes. There will be no
sectisalsolutely sound, according to legal proce- offers to reorganise the prepared opium tax waa incumbent mo the Government to encourage exchange for their existing scrip'un payment vf
dent. To the crinary layman, however, the most satisfactory solution of a question of 1 Mort would appeaL
to be thus, the Total amount of the increment in the value of the estate should be divided pro`rata among
The Cauton high authorities have deputed An office has been established in the Great Monk Monastery for this purpose. On the 2nd just the local angistrates were ordered to certain and report the names of the opia divans and the prepared-opium shops together
cotton growing in the African Colonies and protectorates. Mr. Peel moved to amend the resolution by extending it to the whole of the Empire, and this was accepted. The motion as amended was agreed to. The Colonial Secretary,
which for nearly three years has been carried out hy the Imperial Sinte Bauk. The nature of this transaction may be thus briefly described. Customers of the bank, importers and others enjoying foreign credit for a short specified term, were wont to deposit, in the hank sums of foreign money, to receive in exchange Russiau
all fl beneficiaries under the will, including with the unus of the different aspers within Mr. Alfred Lyttelton, highly gratified the Charbenuages are unchanged, while Ranba roubles at a certain rate, and to possess the right |
the hospital; that is if it can safely be assumed their jurisdiction. tld the amounts of the not very munificent
EDUCATION.
legacies left to relatives and friends were deter. It is reported that the scholars selected mined by a consideration of the sum which by the Educational Departinent to proceed to would thereafter be left for the erection and foreign countries to complete their education. maintenance of the hospital, which was evidently will leave Canton on the hid instant for their his uppermost consideration.
"What an extra-various destitions. Those that have been for development of rotten fields in West Africa Eroperty, alluvial concession of 1.400 nores, and during the whole term of their credit. Now i ordinary hospital this will be! A bospital which will never her to upper to the charitable abdi for funds must surely be unique. Tu chief difficulty of the treasurer will be to know what to do with the ney, for there is no telling to what extent the estate will increase in value as the Colony continues to develop,
I hear that in about three weeks' time certain sections of the new Electric Tramways will be in rromine order and that genend opening may be looked for by the 1st of August. It appens that it is a stipulation in the agreement bedween the Tramway Company and the Government that upon the opening of the system 500 rickslas will be withdrawn from the streets, loaving about 1,000 plying for hire. This imponding reduction is already being counted on by the ricksha-pullers, many of whom are endeavouring to sell off their vehicles or phtain employment as private-ricksha goodies. Now is the time for anyone wanting a rirksha to obtain one cheap.
A visit to the new dock ut Quarry Bay shows that Blessrs. Butterfield & Swire are making great progress in its construction. It is estimated, rongly, that the whole equipment of the dockyard will be completed'in about three years. In the dry-dook itself there is enough solid granito yet to require blusting operations of a year's duration, but the walls of the basin have been more than half built, and work-on the cofferdam is wing pushed on rapidly. The dock when completed will accommodate the largest shup in the world.
In a Northern port paper a writer discusses the relative pl ysical capabilities of the differen men-of-war's men who periodically visit fly A more interesting towns on the China cost. thing to discuss would be, perhaps, the personal demeanor of the Navy men of various nationalities From my own observation in Hongkong I should say that the French are the best-behaved, the British the best-tempered, the Germans the most exclusive and non- obtrusive, and the Russians the most boorish, while the Americans are the most jovial and good-naturedly uproarious,
chiseu to go to Europe and Amries are under the control of one Chan-Kam-Te, a former pupil of Queen's College.
Lancashire members by announcing that a com- prehensive scheme has been decidel upon for the cultivation of cotton in the British Empire on a commercial scale. It had been arranged between the British Empire Cotton-Growing Association and the Colonial fee that for three years that association should contribute £30,000 per annum The sum of £30000 will go yearly to each of the three colonies-Lagos. South Nigeria, and Sierra Leone-and they on their part will con- tribute together a total sum of £6,500 yearly. The Government will convey to the association areas of land on easy terms. Railway facilities LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESIN will be free ut first. Messrs. Exler, Dempster
YOIRS ON THE 1ST JUNE,
and Co. offer free transit for some time of a LEVEL
certain quantity of the cotton sont home. The 1904 Below overfor Below overflow. Cocton-Growing Association souk no profit for. Tytum....
in. 9 ft. 0 in. 24 ft.
five years, and any prost that may be made will Pokfubm... 6ft. 5 in. 10 ft 0 30. be put back into the industry for its develop. Wongneicheong 41 ft. 8 in. 29 ft. 10 in.
WATER RETURN
1908.
STORAGE GALLONS.
1903.
Tylom 211,00-000 Pokfuum......... 32,000,000 Wongueicheong 460,000
ment
SHIPPING NOTES.
WEATHER.
The .s. Foyle from Kuchinotae reports light unsteady winds and fine.
Thess. Andre Rickmers from Bangkok reports Thess. Sungkany from Manila reports fine and clear; fresh N.W."ly winde with passing showers, N.Ely well.
The .. Hailan from Foochow it ports reports light westerly winds and fus ole weather throughout the voyage.
The ss. Heuthbaru from Moji experienced variable winde. In the Formosa. Straits the weather was calm and fine.
1404 59,300,000 8,300,000 4,060.000
Total 264,560,096 71,200,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY Ortine weather.
VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING, THE MONTH OF MAY.
1903. 1004. Consumption. 111,818,000 76931,000 gallons Estimated popis
lation. 218,800 098,700 Consumption per hend per day
16.4 11.1 gallons Intermittent supply to 5th May, 1903. Intermittent supply during the month of May, 1904. CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON FEN- INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF MAY,
1901.
1904. Consumption 14,438,000 12,964,000 gallons Estimated popu-
Etion
€7,800 61,950 Consumption per
head por day 7.5
6.1 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,
P. N. H. JONES,
Water Authority.
BASEBALL.
A match was played on the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon between teams from the American warships Wisconsin and Monterey After a poor game the Wisconsin men ran out winners by 14 to 6.
Another match will be played during the ensuing week, probably on Wednesday.
II.M. S. Geet, froin Woosing, reports light N.. winds. stanoth seas and clear.
The British steamer Scare Fell, reported in. ont Instissue as having been wrecked on the Algerian couet, belonged to the timpson Steam- ship Company, and was hand for Kiagehow with 2,900 tons of coal. The vessel had been struggling all day against a head sen, and, ranning into a fog, got eat of her course and struck the shore The steamer broke up in three places, but the captain, although bo had sustained an isjary, managed to reach the shore along with three officers and fourteen of the araw. "Ten English and two Greek seamen were washed off the ship and disappeared. The crew lost all their papers and effants. The survivors were hospitably received on shore.
STEAMER MOVEMENTA
The Imperial German mail steamer Seydis loft Fingapore on Friday, at 10 a.m., and may he expected here on Tuesday, the 7th inst., at
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The Imperial German mail sleumer Socksen left Shanghai via Foochow on Saturday, at 3 am, and may be expected bars on Wednesday, ut 4 a.r.
The P.M. steamer Mongolia left Nagasaki for Manila on Saturday morning, and is due there on Wednesday morning, the 8th inst
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market. with the results
tarer of Cotton Tweeds, Treuserings, apply to that finnucial credit oporations abroad, and, &e. Apply, with full particulars and referencas in particular, the discounting of hills of (in confidence, "Cotton," at Dawson's 121,
Cannon Bireet, Londen, É.C. archange in foreign countries, will have to cease, that the Russian rate of exchange will be still further raised, that the home demand for money will be intensihed, and thus Kassinn credit abroad has been severely shaken.
Docks, WARVES, AND GODOWN-Houg kong and Whampoa Dock Company's shares sold in small parcels at $215, $215, and $216, also at equivalent rates on time, but close a bit quieter at $215. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's shares sold at 8112 to $110, and continue on offer at the lower rate. New Amoy Docks are unchanged. Farn-
The raising of the rats of discount by one hams have improved, business has been done at Ts. 1 to Ts. 155 and there are now buyers per cent. at a moment when the demand for at Tis, 157; the Shanghai rate is The 1571
inoney was perfectly normal camo as a surprise to all Russian bauks and fanciers. For it Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves have rnied rather weaker and we follow the latest Shanghai was not warranted by any of the considerations quotation received by wire, which is Ts, 145 which are usually deemed decisive. It would buyers; we hear that the new issue of shares have been justified if the gold reserves in hand will take place at par on 30th September best. wara ten times less than they are believed to bo. LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- so that a further issue of paper to the extent of, koug Land Investment and Agoner Company's say. 100 raillion roubles would have exhausted Shares sold at $158 and are on offer now at then. No wonder, then, that foreigners were $1574; a sale at $164 for 30th September is also alarmed, and contributed by their not unreason, reported. Kowloon Lands are in demand at able fears to bring about the panic which did $364, and West Points at $68. Hongkong so much harm to Russian's credit. If the Hotels, after sale at $187 to $138, are quieter Finance Minister and his advisors have such with sellers at $137. Humphrey's Estates and slender faith in Rassin's resources that they act Finance Company's Shares sold at $124 to $121. as if a breakdown were impending is it Finance Company's Shine quotation, for shares seasonable to expect foreigners, whose money is geld at $4 and $4; and have buyers at the higher at stake, to display greater confidence in Russia's figure. Shanghai Lands are quotes in Shanghai solvency? with Tis, 100
COTTON MILLS-Without business. Hong. koop Cottors have sellers at $14. The Northern Mills are quote: Eros Tle. 30 sellers, Internationals Tls. 25 buyers, Liou Kong Movs Tle. 32 sellers, and Soychees Tle. 150 sellors
Measures of this kind are certain, if persisted in to bring about the financial and économie catastrophe which Russia is most auxious to avoid during the present critical period of her history. The bills to be paid at the close of the campaign financial and other-will, in any and every case, be heavy, will cause the feelings of dissatisfaction now pont up in the breasts of many to embody themselves in forms, and to an extent which may sorely embarrass the anthorities. But during the war & financiai
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MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Island Cements, sold at $271 to 828 and have farther buyers. AS. Watson & Co.'s shares sold to a fair es- tent at $14 cum ividend, and at $13 per ahur disastor would be fraught with terrible con. ex the final dividend of 50 cents per share paid
A mishap of this kind seems barely possible, if take into account on let instant, closing quiet at $184; an ex- traordinary general meeting of shareholders the means of which the Tsar's Government, this Company will be hold on 15th instant, to disposes, and it appears improbable, if we confirm the resolution (re is us of new capital may judge by the ease with which those resour
ces can be husbanded. But the paychological passed on 3 st nitimo; at said meeting the Clairman said that it was the intention to issu factor has also to be considered, and it is no easy the new capital on 23th September next, matter to estimate it aright. The atmost one and to offer the shares at a premism of $1 per
can say is that a financial disaster may will be share to the registered sharebeklers in the pro- averted by Wise and statesmanlike measures, portion of 1 new share for every 2 old shares which run directly counter to the policy hitherto such shares to rank for dividend for the 3 mouths ending 31st December 1934, payable in sued by the new Finance Minister." stay 1905. Hongkong Electrics have buyers at 131 for old and $7 for new shares. Les shares have improved to buyers at $220, after a sale at $217, China Providents sold at $91, $94, and $91 and have sellers at the higher rate. hina Light and Powers are wanted at 804; Langkats are quoted Th, 310 buyers in Shang
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