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he hero-worship which followel with the Aryan invasion; and thenes to the present dovelopment of a lively belief in the divine right of kings, which is, crudely put, the essence of Japan's modern faith, What Buddhisma there is in Japan is a bastant,
The Chins Navigation Company's steamer discovered a mechanical mine off Society Bay Wuchung, Captain Scott, from Newchwang,
on July 25th, and took it to Chefoo.
& CO., misunderstood, adaptation of the cult of acquitted, the Pentang Gezette says, hon
GAUTAMA, and these very misunderstand. ings have conspired to strengthen the unwavering, almost unreasoning loyalty to the authorities and ruling house, a loyalty that has forced itself upon our notice in very etriking ways during the present trouble with Russia. Another illustration of the popular view of Japan before all," or "the APPOINT-tion before party politics," may be found
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
CHEMISTS
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MENT TO
in the Fourth Financial and Economic Annual of Japan 1904, a copy of which, bas reached us, by courtesy of Mr. Noua, the Consul hers, from Mr. Y. SAKATANI, the THE GOVERNOR. Vice Minister of Finances. This most clever
HIS EXCELLENCY
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CHEMISTS
DRUGGISTS
PERFUMERS
and interesting compilation will bear more exhaustive consideration than can be given in the space of one article. For the present, the notes on the badget for 1904-5 claim attention. The Japanese House of Peers, it may be remarked, is a more lordly institu- tion then our House of Lords, being likened
At Tapah (Perak), the other day, a Chiuanian was tried for murder and acquitted. On being his left land and said "That is the hand thy lord, that committed the murder." Thus saying, he marched out triumphantly.
The l'orang Guzelle published a telegram from Singapore saying that the Vladivostock foet was off Yokohama. So it was, a long way
Tokyo bay.
THE WAR.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
LONDON; 3rd August. The reply of the Russian Govern- ment, to the British protest in the matter of the seizure of the Malacca, is an acceptance of our declaration
off. The rumour reached Hongkong that that the ammunition on board was Yokohama had been bombarded, but was conj tradicted before it made headway. A warm Government stores for longkong. welcome waits any Russian slips entering It announces that the commaissiona
of the Petersburg and Samolensk | F. Shuster, an enginear eniployed at the Quarry Bay Sugar Works, died in the Civil have expired. Russia still insists, Hospital yesterday morning, having been found unconscions near the No. Station.
It is however, that the operations of the feared that he has been injured in jumping off Volunteer Fleet were justified, and
There will be an consistent with international, law,
EVACUATION OF HAICHENG.
one of the trans. À largo mum of money was ' found in his clothing. inquest.
The U. F. R. steamer Empress of China took away yesterday a large number of passengers, including a good many Hongkong residents. Among these we noticed the names of Dr. and
Mrs. Bateson Wright, Col. and Mrs. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Woolmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCallum, Messrs. H. W. Slade, W. G. Humphroys, H. E. R. Hunter and P. C. Potts,
Losnos, 3rd August. The evacuation of Haicheng is confirmed by the Russians
with justice to the Prussian Herrenhaus.
[JAPANESE OFFICIAL, REPORTS.} These notes on the budget for Japan's
ANOTHER JAPANESE VICTORY, thirty-seventh fiscal year refer in a very matter-of-fact manner to the event we speak
By kind permission of Lient. Col. Iremonger Mr. Noma, Japanese Consul, received of in the opening of this article, and which and Officers, the band of the rd Burma Intelegram lat even'ng from Tokyo, stating caused such a world-wide sensation lastfantry will play the following programma that the Tomoucheug attacking force the Kowloon Hotel, during Luner, this evening December. It says: "the House of Re-
(weather permitting).—March "Soldiers of the engaged the enemy on the 30th and 31st "presentatives was dissolved, so that there ** was no opportunity of presenting the Bul. King." Hewitt: Overture, "Haydee," Auber, ultimo around that place. The Russiaus Selection, "Jalanthe," Sullivan; Dance, "Punch were strongly entrenched on the neigh-
CIGAR AND CIGARETTE "get to the Diet." Without troubling the
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Diet at all, and in accordance with a clause of the Constitution that seems to have fitted the ease, a modified copy of the preceding your's Budget was carried out. The repentant
The Widgeon, a new armed shallow-draught Diet, after a month's dismissal, went back steamer, built for the Royal Navy by Messrs. weekly to their seats and passed a Wur Bid-Yarrow and Co., will be employed on the China station. The Widgeon, which was laid down on With regard to MER-get, of which more anon.
November 2nd, has been constructed with a The general decrease noted in both revenue
length of 16ft., a breadth of 24ft. Gin., and and expenditure, the Finance Minister points displacement of 195 tons. Her draught of out that the first is not inconsistent with general progress, but is due to the restora tion of the land-tas to its former basis, and
to a decrease in the aaké tax and sugar
oxcise. The decrease in expenditure, of conta, was obtained at the cost of post-
A. S. WATSON & CO. poning many public works. No new works
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water is only ft. Gin, and she is to be commis- sioned for river service in the Far East. Her engines are of 800 home power, propelling her
at a speed of 13 knots per hour. She is equip ped with two 6-poundor quick-firing guns,
Under" Cricket." the Times epitome on the
1st ultimo said: The match between Oxford
and Cambridge was began yesterday at Lord's, in beautiful weather. Cambridge batted first, and scored 253, and at the close of play Oxford
had made 84 for three wickets-At Nottingham,
WAR ITEMS.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
CANTON,
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
2nd August.
on the 31st
The Straits Times of July 27th reports that the British steator Calchas, Puget Sound for Hongkong, as seized by the Vladivostock There was a regular naval war craisers.-The French flag was flying over all ultimo, between the collectors of the boat taxes the Russon buildings in Nawelwang, and and the boat people working between Fates and everything pointed to a general retreat of the Fong Tau A number of adventurers had Russians.--Three hundred and fourteen wound- | applied to the Viceroy and obtained a licence Russians from Tashikino arrived at Minkdon to impose taxes on all the boats in the province on the 25th--Vico-Admiral Ueltowski, former of Kwangtung. They formed a company by ly captain of the Percatiet, lasing been given name “ Po Yik & Co" and paid to the Govern- command of the Port Arthur squadron, naval ment two hundred thousand faols for the sorties from the port were anticipated by the privilege of colleeting taxes on all Chinese Times' correspondent at Chefoo, who believed boats, large and small; in Cuntur; and they gublet the licence to other persons to collect taxes also on boats in the districts and towns outside of Canton. They should have egun operations on the 8th of the moon (20th "July) ; but because there was a lot of talk about the difficulty of ecllecting these taxes, as the flower beat people had called meetings to discuss plans of opposi-. on, they demurred until a few days ago, when
the Russians still to have a fleet in boing."
GERMAN STEAMER HELD UP,
The German steamer Glefon, from New chwung to Chefoo in ballast, was stopped fifteen miles south of Port Arthur at two o'clock am- on July 25th, by four Japanese destroyers. Au offer from one of the destroyers examine the Chefoo's log and endorsed it, and she was permitted to proceed on her voyage. Subra.
quently, however, says the Shanghai Mersary, the Chefoo was fired on by the same fotilla,, for what reason is unknown. Fortunately no dumugo was done. It is believed the shot was fired through a misunderstanding.
LICENTIOUS SOLDIERY,
the monopolists anchored several boats between
Fateo and Tong Tsoiuand started to collect the taxes. Some had paid and gone away, but other flower boats and salt janks were possing, and these tar boats detained them until they had paid the taxes. The amount payable depended upo¤ the caprice of the collectors; It was said to be Tartar-General Tseng Chi of Moukden has levied by so much per foot. On this occasion mado definite arrangements with Viceroy the collectors nseil the English foot le measure Alexioff in regard to the bratal assault on the boats, which is by two inches shorter than the Chinese and Manchu women by Russian soldiers Chinese foot; so the boat people refused to pay in Manchuria. The Viceroy has giron bis the squeeze and began to quarrel. The collect- consent to deal with Russians who are thusors, when the latter refused to pay, went into guilty according to the regulations as agreed their boats and began to remove the fixtures on upon, and it is hoped that there will be no board. As the salt junks usually carry guns repetition of further assaults of this kind. and rifles, they began the fight by throwing Thus far, the Wai Wu Pa has not, however, missiles and firing rifles. Three persoza were killed and several wounded. Some jumped into been informed of those regulations.
the water to escape, but two tax collectors were seized and detained by the boat people. On the same day, report being made to the magis trates of Naraboi and Pun Yiu, these officials wout with soldiers, and the admiral with gan. At present the boat boats, to suppress the riot. population threaten to strike. There is z regular blockade in the Fateo and Fong Tsuin.
Vekselk On
KOWLOON DOCKS.
WORK IN HAND.
bouring heights, fift en miles to the south- east of Haiclong. Force fighting, lasting
Since the launch of the Shanghai the bad ng throughout the second day, resulted in
yard at the Kowloon Docks las had rather a the Japanese left wing expelling the quiet appearance. The new Slas" ferry is enemy on their front. Having occupied well advancel'in construction, her hull being the vacated position, they menaced the completed and the deck fitting work in head. rear of the enemy's main body, and theThe "Star" Ferry Co. at present have four the Hongkong-Kowloon ferry. Russians thereupon fell back, retreating in When this one is ready for service the Com- the night in the direction of Haichongpray intend to run beats half an hour later on. General Alexieft in person commanded Saturday, and on ether days if there be a the two Russian divisions of infantry and sufficient demand. seven batteries of artillery. The Japanese captured six old guns and some prisoners, Que losing nearly four hundred bundred and fifty Russian corpses were
counted on the field.
27207.
FURTHER FIGHTING.'
TOKIO, Angast 2. General Karoki reports that our army cocl. the home teant mast Lancashire, and scored 363menced operations at daybreak of the 31st July for thres wickets, Iremonger miking 197 forattacking the enemy, who occupied Yushulin.
The hull of the now steamer for the US Geodetic Department is almost completed. The
vessel, measuring 144ft, between perpendiculars, is a very good model, bat hardly up to the standard of the Goodetic s.8. Pathfinder, & clipper-bowed craft. The lathfinder went into No. 3 dock at Kowloon yesterday. She bas undergone extensive repairs at the hands of the Dock Company, and is now to complete the overhaul with a botton scraping.
The new hopper, built for the Dock Co.'s Her seams own 9, is now about finished.
no boat being allowed to pass.
JAPANESE ECONOMICS,
The Fourth Financial and Economic Annual of Japan, briefly referred to in today's leading article, is a model of lucid statistical work. Its excellent railway map, its illustrative diagrams, and its various tables, compiled so that he who state of Japanese economic progress than rons many read, give a clearer presentment of the
columns of comment could do. The diagrams on plate 3 show the sources of revenue, Tho national debt at the end of March last stood at evor 550,000,000 yen, or a little over ten yea Per head,
There is a striking diagram showing how largely the imperial policy is responsible for the incurment of the debt. In six years the number of business companies in
will be begun at all this current fiscal year; and the development of the railway system will be confined to the sections already commenced. That, and education, and ONLYcommanications relating to the news columns colonisation, inter alia, has had to be hang dresses with communications addressed to the Editor, up in view of the war, for which up to the Leicestershire, playing at Brighton, made 277. tzo (four miles west of Hsihoyen) and Yangtzul are caulkod and pitched, so a cost of tar is about Japan was multiplied by eight, bat since 1900
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Hongkono, 4th August, 1904.
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oud of March the spending of one hundred and fifty-six million yen had been sautioned by Imperial Ordinance. In addition to the domestic loan of a hundred willione, which elicited subscriptions amounting to four and a half times that sum, leaving even then, as this report complacently remarke, anatuple margin" still retained by the nation in addition there were diverted twenty-five millious kept under special accounts.
The Finance Minister's reason for believing that the financial resources of Japau are still barely touched is that the most of that huge issue of Exchequer Bads WHEN, before the current war began, the was allotted among the lower classes. That Japanese Dict introduced in its Reply to
was the emergency war budget. Since then, the Address from the Throne a variation As our readers are aware, there have been from the castomary tone of grateful acextmordinary special taxes imposed in quiescents in the status quo, there was a Japan, at which, by the way, the foreigners distinctly perceptibla sarsation of shock within her gates have halked. The revenue throughout the empire. The conspicuous and expenditure of this extraordinary in dget meeknees with which the Japanese people both amount to three hundred and eighty accepted the subsequent seumury dismissal million yes; and the war expenditures and of its recalcitrant representatives must be expenses connected with "the present affair regarded as an indication that Japan is not with Russia" aggregate to about 576,000,000 yet so desperately democratic in its ideas gee. All this—and not a single "little as some alien observers have considered it Jupaulander "in the whole of Nippon? It to be.. The secret of the apparent inappre-aust be, us has been said, that the Japanese ciation of the logical issues of the Iro Conreligion is putr.otism, and its patriotism a stitution may perhaps be found in the fact religious conviction." that sufficient time has not elapsed for one of its most famous clauses to bear fruit. Wo have in mind the twenty-eighth article. granting frection of religious belier. En- lightened as Iro's views upon State religious andoubtedly are, and greatly appreciated as this privilege will one day be, we have little doubt, malgre the self-congratulatory tram- petings of the Christian missionaries, and the greatly enhanced efforts of the Buddhist revivalists, that the great heart of Japan is
One Chinese died of plague yesterday.
The German steamer P. R. Luitpold arrived in harbour before eleven last night,
Lieut. Colonel W. S Birdwood, of the 110th Mahratta Infantry, has been gazetted coloucl.
The English and French Mail of the 2nd July und 28th June was delivered in Londen ou the 1st and 2nd inst.
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Acting Police
still steeped in Shintoismi. Not perhaps Magistrate, was yesterday still toe unwell to the pure, esoteric Shintoism as described by attend at Court, Mr. LowELL, but the Shintoism that hus naturally evolved from its remoter origins Recollection of Professor CHAMBERLAIN's translation of the Records of Ancient Things recalls a suggestion somewhere in the intro- duction that Shintoism may have begun ast
Mr. J. H. Komp beat Hon. Pollock, K.C., in the Chess Championship semi-final. He won one game and the other two ware drawn. The championship now lies between Mosers. Komp and Falloon.
and Sussex scored 63 without the loss of a wickkt.--Darbyshire were at the wickets all day at Derby against Surrey, and made 373 for nine wickets, Mr. Cargeuren scoring 124-A
Birmingham, Warwickshire made 307 against Yorkshire. To this total Mr. Glover con- tributed 124-Phaying at Cork, the Gentlemen of Ireland made 124 for seven wickets against the South African team.
GOVERNOR'S FIRST LEVER.
- At four o'clock to-morrow (Friday), afternoon. H.E. the Governor of this Colony holds a leves at Government House.
Each gentleman in expected to bring with him iwe cards, with his name distinctly written thereon, to be handed to the Aides-de-Camp in
waiting.
The Private Entree will commence liftesa minutes' wfore the General Levee; and may be attended by the Members of both Councils by the Bishops; by the Judges, by the Heads of the Government Departments; by the Census. General and Consils of Foreign Powers; and by the Narni and Military Officers of Field, or
corresponding rant.
MARRIAGE AT HONGKONG.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCallum left Hong kong yesterday on their honeymoon. Twenty- four hours before, Mrs. McCullum was Miss Mary Frances Hunter, sister to Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, of the H. & S. Bank, and Mr. McCallum was a bachelor colleague of his with the same | Corporation. The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Victoria, J. Hoare, D.D., affected the happy transforina-
The
enemy at
all she requires before taking the water.
The recently launched Shanghai, the largest steamer ever turned oat at this Colony, built to order of the China Navigation Co.. for the Lower Yangtaze trade, is alongside getting her ongines fitted. This work is proceeding with all possible expedition.
The river, steamer Chanwaž is being recop- pered on the slips. The Triumph, a fairly sized deep-water freighter, is also on the slips for a cleaning. The China Navigation 8. Chihli, looking very trim, was floated out of No.
The Glenogle lay dock yesterday morning. alongside for repair. The Leviathan, of course,
Accommodation of No. 1 monopolises the
ing (six miles west of Motionling). Both places Yushulintza consistei of are situated twenty-five miles from Liusyour. two divisions with the corresponding artillery. The attacking opemlions were carril out as previously arranged, and by sunset wa had defeated both the enemy's wings, but, owing to the enemy's large force and strong positions, we were unable to dislodge them. At daybreak of the 1st inst. we resumed the attack and aucecoded in expelling the enemy at noon and paraned them four miles west. The enemy fled towards Auping. The enemy at Yangtzaling consisted of two and a half divisions with four batteries of artillery. The attacking operations there also progressed successfully,
and dock. by sunset we carried the enemy's principal positions, but
2 portion of the enemy resistance, and we offered the sloutest bivouacked the night in battle formation. At daybreak on the 1st inst, we resumed the attack, and at Sam. all the heights fell into our hands. The enemy fled towards Tangho you. Our casualties are under investigation. We captured some field guns. In this engage ment the attacking operations had disadvant ages; firstly, by steepness of the ground secondly, by lack of suitable position for Artillery, while the heat wus
over 100deg. Fahrenheit.
[We published this telegram in an “Extra yesterday. It should have appeared in our pre-
ions issue, but was miscarried.]
CHESTER'S SERVICE.}
FOOD NOT CONTRABAND.
LONDON, 1st August Earl Percy in the House of Coinmous
GENERAL KELLER KILLED.
tion, in the presence of (among many others) said that Great Britain Lad protested to Sir William and Lady Goodman, Sir Henry Eussia against the inclusion of foodstuffs and Lady Berkeley and the Missos Berkeley, Hon, ou the list of contraband of war. F. H. Muy, C.M.G. and Mrs. May, Sir Paul Chator, C.M.G., Commodore und Mrs. Dickson, Hou.P.N.H. Jones and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Hoare Hon. R. Shewan, Hou. G. Stewart and Mrs. Stow- art, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, Mr.T.P.Cochrane, Mr. and Mrs. Playfair, Mr. and Mrs. Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. M. Johnston, Mr.
LONDON, 1st August. “ General Kuropatkin reports that General Keller, commanding at Yang-tse-Ling, was killed by a shell.
THE
KNIGHT COMMANDER"
CASE W. A. Cruickshank, Mr. A. G. Wood, Mr. und Mrs. Volpicelli, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, Mr.
LONDON, 1st August, and Mrs. H. E. Tomkins, Mr. H. N. Mody, Mr.
Reuter's correspondent in St. Petersburg and Mrs. Evan Onniston, Mr. J. R. Brazier, Mc. H. C. Wilcox und Mrs. R. C. Wilcox, Mr. wires that the Russian answer to Great and Mrs. A. Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. H: Schu Britain's representations regarding the bart, Mr. and Mas. W. Danby, Mr. and Messinking of the Knight Commander is not G. C. Moxon, Mr. and Mrs. B. Layton, Mr. and Speaking in favour of the Navy League at Mrs. F. Goetz, Mr. R. Fahrmann, Mr. anal yet received at the Embassy, but there is an offshoot of that most universal form of Liverpool, Sir Alfred Jones said it was import. Mrs. C. Pemberton, Rev. F. T. Johnson. Mr. faith expressed in sun-worship, the sup not that the British mercantile marine should T. F. Hough, Mr. C. W. May, Mr. J. Y. V given to the Hon. Charles Hardinge will being recoguised as the male principle in all be mumed by sailors who would fight or their Vernon, Mr. J. Barton, Mr. H. T. Butterworth, not be loyally fulfilled and revised instruc- phallic religion. At all events, it is not country just as the Japanese soldiers and sailors and Mr. J. Whittal; with the members of the tions sent to Admiral Skrydloff as a result
Bank Junior Mese.
of the Knight Commander incident. bard to trace a connection between that andre Gghting for theirs,
no reason to believe that the assurances
power.
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The various workshop machines tre driven by motors, ranging in power from about
has remained almost stationary. The capital athorised stands at over twelve hundred millions, nearly nine hundred millions of which has been paid up. Commerce and transportation is shown to be far ahead of industry, under this caption. Imports still keep ahead of exports since 1996, Japan baying nearly 325,000,000 yen worthof goods last year. The bulk of her exports last year went to China and America, while she favoured Great Britain and British India with the most of her orders, America running us very close in the amennt shipped to Japan. Hongkong bough thirty millions worth of Japanese edmimodities, and sold or sent only two. Russia's trade will Japan is represented by a mere dot. There are now 4,500 miles of railway open, 1,250 of it being uationalised. The population of Japan proper at last census stood at 16,304,990-ą steady increase of over ene per cent, being noticed each year. The book gives a short history of th taxation system, in which the beautifully
MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS. The recent mechanical improvements in the electrical line are working very satisfactorily. The now power luas, situated near the main entrance, covers an area of 6,500 square feet. Steam appliances are everywhere being super- sede. The new plant, when quito completed.. will be capable of supplying over 1,000 horas-graduated system of the income tax compares favourably with some others. The Govern
is already u ment Tobacce monopoly operation, bat dues aut upply to.
It is interesting to observe a modern government still payin tobacco until April next.
feudal pensione, and comperentory allowances to Shinto priests deprived of their profession by the early Meiji roform of their institution. Under "Mining" it is said that "the Govern- ment's mining industry was in most cases n failure so far as financial aspect is concerned” but under private management, the mines he since been brought to "a fonrishing condition." The book has 153 solid pages of facts and 5gures.
eight to twenty horse-power. These motors are applied from distributing switchboards. Before they were in vogue a great waste of power resulted from the necessity of working atl the machines in a shop when only one, perhaps, was required. The new dynamos came from home, but the boilers were made at the Docks. The Dock employees are very proud of their machinery; they point out such features as the large 30-ton cranes; the band saw cutting through cold iron; and the new ranchine for rolling large ship and boiler platos galvanising shop is being constructed. The Docks are illuminated at night by numerous are lamps.
A new
AUSTRALIAN NEUTRALITY.
The steamon Changsha lately arrived in Australia from China with Captain Clark and the crow of the stemmer Cloncurry. That vessel after running the Russiau gauntlet from Aus- tralia to Kobe, with 37,000 bundles of fodder, was bought by the Japanese and converted int a transport vessol.
A "MIX-UP" OF THE MAILS.
When the German steamer Prin: Heinrich had its mishap at Colombo. the mulle were transferred to the French steaner Folymeric for carriage luther. The Messageries Maritimes agent here now notifies as that thess. Polynesien with the outward mail, dus here about the 8th
As the Cloncurry was owned by Sir Malcolm instant, arrived at Singapore on the night of McEachain, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, and the 2nd with her crank shaft broken. She is houmary Japanese Consul, in that city, the sale unable to continue her voyage at present, and
was discussed by the Federal House of Repre- the agent is advised that her mails are being sentatives. Mr. Watson, the Premier, said that forwarded by the ss. Catherine Apsar, which is die here on Monday.
he had no knowledge of the transaction, and that every effort was being made to prevent breaches of neutrality. At the late Federal elections in Australia, Sir Malcolm McEachern, who repre- senti a Melbourne constituency in the previous Parliament, was re-elected, but, on the petition
▲ remarkable light is thrown on the methods Potersburg which appeared recently in the Daily. of Russian officialdora by an article on S. Express. The Chief of Police," says the writer, "governs the city with an iron hand of his opponent, Dr. Maloney, an extreme shod with the softest velrot." One has heard of Labourite, the election was declared all and void. A new election resulted in the return of hand in the valvet shoe reaches a depth of the iron and in the velvet glove, but the iron
Dr. Maloney. duplicity which one hal scarcely dreamed of.