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THE
GENERAL BOTHA DEAD. A VICTIM OF INFLUENZA,
BRITISH NAVAL
IN NAVAL EXPENDITURE IMPOSSIBLE.
PREMIER'S DEMAND FOR DEPARTMENTAL ECONOMY.
ALLIES STERN ULTIMATUM TO RUMANIA.
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GERMAN OUTRAGES IN LETTLAND
DEATH OF GENERAE
LATEST CABLES [THATUA RECTER'S ACENCY.)
HUNGARY,
ALLIED ULTIMATUM TO RUMANIA
LOUIS BOTHA.
PRETORIA, August 17th. The Rt. Hon. Louis Botha died sudden- ly to-day, a victim of influenza
EMPIRE.
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DISASTER.
MONITOR BLOWN UP.
AROHANGEL, August 99th. The British monitor Glowworm blown up at Beresnik. She was tied up
WAS
MOST ROMANTIC FIGURE IN THE to an ammunition harge. At present it is believed that 40 are missing and 90 killed. The cause of the catastrophe is unknown.
LOSTON, August 25th. The death of General Hotha, the Prime Minister of South Africa, is made the chief frature in all the newspapers, Is sppears that he contracted influenza at Pretoria when he was in bed at midnight on August 27th, after a heart attack,
The Press emphasise that General Botha was the niest renmatic figure in the whole Empire "and the greatest per- UPPER SILESIA
sonality on
the African continent, SITUATION GIVING CAUSE FOR". The news of his death was inmediately
ANXIETY.
transmitted to the King, the Pretier, Lord Milner and others, and messages of condolence have beer, sent to the South Affivan Clovernment and tieneral Botha's family.
LONDON, August 28th. It is anthoritatively stated that, not- The text of M. Clemenceau's letter to ports, the situation in Silesia has appar withstanding the optimistic German re-
나.
PARIS, August PSth"
The Pulish Government is acting with much provocation. Up to the present time they forbearance under grent German
Rumania, dated kugust 23rd.", declaresently improved but little. The whole of that the Peace Conference has learned
the south eastern corner is at present in that Rutania is continuing the systema a state of armed revolt. tie seizure and removal of Bungarian property, and points out that Rumania as sigantory of the German Treak subcribed to Allied principles are garda reparations and "the consequent pooling af enemy assets in the mon interest, which principle Ronan is now contravening.
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Rumania is wand that the possible conseipiences of hy setiong are fraught with serious danger, and the Allies might be constrained to adopt a very vigorous course of action"
SAN IMMEDIATE AND UNEQUIVO CAL DECLARATION.“ Conference acordingly awaits.
TA
He began file as a shepherd boy on a Boer farmi,
ESTEEM HE WAS HELD IN BRITAIN
LONDON, August 9th." have not sent troops across the frontier articles, photography and incidents of his Pages of obituary notices, special to assist their compatriots, hat Polish caro testify to the importance of the the Affies because of their delay in send feeling is being daily embittered against | position held by the Inte General Botha ing representatives to enfores order and
in the eyes of the British public. fair treatment of the Poles at the hands character of the deceased, cuphasize less Experts, who analyze the work and the of the Germans,
his astonishing military career than his
The whole situation huy be summed up I work as an Empire statesman, recalling as giving great cause for anxiety. his efforts to obtain the full recognition.
TYPICAL GERMAN METHODS.
of the political status of the Dominions. Loxpos, August 29th. The situation in Upper Silesin is still serious. The aggression and provention from Rumania, an immediate and wargents are struggling against great by the Germans is continuing. The in- equivent declaration
udds owing to the lack of munitions, of which the Germans have ample. brought up and card West Prasia
Un the Pszczyna front, the
the Germans armoured
machine guns of Posnania, already occupied by the Germans, the latter att eally provoking the Pales.
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First, that "the dovernment Bumania regnises the principle that the #38el of the enemy States are "common Gourits for all the Allied and Associated Powers;
parag
Secondly, that it recognises the tion Commissions as the exclusive agendy for the collection of enemy assèts for re paration:
Thirdly, that the Hungarian properķį reived into Rumania See the Armis sti
on November Beth, in, will be aunted for in detail and hold at the -disposal of the Hopamatical Commission 2.
Fourthly, chat all further shipments of Hungarian property into Rumania will immediately cense, except with the ap- proval of the Conference;
Fifthly, that' the Government Rumania ratifies the Agreement she en¬ tracted on June 23.
FRIEDRICH FORMS A NEW
CABINET.
BUDAPEST. August 20th.
of
M. Friedrich lang antibed the Allied Military Mission at h has formed a new cabinet, and "that the elections for the National Assembly, will be held in three or four weeks on a busig of equal universal seret suffrage, He requests the despatch of a delegation, including Sevinlists, to control the elections.
THE NEW CABINET.
BERLIN, August 29th.
A elegant from Budapest states that the new Cabinet has been formed na follows:
Premier
Stephan Friedrich. Foreign Minister
Count Canky," Fiince Ministeg. 31. Johann Gruénu: War Minister"........ General Schnetzer.
BRITAIN'S NAVAL
EXPENDITURE.
ANY REDUCTION POSSIBLE. LONDON, August 25th. The Times correspondent at Welling- ton, legraphing yesterday, said that, in replying to a deputation of the Navy League, Lord Jellicoe said that any great reduction in Great Britain's naval ex-
penditure was impossible. It was likely
to remain about $1 per head.
New Zealand, if she desired to do her share in maintaining the Navy, should also contribute £1 per head, either in cash or in the form of a New Zealand unit maintained and trained in complete uniformity with the Imperial Fleet and in no way tied to the shores of New Zealand.
MONTENEGRO.
EXTREMELY SERIOUS SITUATION.
LONDON, August 28th.
and
The Germans are rushing up. reinige have been imprisoned nents, while thousands of the population
Polish quarters declare that the pro- vocation of the population into a rising uns lane in order to exterminate the Pofish element in Upper Silesin, and thus to secure a result in the forthcoming plebiscite favourable to Germany.
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LETTLAND'S TROUBLES, SUDDEN REAPPEARANCE OF VON DER GOLTZ.
PARIS, August 28th. General von der Goltz has re-appeared at Miau, where the Germans raided the Lettish Headquarters and looted the Treasury, stealing 30,000 rouble
OUTRAGE ON BRITISH..
REPRESENTATIVES.
"
RACING AT ROME, THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP,
LUDON, August 7th." The Great Ebor Handicap result was as follows:-es
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LATEST CABLES. OBITUARY. BRIGADIER GENERAL GEDDES.
General John Gordon Geddes, C.M.G...
LexDos, August 5th The death is announced of Brigadier C.B.
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A Bolshevik
message alleges that prior to the occupation, 30 British ships Gombarded Odessa for two days, after which they affected a landing. PETROGRAD PREPARING AGAINST ATTACK.
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STOCKHOLM, August 16th. Petrograd reports that the Gavera- ment has mobilized youths. of seventeen and eighteen.
WHO ENTERED ODESSA. FIRST, There appears to be some doubt re-
Army in 1883 and was a Colonel in 1915. [Brigadier General Geddes entered th He was D....G., India, frogs 1897 to 1900. served in the Tizah Expedition, 1997 1998 medal with clasp) and in the regarding which, volunteers first entered peas War, where he was wounded, 'mention. ed in despatches four times and was award
d the C.B. and the C.M.G.) ·
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BARDIER CABLES. LORD SETTRINGTON, Race Rock Wild Wood ..........
LONDON, August 6th. Lurd Settrington, who John Jackett
was recently seriously wounded in North Russia, is Nine run. Won by a short head, a heir of the Earl of March, head separating second and third.
dead, aged He was the eldest son and
The betting. W
follows:-Race Rock, 100 to 7: Wild Wood, 16 to 1: John Jackett, 6 to 1.
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CONSOLIDATING PEACE. "GERMANY BREAKS TREATY TERMS.
snuggling of German aeroplanes to Den-
COPENHAGEN, Angust seth-
mark, the Entente Commission, inspected
En connection with the reports off
90. Gerinan a-replates purchased by a
that all were new and love the Germany Danish Customs ar Viadrup and "found Copenhagen firm now in the hands of the
military marks
A CONCESSION. TO GERALANY
COPENH VOEN. August 20th. A. telegram from Berlin states that Cien- HIS FAREWELL MESSAGE.
may has been informed by Marshal Foch As regards his stand in favour of the that she is entitled, for the months after maintenance of the Union and his dig the Prace Trenty has been in operation, culties with the Nationalist, in this con-
Blurifon trus. be appealed for an bonest pretion, it is recalled that, at the reveatundrons of cavalry, and own batteries so maintains 20 battalions of infantry, 19 Congres, of the South African Party at of artillery in 9 50 kilometre, neutral re-union of Dutch elements based on a medie arranged for under the Treaty ap zone cast of the Rhine, as the gendar recognition of the Act of Union
peak to be inadequate to maintain, order.
It is hoped that as this has turned out statesmal, may etter that reconcilia to be the dying append of this great tion which was one of the great objects of AMERICAN
his life,
"A POWERFUL RECONCILING
FORCE.
...The
After
EARLIER CABLES,
DEMOCRATS, CERTAIN OF VICTORY. WASHINGTON, August 27th. conferring with President
the ratification of the Peace Treaty in Wixon, Henator Hitchcock hus predicted September with the aid of at least twelve Republican senators. The Shantung and
The Westminster Ungethe way. pire. There are few men in the world news came as a ping to the whole Em whose death could leave such a gap or create such obvious difficulties for those who will take up the work left unfinished. soldier in his own manner of fighting but defeated.
Generi Bolba was not only a great all other amendments would, he said, be great statesman and a most powerful reconciling force in the Empire.
We can sentely "estimate to-day how much we owe to the man who at the close COPENHAGEN, August 25th.
of the Boer war accepted the consequences A telegram from Riga states that the Lettish Press Bureau
is so fine a spirit and linked his own the Cernian troops in Lithuania arrested
ashounces
and his peoples' fortunes with those of that three members of the British Mission and
the British. We can but console our. her of the British Mission in Riga will be hat the nobler African Empire of took them to Mitain
selves that before his death he laid, deep Thanks to the and strong, the foundation upon which they were
the father."
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS JOIN THE GERMANS.
Russian soldiers co-operated with the quarters on August Bith. They stripped Germans in plundering the Lettish Head- the Lett Guards of their clothing and money and destroyed the building, "sing bomis fur the latter purpose.
COUNTER MEASURES BEING TAKEN.
·Representatives of the Butente Mission and the It Government have gone to Mitan to take counter-measures."
GERMAN EXPLANATION.
BERLIN, August 25th.
FRANCE AND THE RHINE FRONTIER
Paris, August 2īti
A Havas raossage says 1---
The French Chamber calmly continues its debate on the Treaty,
debts of all the warring nations should A Socialist deputy said he believed the
have beca pooled.
31. Charles Benoist delivered a long
LAWN TENNIS AT HOME. SEMI-FINAL OF THE DAVIS CUP" Isprçch stating, that France should have
COMPETITION,
DRAUVILLE, August 27th. The following are the full results of the match between England and France, in the semi-final round of the Davis Cup Competition:--
SINGLES Lirus A. R. F. Kingscole (Eng- lunch at 1. W. H. Laurentz (France), 19-5, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-47
M. Andre Gobert (France) best Mr. H. Laurentz (France), 1, 14, 10-12, Pau Dayson (England), 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Mr. Paul Larson (England) beat M.
Lieut-Col. A. R. F. Kingscote (Eng
0-1, 6-0.-
It is sens-theially explained that tien- eral son der Gultz returned to Mita on his own responsibility in consequence of insubordination among his troops, who refused to evacuate, claiming the full- inent of the Laty Government's promised) beat M. Gobert (France), 0-64, to grant them rights of citizenship and 7-5, settlement.
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GENERAL VON DER GOLTZ, APOLOGISES:
Disturbances, ensued, in which two com- panies of Lett troops were disarmed and the Lett Headquarters plundered.
General van der Goliz apologised to the Lett Headquarters and had the Letts' Armas returned.
discipline and disobedience to the Gov He drew the attention of the German troops to the fatal consequences of non- ernment's orders.
DOUBLES
M. Gobert and M. Laureatz (France) beat Mears, H. Roper Barrett and T. G Turnbull (England) 6-0, 6-1, 19-10.
[By winning this match, the English Lam
are now amed the right which they will end of this year-of going La Australia as no doubt take advantage of towards the challengers for the honour of wresting the Davis Cup from her hands. Even if Britain
en given the Rhine as her frontier. He spoke highly of the AnglFrench American alliance' and deprecated any acts tending to destroy this alliance.
FRENCH PRESS OPINION.
PARIS, August 27th.
A Havas messenge says:-- The French Press expresseg the fear that Great Britain, France and Italy alone, without the aid of America, cannot eh. force the place terms on Germany.
Nothing must be omitted to safeguard old and the new world.
spuiting this democracies of the
the
THIRTY-THREE FRENCH
SPEECHES.
"PARIS, August 27th. Aavna message says:- The French "Chamber after the holidays, to discuss the law met yesterday, three speeches are expected, all probably ratifying the Treaty of Versailles. Thirty- dealing with the same matter, viz., the terms of the League of Nations' Conven against future aggression
is able to get her best four together, it will im not bring adequate to protect France
Tho
Australian players, who are now in America he considered but a
forlorn hope. rsing to win the American honours under
the
verythiShip of Norman Brookes, carried
before them is the Wimbledon tournaments, G. L., Patterson winning the world's singh therapionship from Norman Brooks and Capt. P
V. Thomas, after defeating G. L. Pallet. O'Hara Wood and and N. Brookes.
winning the
LATEST CABLES.
AUSTRALIA. RETURN OF STATESMEN.
FREMANTLA, August 27th. Thousands of people enthusiastically
The state
ENGINEERS FOR INDIA. A LIMITED NUMBER OF VACANCIES.
LONDON, August 28th." The India Office announces vacancies doubles championship from B. Lycett and welcomed Mr. W. M. Hughes and Sir for a limited number of ex-Royal Engine R, W. Heath. If England has the services Joseph Cook from France. the East or in Egypt for service in India, Marrogardaus and H. Roper. Barrett, she Town Hall. Mr. Hughes was crowned ers officers who served in war-time in of J. C. Parke.. Lie
Lieut. Col. The minimum period of employment will
Kingscote M It is authoritatively reported that will hold temporary ranks equalling their country badly. It will, however, be sur
be one year.
men were hauled in a motor-car to the The
may do better than is generally fancied, for fighting has broken out in Montenegro demobilisation rank, and receive a bonus prising if Australia. does not keep posses-
accepted applicants the illness of Parke-has bit the mother with a digger's hat. The situation is extremely serious, as the of Rs 560. whole country is in revolt.
The Serbians are
xion of the Davis Cup for many years to endeavouring to re INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA. press the rising
come.] by have not been strong
measures, but The Montenegrins cut the railway be 1 very successful.
PROTEST AGAINST THE TRANS- tween Virbazar and Antivari, both of
VAAL TRADING ACT. which are seriously endangered.
The Serbian policy appears to be in-
LONDON, August 28th. flating the Montenegrin national feeling mixed Indian and European deputation Mr. E. S. Montagu receives to-day a and increasing the already hitter anti-who will protest against the Transvaal Serbien hate.
Trading Act.
J
AVIATION.
AMERICAN AERIAL DERBY.
Fokker, was the first to complete the cir-
TORONTO, August 17th. Colonel Barker, V.C., flying a captured cuit in the serial. Derby from Toronto to New York and back.
"
}gers,
The most reliable advices state that the Denikinites entered covered by the guns of British warships but, so far known, there was no firing.
As is
Probably the Ukrainians courierated with the Denikiaites,
GOVERNMENT
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GANCE
EXTRAVA-
PREMIER'S WARNING TO
„MINISTERS,
LATEST CABLES, " WAR PRISONERS.
LONDON, August 27th, The text has been unofficially published FRANCE REPATRIATING THE
of a letter Mr. Lloyd George Wrote to his colleagues on June 20th calling attention GERMANS.
to the strength of the feeling in the House of Commons, the Press, and all clap PARIS, August 25th.
of the community on the necessity The Supreme Council, in order to diminish the sufferings caused by the with
the immediate
cutting down of Govern- as rapidly possible, has decided to
ment expenditure.
He says that wh-n ansiripate the date of rat cation of the angrily directed to the specific fiere of public attention was Prace Treaty as far as the repatriation Erzbis ecotonries could be effected without motor care it was discovered that consid. in ein
to the public servier
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The continuance of this benevolent policy from which the termnus ndje will greatly benefit will depend on the fullment of all obligations by the man Geyeraneat and the peopie,
has erong when each Minister
Commission, to which German represente control that, if of German prisoners is concerted,
Repatriation will begis infmediately, under the squirts of the Inter-Allied ought to mank it clar to those under his sives will be added, immediately the penditure, they must make room for Treaty cothes into forer.
they cannot reduce ex- of the public and it is somebody who
is the temper can. " He says that the hende of departments must be compelled to undertake the un pleasant duty of reducing their person- int
The fact that the number of Clov erminent employés has hardly decreased since the war cannot be
He concludes
defended. saying that Ministers) cannot hope to enjoy pre-war vacations until the affairs of the nation return to porinal. He realises that but trusts the Ministers, during the vacne j'ent is ཅཱ]༢༠ཊཱི*༦༣༢༥72. P3* tricarrying out this urgent appeal and
tion, will consider the last method
propose to conform, to the general desira September, how they have conforsned, or report to h about the middle of of the nation.
TREASURY COMMENCES
EARLEN CABLES.
REPATRIATION OF RUSSIANS COMMENCES.
oners in Germany has begun,
„PARIS, Aligner 26th Repatriation of the Russian was
selected to go in Rassis for the protee A Swim offer, Major Lederer, has been hands of the Bolsheviks. tion of "AngioFrench prisoners in the
FIGHTING
LATEST CABLES. BOLSHEVISM.
BIG BOLSHEVIK DEFEAT.
RETRENCHMENT.
of
LONDON, August 10th. Sir John Bradbury, the joint Perma- nent Secretary of the Treasury, has been appointed principal British representative on the Reparation Commission in Paris. Other changes of high officials at the Treasury are also announced.
Reuter understands that these changes
LONDON, August th.. A telegram from Omsk, dated August 23th, states that, south-west of Troitsk the Bolshevist formes were heavily deare the result of reorganisation, at the Teated and forced to retreat.
Treasury, Fourtero
chequer and the Finance Committee of by the Chancellor of the Ex the abinet presided over by Mr. Lloyd George.
thousand Prisoners wer
tiken.
THE BOLSHEVIK SITUATION. PRECARIOUS.
Losnoy, August 29th. It is authoritatively stated that the West Russin succeses claimed by the Bol sheviks around Kamenka on the Dneister are very unlikely to greatly affect the
june-
tion of Generals Petlura and
Such
a junction would effective organised fore, the whole of the destroy 214 21 Bolshevik troops in the enormous pocket 250 miles deep and 150 miles wide mouth of Kieff.
campaign, in view of the Denikin
In South Russing the capture of Odes hold on any sen-const which will permit now leaves the Bolsheviks without a fcot- of communication with the oalside coast. UKRAINIANS TEN MILES FROM KIEFF.
Loybos, August 99th. Ukrainian reports state tha: Ukrainian anti-Bolshevik
Bojarka, ten miles from Kieff.
troops have reached
FRENCH AVIATORS TO CO- OPERATE WITH KOLTCHAK.
Osk, August 29th- A French Sying detachment has arrived here, to cooperate with Admiral Kolt- chak.
The appointment of Sir John Bradbury. Fix un indication of the importance
work of the Repuration Commission. of the Uther
tively
endeavourments are significant of ar being made to cope more effecs set up in the Treasury to deal respective
with the control of expenditure. The three departments which have been ly with establishments, supply "services, and general financial administration will secretary. act under direction of the permanent
GREAT RECEPTION AT TORONTO THE PRINCE OF WALES.
The Prince of Wales received another great reception here fram 30,000 people, it the Toronto Exhibition, which he de- clared open.
TORONTO, August-28th-
City Hall, His Royal Highnew was Subsequently, at the Yacht Club and alnost gicged by surging, enthusinstic masses desiring to shake hands
The police had difficulty in eontrolling the crowds.
MEXICO.
AMERICAN TROOPS RE-CROSS THE FRONTIER.
The American troops have recrossed the
WARRINGTON, August 25th.
THE BOLSHEVIKS AT KIEFF
Bolshevists continur, to imprison and
Losos. August 6th. Fugitives from Keiff declare that the murder inhabitants, including the officials frontier from Blexico of the Polish Legation. 6,000 Poles was recently ordered, of whom MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON.. only 600 escap. d.
The arrest of
EARLIER CABLES. VOLUNTEERS CAPTURE ODESSA.
A CHALLENGE AND A REFUSAL
LONDON, August 26th. Mr. F. M. Fisher, Unionist candidate A War Office communing says that on
for Widnes, challenges Mr. Arthur General Denikin's western rapidity all-wong the line. advance is continuing
front the Henderson to substantiate his statement tared by a detachment of Volunteers who, to debate on the same platform, on a with great that he was offered, and refused, the It is confirmed that Odessa was 'cap necrpts the challenge of Mr. Henderson British Ambassadorship at Petrograd an I after two days bonbardment from the heists out of the town. Black Sea, landed and drove the Bol-
definite charge against Mr. Henderson. Mr. Fisher makes the following definite critical period of the war, after return- ing" from Russia, he proved disloyal to charge against Mr. Henderson: that at
the advice tendered in Mr. Henderson' his Cabinet colleagues. He states that, if subsequent speeches had been accepted, Germany would never have been beaten.
Along both banks of the Dnieper the Volunteer advance towards Kieff is rapidly progressing.
It is reliably reported that the Bol sheviks throughout the whole of the Ukraine are completely demoralised." NO COMBINED ATTACK ON PETROGRAD.
the Bolsheviks have begun a vigorous
STOCKHOLM, August 28th. A telegram from Petrograd states that offensive in the direction of Porkhov and East Pakoli.
to
loyal to his colleagues. There can be no Mr. Henderson declines to enter into any further torrespondente with Mr. says fails to show how be proved dis- Fisher after the latter's letter, which he debate on the same platform.
THE ALLIED OCCUPATION.
..
AT COLOGNE
The Times correspondent at Helsing- fors, anys a combined advance on Petro- grad is unlikely. Finnish help in improb BRITISH GENERAL IN COMMAND EARLIER CABLES.
able and the Estbonians are unwilling SEAMEN'S STRIKE AT AN END.sian army will probably be unable to co-operate, while the North Western Rüs reach the objective before winter, The seamen's strike has ended. A mars
SYDNEY, August 25th. meeting 'decided to mann the ships..
DEPORTATION OF GERMANS.
SYDNEY August 26th. "Six hundred more Germans have been deported, including several well-known wool-buyers.
going to London to urge recognition of It is stated that General Gough is Esthenia's independence... BRITISH NAVAL BOMBARDMENT
OF ODESSA
LORDOR, August 20th.
General Clive, has issued a proclamation
COLOGNE, August 28th, The new military governor, Major- forbidding any alteration of the German Constitution as regards the occupied zone, without British approval.
The object is to prevent the procinita-
pied Odessa
The Russian Yolunteer Army has occution of trouble by revolutionaries desir The Bolsheviks withdrew ing to establish the Rhineland Republic in the direction of Balta
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