THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, 1925.
THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
ROWDYISM IN GLASGOW AND LONDON,
“AMERİCAN MAILS BY AMERICAN
SHIPS.
U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL'S COMPLAINT,
THE REPARATIONS QUESTION.
LATEST CABLES. THE REPARATIONS QUESTION (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"ENTENTE IN QNCE MORE CEMENTED."
HOME ELECTION CAMPAIGN “BRUTAL ATTACK ON A LADY CANDIDATE.
LONDON, December" lat. Miss Violet Robertson, Unionist candi- date for Strollox, Glasgow, was attacked by hooligans while addressing a meeting in Achool-roum yesterday evening. She was kicked on the leg and spat upon repeatedly. Miss Robertson is confined to her hed today,, suffering from bruises and shock.
ROWDYISM IN LONDON AND GLASGOW.
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PARIS, December 1st. The newspapers are most pleased re- garding the unanimous decision of the Reparations Commission. They declare that the Extend is once more comented.
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FRENCH ATTITUDE MONE CONCILIATORY.
LATER.'
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DISASTROUS "FLOODS IN
ITALY.
ANOTHER FRONTIER
OUTRAGE.
MUCH DAMAGE AND LOSS OF BRITISH OFFICER,” MURDERED. IN
BALUCHISTAN.
LIFE.
ROME, December 2nd.
DeLut, December 1st. Owing to torrential rain in the pro
lajor H. C. Finnis, a politient officer. vince of Bergate, North Italy, a danas motoring near Manikhwa in the Zhob on Lake Gileno burst. The waters de Agency of Baluchistan.. when he was fired stroyed villages nad swept away facon and killed by a gang of Waziris
The chauffeur and a member of the
tories, bridges and railways! The loss of life is heavy up to the present six hundred are missing.
WAR DEBTS. THEIR CANCELLATION UNTHINKABLE.
proposed sokliers' bonus.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE AMERICA'S ATTITUDE DEFINED,
PHILADELPHIA December ist.
cxport were fatally wounded,
EARLIER CABLES,
“ARCHBISHOP ON THE
ECONOMIC MENACE OF-ASIA
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
{THROUGH RUTKE'S AGENCY.].
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S
OVERDUE
FINANCE.
REMITTANCES FROM PROVINCES.
GALLANTRY DURING THE JAPAN
MARTHQUAKE. NA
CU. FOR SURGEON COMMANDER HINGSTON.
LONDON, November S0th. Surgeon Commandor W. P. Hingston ham been appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in recognition of his gallant, PEXING, December 1st.
conduct and valuable qurvices lust It is semi-officially announced that the September when the Royal Naval sick Gavernment proposes to convene a cen- quarters at Yokohama were destroyed by tral financial conference in order to devise fire and earthquake, and he was the direct |-way's ́uid `means 'whereby, repittances,
means of saving the lives of large from the provinces to Peking will be number of refugees who sought escape
from the fire in the Hospital grounds,
resumed.
It is reported that the Hupeh Provin- cial Authorities have informed the Cen tral Government that they will forward $100,000 monthly.
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SINECURES IN THE SALT ADMINISTRATION:
"CELLORS
LONDON, November 30th.. The Archbishop of York, in a speech at Hull, asked what was going to happen Then the world's centre of gravity shifted from Europe to Asia. The inexhaustible Physical resources of the East, backed SALARIES OR ADVISERS AND COUN up by Western civilisation, clouded this control horizon, if there was nothing to their natural instinct of self aggrandise. It the same state of industry came in the East. as had made the great profts at the beginning of the nineteenth century possible, then the whole of the industries in Britain would be wiped cut. INCOMPLETE GERMAN
ment.
DISARMAMENT.
LONDON, November 30th. A number of newspapers have taken up sensation yesterday's statement with regard to incomplete German disarmament, Hesuming it is official. The statement was declared that the United States had evoked by inquiries with regard to reports emerged from the War with the same from Berlin and Paris attributing certain aims as it went in. The United States, statements ts General Bingham." The though victors, had not sought territory information contained in the statement, or general reparations. They desired to although authoritative, was in nowise see France prosperous and secure, with official, and did not emanate from any her wounds healed and her just demands French source. satisfied. Cermany, united and prosper- ous, was making amends to the full extent fires of hatred quenched. of her power. They wished to see the
New Your, December 1st. In a speech Judge Gary, Chairman of the Steel Corporation, characterised the The ever says than the conciliatory cancellation of war debts as unthinkable. attitude of Sir John Bradbury was parti- He urged the reifuction of taxes, declar. eularly valuable "in view of the prospecting that national prosperity was threaten of agreement as
regarda Tangier and ed by extortionate taxation. He warned Morocco and the Italo-Spanish Birtation: Congress against false generosity like the
It is noteworthy that semi-official statement says that the question of pay- ments from the" Ruhr, mentioned in rable message dated November 5th, was LONDON. December 1st.
not discussed because there was a tacit The electoral contest, particularly in
mutual agreement to avoid any discus London and Scotland, is marked by sion likely to enuse conflict between the
Mr. Hughes, Stats Secretary, in the campaign of rowdyism, of which the victims are mostly Liberals and Con-different schools of thought regarding course of an address on the centenary, of the Monroe Doctrine, outlined its history, servatives who declare that the rowdyism is organised by extreme Labourites or
and explained how its policy had harihon Communists. Mr. Hoghir, Liberal, who
ised with other policies of the nation, is fighting Saklatvala, Lahour, at North
including the open door and the inte Hatterson. has decided to cancel all his
In connection with the Reparation Com.grity of Chian and the Far East. ancetings and rely upon personal canvass
mission's decision it is painted out that ing owing to the way he has been pursued the terms with reference to two proposed and persistently interrupted.
committees do not contain the restrictions Mr. Asquith a brother-in-law. IL J. which M. Paincare sought to place on the Tennant, Liberal candidate for Central
Committee of Experts suggested by irent Congo, is now consente pretty Britain and which were unacceptable to police to an when he was hustled and robbed of his gold watch and the United States, Great importance is attached by the Commission to Ameriena hain at the close of one of his meetings.participation, without which it is believed,
Sir Robert Horne's meeting at Glasgow yesterday evening, after continuous inter at least in British quarters, that the ruptions, ended with the Labourites enquiry would be almurtive.
All the delegates were most impressed standing on chairs and incoherently yell-with the urgency of taking steps to check
ley, where a body of men carrying a ban- AMERICA MAY BE UNOFFICIALLY Mr. Asquith suffered similarly at País- liermany's rush towards financial chaos. Her inserihed, "Hail Bolshevist Russin
REPRESENTED ON COMMITTEES. finally took possession of one meeting. Mr. Asquith leaving the platform while The "Ned Ting " was lustily nung.
NEW ZEALAND PREMIER TAKES ACTIVE PART IN CAMPAIGN
LONDON, December 1st. Premier Massey, who at Eleminion dele. gate for New Zealand to the Empire Conference, has recently draws Liberal eriticism of his head owing to his pub licly voicing Protectionist views in the course of the present electoral campaign.. In a speech at Londonderry he mid that Great Britain would have to tackle the problem of South Americaa competition with British farmers. He said South 'America could at present lent them every time in the meat industry. When Euro- pena pence was established Great Britain would have to face greater German com- petition. He contended that unemploy quent in Cirent Britain was due to Free
ing.
Trade.
EARLIER CABLES.
LABOUR AND THE CAPITAL LEVY.
WILL DROP IT IF UNWORKABLE.
LONDON, Notember 30th.
WASHINGTON, December 1st. The US. Government has informed Mr. James Logan, the American Observer on the Reparations Commission, that it is still unwilling to officially participate in a restricted inquiry as indiented in the scope of investigation of the two com mittees created, although it may agree to by unofficially represented,
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
LATER.
One of the committees appointed by the Reparations Commission will investigate means of balancing the budget and stabi- lising currency and the other will investi. gate means of valuing or causing to return, to Germany her vanished capital. »
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DECISION. The significance of to-day's decision lies in the fact that this is the first time since January 11th, when the decision was taken to occupy the Rahr, that the Re- parations Commission has taken a uni | animous decision na regards Germany.
HOPES OF AMERICAN PARTI CIPATION.
FARI,December 1st.
A semi-offcial statement hopes that the unanimity of the Reparations Commis The greatest interest has been in-sion's decision will encourage the United troduced into the election campaign by a talement ascribed to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald at Aberavon that the Labour party will drop the capital lery if it be proved unworkable and impracticable by the Treasury officials.
LATEST CABLES.
U.S. POSTMASTER GENERAL'S
REPORT.
ACCUSATION AGAINST
FOREIGN
POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS.
WASHINGTON, December 1st. The Postmaster-General's annual report strongly appeals to American public opinion to sustain his department's policy in encouraging the use of American, ships by assigning to them, whenever practic- able, American mails going abroad. He pointedly accuses foreign postal adminis- tentions of withholding mails from Ameri can vessels in favour of their own ships and declares that the American Post Office gives preference of twenty-four hours to American vessels and forty-eight hours if a postal organisation is carried. He asserts that American, vessels. obtain practically no west bound 'mails,
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U.S. SHIPPING BOARD'S RETBENCHMENT POLICY. LAST YEAR'S REDUCED PAY-ROLL
States to send a representative to the Exports Committees the members of which are to be appointed next week,
The Commission will fix the next payments to be demanded from Germany when the committees have completed their laboura.
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ITALY AND RUSSIA. FASCISTS WILL. RECOGNISE SOVIETS.
ROME, December 1st. Signor Mussolini announced in the Chamber that the Fascist Government was not opposed to recognition of the Soviot Government of Russia.
MUSSOLINI'S ADMIRATION, FOR RUSSIAN PEDANTRY.
LATER.
The United States Government was
commit themselves in advance in unknown contingencies, and they reserved the judg- } ment to act as their sense of duty per mitted. They requested fair and equal. opportunities is mandated territories, as the Allies had acquired them through American aid, and desired to co-operate in a peaceful settlement of questions which were justifiable.
still opposed to alliances and refused to
The United States would shortly seek to negotiate a series of most-favoured nation treaties with Latin American nations, not for preferential treatment. but for equal opportunities with any other Power.
AMERICA'S ARMY,”
BIG INCREASE ADVOCATED.
WASHINGTON, December 1st. in his annual report, the Secretary of War urgently warns the Government against the alightest cutting of the Army budget. He declares that the Army has not only been cut below ita vital needs. but increased appropriations for national
defence will soon be necessary owing to the consumption of war stocks.
GERMANY'S CAPACITY TO. PAY.
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PARIS, November 30th. The Reparations Commission' bas unanimously decided to appoint two expert committees to examine Germany's capacity to par.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND MEMENTOES.
RUGBY BOARD'S DECISION.
The Meritorious Service Medal ban been awarded to William Bilton, C. R. Eyles, and A. &. Richards.
FRANCE AND, JAPAN,
PARIS, November 30th. The Chamber has unanimously passed a motion of sympathy for Japan in the recent earthquake disaster.
PEKING, December 1st. The elimination of sinecures continues in the Salt Administration which has in formed advisers and counsellors on its payroll that their salaries will be dis-ar continued from this date, while yesterday.
number of its staff were dismissed.
COMMISSIONER OF COASTAL DEFENCE.
Fu
Paxso, December. 1st. Amandate appoints Admiral Yung Ching Hsino Commissioner of Coastal Defence in Fukien and Kwangtung
SEQUEL TO PEKING PARLIAMEN
"
TARY FRACAS.
MEMBERS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
PERING, December 1st, The Peking Procurator's Court has issue summonses against Cheng, Ling Kuo (Chief Secretary of the Lower House) and others, ordering them to'nt tend the Court to answer a charge of assaulting several members of Parlianient who were injured on the floor of the house during the fraens over the Speakership on November 8th.
KARTHQUAKE INSURANCE, COMPANIES TO PAY TEN PER CENT.
COURTESY OF THE DALLY BULLETIN."}] RETRENCHMENT AT PEKING.
PERING, November 30th. The long-expected mandates relating to distaissal of official and retchment were iso at one o'clock this morning.
After referring to the necessity for re- trenchment, the first mandate orders thi abolition of 10 cummisions and bureaux, including the Reunification Commission, Political Research Bureau and the Alr Service Commission, and orders the imme dinte cutting down of expenditure by the Foreign Affairs Commission, the Prepara tory
Commission of the Sino-Rusing. Negotiations, Immigration Comaniasion, Famine Relief Bureau, the preparatory de partinent of the fortheming Customs Con
Trade Marks and several similar institutions
As regards the officials, all who have. not passed the competitive examination are dismissed and their posts abolished. The mandate adds that expenditure must Fartber- not exceed the Budget of 1919. more: the establishment of auxiliary and unnecessary organs is strictly forbidden.
SUSPICION IN THE CHINESE SENATE.
PEEING, November 30th.
A eurious situation arose in the Senate
** Tokyo, December 1st. Twenty-five fire insurance companies have finally agreed to pay ten per cent. with Government help. Five Osaka this afternoon when the election of a new companies are objecting, but it is expect | Speaker was the main question on the ed they will reconsider their objection.agenda.
EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION.
··LARGE GOVERNMENT APPRO-
PRIATION,
LONDON, November 30th: A meeting of the International Bugby Board in London to consider the Macpher son case, bas passed a resolution disapproving of the action of the Welsh Union in mactioning: the presentations on
Tora December 1st. account of the high intrinsic value of them The Government will introduce a Bill and recommends that no mementoes:ext a special session appropriating Yea ceeding a ralue of two pounds sterling be given. The Board agreed to the Colonial Union's suggestion to call a Bugby can. ference, which will be held in London, and also, advised that proposals regarding Colonial visits should first be submitted to
the International Board.
Three Mongole and another, President of the Outer Dominion, requested the Secretary to fill in their papers, as they were unable to write Chinese. The Secretary did so, but inadvertently ke refolded the papers and placed them amongst the blanks,with which the members were shortly afterwards served. These members found the papers already 100,000,000 for the assistance of the in-filled in and levelled charges against the Secretariat. The Secretary looked for the surance companies.
The Restoration Board has published filled-is papers, but failed to find them. final figures, amounting to a total of He explained the mistake, to which the Yen 507,000,000 including business ex-four members for whom he had acted gave Tokyo Yen 400,000,000, of which Yen aroused, which it was impossible to allay, penditure" Yen 23,000,000 restoration of corroboration, but suspicion had been 32,000,000 will be expended upmu streets and the Senate finally adjourned without
Yokohams restoration will take Yen accomplishing further business. 46,000,000, of which Yeu 35,000,000 will be expended upon streets.
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[A cable of November 10th stated:-The The total numbers under military train Scottish Rugby Union has suspended Neil ing or in military organisations has de Macpherson, the Newport forward and creased since 1921 from 519,000 to 50-1,000 Scottish International, for receiving a and he again recommends the earliest memento gift on the occasion of pre- increase in the enlisted strength of the sentations made by Newport Town to regular army from 125,000 to 150,000. He twenty-two members of the Newport Club in declares that with less isolation then ever celebration of their last season's unbeaten before, the United States is in a state of record. No Scottish player is permitted to unpreparedness comparable only to Geray with or against members of Newport ADMIRAL ORIENTAL AND ROBERT many among the great nations.
The costs of the War Department and who accepted gifts. The Welsh Union the Navy Department are roughly four-sanctioned the presentations.]
of $4,000,000,000, but only six per cent. teen per cent, of the total Federal Budget goes toward purely niilitary activities. :
APOLOGY DEMANDED. FOR ARREST "OF MEMBERS OF INTER-ALLIED MILITARY MISSION.
PARIS, December 1st. The Conference of Ambassadors has addressed a Note to Germany demand- ing an apology for the recent arrest of members of the Inter-Allied Military Mission at Leipzig, and the punishment, of the persons responsible. BELLICOSE KING OF SPAIN TALKS OF VICTORY.
· OBITUARY:"
EARL LOREBURN.
LONDON, December 1st.
The death is announced of Earl Lore.
HOME FOOTBALL.
LONDON, December 1st. Following are the results in Saturday's Association matches.
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FIRST LEAGUE,
Arsenal, 2; Blackburn R., 2. "Aston Villá, 0; Middlesbro', 0.
Burnley, 3; Newcastle U., Bolton W., 1: West Ham, U., I Everton, 2; Birmingham, 0. Manchester C. 1; Notts County, 0. Nottingham F., O; Cardiff C. 1. Preston N.E, 1; Chelsea, 1. Sheffield C., 1; Liverpool, 1. Sunderland, 2; Huddersfield T., 1. Tottenham E., 0; West Brom. A., 0.
*COTTION TRAGUE.
Aberdeen, 1; Raith Rovers, 0. Airdrieonians, 2 Kilmarnock; 2. Ayr United, 0; Hamilton A., 9. Celtic, 3; Third Lanark, 1. Clydebank, 1; Rangers, 2 Dundee, 4; Falkirk, 2. Hearts, 3; Morton, 1. Motherwell, 0; Bt. Mirren, Partick T, 1; Hibernians, 0. Queen's Park, 0; Clyde, 07
Other larger items include advances and subsidies for local enterprises Yen 75,000,000; interests, etc., Yen 30,000,000.
PACIFIC SHIPPING COMBINE,
DOLLAR LINES,
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SHANGRAL December 2nd. Mr. Harold Dollar has announced a merger of the Admiral Oriental and Robert Dollar lines in the Orient, making a Beet of forty-six prasenger and freight vessels, the largest steamship combine in the Pacific.
THE OPIUM EVIL IN CHINA. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY'S APPEAL.
BUSINESS SITUATION IN CANTON.
Mays:-
Goutta
Em this heading the Despite the fact that fasiner is dull in Canton, prices of materials and food- stuffs are going up steadily. In fear of a rapid increase in the price of fre-wood, most families in Canton are laying in a In goodly supply of wood in advance. every way the cost of living in. Canton is becoming more and more unbearable. Although military operations have caused; many timid people to seck safer places in Hongkong, Macao and elsewhere, yet rents are going up, and this despite the fact that many new buildings have been put
banks in
Canton are complaining likewise of dull business. Strangely, how- ever, several native banks have lately been
1;]ss
LONDON, November 30th. The London Missionary Society has formed, and rumour has it that a few passed a resolution declaring that military more are about to spring up. While wo greed in many places in China is requir-hear mournful tales of bad businem yet ing the people to plant opium even the casual visitor keeps asking us "What against their own wishes. The habit of these signs of wealth and the ringing It is admittedly strange. opium smoking is everywhere increnging. of the coing?
that years of civil strife hare, on the sur- among officials, scholars and merchants. Arts where opium is gever been grown face at least, left no traces of rain in before are producing their quota. Pun- Canton, ishment. is being inflicted not on
thuge
There is no doubt that vast sims of
Never
dealing with the traffic but those refusing money have left this payings to seek The land to do so. Every mans should be taken to fer investments elsewhere" rall public attention to the situation, boom in Hongkong is the direct result of The Sceidy has sped a resolution appeal. this flow of capital to Hengkong. ling to the Christian Church to unite theless, it is common knowledge that
be easily raised, provided th with the missionaries in China and pray money can. that the Church in China may be saved proper stimulus can be found. And we do From contamination with evil, The résolu. not doubt this in the least, Some one bar tion has been sent to the Foreign Office declared that it costs the authorities sixty thousand dollars a day to defray the ex- and the League of Nations
penses of the army alone. We rather army is surely provided for, as nu Chinese | army, or perhaps any other a
will
Thus we observe that though things. have risen in
ada Houses are fully without very yet they are paid for cupied despite the partinhood their
Firms continue up
On November 3rd at 11:32 am, state/SHUGGLING CHLAESE LAUNDET. think this is a conservative estimate. The
MEN INTO ENGLAND.
Signor Mussolini remarked that a mis- sion from Moscow was at present in
BARCELOXA. December 2nd. Rome. Italy's precise. object with the
In a speech to officers of the garrison mission was to catablish normal commer King Alfonso stated "Whatever may cial Russo-Italian relations. Negotia happen, the army, the people and myself. tions, which had reached a favourable must continue united, because the future stage, were not influenced by political of Spain is at stake and we must be considerations, but they necessarily pro- victorious." ceeded slowly. He said he admired the pedantry of the Russians because they were zealous defenders of all the interests of their country. Intellectual relations between the two peoples were excellent and the only European Press sympathetic. ally disposed towards Italy during the Corfu days was the Press of Moscow. burn, Kt., G.C.M.G, J.P., D.C.L, Oxon. Recognition of the Soviet was advantage-
Lord Loreburn (Robert Threshie Reid) ous to Italy as the Italian Government
LONDON, November 20th. The annual report of the Shipping would thereby have restored the political was educated at Cheltenham College Bourd, which has been presented to Con-
He joined the în interruption of the water supply, a
Allers become nefarioms, 2 the gress, advocates State subsidies in order and diplomatic comity of the western Balliol College, Oxford,
In 1880 he was water tank in the compound of Yokohama Chinese has become nefarions, as the to ensure the maintenance of an American would réciprocate by granting commercial elected to the House of Commons for Railway Station was broken, and the smuggled men are practically slaves in signe despite the complaint of dull times.
nations to the Russian Government, which Bar 1871; 0.0. 185 "merchant_marine and points out the zeri-
ous disadvantages of the system under treaty concessions for raw materiais Hereford and became Solicitor-General in tramway lines were damaged in
1504, later in the same year being applaces. It is reported that the shock the laundries where they are employed.
course of construction Coins ken multi Government operation as compared with greatly needed in Italy. private operation; from the standpoint of ITALO RUSSIAN AGREEMENTS TO pointed Attorney-General. He was a paused a gas on the Bund in front of the were made by the Lavernnol police when and ranger buildings are in the pointed to the University Council. Oxford Grand Hotel. The shock was felt in several Chinese were charged with evad-plying though many spurious and cous in 1889, remaining a member till 1006 Tokyo also, and thany people took refuge in registration under the Aliens Act terfeit ones circulate side by side. As if Lord Chancellor 1805-12 In 1801 he was out of doors. According to the Meteoro- It was allered that man,smuggling bad the situation is not bad enough, many women beggar from other provinces are Knighted; created Baron in 1908 and first logical Observatory, the vibrations insted been revived on a large scale, the men The Chamber has passed decrees bring Earl of Loreburn 1913. Among his pub- per 12 minutes. People in Kodzu felt the being imparted through Belgium, Holland now plying their trade in the various
streets of Canton. ing into force the preliminary Italo-lications are Capture at Sca" 1913: earthquake also. The shock is presumed and France One defendant laundry there is gloom, 1o. there is chers and Thus when we think Russian and Italo-Ukrainian agreements How the War came," 1019: Dereased to have originated in the sea off Kamu proprietor was fined £25 for harbouring plenty and vice versa. Truly China is a signed in 1921.
was in his 78th year.]
an unregistered alien.:
strange land, oven to her own citizens,"
WASHINGTON, December 1st,
efficiency and economy;
The Board, continuing its policy of retrenchment, has reduced ite payroll during the past year. This has yielded $30,000,000, including the amount saved
on 145 steef vessels of 878,000" tons "and 277 wooden ships of 883,000 tons.
BE BROUGHT INTO FORCE.
Roxe, December 1st.
the Kobe Herold, another strong earth- quake the everest experienced since A LIVERPOOL POLICE DISCOVERY. Sght on an empty stomach, September-was felt in Yokohama. The water main was damaged again, causing
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