WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN BRANDY
雯玉
25 YEARS IN WOOD,
THE CHINA MATL.
NEWS OF THE DAY:
LOCAL AND GENERIC.
A Poking telegram states that the representatives of the Conserthim Bank disapprove the proposed regulations governing the issue of gold notes and have telegraphed home for instructions Subscriptions, to the War Charities of Ra. 10, and $17.30 (Straits Currenty) and $1 (Hongkong) from the passengers on 84. Ean Faerce per Misa Batwell have besa received by the Hon Treasurer.
THE MAGISTRACY,
INACCURATE REPORTING.
AN INDIGNANT SOLICITORS
MISQUOTATION.
int
THE EING ON, COL
An article on Chinese. Department Stores in Aflard's Review, monticos that the Wing On Co. at Hongkong was established with a spital of two million dollars, and last year made
NACHOTAR SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 1918
THE SITUATION IN SIBERIA.
RUSSIAN DESIRES.
The following telegrams are from Northern paper--
ADMIRAL SIR F. C. TUDOK TUDOR.
Part II. of “Aduirals of the British Navy" has, the portends of the Com mander-in-Chief on the China Station,. The text, not quite up to date, na' regardim, Admiral's honours, reads
Rear Admiral Frederick Charles Tactor At the Magistracy this morning net profit of $320,000. A divirlend of
HARMS, Aug, S Tudor, ÜB is especially well-known for Mr. F. D. G. Wolf said there was 3 per cent, was paid to shareholders!
Local newspapers state that 11,000 tions and capabilities of ordaanes as his thorough knowledge of the limita matter he would like to mention and the balance placed to reserve. 1 Crecho-Slovaks are moving westward, applied to the stratogical Mod, rectient because the Solicitor in the case he was is further mentioned that the premises making their military base at Harbin, problems of modern warfare of this about to deal with was concerned. It are a collection of seventeen minor and will shortly attack the Austro particular line indeed be is an expert of related to the question of inaccurate stores for which the Company has to pay will co-operate in a separate commandments of an unusually brilliant sind, is Germans and that Colonel Semenet undisputed sathority were knowledge, reporting of cases in Court on which an annual rent of more than 180,000 Codul "Semeno bas returned to based upon a profound and that
besides being fortihen by here had been certain remarks made "The proposal of the Company to buy Harhin and gone on to Sagan. and published in the newspapers. First these stores has not met with favour from 32,000 Austro Germans au these fronts during the early part of his career.
Latest reports agree that there are be added, Rear Admiral Tudor specialized science of gunnery, in which, Abould of all, he would like to say that when these minor store-owners, who would and that the numbers are "increasing he mentioned, a few days ago, that he rather rent than sell their properties" daily. The Czecho-Slovaka ar fading which the Admiralty directed him to Navigation was vriginally the pas ticular branch-té naval knowledge to A Manila contemporary says Manila Press and had said he was satisfied On Department Store. The premises genivk, which may alter their immense, part which heavy artillery wat had seen the reporter of the Dells Shanghai is shortly to have its Wing the enemy agrisingly strong near devote himself, but earby realising the is in need of another fotel Accem that the reporter was doing his best have besh under construction for the
plans. modations for visitors and transients to
Local Russians, who are keenly Tudor, as a young man, eventually to play in modern warfare, Admiral report CA805 correctly, be A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., The reason for the hotels being fat i ho considered all the other had The land which the building occupies Rasian interests conrayed by the rapidity of firing and of reliability of are as scarce as hen's teeth today." certainly did not wish to imply that past two and a half years. The new anxious to retrieve Russian prestige, devoted his entire attention, to the stucly building has cost the Company $750,000. are somewhat disapointed in what they of guns and gunnery. At no time in that people aro giving up housekeepinbad not done their best.
describe as the partition of Allied and the history, of armmenta bas such art important development of power of for various reasons, and moving into the received a complaint from the, Manager has been leased to the Company for 25 Allied policy, believing that they should guns of all calibre been known, and this hotels to live.
of the South China Morning Post, baking, years at an annual rental of $10,000. be identical. They argue that more being officers like Rear Admiral in fairness to the latter, whether he Though the Shanghai store and the mesures are required to unite Turier, who are experts in such matters, A notification appear in the could not make a few remarks on the Hongkong store have many interests in and fear that the strife will continus Nayy
the warring factions and restore order are ablutely invaluable, to the British frazelle that an election by the Justices subject of the case which he was dealing common, they are independent of each until the Allies End a cornion ground Rear-Admiral Tudor was recognised as of the Praca of a Justices of the Peace with at the time-the case of the other in
From the very beginning of his career of finance and for unity such as the expulsion of the an Oicer possessing intelligence of a to serve on the Legislative Council murder of an amsh. The Manager of the administration.
|Germans, from Russia, which would very tex2: for twi: years ho acted in from the 29th August to the 1st South China Morning Post forwarded
constitute a rallying-Bag under which
high order. November, 1918, during the absence of copy of what had appeared in his
Front the rival actions may meet an en-Experimental Officer, and for further the Honourable Mr. H. F. Pollock, paper, and complainer that Mr. Goldring|
operate without loss dignity and two years ma. Senior Surf Other of KC, will take place at the Magistracy made certain statements which, it was
without giving way to individua! H.M. Brillent, passing to the
Tepartment of the Director of Naval o on Wednesday, August 28th. Justia maintained, were just as inaccurate
Ordnance at the Admiralty is January of the Peace who are Government perhaps, as his own paragraph, Atten
1908, where he remained until May, JAPANESE LOANS TO CHINA Officials are not entitled to take part in tion
1998. In 180 he became a Captain, and from September, 1906,, to May, 1909 these proceedings.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Telephone No. 818.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
G.
R. T.. HAYASHI
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Ang. 17, 1818.
In the current number of the Far
He
matters
NOTABLE SHANGHAI MARRIAGE.
MISS CONSTANCE FRASER TO
MR. GARDNER
event of considerable interest to
rivals.
ALLIED, TROOPS' POPULAR.
FRENCH READY FOR FRONT.
YLADIVOSTOCK Aug. 9. The French Contingent landed to-day
^
he was Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance.
As
Captain of
the
Bardient, tar which ship he was appointed in August. 1910, Rear-Admiral Tudor did much to promote
that proficiency in gunnery
was drawn to the words "terrifie struggle terrific blow" and "upper- ent". Wolf said he must definitely Shanghai society was the marriage on Arrangements have just been em state that the report of the South Friday, August 9th of Miss Con- Eastern Rerieur "there is an article un pleted for the building of four ships of thine Morning Post on that occasion stance Freer, eldest daughter of Sir "The Loss Craze in China" in whiel: 11.000 tons. each, by the Kiangnan undoubtedly insccurate, but on the Everard Fraser, Consul-General for and paraded past the Allied Staff. Theses of anally essential to the sac-
tall list of the Loans made Dockyard, to the order of the US
cess of all modern natal operations. Her that Mr. Goldring did not securately Municipal Public Works Department
Gardner, assistant engineer in the thema baarty welcome. already started at Kiangran, says the SUPREME COURT, to sell by Pub is a truly formidable list, covering a Shanghai Mercury, where very big ex
The proclamation of the British who came in contact with him with the during that period unpressed everyone quote from this report
The wedding took place at the Authorities has dispelled the fears of rm ides that he was the right man in period of nine years from "1909 to tensions are in contemplation in the
Mr. Goldring admitted he had been Cathedral shortly after 5 o'clock, Dean the Russians that their interventing
the the present year. These loans anm vicinity of the Arsenal Plans and inaccurate but maintained that sub Walker officiating. in the presence of meant occuption, and the Allied troops 14th, 1918, he was Alde de Camp to the
right
piace. From April 12th, 1911, to January the bride's relatives, British and are becoming more popular, specifications for the ships left Washing stantially he was correct. That 8 American Consular officiala, a few The Frengh
King on which latter date ko was pro- moted to Rear Admiral ten more than a week ago and it is ex-
intimate friends of the bride and groom immediately for the battle front. pecter that the first ship will be in the
the Fire Brigade of which Mr. Gardner and members of the Deluge Company of water within teu months, and after that
ship every three months.
HE Undersigned have mceived into China by Japan is set forth. ItGovernment. Preliminary work hother hand, he must also definitely state Great Britain, and Mr. Kenneth H. Czecbo-Slovaks and the townsfolk gare held the post for ne ly two years, anci
Auction,
on
MONDAY,
19
the 19th Aug. 1818, at 12 glock Noon,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
Trans-Cesh.
-One Largs TRON SAFE by MLNRE, The Large IRON SAFF, by WHY
& Co.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.". Hóngkong, Aug. 17, 1915.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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(SGH ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEEEEE)
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bering 45, total roughly 270 million yea. An analysis of the list shows that from 1909 down to 1916 the loan contracts averaged only about
three loan contracts, for 1917 there one year, but for 1916 we have
&
Suit for Tla. 100,000 damages. for are sixteen, and down to last month, libel has been filed in the United States 19 had been announced in the present Court for China by Mfr. Wen Tung ya,
lender, against L. Kainst otherwise known as Lam Yeh-chuan, or Charles Anatoys, an American citizen. The action is based on three-letters written and published by the defendant and the project of buikling, & free school referring to Mr. Wen's connections with
from contributions sobicited by the
This point.
+
wished to ruake was that in future Mr. Wolfe said the only point he
Ee hoped, as a result of all that had been said, the reporters would, andesyour to take as accurate reports as they could, and should any member of the Bar or any Solicitor have any reason to complain, he would be glad if in future
mia-quoted.
a member. Mr. N. T. Johnson, representative of the United States American Conan-in-Charge, was the Consulate present.
The bride was attended by her sister,
Mias Edith Fraser, and Mr.. H. F was followed by a reception at the
Merrill was best man.
The ceremony
H. Fox, British Commercial Attache.
the
The young couple intended to leave Stangbai for the United States 15, and will proesed to Cleveland, Ohio, China Mail steamer Nanking, August the groom's home, whence Mr. Gurdner States Army. Bu has already secured will report for service in the United
4 year. Rumour has mentioned several former Commissioner of Foreign Affairs
other loan contracts which do not at Shanghai andl prominent Kuomintang copy of the newspaper be produced British Connu ste-General, when the find's place in the published list, and
and the report read, and then com-bride's bealth was proposed by Mr. H. mented сроп That would avoid any 1RE Undersigned have received in-of several of those that are there structions to sell by Public Auction, it is mentioned that the Japanese
ion arising as to the report being Minister at Reking dialaima affert knowledge of them. Nearly all these loans, it will be observed, have been negotiated since the Great War broke out, and more particularly since Canton Guild. China was plunged into civil war. Indeed, the Minister of Finance, lu a message to the Military Goverzor of Kirin, has made the frank admis
TUESDAY,
the doth August, 1918, at 10.30 amp.. at No. 5, Austin Avenue, Kowloon.
THI
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, therein contained. ALL PRACTICALLY NEW,
Including Piano in very good condi-
Winsor, Palms in Pots, do, do,
(Full Particulars from Cataloguo). On view day of Sale. Traks ---Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Mr.. A. G. Loehr, United States Vice-Consul at Shanghai, shot and wounded a Chinese who entered his residence at by Young Aller Terrace
Mr. Geldring said that in the ordinary course of events he would bave done referred to he cited from memory that but on the particular occasion
but he noticed, very much to his surprise, that the original Recount of the occurrence Wa im very
inaccurate, and he spoke entirely from memory, and, in his indignation, he naturally protested.
Engineers a commission as a lieutenant in the
Mr. Gardner has been in Shanghai something over two years, coming out directly to take up the position of Works Department. second assistant engineer for the Public
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OFFICES
troops will leave
one of Arnamite troops from Chins and Four companies of French troops and Indo-China have arrived
NEW U.S. GOVERNMENT SHIP YARD.
FIRST SHIP LAUNCHED.
Ordnance, and on Kinz George's birth... Tudor was appointed Director of SATHI On June 12th, 1972, Rear Admiral
day in 1913 he received the C..
He was Third Sea Lord on the Bourd of Admiralty from August 11th, 1914, t May 3lat, 1917, being mainly responsible for new construction during this period of immense expansion of the Fleet under war conditions.
HOW OLD 18 THE OCEAN?
NEw York, Aug. 15 President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were witnesses when the first vessel duced at a new Government shipyard, was launched of 180 ships to be pro AN ESTIMATE OF NINETY MILLJON the largest säipyard in the world.
States Shipping Board, was a speaker Mr. Hurley, Chairman of the United on the occasion, saying in part
YEARS
the stage and looking out over the How old is the ocean? Standing on
"This is the beginning of an epoch fixed and eternal fact, but the seas kad expanse of water, the ocean seems o in the nation's history. It marks the a beginning and will have an ench beginning of quantity production of Scientists say that when this time coraes ships in all the yards of the United the last drop of water will have been! || States. It a doubtful whether any absorbed into the earth's crust; its sur nation ever would have undertaken a face will be a desert and all life will abipbuilding programme on such a large become extinct. The age of the oceans scale if Germany had not plunged the has been estimated by a leading world into war. We are in it and are authority, Professor Frank Clarke, of
Of
Lier, Silver-Plated Trombone by Peppersion that a long series of these loans early on the Uth. The wounded-man the report was inaccurate.
Mr. Wolfe said there was no doubt Sone, One Orchestra Flute (Boehm System) Cabinet Sewing Machine by of which the much-discussed Kirin was taken to the St. Luke's Hospital
A "SENSATION" IN A CUSTOM going through with it. We are pro the United States Geological Survey, at Mr. Goldring said it came si such a Forestry Loan is one, have been with a ballet in his bip and will be surprise thst le commented without a
ducing more tonnage to-day than the about 90,000,000 years. This, of course, negotiated for the sole purpose of tried on charges of breaking and copy of the paper.
submarines sink, and from this time is only an approximation, but is based The Paking and Tientsin Times says:-forward our task will be to replace the on carefully studied scientific date All He appreciated raising money to carry on the Gov. entering as soon as he is able to be in what His Worship had said as to bring this issue in which the Commissioner of
The advertisement inserted elsewhere, in tonnage that has been lost, ernment and its campaign against the court. Mr. Loehr was awakened bying copy of the paper.
the water was "unce contained in the Customs acknowledges the receipt of due to the vision of President Wilson. slowly cooling mass which is now "The vast scope of the programme is vapour that surrounded the glowing, South, and that they were dubbed suspicions noises and found a Chinese Mr. Wolle:-Ther
conscience money," is somewhat you withdraw "industrial loans" to evade the who had entered the house through what you said?
unique in Far Eastern papers, and it has We are going through with the ship earth. a certain element of humour which our building programme to the finish and we to
After the gases combined stipulation of the Government's window. The Chinese jumped out of Mr. Goldring said he would not readers will not miss. Whatever doubts are going through with the war to the making the ocean salt began. This
form water, the process agreement with the Banking Corr the window and while he was running withdraw his comment, but he would in the past a to the existence of any program in America must go on. It salts were extracted from the rocks over the Customs Authorities may have had finish. Even then the shipbuilding was the work of the rivers. Mineral sortium, whick provides that if funds The Chinese refused to stop and the Mr. Wolfe said that there was an
джау, Mr. Locbr fred into the air withdraw the inaccurate quotation.
thing resembling a conscience in the make-up of those who send articles will take five years to complete which they flowed and deposited in the litical purposes the Group Banks polics were, notified and the wounded avoid mis-quotation, the reports in is so susceptible that a mere Dollar bas peace, bringing the nations closer slightly more salty, and this is the are ureded for administrative or
second shot brought him down. The doubtedly an inaccuracy and in order toed, for here is a person whose conscience fleet that will make a enduring streams is aid to make the ocean through the Customs must now be allay the programme and place in services. Each year the action of the shall be approached first. This admis- sion is important in its relation to the man taken to the hospital. Several future should be actually read. That there was no compromise with the ten-Western.
aroused it. It may be assumed that to one another as the. Eastern, basis on which, its age is culéolated. recent announcement that the United had been raade.
previous attempts to enter the residence would make everything clear,
der conscience, and that the 11 represent States were brought closer by a rivers of the world is computed by the Northern" and Southern The amount of sale carried by the ed the full amount unpaid. The measure
Hongkong Aug 17, 2013.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
670
structions to sell by Public Auction, E Undersigned have received in
(FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED)
00
WEDNESDAY,
the 21st August, 1918, at 2.30 p.m.. at No. 48, Nathan Bond, Kowloon, "(Ground Floor)
THA
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.,
: therein contained. PRACTICALLY NEW.
(Full Ferticulars.from-Catalogne),
Ca view day of Sale.
Terms ---Canh.
HUGHES & HODOR, Auctioneers. .Ronakoog, Aug, 17, 1818.
(Continued on page 8.)
KODAKS
and FILMS,
PLATES
078
States Government has agreed to
a loan by American bankers to Chins, "providing China cancels all out- etanding loans." There has been no authoritative statement published yet
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. R. Baker has been appointed to
as to whether China will accept act as Manager of the British Section of American money under such
a the Kowloon-Canton railway during the atipulation, nor SUN to how this absence on leave of Mr. Winslow, stipulation would affect a large num-
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STEALING ROPE AChinese shrimp catobor was charged before Mr. E. D. C. Wolie, this morning with, the larceny of some rope from a fishing boat.
The accused lected to go into the
Mr. George E Anderson, the Ameri- witness box and give evidence. He
can Consul General, has received news said the rope was lying or his boat
of the sensation caused at the Custom nationwide system of railroads. The scientists and compared with the total offices has not been disclosed, but ob end of the war will find America master quantity in the ocean. After evoor viously it must have been considerable. of the process of quantity production of ion and the velocity of currents-have N.B. The insertion of the advertise. abips. We will build ships for ourselves been considered, it is possible to ment cost the Customs Authorities and for the world precisely 81.50 1 ··
calculate how long it has taken to make "Through the efforts of the shipyardsen "water as salty as it is to-day, a workers a large army is now in France About 34 per cent of mineral salts and and through their continuous work an 96 per cent. fresh water make up the army that la steadily growing eventually oceans. Three-fourths of the solid will overwhelm the carefully constricted matter is common table salt, chloride of military machine with which Germany sodium, other ingredients being chloride, sought to dominate the world."
WAR PRICES IN PARIS.
E
WHINKY TH. 8 A ** NIP."
There
will fiave to be more budgeting
in England before prices reach the level
of those now ruling in France In view
The total output of the Kailang
They have gone up 2d. since the luxury period, to 46,325 tons.
costa 18. 3d. Where whisky tankill
aulphate and bromide or magnesians, sulphate of potash, besides traces of Various other minerals and metals, including gold and silver...
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
Administrative Orders by Major H. A Morgan, Administrative Commandant.
ber of these Japanese loans, which the admissions of the Minister of Finance show plainly to be in
of the death of his mother, Mrs. Harriet when the plaintiff came on board end of the now prices for beer ard spirits in conflict with the agreement entered. Anderson which occured at Exeter, focused him of stealing the rope, England, it is interesting to indicate Mining Administration's mines for the into by the Chinese Government with New Hampshire, on the 21st of June, Plaintiff finally took away the rope A bottio in a good cafe on the Boulevard week ending August 3rd amounted to
some of the prices in Paris. Take beer, the Consortium Banka. Under the 800D after the departure of Mr. and after cutting some off it, threw costa 8d.. Vermouths, which before the 60,718 tons and the sales during the recent American declaration all loans Anderson for Hongkong after a brief the remainder back, and then wat were id and Bd., are now la, Gid. are to be shared by American, British, visit with her. Mrs. Anderson was accused defendant of stealing the rope tax was imposed. A pip of brandy French and Japanese Bankers: little less than 85 years of age and Acensed said he had bought the rope, he had at 15. ed., 24, 1d. is charged, for Whether that applies to genuise had been in ill-health for several years, but he could not say from which shop the "nip. These prices do not include A writer in a Shanghai paper men- ccpaomie loans is not quite clear,
it was bought. He had it bought from tips, which run from 1d. to fid. but a
It is annouced in the Coreife that some one. His wife bought the rope. sd and rum, which before the war was 1902 when he started his career on the noteworthy feature, of S. Rapley and Lawrence Jack have been
Bottles of whisky sall at El to 2.7ions that Mr. Johd Johnatone, since the discussions in the responsible enrolled in the General Military Service plainant came on board her husband's
Defendant's wife said, the com- 38. Bd. a bottle, is now, Ind. Jeg er lol turf, has ridden in 978 Flat races Japanese papers in the strong senti-Force of Hongkong from August 16th boat and scensed him of stealing. That where it on be had But you may won 304, been second 172 times and daily except Sundays
Ordinary tobacco is 8d., for gram- mes, little over an ouape when and abd 91 Steeplechases, of which he has ment in favour of purely economic and that L. D. McNicoll and F. C. was not true. The rope belonged to enter 99 shops in a hundred without third 166 times. “427 times hia A. TACK & CO., political significance. Politics and to the United Kingdom for the purpose defendant's story and ined him, as a
investments in China, free from Norris have been permitted to proceed defendant, proceed finding any. Nothing to smoke
pony 26, Des Voeux Road Central, economics, however, are so closely of enlisting in His Majesty's regular Brst offender, with the alternative
Mr. Wolfe did not believe the French or foreign tobacco, or cigarettes : wwa't isst coough, scd I dare say that cigars only run the notices on most some of the others worn't fast enough [ass related that it is difficult to see forces ID. Wilks is also permitted to fourteen days' imprisonment.
of the tobacco shop door. where the line can be drawn in a proceed to the United Kingdom for the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL country like China.
bame purpose.
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
THE WEEKLY - EDITION
"CHINA MAIL".
OF THE
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS
OF THE WEEK.
PRICE 25.STAW (OKEN)
of
ND
It is the truth to say that it is easier either, but that he helped them on a to obtain Eaglial than Francs tobacco. · bit” Bat the prices! A four ounce tin of a mixture not by any means the dearest
in England costs 88 4d here and the NS NS price of a popular cigarette is la. d. for
19.
SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS. DHYSICIANS prescribed Chamb ain' Colio andy Diarchos Reme because it relieves cramps in thes and intestinal painé quicker tha
FIRM PAYS £6,698,000 IN TAXES. The Fiero, 2,050 tons deadweight
FOR A WEAK STOMACH et al capacity, built by the Now Enginenting AS a general role all you need to do The greatest lingle-tax payment ever and Shipbuilding Works at Shanghai for age and occupation and to keep your United States has just beca completed, TMMEDIATE relief necessaryIn preparation they can compos
KEEP IT HANDY Ais to adopt a diat suited to your made by one firm in the bistory of the Bruneguard Klosterud of Norway, was bowels regalar. When you feel that you when the United States Steal Corpors Launched at the Yangtazepoo yard on have eaten too much and when consti- tion poid the final instalment one tax Colic, and Disrrhos, Besped
of diarritos Chamberlain's be bought from any chemi 2489th inst
tody take one of Chamberlain's Tablets of £46.698,000, covering the impost for always be on hand
vahould will keep Low Tokik 27 For sale by all Chaulata and Storekeepers, Federal Indone 58 Dee Prod
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Yajor D.R.lack is granted one math's sick leave from E. 9/201ticlusive.
RICK PARADE..... During the absence on leave of Major G.D.R. Black Lient. J. TA Smaliny will attend at Headquarters at 845, K.m;-
G. E. STEWART, 'Captain," Adjutant, ILE Defence Corps.
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