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CAIRO
BLAMES BRITAIN
Cairo, Feb. 26.*
- Premier Ismail Sidky Paslın to-day blamed
the
Violent Cairo riots Inst Thursday, on four British army trucks which, he asserted, had smashed through a crowd of demonstra- itors killing ORE and injuring
Bight persons.. He tol
the Egyptian Senate he was nston- The news of starving thousandshed that the British had made
Hunan Famine
| representations before any in-
in Human provides grim warning vestigation could be, made de- of the gravity of the rice faminetermining responsibility and
that threatens so many areas Asia, but its true significance du only be
BET said he made the reply which in- cluded "evrtain demands rasuie-
the de-
ground at the knowledgy that,
4 bounty
mands but
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1946.
VESUVIUS ACTIVE
Kome, Feb. 20.
Veryvins, after te quiet years, appears to be awaken- ing for another great uphea», vat, the Italian news agenen reports.
During daylight the volcans has taken on the aspect of a alant peyser, spasmodically belching out clouds of smoke. while the immediate vicinity. of the crater is shaken with, subterrancan explosions. The last eruption in Februaril, 1944, left 1,000 homeless. Brutor.
Terrorists Raid R.A.F. Fields
STORY OF ESCAPE Chicago
Comes To England
FROM HONG
KONG
"NO SENSE IN STUDENT PARADES":
THESE STUDENT DEMON
OUR GOVERNMENT. These remarks were made by Dr. Sun Fo, President of China'a Legislative Yuan, at n recention
041 given in his honour at the Fing On Theatre in' Macao.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF HIS ESCAPE FROM
- London, Feb. 26. HONG KONG IN FEBRUARY, 1942, WAS GIVEN BY
Rouben Martirosoft-Russion PROFESSOR GORDON KING WHEN HE ADDRESS-
Robert was shot dead while THERE IS NO SENSE IN- ED THE HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB AT THEIR
driving his car to meet a lorry- load af black market. whlakey
STRATIONS: TIDEY ONLY WEEKLY LUNCH MEETING YESTERDAY.
SERVE THE ESCAPE WAS BY SEA FROM THE LITTLE FISH-, |arriving at Notting Hill it wo
ΤΟ AROUSE ILL FEELING AND o'clock in the morning.
TO ACCES ING FILLAGE OF KI LĨNG HA, AT THE BACK OF
This was the evidener given MIDABLE DIFFICULTIES
TUATE THE ALREADY MA ON SILAN-IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, TO
at the Old Bailey in broken Eng-FACING SILA U CHUNG, AND THENCE BY THE EAST
lish by Henry Malinowski, a 24- RIVER ROUTE TO WAICHOW. PROFESSOR KING
year-old deserter from the Pa HAD STARTED ON THE JOURNEY ALONE, FOL
lish army, accused of the mur LOWING A GUIDE, BUT FELL IN WITH AN-
der, with Marion Grandowski; aged 32 also a Polish soldier. OTHER PARTY OF ESCAPEES THAT INCLUDED
Both admitted they were in MR. JAN H. MARSMAN AND MR. S. E. LAVROV.
Dr. Sun added that China's re- the car with Russian Robert, covery and reconstruction rested "After-considering all the pos-shinitie in my face and the sight but each accused, the other in on pence within the country and Jerusalem, Feb. 26.
harmony with her neighbours. Unofficial sources to-day salą | Bible means of exit 1 came to the of the barrel of a revolver, point-alleged statements of Bring: the As one of the Big Four, she must
greatesting straight at my-head. The shot that killed him. that three R.A.F. airfields were conclusion that the seen against the backing from the recent events."
live fo to her status instead of Malinowski said he made his behaving like a backward nation. attacked last He did not disclose
night by armed chance of success lay in finding lone bandit, as he proved to be,
the black market. the demonstrations bands which destroyed four air: a guide who would juke me out robbed us in turn of wrist watches, living by
fountain pens and money.
"Outbursts of emotionaliam do in normal times, Hunan is China's during the Anti-British
craft and damaged six others. by the East River route," Pro-Toun
"On the following morning my "Russian Robert was gout the country no Evost am aro most prolifi, nice-producing cen
burat enlled for a withdrawn
I re-friend of mine, and a good bual harmful to the cause of peace and At one field the raiders are fessur Gordon King said.
permanent guide turned up. "Clona's Rice Bowl" is the of British troops from Egypt reported to have placed explo- "I should have been entirely at engas ed him at once by the fact Ress partner.'
international harmony," continued of two
He said that on the night of Dr. Sun, "A that he was carrying my suites?
enim head In a usual jannahstu tule for Human, and incorporation by Egypt of sive" charges under parked a los without the help
Chinese friends and former a
and
bondte containing my October 31 (Russin Robert
eriais in the keynote of success. and the description is sufficiently | Anglo-Bgyptian Sudan,
planes, withdrawing after ex-udents to whom I shall never be Jacker derring bag. At length was found dead in his car theful diplomacy," The Premier told the Suntechanging gun-fire with near the trip to toresharlow that f
to express my about 4 pm, on the afternoon of next morning) Malinowski sanoen to the students of China theable adequately to
Dr. Sun concluded with пл No casualties have gratitude. Through their aid an
an the fourth day, there was a great he was expecting to muite £100 the failure of Bonat to modice that four British trucks or guards,
was made for ryport can only decu on what was described been reported.
with a re-e
commotion in the village. Soon
to have more faith in their lea- Janceful demonstration, 10 About an hour later autonable man and all preparations there was a general exodus from out of the whiskey deal. A lorry ders and the Government which, mean that the present saltering femonstrators, he said, then at-
with the whiskey was timed to be assured his audience, was no Hie-weapons fire was reported were made. It was decided that the vis taelod the harincks and were will be mundtageted a thousand ritu
leave Maidstone, Kent, at 11 all carryine bundles and have raked the grounded it would be better for me to dress children or women
lanzer the corrupt and anfneless to a thousand rawns and villages t by gun-fire
from British planes at another field, damen in shabby European clothes,
p.m. and arrive at about 2. affair of the Manchu days. mmmediate and substantial
Just before dawn on Feb. 10, loads of every deseritstion. ing three planes.
He arranged to meet Russina within few minutes the crew water
Patriotism, a fed Dr. Sun, is Additional rot-British pro- There were no details on the 1942, I left my house dressed in a
of the funk and about a aeliet is tatilcoming. Mr. Cheng
dozen Robert, and Grondowski agreed to be lauded: but when it is tests have been issued by vari-attack on the third field. Ashabby old ruinevat, wearing armed ruering dashed on board to go along and help. "As we misconceived, resulting in irres. Parr, Wedingten Direstul
U carrying old folt ha? and miscelated Press. organized groups,
and we weiched anchor and were were driving along," said Mall-ponsible actions, it may lend to CARRA, who has toured the
the University si-
to breath nowaki, "I turned my heat serious international conacquimees, pratiner and reveals that Huom While, as
took an early tram to the Star freely but, de our dents' Tabatur Committee post- asady e already starving and poned for a work
only sailed the day of
Ferry, It was carcely light bui already numerona
were fathoms Dronic
Cove anether village
ave to mud and bark, mourning for the Egyptians kili- ang on
crossing over.
called Sam Chung, Here we stay pain, an alarming picture. The fed on Thirstiny. Egypt's la
ed for two more law and nights quesons trouble is that facilitiesyers said thy would stage a
of theand: as it was only one more inv fas getting supplies to the must strike" as frim to-day.
Japanese guards were fally to Chinese New Year we almost putting on the handbrake I stood Free in the road. Grondowski want- are National Bar Syndicate issued af serinedly
San Francisco, Feb. 20. Customs employees who occupied searching the passengers enve up hope of reaching famine sintement charging the British now been given temporary allow and then quietly supped hebind Chinn.
ed me to help move the dead Forty of 63 Chinese techni- But Robert had been mycians who have been inspecting Government with
responsibilit
UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHT saces have ended their four-iny anything
good friend and i did not touch the San Francisco area indus- vidence for Thursday's
sl-down strike for higher salaries one of the sentries and onto the
elde to bout. On the Kowloon
"Late in the afternoon of the previouds endured looks to be which 14 were reported kod] but
threatened
Grondowski then went trint plants during the past quite inestable. Over the whole
Associated Press.
spreed as workawn in six major mingled with the crowd, and, by sixth day after the start of my him.
dropping my head and shoulders journey, however, we weighed an-through all his pockets."
fweek are scheduled to leave for alfiti- demanded loans
sail down Earlier Grondowski, a stocki- China, sus row certain that
ling my hat well down chor and started to and pullin
China on Wednesday aboard C$150,000 per the harvest will not be sufficient
of the over one of my eyes managed to Tole Channel. Near the mouth of ly built man without collar or the Navy transport "General Some 25,000 the lowest subsidence L to Cotet
radio od t:leurauh atministra-fave the ferry without attracting the Channel we anchored nt about tie, gave evidence in Polisit. Rutter."
The remainder wil the total popalatina.
probably continue homeward from Portland, Oregon. even if a smoothly working rus pettating sistem existed. In fu:. the transit system is in a disas Rods have always
300
affected Her cas
it inadeem that
nerd of
tun salt.
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soldiers,
"Yokohama War Trials"
"
Yokubann, Feb. 26.
80+
English Army War
crimes commission.
3
+1.
SHANGHAI STRIKES
Shanghai, Feb: 26,
stoppages
tion and other government offices ranks, watteers Tod factory wor
kers are already on strikes
sociated Press.
MADNESS TO STRIP GERMANY
Agreement was
*
and
Chinese umbrella in my hard, and Ad leat websintment, I speak and saw a flush from a
ΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΑΚ "I waited until both
the attention of the sentries.
was to
we
10 n.m
forward
Robert fell pistol, “ and Grondowski Jeaned. over
and steered the car.
"After I had stopped it by
man.
the Router.
We then spent about most dncomfortable night that I can ever remember. There were 17 people, with lurzage, crammed into the small well at the stern of the junk. There was little more
GERMANS IN
floor space than two square feet JAPAN
Technicians Returning
"As my escort boarded one of the buses I got on at the other end and kent a sharp look-out for
The group is the first lo com- the sign that I was to alight
plète studies in the United Where my escort rol of
States of the 1,000 Chinese pro- expect to see my guide, for the
fessional, men who have enter- first time in my life. I was te per person and I think very few
ed the country since February, #lept incre than recogulse him by the fact that he of us
Tokyo, Feb. 24, few
1940, under the auspices of this በክ that rht. was to be wearing a close-fitting
moments
Contrary to the earlier
International training adminis- brown woolen can and
"At the crack of dawn we were nouncement that German diple-tration.-Associated Press. Chinese tunic with half
inch af
the
mats who desire to remain in white shirt showing at the sleeves of armin and soon eighted
"We proceeded as far as pretty islands at the mouth of Japan will be treated the same Tolo Chunnel. At Inst we sighted as other German civilians in de- they must any alighted and when my escort Tan Mun, the home of my mythe termining whether
to
R
14
a
I at once spotted the eni natient. From Teu Mun we leave S.C.A.P. said in clarifien-
Chune.
MONEY MART
Confidence returned to the mar
remained
with fluctuations
been sufficient and poor, and
Two former Japaneses Hut a single badge is reported to hers
who beaded Knifty tu
brutally beating be intart upon the Canton-Han charges of
Washington, Feb. 20. of war lo a kow Railway between Changsha, Allied prisoners
Prime Minister Heer Fraser war stricken rapital of lama, Fukuoka camp were sentenced
that there is to imprisonment at hard labour of New Zealand, said to-day and Hankowy 20
trip wout le madness" little hope that what can be hip by the
Germany of all its Industry an anachinery essential to -ped up the Yangtse River can be
Corporal Naraichi Chibaration expecting to support itself. guide talking to a mutual friend, steered north-east acros Mirs idly and ethiciently distribut-
was sentenced to six years and ]" Mr. Praser
said be dil notfy Instructions were to follow Bay cowards Peng Chuu Island tice of its repatriation orderket for Chinese national currency ed. The tragedy is that a vicious private Truono two years. know enough about the situation him at a distance of about The testimony continued In in Manchuria to answer circle already exists, inasmuch as,
A re-vards. A paper was thrust into then atrost due north to Sha that unless it can be shown that stray, and rates
they had established domicile ined, throughout the day, with
comment on unless the amets are helped and the cases of Private Shunsulte quest to
reports my hand containing a request to "During the day we were con-Japan prior to 1933 German, buyers predominating.
Futures opened at HK$2.95 to that the Russians visit hypothetical patient onstantly scanning the son for signs Austrian and Czechoslovak civ. ON $1,000, and quickly, they will be quite incap, Kato and Corporal Motoichi from China able of restoring the level of pro. Sakugant who pleaded innocent were stripping. Munchuria of her Top-Mun island and I started off of Jahaneae antrol boats. Once lians must be ordered to leave within narrow limits it closed, at
in the wake of my guide who took Javanere nlane sweet down by the Japanese. They alan $3,02 duction even for the next crop similar charges in the first industrial equipment.
He said he believed it "mot
the rond which led towards Kai low over our funk and we burrled- must show that they can earn a Spot opened at $3.15 and at the urgent" that reparations The victims of chronic malnutre point trial of war crimus sus-
to be Tak airport."
there were buyers at $3.20. boat. at nothing happened. At
welfare of
the other hand, tion will be quite incapable of till pecls in Japa
The trial of Murin Bocen, for expected from Germany be finally
MEET GUERILLAS determined He said he saw no
dropped back to the point at ing the soil in the absence of ea lyme serretary to ta tallan Em-de
Prof. King described the walk length about 4 pm on the after-nomic and social reason why the peace conference
noon of Chinese New Year's Day Japan.-Associated Press.
which it started on Monday improvement of their plight. Black by air atache, began today the Pacific should not follow through Kai Tak Road and past
Overnight. It receded to $550 per the defense motion to
of Europe.the sentries at the entrance to the Feb. 17, after a week of travelling we landed on the shore of Sha T
tael, which was the opening rate as is the prospect, it lends em- after
airport. The escapenlan was de Chung. Associaled Press,
yesterday, and it continued to phasis both to the appeal of the frike out specifications charging shortly after that
hin with illegally purchasing
rued to pass this moint at the of the
full, glosing at $544, Earl of diay to Americans to army goods was denied by the
moment of the changing e tighten their own belts for the Eight's Army military tribunal. PARSON'S "GOOD
avhen the soldiers would be scrutinising ssssurs less intent on
There was
was a large market in Kai
Tak Rad and i was
with it.
Anxiety
benefit of the hungry of the Associated Press, world, and to the recent wathing
of the Hong Kong Government ? that the rice allotments to this Colony have bren substantially
SHANGHAI
reduced. This reduction comes WAR TRIALS
at a time when the population of
Hong Kong is expanding daily,;
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WILL GESTURE" by.
crowd in His
Carlton, Nott., Feb. 28, The hymn "O God Our Help in easy Ages Past" rune out on the bells
ly took shelter in the well of the living as well as add to the Le-oki, on
A THRILL "I think I shall never again experience quite the thrill of realising that at last we stood on free round and were breathing the invigorating air of freedom:
Another Case Of Acid Throwing
Another attack on a girl with after The feeling was quite indescribacid was reported last night, when
of St. Paul's, Carlton. last nightly of losing sight of the guide.
passing Tak was the posal-able and I shall never forget it." young Chinese woman
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WIS
U.S. dollars remained unchang- ed at $6.10. Sterling receded to $17.70, and Australian pounds also dropmed allektiv. with buyers offerir only $12.60.
Prof. King went on to describe slightly injured on the loft leg Air Weapon The journey proceeded by the the rest of the journey overland and. dage caused to her dress. Of The Future
of the
An hour earlier the Appeals Committee of the Nottingham Shanghai, Feb. 20.
Market. Quarter Sessions had quashed the road that lead up to Customs to Walchow, which was heavily in Queen's Road Central, near the
Japanese gunboats that by
Boston, Feb. 20. Pass and then by the left fork shelled
The girl was walking with her The defence In the
Lt.-General Doolittle, asserting War conviction and 10% fine leading round the back of Kowloon came on the river the day before with virtual refugees pouring Crimes Trial of 18 Japanese ac
the Rector. Canon Fisher Fer.
Peak.
On his journey friend, a dance hostess his arrival there.
China Emporium, and It is that planes now building "will y the island from all parts of Southused of complicity in the kill-guson, for creating a nuisance by Peak little further on wa branch-here he kept meeting parties of thought the attack was meant for very shortly" at speeds aproach China, gravitating towards cleaning of three American airman broadcassing curfew hymns
who were Hong Kong Government rice, and, at the nin Hankow in 1944 to-day rest-
have occurred recently From this point their way into Free China in the eldents ment, relative plenty. The rate ed with a plea for leniency on four minutes instead of the sight path leading to the fishing ville
taken when the curfew hymns of Sai Kung. of influx tends to increase. rather the ground that defendants had
the onwards I caught up with my hope of being able to continua most of them on cabaret girls. were began in memory
guide and walked along with him. their studies at some of the Uni-
STOLE A PIG than otherwise, and even mam-only carried ant their orders.
fallen- Lieut-Colonef Edward Hand-
the After a few miles had been cover-versities in the interior. Canon stated that
He had originally intended to at the current levels
sd we fell in with about ten arm- gins, chief defence counsel, de- reduction was his "gesturo might well give rise to the quelclared that the officers responsi- goodwill_to_railwaymon, wheed everillas and from here, on proceed from Chungking to Aus imposed on Young Nau and lena, vro-stabilised rocket-pro-
in the future,
Last night the broadcast lasteded off to the right along the stone studenta or the Universing the latter, as several similar Ining 1,000 miles per hour, forecast
tenance
The
if Hong Kong is to give shelter cremating the fliers were not in their aleen-Reuter.
and succour to the destitute of Court that some were dead and South China, a claim might not others were missing. legitimately made for the dive.s the trial judges that "to coa-
Jaffa. Feb. 20.
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the British
One month hard labour was
"air weapons of the future" which would be atomk-propelled long- range stratosphore rockets speed- ing faster than sound-brobably with atom bomb
He said that "phot wing
UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE Chungking with
mer yesterday for the larceny of achieved speeds of 2,500 miles per "We reached Sal Kung about Ambassador. Sir Horace Seymour, a pig weighing 60 cattles, from hour and we may anticl: stent 111 a.m, and I was taken around f and Mr. Han Lih Wu, of the Sino- ! Në Kou, on Feb. 25. Inspector air weapons of the future will also ard. Tadar British Cultural by a back way to a temple on the as a result of on, and Rothwell stated
that complain- be radio controlled ant's daughter saw the pig being directed." Associated Press. outskirts of the village as there them and with the Chinae Minis injured by a lorry and wont hack were supposed to be some secret ter of Education, die returned
agents
of Wang
With
the Arab conference of Jaffa, raam in thong-woy in the almost immedjatoir to Kukone to hor house to sock aid. When THE POPE AND HONG KONG
He told Boycott of of certain U.N.R.R.A. food sup the orders of his superiors is a
demn a soldier for carrying out Commission plies to the Colony. In all pro dangerous thing" Associated ability it will not be necessary Press. but developments in the inse- diate future can hardly be des cribed as easily predictable, and inf might be as well to be prepared· on all fronts.
CORRESPONDENCE
ADDRESSES WANTED
Ape Keeps Out Nights
Hlm
San Francisco, 'Feb. 26.
1 as
for
about
Government
A tiny Philippine' ape named urging the higher Committee toaicorted by the querillas · across | diele way I than 819 continasi unlawful possession of ́ 18. tuels' of.
Harry is delaying the return of bring the de
in
SWEET TOOTHÉ
In a small win wellin and Kwelyans, carry the got back the biz had one. Rev. Fr. H. DeAngelia, toctor The Executive Committee of village,
Later the pig was found slaugh ropresenting number of Arab three hours. Then I was taken Une relief money for Hong Kontered in the house of the deton of Rosary Church, will be sho
and
funds,
$400. Lait-Wing workers organisations, up to the school on the hill University students, from Britisa dents. The value of the pig was speaker at the Catholic Centre weekly talk today at 580 p.m. RELIEF WORK has decided to boycott the Anglo- here, to my surprise, was ushered
Lau Sam of Un Long war when he will review what His Mesara American inquiry commission, it into a room.
where
Α' Kong University Relief found guilty of stealing a row Holiness the one has done for Marsman and Lavrov and two of
was set up under the
Catholic and non-Catholic was announced.
The conference also
people of Hong Kong daring the their Chinese colleagues. Tequented
chairmanship, of Mr. Han Lib Wu, and was sentenced to six months the waiting They had
out by intimately some 348 Hong Kong hand-Labour come
Inet for decades. The Catholic the-Areb-hher Committoo to
OPIUM IN FISH JELLY Contre is at King's Bldg. 1st per rovoke His decision to cooperate the same road an hour after mee
Later in the afternoon we were University students, out at a tozal
and everybody is welcome at these with
comentasion.
student body of about 600, mado the inquiry
of Into Freo China
Pleading ulity to a citatge of "weekly talks. United the hills to Ki Ling Ha. Early on no fewer tha to the Pvt. Daniel Nutter, 22, to his Nations Organisation Associated the next morning wo, bearded ed their studies at 17 different raw plum, a widow, Hung Mel.
and pent the whole day
Chinto universities. home at Santa Fe, Now México, pe
anticipation of getting awes, but
Viriline. Rotarians ht rester dined, $1.300 or three months
For stealing 47 Lins of Sacobar- Lorimer yourday. Hung was ago from the Paclic ith A Chinese named Lau Sau-chun all day we didn't move. Moraver
Wev
Chow K
arrested by revenue officers at the In Monsanto from the S Pro- A. GUTZ, P.O. Box 666. Harry.
charge on Sunday night he motor evela od Nathan Road, near stayed behind in Sai Kung and I
кароте and Horace Kadoorleonium was found in jars of fish loon Wharf, In Kau was sen- entenced to two months hard labour are, or hung Wsh Colony obligingly loaned. Harry to two Austin Road, at 3 van, realenday. beran to fear the worst. We had (anden). Peter Kwok 3. KC.R. Stetlen on Feb. 23. The rident Grant, aldride the Kow
Amone viskors to the
ly loaned. Harry to how he was somitted to the Ewan vary unpleasant perlene dur-Shanchal). Among the guests fellman, Ne Lo. found guilty gf by Ms. W. Helier yerdey Bailore
Hospital..
ine the second alement
Мовата.
Congford
Forster tood the court delerate of the Ministry of Educa~ friends how the eleven-inch spo| Weh Howrst
LONE BANDIT Wison. Comm, Kirby, Mr. Kwok pomotson id 2 tabla Chungking, and Mr. Iu Ponte hard-boiled egge. Harry
Kracker! down by a motor car The guerillas and the crew of Chan, Col T W Ware. Lt Col oulun without a penalty was sent that on mimionar of Education, auddenly disappeared.
on Waterloo Road near the all the June blant on bors, leaving B. Wan, Col Lake T. C. Leo, fenced to six months hard labour arrested by Cadet Oficer Imaster. Kwantung Thoy. are Inap-oct-
of Chinese schools and obtain- Nutter cancelled his train ro-way beiden Sir Hui-bup was only the five of in wing were re- Meade DK (Digone V Stoker, or fine of 18.500 Accused as of the 8.8. Promident Grant, Ip
servation home and asked the taken to hospital at. Infra-bar information, an
two books, R. O. Palle 57alen of the lot, was estimated educational conditions and facil police to help in the search for rosen to boosted at about 11-10-2006 to aleed of the Lost About Dr Booksque, O. McDouall.
adidas akriel pregi war Man W. And stator. Bi timmen are booke opfang found No Bon RTS his pal Associateil Press. treatroant but not detained, kapag binding licht of an electric totes Fak ties in the Colony.
Sir, Will any of your renders from Canada and Australia be so kind hs to let me know names and addresses of Newspapers publish od in those two countries.
tion,
hin, Coment
Nutter returned eight drys
funk
Celebrating. his dis] was knocked down by`a`military my quide had disappeared, ho a day's meeting were Messrs. W. Krisonment; by M WH1.1
(Chamaklum).
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