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        "document_key": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843",
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        "title": "CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843",
        "content_text": "is unnecessary \n\nbond. \n\nKeeper of the Records \n\nad \n\nColored Patter \n\na Auck of the Court who homever would have pepperly be called a bijutian. \n\nThe Paquitrate it affears from \n\neflarid is merely a titte quoi to the Auf Clark. Disparity \n\nmeaning had better le dispensed Colanil Inalcoluci account is mi \n\nshaving as meaning with _ the number of \n\nAuke mefany \n\nis the \n\nProvost-Mantal \n\nas well, \n\nނ \n\nthere can be \n\nfart Sheriff \n\nDepartment in a question afer abut itsions little doubt in his aural cefantur havan \n\nenfifille here to quis any ofinion. the only \n\ngive \n\nduration but could be made \n\nttel us mere \n\nbe hift. \n\nwould be \n\nKhan at \n\nshotulely refrany \n\nshould \n\nabundance \n\nof duties. His Etulbibments seems larger but I know no obicnation \n\nto be made ufen it careft the dame as defecting Auber in the Santary Officer tas of the four affeening wide this head not Adoord Sunderland to be intindul \n\nfor the Police Deft & two for the Indical- \n\nIn Judge the called thief Santric & Office to be called \n\nAlle \n\nferral are admitted the septung \n\nales",
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        "document_key": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
        "page_number": 194,
        "title": "CO129-003 - Foreign Office - 1843",
        "content_text": "Earl of Aberdee to the disposal of lands \n\nAberdeen relative \n\nto the \n\neffect \n\nthat for the presents \n\nface \n\nshould not saccation \n\nthe alienation of aus. \n\nportion of the public. \n\nland, or recognize any provisional grants, but should \"helfter institute \n\ninto \n\nthe \n\nauruguing Equitable claimes fall holders of land - Stir \n\noflared therefore ouf necessary forme \n\nBeefer you to \n\nthat Despatch as containing the principle on which \n\nSoun \n\ndecision on \n\nIn \n\nRebate's care should \n\nbe founded. \n\nShave \n\nCopy \n\nMy Lord, \n\n276 Hongkong. Hong Kong, Jaimy 12. 1868. \n\nIregret having to intrude on youn \n\nLordship's attention ; but shave as other \n\ncourse open to me in consequence of \n\nThe following \n\nCase \n\nhaving been referred \n\nto the decision of your dorthit, by M. E. \n\nR. Mis Plenipotentiary in China, who has ni the meantive debarred me \n\nall replaciation \n\n- fronci \n\nor remonstrance here \n\nand even denied me are audience on \n\noue \n\nthe subject; and being of the original settlers on this bland, and having invected upwards of three thousand Punis St. in building upon it, the security of which and of all similar incredant The Earl of Aberdeen R.7. \n\nK \n\nR \n\nسنه \n\nio",
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        "document_key": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]",
        "page_number": 121,
        "title": "CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "17-2\n\nShould the expenditure for the sanction of the Treasury?\n\nHon 8.27 . Estimate 3 Transmitting Report and 18748, for Storm Repairs to Buildings __ - Received 7.75\n\nleeeee my ony thing bong founaas und review leat The flared tee\n\nA $2. 1 Enclosures. Governor Bonham The Hard Gray. 25th October, 1848. bichina, Hongkong lavitura, 102%\n\n2358 Hong Kong. I Sirt E. Trevelyan K!!! Treasury MINUTE 12. Holksworth 2. Bawes Wool Grow 2... N82 Oct-25/48 Estimate Report in on gra DS. 116 & Jan/49.\n\nJanr drecks by Earl Grey to transmit to you, herewith, for the the Lords consideration of Commissioner of the Treasury the copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong submitting a Report and Estimate for repairs to Buildings rendered necessary in consequence of the Typhoon of the 1 Sept last\n\nLord Grey desires, to express his opinion that this Estimate should be approved.\n\nThank",
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        "document_key": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855",
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        "title": "CO129-053 - Public Offices - 1855",
        "content_text": "place, \n\nand Irquist you \n\nwill be flared boblani \n\nthe directions of the Law \n\nCommissioners the Treasury \n\nwith respect to the cause \n\nwhich I be pushed. \n\nSh. \n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill \n\n£1477/45 \n\n116 \n\nPother. Houghout. \n\nJune. 30.1854 \n\nwith reference Wenstetter \n\nThis day \n\nI have the honour \n\nto transmit copy of a communication \n\nfrom \n\nthe officiating Colonial \n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren \n\nwith my reply, relative \n\nto the deltution correspondence. \n\naddressed terms aboard \n\nWill hype \n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nplace,\n\nand Irquist you\n\nwill be flared boblani\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pushed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPother. Houghout.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nwith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the deltution correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype\n\nCorrected further for better readability and adhering to the original instructions for HTML output:\n\nplace,\n\nand Irquist you\n\nwill be flared by blani\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pushed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPother. Houghout.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nwith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the delution correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype\n\nLet me re-edit with more precise correction:\n\nplace,\n\nand Irquist you\n\nwill be flared by blani\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pushed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPorter. Hong Kong.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nwith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the dilution correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype\n\nHere is the most corrected version:\n\nplace,\n\nand request you\n\nwill be guided by\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pressed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPorter. Hong Kong.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nwith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the dilatory correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype\n\nRevised to the most plausible correction with minimal changes:\n\nplace,\n\nand request you\n\nwill be guided by\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pressed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPorter. Hong Kong.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nWith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the dilatory correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype\n\nFinal output after re-checking the corrections and ensuring minimal alteration:\n\nplace,\n\nand request you\n\nwill be guided by\n\nthe directions of the Law\n\nCommissioners the Treasury\n\nwith respect to the cause\n\nwhich I be pressed.\n\nSh.\n\nJan str. (Signed) Phill\n\n£1477/45\n\n116\n\nPorter. Hong Kong.\n\nJune. 30.1854\n\nWith reference Wenstetter\n\nThis day\n\nI have the honour\n\nto transmit copy of a communication\n\nfrom\n\nthe officiating Colonial\n\nSecretary dated 24. Just brethren\n\nwith my reply, relative\n\nto the dilatory correspondence.\n\naddressed terms aboard\n\nWill hype",
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        "document_key": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863",
        "page_number": 237,
        "title": "CO129-095 - Public Offices - 1863",
        "content_text": "Saved with you! Public Joys, by virtue of a \"Receivable Order\", which in that case you will perhaps have the goodness to direct to be sent to me. The Box is filled with one kind of card; that of the rarest à Sinach of the Evergreen Trees upon, the Thuispois celebrate. It is very few living plants have been imported by Veitike; & the Cattiv revivent worldshem leis Lon in large quantity of seeds; but not germinated.\n\nAll that can be saved if ours at present in that x gheals. remer horbly Boh We Know the Jpelant to be perfectly handy Fan, Die, Yoon England.\n\n8 bezb K Elliot Edof Servent 18 luan alhessed to turyp Sir,\n\n49033 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 233 Offices. 122. Leadenhall Street. London, 2.c. 15th May, 1863.\n\nIn reply to your letter of this date I beg to inform you that the box of seeds therein referred to and which you had sent has been measured at our Offices by this Company's examiners, the total charges for freight would have amounted to £3.10.0.\n\nSir, You obedient Servant, William S. Hooker, Secretary. Royal Gardens, New\n\nMr. Elliot Request be with be hot of stress pass 7 the £3.10. equals lineal to be flared 2-thi amount of the tot of Hong. H... 7 hii further enfirm",
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        "document_key": "CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880",
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        "title": "CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880",
        "content_text": "Office.\n\nDate.\n\n1880. Volume I\n\nContents\n\n1\n\nSubject.\n\nHouses flared 18 Mar. Working of Contagious Diseases Ordinance, 1867.\n\n172\n\n600\n\nJuly Appl. of a Native to the Council 18 Aug. Brothel Law.\n\nAdmiralty. 19 Feb. Registrar of V. Admy Court.\n\nAppls. of M. Gibbons\n\nPolice Discipline in Naval Establishments\n\n5 Mar Registrar of t. Admy Court.\n\nJuly Presentation to M. Sloggett.\n\n28 Dec. Contagious Diseases Ordinance. Report of Mr Sloggett\n\nGocon Appts to Jan. Investment of Surplus Balance\n\n20\n\nRecruits for Police from Glasgow.\n\n18 March Tanks & Mains for Victoria\n\nBoard Security of Mr Gibbons\n\n2 sec. Candidates for Police Force.\n\nBoard of Trade & hrs Lighthouse for the Lye Rocks do.\n\n77\n\n24 Apr. Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1879.\n\n9 Oct Shipwright & Engineer Surveyor.\n\n1 Nov.\n\nTreasury\n\n4 Aug Currency of the Japanese Yen.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12]",
        "content_text": "over \n\nnine: \n\ngreat glow of light hung over the town. The Chinese fireworks commenced on the Parade Ground soon afterwards, and a few rockets were sent up at intervals, while the steamer Titania threw its electric light intermittently on the harbour. Shortly before the bonfire on the Peak broke into a bright blaze, and a few minutes later other beacon fires flared to heaven from other points on the heights. About nine o'clock the bulky form of the Victor Emanuel suddenly emerged from the dense gloom in which she lay, a mass of glowing crimson, every port and spar being distinctly revealed, while the Constance and the Leander rose out of the obscurity under the luminous lime light, which brought them into startlingly vivid relief. Simultaneously a hissing stream of rockets soared upward from the barge on which the fireworks were being let off, and green and crimson fires were conspicuous on Victoria Gap. A few moments later showers of rockets sprang from the Peak and different heights, and the coloured stars falling from them at that height produced a novel and beautiful effect. At this time the illuminations were at their best. The city was flooded in light, with the purple haze above it, the long lines of twinkling lamps which marked the course of the white Bowen Road, the slender string of red lamps which indicated the track of the Tramway up the face of the Peak, the thick line of lights near the summit, the illuminated bungalows of Messrs Veitch, Chater, and Dennys, standing out against the sky, and the water below crowded with gaily lighted craft, and from which in the darker portion the men-of-war apparently bathed in coloured flame, while far off on the other side the Kowloon Police Station stood an oasis of lambent light in a wilderness of blackness, formed altogether a magnificent and never-to-be-forgotten sight. The men-of-war illuminations were remarkably fine, the vessels now appearing in blue, now in crimson, and anon in silvery whiteness, and their sudden emergences from the gloom were greeted with exclamations of astonishment, delight, and approval by the Chinese, who watched the ping-shün (soldier-ships) with the keenest interest. The streets and Praya were crowded with moving streams of sight-seers, who scarcely began to thin before eleven o'clock, when the illuminations commenced to wane, but half-an-hour later there was sensible diminution, and at midnight the great spectacle was over. Below we append as many details as we could gather in the time:--\n\nIN VICTORIA.\n\nThe City Hall, with its fine façade and handsome lines, lends itself readily to decoration, and its illumination on Wednesday evening was a sight that could not easily be surpassed. On the Praya side were the words \"Victoria Regina\" in immense letters composed of coloured lanterns running the whole length of the building, surmounted by a crown, with the figures 1837 and 1887 above and below it, while a series of arches composed of lanterns was carried along the top cornice. The eastern façade, facing the Cricket Ground, had Chinese transparencies fixed in the top of the arches of the verandah on the ground floor, while the upper part was covered with an artistic arrangement of hundreds of Japanese lanterns. The front of the building was covered with festoons and lines of coloured lanterns, with a series of shields with trophies of flags running under the top cornice, some of the shields bearing pictures of Hongkong at various periods of its history, and the others appropriate devices. In the centre were two larger shields with the figures 1837 and 1887 in blue on gold ground with flags draped above, and on the wings flanking the entrance were other large shields, the upper ones bearing St. George's Cross and the British Lion, and the lower ones the Prince of Wales's Arms and the Irish Harp respectively. The shields were draped with ensigns. A large transparency, showing a portrait of Her Majesty, was placed over the main entrance to the Hall. There were numerous lanterns hung in trees in front, in some cases up to the very top branches, and the general effect of the whole design was superb.\n\nThe Dent Fountain, which had been cleaned up, played jets of water. Drinking cups had been provided, and the fountain was much patronised by thirsty Chinese sight-seers eager to quench their thirst.\n\nOn the opposite side of the road Beaconsfield Arcade was illuminated with lanterns in the arches of the top verandah, and Messrs. Schmidt and Co., watchmakers, had a star in gas over their entrance. Beaconsfield, now occupied by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, had its front covered with white lanterns.\n\nThe magnificent building of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was most artistically dealt with. Over the portico were the words \"God save the Queen\" in gold letters on a white ground, with the figures 1837 and 1887 on each side. There were also shields bearing \"V. R.\" and other appropriate devices, and the whole façade was illuminated with red and white lanterns, with one monster lantern 11 feet high hanging in the entrance with the Royal Standard and Union Jack painted on it, surmounted by the Crown, the figures 1837 and 1887 appearing below. This huge affair drew forth many exclamations of astonishment from the Chinese. The eastern side of the Bank building was treated in a similar style. There was the name \"Victoria\" in gold letters on a white ground on the entablature over the centre pair of columns, with shields and trophies of flags on each side, the shields bearing the novel and appropriate device of the colours of various countries quartered—British, American, French, and German. There were also shields bearing \"1837\" and \"1887,\" and lanterns were hung round the pillars and along the top. The dome was lighted by strings of small coloured glass lamps carried up and around it, and stood out prominently. On the bamboo scaffolding of the still unfinished side of the Bank the letters \"V. R.\" and figures \"1837\" and \"1887\" were formed by white lanterns on a large scale and were very effective. Coloured lights were burned on the Praya side of the Bank at short intervals.\n\nProceeding along the Praya we next come to Messrs. D. Sassoon, Sons and Co.'s hong, illuminated with large masses of white lanterns under the cornice, the verandah arches being outlined in red with a large white lantern hanging in the arch. Messrs. Schellhass and Co. made a good show with red, white, and blue lanterns. The offices of the Messageries Maritimes were hung with beautiful variegated lanterns in lines. One of the most conspicuous features in the illumination as seen from the water were the stars and stripes of the United States which covered the whole front of Messrs. Russell and Co.'s hong worked out in blue, red, and white lanterns, sixteen hundred in all. The same design was adopted in the illuminations on the occasion of the Princes' visit, and was considered very successful then, but it was still more so this time, the ingenuity of the gentlemen who had the work in hand having discovered means of improving what appeared perfect before. There was also a design in white lanterns on the flagstaff. The chief feature in Messrs. Melchers and Co.'s illumination, and one that excited much admiration, was a large transparency painted from the Norddeutscher Lloyd's picture advertisement representing a fine Atlantic liner. On one side of this, in similar transparency, were the Norddeutscher Lloyd's arms, and on the other, also in transparency, three flags crossed—the British and German and the house flag of the firm. The paintings, excellently executed, were the work of Bung Qua, who was superintended by Mr. Baptista. There was also a large display of lanterns, with the letters \"V. R.\" in coloured glass lamps. The lower part of the same house is occupied by Messrs. Blackhead and Co., who had flags hung out. The corner house of this block, occupied by Messrs. More and Seimund on the ground floor and by Messrs. Holliday, Wise and Co., Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Co., and the Wharf and Godown Company above, was illuminated by white and coloured lanterns and various Chinese transparencies. One of the latter over the door in Pedder's street had moving figures, and appeared to amuse the Chinese.\n\nCrossing Pedder's-street, not noticing for the present the Clock Tower or the Triumphal Arch at Pedder's Wharf, we come to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s hong, which had a large transparency with \"V. R.\" and underneath it a St. Andrew's cross surrounded by thistles. There were",
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        "content_text": "Her Meade,\n\nI cannot find out as his Create water no www. M ka ден в весел views. The Admiralty plumps for the A highly efficient obstacle if many object can in not keep the two things distinct. By all means let them bribe the bakawatan if they chose to quit the money i but the chief want the junk schooner to be prepared to be ready for an Emergency; since, will not Exit for the years, rainy.\n\nNow, the Italian We who want the experiment of sinking a loaded junk on the bank to her time. It may solve the difficulty by exerting themeper, sad dispatch drafted on today to Gomer. I have made 1504 Punitions abon vivo.\n\n27.9.07.\n\nSo as to bring it in hand Fre feme temale with the G.I. Clarke. Maj. Clarke thought this draft had been suspended during war derfatited by ow.\n\nWrite to the for. with unferem & Jayan that despatch & as negin & draft. Maj. Clarke's minute hagst which I have flared anopil. See draft of or 11. 1886 M. Meade atome RM 6/10\n\nYou have followed Major Clarke's sooor. He overlooked that desp. in 15048 had already 15048 gone 12 months ago. You have overlooked that it has been answere) & that in reply to 54 135496/2 we have said the now wish the 5496 very thing which over again. 25 say This latter of the Admiralty Our dest. ctt s4gb (copy of which went to adm.\") shows that we do not object to the permanent breakwater, which the Aden\" want, except ground of cost, but proposed experiments of the more modest scheme to meet a There seems sudden there fore No OLL Crn ents Emerging or to the for oir 5496/2 necessit to say anything.\n\nthe Admiralty, but in accordance with last word ministe If yan ? Proceed anggested in my mainite above - 18. send copy of corresp. to W.O. For nife 8m). 4/10 Ger. My darke & I have made muiste beloven Rm7/10 ury",
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        "document_key": "CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4]",
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        "content_text": "744\n\nplaces outside (the territory)\n\nSham Chun, Sha Tau and Wai Tak\n\n& Ngan Tin in the Tung Kun district. Many were killed and\n\nwounded.\n\nOn the 4th. (13th. April) Ping Shan supplied\n\npigs (for the fighters).\n\nOn the 6th. (15th. April) Ha Tsun.\n\nOn the 7th. (16th. April) Nang Chem.\n\nThis is a true account of the whole matter from\n\nbeginning to end.\n\nWith regard to Tang Cheung Tsai having gone to\n\nHKong to present a petition Tang Tsing Sz & Tang A Nin of the\n\nHa Tsun district pointed them out as traitors & issued a re-\n\nward for their arrest. They also said that Tang Cheung Tsai\n\nhad taken the iron armour belonging to this district to HKong\n\nand that they would not rest until he had been killed. They\n\ntook the card of Tang Kwok Lam to Ping Shan & applied for some\n\nable bodied men to search Chaung Tsai's house but Tang Po Wan\n\nbeing a near relation of Chung Tsai flared up at once so they\n\ndesisted.\n\nOn the 8th. (17th. April) he was arrested at\n\nKap Shui Mun & brought back to the meeting house at Un Long.\n\nThe gentry of Ha Tsun said Cheung Tsai belongs\n\nto the Ha Tsun district, i.e. Ha Tsun deal with the matter. All\n\nthe other villages raised no objection.\n\nTang Tsing Sa & Tang Chik Ting took many of\n\nthose who came to fight from Egan Tin and went to Un Long to\n\nget back Cheung Tsai, This was after the defeat & every one\n\nhad fled & there was no one in the meeting house. As to what\n\norder",
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        "content_text": "5 \n\n409 \n\nor business of a Brazier, Slaughterman, Soap-maker, Sugar-baker, Fellmonger, Melter of Tallow, Oilman, Butcher, Distiller, Victualler, or Tavernkeeper, Blacksmith, Nightman, Scavenger or any other noisy, noisome, or offensive trade or business whatever, without the previous license of His said Majesty, His Heirs, Successors, or Assigns, signified in writing by the Governor of the said Colony of Hong Kong, or other person duly authorised in that behalf; AND ALSO that the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, shall not nor will, let, underlet, mortgage, assign, or otherwise part with, all or any part of the said premises hereby expressed to be demised, for all or any part of the said term of Seventy-five years, without at the same time registering such alienation in the Land Office, or in such other office as may hereafter be instituted for the purposes of Registration in the said Colony of Hong Kong, and paying all reasonable fees and other expenses thereon. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and it is hereby agreed and declared, that in case the said yearly rent hereinbefore reserved, or any part thereof, shall be in arrears and unpaid by the space of twenty-one days next after any or either of the said days whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, (whether lawfully demanded or not), or in case of the breach or non-performance of any or either of the covenants and conditions herein contained, and by or on the part and behalf of the said Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, to be kept, done and...",
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        "content_text": "No. ix Station from, \"ords, Orig. \"Time My Shauchan ASSURERS Clerk's Named Date. FIRMS J 15 AUG 114. XPA 23 Crateres Bank of Juma Chipart kust ales ASSESSER which Time Reseized. 11-150 Go HONGKONG AND 207 Wercantile Banks of India Da ASSESTOLLO WAR BRANCHES OF in order IMMARGINE - 15 RQ BG PASH SHAPELRIES beg that BARBADONI Exemples, PW-3,40 p.m. HL 6.58.14 IPFAU LN() by permessian PARTIDARIO Yo. 400 LOCAL Ferman Empire to be allowed GEMINEM IN FIRMS AFFILIATED Quable them LOGIC FUNCTED THEIR STOCKS and othermee ALECTORIA UNDER ROBINWHEAT CONTRACT 5 brevent POBARION 'PROCEEDS having thing during the war LALDOTTO CONTINUE BUSINESS N COLONY which are TOSTADOR UNDER SAFEGUARD S ALL DEERSKIN to be delivered by BANKS CAPITONINE Cash an delivery Jennan ONLY SILVERGRAY GEMI SILVERGRAY above went D the flared hood froRYS MIDWINDOW CRANKS borgess GOOD S PECKERS PERLINARI KMS",
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        "content_text": "## STATIONS IN LONDON\n\nTELEPHONE No. 1  \nTELGRAPHIC ADDRESS: \"SIGNALLY, AVE, LONDON\"  \n3632 London Wall. Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C.  \n(4 Lines)\n\n| Location | Telephone No. |\n| --- | --- |\n| 3632 London Wall |  |\n| 2628 Gerrard | Telecane No. |\n| \"The Baltic.\" Bury St. Entrance. E.C. | 4408 Avenue |\n| 11. Old Broad Street, E.C. | 2942 Hop- |\n| 6 Denman Street. Borough. S.E. |  |\n| 440, Strand, W.C. (Charing Cross) | 2816 Garrard |\n| 41 & 42, Parliament Street, S.W. | 861 Avenue |\n| 8. Leadenhall Street, E.C. | 852 Avenue |\n| Market Buildings, 29. Mincing Lane, 16, Mark Lane. E.C. | 1014 Holborn |\n| 37. Holborn Viaduct, E.C. |  |\n| Foreign Auction Mart, Covent Garden. W.C. |  |\n\nHead Office: Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, E.C.  \nTelephone: 1127 LONDON WALL.  \nTelegraphic Address: \"EASTERN AVE,\" LONDON.\n\nTelegraphic Address: \"SIGNALLY, AVE,\" LONDON.  \nTELEGRAM  \nTelephone: 9632 LONDON WALL. (4 Lines)  \nISSUED FROM CHIEF CABLE STATION, ELECTRA HOUSE, FINSBURY PAVEMENT.\n\nREPLIES SHOULD BE ORDERED Via Eastern.  \nDoubtful words should be OFFICIALLY repeated. See Rule Book.  \nNo inquiry respecting this Telegram can be attended to without production of this Copy. See back of form for list of Company's Stations in London and Telephone Numbers.\n\n| No. | Clerk's Name and Date | Time Received | To | Remarks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Хр Iwer to ROMANTE | 3 |  | ORIGINAL |\n|  |  | A.M. Toner Circle P.M. |  | TIME 35 |\n\nREQUIRE LETTERS OF Certificates CASUALNESS'S 'AMOVEANT SURE that the 'SUBS ANABLE Are not GOODS destinations ECLARED DEVOTES SILVERGRAY Cat in special 'CAPATAZ diverted I com DOBIATO THE Certificates LANDING 'CASUALNESS TOUCHPIECE SELDOM NECESSARY LOUPE British poto CANTALOUPE PERCHLOOP SILVERGRAY the case MINOLED with the SUCHPIECE REQUIRED CHIEFLY FOR CERTAIN GOODS MIPPED UNDER SPECIAL LICENCE TO PORTS IN ASIA.\n\nExamples: PW=3.45 p.m. HL-8.55 a.m.  \nTO Certificates ...  \nTHE CLOCK A ...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915",
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        "title": "CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915",
        "content_text": "0\n\nSANDERS, REHDERS & CO LTD\n\nN.MANCHESTER, NEW YORK.\n\nTelegraphic Address\n\nZEODORius\n\nLONDON\n\nMANCHESTER.\n\nTelephones\n\nDON {\n\nAVENUE N° 4372.\n\nAVENUE N! 1826. CITY NY 7164. CITY NE 7186.\n\nHESTER\n\nIN REPLY PLEASE\n\nREFER?\n\nTO\n\nDirectorate DEPARTMENT.\n\n4833\n\nREC\n\nREG FEB 15\n\n2018. Fenchurch Friel.\n\nFondon.\n\n3\n\nThe Under Secretary of State,\n\nColonial Office,\n\nAL\n\n475\n\n30th Jan. 1915.\n\nDowning Street, S.W.\n\nncl.\n\n/EJC.\n\nSir,\n\nIn further reference to your favour of the 27th inst. (3017/1915) and in accordance with the directions you were good enough to give us therein, we telegraphed yesterday to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, requesting his consent to the proposal submitted to you on the 18th inst.\n\nWe enclose for your guidance a copy of our telegram and, when writing to confirm it giving further details of the proposal outlined, we shall again wait upon you with a copy of our letter.\n\nWe are,\n\nSir,\n\nYour obedient servants,\n\nFor Sanders, Rehders & Co., Ltd.,\n\nEflared\n\nDirector.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916",
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        "content_text": "although addressed\n\nTo be B of two tho\n\nto the firm\n\nAt instance.\n\n110\n\n1916\n\nHONG KONG\n\n16193\n\n16193\n\n(Rect F APP 16\n\nREC\n\nAntimony Regulas to New York.\n\n# Apl. Transmits copy letter reed from 40. as to\n\nLast\n\nInel previous l'aper. Thess? Vogelstein of\n\nmo\n\n12144.\n\nNew York about whom\n\nTele Enquiries are being made from AM. Repres\n\nat Washington also from\n\nMr Robinson\n\n10 from Comm\n\nInternationale de Ravitaillemen\n\n23 Auff\n\nэто\n\n55829\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nBut\n\n39327\n\nI shall be\n\nis\n\nflared\n\n(90092) WL. 56800–6. 15,000. 12/15. BM 8.\n\nWe\n\nCam\n\nawait daniels fromento\n\nth\n\nsurprised if Vogelstein\n\nStatulsing\n\nList\n\nPut boy\n\nCuro\n\n7/4/16\n\nJK 7/4/16 atone",
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        "content_text": "30.14,88\n\nKC \"e\n\nFong prison od Jonquer fit rot hellso amruje?\n\nOL ZILO OL BLOLIFe ynie po svemi\n\nI' COMINTBOLS KELNUDE\n\njaɔrojni,abneh±vi\n\n.A\n\nanoszeg væene to 1ľaded no blef yiroqozi .a\n\n**2KTL*** grook' pepeutike Brook' pepezƒNLER ÖL\n\nJaemetal to a‡Mon¤ to enac\n\n■anoLJav Hɗo radio noterere at auh no tá zo zot bles\n\nto flared no ybojeve #tas not blod piroqon? .\n\nOpenλ beLTONS\n\nhebroost ybaenis yiroqorq sort havisoat emooni vä yrene to Tarfed no bied bas mathotasð við ástv\n\n59.580,989, I\n\n+9.ITE, A\n\nCEM\n\nk' Deps® (LOL DOF JEHR fœmʊ $200)' Reup DebcaŢEI\n\nbez ove\n\nJ35*120*80\n\n198.294,ARA, [\n\nto tialed no bied to tot sub neonsËső únað hna\n\n# FX®,' 8\\2# #TUF*Q&% *U*U*\n\n82.$88.08.\n\nanrude'i vzajnulov .9\n\n* Depfe' fuojnyjuk benX BETZVODA QAS TLOM SLJONÀ\n\n.1900\n\nCOPY.\n\nย\n\nBUM \"o ano¬wa¶ erfaliteɛ of arki to anos7eq anođenog at asentaud no antyttas no ineblast (usons£ad Anad boa aðďah naït redto) pdragon¶ .8\n\nGELMÂĮNE ou\n\ngerg på suami bezsowO OL LTLER LOL LELOCUS OL LOL STABB LOŠŢYOUF OL\n\nBATSTU\n\nIt\n\n200\n\nKTI\n\ngnofanol ni astataud\n\nbos seiwtoyod gweni al bentateb osannud Lacoaraq „t dnsblaer anoated to anoane: daittyä of antanolad 8noignol at\n\n30.08.0\n\n5.81.001.88 à =¿\\S „doxă §\n\n«nonmost. . .A (.58)\n\nOnapogāmu og evenà bLobelfa®\n\nammuded to jnemejate n253 Jarð 7219′′oo I\n\nYÜZBÇÖZƏ Veena to nałbɔjauð add to atauooos edit film userga ofɗallava IIa dil bentwaxe noeď ovať sinuosos est tøft bas arerit has ‚ajnfamoɑ Joa era atnwooda hlas adr .AJNOWNCOD .anthnada *jo IIlja sonstroge! vont■ to astreup Istevea eta\n\n、ntiisa .'. (.ba)\n\nTI.E.CI\n\n406\n\n3. Moneys of liquidated enemy firms in Hongkong paid to\n\nthe Crown agents for investment in War Loans.\n\nTotal £471,363.8.3.\n\n(sd.) A. K. Thomson,\n\nCustodian of enemy property.\n\n2.3.17.",
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        "content_text": "B. N⋆ B. It will be seen\n\n*) \n\nThat \n\nWhereas for Ceylon a considerable reduction is —— \n\n\"are five factors \n\nChain! Hint \n\nEffective Efforts \n\nWhat can \n\nbe done \n\nIn fact, only about a few Kilogram, flogen. The Remos of Ceylon are with regard \n\nQ flared opium medicinal preparation containing morphine \n\n§ the what is meant, \n\nwas the ordinary \n\nmens sand and Dab \n\nfor \n\nThe argument is not clear \n\nComparison between \n\nan actual \n\namount in 1921 and a maximum fixed for 1920 proves nothing. \n\nThe Suppliers are doubting Confalias \n\nand not thriving. \n\n55 \n\nCeylon's policy of Suppression \n\nis in strong contrast to that of the Indian Govt. \n\n2 \n\ng. \n\nThe third and last paragraphs on page \n\n9 of the L of N print with regard to India. \n\nIt is difficult \n\nto see why Ceylon should be \n\nexpected to do \n\nmore than India is doing by reducing allowance \n\netc.? It seems he restricted others and suffering \n\nregistration to fresh persons. \n\nCeylon uses the phrase \n\n\"licensed Smugglers\" \n\nA \n\nand suppose that under died \n\nfor him. Delevings may \n\nbe that \n\nThe was of use of mine for smoking should be entered doppers; \n\nlate in \n\nSpite of the verdict of the \n\nbramble \n\nIndia, it can \n\nhardly",
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        "content_text": "Extract from the South China Morning Post of 24th February, 1930\n\n48\n\nin the form of Government works such as new roads and bridges. This fundamental improvement in the economic state of the Islands reflects itself in the budget surplus which the year is expected to produce.\n\nNext year's outlook for trade between Great Britain and the Far East generally is somewhat overcast. The heavy fall in values consequent on the Wall Street collapse and inflated money conditions are without doubt affecting manufacturers and restricting their purchases of raw material. This will bear heavily on firms handling Far Eastern produce such as rubber, tin, hemp, sugar and China produce generally, making it difficult to market the steadily increasing production.\n\nUnfortunately, British textile exporters generally have been correspondingly hit. Handicapped by high cost of production, they are condemned to see the market supplied by the cheaper products of Japanese mills and of domestic output in India and the Far East. The drop in silver currencies has also adversely affected the demand for British manufactures, especially cotton, woollen and artificial silk fabrics, and it is to be feared that the marked falling-off in British exports to the East, dating from last October, may yet continue.\n\nTo take the reverse side of the picture, cheaper money and a saner perspective as to the limits of trade expansion may lead to business being, in future, conducted on sounder economic lines. We may venture, too, on the hope that an increased trade activity in other parts of the world will counteract the feared decline in America's prosperity and so prevent a lessening of the world's demand for commodities.\n\nThe Year in China. Let us pass now to the political situation in China which, more than any other factor in the present state of affairs, regulates the fortunes of those whose business lies in the Far East.\n\nFresh Breach of Peace. In the meantime at Nanking an important political milestone had been passed, namely the holding of the Third National Congress of the Kuomintang. The result of the Congress was to confirm the central power in the hands of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and his colleagues, leaving the membership of the Central Executive Council, the supreme authority in the country, substantially unchanged.\n\nBefore the country had had time to settle down from the Wuhan revolt, a fresh breach of the peace occurred. In the middle of May, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang, at the head of the Kuominchun, challenged the Nanking Government, withdrawing his army into the western provinces and destroying railways along his line of retreat.\n\nHe was officially declared a rebel and by the end of the month war was again raging in China. The state funeral of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which took place with great ceremony on June 1st, came at an opportune moment and caused a lull in the fighting. Thereafter Marshal Feng, weakened by the defection of two of his leading generals, withdrew from active revolt but his attitude to the Government continued to be such as to leave the situation precarious. A bold effort to reunite the leaders was made by Chiang Kai-shek in the first week of July when he called a conference at Peking. The attempt was partially successful; Marshal Feng again pledged his loyalty and was reinstated and it was agreed to hold another Disbandment Conference.\n\nThis second Disbandment Conference, held at Nanking early in August, ended in a fresh plan for an all-round reduction of troops and in the issue by Nanking of a disbandment loan. The results were, unfortunately, negative, for after barely three months of peace, war broke out for the third time towards the end of September.\n\nOn this occasion Nanking was faced with a revolt from the \"Reorganisationists,\" a group mainly consisting of the political leaders of the left who had been excluded from office, supported by certain military commanders including several of the Kuominchun generals.\n\nThe year has witnessed slow progress in the movement towards consolidation. A series of counter-movements have threatened the stability of the Government and the peace and security of the population. None of these has succeeded, indeed, in overthrowing the Government of Nanking and so far, at any rate, there is no evidence of any alternative to that Government. These repeated uprisings absorbed, however, most of the country's energies and the record of the year, which I will attempt to summarize in a short space, is, as will be seen, chiefly taken up by military operations.\n\nNanking's Reforms. In the sphere, firstly, of politics, the Central Executive Council announced in June the Kuomintang programme for the continued government of the country. In accordance with this programme, the system of \"political tutelage\" is to last till 1935, thus prolonging the government of China by the Kuomintang Party for six years to come.\n\nIn the matter of legislation many new laws and sections of codes have been promulgated. The texts appear to be based, in general, on good and up-to-date models. Our own experience in legislation has taught us, however, the great value of independent scrutiny and criticism of draft laws in order that they may, before acceptance, be moulded into the form best adapted to local conditions and it is perhaps a little unfortunate that the present system of legislation in China provides no opportunity for examination by any other agency than the Central Administration itself. In the manner of their making, the new fundamental laws of China might too much approximate rather to departmental regulations.\n\nTurning to national finance, the position is frankly disappointing. In spite of forcible pleadings by the Chinese bankers and merchants and of clear and outspoken warnings by the Minister of Finance himself, the Government have failed to achieve any of the major reforms which are so urgently needed in order to put the country on a sound financial footing.\n\nThe balancing of revenue and expenditure appears no nearer and the spending of the major part of the national income on military expenditure continues as before. There is little or no abatement of the crippling local taxation.\n\nThe reorganisation of the Central Government's revenues under Mr. T. V. Soong has undoubtedly made some advance, but the ensuing increase, including the additional yield from the Customs, has been swallowed up almost entirely by military needs. Future income, meanwhile, has been pledged ever deeper for unproductive loans issued to the total nominal value of some $250 millions in the course of the past year.\n\nI must mention in this respect the great improvement effected by the creation of independent commissions for the custody and service of the funds pledged for these loans, the result showing in the fact that their price on the market has remained relatively unaffected by political fluctuations.\n\nThree Crises Survived. One can thus congratulate the Government on surviving three serious crises during the course of the year.\n\nThe year opened with the Disbandment Conference in session at Nanking. The hopes which attended this first \"round table\" of the military chiefs were, however, doomed to be short-lived. Within a couple of months, it was clear that the Conference plans for demobilisation had not been applied throughout the country as a whole and it is very difficult to say whether tangible evidence of progress had been made.\n\nA year ago it was at least possible to hope that the nationalist victory had done away with the old disruptive forces which kept China in turmoil. The events of the last twelve months have proved this hope to be vain and we must, I fear, now reconcile ourselves to a slower, and less dramatic, cure of China's domestic ills.\n\nAlarm Over Debts. Whether in consequence of the failure to achieve consolidation, we still await tangible evidence of progress and in the meantime the debts continue to \"snowball\" in alarming fashion. The Minister of Finance's arrangements for dealing with the arrears of the \"Salt\" loans have helped to revive confidence among the holders of this class of security.\n\nNothing, however, has been done for a very important category of creditors, namely the purveyors of railway material, some of whom have been waiting for payment for over ten years. This is a very serious matter and I consider it indefensible that a government which disposes of the earnings of railways should withhold payment for the materials used in their construction.\n\nA quarrel arose between the Central Government and the Wuhan military group centred at Hankow. By the end of March, it had flared into active warfare—the first renewal of fighting since the establishment of the National Government. The revolt was quelled on the Yangtze before the end of April, but fighting dragged on in the southern provinces, especially round Canton, into the month of June.\n\nThe sequence of wars has left little room for constructive work and the many excellent programmes of reform sponsored by the National Government have made but small progress.",
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        "title": "CO129-609-5 Future policy- Press accounts of Chinese unrest over Kowloon evictions 19-1-1948 - 16-3-1948",
        "content_text": "BRITONS ASK FOR A GUARD\n\nNews of the world's trouble-spots last night : CHINA.-Mr. Gerald Stockley, British Consul-General, appealed to the Hankow garrison and police for \"adequate protection\" of Britons in Hankow. Three hundred students tried to reach the British consulate but police diverted them and put extra guards on British buildings\n\nAnti-British feeling over the clearing of slums in British-run Kowloon flared up on Friday, when a mob burned the British consulate in Canton, 500 miles from Hankow.\n\nSemi-martial law has been imposed in Canton, and newspapers are ordered to print only Government versions of disorders.\n\n65",
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        "title": "CO129-609-5 Future policy- Press accounts of Chinese unrest over Kowloon evictions 19-1-1948 - 16-3-1948",
        "content_text": "Daily Herald\n\n7.\n\n17 JAN 1948\n\nCHINA ORDERS: 'STOP ANTI-BRITISH RIOTS'\n\nWOMEN FLY OUT OF BURNING ISLE\n\nAIR-LINE TO RESCUE\n\nGuard is clamped on consulates\n\nAS 100 British women and children prepared to fly out of a riot-stricken island suburb of Canton last night, China's Prime Minister, General Chang Chun, warned all his officials: \"Anti-British riots must stop.\"\n\nHe wired all provincial and municipal authorities throughout China to put down with the utmost severity all attempts to stage demonstrations \"on any pretext whatsoever.\"\n\nSpecial measures must be taken at once, he said, to protect British Consulates and British property. Chinese officials would be held personally responsible for any negligence.\n\nAt the same time, the General offered Britain his regrets for the burning by rioters of the British Consulate and other British-owned buildings on Shameen Island, Canton, yesterday.\n\nBut arrangements to fly British women and children off Shameen Island at dawn today were still in force last night.\n\nHong Kong Airways, a subsidiary of B.O.A.C., is to divert all its planes from the Hong Kong-Canton service, started only last Saturday, to carry out the evacuation.\n\nA rescue plane took off the first load of 20 women and children early this morning.\n\nOver bridges\n\nAt the time the decision to evacuate was made, there were fears of further anti-British demonstrations throughout China. Although yesterday's riots centred in Canton, their cause lies 90 miles away, in the old city of Kowloon, on the mainland opposite British-held Hong Kong island.\n\nPossession of Kowloon has long been contended between the British and Chinese. The dispute flared up again recently when the British authorities jailed two Chinese \"squatters\" for resisting eviction from a section condemned as a danger to public health.\n\nYesterday's riots followed announcement that the Chinese Government had protested to Britain about the eviction.\n\nThousands of rioters crossed two bridges from Canton to the foreign section on Shameen Island.\n\nHomes fired\n\nScreaming and dancing, they fired the Consulate and piled furniture and papers on the flames.\n\nThen they burned the homes of the Consul-General, Mr. R. Hall, and the Press Attaché.\n\nSeveral other British-owned buildings, including a bank, shipping offices and a news agency bureau, were badly damaged.\n\nThree hours after the rioting had died down, fire brigades and police arrived and the crowd was driven off the island.\n\nBritain's Ambassador, Sir Ralph Skrine Stevenson, protested to General Chang Chun at once, to learn that the General had already acted.\n\nA formula\n\nA formula for the solution of the Kowloon situation was believed to have been found at a conference last night between the British Ambassador and the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Shih-chieh.\n\nThe Colonial Office stated last night: \"The eviction has been grossly distorted.\n\n\"A small number of 'squatters' was evicted because their huts had no proper sanitary facilities and constituted a grave fire risk. The huts were not pulled down until the people living in them had been offered alternative accommodation.\"",
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        "document_key": "CO129-611-3 Weekly summaries of press reports and comments 24-12-1946 - 27-9-1947",
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        "title": "CO129-611-3 Weekly summaries of press reports and comments 24-12-1946 - 27-9-1947",
        "content_text": "# HONG KONG.\n\n`PRO/988/3`\n\nIn the course of the week controversy flared up, not for the first time, between the fire-eating Kuomintang \"National Times\" and the cautiously independent \"Wah Kiu Yat Po\". The point at issue was, as before, the \"Wah Kiu's\" alleged collaboration with the Japanese during the occupation and its present protestations of loyalty to the people rather than to any party.\n\nThe Sing Tao Jih Pao advocated the trebling of civil service basic salaries and the abolition of all other allowances (presumably referring to high cost of living allowances).\n\nThe Wah Kiu Yat Po took up the question of the exorbitant charges made by the water front coolies for carrying passenger's baggage. A case in which Straits $300 was charged for carrying eight pieces of baggage was cited.\n\n### WORLD AFFAIRS.\n\nAlarm at a possible revival of Japanese imperialism as a result of a lenient peace treaty (Wah Kiu Yat Po of June 9) or through the restoration of Japan's foreign trade (Kung Sheung Daily News of June 13) was again expressed.\n\nJHBL/APC  \nJ.H.B. Lee,  \nP.R.O.",
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