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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH 1905.

-urging on the principal Powers of the world, rulo. Desperate diseases call, however, for to separate by bringing to hear su both desperate remedies, and she gladly faces combatants what they are pleased to call the situation, secure apparently in the belief Hitherto neither side, that England, at least, will never fight. peaceful pressure. has been willing to listen to these unwelcome, Whether England will at the last moment,

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The Peking A.D.C. are to repeat at Tientsin "His Excellency the Governor," which thoy recently produced at Peking.

The NC Daily News says:-The control of the stock of the Canton-Hankow Railway is

AN WATSON & CO., suggestions, but with a perseverance worthy to save her honour, adopt warlike measures again in American hands, the Belgian interesta

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

of a better cause these would-be busy-bodies is at best a doubtful point. Russia was have been announcing that with the fall of equally confident that Japan would never) the fortress it was their intention to renew dare to face her, and rusted blindly imo a their possibly well-meant, but certainly ill- serious conflict whịch has already taxed timed suggestions. Wur, it is acknowledged her powers to the uttermost. All these on all sides, is su evil to be avoided if things go to prove that Russia is prepared possible at almost any sacrifice; but is this to carry out her game to the bitter end. everlasting preaching the best way to bring | With such a resolve, and the issue being in it about? We trow not. Kather we would | the eyes of her present rulers one of oblitera- say it is the very bast way to inflame, those tion or victory, it is vain to expect that she passions which have rendered the war in-will lend any ear to proposals of peace evitable; and the after effects of a patched sxeepen the assumien of the entire and up peace, instead of bringing about harmony, unqualified submission of Japan. For the are far more likely to result in an intensi- very same reason Japan is in no mood to fication of the original differences. Russin withdraw from her present attitude; sb. ou the one hand is by no mouas assured mission would, in effect, be with Japan that she is benteu. Some of the sagest extinction, and however much she may councillors on the Russian side openly desire to ingratiate herself with her good udvised at the beginning the immediate friends on the Continent, she feels that she abandonment of Port Arthur, and her would not be justified in yielding at the WHISKY. concentration of her forces at Harbin and cost of all that makes a nation great and

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Vladivostock. This is actually the position at the moment. Except for the weakening by the last year's campaign of the feet then in Eastern waters, neither Vladivostock nor Harbin has felt the pressure of the war. A large Russiari fleet, larger in fact, than the flee with which she commenced the war, is now closely approaching Eastern waters, and of the success of this fleet VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY Russia feels, or affects to feel, assured: Japan bus to meet it n fleet certainly much YEARS IN BOTTLE.

daniaged during the war; she acknowledges the loss before Port Arthur of two of her most powerful battleships, and it cannot be that the remainder, from the hard work they have encountered during the

A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE.

having been bought out.

It is understood that the Committee of the V.R.C. will appoint Mr. Frank Lammert as Hon. Secretary of the Clab in succession to Mr.

H. C. Austen.

The following "advt." appeared in the Kobe Chronicle:-- Hores for Sale, 3 Apartments, hot and cold water. Anyone can be shown aver interior on Saturday first.- Address, £o.”

Writing of the Baltic Armada, a contem porary observes:"The possibility of an engagement occurring in the China son becomes almost a probability, the only factor preventing it being the non-appearance of the Russians"

Inspastor Macdonald paraded fourteen Chinese women before Mr. Haseland at the Polica

Court yesterday on the charge of keeping a gambling house at No. 97, Temple Street, Yaumati. The defendants wore each fined $5, and $15 taken from them by the police was

ordered to be confiscated,

The fall of Port Arthur will, however,

At Happy Valley this afternoon the H.K.F C. open up a little more of Manchuria 10"A" team will play the Army Ordnance The "A" foreign trade, and with this slight ameliu- Recreation Club-kick-off et 4.45. ration we must make up our minds to feel tour is as follows:-8. 0. Elso, goal; F. C.,

Ha'l and A Lonreiro. backs; C. A. Brown, R. happy, at least for the present,

Henderson and E. F. Ancott, halves; C.

TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S SERVIOS.]

A REVEREND TOADY.

LONDON, 8th January. The Procurator of the Holy Byuod has sent an address to the Tour protesting against the insousste machinations of certain nobles to induce him to waiken his authority: the Tsar ing his cath, to preserve intact the autocracy possesses every right, except the right of break

of the arthodox faith.

REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIÀ.

LONDON, 8th January

A monster banquet is being arranged in St. Petersburg to protest against bureaucracy,

THE WAR.

["DAILY PRESS "SERVICE.]

KUROPATKIN CAPTURED

CONVOY

CHINESE EMIGRANTS TO AUSTRALIA.

ALLEUND CONSPIRACY.

Han Tim, to enable him to.

The bearing of the case in which Wong Chuk Yau and Wong Tim were clearged with (1) Defrauding one, Han Tim, of the sum of $850; (2) and (3) Unlawfully attempting to defraud and deceive the China Navigation and Eastern und Australian S.8. Companies by obtaining from the said companies a passenger ticket for our

Mr. H. H. J. Gomperts at the Police Court personate one. Ah Wai, was continued before

yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, instructed by Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, prosecuted, and Mr. G. K. H.. Brutton represented the first defoudaut. Wong Chuk Yau,

John William Hanson, Chief. Detective Lu- spectar, continued:--I was present when each of the defendants was charged. Their state. mants were taken in my prESSUCE,

Cross-examined by Mr. Brutton: I do not think it is necessary to have a photograph on-an Australian naturalisation paper. As far as I know, Wong Chuk Yan is the master of the Chan Hop. The second defendant, Wong Tim,→ is employed thers. The Crown Solicitor directed me to arrest the second defendant. When I Baw Han Sui at the Chan Hop with the papers

LONDON, 10th January. General Kuropatkin has captured in his hand he mid These are what I

an important Japanese convoy.

NORTH SEA COMMISSION. LONDON, 10th January. The International Commission of

for the

H. Collins, the man under arrest. at Yoko-Humphreys, H. S. Kennett, H. H. Taylor, F. O. Enquiry, appointed to consider the

Davies, and A. W: Sayer, forwards.

Russia responsibility of American journalism is always refreshing.outrage in the North Sea, has been

hama as a spy in Russion pay, was found guilty

for trial. at the preliminary examination, and committed

The last Manila Cablenews to hand, dated

to usa to go with." I am Huro the photograph produced in of Han Tim. I do not know whether shipping companies require return passages guaranteed in the case of the Chinese passengers to Australia. The photograph produced (of. Han Tim) is not like Hou Sui.

Douglas Abbey doposed:-I am passonger

agents for the China Navigation Co., Ld. I am clerk in Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's, the

in charge of the hooking of passengers by steamers on the Australian run. We are not

allowed to carry more than 20 Chinesó passou

The Philippines authorities have ordered the January 7th, bas four and a half inches at opened. The French representative gers without a licence. Our broker brings s caption to a two-inch telegram. The headings (Admiral Fourier) was appointed also a list of papers issued by the authorities in

deportation of an Amor Canaan who had failed to register himself. This is said to be the first case of the kind.

The N.-C. Daily News of the 6th inst, says: Col. Nathan, manager of the Chinese Engineer-

from Hankow yesterday. It is understood ho is on his way to visit his brother, Sir Matthew Nathan Governor of Hongkong.

read: Bask!" Says White Czar.-Balled

up Fleat Ordered to Return up the Creek.president. Waters Till It Is Certain Slay Ships Dietant. Japanese Squadron Will Stay in Watchful

General Stoessel's surrondor was " Rod Ball Is Over Arthur.”

past summer, are as well, equipped as w bening and Mining Company, arrived in Shanghai The heading of the item giving the news of they started the war, On the other hand, the Japanese are confident in the superiority

There was great sorrow on Jannary 1st, A. S. WATSON & CO.∞f their officers and crews, who have un. doubtedly proved themselves hitherto more

The ease in which Batader, an Indian guard among her old friends in Shanghai, when it able and enterprising than their opponents, at Victoria Gaol, charged another guard became known that Fanny Hanzen, as she was LIMITED.

aud have leat at much from the experience zamed Jugget with assaulting him, remanded of the past. With the further advance of from yesterday, came on for hearing bofore Mr. popularly known to sa meny, was dead, having been carried off prematurely by cancer. A the Russian feet the Japanese will be able Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday morn Shanghai girl from her birth, a resident in to hamper their coal supply, and if theying. After hearing further evidence His Wor-Shanghai and Yokohama up to the time of her succeed in doing this effect.vely, the other ship committed the defendant to gul for six marriage with her consiz, she was, ays the

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ships will apparently be at their mercy. A 1:3 position like this, where each side feels con- fident of victory, is not conducive to fri ndly

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P. Bor, 38, Telephone No. 12 MARRIAGES.

On 10th Jantisry, at the Wesleyan Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. W. Bridie, CHABLES MAKEHAM, to RACHEL RADCLIFFE

[215 On 25th December, Jhansi, India, HARRY So HOTLE, TO CONSTANCE BABY, older daughter of F. NevizL MAY of Shanghai.

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DEATHS

On 22nd November, at London, MARY FINNY wife of E. J. HANNEN, and younger daughter of

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the late ir NICHOLAS J. HANNER, aged 32 years.

28th November, CEXT, formerly of the English Methodist Mission, Tentsin, aged 75 years.

On Slat Dee

December GEAHAN, of Grazada, West Indies, aged 54 years.

at Shanghai, JOHN WILLIAM On 2nd January, ut Shanghai, FLORENCE E.

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councils.

On the other hand, there is no doubt that the present condition of Russia, wherein her rulers have to face an imminent revolution, might be supposed to have some effect on the party in power and inclias it to peaceful but it has yet to be proved that

measures;

months.

Messrs Kelly and Walsh suggest that it may interest our readers to know that the oil paist. ing now in their window is probably an "Old Master." It was discorored in a native house on the Dutch island Soleier, south of the Celebes, and is by Henry Dabbels, painter of seascapes, "either mastor or pupil" of the great Dutch painter Bagussen, 1631-1709,

N.-C. Daily News, admired and loved by all who know her; and with such kind and kospi- table parents she could not but be known to practically everybody. Very great sympathy is folt with her husband and children, and with Lady Haunen, Miss Bannon, and "Beau," to whom ber untimely death must be a terrible

blow.

Writing ou "Sport" in the second number of the FR.C. Magazine, Hie Excellency Major- Gonerat Villiers Hatton, C.B., G.O.C., says:

It is not necessary to be a great horseman to be a great sportemen. The man who wrote John Peel' hunted the Cumberland Hounds on foot" We may add that most fox-bants in Cumberland are followed on foot, horses being used only to carry one to the meat. The fox nearly always leads to his hole high up in the bills, where cross country riding is not practic

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE SUPPLEMENTARY BALTIC SQUADRON.

LONDON, 8th January. Admiral Botrovosky's squadron bas-left Suda Bay for Port Suid.

a list of the Chiness passengers wanting to go,

the Australian States. We would not insue a ticket if a Chiness passenger had no papers from the Australian authorities. I examine the papers when they are brought by intending passengers to the office. The papers are landed to the captain of the ship. He takes charge of them. The exhibit produced appears to be a certificate of naturalisation issued by the Government of South Australia. If a Chinswan had come to me with that paper, nadhadanswered the questions I put to him, I should have given him a ticket. I would not have required him to produce a plíotograpli. Certificates of domicile have photographs on them. If an intending passonger did not agree with the papers produc od by him, I should refuse to issue a ticket. If-**** * Chinese passenger arrives in Australis, and the authorities do not find his papers agreo with his description, he must be brought back here at the expense of the ship. Esch Chinesso passen roteger going to Australia must have his reture

Coal contracts are being signed on the Continent to supply the third Baltic squadron.

(N.-C. Daily News Service) AFTER THE CAPITULATION.

TOKYO, 3rd January. General Nicholson has returned to Tokyo. The two Houses of the Diet will pass a of thanks to General Nogi on the fth inst.

I bear that General Stoessel has been allowed to cable to the Czar that farther resistance was nsoles, and capitulation unavoidable.

THE RUSSIAN FUGITIVES AT

CHEFOO.

Cxeroo, 3rd January. A Russian launch chased by seven destroyers arrived here this morning, and landed a solitary Et ín passenger at an unfrequented place.

pposed that he is an official,

The destroyers are still here, and negotiations are going on. There is great excitement among the Russians hero.

The destroyers are dismantling and their crews have been interned in the Wast Fort.

LATER.

Four Russian destroyers which arrived here

Their officers are freely lodged in a hotel, while the sailors have been removed to the Chinese barrack at the West Fort. Thus the disarma-

nos so far concluded.

This morning a Russian torpedo-boat and two torpedo-launches arrived here.

The Japanese cruiser Aktwushame, accom- panied by three torpado-boats and four des treyers, is watching the entrance of the harbour. THE "SAUVE QUI PEUT" FROM PORT ARTHUR.

passage gauranteed. The guarantee would be given to the broker, and we would hold him responsible.

Cross-oxamined by Mr. Bratton :--Intending. immigrants are introduced to our broker by other passenger brokers. Walook to our broker for the passage troney, so that practically the company does not stand to lose in case of the return of a passenger.

Cheung Hok Ling declared:--On the 21st December I read-over and explained the charge to the first defendant at the Central Station. and after administering the usual caution, he made the statement produced.

Mr. Bratton objected to the statement being put in as evidence, as it was taken in connec

since been withdrawn.

His Worship decided that it should be put in

admiseibility could be argued later.

Mr. Bowley asked permission to put in the letters between Wong Chuk Yan and Hau Tim. Mr. Bration objected as the conspiracy bad not been proved.

The Kobe Chronic'e says: In spite of the evils of Free-trade alleged by Mr. Chamberlain, British trade still seems in a fairly good condi. that party has at all waked up to the gravity tion. The experts for November show an of the position, and even so, there are signs increase of three millions and importa. two that it affects to see in a continuance of the millions compard with the same month last war the best hope for the policy to which it year. In eleven months the increases have been has committed itself, of crushing out the six and a half and eight millions respectively. revolutionary spirit. Such things are not

Having indulged in some New Year moralis. contrary to experience, even in Russia. The ing, and advocating greater effort to makeable. The master of the famous Blencathra yesterday morning have been allowed after an lufter oud of the reign of CATHERINE was friends with the Chinese, the Fooshe Echo nack, “Squire " Crozier, was the oldest acting oath was signed to send their crews on shore. cion with the charge of forgery which had

concludes: But we do not mean that, going M.O.II. in the world. He always attributed, at marked by a very similar spirit, and was met by overoachments abroad, when a policy to the other extreme, une should spet and

the annual hunt dinner, his great age and at Forest Hill, JOHN INNO- of concession to the discontent at home pamper the ansophisticated Native as to pro- haleness to the amount of ronning ba had done ment of these boats has been commenced, but for the present, and the matter as to its

would have seemed a wiser recourse than duo the lounging louts who stare, spit, and expending the force of the empire in distant wagger about our settlement, puffed up with on the bills, at the tails of the "merry dogs,"

the proverbially dangerons modicum of Chris. Among the passengers by the homeward. expeditions. CATHERINE, however, encceed- tien knowledge, and having exchanged their bound French nail steamer yesterday was Mr. ed in enlisting the sympathies of her sub. naturally good manners for no manners at all."Owen Ordish, the late superintending civil On 3rd January, at Shaughni, J. M. FLOWERS,

jects, and the danger passed off. CATHE- of Durham, North Carolina, aged 25 years.

The N-C. Doily News, iu reporting the death engineer of the new Admiralty Dock. The On 4th January, at Shanghai, JOHAN JACORINE's arms were, however, successful, while of Mr. George Fullerton of Shanghai on the "Naval Works Loan Department" ceased to INDAY, aged 62 years.

up to this the arms of Eussia in the present 5th inst. says:-Mr. Fullerton, who was exist at the end of 1904, and the work has been contest have been from first to list unsuc- Shanghai-boru, was some years ago in Messrs taken over by the Admiralty Works Depart cessful. The tide, however, may of course Butterfield and Swire's. He went to Hong ment. Mr. Ordish had we believe, been in Aprt kong, and resided there for some years, and Hongkong upwards of nine years, HONGKONG OFFICE : 14. DESVED ROAD Oltura, and in such an event the people at latterly has been identified with the interests from his official duties, Mr. Ordish took LONTION OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, LO. large may rally round the throne. Should of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Coman active interest in the local Volunteer

He was oro of our most fores, having been Russia retire on the other hand, and acpany at Shanghai.

บ captain of the knowledge herself defeated, there is no enthusiastic oarsmon, though not frequently artillery section since 1899 until the beginning doubt that the present discontent would be seen on the river in recent years; and he had of the present year, when he resigned in con. Russia therefore served in the volunteers both at Hongkong, sequence of his impending departure from the seriously aggravated.

Shanghai.

man of his invariably cheerful and kindly die- | where he commanded the Muxins, and at Colony. Socially, it may be said of him, that a position could not fail in so long a period of residence to leave behind him in the Colony many friends to regret his departure and to follow him with their best wishes wherever he may travel-Mr. J. L. Houston, the resident partner of Messrs. Purchard and Lowther,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 11TH, 1905.

"

The Singapore Free Prese publishes the fol. lowing-Brussels, December 1-A Beigiau. Chinese Chamber of Commerce has just boen founded in Brussela, and is declared to be the first Chinese Chamber of Commeres established

the Naval Yard Extension contractors, and Mr. in the world. It already includes a hundred and fifty members, Chinese and Belgian mer- chants and trailers, and it is the intention of Its G. Corderoy, adviser to the Admiralty, were members, in addition to the work of the Cham also passengers, to Singapore. ber of Commerce in Belgium, to establish a commercial agency for the use of its members at Shanghai. The trade between Belgium and China has increased very considerably of late, chiofly owing to the uncouragement given to it in high quarters in Belgium.

CHEFOO, 2nd January At about & am to-day, the Russian destroyers Serdiny and Vinetay, taking advantage of a thick fog, entored the outer harbour, and anchored off the Eussian Consulate.

At a little past 7 am., the destroyers Skory and Statuy also came inside the port, accom- panied by a steam-lenech, and anchored in front of the Customs.

Each of the vessels has a number of soldiers

on board.

THE FORT ARTHUR PRISONERS.

Mr. Bowley: If Wong Tim had taken the papers he got to a shipping company, the com- pany would be liable to be deceived, and if the and were discovered, would be put to the expense of bringing the man back.

His Worship It has been given in evidonge that the company's broker guarantees the risk of a loss.

Mr. Bowley: It is quite right that the passage broker recoups the company. The conspiracy is proved in that the two man endeavoured to defrand Hau Tim by obtaining from him the som of $850 on the representation that they were assisting him to legally land in Australia. Tosyo, 5th January.

On the three charges a prima facie case of The prisoners, roughly estimated, include conspiracy is established. If a passenger got eight generals, four admirals, 57 colonels and into Australia the shipping company would he majors, 103 captains and commanders, 701 deceived, but not defraudet; on the other hand, junior naval and military officers, 99 military if he were not allowed to iand, the company 22,434 soldiers, 4,500 sailors, 4,145 non-com- Mr. Bratton submitted that before the letters

einde, 109 sarreons, twenty chaplains. would have to bring him back.

were pat in the charge of conspiracy must be proved Not merely in intention, but There batants, and 1,970 horses.

by agreement between the parties.

The volunteers are mostly counted as soldiers. The total number of prisoners is 32,207, of whom between tiftes and sixteen thousand are sick or wounded.

THE END OF THE "SEBASTOPOL."

How far General STOFAREL was justified in prolonging the defence of Port Arthur after the Russian defeat at Liaoyang, capped has, in the eyes of her present lenders at by General KUROPATEIN's failure to recover least, every inducement to persevere. This his lost ground at the Sha Ho, may well is probably the reason of the apparently remain a moot question for future historians aimless insults she has recently been offer to decide. What concerns us now is whating to England. It is true that she has is likely to be the immediate effect of his had momentarily to submit to an outside eventual surrender. The Japanese arc, as judication of the North Sea outrage, but their conduct throughout the war has shown, there are already signs that she intends to a chivalrous people, and have never shown repudiate her own bargain should the issue any disposition to judge at too low a rate prove unfavourable; she has already gained the prowess of their enemy. Although time, and has made use of it to get her flest they were ready to acknowledge the bravery into the Indian Ocean, and this was pro- of the defence, they have not in the terms bably her sole reason for having so far finally granted shown any disposition to rate yielded to dictation. She bas, however, no

An interesting extract from Major-General at any extraordinary value the personal intention of abandoning her policy of Villiers Hatton's obiter dicta on "Sport" in morning.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. the F.R.C. Magazine, is as follows-Horse

The prison rules provide that the Superinton- valour of their opponents, and General bluff: even the last mail brings news

racing would require a large space

The following cards were returned at the STOESSEL has had to share the fortunes of

on, and I have not sufficient dentof the Prison shall be presentand superintend of her persigten ne in pretending to * opinionate

technical knowledge to dilate on it. Bat every execution, and that during the pro-monthly meeting held at Happy Valley from the his fellow officers. There are, however, a attack Afghanistan. It might have been

no cue likes a Newmark-t meeting better sat of nolay talkers ever anxious to settle supposed that between a war in Manchuria, than I do, and I will confess that not only paration for au execution, and the time of 7th to the 9th January, 1905– the allairs of the entire world, who have needing all-bor resources, and a threatened have I-in a mild way had a bit on, but excaution no person shall enter the prison who that I have a sneaking regard for bookies, is not legally entitled to do so, antess in pur made themselves conspicuous in the present revolution at home, the hands of Russia a class whose generosity is not always appre- suance of an order in writing from the Superin- instance by their fussy attempts to step in were fully occupied, without laying herself cinted." In the list of hooks he recommends to tendent. The officers superintending the execu- the members of the V.BG., the gallant office:tion are required, if possible, to be "decently between the belligerents with their parrot- open to a further quarrel Torkestan, quite forgets to meation "Stonehsure,

clothed in birok,” like cry of Stop the war 1" and have been already not too well content with Russian sportsman's bible.

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THE CONDEMNED MEN.

Charles Smith, Erik Hagman and William Nason were to be hanged at five o'clock this

TOKYO, 5th January, The Sebastopol was towed out and blown up. Her hall heeled over, and nothing is now to be seen of her.

CAPTAIN'S CUP. Han E J. Badeley Mr. T. S. Forrest.... Mr. W. D. Kraft...

21 entries. POOL

22 entries.

Mr. T. 8: Forrest...

89 11 78 81 182 94-10 84

75 + 1 = 76

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no evidence with regard to the com bination, and no proof forthcoming to prove that they conspired to defraud the two companies. They might just es well say that ho and bis clerk had conspired to defraud some. body in his office. It was impossible for the defendants to actually defraud the shipping companies. Tas only man who could do that. was Hau Tim himself, and if he chose to go to the defendants he was a party to the conspiracy, as ho was willing to pay $850 for what he know was a false certificate.

Mr. Bowley said the defendants were acting in concert as the result of a previous agrooment, He had proved certain acts committed by them. from which the fact that they had agreed together could be inferred

whale His Worship: The

case turne on the point as to whether there was conspirasy or no conspiracy. If conspiracy is proved the lettors go in, and I am bound to commit the case to the Sessions. I will reserve the point.

Heating continues.

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