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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20TM 1905 The following has been given as a tracslation TELEGRAMS.
| only partially refonastory. As breaking! the crust of hereditary prejudice, it is somo thing to be thankful for; but we do not think the defres is what young Kwano Bau would have passed while under theadvice of KANG YU-WEL. His iden, it will be re-
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unitarian dietatis only was any other souzaityto oriso-the-wae." Suffice it for the present to say that we stoppel
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connection with the St. Julia's Anbul ince Association. Those wlus have wireuly varand ertificates will not reqniva prmation to ty for retallions: and the usefulues of the know anything about its results. Association's work is now admitted by all who
In convection with the visit of T.B H. Pa
LONDON, 17th September. The Russian Volanter Heat is resuming the East Asiatic service, leaving Odessa on Wednesday for Nagasaki and Vladivostock. An enormous quantity of goods. is awaiting shipment for Siberia.
M. KOMURA.
Losnos, 17th September. M. Komura's illness has taken a favour-
able turn,
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.
Losion. 17th September.,
CANTON.
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Canton, 18th September.
BOYCOTT.
On the 15th instant the boycott committee here announced that they received a cable zeritianes of three thousand dollars through the Russo-Chinese Bank from their countrymen in San Francisco. commencement of the boycott in, Canton the Cantenere people in America have remitted
It is said that sives the
orer thirty thousand dollars.
COUNTERFEIT COINS AND MACHINERY
Recently the authorities of the Fa Yuen dis
HONGKÒNG SANITARY
BOARD.
mesting of the Sanitary Brard was held on the 19th Septamber at the Board Room. In Dr. F. Clark (v-sidənt) presided, and thors were also present: Mujer Jusling, De. W, W Pourse, M.O,, Mr. E. Irving, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Mr. A.Bunjaku.
KOWLOON OBODUS, The Government's reply to the Board's recom mendations with regard to this question was as follows: With reference to the vecommonds- tions of the Sanitary Board relating to the mitigation of ertais nuisances in Kowloon, and submitted by the President in a minute triet received information that a certain man
dafel the 6th instant, the reclamation of part of in the Sluk Wo village of that district had Hungbon Bay is under the consideration of been mannfacturing counterfeit coins to the the Government, and in the manning the. extent of several hundred dollars overy day.
extension of the sower ont-falia will bo put in The Fa Yuca Magisirste deputed an offer bautas soon as fands can is made available. with twenty brutes to visit the house, where The recoustraction of the street gullies i It is understood that the delegates of they seized eight pieces of toaskinery for Kowtou will bɔ wulutaksi' as
stamping coins sed considerable quantity of those in Victorin hard hoon roplaced by counterfeit money. Play also arrested several gullies of the now typy With rozard to mon, one of whom, named Tong Sik Tong, was
the sport of insufficient Tatrine sul urinal supposed to be the owner of the house. The accommodation near Tsimchatsoi › Pojat, a prisoners were ul! brought to Cauton yostory urinal is in and will shortly be tried by the Foon and the Board it askel in suggest a situ for a lirin which would di conveniout and at the same time not likely to mass offenea, and as it commences to be used. The Bour1 should so resut in a petition for its removal as soon eorumunicate with, the Hongkong and Kowloon, Wharf and Godown Compuy, who employ a
Norway and Sweden have arrived at a compromise, to the great satisfaction and
lief of both capitals.
THE NAPHTHA INDUSTRY.
LONDON, 17th September. The Tsar kis ordéveil the assemblage of a representative conference, presided over by the Ministers of Finance, lo consider
Prince and Frinerss of Wales, Mr. Sasson Jesures to revive the naphtha trade, and David, senior partner of the firm of S. J. David also for the concentration of a sufficient A Cle. Hongkong, Sheriff of Bombay, baggiven munir of trappa to giurantes order at the
Magistrate.
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A GHATIFYING HUNINONA PRODUCT. The tech sovare, illains of the Vinoray has been the occasion among the people calling to mind the work he lite necomplished since he susceded the weak-kneel Tak Saa, but from the foreigners' pint of view Viceroy She has cartably owed his reputation to theory large proportion of the caolios working at ability with which he has bon assisted by his Tsimshatsoi Point, with regard to the provision of ample urinal and latrine accommodation for theso coolies within their premises, and as fur as possibly from the public thoroughfares. - His Excellency has uotol the first resolution passed by the Board at their mosting held on the 2nd August ze inanaring of gardens near public highways, and will be glad to roasive a raport at the end of the year as to how far the instructions issued to the Board's officera baya proved affectaal to mitigating the offensive. odours neising from these gitan
bat, lo ranolol then; and the intended | objects. modifications are sufficiently indicated by
Referring to our recant comments on the his allusion to earpty and useless know-preriated value of properly belonging to ledge, which has no practical vales in the public companies in Hongkong, the depan crisis were passing through." The usin- Chronicle says: -Our sontemporary juight la co format reader can fairly estimate the quality adduced the case of the Hongkong and of the qualifying love this stigmatised by the policy of writing dasa its property account. Shanghai Bank, which for gars has passed picturing to himself a British parliament, Waite this is in ons way a laudable poloy, yet and all the Governmen: dlics, üfled by it certainly has the dofeet of estesling radhor, Standard Seven yo ilis whồ land memorised | Bun direlaxing the actual position of a public the maximum number of the adages at the i company, heat of the old-fashioned copy-hooks, the The actuation of hwly roadors is advised in whole of Proverbs, and as many of the more
thase of the Rev, F. T. Jolitizen's advorting. hackneyed quotatious man SHAKESPEARE
ment appearing in another lanzan la. Thoro are do but courses of lestures, out'on First Aid ne was prosible. The Chinas oli talajuod, the other oi-Home Nursing, in yesterday, whatever the matuiv of his office, had to be a sort of nsituate: “Confárinu | Birthday Book," with a suitable quotation for every day, we better still; for every incident of everyday. This was always amusing to write and read aboat; but it was putuful politically; for Prose who hoped to see China taking her pince along the living. England herself. From her men of affairs, long ago insistent up my sour. thing more than tug from HORACE «p Youth The dead Lentil felt i but our orators now make their own,
Nowe has been received in Shanghai from or use popular ones in the vertenlar,
| the north of a collision which sceneral in the Fire is a good servant hit a bad master"
Peiko-river, aliove Tongku on September 7th between the L-C. S. Legheking and the Chinese is better dan “ Nee sensitin urdiorem ultime,
steamer Teho No. 3, the property of Mosary. wee,dateringem döndnune fuisse;" it, is sooner
when a Chinese, constable is dismissed the of done, and about thirty years old, a sincenre, us bosides his duties as alvisor for said a convegstes actly the same point; and
reason he advaneus for his disgrace is that ho was bound for Tientsin and Newchwang, foreign affairs ko filla several other onerous frees the speaker (or writer) from any was estoep on duty. The complainant in a It appear that on the evening of the positions, such as Director of the Cantou
il instant the irunhing was "crossing, suspicion of pedantry. The old Chinesecure before Mr. Hazeland yesterday ou being Taku Bar on her voyage from
Hunkow Raitway, Director of the Imperial Tientsin to
Chiacan Telegraphs, Director of the Tolophone, cross examined as to his connection with this chefoo, and at the same time the Chineso str. system was to rear a tribe of pedants, who, splita 82.40k all pedants, were astonishingly ignorant police force tendered the same excuse and free. No vis entering the river on a voyage Inspector General of Schools au Colleges, and This from Chefoo to Tientsin. The ho was pro: Acting President of the Cheong Pia Hok Tong of practical modern affairs. The degree, which explained that a "scopee walkes!
119 the vessels provoked the Court to somley wad an officer incing at a high speed, and contains an allusion almost idontie with
approached with ather it soon became evident builitary collage for the training of officera). a rominisment mood was hard to rolife but that a collision wont be inevitablo. In order.And in all läs duties he has proved himself an the stock argument of the pedagogues who some years ago an Indisu policeman went to to ease the exision as much as possible, Capt. official of uncommon and varied ability. ME
Wen is a proof that where there is the material: Wright of the Linahing alturad his contes and rim his ship ashore, but it was too late, and the Telo strask the Inicating on the starboard xide close to the bow, starting and buykling a anmber of the latter vessel's plates and banding her stem badly. A tow ainutes after the impact. it was son that the Tehe was in a sinking condition and settling down quickly. Tho Liensking immediately lowered boats, and a tow-boat also rendered assistance, with the result fint all the passengers and crow of the Telo wera restaed, not a single life being lost. A few minutes later the Toho sank. Euely next morning the cashing, was refloated and after a for temporary repairs left for Chefon and Weihaiwei. She left Weibaiwei ou the 10th instant and arrived hore varly yesterday mort.- ing After discharging cargo at the Hangkon into the Old Duck fer Wharf, she went
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HONGKONA, SEPTEMBER 20TH 1905, CHINA, like MARK TWATK's glacier, is indeed moving, although without any very apparent stir. The Imperial Decree sum- marily abolishing the ancient fashion of competitive literary examinations will per- haps in days to come be reengnised as an important landmark in the history of the neighbouring vast empire.
It was one of
truusiated in part as follows:
the
the harbone and was drownert.
We are inferius that the consecration of th Right. Rer. Monseigneur Domenica Pozzoni williako placa on Sunday, the Ist proximo, by the Right. Roy. Bishop Manger, of Houan, assist-
comcenes at Su... followed by Son Pontifical Mass. The church odebrates fly feast of the Holy Rosary on this surae day, so that in the evening a grand-Procession of the Virgin of Rosary will take place in the com pound of the Roman Catholic Catholed. Wo also understand tha adiressos to the pew
B-fore the era of what is termed the Theers Dynasting, men for offler were selected from the schools, and it must be confessed that the pla produced many talonteil me. It was, indeed), ze inost successful plan for the creation of a nursery for the discipling of talents and the moubling of character for our empiro of Chine. Indeeded by two other Biskops. The coremony will the examples before us of the wealth and power of Japse and the countries of the West kåre their foundation in no other than their own school. Just now we are passing through n cris fraught without and the country is most urgently in want of of talents at abilities (of the modern sort). Owing fact that, of late, raodern methods of cation have been daily on the increase amongst us, we repeatedly issued our commands so all our Bishop will be presented by the different Viceroys and Governors of provinces to lose neengregations and Caturdic Institutions after time in establishing modern schools of learning in such number that every member of this
the High Mass. Empira may lace the means at these to study and learn something substantial in order to pre pare himself to be of use to his country. We have, indeed, thought deeply on this subject.
eet Hence if we desira to
see tho of-
wodern education by the establish- iment of a number of schools, we must first abolish the old style of studying for the examinations.
We, therefore, hereby und that haginning from the Ping wu Cycly (1906), all competitive
examinations for the
literary degrees of Chäjên and Chinchil (Master of Arts and Doctor) after the old style shu! be hereeforth abolisht, while the anal competitions in the cities of the various pro- viure for the Hsials'ai (Bachelor of Arts or ligentiate degree are also to be abolished at once, The possessors of literary grades of the old style Chüjou and Hsiats'ai who obtained their degtos prior to the issue of this decree shall be given opportunities to take up official rank according to their respective grades and
spread
abilities
repairs.
KWANG ROBBERS.
An important telegram has been received Au interesting study in the psychology of
from Pisg-Ngok Fa, Kwangsi, to the effect crime is provided in a case reported from
that large gang of bad charactere has made Naples. The prisoner was sensed of having
anddon appearance in Ho-Hsion, of Ping-Ngok robbed his employers, ducing a number of years.intitior the people to join thein by force or by Fu. pillaging the surrounding villages and of mounts totalling more than £20,000. -AS
threat. The well-to-dő eltizons are also com appeared in the evid.uve, he had exponded the
pelled to bribs them by providing provisions, swhole am in the formation of a art-gallorybarwine they would be robbed and murdered. which, at the time of skig arrest, contained such buns us paintings of the Nopolitan Saosato, others by well-known modoch, pénters; fajones, chesty of the eighteenth anatues statuary, and so forth. Mesawhi ho had be stating himself of every luxury, providing himself with only the barest nessitios, spealing his whuks incour, whether honestly on dishonestly cas by, in the purchau of these works of art, with the intention of byqusailing them to the uation!
the proposed reforms that got the Emperor circles; but in her Ferdigu Office and claregarded as a sound physiological proceeding,
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Much as we admire the philosophy of
What a lot of opinions, there are about the Cosfecive, we have to slut with Dr. evils of tou-drinking. Many people believe Latoon, that he makes u provision for milk spoils the tea and increases the harm the the intercourse of his country with other | popular beverage is supposed to do.
In this and independent nations." The literati they are a opposition to the opinion of the Lancet. The use of plouty of milk with tea, are no doubt bright orùmments of their own
says the Layout, “is a precation and must to
where, China as need of men such as since the profits of milk destroy astringency Japan has in Baron Komura and Biron and probably prevent the otherwis injurious SONE. To get suck, her educational system must be reformed in some such way as We hope this historical Japan's was. deserce may prove to be a step thatward.
One dog-shooter in Penang is said to hars accounted for "an average of four Chinamen
to every dog."
The rate of interest on advances in Osaka (at the beginning of this wouth; luul risen to nearly ten per cent per annum.
KWANG Hsu into trouble with his ultra- conservative aunt; and there is some terap tation to speculate as to the Dowager. Empress's present feelings with regard to the Ministers whose joint recommendations are responsible for it. These are mentioned as YUAN SHI-KAI, CHAо ERU-SEN, CHANG CHIR-TUNG, CHOU FU, THEN CHUN: SUEN (the new acting Viceroy of the two Kwang) and TOAN FAND (overnor of Human). Not one of these names is un- kuown to the foreign reader of Chinese news; and in combination, they appear to have overowed the cantankerous old. Indy` at Peking, whom we shall never suspect of any scaling in her attitude towards This particular changes of any kiri. departure from the traditional practico monet have appeared very obnoxious, indeed, in her eyes for it has been the glory-of the-indion That in these examinations any diligent scholar, of whatever social class, might find
Mr. J. E. Davis, manager for Messrs. Arthar the open esame to rank and wealth and
& Bond at Kobe, whom we reported to he power. It is suspected, notwithstanding charged with ombezzlement, bas hon snutenced the elaborate precautions, that the best to a month's imprisonment, but the execution students did not always win; and that not of the sentence is deferred for two years. This all the winners received the rewards they is the Japanese way of getting rid of an were led to expect. It is-a-question anpleasant responsibility; the acapsed has usaple now whether the change is wholly or country.
setion of tannin on the mucous membrane of the stomach. In the intestinal join the protsids are suparated and the tannin' probably combines with the sodium salts. The imad erate drinking of tea is a questionable ovil, bat-eu tho whole, we are inclined to think that the evils of tou-drinking have been exaggerated The real difficulty is to convince people lust a lightly drawn infusion gives them their money's worth."
(who has won the race seven youre in succcasion),
It will interest Hongkang swimmers to note thas recently the English long-distance swim- : wing championship was contested, the course The charitable public will reergrise an aantal opportunity of doing good, tiles. Among the competitors wero-Jarvis being from Kow to Patuey, a distance of dive annonuerwent (appearing elsewhere in this paper) of a sale of work at the Italian Couveat. The Emperor and Baipress of Germany, at Stoltin, named a new liner which is to be added the feet of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie service to the Fur East. This company intends to open a new passenger
opportunity to setile big affairs and leave the
Billington, and the Australian, Kieran. Hors than ordinary interest was couired in the race, as Kiscan was thought to be "at home" at this
distance. From the start Billington (the Englishs quemila champion) tonk the lead, and although Kieran mude several brilliant efforts, the leader always had his men woll in hand, and eventually won a splendid race by a fony yurds from Kieran Jarvis (tho holder) was third, about ten yards behind the winner. Billington thus won what is the hardest of all the championships, in the fast time of 1hr, & min. 55 seca. It may be remarked that the wider nses an ordinary over-arm stroke and has a powerful leg-kick.
The mob is threatening the city of He Hsim aud the Prefect of Ping Ngok Fa hus sent, in reply to the sognest of the magistrate of the former, The Calor authorities are asked to send the garrison of the kitter is the xeone.
reinforcements thither at once. The report that the banditti maized the city of Shot- Shing-Hsice, in the prosine of Kiangsi, north of Kangtung, is somewhat exaggerated. The Faotai of Cheung-Nam reports that a Stiati Tsoi (ie. B.A. degree) surnamed Man was arrestel samdime apo me sentenced to two years imprisonment obawad with making SqrDOZEN and bullying other people. The clausmen of the prisoner, numbering several hundred, climbed over the wall of Shek-Shing. Hsien and broke into the prison one night. They suocorded in rolsusing the prisoner, after shooting one
of the guris. Two other important prisoners also took the opportunity to make good their escape, beues the ramenr that the city fell into the handa of the rebels.- Chang Ngoi Sun Pa
AN ADMIRABLE, CHINESE
OLLENDORF.”
We have received (sad C. Daily News a little pamphlet of nieces, Part III. of a serius arranged to the Gania University. Mr. Andorsan is not only an system. by Roy Scotham on, of Seoghow educationist but a humorist as well, and some of his lessons are amasing. The following for instance sets out tho atory of a young w who wants to be an official";-
His father is very rich. Ho is proud of his sov.
Ha gua to Peking.
Flo Tuys the rank of a District Magistrate. The boy in proud of his rank.. He must leave his native province. He goes to Hanan.
Ho waits for years. There is te vauucy, Soon his father dies.
The son mcuires the whole estate. He mourns for his father three years, He wands $30,000.00 up to the throus, They immediately make a vacancy. He becomes an active offcial. He is the throne another $100,000,00. Towin
Ho is then given the position of Shanghai
He acts as Tontal three years. **· He bus added $600,000, to his estate,
Then he retires on account of bud health.
CONVERSATION,
1. Do you know Chang?
E. Yes, I lave known him a long time." 4. He is dow Shonghai Taotai.
B. That man is always having good luck. 4. I am sure he'll get as much out of it as possible.
B. Yes they say he made $50,000.00 during
the first three months.
and grains the Government Caflega of Hong kor esu give a man a training fit for the highest spheres of life. Much of his work is little known, as for instauer the settlement of the serions Amoy railway trouble between the Chinese and the Jupanase, which was a cause of much antisfy in bigħ official nireles owing to the murder of several Japaness subjects con- nected with the building of the lina; and, the more recent arrangement with the Canton Electric Light Company in which he proved he was as thoroughly at home in figures a in With his long list of diplomatic affairs. chelative appointments, ons would scarcely believe that Tuotai Wen les barely turned thirty. He is equally popular amongst the Chinese and foreigners, is a hard worker as may be expected, and is especially noted for his modest character. Foreigners have pleasure in dealing with an official of such progressive mind, and if China possessed many mon of this backward, ignorant and arrogant nation. typs she would rapidly loss her reputation of a
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, The Competition for the Ross Farewell Cup was helt on the 16th to the 18th September when the following returns were made.
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COSS FAREWELL CEP. 'Mr. C, M. G. Burvie
Mr. E. D. V. Pare Mr. C. E. H. Bearis Mr. W. D. Kraft Captain J. Doug kas Mr. T. S. Forest... Mr. T. C. Grey Mr. C. Forsyth
7% + 17 80 -- 10 - 79
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12 884.
92
82
+
$ 84 488
980
1001099
- 4
Mr. T. S. Forrest won the Pool with the fine score of 74 + 4 = 78,
GERMANY CLINGS TO COVETED CONCESSION.
A Peking telegram to the M.-C. Daily News alatos -- The German Minister has notified the Waisupa that his Government is not prepared to surrender the concession for the Fleatsiu- Chinkiang railway, and thus the efforts of the Shantung gestry to have the railway built under Chinese control have been fruitless.
JAPANESE COMMERCIAL MEN AND THE PEACE..
VIEWS OF ME. KONDO:
Some of the prominent commercial mon in Japan do not regard th future of the conntry us seriously affected by reason of the absence of We have already given the any indemnity. views of the President of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce, who welcomes the peace, and the Japanese papers 20w publish the opinions of the President of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha, Mr. Kendo. who, while deploring the loss of any compensation from Russia, looks to the rich territory in which Japan is now dominant to reward the Japaneso for their sacrifices during the war. Jamu may hud it difficult meet her liabilities for same years fame, but by stily applleatiim to the work of commercial development these difficulties will gradually grow lesa,
ta
In the atoms of 1903 Mr. Koado visited Manchuria, Korea, and Vladivostok, aving studied the situation saw that Japan's future in Koren and Manchuria would be seriously monced with Russia occupying the dominant position she than dil. The war, he says, bas altered everything-Korea is now under the protection of Japan, the Liaotung peninsula has been recovered, the Chinese Eastern Rail- way is in the possession of Japan, and all obstacles to Japan's progress in Korea are now removed. With the prospects riowed in such
The I'RESIDENT-The-Government asks that
the Board should recommends site for a latrino at Tsimshatsoi Point. I move that the matter be referred to this M.0. H. to report on ter recommend a site.
Mr. Pollock seconded the motion, to which tha members presont egrood.
KOWLOON CONSERVANCY CON PRACT, The scavenging and conservancy contract for Kowloon for 1966-1007 was considered int comwibice, when several amendments were made
On the Board resaving, the PRESIDENT moved that the conditions of the contract as amended in committee be adopted and forwarded to the Gavornor for bis approval.
Mr. PULLOCK seconded and the mation wa arried.
WATER ANALYSIS.
Mr. Frank Brown, Government analyst, reported that the result of his analysis provid that the water was of excellent quality.
MORTALITY STATISTIČE,
The percentage of deaths for the weekendling 26th August, death rate per 1,000 pruneam, was 25 as against 17.8 far the corrispondiag week of last year. This peroonlage was of the Britisk, foreign and Chinese community, - excluding the navy and army.
LIMEWASHING.
For the fortnight ending 12th Septembre 4,419 houses were limewashel in the malora and 3,434 in the central district.
RAT RETURN,
For the week ending 3th September 516 rats were caught, of which 2 were found in ha infected. 22 out of the 584 als cunght for the week ending 16th instant were infreted.
THE APPROACHING TYPHOON.
General Bragg, the Americas Consal hore, is informed by the Manila Observatory people that a cyclonie, pentro orossed Luzon about the 181 meridian.
It was travelling almost exactly westward. The warding was dated at four pin. on Monday, 7
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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESH. DEAR SIR,-In this morning's issno of your paper it is stated that the mating of members of the Y.M.C.A. on Monday owning unanimously recommended the commities of management to admit to membership men of both tho Nuva and Military Borgie. As there in a wide divergetice of opinion in regard to the roalu- tion I wish to deny this.
September 19th, 1905.
ONE PRESENT.
We are sorry to hear we were misinformerl as to the unanimity. It ought to have been animous, ought it not? What are the real objects of the .M.C.A. Is it not desirable that our soldiers and milors ghould be associate with Christian young men? Or has the assoc club? We ask with a sincere desire for more iation degenerated into an exclusive social
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WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the h at 7.25 2. Orders isgned to hoist the Black Cone point downwards and Drum.
At 1.15am. The baromater is falling slowly along the S. coast of China, and rising in Luzon. The typhoon appears to be situated about 250 mi 8 to the SE. of Hongkong and apparently moving slowly NW. It. however, is still choving a tendency to recurrc to the N.E.
Bad weather is still indicat in the Fortaoza Channel and the N.E. part of the China Sea.
Forecast-Strong N, winds; aqually.
Owing to the cable bein; interrupted the a light the outlook cannot be regarded as dark.importat observations from Gap Rock are not -Japan Chronicle.
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