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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17rs, 1906.

of bysteria coming from yellow peril people on the ons hand, and from mendacious optimists on the other, was bound to make the tone of their comments less charitable to China than might otherwise havo benn the case.

There can be no real reform, we

Now tables which are to be incorporated in the Merolant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, pro- viding regulations for the licensing, manage wont, cuptrol, etc. of small craft, are published

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EXCLUSIVE BREVICH.] DUBIOUS BRITISH LAW.

LONDON, December 16th, The House of Lords has reversed the Appeal Court's judgment in the West Bishngese

THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE.

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ACTING GOVERNOR AWORN IY.

Mr. Sonretary Metcalf, who was sent to B TELEGRAMS. Francisco by Fresident Roosevelt to try to make peace no regards Americans and Japanese in that eitg, boforo laving San Francisco, confided to a few intimate friends that he had no hope that the San Francisco Board of Education would A dispatch from Lima, Fern, says:-Anrece lo from its position" and that the sentiment fear, till the whole uld breed of offeint, export duty on silver coin is being discussed, in of the people of San Francisco, if not of view of the rise in the price of silver. Although California generally, was opposed to allowing there is no law authorising such action, the Government refused to permit a local bank to with Cancasian children in the public schools, Japanese or Chinese children to wingle freely forward-12,000-silver-san-feel-is-worth-abant Mr. Metcalf, who is himself a Californian, is 68 United States cente. 10L) to London, further credited with the statement that it was and the baggage of pornos leaving the country his opinion, as a lawyor, “The treaty between is arched, and any silver oxcording tan sols in amount is seized.

the United States and Japan guaranteed to the, children of Japanese residents in America tue

discrimination and pa an equal plane with the right to education in the public schools without | Congo.

children of the most-faronred nations." H RECORD MASS MEETING AT of swearing in the Hon. Mr. F. II. May.

have joined their ancestors in this in Bacucas sphere of usefulness, nud till a new generation fully aware of the principins and potentialities of die Western century, has arisen in their place. The meru reduction of the present offic'il personnel at Peking, desidernied by some contemporaries, ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S will not bring about the real reforms they hope for. Nat reduction, but extinction. srema to us the execnitial preliminary. Then

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indexing the Mancho-contra-Chinese dis- tinction as fatal to any roul reform on the lines wished for. In the redistribution

effected by the recent Sliets, it is shitted

That the Manchus have received more than their share of good things, while the huge aluse of the Manchu pension list and a superfluity of ornamental · Court functions

in port on Saturday brought among other -The P. and 0. 8.s. Simha which arrived

passagers Brigadier General Broadwood, the Howly appointest Commander-in-chief of the in Hongkong and South China, Da arrival of the Simula the General wasn mót on board by Colonel Darling and his staff, who brought him ashors in the Governce's

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Hotel where be will reside until the repairs to leadquarters House are completed.

ddled that he would so report to President Roosevelt

The Russit Press of the Fur East coulaine koors interesting accounts relative to the actual

say that the panes are doing arvetly what

RUBBER COUNTRY ANNEXED.

LONDON, December 16th. Belgium has decided to annex the

SHANGHAL.

SHANGHAI, December 16th.

A record mass meeting of men and

On Saturday by the P. and O. 18. Devanha I.E. the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, left the Colony for a trip to Java ou the advise of his madiest advisers. His Erooliency procesde to Singapore by the Devanha, and from thence to fees he will continue his voyage on H.M.S. -Diadem. He was accompanied by Captaîn Coleman, A.1.C. Me. R.A.B. Ponsonby, his private werelary, and Siator Stoddart of the Government Civil Hospital. By advies of his medical attendants, his departure was as privato and quiet as possible,

At the Legislative Couvoll Chamber on Faturday afternoon the formal ceremony

CM.0, us acting Governor took place. The on Wan administered by Sir Fisto in Piggott, the Chief Justice, in the presence of Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Hon Mr. H. . . Gompertz,

lanuch and escorted him to the longcheap status of affairs." Thus, the Camriski Zhian women to-day witnessed the formation Mr. E. A. Howall, Mr. A. G. M. Motokor, transfer of the Auti-Footbinding Sir Paul Chater, Mr. A. Sath, Mrs. Atkinsanand Society to the control of a purely Chinese committee.

they lies in that region, and that they ste advancing gradually into Northern Manchuris with a view to culling of Vladivostock from the Lurl, while they ans buikling fortasi Baghalien, However, it appears that the Russians are b

(REUTER'S NEEVICE

Miss Curr. Me. Ploteher, the Clerk of Cuntoils, first rod the Royal Warrant of Mr. May's appointment, the after taking the outh of alegianca and the oath of office as Governor of the Colony and Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's forces, and then algning the necessary documents which were sealed by the Chief

THE EDUCATION BILE.

Justica. Tostos, December 13th. The flange of Commons, y 19 to 107,

is Fxcellency then said:-Indian and

II's Exeedlency the Caverner has been pleased; with the approval of the Secretary of State for tha Colonies, to apprint Mr. Busi! R. IF. PORTER & CO.8 aries are retained. In addition to this Taylor, N. (tie), Assistant Harbour gising to take steps to mout the Japaners in

awkward cleavage, there remains the Mastor, to

te Habour Master, Marine their antivity. The Herbinski Vestnik xu- andenbted fact that China and Manebu Offeur, Evgistrar of Shipping, Superintend Array Corps has issued an Army Order

Magistrale, Emigration

Customs and

Dompeos that the Commander of the combined "eformers" alike are working to a standard

ent of Gunpowder Depôt. Coline'or of for plane and ma of Mauchiain to be quite unlike that of th

ngintion. Their oljerty of the and Exporta in this Colony in succession to 220 to be pointed out. The military authorities objects of the stranger at their gate; the late La A. W. Berurs-Lawrepen, lapinia, are busy at work emapleting the bony of ours in the Far East, The Daley Vostock wys in very important respects they r frotired;, with--flect from the titst

that they have derided to restrict the removal ementially opposite am bostile, The

The Torrible, erator, arrived safely nt

of olivers from Manchuria and Siberia to Euro- foreign visitor recomm-pls reform to murske | Plymabath with the pull-off crews of the

peau Russia while with a view to inducing more pleasant is visit; the native reformar Astires," "Alaority romok," d

oflicers twoffor themralves for service in the Far several destroyers on the china Station. She sets about reforming in the lively hope that steamed most of the way from Hongkong to eat this privileges and favours meneded to the visitor may be induced to shorten his Malia with one propeller. having lost her curs ving in the Far East are to be ex visit. In much perfectly well recognized starboard propeller about 500 miles from Borg.lended. The United States Government has **THESE ARE OUR STOUT

ciremustangis, it is not so unreasonable to kong. The Terrible” also had on board the alalised a General Consulate and a

Vice- SUPPORTERS IN OUR BITTERggest that "there is a conspicuous feature Colonial Defence Committee, which bu! been Consulate at Makdev.

Mulla, aut Gibraltar. After disembarking inspecting the fortifications of Hongkong. ALLMENTS."

ratings for Deyghport, the resual proceeded to Portsmouth.

foreign critic's Light Duos ant Superintendent of Imports auto carefully and all noedial corrections has decided to reject the House of Lords! / Gouthauen, I am sure that you all ahure with

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amendments en blur.

THE TRADES DISPUTES RILE.

LONDON, December 13th. The Trades Disputes Bill has passed the Committen stage in the House of Lords. THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

LONDON, December 13th. Mr. Clarin has submitted to the Senate resolution, recommending negotiations with Japan, with a view to modifying the treaty | prohibiting the entrance of Japanese roolios.

The Westminster Gloo Singers, who were THE SCHOOL QUESTION IN FRANCE. expected last week to give entertainmenta, made their first appearance, on A serica of

LONDON, December 13th.

me heartfelt regret al. the unfortunate circums- tances under which I am called upon to take tho post of fivera'r. I foul curtain that each of us here to day-have no desire nearer our hoaris then that His Excellency Sir Matthew Nathou may rearn from his short holiday entirely restored in health; nd energy.

FORMALITY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. We are requested to state that during the Governor's Absence Hie Excellency the finer Administering the Government will not reside at Government Hose, and that it is unnecessary for residents in the Calony, and others, who House-during the current year, to call upon the have already written their names at Government Officer Administering the tlacoroment or upon Mrs. Moy as wife of the Uficer Administering the Government. Those who have not already 'called at Government Hoass and wish to do so Will be good enough to write their names in the

A.S. WAMISON & CO.. competent observers that the so-called December: From Lyewan, in a north-easterly the present risit, in the City Hall last night her las adopted a resolution to gradually Govoruor's bank which is still kept theca.

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MARRIAGE.

On December 16th, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. 6. A. Runtry, CHABLES DRAHSE, elder son of the late H. Pearson of Clifton, Brish, to ASY, younger daughter of the late 1. E. Es of Maidstone,

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Mee: J. H. CHAK and Family desire to Tuas their numerou friendle for expression of sympathy, and beg them to accept this intimation of their gratitude.

KenakongÜFFICE: 104, Das Vœux (OAD CI LONDON ÜFFIC: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press,

Hoserong, DECEMBER 17ru, 1908.

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At the instance of M. Pichon, the Cham.

substitute secular for religious schools in the East.

GERMANY.

SHIP LAUNCH AT KOWLOON.

NEW SUBSIDIZED STEAMER.

in these changes which suggests that they may be inspired by other motives and utilized for other ends than the premotion of good government" or to mention as "a

Gau practice will be carried out by the Military shrewd suspicioa" the common «picion of Authorities as follows:-On Monday, the 17th reform movement is mainly an anti-foreign direction, af ranges up to 6,000 yurdy, com

when they gave 3 most successful concert movement, in the eyes both of the Court | mencing at 6:30 p.m., and foishing at 9 pm.

before a fair audience. The delay in the and of Young China" So, as the Times On Thursday, the 7th December:

From Brrival of the party is explained by the fact remarks, it is certainly a siew which Stonecutters, in a westerly direction, at ranges that the tenter in which they left Tisntain to deserves consideration and suggests caution and finishing at 9 p.m. On Monday, the 31st They had to remain there all night and in ap to 6,460) yards, commencing et 6.3) p.m., join the mail steamer grounded in the mad. in determining our own attitude towards December: From Lyoman, in a north-easterly

LONDON, December 13th, these alleged reforms which, whatever else direction, it ranges up to 6,000 yards, coma

cousuguonea lost the steamer. After hearing those talented singers one feels that the

The Reichstag has rejected, by 178 to The invitations which many people received they may do, will certainly affect oarwencing at 6.30 p.m., and finishing at 9 p.m.

eulogiums already parsed on them are nome ton

168, the supplementary estimates of Ms,to join the tric trip" of the s.8. Perie on interests very deeply". It is a pity that A Government Gazette Extraordinary publish high Every member in an artist, with a

30,000,000, for the rebellion in South-West Saturday were premature, and due to a clerical there should now be such an influential on Saturday notified bat His Excellency Firmaguificent voice admirably trained. party which, being outside Chin, yet on Matthew Nathan, Knight Commander of the choruses ware delightful. The voices blended Prince von

The Africa, Immediately upon the rejection error in selecting the stereotyped invitation Fortus, The Perle did make a trip, one that is Buelow read mistakes ethical grounds

Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and beautifully and the articulation was perfect. In message dissolving the Reichstag, before a tallow ways that lead to the second baptism.

an Imperial conspices for

of snowhut of a trial, but it was down the St. George, Governor and Commander-in-the-quintets and quartots the result was the vote was taken, after which he appealed First baptized with wine, she at once, as the Chinese interests and againat our own.

Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Ashmiral of the samo, game-n charming harmony, while the strongly to the patriotism of the House.."

late Sir Wilfrid Lawson happily said, takes to having left the Colony that day, the prescribed umbers were optrancing. This was particular- Ouths of Offlee were administered by Hitran of the singing of the youngest weber

water and sticks to it over after. ΓΕ lien, really for £ Jaunoh that Honour the Chief Justice in the presence of the of the party, whose soprano voice, of remarkable Reichstag was due to a coalition of the gentlemen picked their way through the wilder- The Volunteers are to have a Fld day on Ex-cutive-Council to the Hononcable Mr. pass, was heard to grant advantage in his clericuls and Socialists. Prince von Bed Winess of iron and steel at the Kowloon Dooks on

Francis Henry May, Companion of the said several appearances. Madame Hooton was a | Fobruary 13th (Ubizes New Year).

Order aLunal inspection by H.E. the General Officer Secretary of the Colouy, and that Mr. May number of ensures.

Went Distingished

and Colonial persona grata and she bad to raspond to a Her solos were obormingly thereupon assumed the Administrstice of the sang, perhaps her best effort being the Seete Government in virtue of His Majesty's Comelody vulcing the wish of the exile to be in mission givon at the Court at St. James's on the "the lonely shieling on the hill," fourteouth day of October, 1963.

The irial has begue of Mr. Harry Thux, on the charge of murdering Mr. Stanford White, in July fast.

Commanding takes place on, March 30th.

Tho

His Excellency the Offer Administ ring the Government has been pleased to appoint T. Surcombo Smith, Police Magistrate, to uct as Colonial Secretary, with effect from 15th December, and Mr. A, B. Ogle, Liëntenant, Royal Engineers, to be his Aido-de-Camp with effect f. on this same date.

LONDON, December 14th, The rejection of the Colonial vote by the | Was,

Domely garbel ladies and spruelly-attired

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in winding up the debate, declared that the Saturday afternoon, eyeing curiously on their prestige of Gecunny would be at stake, and way to the platform the mangled resina of thes that the Government cannot let parties and Freuch destroyer Fronde, and wondering, for the Parliament dictate the number of troops the most part, how on earth even the Dock Company could heal such seemingly fatal required for waitary operation.

weunda as, tho Typhoon had made. So far, although many things have besu dose | THE, KOWLOON DOCK TRAGEDY.

THE TRANSVÄAL CONSTITUTION. which will not soon be forgotten, nothing has in the course of the suffragettex compaign The funeral of Mr. Jobu R. Craik (ook place

LONDON, December Bth. on Saturday afternoon. The body was taken been said which will live in the history of from the Mortuary by launch to Obserration Constitution havo horn issued.

Letters patent, embodying the Transv:ial Parliamentary oratory. The wailing ery, "Vetatior, where the cortege was joined by a large visions are the same as sketched by Mr for Women," has been heard in the House, bat number of mourners and sympathisers. Messrs. Winston Churchill on the 31st July last.

The pro.

that will hardly be recorded in the official ra. Rattez, Lapsley, Baxter, Nicholls, Crawford ports of the debaton. Years ago the question of women's rights did give us a next and rather among those who followed

Gomes Tere Fall bearers, wicked addition to the store which the House loves to treasure. The future Lord Chief Robart Mitobollaud II. Sm'th, with practically Wilson, T. I. Ro, Justice Coleridge had made a very charming the whole of the Dock staff. The Rev. A, J. An item for bacteriophers.

of speech in favour of the ladies. His silvery Stevens officiated ant the medical papers new states that the tomos and great scholarship always fascinated, pronounced the committal cause of mang septic conditions can be traced to if they did not convince, the House. Here he the dangerous, and we might say, deathly tooth had made a great impression. It was dissipated brush." Jon brush your teeth to keep them in an instant when the witty Serjeant Dowse clear, and the tooth make the brash dangerous jumped up and said, "My hondurable and learn- In this world one cannot du righted friend seeme to think that because some without doing wrong, it appears.

judgo are old women all old women should to

Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and Co., agents for the B. A. .S. Un, have received word from the Sydney office that thes. Australian which straniled at Vashon Head, Northern Territory, has been abandoned as a total love. Part of the mails and some of the cargo were transferred to the 8.a. Chinglu.

to use.

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The Gozetle notifies that a memorial of judge," reentry by the Government of Lot. No. 36, in

The Japanese Ambassador (Baron Komura) Survey District II. New Kowloon, has been presided last month over a crowded meeting of registered according to law, and that the the Japan Socisty. Lord Redesdale read a paper cancellation of memorial of re-entry by the

on "A Tale of Old and New Japan," and gave Crown of New Kowloon Survey District T Lot No. 50, has been registered according to and political development of that country during a graphic description of the social, commercial,

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Chater, Messrs. Wm. were Bir Paul

ILLNESS OF THE KING OF SWEDEN.

LONDON, December 14th.

sentences. There Regent.

The King of Sweden is seriously ill and the grave side and the Crown Prince has been appointed

is expressed for Mrs. were many floral tributes.

Great sympathy their bereavement.

Craik and her family in

Though the polios have been busy, they have not you succeeded in tracing the murderer.

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, December 14th. The Merchants Shipping Bill and the Trades Dispute Bill have been read a third time, and the Workman's Compensation Bill, a sceond time in the House of Lords.

PIRACY IN THE CANTON DELTA,

On the stem of a broad-beamed but shapely hali was su>ponded a small bottle of wine. After a whispered colloquy with Mr. Mitobell, manager of the Kowloon docks, Mrs. Wilks sized the bottle, a whistle sounded; a few hazm- mer strokes were heard, an excited exclamation from somewhere below, and the stem, towering some eight or nine fect above the crowd, slightly shivored, as does a bather before the first plunge of the on. The lady dung the bottle, the contente foamed over the slowly receding bows and then, in a tense half winuta, the waters of Kowloon Bay divided to welcome the newcomer. "Sits ulvoly, au export remarked, and the company trooped off to the recreation Lalf, to completo the poremony in customary form. About a large table was welled the toast of "success to the Perle," which, Mr. Mitehall aaid, was the rat of the series to be built at Kowloon, where three others are in progreen, although similar craft had been built at the Coszaopolitan branch of tho Works. They, however, were

of wood; this was of stool. It was a stern wheeler, built to the order of Messrs. Wilks and Jack for Messra, Roque, for the Tonkin River Subsidized Mail Service. It is 146 foot long, 24 feet broad, and draws only about two foot, presentations Lave been received by the Foreign as it must travers many shallows; It will com Office, or addressed by the Foreign Officer to fortably house thirty first-class passengers, and the Admiralis, concerning the increase of piracy carry many scores beside, Its engines are "compound surface condensing," of 200 horse Government are actively co-operating with a power, and to develop a len knot speel. Its faturo inga, Mr. Ranciman, on behalf of Sir E. Grey, aged, considering all the difficulties with which frontier. Its completion bad not been much de- says:-Communications have passed bewa the Dock Co. had had to cope; certainly no ting the Admiralty and Foreign Office on this had been wasted, Mr. Mitchell handed Mrs subject. The commanding officers if his Wilks a geld carb bracelet as a memento Majesty's ships on the West River are being of the successful launching. called upon to report poricdically on the state of security of trade on the waterways in the own firm, and on behalf of Mr. Roque, handed Mr. Jook expressed the satisfaction of bin

to suggest such improvements as may appear to gratulations by Mr. Wilke piracy in check. The question is now engaging of the company had the experience of one of them desirable in the plaus devised for keeping ceremony was over in a few minutes, and many the attention of the Commander-in-Chief. The life's quick transitions from gay to grare, instructions to the Canton Viceroy as to the bearing the remains of the murdered Mr. Craik Chinese Government have sent very stringent falling in with the sad company that was

necessity of suppressing pirasy,

to the Happy Valley.

We note that the London Timer is advised that the most trustworthy guide to the real significance of modoru Chinese movements ja to be found in Japanese opinion, and wo need not quarrel with this so long as it is understood that it is Japanese opinion that is offered, and not some foreign resident's opinion of what Japanese opinion ought to bo The Japanese newspapers aro said to complain that the recent edicts from Peking do not touch the awkward division of Chine.c and Manchus, and that the pro- vincial governments of the Chinese Empire Laro not adequately, brought under control, Other papers are quoted also, as if it had not been the prevailing opinion of all property-informed residents and neighboure Maria Amalia Vuz do Carsallo, the best-known great triumphs of Pego, Kuroki, Nogi, and the at all. King Oscar was ; the King and view to the suppression of these lawless proceed. ways lio between Haiphong and the Chinese that every recent Chinese decree must he authoresa in Portagueso-spoaking countries. others. Baron Kamura, in reply, said that during regarded with more scepticism than sympa

his stay in England he had accepted the pre thy. That this should have becouse to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to it, for he used to enjoy its relings in Tokyo. His Majesty the King has not been advised sidency of the society. He was not a stranger traditional attitude to their “reforms", the to the following Ordinances-Ordinance No. He fully appreciated the value of its work in Chinese have only themselves to blame. It 9 of 1905, entitled-An Ordinance to amend fostering and increasing the mutual knowledge intentions by what they accomplish.

is not altogether a fair or reasonable attitude

law.

the last yours. In moving a vote of thanks A marriage has been urranged between Bir. to the chairman, be said that they knew Baron Edgar Prestage, the chief English authority on Komura as the author of one of the greatests Portuguese literature, and Christius Voz de wisest, and most diplomatic icetruments that Carvalho Crespo, of Lisbon and Cuscare, only had ever been produced. It was reserved for daughter of the pout Gonçalves Creeps and him to pat the final soal of magnanimity on the

SCANDINAVIAN MONARCHS.

morning, announcing that the Swedish and Our remarkably telegram of Saturday Norwegian monarchs were paying a simul following shit from the Telegraph Company: Mr. Bellairs having asked whether any ro. taneous visit to Berlin, is best explained by the In the House of Commons on November 9th

"We have received information to the effect that the word i should be inserted after Oscar. The message now reads 'King Oscar ill Norwegian' oto. We do not expect any further correction.""

Thus there was nothing of political moment

Quen of Norway had gone to Berlin; that was all. We regret to learn since that the Swedish monarch'e illaess is considered dangerona.

It is not always safe to judge other people's

on the China Station, and whether the Chinese

The whols

the Lunacy Ordinance, 1906; Ordinance of the English and Japanese peoples. That thing. The man who beliores that nobody is No mera acoffer can ever accomplish any to maintain, on the face of it, but those No. 10 of 1906, entitled-An Ordinance to mutual knowledge was no doubt one of the great honest is certainly a faseal himself, the Leighbourhood of Canton, and from thus to time Mr. Wilke a pearl ring. There were also with practical acquaintance of the Chinese amend the Now Territories Land Ordinance, links in the bond which at present united the to be, to find out.

1905; Ordinance No. 11 of 1906, outilled two countries in close friendship. The Japanese genius and policy have had too many

people were suxious to preserve and strengthen tions, happy environment and every rational In encouraging children by example, Dasocia warnings to be led away from the cold

that friendship, and had full confidence in the form of indulgence, vas uuccusciously benefits criticism that looks unkind and prejudico

readiness of the English peoplo te reciprocate tries depends upon ita children, and their success humanity in general. The future of all coun< Their eynicism is not contumacious, but

their desire. He sincerely hoped and believed depends largely upon their early intences and inevitable mistrust, and the double chorus

that the work of the society would continue to associations, be as deful as it had been in the past.

An Ordinance to transfer to the General Revenue certain same forming part of the Prays Reclamation Fund; Ordinance No. 12 of 1906, entitled-An Ordinance to amend the Regulation of Chinese Ordinance, 1888.

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