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'RANDOM REFLECTIONS. Though Hongkong is far removed from thes tirring political scones which are daily being witnessed in the United Kindom, ita cifizetes are onabled by means of the excellent cable xer- vice to the Press to enjoy much of the sxeitoment attendant upon the declaration of the polls or the publication of results in the Homeland, tund for the nonce Hongkong has wakened to an interest in politics practically unknown at any other time. The fortunes of the parties have been closely followed until now it has become a sort of foregone conclusion that the combination which bold oflon before in certain to go back What will happen then, no man can say with any degree of certainty at this distance. One thing is apparent. The swing of the pendulum has boon stopped, and the same party is likely to be returned to office for the third time in Accession

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CANTON.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

A FIENDISH MISTREHA,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12₪¤, 1910.

The

A woman namel Long living in Fatskap lost a pair of earrings, and aceased a poor little mui isxi or slavo girl of stealing them. child said she knew nothing of them, but the She beat the mitress would not believe her. child till she was half dead and then took a iron red, heated it and with it soared the poor victim's flesh, giving her intolerable pain. The own reached the girl's parents, who came with a large number of friends to demand the restoration of the girl, together with 325 compensation for the wounds received. The threatening atline of the girl's people frightened the mistress and she promptly did as requested. It is a pity that the officials do not mote ont drastia punishment to women who are guilty of such fondish conduct.

RAILWAY THIEVES.

Many complaints have been mado lately regarding the anmber of thefts from persons travelling on the milways. Nearly all Chinese prefer to travel 3rd class from motives of ennomy, and some of these have a good deal of

Local polities have been very prominent this week also. The Governor, with his nenal teel, and courtory, has sought to bring about a bottor understanding between the dauitary Board and the Excentive Concil, and his attempt to show the the superior authority was with considerably success. It was certainly on them. Passengers are requested to appreciated by those who folt most aggrieved, at their baggogo in the goods van, but this they rarely do, preferring to take it into the and, after thus explanation given, wo tiny expoot carriage with them, whonce it often finds its that the relations between the two bodies muy

way into the hands of the wily railway thiof become more happy. The Excentive Council in The railway company is now about to employ a the role of the House of Lords is likely to make number of detectivos whe, it is to be hoped, will the stalwarts of the "Sanitary Board lass Con-succeed in lessening the number of this kind of servativo than they once were, and the foar hug

thefts. boon expressed that they may even blossom into Socialists or some other "agin the Government" combination.

M189IONARIES AND OFFICIALS

One of the European. Consuls here has set a dispatch to the Acting Viceroy urging him to It was rather amusing to see the oficial and take stops to Baruro the full protection of the unofeul attitude ou the application of a missionaries and their converts. The dispatch Sanitary Inspector for three months' leave to goes on to say that in some districts the people be granted him, so that he could immediately som very hostile to the missionaries, and that end his period of service in the Colony and those natives who have embraced the Christian faith aufler bad treatment, and the Conent become entitled to the pension which was.com. sidored his duo. The un-officials naturally asked complains that the load vilivors appear to do "what for?"" - but it was surprising to find the nothing to remedy this stato of affairs.” On Registrar General on the same side. To might receipt of the diapafob H.E. Tsang immediately be expected to know what leave was wanted for. noted the magistrates of the distriols roferred What deos ang man want leave for, eh P The to, to the effect that all missionaries and con- higher placed officials can manage to got such-verts are to receivo full protection: leave when retiring. Why not the subordinate officials when the regulations of the service

entitle them to it?

A Yokohamn coatemporary is of opinion that "in view of its close association with the British China Squadron, Hongkong has not ahowa itself extraordinarity gonerons in con- nection with the Medford Relief Fund." would rather pot it that the generosity of the

A STRANGE PROCEEDING.

Bome time ago Taolai Lou who lê în charge of the Kwong Tung Cement Works accused one of the staff named Tong of dishonesty. by "squeeze." The late Viceroy Yuen ordered that the case be tried before the Provincial Judge. The principal witness in the case was

a man called Ai, for whom n subpoena was issued. He persistently refused to appear before the Court, and the ease was postponed from

SIGNALLING ON WARSHIPS.

meeting of the scholars and teachers was then called, and after some discussion had taken placa the teacher was suspended and next day. discharged. It is considered more than dinarily disgracefal for a teacher to be con- berred in such an affair, hence the efforts being

ads to high the matter up.

DISHONEST OFFICERS.

NOTES FROM JAPAN.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Toxro, Nov. 2rd.

FIXED STARS AND FIXED POLICY.

In the last few years we have become acoustomed in Japan to Pros references to the Some time ago two officers named Chan and Government's "fixed polley" in this or that. Lam wore convicted of embezzlemoat. The and the precise foreign mind has naturally former was found to have spade away with 7,700 conjured up a vision of something immovable, tools and the latter with 1,400. They were such as the fixol stars or the laws of the Medes dismissed their posts, erdered to return to their and Porsians. Newspaper readers will often native lagos and to refund the money come across such statements as the Govern Months have passed away and not a cant has mert's fixed policy in Manokarto, in Chosen and been repaid by either. How commands have in regard to leans and other things of national boen sent to the magistrates of the districts importance. This phrase has only come into in which these men reside to ascertain ifnse sluce the war, and it recalls another they have any property and it so te ut once having a very different meaning, which was confiscate it in order that the government more frequently used formerly may receivo the money embezzled.

MORE SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS.

Another batch of anisoription grifios arrived from Shanghai by the s.o. Chinhua yesterday. They were Isaded at the Douglas whart and removed to Kennedy's Horse Repository, where they were drawn for in the afternoon, the result of the drawing being as follows:

Pony No. 22

********87ABSRA 68897 9**

Mr. J. R. Boyce.

Mr. T. Withoroote. Mr. J. N. Macedy. ...Mr. B. C. Mackie.

Bir. Canningham. Lieut. C. Brown. Mr. F. F. H. Blasen. Lieut. Leygate. Mr. W. Dixon.

Captain Brierley

Liunt. Kirkpatrick. Lieut. Chatur.

Captain Hughes.

than it

is today, namely. Japan's transition stage," a phmse common with writers and used to indic nto the last fifty years of change and hurry that have characterised the remarkabla progress of the country. Presumably the war brought this period to a close and gave birth to the Fired Policy Era-but we are still in a period of transition.

GOVERNMENT PULICY RECONSIDERED.

UP

A 907 TO BRITISH SUSCEPTIBILITY? SIRE. SATOW ON MISSIONARIES

IN CHINA. Most people, ou hearing of the placing of this ordorin England, sought a moltre, and knowing

Speaking of an S.P.G. mesting at Plymouth Japan's desire to build all her shipt karself, put on Monday Sir Ernest Sutow, formerly British it down to an attempt to smooth away the Minister in Peking, replied to some criticisme considerabla, amout of ill-feeling caused in passed by Sir Hiram Maxim upou missionaries in China. Sir Ernost Satow saidha had known England by the new Tarif. This is the view intimately many of the leading missionaries- taken by another Tokyo journal, the Mainichi British, Candian, American, and French-and Dempo. There is a decided fooling in this coun- bad had large opportunities of sing what their.

was pursued and with what magnifot romlts. try that the Government has bluntiered in respect work was and law devotedly and unselfishly it He did not know that Sir Hiram Maxim had to its Tatill. The outery that has been raised in Lancashire and Yorkshire was never anticipated, hal ang personel acquaintntice with missionaries life. Not a single English missionary had over been reported to have Tooled Chinese property, ner was it anticipated that the energetic protests or any first-hand knowledge of their course of

of the North would at Peking at the time of the siege of the of a few chambers of commerce in the industrial centres more the Imperial Japanese Government, Legation. That this order should be attributed rather to politica than moosity is another example of the carver. But there is another possible rasset for RING good lack which attends Japan in her forward the giving of the crter, al that may be dngeribad as politico-commercial, having elces connection with the affairs of the Stool Foundry at Murorau, with which the firm of Vickers

closely related. Ther & Armstrong is has boou a great deal of friction be tween the English and Japanese directors to of this now undertaking in Hokkaido, and as usal the trouble has arison out of the Japanese desire to manage things in their own way, regard. less of the superior knowledge of more expérione. ned people. Perhaps the osrrect view to tako of this naval surprise is that it is given to England.-- Brstly, because England can execute the order botter than Japan; secondly, to smooth the rufled foolings of the English manufacturers: and thirdly, to still the stormy waters which have been the result of the Anglo-Japanese steal enterprise in Hokkaido.

In the past few weeks the representatives of the Government havo announced changes Fature policy which amount to the abandonment of more than one item of Fixed Polisy. Those auincuncements have aronsed the Press' und in soma mesance discredited the Ministry. The first surpriss came a few weeks ago when Mar quis Koteurs, Premier and-Minister of Finance Govern indiented the probability of the

not. ment's going abroad for loans, an which would

the supposed nullity advantage gained by the annual rodemption of the National Debt to the extent of fifty million yen, The loan it is proposed to raies will be used in connection with the widening of the gauge of the trunk line between Tokyo and Shimonoseki and £25,000,000 sterling is stated Major Eaton and Mr. T. to be the sum required, the security for which

F. Hough

would be the railways of the country. It will Mr. J. Johnstone. be remembered that about seven years ago, of the lines were privately when most Fowned, an Australan narcier, the Inte Sir Moledo MacEachern, visited Japan with the precise object of arranging for a huge lean to the Sanyo Railway Co., the most ent srprising in the country, but after his inspection of the lines t:e-nagotiations-fell through, tho supposi

Lieut. Altos, Mesare. Klimanot and

Kramer.

Captain Mitobell-Taylor.

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Mr, C. A. Ross.

Lieut. Heygate.

Mr.

H. B. Pike.

Lient. Law.

Hod. Mr. H. Keswick,

FUNERAL OF MRS. TANG SHAO YL.

The funeral of the Inta Mrs. Tang Shao-yi, wife of the President of the Ministry of Posision at the time being that the property general and Communications, which took place in y was inferior. It was shortly afterwards that Tientsin on Wednesday morning, November 30, this railway and others were nationalisod, and was one never to be forgotten by these who p witnessed it. There were present none of the same years later the railway finances were placed

Borolls, no usual bands of half clad, dirty masisisme, no in a separate account with the object at some gorgeous

A posse of Police led the

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS)

PORTUGUESE EXPUBLIC.

Lisbon, November 13th. The Ropublican Government has declared on amnesty which includes Sonher Franco ithe former dictator) and his colleagues.

AERONÁUTICS.THE DENVER FATALITY.

London, November 18th, The death of Mr. Ralph Johnstono was horrible. Something broke, eansing the wings of the aeroplane to fold up. Mr. Johnstone struggled his atmast to stretch them out again, but in vain. He fell like a lump of lead, every bone in his bedly being broken.

A

crowd of souvenir-hunters rashod to the spot and fought for relics, one extracting a splinter which was piercing the body and dripping with blood, while others tore the gloves frota Mr. Jolinatone's hands.

BENSATIONAL AMERICAN CUSTOMS CASE,

London, November, 23rd,

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The United States District Court has with.

in England.

OBITUARY.

London, November 23rd,

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ports of Tokolism, Kabe and Ngasaki has been tiae to time. Asting Viceroy Tsang has now fessional mournots per 1gures, and no pre-fature date of raising a great loan for the drawn the attachment of the stook of Messrs. excessive. If a whole bip'a crow had been given orders for the confiscation of Aï's proper-procession, followed by hundreds of personal provombat. Henco the forthooming railway Brooke & Co., holding it to be illegal yalees 1260]· drowned, they would probably not have done ty, and he is also to be deprived of his official friends of the family dressed in official loan cannot be considered a new ides of the process were served on the defendants, who are

robes. Then walked the mourners, chief Government, nor dois the Government consider of whom Way His Excellency Tang it, strictly speaking, a uational loan. for whom the greatest sympathy was felt. Lastly, came the catafalque containing the coffin beneath, which was in many respecta unique in The Japanese people have lately become its appearance, for along the central beam on accustomed to surprising varieties in Govern. the top was dressed the picturesque figure dragon, as befitted-a-lots-of-the Great-tank been received with greater interest thus the ment policy, national and local, but nothing has Over a hundred well-attired, coolics took torne

Admiral Ei is now devoting his attention to the subject of siguslling by means of Bags on warships. He has given orders that all warships ander his charge are to be provided with fall outfits of lugs, and that a school of signalling is to be immediately established.

POLICE AND PUBLIC.

more. I believe I am correct in saying that rank. from the various ports in the Fant East over £1,000 has been contributed to the Relief Fund of which Hongkong has contributed £200.

When our railway Covelops into the important part of a grand trunk iine linking us with the Continent of Europe, it will be understood that the farewells which arp common securrence- on the steamers will take place at the terminal

Home little time ago there was a riot in Kong station at Kowloon. Imagine the tears, the Moon and the police fired on the crowd with the fraworks, the sloth an-dkorises. I hope that is result that one or two were killed and several the right way to spell it which will be seen, injured. This astion on the part of the police heard, and drunk us our little railway when has caused a good deal of excitement in the loo man leaves for Home. The waving and handafity, and the most influential meu in the place Kerchief display will not be so protineted as on have post in memorials to the Canten authorit the steamer, and the agony of farewell will baies asking for redress. It is now stated that the considerably curtailed. The maungement will police have compensated the familie of the de not, I think, kare to take the steps which are ceased with the munificoat eam of twenty tools, reported to be contemplated by the master of while those who were only wounded received tan. the Grand Central Station in New York who In commenting on this one of the vernacular thinks that it would be advisable for the railway papers bitterly remarks on the pheapness of nat companies in their new plans to provide a kiss-ive life. Ilm foreigner, says this journal, is ing-room and require all osculation to be per- killed, indemnity to the amount of thousands of formed there, so that the concourse, doorways, I dollars has to be paid. Why, therefore, asks platforms and gatos bo not congested by those the paper, should the life of a native be of such who linger for the last goodby. How very prac- little value! Also it further proconda to say tha tical these Americans are!

ind the rioters killed a policeman or a soldier not even a fowl or a dog in the district would have known pesce for weeks,

2.

The cold weather of the past week led to occasional remarks that "it looked like snow This recalls the time when a thin layer of snow was discovered on the Peak one morning about fifteen years ago, and the Chinese who had never seen such a sight boforo collected as much as they could to take it to their homes with the idea of using it for medicinal and other purposes. But their joy of possession did not last any longer than the snow...

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A BAILWAY BRIDGE.

The Shok Lung branch of the Chamber of Commbres have been making, a fuss about bridge on the Canton and Kowloon Railway. They say it is too low to allow, vessels to pass under it, and they are clamouring for its immed into demolition. The Acting Viceroy bas re- plied that the question of the bridge is already ander consideration and he calls upon the men Credit whore credit is duo! Two letters were of Bhek Lung to keep quiet during the negoti. returned last week to Hengkong which had notations, and to do nothing that will disturb the boen delivered by the pestal anthorities in the public peace. places to which they were addressed, and with- out opening these the local officials used their intelligence to such good purpose that they discovered the writers with no other indication than the business stamp of the respective offices impressed on the postage stamp,

A NEW TITLE.

The Provincial Judge is no longer to be known by that title; henceforth he is to be styled the Provincial Law Commissioner. Im portant changes are to be made in the personnel of his staff. Several persons aro to be dis missed and more competent enes appointed There are several now regulations also for the working of the judicial department and the Vivery has expressed his approval of the new arrangements.

ALLEGED DIRHOMESTY.

I had always thought that Shanghai was wat so snobbish as Hongkong is supposed to be, but if the writer of "Letters of a Shanghai Grilla" is to be believed, the "aliquo" is just as well understood in the Northern Settle- ment as it is in some other places I wot

A rather strange story is being told here, of. To how many would the following although efforts are being made to keep the description apply: Her ides of social position affaira as searst as possible. It appears that in was, of course, salary; and she kept on hand one of the Government Schools in this city there thousand taal obeisance, a seven-8fty salute, a had been a series of thefts and that the servants five hundred anile, and a three-ffty greeting had been blaued. They were intensely angry but never stocked anything cheaper than the and excited, and made up their minds to discover lattor, with the exception of her two-fifty-and-the thief. Several wooks passed awa", but no ander-look-the-other-way, because she knew the ne was caught and still from time to time horrors of fifteen shillings a-week herself, and resolved never to have anything more to do with fresh thefts took place. One day when the bell obcupness...

leurs bis room and forco open the door of acol

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of a

THE SECOND GURPRISE

some

years

in carrying the colla. The cortego was announcement just made that the Government altogether a most imposing sight, because it has placed nu order for a Dreadnought-cruiser place of the noisy and numberless paraglorialla usually accompanying a funeral in this country, with a British firm. This is a negation of the one saw the quiet dignity and true sorrow policy formally decided upon which should always attend ceremonies of ago to build all future warships in Japanes this kind. At different parts of the route perde, a policy which naturally caused along the Viceroy Road and Ta Hi Turg, intense satisfaction thronghent the country, tomporary stations had been scortad where various sections of the community paid their indicating as it did Japan's advance in the 1st respects to the dead. The coffin reached more serious arts and crafter walch she has the Bund about neon, where it Was at 0008 transferred to the China Merchants' steamer learned from the West. It was a real satis- Hain Ferg" en route for Shanghai. Never, faction, and not only pleased the Japanese but perbaps, in the history of Tientsin had a funeral foreigners also, who desire to see the country Procession been so arranged or attended by so making steady hoadway and who believe in the many friends and officials of all grades. It was acknowledged on all sides that H.B. Tang hnd capacity of the pouple. But the frankannannes- made a departure from the usual custom.pent of the naval authorities and the comments of the Japanese Press, show that Japan Peking Daily News.

not yet sulkiuntly advanced to roly

her

Dayal architect builders and to be independent of foreign assiɛtance. To anybody who understands the Japaness people and has followed their recent progress closely, sack on announcement can cause no surprise. But a portion of the Press The culpablo inefficiency of the Chinese shows itself disappointed that Japan is still anthorition at Pashistien, the half-hearted attempts to check the spread of the plague in behind other nations, and takes the Government that town having disgusted the Rossina satho to task for not onsuring botter results, as if the rities of Harbin, who offered the service of preventive measures, the latter hars withdrawn capacity for invention, or as if it were a reflec• some medical experts to assist the former in the Gerament has it in its power to ensure the the medical assistance from the Chinese quarter tiez upon Japan that she cronot do what other and will resort to the extreme measure of nations much older and sacre experienced can do, isolating the infected town from Barbin by reuns of military force. The Japanese residents of Prohiation have removed to Harbin bag and Laggage.

DRASTIC PLAGUE MEASURĖS AT HARBIN.

The following paragraphs are extracted from the Manchurian Daily News (Dhiren) of Novem

ber 30th:

The Russian Consul at Chunchun has made a statement in vigorous devial of the reports cir- culated to the effect that the Chiasso Eastern Railway has been damping at Changshan hordes of Chinese coolies coming from the plague-infected districts of North Manchuria without even allowing them to get off the care at Harbin or any other intermediate station and, in some instances, on free fares for the whole

upon

Own

PRESS OPINION IN BRIEF.

and

Most of the papers approve of the placing of s Dreadnought cruiser in England, although they criticise the Government for its change

ed.

The death is announced of Mr. C. T. R.

Scovell, P.W.D., who fell overboard from his

The forth is also annougues of M. Salon Facht in the Charmel yesterday, and was drown- Karr, Foreign Secretary during the Viceroyal- ties of Sir John Lawrence and Lord Mayo,

London, November 23rd. SPECTED DISASTER TO A NEW B. I. STEAMER,

The Timer states that it is feared that the British India liner, the Abbona," on her maiden trip to Raagoon, has been sunk, off the coast of Spain. There were no passengers en board.

The B. I. steamer "Abbona" carried & crew

of zinoty, of whom thirteen are believed to bo white men. It is stated that her cargo only amounted to 2.000 tons of coal.

OXFORD AND GREEK.

London, November 23rd. The Congregation of Oxford has rejected by 188 votes to 152 the proposed statute abolishing rock as a compulsory subject in responsions.

NEW FLYING RECORD.

London, November 25th, Mr. Drexel, the American airman, at Phila-. delphis, rose to à huight of 9,970 feet in his monoplane, establishing a record.

WEATHER REPORT."

On the 11th at 12.55 am.-The autioyo'onic ares lying over the continent has strengthened, and pressure has increased moderately over China and Jayan,

Pressure retains low over the Pacific to the Philippines and adjacent waters. NE of Jaja, and relatively so over the 8

Strong mosscon will contiono to prevail alon the China caust and over the Nprt of the China Fes.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to day, 0.00 inches.

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policy and endeavour to ascertain the causes of such a step, The Tokyo deahi considers the order an acknowledgement of Japan's in Hongkong & Neighbourhood feriority in naval construction and regrets that

he is still behind Europe in every branch of Formosa Channel

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The P.&O. 8, N. Coe str. Nubia is expected The LG.M. str. Kleist left Shanghai on the to arrive at Colombo on the 15th inst. 10th inst., at 3 p.m., and may be expected here to-morrow at 6 am.

The Asahi thon

to South coast of China between | game as No. 1 goes on

Hongkong and Lamooks. I that the Japanese-built first-class of the journey. The Russian official say atoares that, on the contrary, the fartin warships, the Tsukuba, Thoma,

Satsuma Sonth coast of China between Sausis No. 2

Hougton and Hains authorities baving at heart the sanitary well-beh and others do

not compare favour. ing of Southed regions, and have stationndably with those in Europe. The defects

Manchuria, kept lu close contact with quaratine officers at three points between of these vessels, it may be pointed out, have long Harbin and Krauchongtru since the outbreak boon the subject of discussion among foreign of the epidemic at Pachistion and has further

staldished at Kanchangize arrangements for naval attachés and others acquainted with the isolation and treatment of the infected naval matters. At the time of the launching of the Satiuma in 1906 the doubts which people, if any

From the issue of the paper for December prevailed among the foreign commanity in The str, Glenturret lett London on 25th ult., 3rd we take the following

The Silk ex R.M.S. Monteagle, which left The Chinese Eastern Railway Administra zagard to Japan's capacity to build first and is dus here on or about 15th prox. tou; Harbin, has announced that the plaguis in class warships were well illustrated in the huge her on the 8th ult, arrived at New York on North Manchuria has so far claimed altogether amount of money that was wagered against 8th inst.

victims, including 14 Russians, of whom the successful sanch of the vessel at Yokosnks. 414 including 9. Russians have secourbed. The nach was in overy respect snoosssful, it is

The Chinese Eastern Railway denies the Chinese taking passage at Changchun on any believed, and it is estimated that 150,000 yen passenger except on goode changed hands in Yokohama on that day, but

trains. Tifie

the 1st.

train,

The saddon donth is annconced of Sir George tor of the British-India Steam Naviration 8. Mackenzie, K.C.M.G., C.B., who, as a direc

rung for somby some of the servants who north-bons come into force since Thurs it may be socapted, thorafore, and without any Compary and of the Imperial Bank of Persia, hind secreted themselves saw one of the musters day Committee for the prereution of Epida. particular discredit to Japan, that the doubts We are getting customed to the disappear ance of the quene, but the wearing of the European cost does not help us to like the new league's room and enter. An alarm was at once mice, St. Petersburg, has declared all Manchuria which have always been entertained in regard raipad and the master endeavoured to dart and theregious about Lake Baikal to be infected to shipbuilding capacity are now confirmed by

with the plague.

the theit admission of the Government. man or the now boy.

RODERICH RENDOM. back to his own room, but was prevented. L

helped to control importent undertakings in the East. It may be recalled that his fires wife

to the British Ambassador to Japan. was a daughter of the late Major W. C. Arm. strong, another of bese daughters is married

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