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CORRESPONDENCE.

CORONATION MEMORIAL

SUGGESTIONS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY FEESS.**]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1911.

instruction of girls, and a muitable site has already been obtained. The school is to be called the "Government Female School.” An examination for intending esadidates for on trance is soon to be held.

addioter to the use of opium.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT]

LONDON, March 8th. ELECTION SKIRNBEING.

We are on the ove of 1 ert of effehost

of

OPIUM-SMOKING OFFICIALS. The Viceroy has received a'despatch from the DEAR SIR,—The Committes having invited | Capital to the effect that several officials are

election skirmishing—a campign up and down the ecumunity through the Presa to offer still secret opium smokors. II, E. is advised the country, for and against Home Ele suggestions for their guidance as to the form to do his utmost to root out these unworthy Ulstermen are taking the platform in England to of the Permanent Memorial to be adopted. I men and appoint other men in their places, In preach anionism, while members of the Nations. venture, as an old resident, to bring to their faturo, according to instructions from Feting, ist party are hard at it alongside the Liberals, notice what has happened to a pblic memorist when a man is appointed to an official pott he telling the electors that Irond under Home which was the gift of an old Parsee resident has to find three men of repute who will guar-Rule will be paralisa of loyalty and toleration. (ince deceased) to commemorate the Jubilee of nates that the newly-appointed officer is not It is a very pretty sample of the whirligig of Queen Victoria in 1887.

politics, and doubtless the eletoratas are more The Chinese population was then large,

amased than instructed by the shindy. It is though not so large at it is to-day, the Praya Yesterday four Chinese requested an inter-proposed to revive the Home Rule Union Theclamation from tho Cricket Ground to

view with the Viooray, which he was kind Kunedy Town being then unthought of. enough to grant. The spokesman of the party This public-spirited citizen, Laring a care for said he was an engineer and he had been in the lower Chinese classes in particular, and also structed in his calling in America, in which the animals, offered to present to the Govora country he had resided since he was nine yainot ment in trust for the public five or six Drinking ago. He told the Viceroy that he had invented Foaptains. The following is abrief accounts airship which was capable of rising to a contained in your woolly issue of th November, height of 900 English feet at which could |

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A number of drinking fountains are at prosent being put up in different parts of the town,

On making inquiries on to the air cumstances of their erection va learnt that' they are a present from a Farice gentleman

AVIATION IN CANTON,

support a weight of 400 toris, · Es dosired to bring the machine from Hongkong, where it is at present store, and givu exhibitions with it here. He also volunteered with his three friends to instruct the cadets of the Military College in tho science of aviation. His Excellency warmly praised the man and

hood of the Ablay on the great lay of the Coronation F Last time they were not allowed, but since then the development of the motor has medo anoh strides that the circumstances are by no means on a level. If the precedant is held to, however, theri will be a rich harrest for the houses keep but a short supply of horses now. adays, relying almost entirely on motor cars.

calm official, but he has borne an enermons pressure of work, frat as Colonial Secretary and then as Indian Secretary, to say nothing of the burdensome position of leader for the Government in the House of Lords, All parties and their journals unite in praising the

INTIMATIONS

livery stables and job masters, for many great meal with which our public men in of, of IT PAYS YOU

vendors of street mementos that the Gorman There is indignation among the wakers and

houses abould have got on the market first with white metal coronation medals. They show words "Our beloved king and quoon," but no very doubtful partraits of the rulers and the

sign to indicate the plans of manufacture. It Marks Act may be made to apply to these medals may be that the regulations of the Morchandise

even now, for there is to bo Parliamentary pressure to enfone the ammping of much goods with the line " Made in Germany."

that did similar service the way of arranging joint Irish-Liberal meetings to support Mr. Gladstone's first Home Rule Bill, and Mr. Winston Churchill will be the pre tident. As a proof of the fact that Iroland is

THE ANELORUSSIAN AGREEMENT. indeed the isle of unrest, [hear that many notes just nor letween St. Petersburg and There is, I hear, considerable emhange of friends and neighbours and even households are Loudon as to an Anglo-Russian agreement for being strained by the bitternes engendered by the development of a comprehensive system of this Home Rule struggle. Itranour ba nata Persian railways. Rusis considers these rail- lying jade the most notable instance of this fe ways to be of the utmost importanog, and there cirela Lady Donoughmore is the daughter of ap the money required. The Russian Foreign to be found in the Donoughmore domestic are certain British financial houses ready i pal Mr. Michael Grace, the well-known American Ministor, M. Saeeft, is so keen on the proposal merchant and contractor, whose millions werehat he is ready to come to London about the made in Central and South Americs. She is end of March and discuss with Sir Edward

hops that this mat or may be settled with more despatch than the Bagdad rallway matter, which still hangs fire, overladen by the inter national burden of jealousy and suspicion.

whatever party they belong to, apply themselves to their responsible duties. It was only the

and little later he did gront damage to his other day that an keir was born to Lord Crew

tow residence. Surely life is not a dull affair for the Earl

Crowe.

It happens that both sides of the Home of Lords are without leaders--for Lord Lausdowne In fet the members of the recent confere on in all getting over a bad attack of bronchitis.

Lords and Commons seem to bavo beon badly in the was suce the meetings of that them. Mr Balfenr. Mr. Lloyd George, and assembly were laid as an additional burden apou Lord Morley have all been ill, in addition to the two invalida just mentioned, while Lord Candor hoa died since the Conference rose from its abortive sessions.

INFLUENE AMONG CATH.

present at allt erents. In all there are to be promised to send a gazboat to Hongkong very broad-minded woman and has become beloved Grey all the considerations involved. There. Ja ing in the guise of a dread garm carrier. Kelly,

in commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. The dont wishes, we understand, to remain anonymous, for the ix fountains, and their positions are as followSuilers Home, Chinese Recreation Gronad. Harbour Master's face, nor the Canton Steamer Wlaf, No. 2 Police Stati 0, and Wazolai Market Those

ot the Harbour

Master's Offico, nor the Canton steamer wharf, and Waushoi Market are now reely. They are of iron and have been manufactured by a Glasgow fru, Mesure. Win. Madoriano & Co., the total cost, we hear, boing about $5,000 They are uil fitted with a drinking trangh for animals. On each fountain is inscribed *Victoria Jubilee Fountain, 1887," The magnificent prosent will be received as grateful boon by the Colony, for drinking fountaine have long been recognised as a public necessity, and their exseion was one of the forms proposed for the-public memorial of the Jubileo.

by the Catholic naigh'ours round her home at Knock Lofty. Tipperary. But Lord Donough more is one of the hardest bitters in the Orange party and lately has been very utspoken in the House of Lords and on the public platform against both Home Rate and Catholic demins

to convey the airship to this city. Meanwhile those aviators are being entertained at the Military Bureau. Notice are also placarded in the state to the effect that an ascat by an aeroplane will be made from, the Eastern Parade ground on April 6th. It is said that the aviator in the same gentlemen who lustion in Ireland. This is understood to have hoen giving exhibitions at Shatin.

SHIPPING NOTES.

A London paper states that the contracts for the now Canadian Pacifio boats to be given out shortly will be for vessels 675ft. long and 80ft. besta, with turbines giving a speed of 25 knots.

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Tho

The Toyo Kisen Kaisha is starting service to the Black Sea ports. Japanese Department of Communications has granted Fablic

navigation.oncoure gemint certificate to the T.K.K, steamer Sagominada maru, effective from the 13th April to March 5th, 1912. The Sagaminda-maru will run be- tween Yokohama and Novo Rossnak, in the

You will notice that in the concluding paragraph it states-Drinking Fountains have long been recognised a necessity." I would invite the Committes of the

·prosent Coronation Festivitica, oto, to make an insprotion in order to see how the Government of this Colony hare carried out the wust reposed in them to preserve these Fountains,

The one ia the compound of the Seamen's Home is erected

*ped ostal of four or fire stops, which are covered with lower pots-thereby proventing any one reaching the fountain, and if they did there is no rator therein to enable them to

drink.

The second is on the Chines recreation ground (Possession Point), on the spot where the British flag was planted on the taking of the Colony by Captain Elliot in 1841. There is no water supplied to it, and it is fast getting eaten away with rust.

The third is in Des Voeux Road and is minus drinking cups. No water is sup- plied to it the lamp on the top is covered with filth and the glass is broken, The fourth, at No. 2 Police Station, has had a trongh removed, and is utilized as a lamp post; it looks quite respectable, having recently had a coat of paint.

The fifth is in Queen's Road East, outside the Wanchai Market, and is a disgrace to any

respectable community,

supplied,

Each of these fountains bears & brass shield with the words "Jubilee Memoria,:1887."

I have written the above accent of their present state in the hope that, if it is in the province of the present Committes to apply a portion of the funds in repairing and keeping up one of the memorials erected to commemorate the Jubilee of our Inte beloted Queen Victoria, tboy may

tieir

way to do this gracious act, which wound, I am sure, be pleasing to the son of the donor of this memorial, and ove I fed convinced that His Majesty our King would like to see done in memory of his revered grandmother, Queen VictoriaYours truly.

see

A. SHELTON HOOPER.

CANTON. -.!

Black-Sea,

According to a Tokyo news agency, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha--being helped by the Government has decided to open a new noviga tion service to Shanghai, and the Bank of Formosa has made plans to establish a branch in Shanghai. This new development is in connection with the export of Farmesan sugar to Shanghai. The dealers in Formosan angar havo already started their associated sales market in Shanghai, Shanghai, it is explained, is one of the big sugar markets of the world, and imports sugar from Jars, Canton, etc. It is by no means an easy thing to establish a market there for Formosu sugar against those other sugars sold at a very low price.

The largest vessel aver constructed on the looks of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes was to be launched at La Ciotat on February 19, and will be named Paul Lesat. She is destined for the line to China and Japan The dimensions of the now mail boat are Length between perpendiculars, 155 metres; length over all, 161 metres; width, 18.27; and a displacement of depth 13m 65. She has

THE LONDON COUNTY (UNCIL,

Our Tondon County Chanel is

mense.

THE REBO-CHINA DISPUTE There are some well-informed observers who

Waile the univerally detested rat is bring hunted from Hongkong a much as possible as ion of plague, who would have thought that the most dangerous medium for the tumis- the domestic cat, beloved of our oli si is, would be eased by ornel man of similar offences.

pussies. The first case to be reported was one Bat the veterinaries soom to have facts beaind their sllegations against the reputations of our of fine influenza in Devonshire. Sinon that the disease bas spread all over the south and bas ovou penetrated to the hard north. So then we have the solace of masy a dreary hearth appear- the scientist of to-day is a vary disturbing perou. Ersa when he tries to be cheering he fath in the results. For instance, he announced a very viralt plague among the rats of Suffolk and pointed out that rats are supposed to be very igatory in their habits People began to radiot clearance from the islands of these shout "kurrak 17 quietly to themselves and to

rooted to Suffolk and never passes beyond its obnoxions rodents. Et, no; the disease towin border; the rats elsewhere grow and multiply by trillions daily, and the time is not get when they hat are not. onuts numbered among the animals that were

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think that Russia rested content with amazingly jarred upon his wife's ideas of fairness and she little in her dispute with China. One vriter entered a protest on the ground that such strife puts it like this. He says Russia's "friendly was prejudicial to the work of many good ultimatum" on the Ili question was "a shop causes in Ireland in which sho takes the keen in the skin of a great ravenous wolf." "The est interest. But of course it does not follow toxis of the Brisson sammens was nervously that the difference of opinion will prove serious, imperions that of China's answer was provok

Our aristocracy are figuring in various sara Many of our aristocratic families have varying ingly philosophie. "You have given us words just row, quite apart from the constitational members who "agree to differ" For instance in lieu of our treaty rights, and now we mean toning a dealer and getting a suit of ancient question. There is the Earl of Chosterield there is the Earl of Carlisle, a staunch Consor-have deeds, unmistakable deeds, and at once or armar back because the price paid for it WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. vative, with his eldest son, Lord Morgoth, alse" That was the gist of the Russian 2,000 was for tee littlo, the brother of the Conservativa M. P., bat Lady Carlisle, her two message. The bland Chinamon retorted buried in the Isle of Wight after an adventor Earl of Leitrim being supposed to have been always acknowledged ons life ending in suicide, and Lord George daughters and her second son aro all valiant on sweetly: We hire the other side in ovary election,

unreservedly your rightful claims, and we Cholmondeley, second son of the Marquis of boreby acknowledge them anew." Aud, oddly

that mame, marrying the astrose Mrs. Stirling, anongh, Russia, prefossing her faith in Chins's

whose divorce troubles startled society a couple of years age, when Viscount Northland, belt to It elebrated a recent session by good dispositions, declared herself satisfied. the Earl of Ranfurly, was cited as co-respondent. removing from the school librasies such books It was a case of faith without good works." It will be remembered that Mr. Stirling was. as the lives of Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin The writer continues: Why is the Caar's isons divorce and the cross petition, in which Franklin, George Washington and Lord Clive, government contested with so little

Mrs. Stirling named Mrs. Atherton as co Is it respondent, was dismissed. After that Ers. and Ruskin's Unto this last" together with because France meanwhile discreetly intervened Stirling, who was originally an American nine other similar well-known books, the lives and protested against a policy which was draw

aetres, returned to the stage and appeared at bocanso they were ton valgar for the Cockney ing Cardom ever further away from Europe'

the Gaiety in "Our Miss Gibbs'

She now Toungstoesto read and the Ruskin volume became into the bogs of Asia? Perhaps. Undoubtedly Cholmondeley is jant holder with Lord marries into a great family, for the Earl of they thought the scholars would find therein that was one of the causes of the softening of Carrington of the part of Lord Great Cham 100 much advanced thought. Two continent Russia's wrath. There were also several others

berlnia. Her husband will be second beir have ever since been examining the person of Europe is no longer uninterested in China's

to the title, for there is only his elder the Council to find the soures of so sensitive destinies as it was twenty years ago Today Lady Meur, though she was herselt au sotiona brother, the Earl of Rockeavage, betwion. refinement. Then it was propoed to go in for

originally, left the bridegroom £3,000 on con- au elaborate coat of arms till tho wage poked

dition that he marries a lady in Society." But ob fun at the idea that it was given up,

And

apparatly he found the charms of the actress now a Progressive member takes up the role of

believe he was for a time attached to the saf too great for the bait to weigh with him, I uzconscious comedian and wantsto ran a tram:

in Hagkong, during Bir Henry Blake's term way along Dirdcage Walk in St. James Park,

at Government House right up to Bookingham Palace Why go to the theatre when the L. C. C. is there to make you laugh F

THE CORONATION FESTIVITIES,

ECHOOL OF ORIENTAL LANGUAGES,

every one of the Gent Powers wants to have a fingar in the pie, while Japan and America are even still more eager. But none of them wishes to pull down the first store of the Chisso fabric. If Russia likes to do it, well and good. Hor failure would be their opportunity to curry favour with the powers of Poking, while hor reward, if she sacoesited, would be whittled tow by the there is at last to he a move towards establish

Through the initiative of ir Edward Grey interested States, which would didate the ing the school of Oriental languages in London we have heard so much about. A conference terms of peace this suited thom. For inter is to be held between the board of rainage- meddling of that had there is a pat precedentment of the London Institution in Fishery created by Russia bersoli. When Japan and China concluded the Shimonoseki Tresty, three Earopean States mapped in, cried halt, and upset all the arrangements made by the two

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It was enroly a happy thought for the King and Quem to arrange for a great treat for 100,000 children at the Crystal Palace at Coronation time. Of course there armor children than that who will aim to be of the The beautiful cast-iron column rising from the basin of the trough in broken off and lying in 14,500 tons, her engines will have a 11,000 bp,mber-hence the planning of committees Power. Anothar prosedont was that of San the gatter. Needless to say, there is no water and there will be accommodation for 500 to the linea on which tho solestima will be manda, Stefano. An unpleasant surpriso of the same and the committee would arrange to take over.

passengers of all classes,

Every moden It will be a great day, Practically all the kind would be in store for the Czardom to-day as improvement has been incorporated in the Paul trains touching at Sydenham that day will he soon as its foot was well down on China's neck. Lecat, and everything possible done for the children's trains, and youth wil rule all ak Way, then, pall the chestnuts ont of the fireless quarters with tie linguogos of China, comfort of travellers. For instance, all the first out of the way for that time. It is likely that for rivals? So Rusia doffed the wolf's skin Japan or Arabia without wandering "soze. and second-class cabins will possess hot and coll there will be a great deal of entertaining of old and took to bloating like a sheep, to the delight water installations, whitst, special apparatus will folke as well, for that was a favourite method of of the French and the disgust of the Berlin compartments of the vessel whatever the seas in celebration at thetime of the late Queen's diamond politicians who had gone to the extent of drafte assure an average temperature in the various

TRAGEDIES OF THE FAMINE. which she happens to be. Further, an electric jubilee. A grant of £185,001 has been made bring a plan of campiga for the Ceut troops. lift will connect the different bridges. The ship the Government already in aid of the Coronation Ensin's art mors-anless she changes hor

A medical missionary from Northern Kiangsu, will take 3 900 tons of cargo, and will contain o expenses, to say nothing of the costs that will toties and inda Great Britain to take the NO. Daily News some further details of who his just arrived in Shanghai, has given to hold specially arranged for the transport of be allotted to the various departments for their the role will be in Turkey. Of that no refrigerated products.

the famine in Lis distrot at the present time. share of the spremonies. All the palace accomone who attentively follows the game if inter. Last autumn was an unusually wet one: tie meating of the Imperial Merchant Service for the principal royal guests, and so the larger The clash is not far off." From this the that there is not sufficiat sood for planting this Lord Muskerry, speaking at the annual molation in London has now best arranged at national polities has any serious doubts of soustry rotted in the ground, with the result swant potatoes and penuts over a large extent Guild at its headquarters in Liverpool last month, and referring to the new and stricter sight tests hotels have been valled upon terserve their most writer argues that on Bulgarian qutions the year. The people are now trying to suzisin projected by the Board of Trade, characterised #plendid suites for other official visitors. A the Departmental Committee appointed as being wonderful bouquet is to be applied by the long as Macedonia continues to be misrald, dren, both boys and girls, are being sold for

Enssian reeg his chance to make troubli. "So thatched houses are being used for fuel.

themedves by eating the back of free while the Chit. perfoot farce, and from its composition Gardeners Company to the Quem on Caroussis will contins to be dissatisfed and from one dollar to three dollars oach and is. a body whose report would never com and the confidence of the seafaring profession.

tion Day, and the prawnt from the Marss Bulgaria to be incensed to the point of making being offered for sale af less than one twentieth De commended the Guild for declining tp the Empire to Green Mary will be a reprisals. And, according to impartial advices, of its vine and aron at that price it is diBoalt attend and giro evidenoo before that Committen, ablo affair. At a hard-loom at Braintree in the Christises of Merlonia are being subjected and averted that the only satisfactory solution Essex as I write the cloth of gold is beinr woven to worse treatment that was meted out to them the serenness of the situation and ere la ing The ficials are only row beginning to realio of the problem was to have the sight testa car ried out by the Board of Trade examiners in a for the king's pallina. The surface will under the Humidian régime." The failure of the "Ye Sia Yuan" Bank bas practical manner at night and at ses or on plain gold: the ladies of the Royal School o

some slops to rebare the people, by borrowing caused a great deal of consternation in financial river. The Declaration of London was a most Art Needlework will later on embroider: floral

money from banks and rich men to purchase rico ad bon cake. But the selling price of circles here. A rumour has been going the serious matter both from the professional and

That two politini outrages should have this food is only a little lower than that groted. rounds to the affect that by the failure of this the national point of view, and he could not un and heraldic caigns with thiends of goal happened in India within a week of The Hague by the longs, the alleged reason being that of bank the Commercial Bank has become seriously patriotic feeling could have consented to socha is of the purest metal possible for mob service taken as a very serious sign by the Anglo- diilt to repay the money borrowed. The

derstand how any men who had the alightest and silver, The gold woof used in this cloth Tribunal's decision in the Servarker case, is prices were lower, the officials would find it WHY do TO involved, and that the Bank of Communications, Teclaration. The Government gave the least and is really purer than the gold wed in ocin of Indian officials familiar with the Oriental to eat rice and flour, but rather maize, when,

people of Northern Kiangau are not

accustomed which had guaranteed this bank, stends to lose postave to shipping, and by assenting the realm

trend of thought. For six months there barley and sorghum. As those articles of food Ins the foreigner by dealing one of the severest ramour is without foundation, and the Bank of blows which one could possibly imagine against was closed for the coronation preparations, and that these two last rimes indicate superintending the relief work to keep this fact and ris, it would be well for those who ar Communications is doing businem as usual.

the interests of this country, of shipowners, and their Majesties have already beento the historie recrudescence of vident methods. It seems in mind that the money subscribed my However, there is a great deal of unestuess the men of the merchant service in general among merchants, and they have interviewed the Shipowners as a body seemed to be very disuniter edifee to son for themselves what will be news that there is hope among some friends of India go as far as possible. There has lately been and were content to adopt a passive attitude in sary to have dous. This time thearrangement that the great Darbar at Delhi and the presence nearly ivo weeks, which has greatly increased Tadtal of Industries relative to the position, stead of antively demanding practical support are far more sicaple than before, because there of the King in India may be made the occasion the suffering of the people and cans

apoll of very bad weather, lasting for The Taotsi telegraphed to the Minister of from the Government in repelling the advances are the plans and precedents all laid down in of such acts of resignition to native rulers and higher death-rate.

and canned a mudi of foreign competition, and in extouding better Finance for advice, and the Minister has ordered treatment to those who controlled their business 1902. At that time, however, it was a seriou clemency to native offenders that the heart of Atile present time the famine is reaching the Provincial Treasurer to advance the "Ye interests afloat. Ho commended the activity of undertaking, Siu Yoon Bank a sum of money sufficient to the Guild in opposing the employment of alien a coronation had taken place in the British are, of course, opponents of that coum being it was then long sincs the Indian masena will be touched. But there captains and officers on British ships, an I also in Empire. A now ceatral driveway is to be made faker, and it remains to be soon which side will pressing for the abolition or modification of Sunday labour on board ship when in port from Buckingham Palace, allowing for a There were certain improvements the material straight entrance into the Mall. It is a mael welfare of the captaius and officers of the needed improvement, and Ianderland it is to mercantile marine for which the Guild was to be he rushed through so as to enable the King and thanked, and he emphasised the necessity of

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

FINANCIAL TROUBLES,

April 1st.

.

OUTRAGES IN INDIA.

to find purchasers.

more than two million dollars. Luckily the to the Declaration of London were actively aid Tast Wednesday the Abbey at Westminister been a quiet periód, but it is feared can be lought at about half the price of four

tide over the difficulty.

FEMALE EDUCATION,

It is a great sign of progress that the more enlightened men are beginning to give serious attention to the education of females. They are waking up to the fact that the influence of an ignorant and superstitious mother is not a good ono. In the Houng Shan District the Government is about to erect a school for the

THE ILLNESS OF LORD CREWS. 'den breakdown of the Earl of Crove that The strain of our public life is so in the

captains and officers joining heads in their the Kaises to pass through that way when they lad to his falling at apablie banquet and suffer common cause to promote the welfare not only unveil the Victoria Memorial on May 23 On ing from concussion of the brain. To look at, of themselves bat of the shipping industry of one point there is considerable heart-burning Lord Crewe is a very well preserved and the country at large,

Will motor care be allowed in the neighbour

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thrown in. The leaves fetch from thirts to its height ad the people are reduced to eating

forty cash per calty. Wende and the bark of sw of pato leares with a handful of grain

trees are also being eaten Even this poor food, however, will soon be erlausted and the peopl Jeft after heavy rains the water eaunot got awar utterly without regarse of any kind. "AIL the country in Northern Kiangsu lies low, and through lack of proper & dging. Some feeble fforts have been made from time to time to nothing commensurate with the need has over remedy this undesirable state of affairs, but

been attempted,

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