NEW ALVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP HA NISBET
*NG SZE KWONG, TO-DAY (MON DAY), 10th April, at 450 P.M., on the Stand Court. Sestholders, should come early for this Semi-Final Match,
Hongkong, 10th April, 1918
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
1030
7K HAVE This Day REMOVED our Woffices to 2nd Floor, QUEEN'S BUILD Iras, Chater Road (premises lately occupied by Messrs Bradley & Co., Ltd.).
UNION TRADING CO. Hongkong, 10th April, 1978.
NOTICE.
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IN THE MATTER of the Estate of the late JOHN EDWARD GRESSON, deceased.
LL CREDITORS and others having Claims against the Estate of the above deceased are requested to send them in to me the Undersigned, on or before the first day of June, 1918.
B. D. F. BEITH, Attorney for the Administratrix, Care of JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD,
Hongkong. Hangkong, 10th April, 1916.
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LOSS OF SCRIP FOR 100 SHARES IN THE SHANGHAI DOUK AND
ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NIP No 813 for 100 Shares Nos, 47385/434 49414/503 in the above Company in the name of THE NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY, Shanghai, with signed transfer attached, was LOST in Hongkong on the 8th April, 1916, and is the property of clients of the Undersigned.
All persons are warned against negotiating or dealing with the same
The Finder will please return the Scrip and Transfer to us and will if necessary be rewarded.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Trincos Buildings Hongkong, 10th April, 1916.
NOTICE.
538
URING Mr. Lafrentz's absenco Mn.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU-
AFACTURING CO., LTD,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 0ra, 1018,
ATOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
PUBLIC CUMPANIES
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,
LIMITED.
MESTING of SHAREHOLDERS in
EXTRAORDINARY GENERALI ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of THE HONGKONG ROPE the Company will be held at the Offices of MANUFACTURING COMPANY LID the Company, St. George's Buildings, Chater will Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong. DAY), the 10th day of April, 1018, at 11.45 AM at St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, TO-DAY (MON- Road, TODAY (MONDAY), 10th day of April, 1816, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon, when the for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and the Report of the Directors for Bahjoined Resolution which was passed as the year ending 31st December, 1915, and an Extraordinary Resolution at the Extra-
declaring a Dividond ordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 25th day of March, 1918, will be submitted for confrmation as a Special Resolution:-
That the Articles of Association the Company be altered in manner folowing ***** That after the word "Company" in the (4)
18th ling of Article 110 the following" words shall be added
معلم
"The General Managers may
with the consent of the Consulting "Committee pay such bonus or bonuses as the General Managers shall think fit
in
(b) That the words "Bonus or Bonuses"
ahall be inserted immediately after the word"Dividend in the 18th line of Article 110.
(c) That the words and bonuses" shall be inserted immediately after the word "Dividend in the arst line of Article 115.
Dated this 27th day of March, 1914.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
of
CLUB.
MEETING
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MERLANG be held in the Club House, Happy Valley, on MONDAY, the 17th April, 1916, at 5.30PM, for the following purposes:
To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1916.
To elect the Officers and Committen for 1916.
To transact any other business.
By order
T. W. HILL, Acting Hop. Becretary, Hongkong, 7th April, 1910.
CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
DUR. W. B. EVANS will be is Charge OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ap
of the Hongkong Branch of our Business.
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co. Hongkong, 6th April; 1016.
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NOTICE.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the CHINA TRADERS
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Head Office of the Company No. 4, Connaught Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on 2UESDAY, the 18th day of April, 1918, at 12.30 FAL, or the and, if thought ft,
E HAVE This Day admitted Ma. purpose of WCHSFORD EDGUU MU Artane passing as an
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 1st April, to MONDAY, the 10th April, 1916, both days inclusivé. Order of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Hongkong, 28th March, 1016, um, [470
By
THE HONGKONG BOPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
TRANSFER BOOKS off the Comm-
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
many will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 5th April, to MONDAY, the 10th April, 1910, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES &
Com General Managers, Hongkong, 57th March, 1916. 1472
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY
N
YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 4, Queen's 18th April, 1918, at Noon, for the purpose of Buildinge, Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account, to 31st December, 1915, and of declaring Dividends,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 8th April to 18th April, 1918, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
U. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.
1632 Hongkong, 7th April, 1916.
CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
in our business of Ship, Freight, Coal Brokers following inary Resolution the the Statements of Account to 31st December,
SNOWMAN & Co
and Commission Agenta, sin
Hongkong, 1st April, 1916:
NOTICE,
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THE NATIONAL BENEFIT LIFE & PROPERTY ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Established 1890),
THE Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to issue Policies
against FIRE RISKS at Current Rates on
IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTITIETH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at Its Head Offen, No. 4. Queen's Buildings, Hongkong on TUESDAY, the 18th April, 1916, at 15.157.as, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with that is to mying pre
and of declaring Dividends, de That the
the Company behe TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company of changed to "BAITBR TRADERS INSURANCE will be CLOSED from 8th April to 18th COMPANY, LIMITED
April, both days inclusive. Should the above Resolution be passed
passed by
By Order of the Board, the requisite majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will he subsequently convened.
Dated this Seventh day of April, 1916, By Order of the Board aga
C MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager.
534 Hongkong, 7th April, 1916,
Approved Foreign and Chinese Properties is THE 0% INTERNAL LOAN OF THE 4TH Hongkong and Macao,
BOTELHO BROS.,
Alexandra Buildinga. Hongkong, 6th April, 1016.
"NOTICE.
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THE reusinder of the passengers baggage From tho OHIYO MARU has been safely landed on Tam Kan Island. Owing to the very heavy seas this baggage cannot at presens be brought to Hongkong, but same will be landed here as soon as weather conditions permit
Passengers who have nod yet received their baggage are kindly requested to re- port to the Offices of the Toro KISEN KAISHA regarding such missing baggage, furnishing the following particulars
Description of baggage
Number of packages. Cabin Number, (** Forwarding Destination (il desired).
K. DOI, Acting Agent Hongkong, April 5th, 1916.
51% RUSSIAN INTERNAL SHORT TERMED LOAN OF 1916 for Ebis. 2,000,000,000.
QUBSCRIPTION to the above LOAN will be Opened from 28th March till 5th May inclusively,
The Price of issue is 95% S
The Loan is entirely free of Income Tax and of other taxations,
The Loan is redeemable at par on lat February 1926, Russian style, without option for the Russian Government to convert it at an earlier date.
Coupons are payable half-yearly on the 1st February and 1st August, Russian style. As i the above loan runs from 1st/14th interest on February, the interest accrued on date of subscription must be taken into considera -tion and is to be added to the price of issue. The Russo-ABLATIC BANK in Hongkong is ready to accept applications for the above- named Loan.
YEAR OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC (1915)
THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED Tthat the Second Payment of the 6%
Internal Loan of the 4th Year of the Chiness Republic (1018) will fall due on the 19th of April of this year. The detailed regulations governing the payment of interest of the said Loan have been published in the Government Gazette. Pamphlets containing these regula tions may he obtained on application to the establishments authorised for the payment of interest. The following is the summary of the regulations:
1. Payment of interest commences on 12th
of April, 1916.7
2. Organs in Chion authorised to pay
interest:-
All Magistrates' Yamens. b-The Head and Branch Offices of the Bank of China and of the Bank of Communications.
e.The reliable agents of the above
mentioned two Banks.
3. Organs in foreign countries nuthorised
to pay intereste
8.-All Chinese Legations, Chinese Consulates, and all Offices of the Chinese Resident Commissioners.
C. MONTAGUE EDE, General Manager. Hongkong, 7th April, 1916.
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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY,
LIMITED.
LOST.
TRANSFER RECEIPT Nod. 1917 issued
to Mr. LAU IU CHDRO for Transfers of 700 Shanes in this Company into his name baving been Mislaid, "Lost, or Destroyed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Receipt is produced at this Ofice Certificates for the said Shares will be delivered to the said Mr. LAU IU CHUNG, and the Transfer Reneipt will thereafter be held by the Company as bull and void. For the HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.,
W. E. ROBERTS, Hongkong, 24th March, 1918.
Secretary.
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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
NOTICE Certificata No. 2950 for 20Shares, 8100 paid up numbered 3921/3936 and 9476/9480 Certificate No. 2000 for 20 Shares, $100 paid up
numbered 6018/6025 and 9748/9755,
Certificate No. 2961 for 20Shares, 3100 paid up,
numbered 6281/6280.
INTIMATION
LIKE
WATSON'S
E
SCOTCH
WHISKY,
A
ALWAYS AT THE FRONT.
Game in the clearest possible terms that if hostilities brake out they could not be losalised. There can be no shadow of doubt in the light of what we know to-day this Austria's action was taken with the fall oon. currenca of Germany and that both had
ounted the consequenos. They were beat upon a war of aggression, and, for this renson, they kept Italy, the third member of the Triple Alliance, in the dark as to their intentions because a year previously she had declined to countenance a similor | project. · Nevertheless, the German Chan- cellor haa the affrontery to try to cast upou the Allies the responsibility for the appal ling sacrifices which Europe has been called upon to bear during the past eighteen months. His clumsy attempt at misrepre sentation will deceive nobody except his own benighted fellow-countrymen; the outside world will, on the contrary, ace in it merely a sign of weakness and misgiving
Sub-Lieut. G. F. Jaurs. R.NR., of H.M.S. Oratava, and formerly an officer of the I. 0.8. Tuckwo win married some time ago at Childwall Abbey, near Liver. pool,
A wheelbarrow
Shanghai with
is charged at concerned, in an at- tempted robbery of Tls, 26,000 worth of opin from a godown of Moers, Jardine. Matheson & Co, Investigation showed that the premises had been entered through,the skylight.
Three Chinese were charged at the Palies Court on Saturday with being in possession of opium while leaving the str. Gleniffer, One, who had subs, consented on big person, was fined 8500. Another was fined $200 for having 2lbs., and a third who had $10 worth was fined $100. It was stated that one of the men had the drug tied round his legs
in strange contrast to the bluster and At an amination in First Aid, held re. braggadocio of former days. Even in Gemcently under the auspices of the St. John many dissatisfaction is felt at the weakness Ambulance Association, at the Rotul Naval of a references to Belgium, "which," Hospital, by Surgeon-General Hoskyr, says the Chancellor, shall not become a
R.N.. the following candidates from the were successful:=The vassal of France or England" This blend Italian Coavent. pronouncement may, of course, be designed Misses Isabel del Campo, Antonia Campos, te calm Holland's apprehensions for it
Esther Carvalho, Coleste Castro, · Eva
will bo remembered that, when making o
Chu, Goldis Luc Chung, Helen Clarke, bid for the neutral ty of Great Britain on
Bertha Goon, Corrio Goon, Alice Law, for the pu tho eve of war, the German Foreign Leonidia Remedios, Florence Rosser, Marin Secretary committed himself to the state Roza, Mercados da Silva, Violet Tsan, ment that Germany could not possibly Emily Turner, and Beatrice White. The annex Belgic territory without at the following passed the Junior First Aid same time making territorial acquisitions Examination: The Mises Bertha Carval at the expense of Holland. However ha, Marjorie Garrod, Louisa Gil Dorothy tat may be it is evident from the Morris, Lolita Bos, and Asuncion Bise.
break efforts to
the solidarity of Dr. W. V. M. Koch neled as honorary lo the Allies by separate offers of peace turer to the class. There were no failures at this examinat on, and the han, examingt to Russis and Belgium that those res
was particu ponsible for the direction of affairs in Ger- reports that the practical work
arly woll done. many realise that the campaign of conquest npm which they set out so light-heartedly is destined to end in disaster. That which they failed to accomplish at the outset when the conditions were all in their favour they
A. S. WATSON & are not likely to achieve now that their
CO., LTD.,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HONGKONG,
TELEPHONE 816.
$18
HONGKONG WEDDING.
BROWN STEVENS.
The marriago was solemnited at the Union: Church on Saturday of Mr. Charles Bernard Brown (of the firm of Linstead and Davis), son of the Bev, Charles Brown, D.D., of Forme Park Chapel, London, ta Miss Elen Victoria Stevens, who recently came out from Home The Rev J. Kirk Maconchie officiated. The bride, who was given away by Mr. F Maitland. was attired in a dress of cream crepe-de-chine ad silk net, and the carried a beautiful bouquet of roses and arum lilies and maiden-air fern, tied with broad white satin ribbons. She was attended by one.
resources are weakened and the forces arrayed against them are hoth actually and relatively stronger than ever The Eritish blockade, which they affected to despise for so long, is beginning to make its effects painfully felt, sad, though, per- baps a nation cannot be starved into sub- mesion, it la possible by curtailing sup- pliss from outside to hamper its military operations and create discontent among the MARRIAGES. BROWN-STEVENS—At the Union Church, masses. Until lately our blockade was too Hongkong, on April 8th, by the Revlax, but it has now been more tightly drawn J. Kirk Maconachie, CHARLES BERNARD, Aldest son of the Rev. and Mrs. CHABLES and the people of Germany are feeling the bridesmaid, Miss Annie Miller (who wore BROWN, of Chouch Hill, London, a pinch. It was, no doubt, in the hope of ELLEN VICTORIA, sound daughter listracting their minds from the
priva Mr. and Mrs. B. W. BayISE of Crouch End, Lontinskega ti
tions which they are suffering that the JOLLYOURBILA M. Consulate attack on Verdun was undertaken, bat
General, Shanghai, on 5th April, JOHN
KEITH JOLLY, Son of JOHN KEITH though it has been persisted in for some JOLLY, to MAY, daughter of Mr. and wenka with a prodigal disregard of Mr. Thomas Curnie, of Shangbai,
HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Dan Vaux Road, C. Losses Orca 181, Frane Braun, L.
The Baily Press.
HONGKOND, 10TH APRIL, 1916
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S
SPEECH.
Ar illuminating exampla o the value, from an official point of view, of a rigorous Press censorship when applied to political and domestic affairs as well as to military dispositions is furnished by the recent speech of the German Chancellor in the Reichstag. Secure in the knowledge that
human life, it has so far furnished
little in the way consolation But, in the words of the Chancellor, to go back is impossible, and so Ger- many, like an infuriated beast in a cage, must continue to hurl herself unavailingly against the impenetrable lines of her enemies, east and west, until she falls from aber exhaustion. Then, and not till then, will be the time to talk of peace,
A mail for Europe wid Siberis closes to-morrow at a p‚m..
H.E the Governor has appointed Mr. J. W. Franks Assistant Superintendent of the Special Police Reserves.
a dress of pale blue soft salin, and bat to match), and two pages. Masters Jackie and Kenneth Chapman, dressed in cream Kafe Greenaway suits. Mrs. F. Maitland acted as Matron-of-Honour, Mr. W. C. Bond was best man."
The service was fully choral, Mr. E. J. Chapman presiding at the organ. The ru coption was held at Wettles ord," the re
sidence of Mr. and Mrs. Maitland, where Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brown received tho congratulations of many friends
The honeymoon is being spent at Macho, The bride's going away dress was a tuzsore silk costume with but to match, trimmed. with pale pink flowers and narrow Saxe blue ribbon,
ENT NAVAL SPORTS:
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS,
The statement of receipts and expendi- ture in connection with the Naval sports. and bea at the City Hall, Hongkong, foo
the ignorsuce of the people made it possible The Gazette contains a proclamation by the sailors of HM. ships in port on March b.-Branch Offices of the Bank of Certificata No. 2962 for 20Shares, $100 paid P for him to impose upon their credulity to HM the King prohibiting the importation In foreign Certificate No. 2963 for 20Shares, $100 paid up, any extent Herr BETHMANN VON HOLLWg into the United Kingdom of paper, tobicco
numbered 6391/6400.
numbered 6401/6420
Communications. towns where no such branches exist, foreign banks are authorised standing in the Register in the use of declared that Germany entered the war in of Com GEO. RICHARDSON & COMPANY, LTD,f-defence, Such a travesty of the facts cy interest. éva
ree Childs and Public
having been declared LOST, Natice is hereby organised by Chinese Orgas given that unless the said Certificates are could not, of course, mislead anyone possent 4. Method of claiming interest. When produced to the Society on or before the ing the slightest scquaintance with the 3rd July, 1816, NEW CERTIFICATES for claiming interest, the bondholder must the said shares will be issued and the old diplomatic negotiations which took place cut down the matured сопрода and present them at any of the above Certificates will thereafter be held by the between the Powers in the summer of 1914,
Society as null and void mentioned organs. The said organs By Order of the Board of Directors,
examining the coupons will
C. MONTAGUE EDE, pay interest and keep the coupons so
General Manager. paid. But the holder of $1,000 bonds or
Hongkong, 3rd April, 1916... 500 $10,000 bonds must not eat down the coupons themselves, as the said bonda must be examined first
fast by the concerned.
after
in
The matured coupons can be used as cash in payment of land tax. The interest of
the coupons is expressed in terms of “big dollar and if it is required to be converted into taels or copper cash, then the rate of exchange for different districts will be fixed and rable rates will be quoted for conspicuous places by Special favourable rates
the various Bussian exchange.
Bureaux concerned. asian, ex huso be made in Roubles excelled coupons
(No.
1) of each bond Applications will be wired to Petrograd must be cut down at the time when the free of telegraphic charges and commission. coupon No. 2 is presented for payment in 40% only of the cost of the Eonds may be onash or in payment of land tax, and to be paid on application, the balance to be paid handed over for cancellation together with on receipt of the Bonds,
coupon No. 2. The Public are requested to The Bank is also ready to give every read the detailed regulations governing the facility to subscribers in the shape of payment of interest which are obtainable advances against the scrips.
at any of the anthorised organs above G. TISDALL,
mentioned Manager,
By Order, Russo-Astario Bane, THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL LOANS. Hongkong, 30th March, 1910.
518
1-490
The details of those negotiations were revealed in the correspondence published by the Governments of Great Britain, France and Russia, and they make it per: HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS CO., fectly clear that when the Entente Powers were straining every nervo to prevent the a European conflagration outbreak of
THE COMPANY regrets that owing to the bin was willing to concede moet of INCREASED COST of MATERIALS, the peremptory-domsade made by
tions in its termos of business
LIMITED.
NOTICE
furniture woods and stones,
18th has been forwarded for publication:- Prins, including special prize of 950, presented by the Hong- kong Branch of the Navy
•League
A number of foreign dealers have been examining the gold and silver vessels Band, ten at City Hall, etc. offered for sale by the Teing Imperial House. It is expected that a large sum of money will be realised,
Mr. Roy Anderson, a foreign advizer to the Ministry of Agriculture and Com mores, is reported to have severed his con- nection with the Chinese Government in order to join a private firm,
Donations
Deficit
$298.00
337.00
1893.60°
537.00
86.60
This deficit has since been made up by an anonymous donor.
The following kindly sent donations to wards the cost of the entertainment: Lady May, Lady Rees Davies, Lady Chater, Meodore Landale, Gill, Slater,
It is proposed to hold a Dog Show in Germany refused her cooperation, Be Hongkong at an early date, and dog Macfarlano, Duncan Clark, W. L. Carter, owners interested are requested to attend a Hooper, Pollock, Ritchie, Harry Hancock, the Astor House Hotel at 6.30 p.m. to-day, G. Tisdell, Dowbiggin, Hery Humphreys when the necessary preliminary arrange. D. E. Clark, Grifin, H. F. Carmichael
Wakeman, Stabb, Bowley, Pemberton, Hallifax, Stepheus, Gompertz, and J. R. Greaves; the Misses Lawrence Baylis, Joseph, Wilkinson, W., and Burgi; Messrs,
it is compelled to make the following Altera Austria after the amassination of tho
the 1st-April.
The Price of Gas for all purposes will be Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Seramente will be made. raised to 8260 per 1,000 cubic feet as fromery and merely asked for an extension of The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memo
Hire of Cookera Geysers and other Cooking time for the discussion of others which were and Heating Apparatos will be continued, but incompatible with her dignity in an in- the Cost of Labour and Materials used in fixing these goods will be charged to consumers. dependent Stats and could not, in any The Labour mud Materials used in fixing event, be given effect so without legisla Lighting Fittings will also be charged to the customer.
tion. Yet Germany, refused to lead her GEORGE CURRY,
influence to the movement in favour of Local Secretary. Hongkong, 31st March, 1916.
mediation, though warned by Sir EDWARD ris, $5,
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rial and Affiliated Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-Anonymous, $25; Mrs, Wood, $10, 4. Mackenzie, $10; O E Richardson $10; W. J. Tutoher, $10; 3 J. Miller, 35; E. D. Kotowal, 63; A. Mor-
Thorne, N. 8 Marshall, A. H, Barlow, Mailand, E. Ormiston, A. Beattie M. PBeattie, W. H. Baith, T. E. Pearce, F. H: Thomas, D. C. Beadel, 8. H. Dod well, HP White MD. Stephens, Silva Netto, D. Macdonald, O. E. H. Beavis and J. Paterson; Dr. Marriott and the Hongkong Pranch of the Mars
enguo
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