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TURKISH TREATY. COUNTER-PROPOSALS BY TURKS,
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 28th.
The Turkish counter-proposals to the Treaty suggest the establishment of a sentral zone in Thrice, an inimediate ple biscite in Smyrna, the creation of a corri- dor to Brussa through international zone, enabling the Sultan to reach his dominions without crossing foreign ground, also the inclusion of a Turkish delegate, with equal powers, on the Commission of Financial Control
EFFECT OF GREEK ADVANCE. LONDON, June 8th, The nows of the Greek advance caused the mat profound dismay everywhere in Turkey.
The Times Constantinople correspondent "ay that the Greek campaign against the Nationalists forestalled an offensive for which Mustapha Kemal was concentrating troops against the Greeks.
SAN FRANCIBEO, June 29th. At the opening of the Democratie Con- tion, Mr. Homé: Cummings, the Tep porary Chairman, referred to the League "the Monzos at Nations Covenant us
He denounced Doctrine of the World," the Senate's rejection of the Peace Trenty. and declared that the Republican platform was reactionary and provincial, filled with slanders and vague promises, and not con waining one really constructive suggestion, He paid a tribute to the Government's coures of action in war-time, and denounced the attacks on President Wilson which wrecked the President's health and destroyed the
He declared that! world's hope of peace. Abe. Revabicax plank in regard to the League of Sabious was dishonest, MH, GANDHIS INTERPRETATION. arraigned the United States for no: "full" ing her pledges to Europe, My Cum) mings exborud America to apport "Democratic Party's policy of peace, dis armament of the world, and fraternity. SPLIT BETWEEN WILSONITES AND BRYANITES.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8th. The reports are growing in strength of bitter split in the Democratic Conven tion between the Wilsonites and Bryanites, particularly regarding the League of Nations.
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completa: The Wilsonites insist on andirsement of Presiden Wilson's policies, while the Bryanites desire to compramist: with the Senate regarding the League. MR. McADOO'S PROSPECTS.
for Texas, who is regarded us McAdoo's spokesman, handelared that] Mr McAdoo, il nominated, would' acerpt.. He was curvinced that Mr. Moldog will be nominated
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1ST, 1920.
A VICTIM OF DRUGS. ENGLISHMAN AT SHANGHAI SENT TO PRISON.
A pitiful object, with his white, wasted LONDON, Juan Seth face, wild eyes and body jerking spasmodi Graham Bushby stood in the dock at the Replying to a deputation headed by Sireally, while the tears ran down his cheeks Edward Carson regarding the likelihood of British Supreme Court, to-day, says the trouble in Belfast, Mr. Lloyd "George | Shanghai Mercury of June 24th, to hear! stated that a battalion had just arrived at bis sentouse for having wounded u simpan, Belfast, and another was going immediately, and a third was ordered to leave.
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PERSIA IN PERIL DANGER OF BRITISH APATHY.
HOLSHEVISM AND ISLAM, :
In a gloomy picture of the prexENÉ“ situation Persin the Timer corres "paudent says that-the-Bolshevista_urr... actively seeking to act the Persians against the British, und that the lies' vacillation towards the Holaḥerista,. Together with the postzunement of res juzuk in Persia administration, has combined to prolung difficulties in the nternal situation which it will be karıl La remare,
FRENCH AVIATOR'S
FLIGHT.
FATAL
HOW HE DIED IN THE SAHARA
The official report of Lieutenant Provost, who found Geneen Laperrine dead and his companions, Aviator Beraard and "Mechanician-Vaselin: on the point-of- dents in the Sahara desert, has been recciy- ed by the commander of the 19th corps here, says the Algiers correspondent of Le Petit Parisien. This report, after tell- ing of the loss of bearings on the trip, recounts the unfortunate lauding of the general and his dramatic death in those Words:
man by shooting him. Obviously brought to a point where he has begun to appreciate
TEHERAN, May 11th. how his life has been wastes, and held by
Thx somi-official newspaper fram has 1. It was about noon; the plane was sail- the frank explanation of the Judges as to
doctrines of Bolshevism closely resemble the west wind and blown it away from the efforts being made to reenim him, he listen published articles contending that the ing aimlessly over the immense Sahara, for ed with a drooping heat,
the pure gospel of Ishim and are the Caravan trail, the only mark which General. LUCAS!
Mr. S. Levinson made a last appeal for modern and political counterpart of the sperrine had to follow. The supply of LONDON, June 28th.
Plurality of ard reported that there was only enough Bushby. He said that the prisoner ball work begun by the Prophet Mahomet in Maseline was getting low and Enally Bern
the domain of religien Sinn Feiners have captured Brigadior arranged to have very good compensation and the facilities granted for divorce lot for half an hour's Bight. To avoid
Bushby had
are instanced as Islamic anticipations of the trouble of a landing suddenly forced by the exhaustion of gas, Geneen Laperrine, General Lucas and two officers at Fermoy, paid to the injured man.
The never been in trouble before and he had; Bolshevist tendencies
The paper proceeds to argue that the und Beraard devided to land as quickly an The officers returned to Formoy.
of General Lucas are been working for himself from the age of Boishorists are the spiritual friends of convenient. A heary wind interfered with 14 years right up to the present nement. Ier in, but the existence of the Angle the landing and caused the machine to whereabouts
He was addicted to opium to`such an extent Persian Agreement, which is an abiding capsize as it hit the sand. The general's unknown.
Brigadier General Lucas's companious that, ay a doctor had said, it would beofence to the Bolshevist is the case of left collar bone was broken in the fall, but
RACED. DEATH WITH FORTITUDE. impossible for him to do without it. The strife and the presence of British troops Bernard and Vasselin were uninjured save ere-Colouele-Danford and Tyrrell. The
"The first few days after the landing. usual result in stich cases was that; if the in Northern Persin is a grave danger to for a low scratches. CALIPHATE COMMITTEES | party was surprised at night in a Gubing man were deprived of the drug, bo would the counter. The journal, therefore, ap emck up, suddeny and altogether. There peats to Great Britain to withdrew them.
The newspaper Sadagi. of Teheran, General Laperrine suffered greatly from hut by armed men who came in a motor fore he pleaded for consideration under without attempting to trace any resem. ! his broken collar bone; but he bore the car. They seized and carried off the offi- the first epterstody untit arrangements blance between Trotsks and Mahomet, pain with great fortitude and with, as word cers, Lolonel Danford-jumped into the car could be completed se pare him, taken cara makes the same appeal and emphasizes the of complaint, for he realize that he must and attempted to escape but he was shot of by friends in Australia Cantormar Bolshevista hostility to the Anglo Persian keep up the spirits of his subordinates. He and weletode and intential friends Agreement, which, it says, Russians he died the situation, optimistically out of the difficulty. Al last, realizing that" and wounded on the head, whereupon in those countries who could took after him. lieve will subordinate Persian policy to with them and sught to calenlate a way formerly the case with Afghan policy. horrible death was inevitably approach- discretion of the Judge.
The Persian public is undoubtedly conjing he said to his companiona
1. have crossed the desert eleven times Colonel Tyrrell was left behind to attend. He believed such action was lost to the British interests to the safe extent as was The Crown Advocate said that the to him
Application of the First Offenders Artsiderably agitated. Messages from Astra, would be unusual, but there was no doubt where a small Bolshevist foren is on the 2nd the twelfth trip I die. about the power to apply it. Undoubtedly frontier. to the effect that the Bolshevist hange for your plight, boys, One would the safest and most healthy place for a man objective in Persia is Great Britain alone, have thought that I must know the Sahara, * In spite of his own despair this general in the condition of the prisoner would be are magnised into an ultimatain to Persia in no man knows it yet,' somewhere under medical observation, not that she must turn out the Eritish troops
THREAT.
LONDON, June 28th. The Times Hambay correspondent, em- phasing the meaning of the Caliphate Com mittee's resolution regarding non-co-opera- tion with the Government-passed on June 5th-ays that Mr. Gundhi has ex.! plained that the first stage is surrender of "ticles and resignation of honorary posts, and if this is non-effective, the second stage will be resignation of their posts by Gov.
ernment servants.
GERMANY'S TASK.
HERR FERRENBACH'S "APPEAL."
BERLIN, June 28th. At the first meeting of the new Reichstag Herr Fehrenbach, speaking on foreign
A SHORT LIVED MUTINY.
BERSAGLIERI CAUSE A
DIVERSION.
Houx, June 27th,
Houses have
A GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED:
that be bò
ADVANTAGES OF BRITISH HELP.
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1 am to
for a short period, bus for a period shorter or face the horrors of a Holshevist in add to try to encourage by rom- than the maximum punishment.
vasion. The undoubtedly unsatisfactory anions. He told them that a miracle was The Judge: Graham Bushby, you have
In the fall of the plane the reservoir ja Fallowing revolutionary propaganda, a been found guilty of one of the most serious situation at Tabriz is exaggerate into a always pessible and there was no time to
offences known to the law and you have statement that the city has thrown off all give up the fight completely. battalion of the Bersaglieri mutinied at very narrowly escaped being tried here for legiance to the prvent Persian Govern-
supply available for the air Ancona. They arrested their officers and murder. As it is, the law empowers me to meat, and is ready at any moment to pro- which drinking water was carried was send you to imprisonment for life, but I chain & Suviet. bringing in her train racked nd the water was lost and the Preked trio was the ten gallons in the then entrenched themselves in their barrack am not going to do that. You find your. Cremiah, Ardebil, and possibly parts of inly
radiator of the airplane. They bat food “ The loyal
self in the position in which you are to-day Ghilan and Mazunderan grounds with armoured cars.
entirely, I believe, due to your own habits, garrison surrounded the barracks, and also Drink and drags have brought you where No ony stops to reflect that the British for only a few days. About February 25th. you are. I was considerably revolted ut forces by insisting on the disarmament and earn Laperrme's condition hecame a delirium set in that robbed entrenched themselves.
the casual way you reeled of in the wit. interumuns of Denskin's Casino Bet pick work. He was no longer able to
RURIED IN THE SAND. The town is in a panic.
new-box the amount of drink and drugs saved Persia a month ago from the trans you took.
Your case has given me very ference of the Russian civil war to Persian 'tim of his mind,
March 5th at the end of his strength Mr. Love, the National Committee man policy, said that the Germans scarcely been barricaded and martial law pro considerable anxiety and I put you back soil, or that" the arrival of an Afghan in order that I might take further thought eavor in Teheran. shows that the Anglo- recognised the heavy burden of the Ver-claimed.""" Mr.
as to what would be the right way to dea Persian Agreement favours the develop and for two days in the gray of death, Kailies Trenty. The German Government
with you. I am not able to accede to the ment of free friendly relations between oneral Laperrine gasped his last in the. The fact that rms of Bernard and Vassulin. The two Suggestion that you should be let out now. Persia and Afghanistan. had, no alternative but to try to fulfil the
ANCONA, June 28th.
What has been worrying me is how far I the Bolshevists have now been on the Trans. Hurvivors buried the body of the general engagements. Germany must carry out
A. general strike has been declared in the can assist you in getting away from your caspian frontier for a long time and that bear the wreck of the machine. digging a
Lexil babita for the Inture 1 The administra thë disarmanent and reparation stipula-
neighbouring villages. Trains were stuck in a croanal justice is not only intended their bark jas been proved to be worse Krave knee deep in the desert, sund with all that was mortal of their kinder they tion. If it is not all executed this will noted at Borzacein.
Five passengers and a to vam bther people not to get into trouble than their hile, also fails to warm the cold their hands. After having thus pnt to text...
and to punish the offender, but so it is lees of the Persians.
Property owners are in a cleft stick were in very low spirits and excit dar more. be due to want of goodwil
policeman were killed.
out to try and do something to reclaim the Anarchists with a machine gun attacked individual from his evil ways, and that in Ther fear that the Bolshevist virus is work of their courage escaped them, for they says the best chance for you, is to be under palace, and while they wish to stave of a the Carabinieri in the barracks at Ancona, what I have had in my mind. The doctor ing rapidly into the system of the no no hope of escaping death on the arid They bombarded the gates but were unable cars and abservation for a considerable Bolshevise invasion at any cost they realize
period and if you will make an effort you that there is no force to all the void. When Bernard began to show signs of should get back to such a state of health which the British troops, if withdrawn, giving way; he was barely able to walk. to enter.
Military reinforcemente arriving and mind as will enable you to become a would-lease, and fear an outbreak of in. The next day fever kept him down all day One owner of large and after that, despite his strong constitu received with a fusillade from the houses, proper citizen. I therefore sentence you to terpal anarchy.
eighteen months, bard labour and you will estates, who adds honesty and enlightention, he was not able to get up. Vaselin, women participating.
be deported at the end of that sentence and meat to his other local disadvantages, told more robust, felt his strength slipping also. Both were lying beside the crip- pay the expenses of deportation. If you me yesterday that he owed his life to the March 14th he was unable to get up. come back after that deportation, without presence of the British troops in the pled airplane. Bernard was unable to tha necorsary authority, you will be liable country."
Nothing is easier than to paint the talk, he lay motionless. That day Lieut
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As a resust, of this statement a movement „has been started to unite all delegates
Herr Fehrenbach appesied to the mutual favouring M" Meâdeas" not-nation. It' is believed that Mr. Meadoo's adherents contidence at nations to resume the econo- will await the expected deadlock between mic development arrested by the war. the candidatures of Mr. Faturer and-"We consider," he said, that it is our principal task.to end the fatal reaction Cox, and then submit Mr. McAdoo as a
resulting from the mistrust of our oppon compromise choice.
ents and our own failure to carry out the peace conditions, by convincing our former opponents that among the German peoples the dreams of political might or thoughts of revenge find Ires foundation" the more sympathetically they are met.
* WETS MEET "DRYS."
BAN FRANCISCO, Jund 28th. The "Wets" and the Drya" at the Dutlined their Democratic Convention .planks.
Mr. Bryan, for the "Drys" vigorously advocated a declaration demanding the enforcement of the Prohibition Law.
Mr. Burleson, for the "Wets," urged individual Liberty and amendment of the Jaw, in order to sanction beverages practi- cally unintoxicating, also an amendment the Constitution requiring future amendments to the Constitution to be ratified or rejected by, a referendum in all the States and throughout the Union.
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movement to prevent any mention of liquor in the platforms,
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waste.
Thus things went on until March 10th
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MUTINEERS SURRENDER,
LONDON, June 27th. The mutinous Bersaglieri surrendered to to be arrested and sent to prison and again
Reinforcements are en deported. If you can get out of the tropics situation in the most sombre colours: The Provost, searching that section of the dort the commander.
and into a temperate climate, you have a route to Ancona. Order is being rapidly far greater chance of getting on in life Prime Minister, to whom it is difficult to for the missing aviators, was seen by Germany re-established.
than if you are detained here or in the see an alternative, is sick. The Govern Vasselin who summoning all his strongib. ment, in spite of all advice, continues to got his carbine from the plane and fred trupics.
govern without a Mejliss (Parliament). veral shots, which attracted the attention and its timid counsellors are ever urging of the cavalry detachment led by Provost, ** it not to conjure up that fearful dragon.. The report of the Anglo-Persien Military Commission still awaits the Cabinet's con sideration, and in the meantime nothing is being done to provide Persia with her own armed force.
must also convince her, opponents that every good German recognises that the sole rallying is to reconstruct in tran quility what the war has destroyed.
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NEW MINISTER OF LABOUR.
BERLIN, June 28th The pastor, Dr. Braun, has been appointed Minister of Labour. WORLD'S TENNIS CHAMPION- SHIP.
LONDON,June 28th.
Many powerful leaders have started a SHIMIDZU REACHES SEMI-FINAL At Wimbledon Shimizu reached the The Illinois delegation rejected a resolu. World's Tennis Singles Championship tion favouring that no referrace be made; symi-final.
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to Prohibition in the platform, and then! It is noteworthy that this is the first accepted by 50 votes to 1 a declaration occasion on which a Japanese has got so permitting light wines and boor.
MR. DE VALERA'S ARRIVAL Mr. De Valera has arrived in order to fight for the inciusion of the plank in re-
gard to Irish independence in the platform.
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"COURT OF INTERNATIONAL-
JUSTICE.
VIEWS OF JURISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE HAGUE, June 28th- The Jurists Advisory Committee urged thunt provision should be made so that paraly legal costs may gt automatically before the
far.
To-day be beat Willford (England) by 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.
COUNTY CRICKET.
LONDON, June 28th. Surrey bezt Essex by eight wickots.
EARLIER CADLEY, THE KING'S HOUSE." ANOTHER MEMORIAL TO THE DEAD.
RACING IN FRANCE.
RESULT OF TILE GRAND PRIX. PARIS, June 27th.
The result of the Grand Prix is as follows:-
Comrade Embry Sourbier
Fifteen horses ran,
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TRAGIC BATHING FATALITY. COUNTESS OF DUDLEY DROWNED
LONDON, June 27th. The Countess of Dudley was drowned while bathing" at Howmuck in Conneriara on Saturday."
TRADE
SCANDINAVIA AND
WITH CHINA. NORWEGIAN BANK TO OPEN IN SHANGHAI.
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THE HUMPHREY BISHOP COMPANY.
PRESENTATION OF THE
PANTOMIME TO-NICHT..
The Humphrey Bishop Co. are present
The British Financial Adviser is ready The Peking correspondent of the P. and
to begin his work, but unless a Mejlis T. Times is informed that the Norw gian comes into being and interests itself in Overseas Bank Union, Ltd., of Christianis, reform, it is difficult to we what poin! founded by the co-operation of thirty-three d'appui will be available either, for himing their much talked of pantomime "Ali of the principal banks in Norway, has or the military or other Advisors, British Baba" to-night, when there abould be decided to open a branch in Shanghai public servants, accustomed to a Parlia full house to greet them. The pantomima The Bank will undertake all ordinary mentary régime, do not relish the pro has been described by those whose opinium banking transactions with d special view longation of a situation which tends to is worth having as perhaps the best thing having witnessed their bright performances. the irresponsible Junta
during the past week, local theatre-goers, relationship between China nas
INDIFFERENCE OF WESTMINSTER. to the development of closer commercial make them, in time, the instrumente of as in the Company's repertoire, so that, Scandinavian countries. The opening of
The House of Commons apparently will be able to realise that Ali Baba," the bank will take place as soon as the necessary arrangements have bean mada. takes no real interest either in the Agree should be a thoroughly pleasing perform Scandinavian countries are pow taking a must bear its share of the responsibility Bagdad recently, and were, therefore, able It is extremely interesting to note that the ment or in the absence of the Majliss, and ance. The Company spent several weeks in great interest in the posibilities of busi- for the fact that in spite of authoritative to obtain a better perspective of the setting news with China Previous to the war the statements from the British Legation the in which this panto should be staged connections were mostly shipping interests Persian public preseveres in the belief that Needless to say, the dresses are gorgeous, and nature importations such as matches, Great Britain prefers to see Persia with and as those clever comedians, Mesars, Joe paper, etc, were not given due weight, but out a Parliament It is, doubtless, an ex Brennan and Robert Roberts, are on the the possibilities of trade with China for cellent thing to entertain the Shah, but bill, it is certain that Ali Baba" will be mutual benefit has now taken a strong hold
Last night, the Company again gave of of the public mind and everything is being more than turtlesoup will be required if succession of laughs.
we are either to earn, or otherwise obtain. done to develop such connections.
the confidence of a people which dethroned their best. Miss Meadows sang "The Mohamed Ali Shah and watches his young Rosary" with even greater sympathy than 800, Sultan Ahmed Shab, with critical on the first night. Ming Marcellize Bon
Lait songs were decidedly popular, whole. AMERICAN FIRMS IN CHINA sy
The Milner reforms for Egypt, which the old favourite Bubbles" as rendered In the business review of the Park-Union should have repercussion far beyond by Miss Jill Hill and the Company wa "We are leaving Nikolaiever and blow- Foreign Banking Corporation for March Egypt, are still delayed, and the history one of the best things on a fine programme of British promises, and their perforThe singing of Messrs. Walter Kingsley ing up the wireless plant. The population
mance, with regard to the status of Egypt, and Maurice Jaffry deserved all have evacuated and destroyed the city, the the following paragraph occurs:-
A pronunced influx of American frms remains a staple of much political conter applause it received.
According to present arrangements, the fortrees and the surrounding villages. What they could not take away they bow into Shanghai since the armistice is re-sation. Mr. Lloyd George tells us that
never invade the Company's season closes on Saturday. up and destroyed. The Japanese on their ported to have brought the number of the Bolshevista will
for Singapore. arrival will find ruins and dust, In concerns establishing offices are since the Middle East, and have nothing to gan They are leaving by the Madras on Sunday leaving we are hopeful that the Soviet outbreak of the war up to about 150 bereby yet Bolshevist Turkestan is starv will soon triumph over capitalism. We Despite the increased number of Ameri
THE NIKOLAIEVSK TRAGEDY THE BOLSHËVISTS' LABT MESSAGE FROM THE CITY.
THE FARTISANG "DENUNCIATION. The following is the text of the last: wireless message sent out from Nikolajevsk bofore the Japanese occupation:-
"Court of International Justice, and aug of an elaborate chemo to" establish continue to fight against the yellow-can frms in China, as revealed by the in ing while Persian Khorasan, Mazandoran,
moment make peace impossible.
All, this is true; yet think of the cuma-
the Persian frontier which may at any
LORDON, June 28th. The Daily Express publishes the outline geeted that an immediate international "King's House" as a memorial to those faced gendarmes, traitors to the workmen's formation as to their presence in Shang Chan and Azerbaijan are fat nod full
and petasante revolution and the Zomstvo hai, the Far Eastorn Division of the of grain,
The War Office appears to have cut its conference abould be recommended to the who died in the war.
have betrayed the Far East We do not Bureau of Foreign and Domnestic Commerce Council of the League of Nations in order The bee consists of the establishment know who is to blame; nevertheless, had reports that the lack of first class Ameri- cont in Persis on the same nasumption, lative effect that these brush strokes pro to rastate the principies of International of a vast bureau in one of the new Govern not the Zemstvus secured the power, the can firms to handle-American goods is and Frems to be ready neither to hit nor dues on a picture gloomier than the trach
mont building-at-Westminster to its would have continued to fight to evident, to all careful observers. The attito run. For instance, the smalletach. The sands are....zanning out, but-there-im--- -Sep-1 victorious end Protesting against the tude of the Chinese toward America is a ment of India soldiers under British yet time to secure the foundations of a Zemstvce and Whites, who have made peace distinct asset for trade prospects Many officers now in Tebriz, should obviously peacefal national development for Persia with the Japanese, we appeal to the pro of the firms siready flourishing here handle either be reinforced or withdrawn. The The building of hor prosperity will begin letariat of Russia and the world to assist exclusive lines, and therefore cannot be Supreme Council makes neither peace nor by agreement it Persin calls her Parlia in a bloody fight against the Japanese until counted among the possible, agence for war with the Balhevists. Its prolonged rent and if it feeds itself on facts intend freedom has been depared (Bigned) new firms desiring to futroduce their pro futilities have now produced situation en of on rumours, and if the Allies will make
| up their own minds about Bolshevism dueta.
(Continued wi foot of pentygalum.30, Commander of the Partisans, TETAPIOIN.
It was also decided that the court should be open to all case needing arbitration, oven from States which were not members of the
and advise ex-service men.
The scheme will be run on a business basis by the King himself assisted by Council.
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