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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.}

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE.

M. ANDRE DERTHELOT'S

EXPLANATION.

GENOA CONFERENCE.

ARRANGEMENT DIFFICULTIES

OVERCOME

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 410, 1999.

THE CLOTH OF A KILT.

LABOUR AND THE AXE. MR HENDERSON ON THE WAY TO

SAVE

govern.

There were

PRISONER'S "RIGHT" TO SIT DOWN. LEGAL POINT RAISED AT AŠSIZES,

The question of whether a prisoner haa & right to be seated while on trial was raised at Derbyshire Assires on February 18th. When a youth of 17 was placed in the dock to answer a charge of robbery with violence, his counsel, Mr. Maurice Hendy, asked that bo might be allowed

to be sorted..

Mr. Justice Horridge Why? .* Mr. Henly: With great respect, my

The Judge: Because I do not allow a Lord, why not? prisoner to be seated without some special

reason

Mr. Healey: Your Lordship misunder- standa ine. I claim it as a right.

The Judge: 1 disallow it.

SCOTTISH LETTER.

The economy crusade has touebed, the MR. BONAR LAW AND CLASGOW. kilt, or, at any rate, the kilt of the Glasgow Highlanders. It seems that to WILL NOT JOIN ANY GOVERNMENT. maka a kilt for a Territorial of the 8th

Highland Light Infantry, Glasgow's Owa, Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., addres no less than 8 yards 18 inches of clot is ing a Labour meeting at Leeds Town Hall [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

required. Other Highlanders manage, on February 17th said that the Geddes SANTA MARGHERITA, (Liguria),

according to the Chief Inspector of Stores report was a revelation of administrative EDINBURGH, February 15th.

and Clothing at the War Office, to do incompetence, extravagance, vinefficiency, April 2nd.

Glasgow has placed two new names on with yards, and he thinks that that carelessness; and neglect of duty on the The offices of the Genoa Conference at

her Burgess Roll-Mr. Bonar Law and should be enough for, the warriors of the part of the very men who said that

Labour WES unde to Palazoreale are like abechive. The

Lord Blythawood. A third name, that of lyde. We confess for once to be on the tasts Labour must apply to those

side of officialdom. These are hard| two.. Lord Bryce, was also to have been added, times, economy is the watchword of the economy final arrangements for the nocommodation

Even recommendataka. Was any particular likely to incrines the of the delegates and journalists are being but death stepped in before the-tribute hour, and the kilt must conform PARIS, April 3rd.

made, so that everything will be ready of respect and hanour could be rendered. the yard kilt is a thing to shake the amount of unemicyment, and were the head over. We are credibly informed that recommendations going to curtail or M. Andra Berthelot states. that the

to the appointed date. Many of the four The Corporation's decision to admit Lord a skirt for a lady, not unduly scrimped, aripple the accial service Ministries, whose activities were directed towards im. that a sitit of clothes for a Basschach can Pro

conditions of tile nad pro proving three million francs which he gave to his hundred journalists who applied for ac- Bryce as a Freeman was originally to an be made from 41 yards of cloth; and

interests of the workers brother Philippe were the result of commodation. have already arrived. They have been fulfilled in 1914, the date being be made from oven less. Can a garment tecting the

When they applied August 4th-that momenteous and fate which does not pretend to be a suit, claim and their families?

those

there tests,

Mr. Heales, asking to be allowed to were very tow decades of savings from his salary and

will be lodged in two new buildings ful day in the history of the world. Lord to be allowed 7 yards! And this for a

of the

economies proposed

the argue the mater contended that it was a Blythswood and Mr. Bocar Law have been philabeg the little kilt." It is a mercy Geddes Report which could be adopted rule of law. On being invited to cite, a his fees as a director of various com

specially prepared for the occasion.

without

case, he quoted from Archbold to the considerable modifications and panies. This money he was able to save All the principal hotels in the city and intimately connected with the that the philamore is not now word.

Capital of the West of Sootland.

Apropos the kilt, have you heard thai

Many of them involved affect that a prisoner should be brought owing to his modest style of living. He have been requisitioned for the delegates, members of the Campbell of Blythswood a deputation of noxious Peercases lately qualifications

wholesale dismissal of employed peo-inta Court, without irons, shackles, or family have occupied the Civic Chair. A waited n the Duke of Atholl, the ple. The Committee had not considered other restraint, unless there is danger of accumulated money in the form of bank-

while others will be housed in hotels still stronger as well as much wider claim Lord Chamberlain, and impressed upon that aspect of the case. Its proposals escaping," and with all consistent hu-. notes, his theory being that it was always in the country and resorts in the neighs made for Mr. Bonar Law. Although him the nocemity at the wedding of did not distinguish between expenditure manity and gentleness, and under no other born in Canada, he has made himself part Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles in that was really wasteful and expenditure terror or uneasiness than what proceeded and parcel of the fibre and spirit of the Westminster Abbey, of increasing the that was socially necessary. What might from a sense of guilt." He submitted business, the social and the political life allowance of sitting space fropointed happen to the people who were thrown that it was not contemplated by the law of the great City on the Clyde, and in the to 19 inches. The hike in reply pointed out of employment when the proposals that a prisoner should be required to stand present Parliament he represents one of its out that although the kitt which he him were adopted was a question outside the through what might be a long trial with

important divisions. The pre-self wore 8 yards of beary

all its anxieties, even before Criminal sentation of the Burgess Ticket by the pleated materia pet he could scope of the

1039. No witness for the prosecution citizens who know him so well, is one date himself comfortably within 18 inches, or unition on the part hd be The Pooresses were not at all satisfed those enduring and dependable with the argument, and it is underfood qualities that become more prized and that they will appeal to the Queen to Aappreciated the longer and bottter they interveno

are known." Mr. Bonar Law classifies himself, not as the type of public man

bourhood.

well in business to have za much quid cash in reserve as possible. This explains The difficulty in regard to the residence why there was no trace of the money in

of the most of the Bussian delegation mentioned in a his banking account.. Bocieté Commercial Maritime du Pasi-message of the both ule has, it is under-most fique bonds, M. Berthelot said that his stood, been satisfactorily overcome. They brother was not informed of the opera will reside at a large hotel between Santa Margherita anul Rapallo. Every precau-

Lion consequent on the issue. "

HARLIER CABLES.

►

THE LATE EX-EMPEROR

KARL.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENT

Listos, April 2nd.

A range from Funchal says all the shops were closed as soon as the death of ex-Emperor Karl was known. The burial will take place ba Tuesday at the came tery at Campo Monte.

A Budapest message says the Regent

tion will be taken for their safety. large force of gendarmerie has been draft ed into Santes Margherita. The entire road from Rapallo to Genes will be guard

ed.

DOUBTFUL CHARACTERS

EXPELLED.

Three

who, confident of bis own powers, grasps|

PERSONALIA.

He was

The rumour is persistent that the Duke boldly at responsibility, but as one who of Atholl, who was recently appointed has responsiblity thrust upon him and Lord Chamberlain, will shortly be offered then facto his duty with the solution to another Government appointment. It is do as well as he could whatever work said that he would make a capital fell his lot." It was a source of general Governor-Generad anywhere." satisfaction that his health, the failure of which caused bis temporary retire ment from active Parliamentary life, seems now to have been materially res fored.

the

report.

in

In turning the searchlight oo the spending Departments, the deddes Com mitte had performed an invaluable pub- lio service. In disclosing instances of Departmental eravagance, in suggest ing ways of stopping leakages, and show ing how axpenditure on unnecessary, tinues, services and equipaments eculd be stopped, it had laid the foundation of genuine administrative economies

commendations,

The howevere, must be There were now

Evidence Act, when he could not be a wit would be so created. Counsel thought he was right in saying that his Lordship was the only Judge wen followed that practice. When his Lordship came into Court every. body stood up because he represented the seated every one was permitted to sit down again, because he also repreeted majesty of the King; but when he was

the courtesy of the King, and that courtesy was as much to be extended to an uncon- victed prisoner as to anybody in Court Ho.was extremely sorry to make a re quest which was unpleasant to his Lord- ship, but counsel must show courage in defence of what they conceived to be the rights and liberties of their clients.

scrutinized in detail. nearly 2,000,000 workpeople still uner- million ployed, and over a quarter of more on short time. That fact must not be allowed to sink out of sight in the economy discussions. We could not afford to waste money, but neither could we afford to increase unemployment. Still less could we afford to starve the public The Judge said that until he was told services concerned with vital national to the contrary by superior authority he interests, such as education and public intended to control the conduct of the Whee Labour would not countenance Court over which he presided. health. any proposals that would rob the children there were special теавова, including

educational opportunites, or

sub-

length of trial, he allowed a prisoner to ject the tions. The country must make ends meet, dictation as to the way a prisoner was to but the real method of economy was to

be treated, Unless there Was 60x12 insist

special reason prisoners should stand. and a half hour, then proceeded, and The trial, which eventually lasted four after it had been in progress an hour bla Lordship told the prisoner that he could industry be sorted.

good public speaker when Lord Tulli. bardine in the House of Commons, and he has not lost his powers since he became Box, April 2nd.

Duke. Sir Victor Mackenzie, Bark, of Olen Muick, Aberdeenshire, who will act as The Italian Government, determined to

Mr. Bonar Law's auroracement as to best man to Lord Lascelles, nearly joined prevent untoward incidents on the occa-bis future public life was fittingly reserved the noble army of benedicts some years sion of the Genoa Conference; has taken for a meeting with his own political ago. He was engaged to Lady Mabel friends of the Glasgow Central Division Anson, but the afair fall through. The Some Unionist Association. He said he felt lady afterwards married another Soot, of their working people to worse condi-be seated, but be declined to permit every step to preserve order.

better than he had done for many years, Lord Forbes. Italians and foreigners of doubtful charac-but he know that the feeling was due not

The Marquis and Marchioness of Admiral Horthy) and the Premier (Counter have already been "expelled from so much to the absence of work, «s to Alan have returned to their Ayrshire re- the freedom from worry and respon sidence, Culzean Castle, From the mar A number of foreign detectivesibility. In looking back, on the last few riage of their son, Lord Argus more

years he was in office it was no exagge Their own marriago was ration to say it was like a nightmare to than that of Lord Angus, who, it may be him. Then he added, "I do not wish, said, did most of his courting at the Zoo. and so far as one can force his inten- The Marquis met his bride for the first tions, 1 do not intend to join any Govern me on board a liner returning from ment. It is my hope that I may be able India, where her father, a tea planter, as a private member to take an interest had just died. There was considerable in what has been my sale, almost "the talk bern home that a humble girl from Bole interest of my life for 50 years." an old Perth town should wear the coroces of the Kennedys." Her aunt THE WEE FREES AND SCOTLAND.

used to keep a small general shop near Perth.

Beth'en) have telegraphed their condol ence to ex-Queen Zita. A solemn Te Deum will be celebrated in the Cathedral on the day of the funeral. The Govern ment has instrued the civil and military authorities to observe the usual mourning. Places of amusement with be closed and all music probibited tomorrow and on the day of funeral."".

Genoa. have arrived.

FRANCO-BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.

FAVOURABLE.

.

PARIS, April 2nd.

In the Chamber, M. Poincare stated that conversations in regard to the pro- posed Franco-British pact are still pro- ceeding under the most favourable con- ditions. The last British proposal lacked two essential points-namely, reciprocity and longer duration than ten years.

THE FRENCH DELEGATION.

PARIS, April 2nd.

Sir Asano Bayley Balfour, well known to many old students in the East, has re signed the Chair of Botany in Edinburgh University.

change the direction of policy, to on the right things, and to see that every "the taxpayers money being spent penny spent yielded a return in the form of increased employment, reviving trade,

of organization scientific development of our economic resources, improvement of social conditions, and the education of the children.

BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP. SEMI-FINAL PLAYED.

He did not resant the organised attacks on the Labour Party, inspired by such me as Lord Birkenhead and Mr. Chur- chill, but he resented the charge that the Labour Party had pursued a class policy

In the Semi-Final for the Billiard Cham which was subversive of the national interests. Those who had pursued a clasa pionship of the Colony, which was played men who had attempted to inflame class L. J. Osmund. policy were the Coalition parties; the last night. Mr. Lee Wing lu lost to Mr. feeling wore the leaders of the present Osmund 750. Lee Wing Lee 684. Government, and the men who were res highest breaks being Ogmund 53 and Lee ponsible for the condition into which Wing lu 44.

had fallen were the Prime poste

Minister

The Independent Liberals are devoting a good deal of attention to Scotland in anticipation of the General Election. Some time ago they decided to put 40 candidates into the field, but they affirm, so encouraging are recent reports of the has been increased to 60. With these prospects of the group, that this number candidates the Independent Liberals are sanguine enough to expect that they will" How was the Princess dressed i" he was dust and his colleagues. Before

They are telling this story about the Chief Magistrate of a Scottish town who lately had an audience of Princess Mary.

AUSTRIA UNCONCERNED.

VIENNA, April 2nd." Austria is not particularly exalted over „Karl's death, but it appears to have given a fresh impetus to the legitimist

very large order, it may be remarked. lust thing my wife told me to see about movement in Hungary, which will prob-

The delegation to the Genoa Confer-They admit, however, that the presence when I left home." And he had a des ably support Karl's eldest son, Otto. The

Labour, involving three-cornered cription of the drees all right. fights in many constituencies, make the DODGING THE TURKISH CENSORS. Viennese papers blame his advisers more ence will consist of M. Barthou (Minister

of Justice and Vice-President of the task rather formidable. than Karl for the tragic end of his

Council), M. Colrat (Under-Becretary of Dynasty and Empire.

State). M. Barrere (the French Amhas.

GREEK GOVERNMENT SAFE. sador to Rome), M. Seydoux (Director of the Commercial section of the Foreign Office), and M. Picard (Deputy Governor of the Bank of France).

VENEZELISTS WITHDRAW FROM

OHAMBER.

ATHENS, April 2nd.

M.. POINCARE'S ATTENDANCE

UNCERTAIN.

A stormy debate in the Chamber on the proposed Turco-Greek peace. terms result. ed in a vote of confidence in the Govern delegates to Genon indicates the racer tainty hitherto prevalent in official circles

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tary intrigues.

"LENIN'S CONDITION NOT

SERIOUS.

PARIS, April 2nd.

of

DAUGHTER OF ARGYLL..

care'a attendance, also the reluctance of fashion statesmen to accept responsibility.

DOLE AND THE INYLUENZA.

"}

The scores were:-

The

CONCRETE OIL TANKS. against men like himself, or accused another charge of political poltroonery

While the storage of fuel oil in con- Labour men of having done nothing to prevent industrial strife in the last three crete tanks is by no means new, the latest Sir Henry Jones, Professor of Moral years, let them ask Mr. Lloyd George why information concerning the practice is Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, the unanimous recommendations of the full of interest. A bulletin on the subject The late Lady Constance Emmott was whose death was noticed in last week's National Industrial Conference for the was issued by the United States Bureau Scottish Lettor,' was a man of remark promotion of better relations between of Mines in 1918, but later results obtain the youngest daughter of the 8th Duke of

crete tanks for oil storage are of interest, and are referred to in the current issue Argyll and aunt of the present Duke. able mental versatility. Many interesting employers and workpoople were never ed by an investigation of some 481 con issue of Concrete. The successful storage She took a great practical interest in the stories are told of the way in which the carried into effect. Ducal town of Inveraray, and before the gifted father and his son-who was taken

of oil necessitates prevention of seepage war supported a wood-carving, dass for prisoner by the Turks during the war-

FAMILY OF THE EMPIRE. and evaporation and the greatest protec- This was done by young men which did much good work, colitrived to acquaint each other of the

tion against fire. Concrete meets these During the war she resided at Inveraray, progress of events.

SIE JOSEPH COOK'S IDEAL.

needs, and reinforced concrete tanks are and identified herself with many of the means of postcards, which the Turkish

built underground and covered with a foot. local schemes promoted in the interests authorities allowed to be meat and re Hor, ceived on condition that they were re-

Speaking at the sixteenth annual or two of earth. Here the insulating pro of the men serving at the front. The delay in appointing the French only son, who is at present in America, 'stricted to domestic and family matters, dinner. of the Staffordshire Society inperties of concrete render excellent ser

served in Fracce as a Lieutenant in the One day Sir Henry received a postcard Royal Artillery. Lady Constance was addressed to "Sir Henry Jones, 1184 London, on February 16th, Sir Joseph vice in maintaining even temperatures. passionately attached to the Highlands King Street, Tighnabruaich," the village Cook, the High Commissioner for Aus Loes by evaporation is. reduced to a ment being passed by 162 to 52,

residence of Sir Henry on the left England over thirty years ago to be during cold weather. Maximum proteo in Paris as to whether the conference and the Highland people. A week or of Tighrabruaich was the "doon the train, North Staffordshire man, who minimum, and congelation is prevented

two ago a large yacht, whose crew was water The Venezelists withdrew from the

composed of Highlanders, arrived at Clyde. It was obvious that the naming come one of the big men of the Empire, tion against lightning and fire la met in Chamber

Cannes, where she was in residence, and of the street was intended convey a mes expressed his pleasure at being once again concrete, which, in addition, involves very protest against the would actually Be beld.

The uncertainty is evident by conflict when she learned where they came from, sage, and the professor, after thinking among his own kith and kin, and said little maintenance owing to the absence Premier, M. Gounaris, ascribing Greeco's

Buch oil-tight structures are with mode- 1st King's xviii,, 4, and read that did not realise the significance of that political difficulties to Venezoliat reaction- ing announcements regarding M. Pain-sho invited the Highland sailors to her the master out, turned up the Bible at that possibly those who remained at home of rusting and rotting.

house and entertained them in Highlandbadian took one hundred prophets and statement. Staffordshire, he said, might rate care easily possible. Cases are on hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed be called the Black Country, but the racord in which, after five years of star-, them on bread and water. Bir Henry whole kingdom struck a man from over age, the concrete bottoms of tanks showed Doing nothing appears be the also got news through to his prisoner son. seas in that way, because of the grime no sign of penetration. According to the But one knew that bulletin referred to above, the El Paso in "оссирафов healthiest

Scotland At the time when the United States was and smoke and mist. during these days of the 'fu. The ran the brink of intervention he sent a beneath the pall of smoke there ware and South-Western Railroad Co. have cords of Aberdeen, na might be expected, postcard on which, along with family some of the finest people of the world, for years stored oil in concrete tanks 19 beat all the rest of the country. For news, he said Your Uncle Sam still people possessing all those qualities which in diameter and Bft, deep. The bottoms the past few months over 3,000 men have hesitates to take the plunge bath which went to make-up the sum of civilisation are sin, thick and the sides sia, No regularly drawn the "dole" at the Em- we all believe would be most beneficial." in its very crown and flower and beauty. water or oil proofing materials were em- ployment Exchange, and of that large When Kat fall, a sentence was constract- (Cheers.) Down in Australia," declar-ployed in their construction, "but after Bumber only seven have had influenza ed about Aunt Kate, the initials, of the ed Sir Joseph, we do want to be years of use no signs of leakage could be Buch examples of tank construction need Strange to say, these seven Aberdonians words being "Kut is taken." As there British" (Cheers.) It is one of our proud, detected. wore only infected a few days ago, aftor was neither an uncle nor an aunt of that boasts that 98 per cent of all the people in the epidemic had passed its worst in the name in the family, the recipient was able Australia are of British descent. We careful design. It is recommended that not only believe in a White Anatra the cement should by British-made and City,

to interpret the message.

lia, but White British Australia." satisfy the British Standard Specification MEAN BOOTS MINISTRY,

(Cheers. One of the things we had to All construction joints should be avoided THE DANGEROUS CIGARETTE. Victoria's new 'Agent-General, the Hon.

learn from these troubled timea was the, by the completion of the work without in need for a common citizenship throughout termission, and where this is not possible John M'Whae, has just arrived in this

Mr. E. V. Evans, F.L.C., during * country. "My father and mother were Secta," he says, " And in our Cabinet of lecture before the Royal Society of Arts, the Empire. If the Empire was to be special care should be taken in order to

have

a common citizenship and commencrete azid that previously laid. A policeman and four civilians were Treaty and attacking Mr. Lloyd George, Scotsmen, or of Scottish descent. They dealt at some length with the danger, standards from the very 8. The drying is essential, and the work should twolve there are eight Presbyterians, on February 8th, on coal-gas problems, a collection of allied nations, we must secure effective bonding between new con not to be protected from the conditions of quick call us the Mean Scots Ministry." Be recently prominent, of accidental death by family life of the Empire that as it may, Victoria does not need domestic gas poisoning due to the presence be based on hard, cold, economic facta, drying, such as the sun's rays and drying Geddes report. We are the only Btate of carbon monoxide. The danger, howe must feel that we wanted to trade winds. In some cases a cement wash con- in the Empire, as far as I know, that said, when compared with the normal with each other, and combine the circa-afftutes the only special surface treat- M. Barthou has been conspicuous as an has not increased taxation since the war risks of everyday life, was negligence. Heation of good hard cash with brotherly ment.

showed by experiments how the smoking feelings. If we stand together," said New York, April 2nd upholder and advocate of French military began.

of a cigarette or a cigar was a much more Sir Joseph, even the gates of hell con-

(Cheers.) dangerous business, the smoker inhaling

An Ahmednagar correspondent in the The estimated dally loss resulting from organisation, and was also prominent in 4 SOOTS MAJORITY OF 4 to 1.

Apropos the Geddes Axe Committee, sulphuretted hydrogen, prussic acid, and not prevail against us."

Englishman indignantly refutes the sug the strike will Bo production of connection with the revolt of members of it may be recalled that Scotamen are in carbon monoxide whenever he lights a

gestion that the word Boy" as applied to a servant in India is derived from bituminous coal, 1,000,000 tons; wages the Cabinet agaist M. Briand during the majority of 4 to 1 in its membership, cigarette. A cigar, he said, contained up Probably the least known to the general to 7 per cant. of carbon monoxide and $2,000,000: anthracite coal, 300,000 tons; Cannes Conference which resulted in M. public is Lord Faringdon, who was for considerably more salpharetted hydrogen was asked not long ago to preach a Bohi, the name of the Hindi rete wagen $800,000.

Briand's fall; but he has also been atenderly Sir Alexander Henderson, Bart, than may be left in gas by Act of Parlia special sermon on the subject of temper from which servants were recruited. "The

was crested a Baron in 1916..

ance. After announcing this request, he French, who were predecessors in India

THE ROYAL HONEYMOON.

is a native of "Langholm. Like Sir E. During the evening two fires were kept continged, "There are only two drinks to the English," he writes, of. Froach opinion generally on the sub Coddos, he has a wide railway experience, burning in other rooms showing a new mentioned in the Book of Psalma. One is word garcon sad süll use it"in France FLORENCE, April 2nd. ject of Rasain, having urged resumption and is Chairman of the Great Central smokeless fuel which is claimed, will er wine that maketh glad the brart of man, and her colonies in cafes, etc.. Garcon Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles of Franco-Russian diplomatic relations Railway Company. Indeed the interests tirely supersede coal for domestic par- and the other is water, with which the meage Waiter and Boy, and this un of the members are largely in transport poees, and would make cleaner towns wild nesen quench their thirst. You can doubtedly is the origin of all servazda

pouriblo have left for Genoa,

railways and shipping-

The official explanation of M. Poincare's absence from the Leginning of the Con- ference is that the Premier is unable to leave France while President Millerand Interviewed by the Berlin correspond-is visiting North Africa, but it is indicat ent of the Petit Parisien, M Tehitcheria ed that M. Poincare will replace M. Irom overwork and general fatigue. Re-Barthoy at the closing wasion, when the

declared that Lenin was only suffering

porte that his condition is sorious" го without foundation.

BELFAST SHOOTINGS.

LONDON, April 2nd.

shot dead in Boofnat last night.

AMERICAN COAL LOSSES.

RESULT OF STRIKE.

2.

final decisions are taken,

.M. Barthou, who only consgated to go to Genoa at the last moment, caused a sensation by a speech in the Chamber two years ago by criticising the Versailles

and the British peace-making policy.

M. BARTHCU'S RECORD.

Thao years ago,

1

He ment

Tha vicar of a South London Church

* à take your chole of githat'

being called Boy.

Blow

used the

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