CABLES.
(LATEST-GADEES. (THROUGH AKUTER'S MOKYOT.)
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
THE FAVOURITE DEFEATED,
Lesbos, June 19th. The Royal Nant Cup was won by Weather"Vane, with Rock Fire szvonil and
THE · HONGKONG DAILY PRE88, THURSDAY, JUNE 21ar, 1923,
MT, ETNA ERUPTION.
HAY A STREAM STILL
ADVANCING.
FAR EASTERN CABLE JAPANS MERCHANTS AND
NEWS.
(MHROUGH RESTAR'S AGENCY.)
CHINA REUNION IN LONDCH.
LONDON, June 19th." 1.E. Chao Hsin Chu gave a luncheon
ROME. Juke 19th. The eruption at Etna continues, but the principal lava stream is advancing more slowly. It has reached within twentyte Sir Francis Aglen. Sir John Jordan five yards of Castiglione station. King Victor has proceeded to the ports, and
was present.
BOYCOTT.
VIGOROUS ACTION ỦY CHAMBER IN SHANGHAI.
LAWLESS VIOLATION OF TREATIES INVOLVING HEAVY LOSSEN
LUNCHEON TO MR. E. F.
MACKAY.........
USEFUL ADVICE TO CHINESE MERCHANTS.
7
DUST THE OFFICIAL CLASS
Urging the Chinese merchants ölnases to unite and to oust the corrupt officials from the government of the country. Mr. Edward F. Mackay, the taipan of Taikoo (Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire), delivered a
of the leading Chinese merchants and bankers at the Union Club last week.
AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
[FROM INDIAN PAPIRS] · PROPOSED TAXATION OF BETTING.
Loxpoy, June 1st. The duty on bets might be collected by Government, tickets sold at Customs and Excise Oflices and Post Offices, or on re turns of tickets to be sold to the book. maker at daty value. Thus the tax on betting would be collected automatically, while in the case of credit betting the bookmaker could pay a duty on returns.
The establishment of State totalisators totalistor would be treated as a betting a private
over £100,000,000 annually, which would The present volume of letting was well yield at least £10,000,000 yearly at a ten per cent, rate, duy...
Jarvie thinl. Weather Vate won by llef expeditions are arriving with autor PNEUMONIO PLAGUE GARREED BY lengthy communication which has just strong and helpful address to a gathering was not contemplated, but
longth, the same distance separating the
lorries.
menni and third hurses. Twenty-five
horses Faced the barrier, The betting was
Helpers describe the country froma Giardini to Linguaglossa as a veritable
SIBERTAN MARMOT.
SHANGHAI, June 20th.
Dr. Wu Lich Tch, head of the Man-
Weather Vans (20 to 1). Rock Fire (10 to desert, and telf pathetic stories of the churian Plague iurait, claims to have
1), Jarvie (20ʻw 1).
H
i
FALL OF THE MARK.
BANKING CONFERENCE · AT
BERLIN.
Lospos, June 10th.
॥
New York influensa, Another factor" was the conference held at Berlin between the Chancellor "and lending banking repre sentatives, in regard to mensures which might be adopted to stay the fall of the mark The opinion was voiced at the con- ference that the present-löw value of the wark was unwarranted by the economic and political situation.
Marks Dre now quated at 380,000 to
400,000 to £1.
kissing pensiut,
their Trait farewell before they Wro
trees discovered that pneumonic plague, is Surround carried by Siberian marmät, in Man.
ed by lava, and praying in the market! churin. squnce of Piedimone around the status
of St. Anthony, finally feving before the approach of the lava, Ivaving the status
TWO OTHER TOWNS.
THREATENED,
CxTisia, June To
Joffe,
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
FRENCH BUDGET.
A stream of lava 'has submerged the BALANCED FOR FIRST TIME SINCE
THE WAR. Corte púlway station and blocked the rond between Castiglioni and Lingua- głosz
SHANGHAI, June 15th. The severity of the Chinese boyext in Japanese godda, fit the immense less it it involving for Japan are revealed in a
been despatched by the Japanese Chamber of Corimeres in Shanghai to the Forvigu Office" at Tolio. The following is, in part, a rough translation of the text of the document
not be allowed to continue,
an
The occasion was a farewell tiffin given by his Chinese hosts to Mr. Mackay, whe left Shanghai by the Empress of Russia on six months' furlongh, Mr. Chu Pao San presided, and, speaking on behal of
bad to worse.
altice.
Lesvos, June 1st. Mr. Bigban, Anistant Commissioner af On a resumption of the betting enquiry,
i
uscles.
+
The anti-Japanese movements which are prevailing in various parts of China demanding the retrocession of Port
the hosts, Mr. Chang Nich Ynn paid a Police, said that London was riddled with Arthur and Dairen and the abrogation high tribute of esteem to Mr. Mackay, in street betting. He did not think it possible of the socalled 21 Demands, are nets whom the Chinese business men reposed to prevent ready money betting, but in Tokyo, June 19th. ignoring legitimate treaties and should great confidency, and whom they regarded ment for a first offence, which was inticted, would be a deterrent. There rarely int The Cabinet to-day decided to appoint
į as a friend and wisé counsellor,
were 3,174 convictions and fines aggregat- German tuarks opened with a sharp surrounded with flowers. The town of
The policy of the Japanese Empier
ing £28,711 in 1029, compared with 2513 Mr. MacKay, replying to the toast re recovery at 306,000 to 520,000 to £l, under: Linguaglossa at present is not in danger, Mr. Kawakami, ex-Minister to Warsaw. towards China in the past has been one called that in his speech as Chairman of being due to more betting and not to grealer and £22,041 respectively in 1990, the increase although the lava stream is advancing as its representative to negotiate with M. of rainey, "fairness and justice, but in
the "China Association recently he had activity by the Police. thruge,
recent years the people of China have
"Credit bookmakers, with offices in Lon-/ ben misled by the action of politi i montioned that Government in China haddon, numbered 800, and street bookmakers parties, the intrigues of demagogues Peached a state of inefficiency, which called about 950. The latter employed 4,000 agents, for spreial measures, and he was not sure against whom aniformed policemen were seeking their own personal interests, and |
Lord Jersey explained the position of the Jockey by unfair competitors, as well as all those that the merchant class in China were
Club refusing ulicially unrecognise who blindly follow them. There is a
realizing sufficiently the seriousness of the
betting but thought it was imposible to tendency to mistake the shouting of anti situation, and their own share of respon- prevent betting on the result of races.
The Chairman thanked the Jockey Club PARIS, June 10th.
Japanese propaganda for patriotism. Isibility in allowing matters to go from
He wished to state that for permitting members of the Committee to lu á speech in the Senate. M. Lasteyrie the past there was
viait Epsom to see how betting was carried anti-Japanese A Home message says it is reported that declared that the ordinary Budget, for movement at the time of the Tutan Maru he believed that the merchant class, strong on.
EX-SERVICEMEN AT OXFORD. could unite throughout the country by 'n Buid mass of lava between 700 and 800 the first time since the war, balanced affair: a more recent one when the Sino. and sound of judgment as they were, Japanes negotiations were in progress means of their Chamber, of Commerce to yards with is within half a mile of from the yield of taxation, but it was
LONDON, June 1st. in 1915 and n further obe in 1919, the oust the officini cines, and to assume office,
In the House of Commons, a striking Costello, advancing at the rate of a yard still necessary to borrow in order to meet everest of all, in connexion with the with foreign advisers if necessary, until feature was the statement of the Minister
On each of these they felt their own feet, and could
of Education, a minute. The stream in placés is 8 fret | the expenses reconstruction of the question of Shantung.
of
who. reviewing the efficiently without such help.
educational position, said there occasiona "the blow to Japas was heavý, derp. A section is now threatening the devastated regions.
He believed, however, that there was no evidence of the remarkable success of the and, with these experiences in mind, the town of Giarre. The heat given off is
royal rond to sucess It was hard plodach me for higher education ex-Servicemen almost unadurable and the movement of A SOCIALIST MOTION REJECTED. | people of China consider a boycott beding that succeeded It was not a single and added that the results had more than sati fed his highest hopes No less than the lava is accompanied by ominous
the only weapon to embarrass Japan, and genius that was wanted, it was a national An air squadron, has been
whenever there is any question in dispute, effort, and great progress had only been and Cambridge and accured first cent. of ex-Service entrants at rumb'ings.
This is indeed attained in any nation when that nation Class degrees, and in one Oxford College. placed at the disposal of the authorities!
they try to use it, for reconnoitering or relief purposes.
out of 50 ex-Service students, six had lamentable for good relations between the had worked together for a cranion and. two countries. LATER.
Men, in high position, even in com
Colleges. gained Fellowships at other Japan has sacrificed Three more villages have been destroy
a great deal merce, had duties to perform, which they Grants for the scheme have now ceased. in the past and politically.
The were not justified in neglecting. threatened with an incalculable economic golden altar had been raised very high in The flow of lava has not abated.
sacrifice. As international relations with Shanghai amongst foreign as well as CONTROL OF LEPROSY.
China are becoming very complex, we are Chinese nietchants, and amongst foreig- unable to estimate the exact effect. It is ners there was another, the Goddess of EMPIRE CAMPAIGN TO BE
highly desirable that the Imperial Gov- Sport, to whem much adoration was paid: ORGANISED.
ernment should pay special attention to but, nevertheless, although time might be the large economis loss to the State and profitably given to both, he hoped that the sufferings which are now damaging there would be always amongst foreigners and will in the future esase loss to the and Chines many citizens who would Interests of Japanese basiness men and give up some of their time to public manufacturers in China,
Y
IRISH DEPORTEES.
A BIG COMPENSATION
BILL
LONDON, June 19th, The Irish deportees, auentioned in a cable message dated June 15th, have been released on trail,
Art. O'Brien and 1,500 others have recived" £750 encls as compensation,
PROBLEM OF THE RUHR.
"FORECAST OF FRANCE-BELGIAN |
DEMANDS.
ed.
Parrs, June 19th. The Senate in debating the Budge re jerted a Socialist "motion aiming at the withdrawal of the French Embassy from the Vatican M. Poincare declared that the Embassy was of great advantage to France, who had never sacrificed any principles in this connection.
A WIDE SPREAD MOVEMENT.
now
duties.
govern
per
was
A BEAUTIFUL SAVAGE,
LONDON, June 1st. St. George's Church, Gravesend, is at present the scene of excavations, with the object of discovering the remains of the Red Indian Princess Pocahontes, the original Belle Sauvage, who is believed to live been. buried there 300 years ago. the search, in which antiquarians of the An American antiquarian has initiated British Museum are participating., Home Office has sanctioned the disinter- menta,
The
The chorus of local indignation is re echoed by Lord Curzon, who in speesh in London, deplored the modern craze for digging up the dead, and described the party Kai, T. 17. Zar, Pan Ching Poo, Chan a ghouls, including scientists, searching for Bing Him, En Yang Sing Nam, Yanga skull with black hair, Wel Ping. Le Jak Sun, S. A. To, V. D. Yuen, Pan Two Chuen, etc.-N.-C. Daily
Among the Foreign and Chinese guests very different in nature from those of the BrokeSmith, T. H. R. Shaw, G. I
The present uti-Japanese boycott is present wire: Messrs. H. G. Simms, A. past. Previously, such beycutts were in- Wilson, T. G. Drakeford, E. F. Goodale, stituted by students and deangogues E. S. Benbowe Rawe, Major Hilton John- For This boytust, however, is conducted by goo; 1. Mackay, Fu Siao En; Chan Shut Middlesex in the rst innings Hearne the Chinese General Chamber of Com knocked up fil.
merce and other similar public bodies, so that the movement is very widely spread and wel regulated, resulting in far greater loss had dimage tʊ Japanese Arms. lusin men and manufacturers than previcus boycotts,
PARIS, June 19th, a
COUNTY CRICKET. LONDON, June 19th 'What is apparently in inspired føre-
Acording to the Dang Chronicle, after !,
LONDON, June 19th. east of the Franco-Belgias reply to the the International Leprosy Congress at At Lord's Lancashire defeated Middle
Strasbourg in July a onnittee ui British questionnaire as regards the peris and Dominion representatives will sex by an innings and it runs. For weaning of the demand for the cessationtrol leprosy in India, Afrien and other Lancashire in the first innings Makepeace Tako step- to organise a cumpaign to con-
of passive resistance in the Ruhr area. parts of the Empire. Sir Leonard Rogerscored 100, and Parkin took 7 for 68. says there are three mition lepers in the has been contributed by M. Pertinax to
world, of whom a million are in China, Sharp" compiled 108, and retired. the Echo de Faris, It say that France half a million in Africa and a hundred thousand in India. We have now arrival and Belgium are prepared to modify at a position where, with a little push their original programme, but require the aid monetary backing, the scourge could
practically be wiped
10 three- German Government to cancel af orders| dorades. given to Ruhr officials since January 10th. The attitude of the German officials on Both banks of the Rhine must be radically changed. The German Govern- ment must crase the ginnt of credits to
Dut
AMUNDSEN'S EXPEDITION
ANOTHER THEORY REGARDING ABANDONMENT.
Derby beat Leicestershire at Ashby-de-la- Zouch by sixty-two. For Derby, Bestwick Look 7 for 61 and 6 for 37.
Notty at Stourbridge best Worcester shire by 191.
For Notts, Whysall in the frat lusings complied 80, Payton in the second knocked up .
Yorkshire at Shefeld defeated Surrey
LIOHS.
DISTRESSED
...
IRISH LOYALISTS.
in
THIRTY-TWO MILLION MAPS-
THE SURVEY'S WAR OUTPUT.
How a staff of two oflcers and three-
Ruhr industry, and aio the payment the recent high temperature in North by twenty-five. Hobbs in the first innings 1-The present anti-Japanese mov.ments Russia under the Soviet. They had attent
salarios to unemployed. This would andice to place the workers under French control.
REPARATIONS
BE
PAYMENTS. MUST- MADE.
M. Pertinax reiterates that the occupa tion regime can only be modified, as and when the reparationis payments are made, TWO MORE MINE. MANAGERS SENTENCED.
BRUSSELS, June 19th. Advices from Aix la Chapelle ate that the Court Martial has sentenced Herr
of
SEATTLE, June 19th.. Another theory to explain the abandon- ment of the Amuudsen expedition is that Alaska has resulted in the opening dangerous stretches of water in Arctic icepack, causing heavy fogs.
ANTI-RHEUMATIC SERUM.
DISCOVERY BY NEW YORK
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
the scored 18. For Yorkshire, Kilner in the
| second innings took 6 for 92.
for a
With international commercial win- petit.on so keen, it is most urgent for our Government to take incasures to get Lord Selborne, speaking at a meeting at rid of anti-Japanese movements fund-Oxford on May 1ith in aid of distressed N.CO's grew to one of 250 officers and 1,000 mentally, and to restore normal indi- loyalista. in "Southern Ireland, aid other ranks during the war was told by
tion Colonel Sir Charles F. Close as the Man obligation It is therefore desired that the that this country, haul an with Ching on the following terms: Government should immediately negotiate of honour towards those unfortunate chester Luncheon Club Sir Charles, fur people. He doubted very much whether eleven years Diretor General of Ordnance more cruel suffering had occurred
Survey, was speaking of the work of his de- The Ordnance Survey, ho said, was always. ignore to principle of the Sino-Japanese for no other reason than that they commercial treaties and fiolate inter loyalty to the King was compatible with looked upon as available, with all its antional friendship. Therefore a strong.
Irish patriotism, and because in the resources,
war
grent
it had War, and Essex beat Somerset at Colchester by five protest should be lodged with the Chincar they had fought against England's enemies. When war broke out maps
always been kept on military footing. Governincat and a demand that the and in many cases because they were
of North-eastern wickets. For Essex, Douglas took 5 for 60 Chinese fiovernment shall take full Protestaats. Who had done these things1 France and Belgium, which had been print- responsibility for checking such move There were three main streams of this actioned at the Survey, were ready. тара of France based on the well-known I to which intermingled, and no one could
map of the General Stad-a 2-Au inquiry should be made as to the exactly where one began and the other ended, 80,040 French
poor map indeed, but the maps of Belgium were excellent, and we owed Belgium severance of economic rolations with who thought the destruction of Japan and the boyestt of Japanes gods Irish was to make her free; there were people a great deal for its help in the matter. We and the strict punishment of those re-ideas, and whose first object was the de- Staffs of all the armie
were clearly imbued with Bolshevist got their original plates and drawings im- mediately the war broke out. The Generat sponsible should be demanded.
straction of anything that could not be thinking
were mistaken in to be a war of 3--The vere punishment of péroulabelled proletara out for plunder. Hemocenvre, and when the huge armica be-
was going who have influenced or instigatoil, or looters and those who have engaged in, the boycott pleaded that the claims of their suffer-
came practically immoble The change the use of large- with a view to further their own business ing friends in Ireland upon their syn- interests should be demanded.
pathy should cotne before those of any foreigners in distress.
and & for £0.
Kent defented Bristol at Tonbridge by forty-eight,
NEW YORK, June 10th. The New York University Medical Col. lege atinounces the discovery of a juvees Warwick at Bristol beat Gloucestershire fu anti-rheumatic serum, consisting of by two wickets. For Warwick, Howell the Streptococcus Viridine.
took 5 for 57 and 7 for 95. For Gloster PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT | Dipper in the second innings wored 87, Breuer, the commercial manager, and Herr Rosenbaum. the technical manager BRITISH SCHOONER FORFEITED. of the Nordstern mine at Hertzogenrath.
Hampshire beat Ulanorgan at South Breuer received two months imprison- ment and a fino of eleven milliard marks
ampton by ten wickets. The Hantsman,
NEW YORK, June 18th. The United States Circuit Court of
not out.
and Roscubaum was sentenced to a Appeal has ennfirmed the forfeiture of Mead, in the first innings compiled 162. month's imprisonment and a fine of fifty the British schooner Henry L. Marshall, million marks. Both were convicted of wling coal armarked for reparations, ad of permitting the removal of coke wd by the Authorities. The Rhineland High Commission has decided that they will be expelled after serving their sen-
roma
BARLIER CABLES.
BEGINNING. OF A HUNGER
'BLOCKADE."
the first alleged rum-runner, which was seized outside the three-mile limit in August, 11. The Court found that the schooner unloaded without a permit and did not produce a mauifest" within a month of reaching the coast.
RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY. EXTENDED TO OTHER SOVIET REPUBLICS.
"
:
BERLIN, June 19th. PARIS, Juni 19th." The Reichstag has adopted a Bill ex According to the Petit Paristen, the tending the Russo-German treaty conclud French Authorities have prohibited the
ed at Kapallo last year to the Soviet Re transport of coke within the Ruhr, and Publics of Ukraine, White Russia, Geor have assumed direct control of all the Azerbaijan, Armonia and the Fer
East, railways in the Buhr. This means the cutting off of the iron works and other SHELL COMPANYS PROFITS Industries from-coke suppliva, making the continuance of passive resistance more
LONDON, June 19th. difficult.
year were
Gomar beat Lyceli, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5. Wheat- lay beat Flaquer, 0-6, 4-6, 6-1, 11-8,
Spain meets Holland in the European semi-nal,
ments.
originat n of the resolutions for the The three were the fanatic Be
who
and, lastly, there were
ACTIONS CONDOKED.
Henle
The
maps was involved an enormous amount of printing.
The work at the front could not have been 4-The dissolution of any public bodies
undertaken without the very close alliance or guilds specially organized to boycott
which existed between the surveyor and the DAVIS CUP CONTEST.
Japanese goods and prohibition of the
airman, development that was little organization and holding of such meetings
unseen at the beginning. The organisation LONDON, June 19th. should be.dermuted.
In conclusion, the document says that which went out to France in 1914 consisted of At Manchester, in the second round of 5-The strict punishment of perbus in the present anti-Japanese movement
General Staff officer, an officer at the base, the Davis Cup contest, Spain defeated obstructing the dealing in, or transport the Chinese Chambers of Commerce, and and three N.CO.'s, and at the end of the England, winning three out of the Gestion of, Japanese goody should be guilds and other public bodies, as well 4,000 other ranks.
wer Mapa G.HQ. Bad 200 officers and four matches.
demanded.
ne this Japanese Relations Society are could hardly be coped with. He remem- Even so the work 6-The Japanese Government should leading a movement to wover rconomic bered sending a consignment of maps from demand that newspapers or handbills relations with Japan, which clearly ignorea Southampton to Havre, where an officer instigating an anti-Japanese boyentt and the friendly relations between the two met the conducting officer to take over." those distributing them should be strictly countries. The fact that the Chinese Are you the man with the maps," he asked. dealt with, according to law.
authorities responsible for the mainten- "Well,
Bivo GOLF AT GLENEAGLES.
-The Japasteso Government should noce of peace and order have not taken in my them to me and Til pnt thera That consigumant. Bir again tako strong measures to make clear steps to prevent such illegal oreover, ter.) They turned out 20,000 mapa a day at Charles and, weighed two tona. - (Laugh- to the Chinees Government their misson-doubt na" to their sincerity. Moreover, LONDON, June 19th.
captiou of the retrocession of Port there are cases where it appears that the toca of pressure, and the total number of The leaders in the first round of the Arthur and Dairen and the abrogation Chinese authorities have condoned such maps printed for military purposes was qualifying competition at Gleneagles, for of the 21, Donnnds, which are the cause ifirgul acts. Frankly, there is uvidence, to 39 millions. It was DeceStory to
to replace the thousand guises tournament, are of the prosent movement, and should de how that the Chinese authorities are some of the men of military ago by women and two others, and Havers 74. Braid issue Kirkwood 71, Ray, the American Barnes, mand that the Chinese Government should using such acts as parts of their plans who did
the
work most admirably. One of the women wrote proclamation that the anti- and acts of international discourtesy to come any longer, at she had been
say and Duncan took 70 and 77. Abe Mit Japanese movements aro illegal sete, which Japan cannot bear in silence.10.0
married chell, last year's winner. is not playing" violating treaty obligations.
Therefore, the Chinese Government should unexpectedly position to compel the carrying out of and damage sustained by Japanese in of a 8-As the Peking Government is not in be held entirely responsible for the lose (laughter.) On the west font they
hind
savore titles on the
town and
number
in the ite orders by local officials, the Japanese China from the anti-Japanese movement, corner, by which the was general Government should instruct Japanese Il affairs are left as at present there will ty known. Bome primitive tribes did consuls in Ching to watch the situation be the danger of repetition of the anti- not limit themselves to such baki staty. and negotiate with local Chinese officials Japanese movements in futuro.
ments in their maps. In the Sudan cala- for the strict control of any anti-Japanese In view of the general situation and aign of 1685 a map was captured bearing movement.
the inscription: This is the fort of the the enemies of God, the liars. "Gud
The French and Belgians The Shell repart for 1/2 shows a net hitherto have controlled only the periprofit of £4.033,000. The total dividend BECKETTS INJURED HAND. pheral railways, not the lines connecting amounts to 22 per cent. There is carrie the chief towns in the middle Ruhr, for forward £2.020,000. The respective instance the Essen-Dortmund line, which figures in the previous are the chief channels for distribution of £5,487,000, 27 per cent, and £2,070,000. supplies by trains formerly used by the The financial position is as strong na ever, Germans..
and the dividend is considered satisfactory in view of the world-wide fall in values,"
DUTCH INDIES LOAN,
A Berlin telegram states that a semi official message from Essen describes the foregoing mearares na "the beginning of a hunger blockade" and declares that no milk has reached Essen. Provisions aro- being sent to the large towns by means of motor-lorries.
LONDON, June 19th.
The Dutch Indies logr was over sub- scribed, and the lists were closed at 12.30.
LONDON, June 19th. Sir Herbet Barker operated on Beckett this evening. Subaquently interviewed, he said Beckett's hand should be well in two or three days. If it were not import, ant that Beckett should fulff his engage ment with Carpentier on July 4th, he would advise only gentle exercise for the next few weeks, but Beckett would run no risk by beginning his training shortly and fulfilling the coragemant.
|
to
A
she was not able-
that morning.
| Japan's position in China, this situation dels (Laughter.) The Survey
Cur
LADO
The communication here quote, actual can be tolerated no longer and the Cham- instances of "illegal acts" ja connexion ber of Commerce earnestly requests the trying to get away from the old offleis with the so-called severance of economie Japanese Government to obtain satisfac- colours, and perhaps they Lad relations with Japan," which have tion for Japano merchants on the above too far on the pictorial aide, but, personally, gone a little occurred in Shanghai.
mentioned points as speedily ac posible. be would like to make the outside attrac (Continged al foot of wezt column.) Reuter,
tire, because it helped to sell them.
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