CABLES.
{THROUGH KEPPAR'S ADESUT.]:
EARLIER CABLESM
EMPIRE "AIR SERVICES,
BURNET SCHEME REJECTED;
GOVERNMENT'S NEW PROGRAMME
Lostos. May tribe
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, 1924
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GERMANY.
TROTSKY CAUGHT TAFFING."
R104, May 14th
Tu a speech at Moscow Trotsky said "We were caught napping last Autumn when. Ly under-estimating the strength In the Hmise-of Commons Mr. Mac of the German Communiste, we let our there slip Donald announced that the Clercrement opportunity of ̃a revolution had rejected the Airship Guarantee Com- | from us.”
for an Imperial Service of
pany's
and monly known as the Burney
Scheine, because it would create a virtual monopoly and contain features objection- able on financial and technical grounds.
The Government, nevertheles were of Copinion that it was essential to carry out
* soon as possible a constructive pro gramme of airship development, and pro- posed to authorise, the Air Ministry ta' initiate forthwith a comprehensive pro gramme for lighter than air research. and experiment, including full-scale ex- periments with the existing airship, and undertake the construction of a new air.
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JAPANESE LANDING PLACES CON- SIDERED VENSATISFACTORY
Tokyo, May larh,
MEN OF THE HOUR.
THE ARCHBISHOP COF SANKCANTERBURY.
"AN" ANNIVERSARY ŠIŲ DY.
A
BY THE KEL OF BIRKENHEAD," IN THE
SUNDAY US
The Right Honourable and Mont He verend Randall Thomas Davidson who
AMERICA'S GIANT
ZEPPELIN.
FINAL PREPARATIONS IN GERMANY.
are able to be determined by sudden chaños, stilk prore must another feel its whow.tenire lasts for life, anal
Only with life, as a rule, have our Arch. bishops been content to
to surrender te charges
to Thera
then, to adjudge thi achievement of an individual length of Final preparations ware progressing last teanro may prove to be an outstanding month at Friedrichshafen for the Trans his two predecessors combined. It exons States an account of reparations. If the Canterbury Factor Archbishop Davidson's tune atatlantic Hight of the giant Zeppelin which ha lastal longer than that off Germany has to deliver to the United
ém
WRE seventysix on April 7th was Father in law at preceptor that of his trial is successful the American Govern- Enthroned some twenty bad years ago better in law and preceptor....
|mont"intends to use it for postal and- The bodies, the method: anif Archbishop of Canorhary He has.
bank-regarded as the typical
xnctimo
pirations market-transport purposes, though a small
Comdr. Broome who has arrived from Scatman of capacity;
a theological Finlayed number of passengers will also be taken
Hakodate, where the Thiepval arrived Firesday interviewed, declared he was pessimistic regarding the success of the
It is evident, of course, that such recent
Aston d'Estournelies de Construtis world fights in the neighbourhood of the Primate of All England
was born": ingonant records" af experiences with one hundred airships în
dead
PARIS, May 14th.
(Baron de Constant was a well known French politician anda member of the Senate, and has passed away at the age
of 72.
EARLIER BABIES; ROYALTY AT WEMBLEY. HONGKONG SECTION VISITED,
Kunles unless the selected landing place was changed.
It is certainly true, that the present
on institutions and, in the manner which Draiociations do
er Haldane, who descends upon English
each trip Every posible precaution is which I have already dwelt against such disasters as those to which Jebron so much resented, catre che heredity upon hot ass the acquired being taken to make the ship, proof of Canterbury lives in 30 many of its predecessors have fallen fore him.
is still a great princ prey, but the Germans declare that after Edinburgh on April ih, 18483 The tradenturies long past surround him under the war they are very confident of cons-
Therefore
of this cautious race are of Becket. He reaches out to Anselm, to The chief problem to be solved was the
Laud's roof-trew and beneath the Crown plete success undoutedly inherent in his mental
equip
Craumor to Whitgift, to Sancroft, and nature of the gas with which the vast hull ment.
But environment of him & representative Englishman. tory of the English Church. He is fani belium which is quits finert, and conse at many other naires revered in the hi is to be filled. The ideal gas would be It is not a Brure of speech to say line with vicissitudes
is a clearing bouse
and glories Lambeth Palace that it is both of ideas and of movements The purposes of this article is to examine some features of a high. ecclenastic But it'
weary ones for all to insist that be hind the ecclesiastic thero existe-nude ought to exist, one who is alike a politi
in and statesman.
It would be misleading and unreason able to attempt to place any politient Label upon the lawn-clothed shoulders of the Primate. It is neither necessary por practical man who bas atinined to te highest position in the Established Church of England. Beyond this point in dril ing with an Archbishop some decent scope must be afforded in reticence.
KNORMOUS LYSET.
Bettobu, Kashiwabars, and Hitokappu Bay
were all unsatisfactory, because they were exposed and dangeroua.
Comdr Broome, who has thoroughly explored these regions, proposes suggest ng to the Japanese authorities other "The Majesties with their Rumanian spots which he selected, and also the in Majesties privately visited the Wembley sertion of Fort Rushiro as an inter
LONDON, May 14th.
And he must live familiarly, too, with diequently free from all danger of explosion. scusions, ruptures and cleavages As bowever, for parcels and mails, it is
Ther
is no sign that the perplexides quite essential that transport should he to which the Archbishop of Canturbury commercially profitable helium would be icà dear. On cách voyage of this length. is constantly exposed have diminishel in recent years: but I have great: in his ability
Ha learned his work in a great school. With out the appearance of agility he is very agile and with the appearance of adroit ass, he is very adroit. He bas some difficulties, reminded me of a very
surmount them a large quantity of gas invariably escapes,
'On
ahilp with a capacity of five million cubiel Exhibition, and were cheered by thou-mediate landing place between Minato fair to analyse his politics. He is a very times, when in a series of paren- ready. But two compartments at bath
fest; also the construction of terminal and sands It was glorious weather. intermediate bases overseas to cauble these. They first visited the Indian pavilion, zwo ship safely to operate between Eng- land and India. Simultaneously the Air Ministry will give the Airship Guarantes construct a second ship for commercial purposes
then the Burma, Cylon and Hongkong sections, They inspected the Chinese res taurant, and were most interested in the
and Hitokappu Bay.
MACLAREN HELD UP AT ALLAHABAD.
“ALLAHABAD, May 15th. Major Maclaren was unable to restart
but whereas with coal gas the cost of gas loss is only about £800 per voyage, heliam would cost many thousands of pounds and render the whole trip too expensive this voyage therefore coal gas must he used, as no cheaper substitute is yet fiod chamois leaping with precision fran ends of the ship will be filled with helium Crag
ag to era which ho gave to the Churco these being the section ang struck by usually involved as Dean of Windsor, as Bishop of Roches lightning during storm discharges in the ter and afterwards of Winchester all apper strata of the atmosphere. equipped a manysided character, and (so be went to Canterbury armed with an ditions of men.
Company the first offer of a contract to spinning They accepted gifts, the to-day owing to the presence of water an dorinous asset to one called u to sunl, Enowledge of all sorts-and con
THE OVERSEAS BASES,
The contract would include a eltuse per. anitting the constructors to repurchase the ship from the Air. Ministry at a re duced figure on the completion of saris 'factory_frials, provided it be
in operated contretien an approved Briti
com-
with an mercial airship service, and be available
The
existing
Quem of "Rumania a black and white shawl, Queen Mary a jade pendant, King George a silver model of a temple, and the King of Rumania a silver model of a Mmpot./
KING OF RUMANIA LEAVES.
LONDON, May 45th. The King of Rumania left for Bukharest
for we by the hit stations at Card-this morning. from Victoria where he was. ington und Pucham
would remain State | seen off hy King George, the Prince of property, instead of passing into privato Wales, the Duke of York, Prince Henry, hands, while the awardship of a new base and the Duke of Connaught... overseas would be abo vested in the State. The Queen of Rumania is remaining
A three year programme would only be in England for another fortnight. anthorised in the first
It i instance. IN C timntal that the net expenditure an
three would not exceed twelve hundred. years thousand pounds. A supplementary extim- ate in this connection will shortly be sub mitted to the House.
EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY": SEVERAL VILLAGES DESTROYED.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 14th.
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
Mr. MacDonald in reply to a question refused to state where the overseas base the region of Erzerum. Several villages A violent earthquake has occurred in for airships would be situated, as it was not in the public interest,
have been destroyed, there being about fifty victims, and the railway has been BRITISH HOUSING SCHEME.
damaged.
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES.
LONDON." May 14th.. An important item in the Government's housing policy is contained in a Mipi try of Health circular to the local authori ties announcing that an agreement has berg reaclic! at the recent housing con- ference, providing for a subsidy of £13 10s. Sanually for each house, over a period
-
forty years, the Government providing two-thirds and the local authorities, the remaining third.”
The circular also stipulates that rentals shall be equal to the pre-war rates...
BRITISHI M.P. UNSEATED. ELECTION AGENT'S FRAUD.
LONDON, May 14th.
In the election petition against Mr Frank Gray (City of Oxford) the Judges found Mr. Gray's election agent, Mr. Johnstone, guilty of fraud and perjury. Afr Gray himself had done much that was foolish and reprehensible, but not surmps or dishonest and he should be. oncurably acquitted: 3r Johnstone- and others were granted certificates of indemnity under the Corrupt Practices Act
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
PROBLEMS
-CRITICISM OF PORT, FACILITIES.
COSTLY RAT HUNTING
LONDON, May 14th
HOME CRICKET.
"NOTTS 5. SOUTH AFRICA,
At Nottingham, in the match between Notts and South Africa, the weather was fine and the wicker good, Six thousand attended.
The South Africans made 188, Nourses scoring 32 Barratt took 5 for 59.
Notis compiled 33 for 5.
DAVIS CUP TENNIS
DRITAIN BEATS BELGIUM
LONDON, May 14th.
At Torquay in the Davis Cup contes Washer beat King cote, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, -
Britain however beat Belgium by 3 to matches in the first round of the Davi Cup Gilbert beating Watson, 6, 6-3, 6-1,
AMERICAN BASEBALL.
WASHINGTON, May 14th.
AMERICAN, LEAGUE,
"New York, 1; St. Louis, 11.
Boston 12 Chicago, 0 Philadelphia, 5; Detriot, 4. Washington, 2; Cleveland, 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago, 4; New York, 6. St. Louis, 3; Brooklyn. 4. Cincinnatti, 2; Boston, 8.
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in his petrol.
He hopes to leave for Calcutta to
morrow,
JAPANESE IN AMERICA.
EXCLUSION PLANS SEARE MATERIALIZATION.
WASHINGTON, May 14th
President Collidge summoned
the
This practical turn of mind has been deal with affairs dependent on principles which are not of universal acceptados. There are in this connection chaves, which the vigilance of an active and genious mind has kept from death. My own cpinion bas not been
concealed that some of these crises were hardly worth preser
Archbishop for
Falways
found himself in an extremely dubcult dialectical situation whenever
he
· BOBER. SENSE.
A constant but manly and independent association with the Court has, perhaps, added a little to the mundanity with out in the slightest degte sapping the spiritually of his mind. Indeed a very real
simplicity has been the ruling feature off his fed this same quitantem and has
sermons are packed with sober sense, His has been called upon to define his position Their embellishments are drawn from the upon the present law of divorce has least recondite of poets and philosophers indeed, even against episcopal opposition.
yet, dnpretentious as he is, he has veered more than once in this finely balanced way toward
Produce
magnum on For thy long NO, and series of Beports on the Lambeth Confer -He ha again. in 14 own Rences shows the impress of his hand fashion, attempted to surmount throughoab, bearing witness to an outlook
CADEN, LUXURIES,
The total length of the new Zeppelin is 600 feet; the hull is divided into thir teen compartments containing 70,000 subie metres of gas. Passengers, post, and cargo together may weigh up to 41, foes, There are nine motors, each of 400 horse power. The vessel will be navigated from the foremost chamber besides this there are three cabins for officers, one lining twenty passengers five large rooms, are room, and eight rooms for the crew. For fitted with every modern hotel luxury and convenience, including running hot and. cold water and toilet rooms, and the whole can be converted into night sleeping ruonis. The kitchen, in which there will be cooking by electricity, is completely lined with aluminiuín.
The Zeppelin is exported to attain an
leaders of the House of Representative difficulties. He has hazarde! upon Church first one sane, spiritu average velocity of 110 kilometres at
| file which involved.
and coherent tester is a vitort/east, so that with favourable weather it bax Estill
compromise and sug-
The Archbishop of Dicty cannot
From
ber:
om Lambeth to Westuinst
man in the world to
It appears that strong opposition has govern, without de But he cannot oratory. But he is an the gift of
any change.
of
predecessors
more
showy
ressci
other fetishes it claims a regular toll of victims. One of the soundest medical
the White House to-day and again gested risk. But in this field presented the administration's view that him for not going further. And the the House of Lords than the Archbishop shortened to two and a half. The first far to go. Yet na-fair crise can blame journey. No figure is more familiar in is hoped to complete the journey in four to five days, which later on will be The attendane of Bishopa in the Chimtrip is planned to start at the begining be postponed pending the conclusion of the matter of Japanese exclusion should on has been already indicated.
discharge -bis functions
if he be the whole diminished. But
Archbishop is seldom mising from his of May, but in the interval many trial merely a
a great moralist and a great" ""risat diplomatic negotiations. Mr. Hughes He can, indeed. if he be also a man of place when any of these subjects fills tripa in Germany will be made to ensure voiced the anxiety of the administration
imagination, exercise a far-reaching infin under discrasional, moral, or religi that the whole apparatus and machinery pce over that cosmopolitan body of the intermuch the Church of England is function perfectly hefore the
would be the last Trans-Atlantic adventure begins, in this matter.
ological thought which men call the Church of England.
Flucid his historic always master of his facts. He is trast unless F) has
ngulus for compro careful to injure in his cabpy presenta THE FETISH OF EXERCISE. DAIN......
On the whole, I am of opinion, attempt. And he is more influential in the House Europeans in the Far East and len
tion no single cause of which he is truster.
Exercise is a positive fetish with many ing to measure the history of the Church of England and of its hierarchy in the who have been
of Lords, than some lad half-century, that the present Arch bishop of Canterbury has gathered new
giftn power in meent years. In his tenure of tical shrewdness by which he is markedstitutionally adverse to making dogurati I have already izid stress upon the pre-meo in the Straits, a man who is cou
its problems, its
matters, indeed, in relation to the statements, told us years ago that far divisions, and its Church sorrows; and with the growth of all these caused him grave he himself, too, has risen in stafura
things which are shake There are indulging in too much exercise than erCKS Christianity is a redial religion. Thera exists, then, andy. And suca a remedy, in a world in which direct OF Divine interposition is no longer plainly of his Holiness the observable, mu
mu Erv expounded by a man. Understanding is
what exactly strength unto him that hath it. And so nad an analytical examination of the and in huge doses. The person who sits
nay
observe in the carter of the Arch British Sabbath to illustrate ever one Sanday has a long swim in the sea. in an office, all the week and then on It has decided to establish a China bishop how the faith and the fervour of local effect of the shock. And, after all, followed by a couple of rounds of golf
an "apostle, however prbane, have been the point of real importance is,
what has Open Amateur Golf Championship, to be developed (perhaps with some slight in-
fibre of been done for stabilisation and for the in the morning and three hard sets of ncrease in sophistication) into the f
of decay by him who sonuch:
been capressed towards the Immigration Bill, as reported by the conference committee. It is generally expected to be passed by both Houses in the present form and handed to Mr. Coolidge for his signature by the end of the week.
GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP OF CHIEA.
OPEN "- AMATEUR COMPETITION:
SHANGHAI, May 15th.
office the world has immensely multiplied Many must in his tenure of office have more people were killed out here through
wellspring of
this
If I did not died through not taking enough, and we know this for mywlf. I could learn it are constantly getting illustrations of the Bishop of Durban the truth of his remark. Exercise in nothing moderation is certainly good for almost
at
MA ITO al
treaties to everyone, hit it needs to be taken re-"
would take a
has been shaken
to gularly and mildly, not spasmodically
played at Shanghai annually in October a statesman. And I like to think that Fredponsibility's day carries tenis in the evening, is so ass, All ho
thi
spoka couple of rounds of golf or the tennis and development had its source in Hackpaved enough 12 he phrase is requires and all he should take is " work of
of mergetic youth. And bom even of himself g h at a time of almost a
cti the side
of the rubber of Bridge--Straits Echo. in this brief commentary, 1 to
forskere gloom. E nevertheless reppen almoment to days now very remote,
Record ny
A Shanghai resident has presented fa“
Besides Shanghai, sixteen Clubs have so far been invited to enter, including Hongkong, Peking. Hankow, Japan and Manila
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OIL AND TEA-POT_DOMES.
U.S.,INQUIRY OLOSED.
A new word, deratisation, was men. tioned at the resumption of the Inter national Shipping conference. It was
WasHixcion, May 15th explained as the fumigation of ships every six months with the object of The Senate oil committee lian tenta kuling rats. The discussion showed tively closed the so-called "teapot dome".
Walsh, shipowners, often working out at fifty The Chairman, Jr,
PROBABLE RESUMPTION:
Tokyo, Mar 15th.
This morning's Prese predicts the possible reopening of the formal Russo-
here
as
It is nearly fifty years since Randall relieved
conviction that Davidson received his first Office in the this Church His youthful committed to
"
4
whatever
fundamental
ere may happen to
But the Keeper of those Gates of Tam- ndbeth, which are never closed, softens the
side. There Log
we, not try t
Halways been prepared for great challenge in its modern expression by fing way so to speak, caught young Trinity Primate with College gave him his training, as far as I can contemporaries Confidently assuming that Churches, however wide the drifts of Oxford, following upon Harrow, lite vision and dexterity. In ing them wider ops than ever. He the qualities the Archbishop exceeds his works for a larger Re-union. He sees that the real enemies are not those of the learn, without either special effort from
nere exists a general
With th be has ntade his separation may seem to gape. The And since in dealing with apccial care to strengthen the system
1 is guar-
the teachers or starting "response" from aims of the Chugreement ture-may be domed to fail, büt it wad the institutions, we cannot ignore which the presence of that Chura generous, bold, and spiritualinens Pe Feither recalling intion,
while
Or
anteed
ancient
hamlet whilst David averer samt hla eyes to abuses, the Church of England prospered dur worth
the land
And how it will certainly be asked, has ton was little more than boy narrow though he would point out that many ing this long and bass might. We are
ave.
person of Charles Longleg of them are forraer headmaster to the Primatial Sec largely governed by the dead hand Ed where tacir jurisdictions derided; the
inseparable from a holy still told that Charches are failing ewry Archbishop Longley was followed at bas done much to clennan Augena stable sanctions despised. And it is freely Canterbury by Archibald Campbeli Tait. He has welcomed every movement which alged that the Church of England Har
Longley's-h
kurornor cast a favourable
that deratisation was unpopular with hearing hele kantated that | pounds sterling per rat. It was asserted there would be no more hearings held Japanese negotiations in the near future Within three Star of Davidson's ordina travelled the right rod as he saw it. He deteriorated with the rest. its compre that the cost on one ship was £167 to unless the courts compelled the oil and understands that the Foreign Offiion to the curacy of Dartford. in Kent has known when to stealy, when to pack makes it suspect in one quar- has instructed Yoshizawa in regard to Archbishops are Viry pleasant to young of Tait, he helped to settle them all within and videod, to reckon to-day with elen in his diction. The smits of on a tendency or a mead, as for the controversies whina disturbed the nexes crates.
ARCHBISHOPTAIN THE WORK GOES ON.
kill one rat. A committee was appoint magnate, Mr. Harry Sinclair, to answer red to consider.
r the whole question of questions before the committee, sanitation.
The conference passed a resolution. urging the abolition of policies or nets of flag discrimination which impeded a free flow of internationa. commerce.
The discussion of port facilities was chiefly concerned with delays in British
IN THE FAMILY.
NEW LEADER OF TAMMANY HALL
NEW YORK, May 15th.
Karakhan's recent note concerning the status of the powers of the Russian and Japanese representatives,
ports, and ended in the adoption of a Mr. James A. Foley has been elected resolution urging the maritime nations leader of Tammany Hall, in succession to do their utmost to secure seaports to the late Charles F. Murphy, his keeping paos with the modern require father-in-law, aments of; tradec
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
THE COLONIAL RETURNS.
Paris, May 14th Offcial checking has revealed a miscount în one of the Seine constituencies, with tha result that a communiit has been re turned instead of a Polearist
*** "Beren out of ten. Colonial returns have now been received, and compring thres Radical Socialiste, two Republican Socia
lists, one Loft Republican and one non-party-delegate, thus slightly incrras ing the left majority.
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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
WITHDRAWS:
LEXINGTON, Kusrutky, May 14the Sonator Underwood has withdrawn his. candidature for the Democratic homina. tion in the Presidential election, “' in the interest of party, sucores,"
JAPAN APPROVES LAUSANNE STREATY
Tonyo, May 15th.
35775
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character
itsuurepresentative" attacked in another, 212 is smiled from
without Weshare
bat
Pro
any or all of the Churches Arch hop hit formed the view of And now he is faced with recrude
lectual for the betterment of marita Davidson that be was both sagacious and ceneca not wholly dissimilar. Conspicu kind We grope in matters angled or sensiblen opinion which the world has ously composed, he is bewildered neither secular through a maze of doubts: What wince confirmed. And so in 18. the by agitation over Rikiyu nor by the wor any what does the Archbishop with young curata left Dartford for Lambethes of. Malinas. All comes to him as part Palace
of an ever-shifting challenge. And ever Kingsley ha commends the doing of the The Breretary of 15
He passed through con breame fami where, all the time, the work of the pastort.
with unfur liar (though vicariously) with every, fold ate goes on. The homy episcopate in buch ried
life of that mantle which he now so decently provinces has recized, almost to a ma a trial, and he acts, and expects others becomes. He had indeed many a mile ta evidence
Church overseas, hardly a day tried. If ever he came near to coining
but seeing a taissionary and
10 phanss it was when he
said of our Fug lish Collects that they were struck from
that is nearre He storms
Be
The Privy Council has approved the 50 before he was actually to wear it. And for to his fatherly solicitudes to act, as though men should endure beze
Lausanne Treaty for ratification by the Prince Regent,
MULBERRY CROP - DAMAGED...
TOTEO, May 15th
without
mush ance seemed extremely remote. But his destiny was none the less preordained,
at many stages of his carter the prospect their way under
As we take nye of this kindly vis
may courteous, and conscientious Boutchman
Grecall a sentence of
als wey's Postbay Lol the soul of earnest men as fire from tint an
And the mantle of the Archbishop of Can the largest in England conference up terbury as, after all, more than a symbol. The Archbishop recent
•Heredity of any typo pormal or ahnore in my judgment, it will prove calle atter John 7-perhapsima Awes
the subject of Reunion, fruitless as
mak is of interest, avey to the domestic tion to still another far-Bunk disordate The test of the
borer. This is a small
16. after all, a larger thing her and throws an dity which same: few men nequire
be th of a people as
spolommen, and in the actions.
Severe lato front at Fukushima and few may live greatly because of it.ality Interesting light upon the to be found in the utterance of thos
According to Mr. Mcadoo's managers other prefectures has seriously damaged this means that the whole Kentucky dele the mulberry plant plaustion crop. The galion, will support, Mr., McAdoo at the coming Democratic national convention.
wap cum
loss is estimated at seventy per cent.
These
very cagations of course aliyenu betterto of those whom it shooses to be its chicle. who You will the This aphoria may be applied to the work plainly laying its roots, in our the supremo pretensions, or if thou springing from national, not family, forgets that his own status in Carin. Randall Davidson and to the ang national history involves a broader concep pret claim of the Latin Church. He Church of England with equal honour to
tendom is itself a challenga cheredity, ofiers of the 6trite are con-
foundation of which he is at open gaide, scious of this view, whose terms of office Continued as foot of next column). and custodian.
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