NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
NOTIS
TOTIDE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the af REGISTER OF MEMBERS HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED. will be OLOSED from SATURDAY, 14TH FEB BUARY to FRIDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1925, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary. Hongkong, 4th February, 1925,
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NOTICE. AFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1st, 1925, I
E have taken up the Agency of the
COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COM- PANY PORTLAND, OREGON, in the Port of Hongkong and all Forts within its jurisdiction
Up to and including February 5th, my"Ad- dreas will be care AHNHOLD & CO., LTD. THEREAFTER the Offices of the COLUM BIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY and the OREGON ORIENTAL LINE will be No. 28, BANK OF CANTON BUILDING.
EW. LATIE
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A.
Agent,
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 1925
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE DISPOSAL. THE TWO MANUAL PEDAL PIPE ORGAN built by Messrs. FogSTER & ANDREWS OF HOLL, as it now stands in Tax
Orchard Chenen,
Boad PARSBYTERIAN
SINGAPORE
Full particulars. Specification, etc, can be obtained from Mx. W. J. GAROTA, SIMBATORE.
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TO BE LET. NOR 7 Meaths from APRILTAST, No. 30, FOR 7 SHEO BUNGALOW. Modera Sanitation..
Apply-
T. E. PEARCE, Jous D. Harcos & Co.
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ST. PAUL'S CATHEDBAL RESTORA. TION FUND (OLD ST. PAUL'S)
PATRON
HE. Sta REGINALD EDWARD STUBBS, KOMG.
AT THE
THEATRE ROYAE.
AT 9 PM.
TULLARS ourront is this Colony, for
TENDERS for SPECLE and MEXICAN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, Telegraphia Transfer, on the Lords Commis doners of His Majesty's Treasury, London,
be to and for the sum of £40,000, will
by TREASURY HEST
ADTANCE BOOKING Opens at MEARS
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INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16Ty, 170, 38ru and 2187. UCKETS of Admission to the Public KELLY & WALSH or at the Gate. Price-$300 ..per day.
OFFICER COMMAND PAY BE DERSON'S on FEBRUARY 2N-
II O'CLOCK, on the 4T EEBRUARY, 1925. The Tenders to state the total amount (in Pounds sterling), No Telegraphie Transfer will be made for loss than £100.
The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in Bealed addressed to the TREASURY CHEST COMMAND PAY OFFICE "TENDERS FOR GOVERN
Covert,
and MENT
to accept or reject any or all of the is reserved. Copies of Forma of Tender can be had on application.
III.
ing to FEBRUARY 7.
PUBLIC BOOKING Opens on MONDAY, 18STANT.
ADVANCE TICKETs are obtainable at Mass ANDERSON'S at $4.00 Each.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN AND MANCHUSIAN LINE.
FROM NEW YORK:
THE Stams OF CHESTER
Consignees of Cargo by ss. "CITY OF CEESTER are hereby notified that their
Params tendering for (Bills) are hereby haring regard to the provisions of Notified Note 23 George III, Cap. 45 and 41, George
Cap. 53,
the acceptanes of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons
be admitted to any share or part in or to Cargo has been transhipped at Manils into beneßt to arise from the Contract thereby..SUISANG" and is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardona made for the allotment of suck (Bills),"
"The provisions in
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Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform $1.00 per One Admitted without ■ Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers, 1507)
NOTICE
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18TH, AND 91st,
FEMBERS Dalges of Admission trò how realy and may be obtained by those Members, who have not already received them, from Hesers, LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandra Buildings.
C. B. BROWNS Secretary, 1808]
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NOTICE.
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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18TH, AND 21ST.
HE Stewards request the pleasure of the presence of the Ladies at the Races. Hongkong, February Bad, 1925.
NOTICE.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1995. FEBRUARY 16TH, 1T, 18TH, AND 21st,
INTIMATIONS
WATSON'S
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WHISKY
Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended in SCOTLAND.
A Skilful blend of the finest matured Highland Whiskies. A happy result of ex- of long years perience in distilling and with a fine blending; flavour that cannot fail to assure appreciation from the most discriminating palate.
Before leaving her home in Namhong Street, Kowloon, for a short visit to Canton, n' Chinese woman recently hid her family's savings, ($300), in a hole' in the wall On her return she dis covered that the money had been stolen.
A return of notifiable diseases in the
regarded as favourable to a recovery in trade, and that in itself is an excellent ground for the optimism that prevails, The real problem still is, as one of the Loudon papers pertinently remarks, how to manufacture cheaply enough to sell
Among the latest cases of dog bites British goods abroadWe must find Bue £30,000,000 a month to pay for food are those of Mr. Tully, of the A.P.Q. at Shamshuipe, who was bitten by the dog af and another £30,000,000 a month to pay
British colleague. and Mr. J. Ackbar, That can only be who was attacked by a dog belonging for raw materials, done by increasing our exports; and we to a Chinese woman of Morrison Hill cannat increase our exports if our foreign Gap Road..
Archdeacon Moule is passing through competitors manufacture as cheaply" as ourselves, or actually produce at a lower Hongkong this week on the forea. Ha price." This is a conclusion that cannos preached his farewell sermon in Chian be denied. The outlook for the British at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, manufacturer is expected distinctly to last Sunday. With Ms. Moule. He is improve if the Government's new, men-going Home for good, after 37 years'
devoted missionary work in China. sure for safeguarding British industries: is applied "resolutely and skilfully. An unemployed Chinese acaman was While this may not increase exports it yesterday remanded for a week by Mr. E W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy would undoubtedly have the effect of
on charges of being a returned banisheo reducing unemployment. Nevertheless, and of receiving a revolver and ammuni it is bound to create general public distion belonging to Mr. Walter Webb, satisfaction if the operation of the Act knowing them to have been stolen or serves to maintain prices on a very high unlawfully obtained:- level Mr. SANDEMÄN ALLEN, M.P., Chair-' Seven sewing machines were recently man of the Liverpool Chamber of Comstolen from the Waisan Knisting Fac merce, goes to the heart of the matter tory, at Causeway Bay, and four hate when he says that the future of trade since been recovered from Canton. Two men who were charged before Mr. J. R. and industry depends mostly upon the Wood at the Central Magistracy yester- amount of work those concerned are day, in connection with the affair, wern prepared to put into it, whether they are remanded until to-day. employers or employees. With intense competition, it becomes increasingly Colony for the week ended January 31st necessary to adopt more scientific ahows British cases of diphtheria (1 methods." What seems equally essential imported), and British cases of enteric is that some relief from the pressing fever. The Chinese cases comprised 1 of burden of taxation should be secured small-pox, 2 of diphtheria, 1 of enteric The Daily Mail emphases this in a fever, and of cerebrospinal fever. Among these, the small-pox case proved very striking paragraph. "Every fatal, and there were 2 deaths froux business man," it says, is agreed enteric fever and from diphtheria. Tha that taxation, national and local, is return for the 24 hours ended February extravagant scale ad shows 1 British and 1 Chinese casa and that this is a deadly handicap to of enteric fever; 1 Chinese case of small- pox, and 3 Chinese cases of cerebro-spinal trade. It is nonsense to tell us that no
fever, relief is possible. Our whole system of administration since the war has become too complicated and too costly. Our Civil Service managed to conduct the Lusiness of administration in 1913 for
A concert in aid of the Nanning Mis- £4,000,000. In the present year it is
sion, under the auspices of the Victoria BIRTHS.
custing £227,000,000, or, deducting war Diocesan Association, took place yester ALSTON.-At Puchen, on January 22nd, pensions, about £135,000,000. That is today evening in the Cathedral Hall, and An excellent pro- was well attended. to Mr. and Mrs Joax ALSTON, &
say, the amount which it eats up has gramme had been arranged, including daughter. BRODON.At Shanghai, January been nearly trebled, whereas our exports selections by the Male Voice Choir, which were well received as were the offerings since the war have only increased in of Mrs. Douglas Reid, Mrs. A. M. Bowes- value about 50 per cent. The cost of local Smith and Sir Claud Severn. Mr. Stanley Collett was the conductor of the Choir, government bas also risen nearly as and the accomparists were Mr. F. Masen,
Bowes-Smith,
The programme was as follows:- that a nation of shopkeepers (and such
German. heavily. It cannot be too often repeated ARCO, LT.CL., and Mr. A. M. we have to be to live) cannot afford this). (a) O Peaceful Night.....
Kicked. (b) Rest, Dearest, Rest... official- vast and unnecessary outlay on
THE HONGKONG MALE VOICE CHOIR. dom." A Government which appre-2. (a) Colin's Cattic........
(b) Can Ye Sew Cushions! ciates the necessity of doing everything possible to help trade development" can.
the acrious pbstacle which excessive taxa- not avoid giving its carnest attention to tion offers to a cheapening of the costs el production. There may be some hope of a slight relief as a result of the recent discussions regarding war debts, but we fear that the process of reducing the extraordinarily high outlay on the Civil Service will be painfully slow. However, :t'| is satisfactory to gather from the reports from the great industrial centres, that despite all these handicaps, steady im-8. prevemcat is noticeable in most of the leading branches of industry.
DASSES for Sarvants will be jased on P
application to Mosers, LANSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexand- Buildings, No Servants will be Race Days WITHOUT Allowed inside the Enclosure of the Race A. S. WATSON Course during
These Tickets are only available for Servanta TICKETS.
Contracts extration do not apply to Godowns of the Holt's Wharf, whence delivery while in attendance on their employer or
inle by incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
R. A. DOBBIN, Lt-Col,
Treasury Chest Officer, R.A.P.C.
His Majesty's Treasury Otce,
Bongrong, 3rd February, 1995.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
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DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of PART
Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 9th day of February, 1925, the Offices of the Public. Works at 3 PM.. Department, by Onder of H EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at
Kau Pai Shek in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fired by the Surveyor of Eus MAJESTY THE KING, for one for her term of 75 years. PARTICULARS
אסי םן קמר
B gitcy.No.
Locality.
sion Inland
Kay Pui Ebek..
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THE LOT.
Bondary Neuremente,
Fast foot.
2.
As per sale plan.
1,
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 9th day of February, 1925. at 3 at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of En EXCELLENCY THE Govzaron, of throa Lots of CROWN LAND
July
near Tate Was in the Colony of Hongkong, for term of 75 years, commencing from with the option of renewal at 1998, Ist
Orawn Bent in be fixed by the Burreyor of HIS MAJESTY THE Krye, for one further term of 24 years less three days,
PARTICULARE OF THE LOT.
Boundary Memurements.
L a
fouth foot.
As per sole pisa, Ś
Anama? Hlantal, ||
Upest Prize.
0,900 68
000
37,300
28,000
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be obtained.
Claims will be admitted after the Goods No Нате the Godowns, and all Goods remain.
left ing undelivered after 9th February, 1925, will be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer met be presented to the Undersigned on or before 9th February, 1925, or they will not be
the
book, chafed and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on sny Tuesdays or Fridays, between
boura
of 103 am, and Nooo within the free storage period of one week,
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
THE BANK LINE, LID General Agente. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1925,
"NOTICE..
when
on daty-a: the Various Stands. Any Chinese found loit ring about with Servants Passay in their possession will forfeit them and holders thereof will be Removed from the Enclosure.
1807c)
:
C. B. BROWN, Secretary,
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18TB, AND 21ST.
EMBERS have the Privilege of intro 1913 Ming Two Non-members to the
THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO. (CHINA), THE DUNLOP Notice of Haring
REMOVED Their Office to:-
1
HONGKONG HOTEL ANNEXE BUILDING,
SECOND FLOOR, Extrance Next Door HONGKONG HOTEL,
Des Voeux Road. Hongkong. 29th January, 1925... [1739 NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
TE Have THIS DAY BEMOVED to WE HAVE FLOR OF CHINA BUILD. ING (Facing QUEEN'S THEATRE).
CE WARSEN & CO., LTD.,
Sanitary Engineers.
[1798 Hongkong, 1st February; 1925,
NOTICE.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TOBIAS LEW(8 ALBERT haring by Mutual Agreement severed his, Connection with an, his authority to Sign Our Name Per Procuration is WITHDRAWN from THIS DATE
of
JOSEPH GOULD & CO.,
Shars and General Brokers. 1801 Hongkong, 1st February, 1925.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD,
the
purpos
Members Enclosure.
A limited number of tickets are available and may be obtained from Mesure. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings on or befors BATURDAY the 143 of FEBRUARY, 1925, Price $10.00 per day or $3000 for the Meeting.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurers, 1807].
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HONGKONG"JOCKEY CLUB.
GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the Clab will be held in
the JOCKEY CLUB ROOK, HONGKONG CLUB ANNEL, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 1925, at 5.30, for the purpose of Confirming the Revolutions passed at an Extraonlinary General Meeting held on 2nd January, 1925.
By Order.
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C. B. BROWN, Secretary,
THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.
CO., LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
Estaxliazd $3 Yus.
ON
KIERAN
27th. to Mr. and Mrs.
BEODOR, a son CLEMENTS At Amoy, on January 13th, to Mr. and Mra A. J. CLEMENTS, Balt Administration, a son
February 3rd, at 4 am, to Mr. and GOLDENBERG. At 14, Nathan Road, on
Mrs. W. GOLDENBERG, a daughter. [1814 January Sanowicz-At Shanghai, on
29th, to Mr. and Mrs. R E. Send- WICK, 802. TEENY.At Shangbai, on January 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. B. TEREY, a daughter.
DEATHS
after a short illness, CHARLES KOCK, Kock-At Shanghai, on Jaruary 21st,
aged 68 years RITCHIE-At Shanghai, on January 25th, Jou, eldest son of Joux Rirente, Macduff, Scotland.
Hongkong Office: 1, Chater Road. London Office: 121, Fleet Street, EO.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, FENEGARY 4TH, 1925,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE HUNDRED AND FIFTH TAORDINARY MEETING of SEARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the BRIGHTER TRADE PROSPECTS.
of the
No. 44. Des VozuX BOAD, OR THURSDAY, 18TH FEBRUARY, WE are told in one of the London papers
of 1925, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the potter that there is a widespread belief in bank- receiving & Report of the Directors,
with Statement of Accounts, declaring sing and commercial circles that the end Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
now
оп
Mr. C.
most
H. Blason in among the
HELEBY GIVEN that The NORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the HoTGKONG on SATURDAY, the 7ra HOTEL
&, for the of the Directors toge-rary, to TDAY, 19th February, 1925, both sion that began in 1921. The figures af ther with a Statement of Accounts for the year daya inclasive, during which period No Transfer the bankers' clearing house show that
of Shares can be registered.
there has lately been a large increase in manager of the P. & O. Bank in Hong- ended 31st December, 1924.
By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,
the circulation of money. Unemployment kong in place of Mr. C. Champkin who Secretary. Hongkong, 14th January, 1925,
[1724 is slowly but steadily decreasing; while has been trazaferred to Shanghai.
the volume of overseas trade in. 1924
to-day. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company has come to the long period of depres-Passengers on the Painetus expected will be CLOSED from Tuesday, 5th Feb.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2ND FEBRUARY to the 9TH FEBRUART (both days inclusive), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be Registered
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,.
General Managers.
11766 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1925.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on BATUR DAY, the 21 FEBRUARY, 1925, at 1150 AX, for the parpons of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with ment of Accounts for the year ending Sist December, 1924.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-exceeded that of 1923 by £200,000,000
MENT AND AGENCY CO.,.
ersede
LIMITED.
Hopes of reduced taxation, better trade with the Dominions, and an improvement. in European conditions are ataong the causes of the optimism that prevails But the rain basis of all hopes of this
Mr. L. E. Hopkins has been appointed
..
"Nirvana" will be the subject of this week's public lecture of the Hongkong Ludge The Theosophical Society, 10, Queen's Road Central, at 5:45 p.m. to-day The public are invited-ADVT. H
There will be a lecture at the Helena
NOTHIRTY, SEVENTH ORDINARY TOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD
at 6 p.m. for children entitled "The EBS in this Company will be held at the
May Institute on Friday, February 6th, Offices of MeaST JEDINE MATHESON & Co. L/m.on.TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY, 1925, kind must be effort. It is not sufficient Figing Corps" by Squadron Leader
to accept the assurance that the new C. F. Gordon, O.B.E.; M.C., D.B.C at Nooy for the purpose of reosiving the State. Report of the Directors together with Stat
of Accounts for the year ending let Government appreciates the necessity of Anvr. December, 1924.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Oom pany will be OLOSED from FRIDAY, 3rd January to Toestar, 10th February, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares cati be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
PL 8. GREENHILL
Becretary "Hongkong, 18th January, 1925,
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be OLOSED from MONDAY, the 9th February, to BATURDAY, the 21st Feb reary 1925 (both days inclusive), during which sto Period No Transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order s! The Court of Directors. A.H BARLOW,
Chief Manager.
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doing everything possible to help trade-In connection with a recent robbery development by which alone unemploy from a junk, reported in the Daily Press, ment can be enred. That is the aspira when armed men boarded the vessel under tion of every new Government. It is, pretence of being detectives and however, patent that the "present poli- away $141, a watchman's arrest is now tical conditions at home are generally reported.
took
TO AID NANNING MISSION. CONCERT AT CATHEDRAL HALL LAST NIGHT.
Mrs. DOUGLAS REID. 3. (a) The Ribbon, the Ring and
the Rose Charles Willeby. Bruno Huha. (b) Invictus
Mr. L. E. HOPKINA
4. (a) The Rosy Morn Landon Ronald
(3) The Nightingale bas a Lyre
Landon Ronald Mrs. A. MBOWE-SITE.
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of Goid
6. (a) The Midnight Guard... Grétry. (b) It's O. to be a Wild Wind...Elgar THE HOSOKONG MALE VOICE CHOIR. (a) The Enchanted Glade
(b) The Lily
Lois Barker. Coningsby Clarke
Mrs. DOVOLAS REID. 7. (a) False Philis
(b) The Pretty Creature
Anon.
Stephen Storace Sir CLAUD SEVERN. The Shepherd's Song----··
......
Elgar,
Mrs. A. M. BOWES-SMITH.
Shaw. 9. (a) An Evening's Pastorale
(b) Departure
Franz Abt THE HONGKONG, MALE VOICE. CHOIL,
THEATRE ROYAL. SMALL AUDIENCE ENJOYS MUSICAL TREAT,
Last night the World Renowned Quar- at the Theatre Royal, where they are to tette" opened their season in Hongkong give five concerts this week.
The small audience was especially dis- appointing, in view of the character of the programme and the high standard of Those present last night, however, gave. perfection each artista displayed. the Quartette a splendid reception. Every Dumber was vociferously applauded and encores were called for frequently.
The Quartette visit the Colony after a Straits. Melsa, the violinist, one of the very successful run in India and the
large cities on the Continent; Herbert foremost to-day, has played in all the Cave is an English tenor well-known throughout the British Isles: Dorothy Dawson Campbell is a brilliant pianist, who delighted everyone, and Percival accompanist, completes the quartetta. Garratt, the well-known composer and
programme at each concert during the There will he complete, change of week, which should prove an attraction to those who missed last night's musical
treat.
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