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CABLES.

LATEST, CABLES.

{TAROVER MIUTIR'S AGENCY.]

HOME RACING,

GRAND NATIONAL 18 WON BY DOUBLE CHANCE,

THE

BARLIER CABLES.

MUMTAZ BEGUM CASE. TRIAL OF NINE.ACCUSED OPENS IN BOMBAY.

T

BOMMY, March 28th. There

vast crowds outside the Court of the Chief Magistate of the LONDON, March 27th.

Bombay Presidency for the opening of The Grand National 'Steeplechase (4 the trial of the pine persons accused of miles 856 yards) was decided, over the conspiring to kidnap Mumtaz Begum, Aintree course at Liverpool, this after-attempting to kidnap her on January 19, murdering the merchant Bawia, at tempting to murder Lieut. Saegert and Mr. Matthews, and with grievously in juring Mumtaz Begum,

Boun,

The result wAS:

Double Chance, 10st. lbs.

Old Tay Bridge, list. 19lbs.

Fly Mask 11st. 11lba.....

Thirty-three horses started,

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The nine accused are all from Indore,'

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH, 1925

M

FAR EASTERN CABLE POLITICAL SITUATION

NEWS.

+ (TEXOUGA AKUTER'S LOKNOT.]

ARMY OF JAPAN. REDUCTION OF MILITARY FORCES EFFECTIVE ON MAY 19T.

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Won by lengths. Six lengths between including Staf Ahmed, who is decribments, and four sappers and four com-

second and third.

STARTING PRICES.

100 to 9 agst Double Chance.

a to 1 agst Old Tay Bridge.

loagst. Fly Mask.

EARLIER WAGERING.

'The betting on the Grand National the 9th inst.. according to a London cable to Indian papers was:

100 to 9 Fly Mask (taken and offered), 100 to 9 Silvo (offered), 100 to 7 Winnall in Double Chance, 20 to Alcazar (red), 25 to 1 Oracions Gift (offered

to taken).

Major F. J. Scott Murray, the owner of Gerald L., died recently in a London nursing home. It was hoped that Gerald L. would win the National this year, but the nomination was rendered void by the owner's death.

For the Lincolnshire Handicap Parth was a clear favourite in the call over on the oth. Tapin, the horse that has won

ed as a risaldar in the Indore Mounted Police; Shan Rao Dight, captain in the Air Force; Karamat Khan, indore sergeant in the Indore Imperial Lancers; Sirdar Anand Bao Pandse, former Ad- jutant-General of the Indore State Forces. An additional accused had turned King's evidence,

THE GIRL'S EVIDENCE. Mumtaz Begum, in evidence, stated that she was years of age, and was the mistress of the Maharajah of Indore for nine or ten years.

wirds.

She went to Eng-

mimaria battalions

The division headquarters to be abolish- ed include the thirteenth, fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth.

"IN: CHINA. (THROUGH BRUTIR'S ADENOV.)

HELPING EMIGRATION.

FREE PASSES ON RAILWAYS FOR

FARMERS.

"HIGHLY COMMENDABLE." PEKING CABINET PLEASED WITH LU YUNG HSIANG'S PLANS.

PERINO, March 9th.

CHINA INDEMNITY BILL DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.

CHANGE IN LABOUR VIEWS.

Mr.

CANTON NEWS.

* [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT-} ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS. Growing interest in athletics among R. McNeill (Under-Secretary, Chinese girls in Canton is indicated not Foreign Affairs) on March 3rd moved only in the fact that 300 girls participated the second reading of the China In- in the track, field, and hall games especi- Toxra, March 27th."

Piso, March with. »

demnity (Application) Bill-a measure to ally scheduled for them in connection The War Office this evening formally announced that the reduction of the proposals of the Ministry of Communication of money paid on decount of the March 20th 26th, but in the membership The Cabinet decided to set upon the make further provision for the applica-with the oth Canton Athletic Meet, on military forces would be effective from

tions to grant free railway passos to all China Indemnity. The Bill, the right campaign of the Chin Woo Athletic Anno, May 1st.

farmers wishing to migrate to Manchuria, bon. gentleman said, had been introduced ciation of Canton which has just closed, The reduction includes four Chabar, Suaiyuan and Jehol, in order to twice previously, but its passage bad been The names of women and girls are found division beadquarters, eight brigade head-encourage immigration into these ra quarters sixteen infantry regiments, gions.

delayed by the intervention of General in the earolment, and the prize for four cavalry and four field artillery regi

Elections. It was word for word inden having brought in the largest number tical with that which emerged from Cam of new members and the largest amount. mittee when the Labour Government was in mensberabip fees has been awarded to in office, and applied the balance of the Miss Fang Yi York. The Chin 'Woo Boxer indemnity from China for purposes Athletic Asociation in Canton has now other than those for which it was origin-more than 3,000 members ally intended, namely, to objects for the To bring the many athletic clubs and benefit of China as well as of Great schools interested in sports together, Britain. He noticed an amendment on

there is to be organised in Canton the paper asking the flouse to decline permanent athletic leugne for the pro- to give the Bill a second reading on the vinces Hitherto the provincial meetings ground that there were not sufficient have been organized from time to time guarantees that the money would be ad- by special committees who are automaties ministered for objects primarily devoted ally discharged at the end of each meet- to education purposes. The only effect and the proposed provincial organization. ing. This has been found unsatisfactory, of carrying the amendment would be that will doubtless have general support. there would he no alteration at all in the existing use of the money. That being 10, he suggested that hon. members should reserve their criticism until the Commit- tee stage. There were hon. members who preferred that the use

of the money should be tied down to education par- poses, but he reminded them that there

SUFFRAGI IN- JAPAN. PEERS PASS UNIVERSAL BILL WITH AMENDMENT.

Tokyo, March 26th. The House of Peers passed the Univer sal Suffrage Bill with an amendment which will be referred to a joint confer-

ence,

CRUX OF SITUATION.

TOKYO, March 7th. land with the Maharajah, A daughter The crux of the political situation to- was born, bat died immediately after day is the amendment to the Suffrage Bill, passed last night in the House of She complained that she had Peers by an overwhelming majority, been kept in custody, and she petitioned affecting the ineligibility to vote of those unable to live on their own incomes or the police. She left Indore and went earnings, whereas the original Bill de to Amritsar, when hen from Indore visit-clared that the only ineligible persons the race, was backed down to fourteensed her." One brought a letter from the were theer, who are receiving public or to win about £14,000 and that in spite of alabarajah, which stated in effect that rumours that he was still slightly amiss.

A joint conference of ten members from believed a solution will be very dificul as each House is unwilling to concede to the other, though there is a possibility that a compromise may be reached.

POLAND AND GERMANY. WARSAW PRESS NERVOUS RE BERLIN'S INTENTIONS.

WARSAW, March 27th

As was to...he expected in view of Poland's vital concern, the German act proposals and Mr. Austen Chamberlain's spesch have aroused keruest interest here. While his emphasis of Poland's growing inkortance in Europe, is wel- comed, the conviction attributed to Mr Chamberlain that should Gentang re- nout her aspiration to change the Western frontier, she will later adopt an identical attitude in respect to the Fast cru, is dissured, the newspapers believing that Germany is trying to separate the two problems in view of having a freer

hand to deal with the Eastern border.

Likewise Mr. Chamberlain's plea, for Germany's entry to the League of

private assistance.

To-day's Cabinet meeting decided that the Goverement should issue & mandato stating that Lu Yung Hsiang's proposals and the disbandment of troops were for the abolition of the Tuchun system highly commendable, but as plans for the military system had not yet been drawn up, the Government desires that Lu Yung Hsiang should take up his post as Tupas of Military Rehabilitation Affairs, in Kiangsu without further delay.

WEST

[FROM THE DAILY BULLETIN."]

SITUATION IN HONAN.

GREAT CONFUSION IN

DISTRICT.

PEKING, March 26th, Indescribable confusion reigns in West Honan, where the forces of Kan Yu Kun and Liu Chen Hua are strongly opposing Hu Ching Yi and Sun. Yueh.

The situation is most obscure, but, Apparently, Kan Yu Kun and Liu Cher river to Kunghsien and certain sections of the Lunghai Railway.

NEW SILK FILIATURES. providing work for about 500 girls, have Two new silk filatures, each capable of just been opened at Shatuo, Namhoi, one of the silk centres of Canton. In Kwange tung Province, there are about 300 fila tures in all, each employing about the same number of workers

if she did not return willingly she would i "ach Hons is now in session, but it is Hua hold all the south bank of the. Lo might, for instance, be medical purposes Syndicate, has been awarded the contract

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KOZLOV EXPEDITION.

Apparently. Hu Ching Yi and Sun Yueh control sections of Chengchow to Kunghsien. Hehshibkwan to Ichinpu, and Hienchih to Kanyintang, while Kan Yu Kun and Liu Chen Hua hold Kung Mienchih, including Loyang and from Kuanyintang to Shanchow.

be taken by other means She then went to Nagpar, where two men from Indore visited her. Later she went to Hombay, and was Fored into the city from the suburbs, is the same two men had followed her. Test Bawla lodged her in his

his bungalow and refused to allow her to go driving alone. On January THE EXPLORATION OF MONGOLIA hsien to Hehshihkwan and Ichinpu try 11th,

Bawi

told her that he had been

AND TIBET. PLANNED. informed that

man would come to take her and murder him next day. She and Bawla were driving when the

Moscow, March 27th. It is reported that Wu Hain Tien's outrage was

The Rosta News Agency announces perpetrated by

Seventh Division has arrived at Kuan right men, who attacked them Cursing, that M. Kozlov, leader of the Mongolian vintang to assist Liu Chen Hua. taking out

the men

and Tibetan Expedition, started our cried, "Where are youMongolis on March 28th. He is accom-vintang. and Lin Chen Hua at Shanchow. Kan Yu Kun is reported to be at Kuan- Begum, evidence, said that the men then began the celebrated Rassiau explorer. Kozlov Kun, who joined Fan Chung Hsien

continuing

herpanied by M. Prezrvalsky, grandson of Ma Ju Kuei, formerly under Kan Yu firing She was dragged out of the car. will direct the further operations of his against Liu Chen Hua, has again trans- and stabbed on the forehend and carri ed to her assailants car shouting and

expedition, which is already in Mongolia,ferred bis allegiance to Kan Yu Kun.

The Moscow Government has" granted struggling. She managed to get out Lands auficient far the ears operations and Yescorts arrived. Shi Identified Shafi Ahmed,

one

ven or

stepfather, at Begues was living in the Mahomed Ali. Yusuf, Mumtaz Begum's stated that when he visited palace as the Maharajah's third wife. indore, They quarrelled, and she took advantage of

Baharajah's statement that ahe

him

the

for

BENGAL STATE COUN OIL.

CRIMINAL AMENDMENT LAW I8 PASSED,

DEL, March 28th. The Council of State Bengal mended by the Viceroy, Earl Reading.

The tenth used, who turned King's Criminal Amendmente eased the

evidence, was Bawin's chaufeur.

The Times of fundin, of March 7th, in

recom-

Kan. Yu Kun's troops on the 20th inst held ap a passenger train near Loyang, sizer When the traffic on the Lunghai Railway, west ni Chenchow, has been stopped.

ILI IS RECALLED, The Government have wired, ordering Liu Chen Hua to gathering his troops and return to Sanfu..

SHANGHAI ARSENAL ECHO,

THE TAX ON AERATED WATERS Alr. Funs kit Cho, of the hwong Tác for collecting the aerated water tax, upon a guaranteed contribution of $6,000 a Canton. year to the Commissariat of Finance in

**

THE ATHLETIC MEETING.

and other things of that sort not strictly within the meaning of the terui "educa. tion" for which the money might be used. Brightsider said that in principle this Mr. Ponsonby Lab-Soc., Sheffield,

The 8th Canton Athletic Meet which was an agreed Bill, but since the present was scheduled to take place on March Government came into power something 10th-10th, hut was postponed to 20th-24th had happened which had altered very

as a mark of respect to the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen and then had to be extended to the 26th on account of inclement wenther, much the views of the Labour party as to the underlying instives now existing in

fell far short of the early expectations connection with the niessure. The late which long preparation had been made; The calisthenic drill by 3,000 hoy's for

Government proposed to két up a statu

also the fing drill by a thousand girts, boy scouts and gir? guides review and tory committee, in the choice of which demonstration, and the exhibition of the they wanted men of academic distinction

national art of Chin Woo physical defence who knew China and who could be relied military order forbidding exhibitions were all cancelled in compliance with the upon to see that education was properly Dr. Sua. Likewise the baseball games. within the period of public mourning for carried out. In selecting Mr. Bertrandby Japanese, American and Chinese teams. Russell and Mr. Lowes Dickinson they thought they had men possessing these qualifications. By reversing the decision of the late Government the present Gov-sequence of the change of dates. ernment had acted in a way personally

Nations with full nights, hns arousedtion to Sirdar Pandse, states the REUTER'S AMERICAN - SERVICE; | MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL BY U.S.offensive to the individuals in question

advera botiment.

LORD RAWLINSON ILL. OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS CAUSES ANXIETY.

DEL, March 27th. General Lord Rawlinson, Commander- in-Chief of the Army in India, was re- cently operated on for appendicitis.

His condition is very grave and causing the greatest anxiety.

DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA. PRIME MINISTER URGES STEPS AGAINST INVASION.

ADELAIDE, March 27th, Mr Staley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia, in a speech at Burra dealing with national defence, said that unques tionably any Power that could send a force overseas could lend men in many. parts of Australia, where it would be

to reach and dislodge them. Consequently Australia, sught to take steps to ensure she never, would be in- vaded and, that if she had to fight, it, would not be on her own shores,

SWEDISH LABOUR TROUBLE, ALL PARTIES TO DISPUTE REACH SETTLEMENT.

STOCKHOLM, March 27th.

the mediation commission.

EARLIER CABLES.

A FRIENDLY VISIT, AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ON AMERICAN FLEET.

alleged concerned were P.

B. Ponde, lankar Indor (2) Cap

tain Dighe, Indore (3) Mumtaz Al C.I.D., Indore, (4) Akbar Ali, Police Service, Indore, (5) Karamat Khan. Imperial Service, Indore, (8) Abdul Latif. Motor Driver, Indore and (7) Bahadarshs, Motor Driver, Indore.

LATEST CABLES. SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE.

BoxBAY, March 27th,

On the resumption of the Malabar Hill trial, sensational evidence was given by of Mumtaz Begun Alla Bax Wazir, taxi driver to the ungle In regard to the alleged plot in alxduct Mumtaz, he said he went to Indore as he was told he was wanted by the Maharajah. He was told, after arrival there, by two of the accused that Mumtaz would be taken to Indore He was asked to assist and promised to help six of the other accused.

He returned to Bambay and warned Hawla that he was being shadowed. Bawla dismissed his watchman, because of Rs.2,000 to leave the doors of the he was informed he bad accepted a bribe bungalow upfastened.

Alla Bux denied he was

conspirator. ཚ

NEW YORK CHINATOWE. TREATY OF PEACE" BETWEEN

RIVAL SECRET SOCIETIES.

A

COURT, DISMISSED.

who were to compete for the champion because of the inability of the Japanese esp of South China, could not be held

team of Shameen and the Chinese base- ball team of Hongkong to play in con

TAX ON SUCKING PIOS, * As an expression of, merey and in and to the public disparagement of the upcord with public opinion, quoting the of the Republic of China v.

A motion for a new trial in the case Labour Government, (Opposition cheers.) in reply to a petition of some 400 farm words of the Civil Governor of Canton the Com. mercial Espress and Storage Co., byIt was a form of discourtesy "which was tha intervenor, Peng Chia Mei, was heard both uncalled for and unnecessary, and

women praying for the repent of the recent levy by the Commissaring of Judge Purdy at the U. S. Court had left the impression that the educa- for each sucking pig changing hands Shanghai,

Finance of a tax of from 20 to 6 centa on March 3rd. was signed in s given last week for the Republic for tional purposes, to which they attached additional burden on

the return of war material Valued at Judgment

the farmer Cel Kwang ung has been removed.

NEW YORK, March 26th. treaty of peace

the presence of the Chinese Consul be Lween the two rival Chinese secret societies which for months past have been engaged in bitter warfare, causing murder of Chinese in various parts of a number of mysterious deaths and open. the country.

cecdings in the conference room, wirich Twenty policemen supervised the pro- resulted in finally terminating hostilities,. while 100 policemen outside patrolled the dingy streets of New York's Chinatown

BY

GOLD EXCHANGE QUESTION. SPECULATIVE EXAMINATION

SECRETARY FOR WAR.

LONDON, March 28th... a apeculative

In what he called

40,000.

Mr. M. Render Harris and Mr. J.

H. S Haskell for the intervenor.

J. Schuhl for defendants; and Mr. Jones appeared for plaintiff; Mr.

asking for

so much importance, were to be sub- ordinated to commercial interests on behalf of which there was no Jack of pressgre. (Lab-Soc. theers.)

S. C. Young was not true.

for a freak trial, Mr. Haskell said that in his mind the evidence of field) moved the rejection of the Bill on Mr. J. Hudson (Lab.-Soc., Hudders- The Judge here reminded counsel that the ground that they were not satinned be (Mr. Haskell) was absent by The vitnesa who said he was S. C. Young, By intent.

that there were adequate guarantees for with his head tied up, might have palmed the money to be administered under the bimself off to be 8. C. Young. In any measure being devoted primarily to case he carried no weight as far as be educational purposes. (Judge Purdy) was concerted. There was reliable evidence to show that the metal taken from the Arsenal, by de- fendants was the property of China.

aid the property which was the subject Honour, Mr. Schubl of the dispute had been returned to the Arsenal. What good does it de you to atte again you have no standing in this Court The Judge-Well, then, Mr. Haskell,

In

Mr. H. Dalton (Lab Soc, Peckham) seconded the amendment.

LEVY FOR A MEMORIAL. By an order of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang in Canton. all local officials are to contribute 18 to 30 per cent of their next mouth's salary towards the 8500,000 memorial fund in chief, Oficials with salaries below 650 tonour of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, their late may contribute what they consider they can afford, but those receiving above $300 are to come within

the 50 per cent. requirement The Dr. Sun Memorial Association experts to erect a building" for a library and reading room and also to erect a statue in his honour. The dis trict of Heungshan, the native district of Dr. Sun, bas decided upon the construc tion of a public park to be named after him.

MacDonald (Lab-Boe

"Mr. R. McNeil) said he had not the slightest hesitation in at once giving the but said the accused bad confidence in examination of the gold exchange quer-

most categorical denial to the suggestion happening, as he was a relation of Secretary of State for War, speaking at

the political opinions of the person in Aberavon), said he had no intention of him. He wanted to fail out what was sion," Sir Laming Worthington-Exant,

smallest degree to any consideration for that day alteration made, in the person". acl of the Committer was due 20 the Mumtaz, and he pretended to be in their the luncheon of the Constitutional Tub,This Court has no power to recover thevolved. Instead of there being appar-resisting the second reading of the Bill confidence and promised to do what the said that the question was "When shall property. It is beyond its jurisdiction. ently a sort of sinister conspiracy, frou When he, as Foreign Secretary, was con- conspirators asked.

He only got ten rupees as he lost aus

we return to gold standard rather Mr. Haskell replied that the intervenor a political point of view, the chango was sidering the appointment of the Com- than half we do so!" He emphasised and the The accused Phanse gave him the and promised the Mabarajah would give him more:

Lomers because he had not plied for hire. that we could not return to a gold in neges.punan authorities had bean made with a sincere desire on the part mittce he was pressed very hardly to make

EARLIER CABLES.

EARL OF YPRES.

MUCH ANXIETY.

standard until (1) there was enough gold give for the world's nerds, and (2) Great Britain was in a position to command the use of a share of the total which would be sufficient for Great Britain's requirements

"

a settlement.

His client had said that everything was all right. He would not have to appear. Intervenor had received, Mr. Haskell went on, The 10,000 svart

ent for the goods.

have a

Committee ch

of the present overnement as the Labour Government nominated, but to

it a Commercial Committee, and he did rot dismiss the idea at once. But on the have a superlatively good one. All he merits of the question, he came to the The labour disputes in Sweden, in-

said was that the present Government conclusion that it was far better that the solving a lock-cut in the engineering

The Judge-Your client is lucky then, were fortunate enough to get gentlemen thought that business was rather exces

money should be spent on education. He industry, have been settled.

Sir Laming replying to a question.

Mr. Jones produceri sworn statements who they thought better for the purpose All parties accepted the proposals of CONDITION IS STILL CAUSE OF that here to go en los did and that to his best knowledge and be tioned Everyone knew that Mr. Ber-tary had tilted the balance so much that that no settlement had been arrived, at ia baad than the two who had been men sively represented, on the Committee he.

nominated, but the present Foreign Sears not mean that gold was likely to come lief, B. C. Young, the witness, was B. C. trand Russell had s most brilliant intele into our pockets again quickly. We Young as mentioned at previous hearings lect, but the whole point was whether

he (Mr. MacDonald) bad not got the would be unable to get stability in Euro and who had connexion with the trans these brilliant gifts were what was wanted pean nations upon an agreed basis, and and Shipbuilding pean currencies until we got the Euro-action. The directors of the Engineering for this particular job. The present

same confidence in the Committee now. There was only one distinguished odnos the Genda Conferenes had advised that affidavit that they had not come to an someone with much better qualifications made for Dama Adelaide Anderson. The

Co. also entered an

Government thought they had found tonist on it, unless that calm could be this must be gold basin.

Agreement or had paid Tis. 10,000 to Chen They had substituted for a big problem Great Britain must face, if it Ping Meigs

Judge Purdy dismissed the motion.

philosopher who had spent a year in

Western educa going to encourage Chins whether ba, know a word of Chizon in Eastern en up under was how to the spirit that had pointing out the evils resulting from the ministeringad spent twenty years ditions into contact with the Bast with prolonged racertainty. The Government professor of Chinese in Oxford, and who ing a sort of intellectual breed of men in administering education in Chins, ont denationalising the East and creat calt Juty with sole regard to the successful universities in China. Surely to clime, no racial psychology, and no were endeavouring to discharge a dif- was the president of one of the most

and women who belonged to no country, Asked whether the uncertainty of the atmost vigilance in studying the situs bias in their mind that the present Gov-tions of an educationist who had spent. general interest, and were exercising the it was proof of the fact that there was no to trade, Mr. Winston Churchill said public interest to leave to the Covers bers of the Labour party to join the Government's intentions were a deterrent tion. He added that it would be in the ernment invited two distinguished mern,

past. Without belittling the qualifies that he had received some communiesment free initiative, and Parliament, Committee, but they were unfortunate (Hear, bear) tions from variong trade organisations public and Press could criticiso, sabec-

many years in China, he preferred a fresta man for the purposes of this Committee. (Continued at foot of next Columna.)

not to secure their services. quently.

The amendment, was negatived, and the Bill was read'a eccond time.

ADELAIDE, March 26th. Mr. Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia, speaking at Burra, said, that Australia regarded the United States as being more than a great foreign Power. It represented the realisation of the aspirations all had for Australia's future. The coming visit of the American feet was not a militaristic demonstration, but merely a friendly visit, had he promised it in the name of Australia arousing welcome.

LONDON, March 20th. The Earl of Ypres condition has not changed much during the past two days and still causes couniderable anxiety,

MINING DISASTER. CAGE ORASHES TO BOTTOM OF SARRE SHAFT..

STRAKBROCRO. March 26th. in the Sarre and Moselle mine, with A cage was ascending the Renmaux pit eighty coal miners when the cable broke," probably due to overweight.

The cage orashed 150 feet to the bottom of the shaft. Thirty of the men were injured They were rexened but it is feared the remainder were killed.

MR. CHURCHILL QUESTIONED.

In the House of Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, aid that he was anxious to announce the decision

to deal with it before the recess, early as possible, but it was impossible on the quation of a gold standard as

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