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According to Ir Marin, M. De Manzio that HM the King had approved the award of Royal Medals Lollows: Founder's Medal to Brigadier General Bruce for lifelong grographical work in exploring the Himalayas, mulminating in his leadership of the Everest, expeditions; Patron's Medal to Mr. A. F. Wollaston Central Africs and many other parts of for his explorations in Dutch New Guinea,
the world.
Minister will leave the free to subscribe is eash a bouds and will leave it to them
to estimate the amount of their fortune,
But it voluntary contributions should, prove insufficient; those who have not..! paid spontaneously will run the risk of
seal inquisition.-Ham.
TO JOIN REPUBLICANS,
PARIS, April 8th,
31. Mulerand has intimated that he will in the Republican Union group in the Senate. M. Poincaré is also a member of this group."
WEEK-END DELIBERATIONS..
PARIS. April sth. Ministerial deliberations over the week. end bave assisted in the crystallisation of new financial measures, which will probally in tabled in the Chamber of Deputi to-morrow,
Ze Statia gives the gist of M. De Mơn, zie's proposals, indicating that a compul- söry Fam will be substituted for a capital "levy.
An appçul will be inade to the public to make in vuluntary return of their in- dividud Tartunes. But in the event of failure of the voluntary plan, Govern meat will take steps to enforce accurate
vetures.
It state the loan will bear interest
át 1 per cent.
SIGNIFICANT EVENT.
M. Mille band's decisive return to the Senate, on the first ballot, in the teeth of the greatest opposition from the Govern - mentalition is a signifienot jaditival
avent.
L'Ete Nuatilie, the tavernment organ. deglares this may not presage catastrophe to the Government: tait, it is undoubtedly a slap in the fare,
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M. Millevand; interviewed, stated that he interaled to art not calk.
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AGREEMENT ON BOXEE. INDEM- NITY TO BE SIGNED IN PEKING,
Paris, April 8th,' With reference to the report that a
Franco Chinese agreement with regard to
¡the French share of the Boxer Indemnity
"TEST" CRICKET ECHO.
ENGLISH CAPTAIN INTERVIEWED.
COMMENTS ON THE TOUR
1925
́TRAPS FOR BAD STATESMEN." SİR AN HAMILTON AND
OBLIGATIONS TO FIGHT.
BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED.
MR. AMERY ON EMPIRE, SETTLEMENT.
Losos, March 7th. The Hon. Philip Collier, Premier and
General Sir Tan Hamilton, speaking "And so, Mr. Gilligan, the Fifth Test | match being completed. I suppose all in at the annual confeface of the East terest in your tour is at an end." [Anglian area of the British Legion, held | Colonial Treasurer of Western Australia, "Don't you make any mistake,” replied at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street, Lon- was welcomed to London yesterday at a the English captian. The tour will don, said the British Legion was gaining Jancheon at the Hotel Cecil, přemed over always be regarded as one of the very ground steadily in senstered and agrical by the Hon. H P.. Colebatch (Agent, General for Western Australia), - apil tural districts, and the main reason was
Serotary), Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and attended by Mr. Amery (Colonial
greatest interest to us."
not.
"Have you done as well in the test that is was, better medium than any matches is you expected ???
"No. We have not. I think we have which had hitherto been discovered for | Me; J. 1. Thomas. will be signed on April 18th, the Quastruck more great Australian batsmen in the cultivation of commendleship and inter- D'Orsay states negotiations, which were their best form than we anticipated. I course, In the industrialised districts, knew very well that there was a galaxy where there was quite enough intercourse begun in Peking last autumn, have taken
of talent in Australia, but all these fel- very favourable tarn which may well
lows have come off, and all of ours have already, the Legion was not gaining lead to the conclusion of an "agreement wickets of australia the present Aastra- ground. The main reason was that, 15
I think that on
the hard, truc before the end of the month. However. lian batsmen are as successful as ever the Pensions Regulations tended to he
have known thrai to be, but like England, ang anouncement of signature or de
Australia has not been able to build up come more and more stereotyped, therein area, an around side equal to the combing-was not so much senpe to score paints on finite date is premature. Under any cir-
tions of a couple of decades ago." The Connzit awarded inter aldi the
customers, the signature doubtless will
behalf of the ill-used ex-Service men. Murchison Grant to Mr. Eric Teichman.occur at Peking not Paris CIE, for his travels in China and Tibet ; while the Gill Memorial was awarded to
Major Cheeseman for his journey across the deserts of Jafura and Jabrin,
C-I-G. CHINA STATION. HEAR-ADMIRAL ANDERSON WILL REPLACE SIR ALLAN EVERETT,
Losos. April 6th.
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13. Eric Teichmann. 1.1E, was cdpe. ates), at Charterhouse and Caius College,
Rear Admiral David Anderson has been | Cambridge; whery by obtained his B.A.
degree. He joined HM. Consular Service appointed Cominander-in-Chief; China in China in 1907, and since 1994 has been Station, temporarily, in succession to Chinese Segretary to H.M. Legation in Peking. and holds the rank of. First Vice-Admiral. Sir Allan Everett, Rear- Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. He Adiniral J. F. Cameron succeeds Rear- was born on January 18th, 1884, married, in 1921, Ellen Cevila, widow of | Admiral Anderson in the Yangtage com. Major D. S. Niven, D.B.F., LA. |
SIR MATTHEW NATHAN.
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MAY SUCCEED TO PALESTINE POST AS COMMISSIONER.
Loxos, April 5th.
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TRAGEDY IN MANILA..
ARMY OFFICER SHOOTS YOUNG GIKL AFTER DANCE.
NOT PLAYED UP TO EXPECTATIONS,
Mr. Asien. submitting the toast of Premier of Western Australia" said their guest was welcomed by His Majesty's Government and by His Ma jeaty's Opposition, aho saw in Mr. Col one who had and his murk in Australia and was destined to make get greater mark. came frem Stat 10 times larger that
thai this country and he was from one ut the Empties that was crying for "Great men to explore and develop its great intural wealth. To what extent it was
sible for the English,
to assist prople many difficulties. Western Australis was a
a problem The men and wonten be sent
but it
hot.
t always possi ble to make the necessary contributions Life in the old country was very different from trained on the lantil, younger and more adaptable would ways be relied upon to make In a new country. One of the vasential constitions of
between this co-operation country and the British country overseas was that they should aim in courag who were going to
WEA
Ironie in a new world."
thowr
• We can put a stump of our own on And so your inen have not company work was undertake." he sled," to your expectations, and have not played cause we are more determined than any up to their reputations ?"
Some of them have not. In the field. other buddy of public opinion to keep mir ing department we could not very well country out of entering into any chligr. have improved upon our showing, and, tions to fight for other people. We are but for its excellence, I am afraid we prepared to insist that the Tives of our ould have had much longer outings in sons should not be pledged in advance by the Geld. Probably no test side has made any diplomatist. We realise the camou fewer mistakes in the field than we have age of words like « Pact, Protocol." made.
to the wickets has Defence. Security. T. you buil them Our returning t beel
most remarkable. I doubt wh-down to the bone you will find at the ther Strudwick has ever kept wicket bet- bottom of your saucepan an obligation ter than during the tour, What has
bag to fight which is to be hung by us rounding only those to me has been our bowling, which the necks of youngsters who, when the they could be fair to the Dominions and
our weak spot, and when
day of reckoning eonies but for that would fair 10 responsibility was just as great. Australian
wickets for never have fought. the drst time. whether made of ส
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It was only on these conditions
young, preple encouraged to towards those bent as towards thom who remained. There was no justification to send out merely with the idea of
Ketting rid
of responsibilities, and not to care what became of thous who went out
·un-
Sem ought not to be a devio for
Harvey River, Athelstore, Merri Creek, "Of these traps for bad statesmen, the or Balli soil, I was almost prepared to most dangerous of the lot is averity.
Irss effective than it Nething short of a constant sense of in. Fly
I had
hard many Gre
security will keep certain men or certain workers, and no one so willing as Maurice nations even tolerably decent and, as no Tate, who bowled ail through the tour one knows himselfe very possibly we areAll parties in the States recognizal that as though inspired, and except for that the Mme. Certainly
American temporary disablement at Adelaide has colonists were charming until we made
sponsibilities been Hercalena in his efforts
the secure against French Canada. Then, in the most rude manner, the throw our tea into the sea. No one are be afraid that England will refuse to help people who are being bullied, but whether they are being bullied or whether
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Then it was your batting which was the disappointing department in the test MANILA, April ath. The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic cor
matches? Lieut. John S. Thompson, U.S. Army,. **In some cases i: was so. It was respondent says that Sir Matthew Nathan
often its unevenness.
Herlact Sutcliffe killed Miss Audrey Burleigh, the 15 is mentioned in some quarters as a pos
exceeded our expectations, though we sible successor to Sir Herbert Samuel,on Calmes, U.S.A. Medical Corps.
year-old stepdaughter of Captain Hamil-knew that he was most likely to come off they deserve all they are getting is far
his Brst test ardeal and he will further with flying honours, their contemperaries to judge and not
improve who is unlikely to seek renewal of ofice
The courty for us' Thompson took the girl for a motor
of Yorkshire makes a successful cricketer. | as High Commissioner in Palestine, which ride after a dance, and upon the refusal making up.
There is no half-way measure about the To the end of the fourth expires shortly.
I was warned that. I would, but I of the girl to agree to marry him he test match he and Jack Flobbe scored more
than nine runs out of every 30. made by do not know how we can ever return the Bred five shots at her. three proving
It does not matter our side, and I quite anticipated that where we have been. Big cities and smal
that kindness shown to us. fatal. He then ordered the chauffeur
Frank Woolley. Jack Hearne, and Andrew Sandham would be quite as con- cities contain the same kind of people. to drive to Fort McKinley, where het
And sistent and productive as bastmen as
have the same sized heart. they all surrendered.
Hobbs and Sutcliffe It is all in cricket The hospitality has been so spontaneous. that they have nut, and we bare sufere delighted to have had the
se unostentations, We have been through it. Had our hasten lived up
opportunity their English reputations, made in not merely one season: but practically ever since the war, our scoring was bound to be as high us that of the Australia
BELGIAN ELECTIONS,
SOCIALIST BAINS ARE CIFFEF' FEATURES SO FAR.
BRUSSELS, April oth
The outstanding features of the elec ions so far are the Socialist gains, which are country wide. The Catholics also have advanced." The Literals apparently are the principal sufferers jo both eases."
Definite results are not yet available.
GERMAN PRESIDENCY,
YON- HINDENBURG REFUSES TO
A NICE DISTINCTION...
A LONG OVERDUE PUBLIC
"APOLOGY,"
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PLACING THE FIELD.
"Have you experienced any difficulty in placing your field for the Australian bats
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to visit several schools, and come in personal contact with the boys, and I have been pleaseet to see how well they team have been inundated with the kind take to cricket. All the members of the
First messages, and where it has been possible the letters have been answered, like Australia, and I like the people on and off the cricket field. It is the
TRAVELLING,
to the in this country, but unst be
every
one scheine based on what was good for capital. The man who brought his own one concerned. There must initial capital was generally more careful than the wat Kettled with someone else's capital. Within the last few days a scheme started for encouraging_young men to go to Western Australia, in harmony with proposals made by Mr.
had been considerably advanced
Mr. J. H. THOMAS referring to the act that Mr. Collier came from the Labour Party, ju this welcome was characteristic of the spirit that would pull this country through its difficulties.
WILM characteristic
of this old. that though there country
Wrre po litical differences, and Jifferences on great, fondamental questions, "yet- when the future and wellbeing of the British Commonwealth was the issue the world must understand that the differences which may separate
and would stand four-square against the parties could be brushed naile, and all wind. (Cheers). The question of emigra tion was not only a difficult but an urgent problem which could not be solved by ignoring obvious fucts.
LONDON, March 14th. A West African newspaper publishes the (d-Leverbutine correspondence
Sir Hugh Clifford, us Governor. enter- Not as a rule Certainly it has re-first time I have been to Australia. but Mr. COLLIER, responding to the toast, tained Lund Leverbuime on January 10th,quired plenty of brain work in cope with all my colleagues, who have been here said he was realizing the ambition of bis leter writing to bord Leveringtone on lang the eleverness, and in some cases the briore the of me that they all go way to the heart of the British Cont ary 11th, he recalled "Lopit Leverbalme's unorthodoxy of the Stroke by some as I possess Australia is a country well development of Western Australia The
The fre
He contrasted the develop- with the same feeling about Australia Dionwealth. I charges and Sir Hugh Clifford's re- quency of the square-leg
ment of the United States with the slower plies thereto. We neeorilingly declined
surprised and in cases wit Lord Leverhular's dinner invitation, say wondering. The dead straight ball would dreds of thousands who want to live an
mworth becoming the new home of the hub- difference was partly attributable to ACCEPT CANDIDATUBE.
ing: It gave me great pleasure to enter be often sent right off the wicket to out-door life, and there really should not. America
Tittle nearer home, bat being, THE PREMIER'S APPEAL...
tain yet last night. One is always glad square leg, and on English wickets, where be any difficulty to get the desirable class of the natural resources of his own State, when be regarded the wealth and variety Benin, April uth. to welcome Paris, April' aib.
distinguished visitor to the ball so often does a bit, the Nigeria." After expressing surprise that tion would be fraught with hazard, but, of people. The Australians I have met In the course of
Marshal Von Hindenburg has declined sprech ᎥᎿ
it should have occurred to Lord Lever taking it all round, I do not think I have have alt played cricket, and after all
varied my field from my usual course." that is life.' Democratic banques given in his honour validature for the Presidency, and Dr.hule that either as an individual or as
a responsible official he would accept bos pitality, from Tard Leverhudme until long overdue apology was unde, Sir Hugh Clifford's letter reiterates that he canot he Lord Leverbuime's guest now or at any fature time sutil and unless the apology due bis Government and himself has been publicly offered. QUESTION HAISED IN COMMONSI
LONDON, March 16th. In the House of Commons, Commander | Kentworthy asked why Sir Hugh Clifford's request to publish the correspondence bo- tween Lord Leverhalme and himself was refused.
as Foundinhleza, which was attended durres is once again the candidat at the by 3,000 guests, Premier Herriot deNationist rombine. His nomination is clared that rather than how to the expectal shortly,
wishes of the wealthy interests, who desire to govern the reantry, by "would appeal to the country and let the people
the situation and julge.
fully d
for the
This is taken to menu that Premier Herriot, f defeated on the financial questína, will ask for the dissolution of the Chamber and fight an election ou ipe bancial policy and possibly some form of capital levy.
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RECEIVES STIRRING WELCOME AT BATHURST,
BATHURST, April 5th. H.M.K. He pulse, with the Prince of Wales on board has left for Sierra Leone.
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The Hon. W. Ormsby Gore said that Colonel Amery had informed Sir Hugh Clifford that he deprecated the prolonga ting of the controversy, by such pubhea The Prince of Wales made a trium-t as a further vindiention of Sir Hugh Chifford's position appeared neces- sary. He added that the correspondence, which was now published fully in the Our West Africa, was not con-
courm of a Bghting speech,phant tour of the streets of Bathurst, Premier Herriot denounced the audacity walking the last 100 yards to the quay
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of those blaming the present Geverament through a throng of cheering natives. Tor France's financial difficulties. He showed that when he took office France's liabilities were 978 milliard franca, ex- clusive of foreign war debts. This had crippled the country's full freedom in either home or foreign policy. He then warmly defended the Government's po- licy for the restoration of sound finance.
SENATOR MILLERAND.· ́
Later.
M. Millerand was elected to the Senate for the Department of, the Seine, on th first lot securing an absolute majority
the Governmunt candidate,
M. Autrand, and several others, including Socialists.
over
VATICAN COMPROMISE. According to the newspapers, the mem bern of the Left Democratic group op- pose the Vatican compromise, and alig the capital levy, to which the Rural and Hadieni Deputies are also opposed.
M. De Moczie is said not to favour the capital, levy, but no vexatious measures bring in the arrears in the tax on war profits.
The opinion prevails that "the points of view of M. Do Monzie and Premier Herriot many Jend to a clash on Tuesday.
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WELCOME AT FREETOWN. FREETOWN, SIErra Leone, Aprif Cth. H.3.5. Regular "has "arrived here in glorious weather. The Prince of Wales buda mogt athusiastic reception on landing with the Governors. He passed through crowds cheering, most, heartily, meanwhile the guns of the lattery boomed in ulue
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COPRA ON FIRE: OUTBREAK ON WO VESSELS- AT GENOA.
LONDON, April oth A menge from Genoa slates that about 2,000 bags of copra from the
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be any no reason why its future prosper. ity should not equal that of any landt to which the sons of England had gone Referring to emigration, be advocated had seen the plan at work, and could say. most strongly county associations. without any exception that he had heard of no ladividen
one who regretted and of no
come out under
Have you found the travelling irk grounds and wickets?"
What do you think of the Australian angel Wherever we have played the grounds • Du the whole, the best facilities por have been quite equal to many of our sible have been provided us. The moet grounds in England, but the Sydney comfortable journey was from Melbourne this systern. In conclusion, he made Cricket Ground is incomparable. I like lo Adelaide where there was no clang- humorous reference to the scene in the the beauties of the Adelaide Oval, but ating of trains, and where the smooth run-
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1188 of Commons on the previous day once the Melbourne Ground Captivated ning was so noticeable.
It It was only which he witnessed. seemed quite Cricket when I was in South Africa with the last faariliary,
and me, and when I saw the peltbound at when South Aarned what long Kamen
he heard Mr. MacDonald referring to the Sydney I should like to see some special distance travelling was, and there the Standing Orders, he enlled that they sents in one of the stands for players, as longest journey I made was the 1,000
were the
same regulations as need fo there are in Melbouras, but that is only miles from Johannesburg to Capetown."
Western Australia, except for one addi- tion. In his State It was the rule that. when there was no regulation to meet paint, the practice of the English House of Commons governed, (Cheers).
a little thing, and ingoing batsmen like to be out of the sunlight before their portion of skyline at Sydney. turn comes along. There is a bigger pro-
PRACTICE FACILITIES.
Hare the facilities for practice been all that you could have desired !"" THE AUSTRALIAN SPECTATUJA.
Yes. Everything that could be dono "Have you been worried or annoyed by (for us was provided in most centres. We the behaviour of the crowds
bave sometimes had the use of ground. Not
I think they are bowlers, and Jittle bit. splendid crowds, and the spectators ap bowled to us, but most of our practice some club bowlers have pear to know more about the finer points pitches have been a good deal slower than of the game than is often the case in
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NEW MIGRATION MOVE.
An influential movement Fhs · ·beem.
by Columel Adiery, whose
Jarge industrial cities of England. The the match pitches, probably owing to the started to induce middle class British previous knowledge of it was a brief susu. Australian, spectator, who corresponds necessary use of much water to keep them families to settle in the Dominions,
in order. When we have wanted practice stead of living on the Continent, for nary in a telegram from Sir Hugh Cir with the gallery man in the
a huppy
ppy fellow, ford.
grate theatre, i and big
advice,
to get the sake of economy. have gierally been able
The aim of the Empire. Community Commander Kenworthy asked how it his cheers, his groans, and his little bits plenty," was right for Hir Hugh Clifford to enter
"So, altogether, you have a fine opin. Movement is to provide a practical schemo of personal reference amuse him
players. All tain Lord Leverhulme, and wrong for him
for giving special facilities to people of Allion of the country, its people and its act as salt to an egg for the
leisure, but small means, now living on. to accept Bospitality in return.
the Australian crowds have been very cricketers?" Fair-minded.
the Continent, to and within the Empire Undoubtely. We have enjoyed every better conditions for themselves and their I have no complaint in The Hon. W. Ormaby-Gore said he did minded. not think it was for bim or the House to
the slightest against the Australian thing except losing the test rubber. We children, zaga Sir Roland Bourne, settle points of social procedure between just as much as he enjoyed making them. have mat on the cricket field at the vari Lord Mestous Lord Gorell, Lady Frances barracker, and have enjoyed his digs have enjoyed the society of the fellows we
Secretary of a committee, which includes a visitor and a local Governor. "(Cheers.)
There is one thing about the Australianous grounds, and the officials, who have Ryder, General Maxwell, and Sir Henry crowds that I noticed, and that was the done everything to make us quite com McMahon. preponderewe of ladice who have attend-fortable. The hotels have usually been The Overseas Settlement Committee ap ed the games wherever we have been play right up to concert pitch, and I have.
proves.
.of the movement. cricket matches should be very much ea- fuus up to the dard of many London I think the presence of ladies at found the theatres and picture houses
committeemas couraged. I saw many ladies knitting places of amusement, and in some in- and making jumpers, and looking on at the cricket all the time."
stances I have never seen better.”
NOT DOWN-HEARTED."
NEW NAMES IN RUASIA.
Another evidence of revolutionary cul- ture is indicated in the appearatice at Rostov-on-Don of a new book called "The New Christian Names." In this book the author brings forward 300 new Christian names which have come into
QUESTION OF LUCK.
fre
to
represents somo
particular serviet,, profession or organiza-
tion likely to be interested in the move- Kum," continued Sir Roland Bourne
Other influential bodies, including the Rhodes trustees, have been invited to join. use since the revolution. Naturally, "in the test matches one frequently
not downhearted at our
Many meetings of the British residents many of the old Russian names are those sees a preponderance of luck on one side failure
have been held in towns on the French tho xahes," said secure of saints and other devout people.
and Italian Rivieras, explaining tha Of or the other. How have you been affect Gilligan in conclusion,
With the ex-movement that thousands of members these the author makes great fun. The ed
ception of the last match, we put up s "We newest names are mostly derived
Luck has entered into our engage. gorul fight, and we are looking forward of the professional classes will welcosse Lenin or other revolutionary lead
ments little, but what one may consider to the Australians' tour in England, in the op These include Ninel,
Vil,
Vilen, Lenal tuck another does not, and cricket is 1028. 1 will tot attempt to forecast the corruptions of Lenin's names and Buch fascinating game that we really result of the Australians' tour then, bet Rosa (Rosa Luxemburg), Lake the bad luck with the good luck. England will be eager to cross swords
Marxina and in course of time it all works aut (Marx) Engfried
az Afty-bity. Why worry?"
with her sporting opponents once again. I feel aure, England will make a very steamer Ceamaha caught fire, and Bucharina (Bucharin). Many girl
babies have had the nams Ideya (Iden) lia
-Captain E W. Ballantine · in given to them.
Brisbane Courier,
Datch steamer Simaloer and the Cerarschart (Latinaracharski). Engels).You have had a good time in Austra-good showing in the next series of tents,'
Dan
but the fire was extinguished.
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the
opportunity of establishing themselves. of nimilar tastes and outlook, where can supplement their present incomes in congenial occupations, such as poultry and fruit-farming, and their children can grow up in the Dominions under healthier conditions, where excellent edaeder Bional facilities generally are available.
in the Dominions, in company with ??
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