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"LONDON, April 17th.
When the Ras broke adrift at Pulham, she carried of four mooring wheels, ench weighing half a ton, suspended two for-- ward and two aft at the end of cables 100 feet long.
Just off Lowestoft, a member of the
rew clambered along the catwalk wäde a hole in the gänvas, and hanging. on by his legs and held by another man, he worked with a steel-en:ting ebisel and hammer until the cabies were cut and the whirls dropped, like boints, into the
The brakaway from the mooring-wast, under stress of the wind, was die ton rotten piece of metal giving way at a sonomideid spot. The night emergency erew of twenty had just changel with the day crew; but the ship started of be fore two of the new exe were on board,
• Three of the engines were started up within two minutes of the airship getting
into moliou,
REPORTING HER POSITION. The R3 has been in touch with the Air Ministry all night long. She report ed at 8.30 this morning, that she was 30 aniles west by south of Amsterdam.
CROWDS ARE DISAPPOINTED, Cruwils gathered at Pulhain, last night, in anticipation of the return of the R38, and were disappoited when the news. Traketi put that she was unlikely to be home before late, in the afternoon, Anxiety was allayed liŷ assurance from the radio toessages, received from the ship, which indicated that the mea were as happy as skylarks, ..
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The Meteo Ragion! Offies forecast is moderate to fresh uneth-west wind over the North Sea, with visibility good. Should an increase in the velocity of the wind, delag her arrival till nightfall, the airship' will send off till daylight.
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The latest offcial report at 10 am... that the R was 37 miles from Lowestoft . and fuel sufficient if she maintains her progress, has given satisfaciery -coufir- mation of the belief in her, ability to weather the gale. The vessel as present is nikitig a good # knots against 20knal wind from the W,N.W., moderating to
20 miles an hour at 2.000, feet.
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COTTON, INDUSTRY:
MR. HAMMERSLEY'S PLAN IS TOO COSTLY,
LONDON, April 17th." According to the Manchester Guardian, the recent suggestion of Mr. S. 8. Hammersley (C. Stockport) that the cotton, industry might be improved-by applying a more substantial proportion of Lancashires spinning machinery to the use pf Indian Cotton-seems to have met tere opposition than support hitherto
from spinners and manufacturers. it is pointed out" that Lancashire mer- cbaits established, theusselves in the markets of the world as sellers of better qualities of cotton cloths; and before Mr. Hammersley's idea of producing the cheapest Gatton goods could be carried
, new markets must be found; and by that time the whole position might be changed.
Spinners-say a substantial increase in the use of Indian cotton in Lancashire would stumdiately inflate the pries of such cotton and this destroy any value
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NEW FRENCH CABINET,, 1. PAINLEVE SUCCEEDS IN
FORMATION.
PARIS, April 17
The Cabinet has finally been composed as follows:-
War.
M. Streg-Minister of Justice.
of Brian Minister
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LONDON. March toth. HUNDRED INJURED,
KING EDWARD AND MIR SIDNEY LEK.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing. Soria April 1b.
About Sir Sidner Lee's Biography of It is believed thirty persons were killed King Edward VII. to which I referred in my last week's article is the fact that and 200 injured-most of them, slightly-Sir Sidney Lee was asked to write it..
. Painlevé. Premier and Minister of in the Homh explosion in the cathedral. The dead include Generals Davidoff and Serzok and former Minister Koloncheff.
It is stated that the body of the assassin of Deputy Mileff, who was killed on February 14th, has been discovered at the
Forrig
31. Affairs.
M. Caillan-Minister of Finance. M. Schrameck.--Minister of Interior,
When the great Dictionary of National Biography, was published there was in teuse indignation in Court circles over the article on Ring Edward which was
| contributed by Sir Sidney-Lee: To may the least the way this writer dealt with King Edward's relations with his Royal mother and the account of his intimate knowledge of foreign affairs were marked
sive. It was reminiscent of the manner
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·COALITION CARINET TO CARRY ON GOVERNMENT, U
DECISION STILLS 'UNREST...
Toxro, April 17th. Political circles, havo quistened down as a result of the antrouncement that the
Coalition Government will coatimus.
Mr. Tanaka, the new Seiyukai Pre-
Mr. De Mönzie. -- Minister of Educa- | spot where M. Mileft was killed. On the by a frankness that was almost, aggressident, has refuseil a Cabinet post. plen
tion.
M. Emile Boul-Minister of Navy M. Andre Hesse-Minister of Colonies. M. Durand-Minister of Agriculture. M. Chanmet-Minister of Commerce. M. Laval-Minister of Public Works M. Durafpar--Minister of Labour. 3. Anterioti.-Minister of Pensions
UNDER-SECRETARIES' POSTS.
The following have been appointed as Under-Secretaries:-M. George Bonner (To The Premier), M. Ossola (War), M. Danielou (Merchant Marine). M. Eynas
in Mr. Hammersley's idea as a commer-(Aeropanties). M. Delbos (Fine Arts and vial proposition. And anyhow the cust Technical Education). M. Delbos (Libe- of altering the milis would be probibitive rated Regions), M. Schmidt (To The as a means of extmeting the cotton in- tieneral Commissioner) and ́M. Benazet' dustry from 4 * temporary impraste,”
(War).-Anrix. though it might pay anyone building new mills to equip them for spinning Indian cotton in order to make a hid to the markets of Afrien and the Far East.
ENGINES WORKING WELL.
LONDON April 10th The Air Ministry announces that the 133 has wirelessed a report that her en- gines are working Q.K.
SIGUTED NEAR YMUIDEN,“
AMSTERDAM, April 18th,
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body was found à paper, stating that the in which the newspapers and authors of ring the desire to study party politica. political pamphlets used to deal with the execution was ordered by the Macedonian of Hanover at the beginning of anhampered. Organisation... The man is said to have been an anarchist and habitant murderer.
the Nineteenth Century.
Mr. K. Takalashi (Minister of Agri- It is generally accepted as accurate that the article in question was largely culture and Cemmerer) has resigned from basıxl On FURTHER ATTEMPTS.
information supplied by Lord the Cabinet, pleading his age, and the Lansdowne to Sir Sidney Lee. Queen While there have been no further seri Alexandra was especially annoyed about desire for a quiet life. ous toreaks: the Director of the Centralit; and yet it is by invitation of the Queen Mother and King George that Sir. Prison was assassinated in the street Sidney was invited to write the biography today. An explosion occurred at 3 p.m., of King Edward which is creating the htmost interest everywhere as a historical Three Cabinet Ministers being slightly narrativa of one of the most important injured by falling plaster.
periods of English history. The explana tion I beat of this is to the effect that both Queen Alexandra and the King are both of opinion that the information at the disposal of Sir Sidney Lee when writ
The dend include the Prefeet of Police
ferment and the whole country is verying the article in the Dictionary of and several Deputies. The city is in a
excited. The military have issued curfew order from 7:00 pm
National Biography was necessarily in- complete: otherwise his, views about. King Edward would have been modified. Their opinion seems to have been fully Mustified by the way the King's life and character are pourtrayed in the volume just published. NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL,
Mr. Utara Yoda. Vie President of the Seiyukni, and Mr. Kurikake Okazaki, Sriynkai Adviser, were this morning in- stalled in the Ministries of ('ommunicn ions and Industry, and Agriculture and Forestry, respectively.
JAFAN'S NAVAL PROGRAMME.
ONLY SIX INSTEAD OF EIGHT FIRST-CLASS CRUISERS,
Toro, April 7th.
The naval construction programmé is as originally laid down. in necoridanes with the Washington Agreement.
All classes are most indignant at the outrage, following a series of political assassinations and culminating in the attack on King Boris. Citizen. Volunteers AFTER M. CAILLAUX.
There was a sequel to the Robinson are enrolling and forming patrols to main-
Midland Back ense-in which it came out
But it is learnt authoritatively that PARIS. April 16th. tain law and order, under the direction that Sir Hari Singh had been black- M. Painlevé's friends declare that he of Generals Roussel and Vulkoff (Minia mailed to the tune of £130,000 when only six first-class cruisers will be jainĒ. will abandon the task of forming a Cabiers of the faterior and of War) Mili. William Cooper Hobbs who had figured down. Two more 10.000-ton cruisers-tha ry units held and searched ali in the ease was sentenced to two years Hagura and Ashigara—are contemplated net unless he obtains the collaboration passengers on trains from the city yesterhard labour for his part in the infamous
frand.. Hobbs, who is 10 years old, was The ships under construction include: of M. M. Briand and Caillatx for the day and travel is drastically regulated.
the supposed agent for Appleton & Co., SEVERAL ARRESTS. foreign and finance portfolios respectively.
licitors in the clever scheme whereby The aeroplane carriers Akam mu Kuga * Several arrests have been winde in con- the cheque was obtained from the Indian and the 10,000-igh cruisers Ilguko, Nachi, It is reported that M. Briand does not
nection with the explosion. The Police potentate as hush money," He has had favour the inclusion of Caillaux in inquiry showed it was due to an inferal un extraordinary record of life spent on the 7.100-fou eruisers” Furukaw, Kaky, clockwork machine, concialed in a part the borderland of the underworld of and Maagden; the 5,500-tón cruisers the Cabinet.
cof' the cathedral facing south. The London.
Ministers and Officers most of them - Now that he has been convicted, and
Makuinn, Linte and Virga, caped, because they had gathered round sentenced some of the facts of Hobbs'a the coffin in the chancel
Amazing Career häve begun to come to light. It is said that he never got more totalling 14,000 tons.. than £6 a werk as a clerk with Appleton
The police this morning arrested out- The R33 was sighted at seven this even-side the Quai d'Orsay a disabled ex- ing over the fortress of Ymuiden, dying soldier, apparently demented, who was high, in a northeasterly, direction.
The entire staffs of the Dekody and Soesterberg aerodromes have been mobilis- ed to assist a landing if necessary, but 133 has changed her direction south- wards, and her engines are apparently working wel
KEEPING IN TOUCH.
LONDON, April 16th. The Air Ministry is maintaining re- gular contact with the R33, which wire- lessed, at 8,25: Will make for England
when the wind moderates."
At 8.45 she wireleased: "Attempting
Later.
Le return.'
The Air Ministry announces that the Reported to have crossed the Dutch coast proceeding west-north-west
Godetia
braudishing a revolver, decuring that he was waiting to shoot, M. Caillaux
BITTER PASSIÓNS REVIVEDS
LONDON, April 18th.
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In addition there are 10 destroyera,
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The Premier and Ministers of War and of the Interior were slightly injured.
A cable from Tokyo, dated April 23rds The Mayor of Sofia and the former War & Co., yet he is worth at least £200,000,nd: The Ministry of the Navy Minister, General Naïdenoff, were killall of which has been invested abroad.
This fortan
amased by deviousnounces that war-ships are now under construction, of a total tonnage · of methods. Our of the most lacrative was
124,000;
Srst-class They include: to act is a compensation lawyer" for people who made claims against insur. cruisers, 3 second-class cruisers, 10 des- ance companies for motor accidents and Troyers. I aeroplane mothership | the like. He searched the papers for ne [FROM THE DAILY PULLETIN."'] counts of accidents, and then through one of the many shady folk in his pay
H.I.H, PRINCH CHICHIBU. the sufferer was approached and an ac tion for damages was suggested.
JAPANESE EMPEROR'S SECOND every instance the victim got little or
SON TO VISIT ENGLAND. nothing of what was paid as compen sation because Hobis extracted the spoil in the shape of terrific costs,
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The King was ovated by crowds in the streets, when he visited the scene of the Lexplosinnu The political revival of . Cailloux MARTIAL LAW DECLARED. threatens to revive very bitter passions, in France,, as evidenced by M. Pain levé's difficulties of Cabinet-making
M. Chillaux was the powerful Finance Minister, early in: 19:4, but fell as the result of an outburst of popular feeling, following the acquittal of his wife on
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at from 5 to 10 knots per hour, The charge of shooting the editor of the The Hat has been sighted new Cromer, Adinalty has justructed the fort to Figaro. His imprisonment and hanish
accompany" North Sea.
travelling at 14 knots.
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WIRELESS IN TOUCH.""
Losos, April 6th. The coxswain of the met Tifelt which followed R33, and has returned to Lowestoft, said that be first noticed the airship when she dropped a white light, which was a signal of distress. He in mediately mustered his grew and oft Beaward. The airship was ten thousand feet up, broadside tử the wind, driving enstwards.
There were frequent rain squalls, and visibility was bad. The wind was sixty les an hour and the sea viny rough. When seventeen miles out, a gunboat Overtook the lifeboat, "which returned. The airship was then apparently on a lovell, going before the wind. The coxswain was of opinion that the orew were contemplating landing on the Dutch
Quast.
VESSEL IS LOCATED.
AMSTERDAM, April 15th. "The wireless station at Rotterdam has located the R:13 by wireless in the vicinity of the island of Terschelling.
Logos, April 17th.
It is now stated 10 were killed in the explosion in the cathedral, of whom 20 were women, to children, six gguerals and 30 officers. Martial Law has been proclaimed throughout the country.
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BOMR. IN CATHEDRAL. 2.
Soria. April lath, Many persons were killed or injured by Cathedral during the funeral service of the explosion of a bomb in Svetanedelja
None of the Ministers present were, injured.
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The gale, which had reached a hundred meat from Paris in wartime seemed to. Gheorghieff.
hour in some places earlier in be a final eclipse, but he re-rose, metcor- the day, has now subsided considerably, like, last November, after the passing of The Air Ministry has precautionarily arranged with continental aerodromes in the Amnesty Bill, when he was welcomed the event of a forced landing, but points by a section of the Press as a financia! bat the risks of landing abroad in un- favourable weather.
genius, alone able to save France, some. prophesying his return to power within three months...
The R33 wirelessed at 10.03 p.m. that she did not intend to land at Rotterdam.
TURNING "HOMEWARDS.
Later.
a capital
M. Caillaux is opposed to Jevy, but has long been committed to destie revision of the income tax law.
PRINCE OF WALES.
TAKES TURN AT URIVING ENGINE IN NIGERIA.
MINNA, Nigeria, April 17th. The Prince of Wales arrived here at paidnight. The Prince drove the train for half an hour, yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by the driver, who drove King Edward-when as Prince of Wales he visited West Africa z rute to India
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In
He was the friend and adviser of half the crooks in London, and indeed there is no end to the many shady
activities he practisel. And all the time model family man, with every appear he lived at Putney in a nice house, as a
ence of respectibility,
THE FREE CHURCHES.
Tokyo, April 16th. This evening, the British Society gave a dinner in honour of Prince Chichibu,
the Emperor's second son, who is pro- creding to Edgland on the 28th inst."
Those invited included the Premier, Foreign Minister, the British Ambas sador, etc.
"A GOOD PRESS.' MR. STANLEY BALDWIN'S GREATEST SPEECH.
The other day a Free Churchman called my attention to the increasing use which is being made of liturgical services throughout almost the whole field of Non-conformity in this country. The change has taken place within the last ten years. Before the war not one Non- conformist place of worship in a thou sand used a service of this description.
A writer in a Heme paper notes that but at the present day, especially in the London suburbs, it is the rule rather pot for a long time has any speech in than "the exception in the Wesleyan Parliament had so good a Press as Mr. Churches to use a liturgy. The Wesle-Stanley Baldwin's on the Lavy Bill, vans are adopting the Protyer book of the summary of which appeared in our yea Church of England for their morning terday's issue. The following opinions
are quoted- servicus, and have the old orthodox form
If Mr. Baldwin lives up to the spirit at other times.
of this speech he will be a great Prime have The Congregational Churchs
Minister. It was the speech of one who, though the leader of a great party and a great majority, tries to inter- pret the will of the people irrespective of party, who would rather conciliata than dominate, who can look at the other fellow's point of view, and who does not forget that a Prime Ministar oves more to his country than to: his -party--anchester Guardisin
After her unexpected trip neross the North Sen, lashed by the fury of the gale, the H33, which is filled with in- M. Briand and M. Caillaux have nos flammable gas, with twenty of her com- heen friends since the war, while the plete crew of twenty-eight aboard, com- mud by the First Officer (lightnes of the situation Lieutenant Booth) and ineluding Cor- the fact that President Domergue was poral Potter, the survivor of the 138 President of the Senate' when it condemn WCTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. their own book of worship, nad I am in- disaster, was gallantly battling at mid-ed M. Caillaux in 1918.
might towards
where
Aerodrome is nightlong vigil. Lieut. Booth
enhanced
M GAILLAUX ACCEPTS.
the A landing crew of three
PARIS, April 14h, "prepared for a crew
has M. Caillaux has accepted the portfolio evidently determined not to descend on of finance, in priatiple." the Continent, though precautionary 3. Briand is still hesitating about join arrangements had been made with
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France and Germany.
Later. try nonounces that the The Air Ministry 133 wirelessed to the Godetia at 13.5 p., as follows:-
SHIP NOT DAMAGED.
LONDON, April 16th. The Air Ministry announces that the 133 at four in the afternoon was twenty- fife miles west-north-west of Texel light. Half an hour later she was seventy-ve
My
position is 14 miles 250 degrees niles north-west of Amsterdam and still (compass bearing) from Ymuiden. maintaining a north-easterly course. It making a little headway. Please close is pointed out that there is no breakage and show searchlight."
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A meeting of the Radien Party, of which M. Caillanx was formerly the leader, has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in him, after his speech ap pealing for support in restoring the French Fuances, M. Caillaux said the anticipated bringing Treasury-situation was serious, but he
it back to normal.
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Mr.
formed that it will probably not be long before this is set to music. The only denomination which remains outside this mavement towards liturgy is the Bap tist.
LORD READING,
It is a very long time since any speech in Parliament has made a more profound impression. The Times
Never did a Prime Minister better fulfil bil duty to his fellow-countrymch thin, Mr. Baldwin has done in sending out to men of good will of all classes and all parties an urgent call for co-
operation.Daily Telegra
Magnanimous and wise, Mr.
ALLEGED POISONING.
SENSATIONAL CHARGE MADE IN
CHICAGO COURT.,
Chiclao, April 18th. The formal arraignment of the lawyer, AB sorts of speculations have been" Mr. William Shepherd; ou a charge of started by the announcement of Lord murdering his fester son, the late Mr.Reading's forthcoming visit home, the William McClintock, the millionaire argument, chiefy hestik being that some orphan," is the latest stage of a senaathing serious is in question or he would tion creating widespread interest in the Hot be given four months' rave so near United States.
the end of his term as Viceroy of India.. The prosecution alleges that Shepherd
But it is stated that nothing more is in- perpetrated the murder, last December by means
ans of the administra volved than the discussion of the Indian of the airship. The small arm of the Another message sent by wireless The meeting was held after a 2 hours. masthead at Pulham is broken off and few minutes later to Fulham reported nor of the Banque de France with the tock's will under which he aherited over CLOSING ST. PAUL'S DOME
conference of 31. Caillaux and the Gover-ton of typhoid germs, with the object reform proposals, Lord Reading has
of
securing a bequest in Mr. McClin- had tremendous difficulties. <langling from the bow. This
ned the wind, movement, confirmed the, airhends of the principal French banks at', the
report
the bow WAS
-and asked for the weather
a million dollars. The wind
The whole of the grent spaen under the veered to north-west, this
the Ministry of Finance,, when the finan forecast gress
It is asserted that accused formerly dome of Bt. Paul's Cathedral is to be afternoon, and decreased to twenty-firo An Amsterdam message says the R33 cial situation was thoroughly explored. attended a school, of bacteriology con- miles over the north of England, there his wiredened to Wasihaven aerodrome
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ducted by Doctor Faiman, who states closed from the cad of March for an inde that he missed test tubes filled with finite period to enable work to be done The Cabinet consists of the following:-typbus bacilli after Mr. Shepherd had to secure the safety of the dome, The
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pillars. carrying the dome are to he Premier and War Minister, af. Painlevé.
accused to-day pleaded net strengthened by pouring into the in- guilty."
teriors liquid cement under pressure.. But there is still uncertainty whether POLAND AND SWITZERLAND.
this will be sutient to make a per manent job of the restoration; and until PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES the cracks and settlement in the pillars have been treated as proposed it is,im HELP 16 SOUGHT,
possible to say anything as to the future WASHINGTON, April 14th. work.
to Give years. The part of the Cathedrat The closing of the dome menns that the open to the public or worship will be In conformity with the Polo-Swiss
Coolidge to accept, permanent responsi men, national thanksgiving, memorial for a long time the important part that
Canonite such out of use for national no larger than the areommodation avail both countries have requested President ceremonics as the funerals of great able in one of the City Churches, The bility, on behalf of himself and his suc- services, and services for special occa St. Paul's plays in the life of London
!!
for the H33 has been instructed to main tain her present course She is not.ex. pected to return to Pulham to-night.
FREQUENT SIGNALS.
AMSTERDAM, April 16th. 133 is signalling every quarter of an hour, enabling Wallbaven, Croydon, and
that she has enough petrol to last twenty- four hours. nose of the airship heavily donged, but it is not considered
Bhe
that a forced landing in Holland is necessary, anyhow before dawn. hopes to reach Calais on Friday morn ing.
Palbam aerodromes to locate her position.REUTERS "Apparently there is no professional wire- less operator aboard. The wireless bear- ings show that the airship is moving against the gale, and therefore gines are still working.
her on-
AMERICAN SERVICE.)
U.S. AIRSHIP ADRIFT.
BELLEVILLE (ILLNO19), April 16th.. Simultaneously with the vagaries of
Foreign Minister, M. "Brizad Finance Minister, M. Caillaux. Education Minister, M. De Monzie, Minister of Interior, M. Schrameek Minister of Justice, M. Steeg. Minister of Commerce, M. Eoucheur. POST DECLINED.
The
has forgone a victory in the hope a bringing about a state of affairs in which neither side shall talk of victory over the others but of how best to nchieve a common end Morning Post.
I was not only much the heat speech that the Prime Minister has ever made it is very difficult to conceive any speech on such a subject which could have been betterDaily News
Mr. Baldwin has given his party a new leal dad a new spirit and the country a new bueDaily Graphic
Last minute changes in the Ministry from the Japanese steamis Amazon Maruship, with a crew of seven, brake her Loucheur declining the Ministry of Com
rom the Japanese steam be picked the R33 from Puhem, an American air have been neersitated owing to both ration treaty, concluded last month, stating that the B33 is driving towards steering gear and drifted off via Granite merce, which is consequently being filled Egmond, near Alkmaar, with her nose City across the Mississippi. She even by Chaumet, Minister of Colonics.cessors, for appointing a chairman to sions for a considerable period. The will be curtailed, although the usuak crashed in, and she requires omistance. tually landed successfully at Black M. Andre ease now takes the latter
the conciliation and arbitration tribun time is variously estimated from a year services will go on in the pave and (Continued on nezi Valyon),
ale in any future dispaten
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