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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

THE HONG KONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE

URING the Absence of Mr. Joax GEORGE ERNEST ELLAMS wil act SECRETARY to the Company.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

T. G. WEALL

Chairman. 4742]"

DoD from the Colony, MR.

HONG KONG BASEBALL ASSOCIATION.

THE

GENERAL ANNUAL ING of the HONG KONG MEETI BASEBALL AS-UCIATION will be held the AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL at 5.30 r.m., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH.

All Members of the Amociation and other Clubs interested are Requested to Attend.

EIN WONG,

Hon. Secret Ty,

4744)

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.. LIMITED.

T

HE 387 ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the shore Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, ST. Groaar's BUILDING, CHATER HOAD, Victoria, 52 WEDNESDAY, the Hong Kong, Da 30TH DAY of MARCH, 1927. 11 O'CLOCK in the FORENGON, for the purpos receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Director for the Year ended 31st DIYSER, 1926,

The TRANSF BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUES the ND Mance, 1927, until 30TH MARCH, WEDNESDAY, th 1927, Both Days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General ManagETA. Hong Kong, 17th March, 1927. [4691

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED,

TOTICE IS "AEREBY GIVEN that An EXTRAORDINARY of THE GENERAL MEETING UHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1818), LTD., will be held at the Regis- ST tered Oce of the Company,

Chater Road, of ctoria BUILDING,

in the Colony on WE

WEDNESDAY, the THIRTIETH DAT of MARCH, 1927, at 2.30 O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON, when the Subjoined Resolution will be propored nadh Ex. traordinary Resolution, vis:-

"That the regulations contained in the printed document rob- "mitted to the Meeting and for the parpose of identifcation "antecribed by the Chairman "thereof be approved and adopted "the Articles of Asociatian

INTIMATIONS.

G. 12

E.

SALE OF H.M. SUBMARINE **1.9."

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th, 1927.

TENDERS BR 1997, for the ENDERS Invited Up to the

Purchase of the above named Versol ne the lies in the Basin at H.M. NAVAL DEPOT, KOWLOON.

Full Particulars of the Vessel and Conditions of

of sale, and Permits to View, may be obtained on Application to the NAVAL

TAL STORE

OFFICER, ELL DOCKYARD, Hong Kong, and Tender Forms will be issued on Payment of a when Deposit of $200, Returns blo decision on the Teodors has been reached.

The Vessel will be on View at H.M. NAVAL DITOT, KOWLOON, from the 2137 MARCH, 1827

INTIMATIONS.

but rather against those Chinese who are now too whole-heartedly enthusiastic for the abolition of all the traditions, customs and scholar

Yesterday being Settlement day pe quotations were offered by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Owing to "unforeseen circum stances" the annual ball of the 4th

finitely postponed.

DEWAR'S ship which have been revered in Submarine Flotilla has been inde

WHITE

LABEL

FINEST.

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Tenders will be received in the Office SCOTCH WHISKY

of the NAVAL STORE OFFICER,

14731 M. DOCKYARD, Up to Noon on MON. DAY, 1 APRIL, 1977.

MONTE

NOTICE.

ONTES Op to $150,000 are Available for Investment on First Class Mortgages Security subject to a Trastes Valuation.

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Mesa DEACONS,

Princes Building, Hung hong.

AGENT WANTED.

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in

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VICTORIA

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THE VERY FINEST OLD

A sing-song, specially arranged for members of H.M. Foress, will be held this evening at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, beginning at six o'clock.

The annual sports of St. Paul's Collego will be held on Friday afternoon on the Hong Kong Foot "ball Club ground at Happy Valley, beginning at 1.30.

The 20th ordinary annual meeting of "Gande, Price & Company, Ltd., will be held to-day at noon at the Company's office, No. 2, Ice House Street (St. George's Building). -

China for centuries. It is not the Briton nor the American who wishes to ate Corrcits dethroned and SUN TAT SEN set up in his place. Although the foreigner believes in hygiene, efficiency and clean govern. ment for his own country ho is not particularly desirous that the Chinese should change their way On the contrary, there is a very large number, of whom Sir Jon JORDON was one, who think that the old Chinese with their ancient scholarship, respect for elders and

The forthcoming wedding is an- their urbanity were far superior to the modern generation which has ounced of Mr. Cédric Arthur Lacy abandoned its manners, and deve-Rickett. residing at 14" Catham Path, May Road to Miss Aline loped an overweezing pride and Beatrice Cox, residing at Fulmar conceit. Such persons believe that House, Worthing. the best policy for China would be to return to her old loyalties and not to seek to ape the Western world in some of its worst features or adopt other Western customs which are wholly alien to her nature.

Shareholders are reminded that the 38th ordinary annual meeting of the Green Island Cement Company, Ltd., will be held to-day at 11 a at the offices of the Company, St. George's Building.

The annual general meeting of the Hong Kong Baseball. Associa tion will be held at the American

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LEAVING TO-DAY,

WELL KNOWN RESIDENTS.

SAILING ON EMPRESS "OF

CANADA."

When the R.M.S. Empress of Canada leaves hero to-day at 5 p.m. for Vancouver, vid Manila, Shang

focal people had and Japan ports, she will carry

any well-known among her passengers,

These include:— Mr. G. M. Young, of "Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, who has been with this firm in Hong Kong for a matter of about thirty years, and ia now going Home. Mr. Young has-been Chairman of the Hong Kong Club, and is also a past Pre sident of the St. Andrew's Society (Hong Kong).

Mr. John Arnold, Secretary of the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., going Home

Mr. G. E. Towns, acting Chief Accountant of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong, Going Home

Mr. C Bulmer Johnson, of Mesars. Hastings, Deneys & Bowles, going Home,

Mr. Allan Cameron, Oriental Manager of the C.P.R. and C.P.S. going to Yokohama..

GOVERNMENT OPIUM LABELS.

THEIR USE BY PURCHASERS.

AN IMPORTANT CASE.

"The Legislature makes lawa “* which the most innocent can in- fringe, quite unknowingly, and

very strictly, specially if they are they must therefore be construed

drawn in a loose way," said Mr. McCallum, when defending ¤ Chi- at the Central Magistracy nese yesterday before Mr. R. E. Lind- sell.

.

The man was charged with the unlawful possession of 2.5. mace of" illicit opium, and was also charged with having three Government

"labels opium

-without lawful Buthority

Evidence given by Senior Revenus Officer G. Watt was to the effect that he entered a house at Des Voeux Road West, on March 8th where he saw the defendant sitting" DA a bed. In cupboard, three labels were Government opium chief. In found wrapped up in a handker- another drawer, four pota of Government opium were discovered without the labels on. On a washstand, a pot of non- Government opium was found. The defendant claimed both the opium

Mr. T. C. Monaghan and family, Purchasing Agent, and Catering and the labels.

His Worship: Do I understand Superintendent of the C.P.R. and

that

is considerable sale of there to Canada.

Mr. P. W. Mnasey, of Reiss, illicit opium in pots to which Gov. Massey & Co., going to Shanghai.ernment labels have been attached! Mr. McCallum:-I object to the Capt. T. Laurenson, D.S.O., question because it is purely a matter of opinion so far as the going to England on leave.

Pre- Mr. W. T. Daley, of the C.F.B. Inspector's knowledge goes. passenger department, on appoint sumably he is in a position to

ment to Kobe.. SCOTCH WHISKY

BPEAK, Partly Furnished, Four RUNGALOW 402, SEVERY ROAD. Public Rooms, Five Bedrooms and As supplied to the Houses of Canal Ofices. Tennis Court and Ex-

Lords and Commons. tensive Grounds.

Possession from lat JUNE, 1927.

Order to View on application to SIES, LOWE, BINGHAM & MAT- THEWS, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING. [4795

TO LET.

A FOON Apply to HUM. FLAT in BuxhRETS BUILDINGI. PHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD., ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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TO. A, DUDDELL STREET. Npply to

Ts Hor. SECRETARI,

CLUB LUSITANO.

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LANLING-TO BE LET, Farcish- ed, A Three-roomed BUNGALOW.

BOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

HONG KONG DISPENSARY.

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How many millions of dollars have been spent in arms, for example, to be given to boys and Consulate-General at 5.30 p.m. All members of the Association and half starved coolies, who have other clubs interested are requested,

neither the wit nor the inclination to use them for military purposes and who, at the first sign of op- position, run off and use them against inoffensive peasants to

to attend.

With many residents leaving the Colony to-day, several for good, there will certainly be a big crowd

on board the Empress of Canada this afternoon, prior to her depart

At about 230 p.m. yesterday, theure, to bid thera, bon voyage. are Brigade was called outbreak of fire at Garden Road. On arrival

know, but I object to the question. What The Prosecution Must Show,

Mr. Lindsell:Why do you ob- ject to the question ?

Mr. McCallum:-Because I don't think it is a fair sort of question to ask.

Mr. Lindsell-Why not? Mr. McCallum:-Because here.

in possession of something of which he is entitled to be in poss45- COMPLAINT.sion, and that question is going to

raise a lot of presumption with out the prosecution being in a posi tion to prove that he had obtained that something for an unlawful purpose.

there, it was found that a taxicab A PROCURATION CHARGE. you have a man charged with being gratify their busts. China, sunk in was ablaze. The fire was quickly

MACAO GIRLS abject poverty, has the largest put out very little damage being

done to the cab. military force in the world and so contributes still further to depress the level of existence of the people who are compelled to support. it. What is more insensate than this reign of terror which prevails at the moment; the nation divided against itself, slowly bleeding to death, creating banditry on all iden and an interke mutual batred,

was withdrawn from the market.

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A sordid case concerning the pro- The leasehold property, the Kow-curation of a young Chinese girl for immoral purposes was heard at Magistracy yesterday, loon Hotel, occupying an area of Kowloon 10,250 square feet, and with annual when a Chinese woman named So Crown rental of $54, which was Luk, who was formally charged re-appeared at on a charge of buy to have been sold, by order of and released on bail on March 15th, the mortgagees, at the China ing a young girl for detentien in Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon, brothel. She pleaded not guilty," Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the de- fence, and Mr. RA. C. North (Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs) was for the prosecution.

The evidence was that on March Woosung Street, Yaumazi, where Chancellor of the Hong Kong he found the complainant, Chiu University (Mr. W. W. Hornel, To, a girl of 18. Her name did not C.I.E., M.A.) will distribute the prizes in the Great Hall of the University. The function begian at

"

Prize Giving and Founders' Day will be celebrated on Saturday at

Alter referring to the section, 3r. Lindsell, speaking to witness, said there was apparently no pre- Witness replied in the negative. sumption under that section.

His Worship:-Unless there is a presumption that the mere session throws the onus on the de fence, the prosecution has got to prové that he cannot give a reason- able explanation.

"for and to the szclusion of all Garage and Large Garden. One Mile "of the Company in substitution Modern Banitation, Electric Light, Hong Kong Office: 14, Chater Rd. weakening itself against the foreign St. Stephen's College. The Vice- 12th, Inspector Stimson visited 10, explanation.

"existing Articles thereof." AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO further EXTRA- GIVEN that s ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the the THURSDAY Same Place ca TWENTY-FIRST DAT of APRIL, 1827. at 11.50 a'CLOCK in the FORZON for

of receiving a Report of parpass of Proceedings of the above mentioned Meeting and of confirming, i thought fit, ass Special Resolution the above mentioned Resolution.

the

the

A Copy of the proposed new Articles of Association of the Company with the alterations, amendments and differences

between the ssisting and new Articles incorporated and indicated in Red Ink can be seen during penal Business Hours st the Registered Office of the Company

Blorosaid.

Dated the 12th day of March, 1997,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., 46780

General Managera.

PEAK TRAMWAYS 'COMPANY, ...LIMITED, "?

Nthst

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN On and After MAY 17, 1927, the following PRICES will be CHARGED on MONTHLY TICKETS and COUPONS.

Monthly Tickets available ba tween Both Termini or Intermediate Stations...... $12.00 Monthly Tickets available be- tween MAT HOLD. BOWEN HOLD, KENNEDY ROAD OF

LOWZA TERMINUS

$10.00

from SAZUNGSHUI STATION." Immediate Posession.

Apply to- KEBRA. BENJAMIN"& POTTS

4741

оп

ROAD..

PEAK TO LET-Fire Roomed

HOUSE Completely Furnished, Modern Sanita tion, Good Garden, Immediate Poses. in.-Apply HASTINGS, DENNYS

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PEAK-TO BE LET. Furnished. From Exp of APRIL A Five koomed HOUSE, Modern Sanitation. Apply Box 4740. tlo Hongkong Dal Fress.

[4740

gress.

The Daily

Hose Kone, MARCH 30TE, 1927.

London Office: 21, Bride Lane, nations whom it professes to des-

Fleet Street, E.C. 4.

pise and on whom it cannot hope to intpose its will by force of arms, ner in any way except by seeking their compassion. Even if China achieved unity in the next five years and sought to make demands on Japan, for example, which in the opibion of that pation were unjust and impossible, what weapon at her disposal has she, after all these

"

ONE ASPECT OF

FOREIGNISM."

ANTI-

It is sometimes stated that "anti-years of bloodshed, but the boycott bat a weapon of fear and weakness foreignism" does not involve active which is not a weapon of strength

which hatred,-hatred, that is,

the use of which might cause more descends to violence and seeks, if

"loss to face" to the central

7.30. p.m.

An apprentice employed at the shipyard of Mr. W. 8. Bailey Was prosecuted at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday for the larceny of a sheet of brass, valued at 83. The

up the metal while inside the yard, was fined $25 or three weeks' hard labour in default,

defendast, who was seen to pick

pos-

Witness: He did not give an

His Worship:-You say yourself

Labels The Purchaser's Property 2.

be was not asked.

Referring to the labels, Mr. Me- Callum said presumably they were cancelled. Presumably the Govern~ ment knew the duty had been paid.

appear on the brothel register, so he took her and the defendant to the Police Station. The allegation against defendant was that she had bought the girl from a man who

His Worship: There is no ques- brought her to Hong Kong oetention of duty being paid. The Goy- sibly for the purpose of finding her ernment puts these labels on their sister. Other persons were im own pots of opium. plicated in the case, but they had Mr. McCallum replied that it was for the Government to issue the absconded.

labels in such a way-and presim- ably they were so issued that

"

In answer to the magistrate (Mr. W. Schofield) prosecutor said that but a visit made on information they became the property of that received.

person. If he showed they were in this was not a casual inspection, they were sold to a private person The girl, Chiu To, who lived his possession as a private person, with her mother at Macau, said because he had bought and paid for them, why, he asked, should he not that she came here with a man named Lee Mun at hia invitation, do as he liked with them? If he committed an offence with the sister whom she had come to seek be. the Palice "Married Quarters, were had gone elsewhere. Two men took ter. It could be presumed that he trade to the Japanese. If the pre-interrupted by the arrival of the ber to a brothel and sold her to de- was going to defraud the Govern ment or a hundred and one things, fendant. She had been beaten an sant policy of alienating the nations Police on the scene. Two of the several occasions because she refus but until he did so, where was the

crime? of the world continues there will be players were brought before Majored to do what was expected of her.

Street urchins who were engaged

NOR SALE-SUNBEAM LAN possible, the expulsion of the for-governing authority than loss of at a game of football just outside he learned on arrival that thebels, then that was another mat-

1924 Model, DAULETTE, Thoroughly Overhauled in London.

HONGKONG HOTEL pection at GARAGE-Apply Masses. DEACONS

[4880

In eigner. A Chinese will go as far as to say that he hates all foreigners in the mass but yet Ekes them individually.

That

not see anything to justify him in continuing the case, since there seemed to have been nothing to pre- vent the girl from walking out of the house if she had desired to do so. fussed.

co one to exercise a restraining C. Willson at the Central Magie His Worship said that he did APARTMENTS AVAILABLE.

The foreigner on his part feels hand on the power that has been tracy on, a ebarge of obstructing the public highway and were fined VAILABLE-Thriving "private A Kowloon Hotel always fail and that the only use the Chinese have insulted beyond endurance.

83 each providing permanent, good income; fer those who are not of their own eeems to be the goal towards which moderate outlay; proprietor cailed Home. Derrington," Se h's Corner, Commence- kith and kin is to exploit them. the Chinese are now marching. The ment uf Fesk Road, will be available from It is true that many foreigners have immunity from correction which 1st April as Residential Quarters Central

commerce in China has enjoyed so far is due to location, beautiful grounds, entirely made fortunes in renovated, hot and cold water, excellent

Mid Level

ble to China, but it is equally-true that the sympathy which, in spite of rooms available t bathroom. bachelors. C.1. Park Road central: nine Chinese merchants have amassed great provocation, court 0:2 Repulse Bay: ir rooms,

the various

There will be an extraordinary general meeting of the China Light and Power Company (1918), Ltd., at the registered office of the Coin pany, St. George's Building, Chater Road, this afternoon, beginning at

The case

was accordingly dis-

BRITISH SOLDIER

Children Over 3 Years and Under 19 rooms or two Bate. 4/5 TOO to wealth also as "the result of the civilised powers have for ber in her 2.30. A resolution will be proposed] Family Monthly Tickets: Same Displace for tennis court, flush. C.9. Privato foreigners' enterprise. Some Ch difficulties and also because there that certain regulations. be adopted WHILE

Years of Age: Half Price.

Cunta sa at Present.

Third Class Coupons Face valus Laus

0% Discount First Coupons Face value Less

Clase 10% Discount

good hed five roomed

A

"

as the 'Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for and to

Mr. Lindsell:There is no pre- sumption of guilt from their pos session under that section.

Bought and Paid For. Mr. McCallum:-1 say they are mine, that answers the ques tion I have taken them from Government pats, which I have bought and paid for, and until I commit a crime in relation to them they are mine.

Mr. Lindeeli:-There would be ad point in Section 17 according to your argument.

DROWNED.

Mr. McCallum:-I might have stolen them and then the possession BATHING IN NEW would be unlawful. TERRITORIES,

wall filled hotel, over twenty rooms, faraiture and

owner going nese students of affairs will readily are still some elements in the coun- home. C11: Fully

admit this but while they feel that try on whom hopes for the future

How a British soldier, stationed honse with

garden, one yea

Observa

the exclusion of all existing Arti- in the New Territories, met his Villan.

are based, honse Kowloon Tong the foreigner has possibly con- to:

cles. A further meeting, for the death under tragic circumstances rooms. T14 one large and two smaller

But should the wrong elements First Class Coupons for Nurses, 1°*

Military and Naval Officers Faces near Carlton Hotel; fit or offices; tributed much to the national pro-

latter

preferred. W.12. three houses, 12, 8 and 6 rooms rented together; formerly sperity and has made it possible assume full control and those hopes purpose of confirming this resola on Friday last has been brought to tion, is to be held at the same place light in an official police report re- Value Less 20% Discount.

ceived yesterday.. for China to advance along the be belied, there will be no longer on Thursday, April 1st, at 11.50 JOHN DHUMPHREYS & SON,

waste sympathy: a.m. to Western path of science by train any reason General Managers. 4731]

ing doctors, engineers, teachers and Relationship will then be dictated others, still such material benefits by the strict requirements of justice have been conferred and accepted if the present evil causes are pe at the expense of the nation's cul-sisted in. That is not a pleasant

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the ammunition seized on

Mr. Lindsell:-The obvious pur- pose of Section 17 is to provent Government opium labels being used on pots of illicit opium.

Mr. McCalum:-Then you have to prove that I have so used them.

tion.

An Important Case.

Mr. Lindsell remarked that as It is stated that Signalman he saw the matter, there must be E. Scarlett, who belonged to the

some proof in the absence of lawful Signal Section of the 13th Infantry An application for the confisca Brigade, was drowned while bath authority or excuse. He thought Our moderate fee includes services (at

tion of the contraband arms and ing in the Sheungshui stream on the defendant should have been option) as follows: 1. Management

Hopsang last week, when abe ar- afterwards found at a spot about to consider the point as it was of Friday afternoon, his clothes being given a chance to explain the posi He would like further time of your property. 9. Rental collection.

rived in Hong Kong after being thousand yards to the north of the considerable importance to the Im 88. "UALULU”,

3. No limit to tenuta supplied and no

ports and Exports Office. BALLING OF OF ABOUT 20TH AFEIL, 1927 charge for securing new tenants or for taral reputation-a reputation of development to contemplate and it pirated, was made by sub-Inspector Police Station of the district.

Andrews at the Kowloon Magis

Mr. McCallum:-And I take it advertising daritg period

Sheungshui stream is a tributary For

importance to the public. Anction of privaw sale, 5. Negotia- which. China has been justly proud. is for this reason that many friends tracy yesterday. The haul com of the main Shumchun 'River, which of equiature makes laws which SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND

tion of mortgage. 6. Insurance ar-

If this were all that the "anti- of China sincerely and ardently prised twenty Lewis gune, nine marks the boundary between. Bri-The

revolvers,

automatic pistol, ADELAIDE,

free of charge to you. patration of your hand or property. foreign" movement signified there desire China to return to her former to rounds of pistol main unit, tiah and Chinese territory. It is the most innocent can infringe on presumed that the Body of the un-quite unknowingly, and accordingly Tia

Fres information and 70- garding sharts, my rage, etc. We are many foreigners who would be faith in has since been they must be construed very strict

ance with the principles of the 19,800 rounds of rifle ammunition, carried out se

ly, especially if they are drawn in Are rented many of the Colmiy's largest almost ready to sympathise with it.

20 Lewis gun ammunition drums,

The deceased was only 21 years of a loose way. houses and have negotiated property,

Such people are, in this three machine-gun tripods and one

His Worship intimated he would hand and shares for some of the oldes.But in such case the movement sages.

Magistrate made necessary members of the Signal Bection at give a decision on the point at noon local Arms.

should certainly not be directed sense, just as “anti-foreign" as the spare machine-gun barrel. The age. He was billeted with the other

the Fanling Galf Club carp HONGKONG SMALL, INVESTORS, Tel. 4044.

against the foreigners personally, Chinese themselves.

SANDAKAN, SEBBATILS, BALIK- PAPAN, NAURU & BABAUL

For Freight and Particular

47181

"Apply to:- DODWELL & CO., LTD.,, |

Agents.

Ice House Street.

order,

the

to-morrow.

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