Dance Away Those Gorgeous Moonlit Evenings
The balmy evening, an interesting partner, the peppy music of the ship's orchestra this will stand vivid in the memory of your voyage aboard the President Liners of the American Mail and Dollar Steamship Lines.
The magnificent President Liners are broad of beam and exceptionally steady. All are oil burners, swift express liners.
The public rooms are luxuriously appointed and inviting.
All seaterooms are outside, splendidly furnished and equipped with beds- berths. Each room has hot and cold running water, also fan, wardrobe, thermos bottles and reading lamps. Private bath and showers in connection with many rooms perfect the travel comfort of these giant passenger liners,
The Cuisine is world famous. The deliciously prepared menus will delight you. And how the orchestra adda zex to your dining,
"The decks are spacious. The Glass-enclosed Promenade always popular. Deck sports, open air swimming pool, movies, evening dances,everything has been done to make your trip a happy one. Unexcelled anywhere is the courteous and efficient service accorded you by the trained personnel aboard the President Lizers.
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The great frequency of sailings and the liberal stopover privileges of the Dollar Steamship and American Mail Lines have made these giant passenger linces out standingly popular among travelerz
WEEKLY TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE
TO SAN FRANCISCO Énd
LOS ANGELES
The Sunshine Salt via Hongásiks Formighly sailings an Tiendaya
Pres. Cleveland
Pres. Pierce
Pre. Taft
Tues., Jan. 3 Tues. Fab.
14th Ta, Feb. 9th Prs. Jefferson...Tues., Mar. 13th
TO SEATTLE and VICTORIA The Short, Straight Route to Amerías Fortnightly sailings on Wednesdays
Pres. Lincoln..Wed, Jan. 25th, m. Pres. Medison Wed, Feb. St Fres. Jackson...Wed, Feb, 2nd Pros. McKinley... Wed, Mar 7th
Special Through Rates to Europe, via United States, £110, £112. Direct connections with all Atlantic lines, Choice of railway lines across United States and Canada, with liberal stop-over privileges for sight-seeing.
To EUROPE and NEW YORK
BOUND THE WORLD
Fortabily sailings in Turdays vis fentia. Strails, Colento. Suez Canal, Alexaexcitin
and New York.
Nto
Pr. Wilson Sun, Jan. 20th, 6 a.m. Prex, Van Baren...8an., Feb. 12th, Pres. Haves Son., Feb. 26th
Pras, Polk
Son., Mar. 11th- Fres, Adam......Sc., Mar. 25th Fr. Garfield.... .Sun., Apr. 8th TO MANILA
Pres. Cleveland ...Jan. 23rd." € p.m. Pre Wilson ...Jan. 29th. 6 p.m. Pres. Madixcu...Jao. $1st, 6 p..
pr
Pros, Pierce.. ...Feh, 6tb, Pros, Van Buren... Feb, 12th, 6 px' Pros. Jackson......Feb. 14th,
For Bookings, Passenger and Fraigne Information Apply to Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank Building, Ground Floor Telephone Central 2477, 2478 and 795 Cable Address "Dollar"
Dollar Steamship Line
and
American Mail Line
M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
IM
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM
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MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, V.K., HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
G. METZINGER
PORTHOS
For Shanghai and Japan
1st Feb.
G. METZINGER
SPRINK
15th Feb.
SPHINX
29th Feb,
PORTHOS
PAUL LECAT
14th Mar.
PAUL LECAT
Tot Feb. 15th Feb. 29th Feb. 14th Mar.
London
For Marseilles
ANGERS D'ARTAGNAN
TANG_THE (Cargo) ...
27th Jan. 25th Feb.
G. METZINGER SPHINX
PORTHOS
From Dunkirk, Antwerp,
YALOU (Cargo)...
31st Jan 14th Yeb. 28th Feb. 18th Mar. 7th Mar.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd, 1928.
ANOTHER JUNK PIRACY. THE
HAUL OF OVER $8.000.
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Yet another junk piracy was res ported to the local police during the week-end.
It concerns a Chinese trading Junk which was pirated in Chinese waters on January 11th, at 6 p.m. The junk plies between Sheung Sha, in the Hoilung district and
Hong Kong.
While it was off Sam Chung Island, Fing Hoi district, a Hokla junk approached and after son fire the trading junk WAS crelied upon to stop. The order was complied with," and the pirate juak came alongside and four or five Kokios, armed with rities, came on board.
They mailed the junk for about two mils, and then they removed the cargo, consisting of 250 pigs, nine baskets of eggs, six baskets of ubicken, 7 skets of quails, and a large quantity of fish. They also stole vahimbles and clothing from the crew, and got away with a total haul of $8,778.
PASSENGERS.
Arrivals.
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GREYSTOKE CONSIGNEE NOTICES. DODWELL & CO., LTD.
CASTLE."
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
LAUNCHED AT LIVERPOOL. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
PARTICULARS OF THE SHIP.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9th. Messrs, Cammell Laird and Co., launched yesterday the twin-screw
cargo
"motar Veel Greystoke -Castle, which they have built to the order of the Lancashire Shipping ca, z.t., Liverpool (Messrs. James Chambers and Co.). for their New York-Faz East service. She is the first of two vessels which Cammell Lairds are inuilding for the same owners,
very
WILS
STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s SMKHYBER."
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HONG KONG OF JANUARY, 1929.
From ANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL- TAK, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO
TRAITS.
MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- that their. Goods are being innded and
named Vesssi are betsby miorme
pinced_ AT THEIR INK in the Hong Kong
ad
be
Bowloon Wharf, and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where
oh Consign
Consignment will be sorted out fark by Mark and Delivery can obtained the Goods are innded.
Optional Goods will be landed hars aulas izstrasuons have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of the blower.
Goods not cleared within 8 days in eluding date of arrival, will be subject to Beat.
The 130,
The launching ceremony
successfully performed by Mrs. M. A. Chambory, widow of founder of the firm, and within a Mr. Walter J. Chambers, the
No Fire Insurance will be effected of seconds of Mrs. Chambers break-
In any case whatever. ing the bottle and pulling the trig
Damaged Packages must be left in the ger which automatically released the ship from the ways the firegodowns for examination by the Con rignos, and the Company's Surveyors, stoke Batle was water-borne. The Meru, Gopard & Doualal, at 10. Greystoke Custle was then taken on Mondays and Thursdays, within the
tow and placed in Cammell Free Stenge period. Laird's web basin, where she will be completed and resive her be machinery.
As a souvenir of the geension the ball burs presented Mrs. Chambers with a handsome diamond brooch.
Third Vessel Of The Name. After the launch the party ad- journed to the offices, where tight refreshments were served Mr. R. S. Johnson presided over the gathering,
All Claims against the Steamer musi prosented to the Undersigned on or 11th February, 19%, or they will before not be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MÁUKENZIE & CO.,
Agenta.
Hong Kong, 2nd Jan, 1928, 13804
CONSIGNER NOTICE.
S.S. "D'ARTAGNAN.“
BANGING CARGO FROM MARSEILLES, &c., Alto CARGO Fox ROBDEAUX & COGNAC, Ex 9.8. "ROLLON" AND CABOO FROM HARVE E1 8.8: "MEINAM."
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed.
Per 95. Takode, from Calcitta and Straits, on January 21st:---Mr. A. N. K. Hobbs, Mrs. S. V. Gates and An, Col. and Mrs. Vedder, Miss Vedder, Mr. Lake (C) M.), Mias 1. Rayden, Mr. V. M. Smith, Rev. Bro. Marcian, Father J. C. Bernaz
The Chairman in proposing SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES Per's Khyber, from London, on
"Success to the Gregstake Custic," MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. January 21st: Mr. and Mrs W said she was the third Greystoke Shaw and child, Mr. and Mrs. J. Castle owned by the Lanenshire McCormack and child, Me. J. A. Shipping Co. The first was a sail Galbraith, Rev. and Mrs. A. II. ing ship built in the early days of Bray a two infants, Mr. and Messrs. Chambers' business, about Mrs. Cooma, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. 63 years ago.. Later on the coun Taylor and four children, Mr. N. pany built a steamer, the second il. Bennett, Mr. J. 5. Dykes, Et. Greystoke Castle, and she was sold, and Mrs.. Illingworth and infant, he believed, abou: 1006. She was Miss Tyson (nurs), Mr. E. D
about 6,000 tons register, and the Stren, Sub-Lt. Liveing, Lt. A. Y.
third Greystoke Caille was about Walker, Sub-Lts. Gaisford, Abram. 9,000 Lous, so that Mesir's. Chan Lloyd, Martelli, Nowell, Remington bera had been developing all the and Rewe. Lt.Cdr. Cubison, Lt time. They started with a sailing Cooper, Mr. T. J. Gibson, Mr. D. ship, then a cargo steamer, and A. Murphy, Lt.Cdr. "Halton, Dr. now they were building the real Dr. H. Agate, LLCdr, Mackenzie, Greystoke Castle, which was It Pay- Lt.Cdr.. Ward-Smith, Sub-Lt super-cargo vessel (Hear, hear.) Mansell, Miss Treavish. Rev. F. She was designed by brains Kennelly Mr. and Mrs. Chung.
all
the Chambers clan-laughter) Thy Phin and t
four children. Mr. and she was onething better Wong Yew Ke, Mr. and Mrs. than they had ever produced, and, Gillies, Mr. Munsey, Mr. Carr, Mr. he believed, looking at her beauti-the F G Fowler, Mr. S. G. Spence, fully fine bows and lines, that Mr. and Mrs. Hondius and child.
→ vessel Miss Townsend (aurse). Dr. Changerond to none as a cargo ship. Trung Kin, Mr. T, G. Paterson, (Hoar, hear.) She was a very fust Mr and Mra. Rhind, Mr. T ship, as she was designed to do 14 Weymes, Mrs, and Miss Darby, Mrs, knots, and she had Diesel engines which had been manufactured by Trotter. Among pussingers pass -
the
En+ North-Eastern Marine ing through on their way to Shang had and Japan were: Mr. and Mr.
gineering Co, Ltd., and they had Marshall Mr. Hay, Mr. W. C.
the pleasure of having present Buxton, Mrs. F. A P. Wood and with them Mr. Summers Hunder, two children Miss Clarke (nurse), the chairman of that company, Mr. T. E. Mitchell. Mr. J. O. Rad (Applause.) The engines were of gard, Mr. J. Hadden, Mr. J. W. the Werkspoor type, for Messrs. Norton, Mr. S. W. Cliffe. Eng
Le Cir. Olden Car. W. Mager, Mr. F. II. Bowrey, Mr. Yeo Boon Tech Mr. J. Conn, Mr. S. L. Frost, Master D Kime, Mr. H. C. Twist, Mr. D. Walmsey, Mrs. P. H Daris. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. A. I. Finch, Mr. and Mr Suursun, Maj.-Gen, K. E. Wardrop, Miss J. Kale, Mr. H. A. Macrae.
Departures.
F.
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Messra Chanberu -had-
Chambers had wonderful faith in that type of engines owing to the results they had had in a previous ship, and they felt sure that with Cammell Laird's fine ship and Mr. Sunners unter's fine engines and all the thought and study the owners had put into the ship, they, as duilders, had produced some thing really gond.
Mrs. Chanders, who launched the Greystule Castle, is the widow of the founder of the firia, and it gave them the greatest possible please to have her with them that day.
Engines En Route.
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that their Goods with the exception being landed and stored into the Godowas of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are of the Bong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, whence Delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
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All Claim must be sent in to me on or before Monday, the 30th January, 1928. they will not be recognized,
Damaged Packages will be examined by Company's Surveyors, MEESIN. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at Thursday, the 26th January, 1948.
No Fri Laurance will be effected by ne in any case, whatever.
J. LIMAGE,.
Agent. Hong Kong, 20th Jun, 1928. [3804
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
Steamer
NEW YORK BERTH.“
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON via SUEZ.
S.S.BOWES CASTLE"
Sails on/or about 15th Feb.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
REGULAR MONTHLY PASSENGER AND "FREIGHT SERVICE for BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE (FIUME). TAKING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO GENOA, ALL ITALIAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANT, BLACK SEA 'AND ·DANUBE, PORTS.
REDUCED PASSAGE RATES. BRINDISI, VENICE & TRIËSTE LONDON
£72.10.0. £80. 0.0.
NEXT SAILINGS. OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAI YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.
From Hong Kong.
2nd Feb. Sails oo/or abort
1st Mar, Saila on/or about Saila on/or about 29th Mar
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M.V. ESQUILINO"
M.V." ROMOLO" 8.S. VENEZIA “
HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE;
M.V. "VIMINALE " M.V. ESQUILINO "
From Hong Kong. Sails on/or about 7th Feb. Sails on/or about 6th Mar.
NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
FROM CALCUTTA & COLOMBO TO SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS
S.3. "UMVOLOSI" 6.8.UMSINGA.' S.S. "UMONA“
Baile from Calcutts 2nd Feb. Sails from Calcutta 1st Mar.
Sails from Calcatta 1st April
Regular Favenger and Cargo Service to Bouth Africna Porta, Through Bills of Lading isanest trom. Hong Kong.
For Freight or Passage on any of the above Linog, apply to:-
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED.
Telephons: Central 1030.
Avents.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-
LIJN.
Tel. Adders
JAVALYN
Tel Central 1574
J.C J.L
York Building
Kampkore.
PRGULAR FORTNIGHT SELVIDE BETWEEN JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN
LEAVE. AN
STHANIES
FROK
İST PLUIZE
ON OR ⭑PO
WE
ON A DOGT
THE SAARBRUECKEN" having anived from BREMEN, FAM- BURG and Forts, Consignees of Cargo Are hereby notified that their Cargo s being landed at their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon TJISAROEASUAL, KYUNG. In Port where Delivery can be obtained.
& ANOT All Goods remaining undelivered after
JATA, MICASSAR 30th Fon of January, 1928, will be TJIBODAS
2nd Feb BATAVIA TJIKEMBANG the 20ta of
to Rent subject to
TJISONDARI S'AL, KLUNG 6th No Fire Insurance will be affected by
TJILEBOET us in any case whatever.
TJITAROEMN. CABOT th Damaged. Packages must be left in the TJ
...JAVA, MACASSAR 13th Godown for examinstion by the Con- TIWONG
16th ΒΑΤΑΝΙΑ TIIKARANG ... signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mears. Anderson & Ashe, at 10 am, TJIKEMBANG. S'HAL, K'LUNG, 20th
& AMOY on the 25th of January, 1998.
Demula for London. Per ss. riú ports, on January 21st:-From Shanghai Mr. 6. S. Barker Mr. and Mrs., J. Bones. Mr. E. Bishop, Miss M. M. Bannerman, Mra M J. Cohen, Mr. C... Chapman, Afr
Dodsworth Mr. J. In concluding his remarks, the Donegan, Capt. D. T. Eewards chairman, announced that #tele Mr. H. Fischer, Miss.N. Fox, Mr. ram had just been received from F Gascogne, Mr. E. Hogsflct, the North-Eastern Marine En Mr. H. Komada, Mise Lissak, Mr. gineering Co., announcing that the KS. Malikhan, Mr. T. Naka-engines for the Greystoke Catle Conngnees are roccessed to surrender had left that morning for Birken-their Bills of Lading the Undersigned
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods are left the Godown and all Olaims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after which data they will not be recognised
mittarit Miss M. B. Osborne. Mr. Pan Tai Chang, Mr. B. Steffen head, and also conveying the best for CountersignsERS & CO.. son, Mr. J. Swayne, Mr. Y. Sano, wishes of the officials of the com- Mrs. D. Turnbull, Lt. E. C. L.. pony for the success of the Grey
Hong Kong. Bí Stoke Castle,
reeman
and
Description Of The Vessel... The Greystoke Castle is of the loi- lowing dimensions :-Length, 425-
D.; breadth moulded. 56ft. depth moulded, 3110 sin; dis placement load, about 13,200 tona; and an estimated speed of about 14 knots.
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Agente: NORDDAUTACHTX LLOTE, BRANIK. Hong Kong: 13th Jan., 1928. [5800
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Wireless Telegraphy.
35th Jan. BATAVIA.
For
1st Feb. 8'tow. A MOY, SLIGON 4th
AXOY, HA:KL.
BATAYIA
NORTH CBINA
Eth
10
10th
13th
MACUSAR & JAVA,
15th
Amor & N. CHINA
18th
Fund
AMOT S'HAI.K'LUNG. BATAVIA
The steamers are all fitted throughout with Electric Light and bare acoommedawin for licuted number of saloon Passengers. All steazers Carry & duly qualified repeat. Cargo taken at through rates to all porte in Netherlands India and Australi
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For Particulars of Preiubt and Passage, apply to the "-
K.P M
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART
H. A. ABUTY, H. G. Battiscombe," Mr. and Mrs. H. G. P. Chand, Mr. J. M. Dalgarno, Lieut. Comdr. J. 1. D. Fr
the navigating teridge im Col. C. B. Follett, Mr. Camille,
mediately aft of the chart-room Mr. P. Gillespie, Mr.
The six staterooms are tastefully Casille, MTB. C. A. Grines, Miss
decorated and upholstered in good style. The dining saloon is la a Grimes, Mr. H. Gold, Mr. and
She is built of mild steel, "under hour of the forward end of the Mrs. E. Gown, Afr. II. Ifall-
special survey, to Lloyd's 100 Albridge deck and has mating accorn- gren, Mr. J. E. Hilbert, Mr. F. E Higgins, Mrs. M. Hughes, Lieut. class and is constructed on the modation for 18 persons. Comdr. P. C. Kerr, Mr. J. M. Mc. Isherwood combination system of Kellan, Mr. J. C. Pank, Mr. A. 1. framing. Two complete steel decks Prance, Mr. J. Riordan, Me. L.
run all fore and aft, and in addi The two main engines" are four- are forecastle, long stroke cycle, single-acting rever LT. ST. LOUBERT-`
H. Stevenson, Mr. H. S. Kion there
bridge and poon decks. Five large sible Diceels of Werkspoor type, THE MOTOR VESSEL BIE (Cargo) -
Yamaguchi, Mr. Zuppiger. 4th Feb.
holds are available for cargo and and have been supplied by the YANG TSE (Cargo)...lat week Mar
also five 'tween decks spaces, all North Eastern Marine Engineer- with extra large batches.
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ing Co., Ltd. They are of improv. 17 IN LOVE WITH 41. deep tanks are fitted amidships for ed design, each engine having six the earringe of oil, &c. Steel der-cylinders of 720 mm diameter by Eleen Sherlock, aged seventeen,ricks are provided at the masts for 1,500 mm. stroke. The machinery
For Shanghal, Japan and For Rotterdam, Hamburg,
North China
YANG TSE (Cargo)... 27th Jan. YALOU (Cargo)... 25th Feb.
For full Particulars, apply to
Dunkirk
Cie. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, Telephones: C. T61 and 740,
ON SALE.
HONG KONG HANSARD RE-
PORTS of the MEETING
of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
for the Session 1020.
Revised by Members.
PRICE
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Joxa KONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE.
3, QUEEN'S BUILDING.
ojected to the marriage.
to
Engines And Machinery.
MAATSCHAPPY.
(ROYAL PACENT NAVIGATION CO. On Batavil),
"VAN HEUTSZ"
Due to sail to SINGAPORE, BELAWAN.DEL) and PENANG, on 2nd February, at Noon. excellent Saloon accommodation.
applied at Tower Bridge Police working the cargo, one being suit has been constructed to
the Court for the magistrate's cossentable for 30-ton lifts, 10 for 5-ton highest Offers
requirements for Lloyd'al to her marriage with Abert Davis, and 2 for 5-ton liftd aged forty-one
Accommodation for officers and for the vessel'e auxiliaries, light- Sherlock said that her parents enginers is provided in separate ing sets, & is provided by four houses on the bridge deck, the auxiliary Diesel engines, made by calins being well fitted with all Messrs. W. H. Allen, Sons and Co., Tassell, magistrate,
LLtd: Davis: You realise that the is only modern comforts
The vessel and her machinery Seventeen.
State Rooms For Passengers have been constructed under the Davis: I think her brain is ad-
The captain's rooms, six state supervision of Messrs. Esplen and ORGAR, GRATER RACKAZES, God, Bharu Evanced enough to know what she
rooms and a smoking room are Sons, Liverpool, consulting en- PRIT Lading Ozania, cher Fork frem. 1) an? wants. 3. Long Me, Co, Esverwock DA XW÷
Mr. Tassell remarked that al situated on the lower bridge im gineers on behalf of the owners HLend
though great difference in ages did mediately above the officers' necom-Messrs.. the Lancashire Shipping not always mean unhappy marri-modation, while the wireless opera Co., Ltd., of Liverpool), as well as tors and W/T instrument room are that of Captain Lightoller, marine nges, the girl ought to wait. He
superintendent of the company. refused the application.
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DR. LECLERC'S
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DALE CLERG'S ANJENIA, 27M 11
HATY LIPʼEILZAJEN YOU MANOOR AZLACKES DALE CLERG'S SOAP: 18. ** & Zaklei,
All lower berths. English cuisine.
Doctor carried. Wireless telegraph. 1st Class Fare to Slugapore-4125.
In connection with the Royal Packet Nav. Co.'s (K.P.M.) Service to a destinations in the Netherlands East Indies, and Australia:
Agente:
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
Telephone 1574.
YORK BUILDING, CHATHE BOLD.
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