THE HONG
KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13,
1929.
TANG SENG CHI TO VISIT PEPING.
THE PLETHORA OF CONFERENCES,
SITUATION, QUIET,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING. June 19.-
THE VENEZUELAN REBELS.
ROUTED AND DISPERSED
IN THE HILLS.
GOVERNMENT" PURSUIT,"
بر چید
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It is reliably stated that He Cheng Chun and Tang Seng Chiwhom carried left Taiyuanfu for Peping last
night.
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A Kuo Min message to Shanghai from Taiyuanfu confirms the above news, adding that Tang Seng Chi will confer with Han Fu Chu at Chongehow while en route to Nun- king from Peping to submit a per sonal report of the result of the conference with Yen Hai Shan.
Conference in Nanking.
NANKING, June 12 Chiang Kai Shek has summoned
the Presidents of the ve Yuans, and various Ministers to a confer ence on Friday morning, at which pressing questions in connection with the political situation" will be discussed.
AID FROM EASTERN PROVINCES.
CARACAS, June 11.
Five thousand rebels, some of out the raid at Willemstad, attacked Coro but the garrison, forewarned and assisted by the population, drove off the re bels after hard fighting.........
The commander of the garrison was fntally injured.
The rebels fled in confusion
leaving many dead and wounded while many were taken prisoner.
It is announced that Venezuela recently requested the Dutch to ex tradite from Curacao Urbina, who a rebel leader, but that the Dutch had refused.
was,
Coro is Venezuelan territory. and is the capital of the Falcon State, situated near the Bay of
Caro,
INDIAN SEDITION
CHARGES.
COMMUNISTS ON TRIAL,
THE "ANTI-NATIONAL '
MOVEMENT, ·
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MENUT, June 19. A strong posse of police guarded the Court at the opening of the enquiry by Special Magistrate, Mr. Milner White, of the charge against 31 Communists of "attempting to deprive His Majesty the King- Emperor of sovereignty, and to fe- place the existing Government with the Moscow system.""
The accused men shouted Up the Revolution" at the beginning of the case. The prosecuting coun. sel said the case did not involve a national conspiracy, but an anti- national movement, definitely anti God, anti-family and anti every thing decent..
The Delhi Outrage.
DELHI, June 12. Convicted in connection with the bomb outrage in the New Delhi Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Bute kwara Dutt were sentenced to transportation for life.
Both Tereived the sentence 'with shout of Long Live the Pro- letarian Revolution."
Martial Law. WILLEMSTAD, June 11. Martial Law has been proclaim-a ed in order to prevent a repetition of Saturday's raid.
Fullbusters Routed.
CARACAS, June 19.
The War Minister states that the
SPEEDING AT NORTH POINT.
(Wah Ter Yat Pao.]
SHANGHAI, June 12. Chang Heuch Liang of the Three Eastern Provinces has promised to supply the Nanking troops with ammunition, foodstuffs and other military supplies when they attack The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has repeatedly telegraphed Chang Hauch Linng to send the documents seized at the Harbin Russian Consulate to Nanking. for investigaton. and also to keep Government troops are in pur-driving recklessly on Shaukiwan
the Kuominchun.
to
MR. MACDONALD TO FRENCH COLONIAL
TROOPS.
VISIT U.S.A.
NEW APPOINTMENTS IN PARLIAMENT.
THE CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 11.
It is understood that Mr. Mac- Donald has definitely decided to visit the United States after the rising of Parliament at the and of July.
A SERIOUS REVERSE.
COLUMN 'FALLS INTO
AMBUSH.
ETHROUGH ALUTER'S AGENCY.}
RABAT, June 1g. French forces consisting of two companies of Moorish and Algerian tirailleurs suffered a serious reverse in consequence of an ambush by
were
killed
and 10
rebel tribesmen at El Bordi in the The following
Parliamentary region of Midelt, in the Southern Secretaries have been appointed :—
Atlas range. Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Thirteen
Addison. Dominions, Mr. Arthur Pon-wounded, mostly native troopers,
sanby.
but the casualties include two off- Health, Miss Susan Lawrence,
cers. Fifteen French soldiers and Transport. Earl Russell. Admiralty Parliamentary and 03 native troops are missing.
Financial Secretary, Mr. C.
Steps are being take to relieve G. Ammon.
the isolated parties, who may have taken refuge in the hills and be still holding out.
Civil Lord of the Admiralty,
Mr. George Hall. Also the following Under-Secre
taries:-
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Foreign Offee, Mr. H. Dalton. Colonial Office, Mr. W. Lund. India,
Shiels.
Dr. Drummond NEW UNION CHURCH
Air, Mr. F. Montague.
War Offer Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Lord De la
Warr.
War Office Financial Secre
tary, Mr. E. Shinwell. Treasury Financial Secretary, Mr. F. Pethick Lawrence.
Back to the Old Love. The Independent Labour Party
in Mr. A. J. Cook; whc, in an
nouncing his intention to rejoin the Party from which he resigned some years ago, said:
filibusters who landed in Falcon POLICE OFFICER WHO HAD has secured an interesting recruit
Province on June s after the raid on Willemstag have been complete. ly defeated, and have dispersed in 'the mountains,"
secret the contents of the papers. | Kuit. In reply, Chang said that these documents arc being transiated, and that when the translation is completed, the papers will be sent to: Nanking.
FENG AND HIS ALLIES. NANKING'S SUSPICION,
NAY CHUNG KTO NEWA SERVIC.]
SHANGHAI. June 11.
VLADIVOSTOCK FIRE.
INCENDIARISM BY WHITE RUSSIANS 1
Lam Chung Pao)
It is suspected that incendiariam by White "Russians is the cause The Chengchow conference be of the disastrous fire which lately tween representatives of Hac Fu
The Chu and Shih Yu San, and the broke out at Vladivostock.
TO JUMP CLEAN,
A Chinese chauffeur appeared Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester day afternoon on three summonses
Road on the sight of May 25, dis- obeying the Police, and driving.car No. 50 without the permission of its rightful owner,
Mr. Horace Lo defended and entered a plea of "Not Guilty".
"Giving evidence Sergeant Brown said that on the night of May 25, while a large number of people were waiting for tramcars outside Ping Yuen Gardens, a moter-car travelling from West to East ap peared on the scene. ing quite fast and witnessed step- ped into the path of the car to stop it and to caution the driver. No heed was taken by the driver and the car swerved past. Wit-
It was mov-
"I know that I shall be criticis ed, but I believe that I can help the Labour cause and the miners by political propaganda work, re- taining my official
connection with the Miners' Federation."
Mr. King's Statement.
The
OTTAWA, June 11. Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that his knowledge, of the propos- ed Disarmament Conference be tween President Hoover and Mr. MacDonald at Washington had
Nanking delegates has ended and police there are still busy investi-ness blew hir Police whistle, but been derived solely from the news
the latter have left for Nanking, gating the cause of the outbreak.
They have aneured Chiang Kai Shek that General Han Fu Chu and his colleagues will take full responsibility for making Feng Yu Halang retire and the Nunking Government need not despatch Chiang reinforcements to Honan. Kai Shek, however, regards Han Fu Chu's allegiance to Nanking as untrustworthy.
A wireless message from General Yen Hei. Shan states that he oh- jeets to the proposed punitive cam paign against Feng Yu Heiang Lad
ured the authorities that if the
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still the car did not stop. geant Brown then commandeered a public car and gave chase, but though he got up to a speed up 45 miles an hour, he could catch defendant's car.
not
Mr. Lo in cross-examination. suggested that Sergeant Brown's signal to the driver was made too late and that the defendant's car was abreast of the Sergeant when he put out his hand. Sergeant Brown denied this.
Mr. Lo.naked the witness it be would be surprised to hear that the South the car stopped at China Bathing Club. Witness re plied that he saw no car outside the South China Bathing Club
The
GALVESTON, Texas, June 19. Nanking Government will allow The final round of world- Feng's forces to remain in their wide beauty contest was decided at former garrison quarters, he (Yen the "International Pageant himself) may persuade Feng Ya Fulchritude," at which was crown- that night.
of chauffeur
the eom- ed as Miss Universe," the Aus- Hsiang to retire and go abroad.
General Yen's message to Nan trian, Fraulein List Goldarbeiter. mandeered car also gave evidence king is interpreted as his decision There were eleven competitors re- for the prosecution, after which to side with Feng Yu Hsiang. It putd to be the most beautiful the defendant and another man is believed that Feng's retirement representatives of their respective who was in his car both alleged would count nothing if his sphere countries, including Bennie Dicks that had not seen the Sergeant's of influence is intact.
Miss England" and Irene signal and as regards speeding, they pulled up at the South China Ahlberg Miss United States."
The girls paraded in evening Bathing Club.
Mr. Lo submitted that his client dress, then in bathing costumes. Miss Goldarbeiter's prize will be had no reason for refusing to stop. $2,000 and doubtless will be follow. He had no wish to insinuate that ed by a
lucrative stage or film the prosecution's witness was tell- ing an untruth, but it was pos- contract.
sible that Bergeant Brown was
CHIANG AND THE KUOMINTANG.
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SHANGHAI, June 11." The Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang held a prelimi nary meeting of the Second Plenary Session yesterday. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, Messrs. Hu Hao Min, Tan Yan Kai, Tai Chi Tao and Sun Fo were selected as presiding 'committee.
It was proposed at the meeting that the political tutelage period be fixed at ten years, and at the expiration of this period, a national be introduced and constitution party autocratic rule given up.
Marshal Chiang Kai Shek states that he will tender A verbal re signation at the plenary session, hut it is unlikely that his resigna tion will be accepted by the C.E.C.
THE NANKING INCIDENT.
(Nam Chung Pac.) "
The Sino-British Commision to investigate the Nanking Incident has arrived at Nanking and will soon begin the investigation.
TO START "SOON,"
(Nan Chung Kuo.) i
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BAIKAL MARU WRECK.
PASSENGERS ALL SAFELY LANDED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
OBAEA, June 12. The passengers and crew of the Baikal Maru Bave been rescued and landed at Chemulpo.
All the holds and engine roomas are full of water. "Owing to the rough seas it is difficult to save the cargo at përsent.
Two destroyers are standing by.
"
THE "GODLESS."
RELIGION TO
DESTROYED.
BE
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mitsaken.
Mr. Hamilton in imposing a fine of $25 on the chauffeur on the count of failing to obey Sergeant Brown, added that that was the one thing in which the Sergeant could not have been mistaken, as
papers.
HIS MAJESTY.
TO HANDLE DOMINION DUTIES.
[TAKOUGH RECTEE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 11.
BUILDING.
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FROM CONGREGATION.
LAST NIGHT'S MEETING.
A very happy gathering took place at the Union Church last night to consider the new Church and Manse building scheme. There were present a large number of members of both the Hong Kong and Kowloon congregations. plans' of the proposed new Church and building were on view and aroused general interest.
The
STANDARD OIL CO. IN TROUBLE.
VIOLATION OF SHERMAN LAW.
LEGAL DECISION.
:
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
CHICAGO, June 11. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana and $1 associated and subsidiary concerns have been con victed by the United States Dis- trict Court of violating the Sher-
man Anti-Trust Law.
The Government accused the de trade and monopolise the oil in- fendants of conipiracy to restrain dustry by pooling interests in various oil-cracking patents.
They were also alleged to be forcing independent concerns to pay royalties for using the process. The defence argued that the pooling of patents had reduced the price of petrol.
and
The Oil Conservation Conference has delegated to the representa- tives of the Governors of Texas, Oklahoma
California the problem of finding "a basis upon which the Interstate Conservation compact can be arranged.
BRITISH AMATEUR
GOLF.
VICTORY FOR DOCTOR TWEDDELL:
ROGER WETHERED
BEATEN.
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SANDWICH, June 19.
In dull and threatening weather,
Telegrams in Brief.
The U.S.S. Luzon which went ashore off Woorang a few days ago, has been refloated, and pre- ceeded to Kiangnan deck under her own power.
The Chinese Minister of Finance publishes the regulations in Shang- bai governing the isabe of $40,000,000 of 81 per cent. bonds, secured from the Customs surplus, which will be redeemable within five years.
The explorer, Dr. Sven Hedin has arrived in Boston, U.S.A.,
of neuritis in his shoulder. The from Poping for special treatment other members of his expedition are remaining in China,
FUNERAL OF MRS. M. B.
DE CARVALHO.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria Botelho de Carvalho took place at
the
Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, the Very Rev. Father C. M. Spada conducting the service. She passed away at her residence in Granville Road, Kowloon, on Tuesday even-
ing at the age of 41. Besides her husband, Mr. D. E. de Carvalho, she leaves four children, two sisters in Hong Kong, and two brothers in Shanghai.
Chief mourners at the funeral were the Husband, one of the sona, and other relatives. Among the many present were Messrs. A. A. R. Botelho, O. Barretto, H; A. Lammert, A. C. Boteibo, A. Cer- veira de Albuquerque e Castro (Consul for Portugal), C. A. às Roza, P. M. N. da Silva, E. Christensen, E. J. de Figueiredo, F. H. Barnes, A. Silva Netto, J. M. Noronha, L. E. Guterres, J. A. S. Alves, D. E. de Silva, E. V. V.
in the second round. Dr. William Tweddell, ex holder, beat F. Har-R. rison (Royal Liverpool), 5 and 4.
John Dawson (America) beat Dr. John MacCormack (Hermitage), thrice Inish champion, 2 and 1.
Outdriving his opponent Dawson was two up at the eighth, with an average of fours. MacCormack get The new Church will be built a hole back at the twelfth, but adjoining the present Church afterwards missed a short putt and A ball at the building, with the entrance at lost the sixteentb. Jordan Road. The building, will seventeenth gave the American the have a seating capacity of 311 Edward Kyle (Selangor), beat seata and the attached Manse will Capt. R. Jobson (Sunningdale), 3
and 1. be quite modern, with a garage at the rear.
During supper,
& toast of a Prosperity to Union Church How- loon was proposed by Mr. C. C. Hickling, who in a brief history of the Church, reviewed its pro- gress, concluding by saying that the prosperity of Union Church, Kowloon would never be in doubt, with the support which it had from its present working Com- mittee and congregation. *
Rev. Johnston Indisposed. Rev. Young, in proposing "Bon
match.
Wethered Beaten.
T. P. Perkins beat J. Stroyan (Sunningdale), 6 and 5.
William Bulloch (Cathkin Brnes) beat Roger Wethered, 2 and 1.
Wethered bit few really good shots. Tulloch turned for up, lost the tenth and won the next.
A stymie coat Tulloch the four- teenth, and be alao lost the fifteenth. Then a couple of halves gave him, the match.
de Sousa, F. H. Kew, C. d'Assumpeao, C. M. S. Alves, C. A. C. Rodrigues, and E. Leitão,
There were many floral tributes from the family and friends.
MASTER HARRY MURPHY.
Much sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Murphy in the loss of their thirteen-year-old son,
Harry. The boy became ill last Friday and was removed to the Нія Government Civil Hospital. condition gradually became worse, and he passed away on Tuesday. Harry was a bright little fellow, and a great favourite with his
young friends.
The Gazette contains ar Order Voyage" to the Church Minister, the golf links in the second round, and Ma, Angy and Uncle, Brothers
In-Council revoking the letters Patent which empowered the Royal Commission to act on the King's behalf during his firat illness.
The Order declares that while His Majesty is
able to resume many of the functions of the State,
be
At the burial yesterday afternoon in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, a troop of Boy Scouts, of which the deceased was a member, from St.
Scout- Joseph's College, under master Talati, headed the cortege. The bereaved parents and a largo number of friends and school- mates were present Tolley v. Sutton,
The Rev. Father Page, parish priest of St. A feature of the play in the tourna Margaret's Church, conducted a ment was a return match between short service at the Chapel and, Tolley and Sutton, the hand-hard. ened and tail bowed Cheshire al later at the graveside.
A profusion of wreaths covered worker. The latter pot up a gal- lant fight against the aristocrat of the grave, these being sent by Pa and Sisters, Bill, Eric and Georges; the Rev. J. Horace Johnston, Tolley won by one hole. position, Rev. Johnston although Davis Cardman (Americs, by one Jeffery and family, Mr. and Ires. gretted that owing to his indis- Andre Gobert, the late French Betty, Charlie and Walter, Sonny Davis Cup teanis player, beat O'Connor, Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Ward and family, Mr. and Mrs. eager to attend, could not be pre- hole."
Arthur M. de Souza, Mr. and Mrs. Morley, Mr. and Mrs. Dodders, Mt. and Mrs. A. E. Costes, Mary Chan and Sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Guim gam, Messrs. J. M. L. Britto, Chye Chan, F. D. Leonard, Marie and Albert, Commissioner and Members of the Boy Scouts' Association, Brother Scouts of 1st, Hong Kong Trop, Members of St. John Berch- mann's Sanctuary Society.
sent.
The Building Discussion.
In the first round Dr. Gardiner Hill Royal and Ancient" de.
ea), 5 and 4.
SHROFF THROWN
OVERBOARD.
CHINESE SHIP'S CAPTAIN
it is still advisable that certain The business of the evening was feated Rowland Saunders (Ameri- functions should delegated. then gone into and explanatory Therefore, the Queen, Prince of speeches were given by members of Wales, Duke of York. Archbishop the Church Building Committee. of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor Sankey, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, The plans were elucidated by Mr. or any two thereof, are empower A. 8. McKichan, of Messrs. Leigh ed, till further signification of
and Orange, the Architects. The His Majesty's pleasure, to act on His Majesty's behalf in certain organ, which it is proposed to specified matters,
install, will be in the centre of Among the duties which is the Church, behind the pulpit. fajesty is now able to assume will
The position of the pulpit was dis- he business connected with Demin- cussed by Mr. Duncan, who sug ion affairs.
gested that it should be portable so ne to meet the requirements of various speakers who would be in
gested was passed for considera- tion.
he had stated in evidence that he FARM RELIEF IN AMERICA.vited to give sermons. This sug- was in the way of defendant's car and had to jump clear when the defendant failed to pull up. the other counts, his Worship gave doght and dismissed the summons. the defendant the benefit of the
FOOTPADS IN GARDEN ROAD.
On
COOLIE ROBBED OF MONEY AND BOOKS.
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A Wanchai shop coolie fell among thieves while on his way to the Central Market shortly before dawn yesterday.
Three men attacked him-and-de- manded the surrender of a parcel which he carried under his arm. Moscow, June 11, There are millions of religious This being refuzed, one of the foot. believers and only thousands of pads struck him on the head with Godless, but we shall uproot re a hammer, inflicting a slight wound. ligion, and destroy its influence The parcel was taken and the with the masses" comments the gang ran away along Jackson Road Pravda in an editorial anent into the, Connaught Road, water
Finance.
MAN-HANDLED.
SOLDIERS ARRESTED FOR INSUBORDINATION,
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BOY AND GIRL MISSING.
DESCRIPTIONS POSTED AND:
REWARDS OFFERED.
Hankow-Because the food pro- vided for them did not prove to their liking and owing to the failure of their attempt to extort money from the ship's compradore,. Police Headquarters are offering BILL REJECTED.
a number of soldiers, who were two rewards of 8100 for information travelling here from Nanking, leading to the recovery of two (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] Mr. D. Gow also spoke on the callously dumped the compradore's children, a girl of 15 and a boy of financial position of the proposed shroff on the China Merchants' st 8, both of Portuguese nationality, WASHINGTON, June 11..
scheme.
He explained that the Kiangtah overboard when in the who have disappeared from the The Senate by 46 votes to 43 has whole Church, and Manse build- vienity of Matung Bluffs.
Colony, the girl since May 26 and rejected the latest Farm Reliefings inclusive of interior fittings The Captain and the Chief Off the boy since April 97. Bill in spite of the fact that it is would cost about 891,000. Against cer, both of whom are Chinese, en- known to have the President's up this this Church had the donation deavoured to put the ship about proval.
by the late Sir Paul Chater of in order to pick up the victim of The Senate originally passed the $130,000 which would leave, with the outrage, but were themselves -containing the Debenture various other items, a balance of badly beaten up by the soldiers Plan, but the House of Representa about $43,000 It was hoped to and forced to carry on up-river. tives subsequently rejected the appeal for an 'endowment of
Reports concerning the insub-stout build. a scheme to raise ordination of the soldiers had been plan and passed the Bill without 820,000, while it. The Bill then passed a Joint 810,000 within two years was to be telegraphed ahead and, on the Committee of both Houses and instituted.
arrival of the vessel here, military again came up before the Senate
police boarded the ship and arrest on June 11.
ed ten ringleaders.
Bill
Hearty Support."
':
The girl is described as follows: Missing, believed to have run away, Massins Benedecko, yet mamo "Neva," a Portuguese girl, aged 18 years, looks older, tall and of
white silk dress with red stripes, When last seen W38 wearing white hat with green ribbon bands, black shoes, flesh coloured stockings also a gold chain bangle on left wrist, one gold ring set with a jade A majority of the Senate are of In speaking of the latter scheme,
on the left middle finger and a opinion that the Bill to be effective Mr. D. F. Warren said that he
necklace of imitation pearl beads. hoped to receive support from the must include the debenture plan.
Last seen at 9 p.m., on May 28, Agricultural leaders are begin- various associations of the Church. WARSHIPS FOR DISPOSAL.
Warren, the
1928, near the Central Market, ning to despair of getting through In reply to Mr.
The flotilla leader Seymour and Missing from No. 34, Pilkem any farm legislation during the Secretaries of the Sunday School,
Choir, Women's Guild and Young the destroyer Umpire have been street, ground floor, Yaumati, since Sat Liang Cheng's army will
present special session.
LATER.
People's Society offered their added to the list of those paid off 4 p.m., on April 17, 1929, à Por soon move towards Western Houan,
President Hoover conferred with whole-hearted support..
for disposal at Portsmouth. tuguese boy named Arthur Fre- Railway traffic on the north section
The evening ended with an un- The Seymour was completed in derick Gutierrez, aged 8 years. Intake Franny Hanko Railway will the Congress of the Rociety of the front The parcel contained dethe Congressional leaders at the
-1910-and-the-Umpire-in-1913. When last-teen-was-dressed in be resumed in a day or two. Lindu Godless at which delegates are our desthemaimans rate to accept the plane-1016
The victimised coolie returned to proposal to submit the Debenture and resolutions of the new Church Ships Riready on the disposal is grey cotton cong, beanni height attending.
Maxim Gorky, on the platforin, the shop and reported to his plan to a direct vote in the House, and Manse buildings. The work at Portsmouth include the cruiser and stout build. Born in Hong Yarmouth, the minelayer Princess Kong and speaks Chinese (Punti) was given an ovation. Many of master, following which the police thereby facilitating the enactment of construction should be com
menced as soon as possible. the Soviet leaders were present.
of farm legislation,
Margaret and the sloop Sir Hugo. only. were informed.
the repair of the railway bridge across the Yellow River is com pleted, passengers will be conveyed by native jurks across the river.
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