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IMPORTS-PRICES

CURRENT.

The reports and prices aro pablished an supplied by Importers, and the Chamber cantuot accept responsibility for the acouroy thereof,

Motala

Markat upist by szóhange. No quotations availablo.

"LANAIZ!=="

B.II., Spot

To arrive... Australian-B.II.P., Spot ...

To attivo...

TIN PLATES!-

NEW YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE.

CONGRESS MOTION TO PRO-

·HIBIT MARGIN TRADING. (REUTKUL'A AMERIČAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, Dec., 16. Senator Heflin (Alabama) pro posed a motion in Congress to-day: urging the prohibition of margin QUUTATIONS, trading on New York Stock Ex- change, on the ground that the per pical $10.50

10.80 conditions of the Exchango were

due to the activities of manipula 17.00 Lora.. 17.80

English L.C.W., 20 x 147,

100 lbs. Spot English 1,0.W, To arrivo English I.C.W., 181′′ × 147,

110 lbs. Spot English I.C.W., To arrivo

Prox $160 CONSIGNEE NOTICES

14.70

15.20

15.10

Continental,

American 1.C.W. (Spot) 20" x 14

100 lbs., 112 heata por box...No stocks American 1.0.W., To strive 207±147

100 Iba., 113 altoets 71 por box $17.00

Petroleum Products.

British. ...por onse $6.98

"GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

·FROM UNITED KINGDOM VIA PORTS.

WHITE Roax BRAND

COMET BRAND

***

Cook:

Н

6.79 6.73

THE

EAGLE BRAND

"

242

BOCONT MOTOR GASOLINE... SILVER LIGHT CROWN BOARD

+4

Chose HAND

72

2 tins, 6.40 Bulk 180 case 9.50 "57 68 lbs. 2 tins 6.40 si, galle, 68 iba, butk 4.80 71 lba. 2 tlos 5.14 8. galls. 71 lbs. bulk 4.64 2 tina 5.29 caso 0:50

LAMP GLABS... SHELL MOTOR SPIRIT

2 tips 0.25

balk 8.75 gallon (ex purap) 1.05 (Benzino prices redused 85 conta

par unit on 25/11/30.)

SCALE

*

YIN FOO

1

Case 5.79

71

6.69

-9,50

Motor Vensol

"GLENAPT"

having arrived from the above Poris,e Consignoos of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods we being. Innded at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained.

Good not oleared by the 25th Docom- bor, 1030, at 4 p.m., will be subject to Kent.

preatnes

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930.

PRINCE LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROX NEW YORK.

Motor Vessel

THE CHINESE PRINCE"

QUOTATIONS

DAILY SHARE QU

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION.

Auyer

Beilert

Baise Nominal

WEDNESDAY.Į: DEC. 17.

Banka

$1,740

ER Banks

***

2109)

218

£27

having arrived from the above Port on 17th Instant, Consignees of Cargo are being landed at their rink into the heroby informed that their Goods are Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon $1,736 Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignons? ciak and "Arpops"

All broken, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, whore they will be examined on Tuesday, 23rd instant, ut 10 am. -

All Olaims must be presented within of the Vossol's arrival hore, hich date they cannot be re-

$115

414

...

$1,250

cognized,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivored after the 24th instant, will be subjects to Rent.

*K T.160

$3,10

3512

$512

***

$400

by

No Fire Insurance has bien effected. Bille of Lading will be countersigned FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., 2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road,

Telophone 23165.

Hong Kong, 17th Doc., 1930.

"BENARTY."

$28)

831

(10260

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

All broken, chafed and damaged The Steamship Packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be. examined in the of Consignees by Mesars. Goddard & Danglus, on Bill Desember, TACO Moron Srinit

1930, at 10 a.m. Claime against the per gal. of pump 1.05 Vessel including those for Cargo short Goals.

QUOTATIONS delivered must be predated on the Aria-No. 2 Lump por ton 18.00 Special Forma provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival, 10.00 otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insuranco, will be affected by us in any case whatever.

No. 1 Black

No. 2, Binok

'Flour

Manker-Quint.

-QUOTATIONS

11.40

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

American Patent ...per sack $4.28.4.00 JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Agenta,

Straight... Cut off

Australian No. 1 Canadian Cut off

+

#

Straight...

Mixture...

H

2nd Clear...

#1

STOCK!

-American

Canadian ...

Australine...

Bundries.

WINDOW GLASE-----

2.05-3.00 Hong Kong, 17th Doc., 1930.

*

2.56-3.30

#1

3.30-1,80

3.10-3.30

2.05-1.15

2.00

2,80

450,000 bags

120,000

30,000

(00,000 bag

Fair ataraga sizos

1/16 thlok (18 oz.) por box $7.40

10.50

1/8"... Dhina, India and Straits Produse. STOAR

Java Rough White...par pioul 10.00-7.85 (Reported sales 9,124 planks. Spot.) Jara Rough White...por pical 30.05-7.45 (Boported aalos 87,572 piouls. To

arriro ex. named steamor.) Java Fine While por piqul $7.28-7.40

... por (Beported inlon 1,980 piculi, Spot) Java Bough Brown...por picul $0.03.6.43 (Raportod sales 24,021 pivala. Spot) Java Rough Brown...per ploul 80.08-0.30 (Beported sales 18,816 picule. Το

arrivo ex, named steamor.) Java Molasses... per picul 30.09-0.49 (Reported salon 0,382 plouts. Spol.)

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

AT THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH Co., LTD.

***

ADDRESSED

FROM Phiko Hong...

...Amey Kirate, Matsubara Hotel...Osaka Lesio...

...Tientsin Echulenburg, Hong Kong

Hotel

Shanghai Otenka, Matsulars Hole!...Kobe

147

10980

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.'s STEAMER "PERIM."

ARRIVED HONG KONG

1720 DECEMBER, 1930..

FROM ANTWERP.LONDON, GIBRAL- TAIL, MARSEILLES, MALTA, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMEO

AND STRAITS,

JONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above. named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cach Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed,

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary Six hours before arrival of

the Stommar,

Goods not cleared within 8 days, in- eleding date of arrival, will be subject to

Bent.

informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hons KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GoDoWR COMPANT. LTD., whonce, and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained

8174

$5.80 $5.40 $8,55

**

⠀⠀

Do.

"

Halar:

Bayar Bellers dažos Nocoloal

$1,725

Do. (London)

Chartered Banks...

Mercantile Bks. “A”

Bank of East Asia. $119

Insurances

Canton Ipsumacos: $1,230) Underwritery

North China.

***** $2,50

་ ་་་

Uniou Insurances... $515 AL850 Yangtare Insurances

China Fires...... $400. 81,215 H.K. Fires...

$1,225 Shipping

340

Douglasesētajo

Steamboats Ludios (prof.)

324. Do,

10.)........

Bhell Transports

Water boats

Mining

Bengueta. Kailans

Langkats (comb.)...

74/4

sau

*******

FOREIGN MAILS

RADIO NOTICE

Christmas and New Year Grootings are now accepted by Government' Badia Ofico for transmission via Radio. Fall par-iculars on application.

Individuals and firms are recommended to register their tole- graphic address at the Radio Olico. No charge is made for this.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM

PER

DEL

£19

£21

•

管哨

£12)

Caloptra and STRATE

SHANGHAI BDD Amor

Katran Bintang..

18th Dec.

18th Dec,

CANADA, U.8. A., Honolulu, Japan and

SHANGHALL Vancouver, B.C., 27th Nov.). Amp, of Canada...

18th Dec.

20th November)...

and EUROPE via Siberis (London, (

$3

JAYA and MANILA...

Тілатова

18th Doa

T180

Europa vis Buzz (Luttora and papers,

3510

Landos, 20th Nov, and Parcels 18th

Kashmir

18th Deo.

$60

Norimber)

JAPAN and 8BABONAI

Kalyan

19th Dec,

U.8.A..

(Seattle, 29th Novembor) and EUROPE via SIBERIA (London, 1st December)

Pro Line In

19th Doo

$281

$314

JAVA ***

Shantung... Bantam

20th Deo

20th Deo.

`$40′′

JAPAN).

320 83/9

BRANGHAI and Axor

***

***

Kamakura Mur Tjibadak

goth, Deo.

++

21st Leo.

Angers

JAVA

Japara

Emp. of Russia

UPM Vis

$39

፧፧፧፧፧፧

18.A., CANADA, JAPAN and Shanghal

BRANOHA and Swarow

ין

+

23rd Doo

23rd Doo

29th Dec;

3rd Jan., 1991

JAPAN and SHANGHAI

CANADA, U.B.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN azdı SHANDBAL (Vancouver, B.C., 8th Dos.) Australia and Mana

Nellore

OUTWARD MAILS.

REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minuten Barlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails ara advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are clqasd at 6 p.m on the previous day.

FOR

Holbow, Pakhot and Haiphong.

Pro

DATE and TIMM

Thursday, 18th,

Támehow Deli Maru

8.30 A 8.30 &

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE..

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

$11

31/3

T.8

Do. (single).

37/- T1440 37.40.

FROM LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

T1.00 ᎢᏁᏰᎩ.

Explorations.....**

T.1.

Shanghai Loans ...

T.6

Raubs and 1394

Tronoh Minos ......

14/.

Docks, Wharves,

Godowns, etc.

H.K. & K. Wharfe....

$173

Providents (old)

*** $5.30 | #5,40

Do (now) --- $2.55 | 0150

$30.85 HK. Docke

$31

SIO

Bouth China Motors...

--

T.114 Shanghai Docks ....

T.113

***

T7.10 New Enginoorings

"117

Strait

GOT

T28 Hongkows

Haibow and Bangkok

Bwntow

Caloutta via Straits

Manila

$11) | $11.70 811,55| $83 $94|| 9841/8

**

$82 883

10. (Dew)...

11.50/55 |$831/4 $82.50

Amoy

Kutsang

$21 $201

Do, (rights)

T329

13.

좋아

H.K. Realtys.

801

Parcels only for Germany via Ports and

Hamburg

· Trara

$87

Chinese Estates

Halphong

Qotton Mills

Japan

Shanghai

Kashmir Haiyang Danton Benarly. Benvenua..

149

Ewon

*96. TIL40|

T11,50]

1.77

Biraits Caplon, India, Mauritius, East"

Toong Sings

1.01

and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via, Marseilles-due Mar. seillos, 17th January 1931

Kalyan

814)

$7:

Straita

15.30/50

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left tas Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th instant will be subject to Hent.

All Claim against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or bafore the 2nd January, 1931, or they will not be recognised,

All broken, chafod and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where

they will be examined on the 18tla instant, $17.30 $17.40 $17.40

at 10 by Mears. Goddard & Douglas

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 12th Dea, 1930.

.

F10240

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.

42L

T11.60

#11

Lands, Hotels, and

Buildings

H.K. & Hotels H.K. Lands (old)....

Shanghai Lands

Humphreys ------ 817,40 $17.781

***

T. S'hai. Cottua...

Public Utilities

Tramways..................$17.65] $17.75] 17.85/- 1.0 Peak Trams (old)......

Star Ferries****** $91

C. Lights | (old).............. | $24.35;

Da.

(new)...

$17.00

$14

-861

8043 $941/5 $941

$28.00 $251

Do.

(new)....

$81

H.K. Elootrics ....

$23

Macao do.

381

THE Steiner

TRIER having arrived from BREMEN, HAM- BURG and Ports, Consignese of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo la being loaded at their risk into the Go- downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon 811.60

Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and Wharf where Delivery can be obtained.

Consignees are further notified that has taken at the Steamer "TRIER HAMBORG and BREMEN Through Cargo for HONG KONG x 8.8. "ALL" and $.8. "BRAKE," 8.8.

ELEUTRA" from STETTIN, WIBORG and GOTHENBURG,

$22.80

Bandakan Lights ....

$35 Telephones (fully pd.)

8.80 P

5.00 #

5.00

Amoy and Formosa via watow

Japan and Canada via Victoria, BC-

due Victoria B., 18th January 1831]

Tescer

Pan Houtar Kweiyang.... Bydrangea Madras Maru

Emp. of Cankı

103 10.30 AM -10.30 AM 3.00 r

Friday, 19th,

10.30 A

20,80 A

130 M

4.30 PM

0.

Kowloon J Parcels 480 P.M Beg 20th, 9.00 A Letters 1000 A M

G.F.O Pat,, 2016, 5.00* Beg.20th, 9.45 a M Lattom 10.30 am -

Saturday, 20th,

Shanghai, Japan and EUROPE viaßibera, Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

Foodbow...

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, *U.B.A.. *C, and B., America, and *EUROPE i San Francisco-** due Ran Francisco, 14th Jan., 1981, and EUROPE via Sibarin Foochow via Swałow .......

T10.60

48

***

(part pd.) 823 China Basos T Tractions

$28.10

*

Bangkok-vis Swatow.. Amoy

All Goods remaining undelivered after No Fire Insurance will be effected by the 23rd December, 1920, will be subject

$17,93 ut in any case whatever.

to Bent

No Fine Insurance will be effected by $12) Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowas for examination by the Conus in any case whatever.

guous, and the Company's Surveyors,

$11.50 $11.45 Meers, Goonan & DOUGLA, at 10 AM

$6.80

Free Storage period.

Mondays and Thursdays, within the

ON

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 8th January, 1931, or they will not be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Bonds have left the Godown, ALAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 17th Dec., 1930, 110961

HAMBURG-AMERIKA

HP

VESSEL.

LINIE

FAR EASTERN MAIL-FREIGHT-and PASSENGER

"SERVICE between!

JAPAN, CHINA, HONG KONG, PHI- LIPPINES, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

COLOMBO and EUROPE.

SAILINGS TO EUROPE.

M.V. "VOGTLAND!

8.3. "BQUHUM“,

M.V. DUISBURG"

DESTINATION.

LEAVING

TONG KONG

(1) Genoa, Marseilles, Dunkirk, Antwerp, ~

Botterdam & Hamburg 16" "Dec.

(9).Genoa, Barcelona, Rotterdam

& Hamburg

6 Jau, 31 (1) Gonon, Rotterdam & Hamburg. 13 Jan.

MY. "BAUERLAND" (1) Genoa, Rotterdam & Hamburg 8 Feb.

Other Ports of Call if Inducement offera.

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE.

M.V. DUISBURG"

M.V. "BAUERLAND"

M.V RAMSES

เพ

M.V. "LIVERKUSEN ** (1)

Subject to Alteration without Noties.

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Con- signees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesers, Anderson & Ashe, at 10 k.m., on the 22nd December, 1930.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods nave left the Godown and all Claims must be presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival hero, after which date they will not be recognised.

Consignees are requested to surrender their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned. for Countersignature.

MELCHERS & CQ,,

Ágenta: NORDDEWTSINKH Lloyd, BaxmIN, Hong Kong, 16th Dec, 1930.

EXCHANGE.

19/-

Do. (prof.)......

Industrials

10 Caldbeck, Lord.) T10.40

Macgregors J(pref.)| Canton ico

Coments (comb.)... $17

Do rights 181

200

480

Oyelopa Chman

2.30 M 3.80 M

Taiyo Maru

Bax. Letters 5.00

Chipuking

.

4.15

5.00 Y

Sunday, 21st,

9.30 9.00 AM 0.00 & N

Kwangchow

Antung Canion Maru

Monday, 22nd,

Maxsang

Kamakura Maru.

10.30 AW

2,30 k

Pres. Grant

L

Parcels ¡Bex

800.

4.15 PM

Liters 5.00 2 N

5.00 **

Free, Grant

Swatow, "Amoy and Formoss

Bandakau

Biraits and East Afrion via Mombaan and) South Africa vin Lourosos Marques, Japan, Canada, B.A.. Central and *Bouth Amerion, and EUROPE via Victoria, B.C.-due Vistoria, B.C. | Otk January, 1931 · ...

Shanghai and EUROPE'via Siberia Manila, Australia, and New Zealand via}}|

Thursday Island das Thursday Changis... Island, 3rd January, 1931.

*Manila and Sourabaya

B'raits, Caylon, India Manriting, Fast"

and Bouth Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Wavesillasendas Mar. soilles, 22nd January, 1831.

Baigon, "Biraits, $("by'on. *India, "Mauri-)

tius, F. and 8: Afrion, Aden, Egypt | Angers and "EUROPR via Mamellias - das Marsailles 23rd January, 1931

I

$3.80

$3.80

04

17.90/18

17.80/90

Do (old)...

**

$6.90

D9. (new)...]

$18 $4]

$11.40)

Корея

$11.40

IN

**

China Bugarske

397

*

Malabon Bugars...

$28

05

Cat

United Asbestos ...!

Miscellaneous

$871

$5.05

Dairy Farms, oam. t.

20

$871

$26

Do, or rights

31

Der A. Wings...

$23

Amusement...) $214

8121

Chin. Entertainm'ta. $19,

ConstractionB.......

$3.70

Lane Crawfords...!

$3.70

Mariintoas

$13

$12.20

622

Swataw, Amoy and Foochow

Amoy

***

Nanyang Tabacco... $3.40

Sinceres) 81270

Watsona arqubdist>w

$10

(10258

312

Tho

$19

#2.85

Win, Pawella

da

B. Ind. G. Bonds... 71%

***

prom, 8

H. K. Govt, Loans ...), $106

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

On London

December 17, 103

Telegraphio Transfor... 1/13 Bank Bills, on demand 1/11 Bank Bills, 4 months'

Right Credits,

wight

Documents,

70%

1/11

4

months'

minutes 1/1 13,38 months'

*** 1/1 16/16

Canton

"sight.......

ON. PARIS

Bank Bills, on demand 075

-Credita, 4 months' sight 716

ON NEW YORK:-

·Bank Bills, on demand 28 8/18

WEEK DAYS..

FOE

FEOX G.P.O.

From SURUNGWAN BRANOM P.O.

YROM G.P.O,

Fox BHMUNGWAN

ВРАНСК P.Q.

Credits, 60 days' night. 27'11/10 | Macao & Tdnahan,

ON BOMBAY

Bank, on demand ....

Telegraphie Transfor... 733"

Back, on demand ....

TL 701.

Bank, at sight. ........!$6% du

833

(7,15 s.m. ¿ - 7,20 1,12.

6.00 pln. 7.00 p.m.

17.00 P

Sundays

***

Tibadak ...

Amças..

»Letters 6,00 v M-

{Parcely

5,00 IN Bog, 23rd.9.45 W

Deflors 10,30 A V

Tuesday, 23rd,

9.34 Kowloon P.0. Beg 1.00 Letters 1,00 ra

G.P.O

1.45 M

Letters 2.30

Hoteloon P. O.

Beg

·1.00 Lelion 1.00 F M G.P.O.

400

Reg. 1 Letters

1.15 rw

3,00 F

Uai-Nong

00

Wednesday, Sith,

Trinan

Emp. of Canada

Reg. Letter Eex.

8,30 4.157.

5,00♥ ̧

5.00

6.00 PM

Friday, 26th,

Haloking

9.00 à 1

Monday, 29th,

Bmp, of Hussia

8,80 K

*Superscribed correspondence only.

LOCAL AND REGULAR OUTWARD MAILS,

9.00 .. €9,03 m. &!

$3.00, p.

9.00 m.

13.00 pan.

1280 pan & 4.30pm Saturdays 100p.m. & 480 p

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS Japan, Canada, U.B.A., C. and5. America

and *EUROPE via Vanooover, B.0. ➡dno Vancouver, B.C., 9th Jan, 1921 Shanghai and EUROPE vin Biberia --

Ship leaving Noon o Christmas Day...] Bop. of Canada [Letters

(7.15 am. & (7,80 m. 4 | Bwatow, Amoy and Fooshow.

5.00 p

Bundays 5p.in. only 7.00 pz.

only

[7.15 mm. &) [7.80 am, &

1.15 patte Sundays

8.15 marty

L'only

5.00 p.m.

7.16 2.11. 9.000

0,00 1.75

$11.00a.m.

$ & 480p,

1080

4.30 p

1.80 mm' Sundays B.B0a.m. only 6,00p.m.

6.00pm.

P. O. Box 1, Hong Kong

is the Address. Write an Order for the Hongkong Weekly Press

and China Overland Trade Report to be sent you for Three

you $4.00, and the Annual Subscrip. tion is $16.

| 7,30'sin, čƒ | 7:30 {1.10 p.m.

n.mí

| 1,80 p.m.

Telegraphic Transfer

1709

.: DUE HONG KONG.

ON CALOUTTA ZONA

Kongmoon (except Baturdays) 6.00 pm

Kaukong (orcept Saturdays).

6,00 p.1.

6.00 .

18 Dec.

6 Jaa '91

Fatakan (By Train}|

7.15 1.

16 Jan,

UN SHANGHAI:—

Fab,

ON YOKOHAMA :—-

On demand

Tal O

Tal Po

Shumchun

UN SINGAPORE:- D

Un demand

471.

- BATAVIA -On demand., 60

Cheungchow

On demand ...................

Autan, Pingaban, Santin

Tal, 24754.

Un demand........ SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying G

Rate...

1/4 BAR SILVER, per ́ck,

1843

Shatin, Bhataukok-and Bhongahul

3,00 p

Balkung...

4.30 pm,

Bamtan, Bhekki á Talping

7,00 pm,

Fumia)

(1) Excellent Accommodation for Passengers, Qualified Surgeon carriod.

Fare from Hong Kong to Genoa from £70.0.0:

(2) Limited Passenger Accommodation, Qualified Surgeon carried.

For further particulars please apply to

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AGENTS

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