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February 3rd.

Both the French and the English papers | for training on the zei inst express the opinion that the proposals of Signor St. Ounimo will not save Italy from rula.

THE SERVIAN DYNAMITARD.

February 24th, The prisoner Leasibler, who attempted to ansnasioste M. Georgewlich some time ago, has been sentenced to penal sarvitude for life.

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THE FRENCH IN AFRICA, Bebanzin, the deposed King of Dahomey, is to be sent to Martinique,

The French garrisons at Diego Soares and Reunion are to be strengthened.

The French force ander M. Joffre reached Timbectes on February 13th. Nothing much is reported.

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THE U.S. man-of-war Concord is now at

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JOHN WILEY, the founder of Methodism, in credited with having delivered an average of | right hundred sermons a year.

MANILA advices indicate that D'Arc's marionette show is deing immense business in that town's la fact, crowds are turned away nightly. · ́ We are informed by the Agent of the Austrian, whan! Lloyd's S. N. Co. that the Company's steamer Marquis Bacquskem leftĮKobe for this port.

The peacock throne of Shan Jehan was valued at £6,000,000, bis crown at £3,500,000, and when he died £10,000,000 wank of gems were found in his treasury.

WE are informed by Dr. Burton, the hon. secretary, that the spring session of the College of Medicine for Chinese was commenced to-day with an attendance of fourteen students, THREE more alleged Kolao-hai society men have been decapitated in Nanchang, the capital of Klangst. The authorities of that province are stil busy arresting members of the society.

THX atmosphere weighs about a ton to every square foot of the earth's surface, 25,000,000 tons per square mila, or 5,000,000,000,000,000 lons on the total of 200,000,000 square miles AF Shanghal the other evening a young China man while working in a machine-shop got his guess entangled in a ronning band. It took some hours to collect the whole of the pieces.

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The Shangha! Race Course was opened THE Rasslin man-of-war Rasboinic salted from

We are informed by the Agent of the Messageries Shanghai for Japanese waters on the 18th ult.

Maritimes Co that the steamer Ors, with the next French mail, left Salgon for this port at noon to-day.

Tax returas of the number of visitnes to the City Hall Museum for the week ended March 4th are-European, 203; Chinese, 11,626; total 11,534.

TELEGRAMS in the Manila papers announce that the rezoliations between Spain and Morocco, which have been preceeding very uncertainly, have at last come to a satisfactory termination. THE meeting of the Hongkong Hotel Company advertised for Thursday next, March 8th, we *re informed as we go to prene, has been part pened unth the following Thursday (158) at

Boom.

Mrssas. Masty and d'Abbidle, Haiphong, hive contracted with the French Government for the construction of light draught gunboat for patral duty on the Upper Mekong, to replace the dismal frauds sent out from France.

YESTERDAY evening an old Chinawoman in the employ of brothel at Yau-ma-l committed suicide by swallowing 20 cents worth of eplum. The police were promptly on the spot, but ail efforts to bring the old lady round were un successful and she passed away quietly lorg before 'cock crow this morning.

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THE Tonkin Government departments have decided to accept dollsm only at therate of two francs fifty-right cents, and to accept francs only at the rate of three franes to the dollar. The result la that all the business men of the colony are on strike against the "squeer" Some of them have notified that they will only arrang» transactions in francs-or la dollars on the | G vernment valuation,

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice.), March 5th

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY V. DODWILL CARLILL, AND COMPANY. The Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Limited, sued Messes. Dodwell, Carill and Co. for the recovery of £1,000 retained by defendants out of Mr. A. J. Leach, Q.C., Instructed by Mr. V, H. the C,P R. Co.'s moneys on giving up the agency. Deacon, was for the plaintiffs, and Mr. J. Francis, Q.C., Instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master was for the defendants.

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THE documented tonnage of the Uolted Staten at the end of the fiscal yent of 1893 was, saya the 3. F. Commercial News, 60,150 tons more than the tonnage booked the previous year. The foreign-galag teenage, not including that engaged in the whale fisheries, is 883,190 tons, M. Mosas, W. H. Loxley, H. H. Joseph, W. H. The following special jury was awern-R. of which sat vessels, aggregating 357,147 tone, Ray, M. A. C. Grate. R. M. Gray, B. Laylon, aggregating 616,c6a ions, are other than steamings, which stated that the plaintiffs demanded are propelled by steam and 1031 vessels, Mr. Lesch in opening the case read the plead. Of the total tonnage 3,183 273 tons are steam and 3,641,709 tons are other than steam.

payment of £1,000 not accounted for on the cloring of accounts between defendants and THI Shanghat Mercury translates from a

plaintiffs. The defendants on the other hand vernacular paper an account of an attack made mounted to 1,000) was due as commission alleged that the amount of $6500 (which then upon chow, which appears to have had its origin in a rendered, stalde of the contract originally made Roman Catholic millonary at Wen from plaintiffs to defendants for services disturbance caused by an attempt to make his by plaintiffs with Adamson, Ball & CD, and converts subscribe to a religious procession. taken over by the defendant. The missionary received a severe wound on the nore from a stone. The Taotul la reparted to have lemed a proclamation, warning the people to be more cautious in future, and to give up extorting contributions from native Christians to heathen festivals.

Hrsaus. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., are very cater prising truly, but even they find it difficult to to date or rather down to date. It is only keep their exchange tables revised promptly up 3, few weeks since they published an edition of Exchange "Tables giving the dollar as low as 2, but row already that A MESTING of the creditors of Mr. Lamented.bsolete, and they have issued a fresh table, late-wine-and-spirit-merchant George Smith was down to . gd. They might as well go the held in Shanghai the other day. The end of the whole hog,' and tabulate the ignis faluus down meeting was porce. Mr. Smith was nol present.

to zero-and then the next edition would have to provide for a debit balance of 58. on every WOODYEAR'S Cirens, well-known throughout the dollar held! Esat, is now colaleg money to Madagascar. Madame is in New Zealand and the fair Alics has also seceded, The show is said to be a good

Fir is reported from the North that a terrible enlllery explosion occurred at Changan, in Yib-biin, on the 330d January, in which 450 man lost their lives, The works were completely

wrecked.

AT6 o'clock this evening a general mestinget the residents of Kowloon was held in the Kowloon Hotel to consider what steps, should be Taken WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, that subarb. Up to the time of going to press with a low to the establishment of a school in no decision had been arrived at.

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A SMALL fire occurred last night at West Point, at a Government shanty used for storing diving gear, The unciascionable Chinese procession Interfered considerably with the fire brigade, causing a bege amount of honest indignation among the long-suffering "babbles.*

WE read that the Peking Field Force, which was sest to the New Dominion last year in company with a detaichment of picked officers and men from the Viceroy Li's foreign-drilled Tientsin force, has been ordered to return to Peking. The Tientsin instructors have been found sufficient to drill what troops the Governor of the New Domlalon arquires to protect bis frontier. MR. EDWARD MOORE, the courteens steward of the Hongkong Club, succumbed on Saturday ng so a violent track of amonia and was buried to Happy Valley yesterday. The depased, who was well known in the south of China as a steady painstaking caterer, will be missed by a large circle of friends in the Fat East,

THAT greatest of all alueteenth century farces, to wit, the Acbeen "war" til drags itself wearily slong, but apparently the curtain will soon be rung down for it is said that the war party have held a large meeting to consider what to do sader present circumstances now that the Dutch have gained such advantages with Tunko tolle chief, arged the meeting to continue the Umar's aid. Teku Mat Amin, a prominent war,, bet admitted he lacked means for its vigorous prosecution from people being seluctant to supply money for the purpose. Toku Mat Amin only met with co-operation in so far that but not in the villages lest it should draw upon he was allowed to halld forts la the mountains, the latter fire from the Dutch cannon.

OUR Shanghal morning contemporary learns | from Tientsin that the home agency for the China Mining and Engineering Company has been conferred on Mr. von Hanneken. The late Mr. James Whittall for some years transacted the Company's London business and that of the two Raliway Companies in the North; it is st influential tallway agency goes with the Mining present unknown whether the more incrative and Company's appelctment, but the probability is that it will. Mr. von Hanneken, as our readers know, is an accomplished artillerist, who has been in the service of Li Hang-chang for some years. He was the foreign adviser and directer in the fortifications of Port Arthur and Weihaiwel service and last summer is believed to bave Some two or three years ago he left the Viceroy's Joined Mr. Mandle and others in large scheme for the exploration of the mineral wealth of North China. Mr. von Hanneken proceeded to Europe last year to secure ships specially adapted for carrying minerale iz bulk over Tako bar; he is believed to have secured specifications for two steamers of exceptional carrying capacity for £55,000

defendants should open.

After a little discussion it was agreed that the

PLAYING WITH JUSTICE.

IN RX THE "SPIRRY" FLOUR CASE, It is reassuring to note that our Assistant Magistrate, Mr. W. C. H. Hastings, 'bar taken a step, to a highly practical manner, of putting a stop to the free-and-esay w'yle in which justice Court. In dismissing the Sperry Flour Case, is oft-times played with in the local Police which has been dragging is waary length through the courts for the past two months, sa Saturday, his Worabip marked his sense of the farcical (to use no harsher term) nature of the the prosecution, la connection with which Mr. A., Johnson at one time appeared in the rôle of Crown Solicitor and then later on as a private practkloner versus Mr. J. J. Francis, Q C., by stating →

The course taken by the prosecution is not altogether credi table, but it has been decided by the higher cauers that the prosecutor has the liberty to withdraw a charge! end only all it to be done in this case I think the police hawn learn- ed two lacom. They bastirred themselves on a letter from America and actually instituted the prosecution, making the Crown the prosecutaz, and the Crown opas & costs and damages If the case bad gone against them, The charge has been proved up to the hilt, and now, for reasons best known to themselves, the prosecution-after having the case tumed into a private prosecutio-choose to whhdraw the charge. The police have learned the Senson metto undertake almilar proceedings in the nams of the Crown, and cerably not to put the Crown in the position of prosecutor without substandal guarantees.

against the defendant Ss To Ua (sha was Mr. Johnson begged to withdraw the charge alleged to have fraudolently imitated the Sperry's following manner"I have to inform your trade mark to a considerable extent) in the

been arranged between the parties, and I bave Worship that since the last hearing matters have been requested to abandon the rrosecution. This which the law allows to be settled by com- belongs to a certain class of mid:meanou promise, and a compromise has been come to. seized 793 did not come to Hongkong by the It has been ascertained that of the 832 bags Peru. They do not bear Speriy's genuine mark and it has been agreed, upon the bags being retained, that the defendant will obliterate kit to pay all the costs of the prosecution, and to the false marks. The defendant has x150.

agreed give guarantees against a repetition a similar solicitor, of course 'chipped in and declined to offence." Mr. C. D. Wikinion, the defendant's admit that his cllent was wholly to blame for the legal proceedings. He had "committed an offence, but not wilfully,"

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THE LONDON LYRIC COMPANY

AT THE THEATRE ROYAL

returned. For months past theic re-appearancs Hongkong is happy-the London Lyrics have- has been heralded with flattering, or rather come. The troupe has lost some of the talent complimentary, Preis notices; now they bare that helped to build up lis original reputation bet (this is a world of change and variety was ever the spice of existence 1), new blood is always welcome and the company as now constituted will never have to swim from any town in which it whows.

R. At Gust, Sir W. Pearce, of Glasgow, ran his quoted, call to mind Sir Henry Hawkins'

Mr. Francis reviewed the history of the C. P.

His Worship's very sensible remarks, above own steamers, entirely on his own account, under endeavour, in 1886, to put a stop to the

of its own or under chaiter; and the profits on English provincial Solons. The grand jury at: an agreement to connect with the Canadian free-and-easy style of committing prisoners. Pacific Raliway, which had then no boats either for trial which prev-led among some of the

for Pearce's steamers, and also happened to be there being, as the Judge observed, such traffic by sea and land were divided. Winchester thaw out the bill against an ar fire- Messrs. Adamson, Bell & Co. were then agents tunate gil, commited for concealment of birth, areats for the C. P. R., for collecting passengers reason for committing her for trial than there seperintendence of the steamers being do e by and cargo solely in each case; the working would have been for convicting the most lang- Capt. Hopkins for Six W. Pearce. When the disallowed all costs except those of witnesses. cent person in the world." Sir Henry, on this Empress steamers were mearing completion, counsel instructed, "the police felt bound to who had been bound over. “But," said the Mr. G. B. Dodwell, then a salaried servant of negotiate in Montreal and London for his arm Judge, the police ought to feel bound! Adamson, Bell & Co., was given fall power to

take the cave up." Then," replied the to act as agents for the new C.P.R. boats. The to pay you." And that is just what the result was that Adamson, Bell & Co. were to police, er rather the Crows that lasttinted! continue as agents for the C. P. R. (which now the proceedings on information from Messis ran lis own steamers) or 4 per cent commission Sperry & Co., should have been called upon on goods and, passer gers. Under the old to do in respect to this latest legal fisso Bat. arrangement Adamson, "Bell & Co. had from Justice in the United Kingdom and in the Crown Peace & Co. 5 per cent, on all the water Colonies are totally divergent on more points. traffic, and from the CP.R. siso 5 per cent. iban one-10 much so, fa fact, as to be as diffcs- Mr. Dodwell was appointed general agent cheese. on the through traffic (aet in each case) eat in their component parin as in chalk from for the C. P. R. in India, China and Japan, with most absolute power even above the local gencles; and Adamson, Ball & Co. were to be paid,000 a year for the lease of their servant and valuable experience with steamers, and the Mr. Dadwell to the C. P. R. He had had long C. P. R. had not. The new arrangement was passengers etc., Adams^p, Bell & Co continued that, as far as concerned collection of cargo and on a single commission of fent per cent. to do for the C. P. R. what they had done for Pearce & Co. and for the C, P. R.; but as to the marine superintendence and general supervision, which Capt. Hopkins had done for Pearce & Co.'s boits, Mr. Dodwell was to do for the 7h May, 1891, Adam100, Bell & Co. falled, and in its choice the management exercired a wish C.P.R. boats, but in a much larger way. On the Saturday's programma was a varied, one, and with the full knowledge and content of all the discretion; Henry Byatt's one act drama “The principals concerned the new firm of Dedwell, Brothers" being put on, to afford Mr. D. Lyn Carlil & Co. was at once started, to take over Harding (in actor new to the East) an oppote Its business. This did not affect the general tunity of displaying histrionic talents claimed for agency of the C. P. R. in the East, which had him to be of the highest order. We are not been given direct from the C.P. R. to Mr. Dod. going to criticise Mr. Harding's impersonation of payment to them of £1000 year for the loan trying and-but the uniform was absolutely well, Adamsn, Bell & Co, baving consented en Richard Johnstone, R.N. First nights are of ble servicen. The C. P. R. chartered steamer correct. Mr. JH. Huns, an old Heng Parthfa was then in Shanghai, and there kang favourite, donned the garments of William would have been much trouble and loss if Fensions and Miss Stella Leigh those of Kitty, there had not been somebody ready at once to carry on the business arrangements without interruption. Thus, Dodwell, Carlill & Co, took over the freight and passenger agency (on 4 per A PRIVATE letter received from Calcotia slater.

cent commilation) from Adamson, Bell & Co. that Mr. Robert Love, the well-known advance Thus the Straits Times of the 24 k ukimo agency, the Ecco "rest of his services being on May 7th Mr. Dodwell continued ble general Agent of Harmaton's Circus, bas succumed to the injuries which he received when thrown out

The mobilisation of the garrison of the Singapore transferred from the old firm to the paw. of bis trap a few weeks since. His many friends for yesterday was the result of a conversation They were two entirely separate agencies, is credited to the joint genins of H-Nicholls and. Jane "is a farcical comedy in three acis and with trast that the rumour la anfounded and that at dinner between Sir Charles Warren, and each involving a great deal of work Mr. W. Lestocq. The dialogue is bright and witty the ganial Beb may once again be permitted Admiral Fremantle, in which the Admiral Dodwell then had either to epen a separate and has just sufficient of suggestiveness rannis's to shed the light of his amila over the East.

appeared to doubt whether the mobilisation office, with a marine superfatendant and a through it to keep the bald headed in a swith cr scheme of the Singapore garrison was as com-large staff, or else to engage some existing of expectation. The plot of the play is of the It is accouraging to note that the Daily Press plete as it was said to be. Accordingly, after establishments he chose the latter, and engaged very simplest. Charles Shackleton, Mr. Gorg has taken our hint and appropriated our infor- dater, Sir Charles Warran Issued onders for the his own firm. Thus the work as to which the Mallett, is a society young man with a knw sk of mation about the history of the Mike Me temple gamison to be mobiilsed, and from midnight a. C. P. R had originally agreed to pay Adamson, getting through money. He throws dust to the and the cause oft a recent goog torture. We wards messengers rushed about in hot haste wak. Bell & Co. 61,000 a year for Mr. Dodwell's syes of his old guardian and solicto1, Ar show, might, however, give our est contemp. a further ingep the engineers and furnace men and crews of exclusive services (apart from the mercantile Mr. Nuss, who has not seen ales dinc LC bist-that it is usual to commence such para- the sinam-launcher, so as to bive them in read work done on 4 per cent, commission) was beloga bay, by telling him he has mawled, which graphs with a romark such as Fer te followness to convey the troops to the forts. The done by Dodwell, Carill & Co. and the £1,000 accounts for Ele expenditure belog on a ing fateresting details we are fadebted to the troops also were duly swakened but of course must be paid just the same. There were then biggish scale, Keraketu writes to say, he is sportesy" &c., &c.

the first hurry was to get the steam-launches regulations for the engagement of Mr. Dodwell coming to see Charli, who at blice in ready.The result was that, in the very early sa permanent matine agent of the C. P. R. at exercised to know how he is to get wife NOOR MAHOMED, the høvtidar of the Ha: gkong tours of the morning, the garrison were in the x d salary; but as the mercantile agency was for the occasion of the visit. Zucy Norton, Regiment who was seriously wounded by forts, and, in the forenoon, the Governor to be given to Judine, Matheson & Co., Mt Miss M. Gregos, the young lady whom private of the same regiment on the 18th of inspected the result. The mobilisation, which Dodwell decided not to accept. Meantime the nature has intended for him, happens, to look la abury, as reported In these co'nmas at the wai absolutely unexpected by any one, is sald existing arrangement was matatafned unili accompanied by her aunt Mrs. Chadwich, Mitt, increased the border yesterday and was to have been a complete success. The only Decem?er, 1891, when Mr. Holloway was Brian. The ladies being out of the room for burled in the Mohammedan cemelery at rim serious public Inconvenience caused by the established as marine and commercial agent.

a faneral was very largely attended by the un-mobliisation was the cancelling of

#Cham. Meantime, the immense work of inaugurating butler, Mr. Kitts, who, thinks the maisonly Mrs. time a happy thought strikes Tipton, the jovial fortunate soldler's comrades, Colonel Brrow ani pions' foursome" arranged to be played on the line had all fallen on Mr. Dodwell, who a Chadwick would do very well, a suggestion that The Premier xlained to her Majesty the the icers of the regiment taking part in a

general agent had been compelled to delegate its endorsed by the lady. But meanwhile, to to his firm, and bad had to employ a much larger Charlie alone, there enters Fans, Miss Muria motives which fed to his resigning. His resign-Presentation of arms on the cecasion.

THE "dragon festival" on Saturday night staff this being ex'in work could at be fairly Brian, the stylish housemaid, who has already ation was accepted,

developed its best features, in a really pretty illa fucluded in the 4 per cent. commission on done a romantle thing by going with Tipton that miested water procession. Bright lives of junks passenger and heights, nor in the £1,000 for very mowing on the sly to get married by the were moored along the harbour, off the Prays, to general agent's retaining fees and so Mr. reglatar. The happy pair have, of course, to mark the course and a large number of sampana Dodwell had asked $6,500 ann fair price for this keep it dark for the present, but they have fa headed by the Goverment fire brigade launch, extra 1-lifal work,

from theman-of-war A large mass of correspondance was then form of a soug Hitle "milk-walk to the neighbor. mediate designs on a modest competence in the anchorage to West Paint. This was quite a read, bearing out the statements of counsel. discordant dia. Accompanying the water pro at very great length. His examination by Mr. of by Mrs. Chadwick's friendly help. As Jane hood. Jane sympathises with Charis, who cons charming sight, and was not much marred by Evidance was then given by Mr. G.B. Dodwall Aides to her the mass he is in and hopes to get out cession was the land show as on Friday night, Francis and cross-examination by Mr. Lasch, busies herself about him with katy brush and but keeping to the Pays. There were also as to the detalls of the work during flower ja haton-hole he suddenly thinks that elaborate Chinese fireworks sat pieces, rockets, the inauguration of the line, and the amounts a part is to be played, here is the very one to de crackers, et on the reclamation ground. estimated fer various services, occupied all day, it--Fans, Jane #green, for a consideration, THE CRISIS IN ITALY. "

These attracted a vay large crowd of people, The main polot was that there had been no £100 and handsome dresses galore. The coast „Paris, February aged,

TIK Shanghai Mercury states of Kern has

noble In the Italian Chamber of Departes, Signor B. with the French Consulat visited the Loongwha Regiment band; while, thanks to the enthusiasm attorney giving general authority,

party of ladies and gentlemen: connected heightened by the music of the Hongkong the Empress Uns started he had a power of Ara. Chadwick, whom the worthy solicitor takes Onojmo spoke la favour of proposals for affecting Pagode, on le ving which they were mobbed by of Mr. Hingkee, the Victoria Hotel staff supplied Suggestions for the improvement of this work the country from bankruptcy, without attempting earth, complaint was inmediately lodged Though there were one or two of the rockets

is allo-William is clases comically protest. estimated sa jo mye.

for a relative, a mother or a grandmother of the a member of rowdies and peled, with stones and refreshments, liquid and solid, free for all comers.

ins £te dress, and Shackleton presents her as apocryphal Mrs. Shackleton. Jane comes on to introduce any fresh taxation or to fi genyent, with the native author tes in the city through that seemed to be affected by the climate the national debt. Signor Crispt, in reply to the French died Court Magistrate, and we and wouldn't see the display was Whealler, of Bodwell, Carill & Co,

tableau as the curtain goandown, Zwcy Norton: alwava To Kind hand in the execution of reforma projects. Total seat for the files or Loungeha, who tremendous success, and, undoubtedly estabr detalls of the work to be done in connection will appearing and golog inte bysterics of dis

Apparently this looks like the first step in the was given three dosla which to the Hishes record. That would have been a Hoe of car-procuringcarge and appelaiman

dearmament of Europe. Whether there will offending parties and punish to An Intim, very pleasant finish; but unfortunately the passengers, and looking after the maintenance. The luncheon mone in the second set pre- whether, on the contrary, this will only land to | jampla cantioning him to sety in the unplanung west on yesterday with the gong thumping until A1 3:30 (pisho cava

rial for Williams in waiting showing worse troubles, will probably be decided way: (exuberance), of his parishoners, when foreigners the rain drove them home j. and then tried to.

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HONGKONG, Monday, March 5, 1894-

TELEGRAMS.

EXIT THE "GRAND OLD MAN.".

LONDO", March 2nd,

Mr. Gladstone dined with the Quees at Windsor on Thursday evening and at a Cabinet Council to be held there yesterday he was to tandar blu resignation.

EARL OF ROSEBERY SUMMONED. The Earl of Rosebery has been called upon

to form a Ministry,

MR. LABOUCHERE PROTESTS, Mr. Labouchers and tweny other extreme radicals Interviewed the liberal whip for the purpose of protesting against a Peer becoming Pramlar,

Racecourse Links.

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