THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896.
PROSPECTUS
OF
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES,
LIMITED.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG 1865 TO 1891, BY WHICH THE LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS IS LÍMITED TO THE AMOUNT OF THEIR SHARES.
GENERAL MANAGERS:
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
CAPITAL... .................
...8300,000
DIVIDED INTO 15,000 "A" OR VENDORS SHARES AND 45,000 "B" OR ORDINARY SHARES OF $; EACH. (OF WHICH 10730-"A" SHARES AND 5,000 "B" SHARES HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED AND 1,350 "A" SHARES AND
25,000 "B" SHARES ARE NOW OFFERED FOR SUBSCRIPTION.)
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION FOR "B" SHARES ($1.00 PER SHARE OM APPLICATION,
1$1.50 PER SHARK ON ALLOTMENT,
Intimations.
HOW IT'S DONE
TO MANY IT IS A PUZZLE HOW WE CAN SELL AT A CHEAPER RATE THAN OTHERS.
GOOD VALUE.
TRY
THE ANSWEr is very sIMPLE,
REGULAR QUALITY.”
POPULAR PRICES. PEACH-BLOSSOM SOAP.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE
WATKINS & CO., APOTHECARIES' HALL, 56, Queen's Road Central
ROYAL
CITY HALL
Under the Patronage of
The balance at call in fnstalments. Two months' notice to be given in respect of each instalment called up. Any person may apply for r "A" share for every 20 "B" shares applied for by him. The "A" shures are payable, $1 on application and the H.E. the Governor, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, balance, 24, on allotment.
Application for Shares accompanied by a deposit of $1 per Share must be sent in to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION RE its Head Office or at any of its branches on or before the 16th day of Janrary, 1895.
For form of application apply in Hongkong to JOHN D. HUMPHREYS and SON, General Managers, or to A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED, Al Canton
Feacher, and Shanghai.
I to acquire and bas purchased the Olivers 100 Acre Freehold and other properties adjacent thereto belonging Vendore Company was formed
The
scars of fully paid "A", or Vendors' Shares, and has also purchased the Eureka Mine and the plant and machinery connected threwith altuato on the Eastern boundary of Ollvers Freehold for the price of $35,000 which us to $10,000 has been pald and satisfied by the allotment to the Vendors of 2,000 fully paid "A" or Vendors' shares and an to $2,000 the balance is payable in cash.
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All shares participate equally up to 45 per cent. per annum yearly dividend on the amount paid up on each share, but all profits in excess are dividet equally between the holders of "A Shares and "B" ShareR
It is not contemplated at present to issue any more shares, but should it became desirable to develop the property on a larger scale the General Managers will propose to the Shareholders that the balance of aberes, viz :, 15,000 "B" Shares or sach part thereof as may be thought advisable be Issued.
The following is the Report on the property made by Mr. J. D. HUMPHRYS :—
K.C.M.G...
GRAND CLASSICAL CONCERT IGNORINA BELINFANTE.
BY
SIGNORI Assisted by
SEVERAL LEADING AMATEURS ON
MONDAY, 20th January, 1896, AT 915 P.M.
HONGKONG,
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITEDAT
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1941.
WINES
AND
SPIRIT S,
REUTER'S MESSAGES.
THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT.
“TONDON, JEHUnry:Schm An additional flying Squadron composed of six ships has been ordered to be put in immediata Commission,
A Naval Force is proceeding to Delagoa Bay.
JOHANNESBURG.
LONDON January 9th. Johannesburg has yielded unconditionally, and the lobabitants have given up their arms. »
DR. JAMESON'S FATE. President Kruger has follmated that he will dellver up Dr. Jaration and the other prisoners to Sir Hercules Robinson on the Natal border.
THE "WAR" AT AN END. Sir Hercules Robinson is satisfied that the erials is over and that there is no danger of further hostilities.
JAMESON AND RHODES MUST GO.
The Transvaal Republic demands the expol- alon of Mr. Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson from Africa, and an enormous indemnity from the Chartered South Afr'eu Company.
GERMANY WARNED I
The war preparations in Great Britain and regarded more as a warning to Germany than as Indicating a coming war with the Transvaal Republic
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
H.M.S. Humber will probably arriva bere on or about Tuesday next, the" rath inst. H.M.S. Archer is now at the Pescadores, (Formosa) en route to Hongkong from Foschow. SUBSCRIPTION Lists for the Masonic (Jubilee) Ball to be given on the 17th proximo can now be signed at several hotels and stores In the
Fall particulars will be published later.
ALL these are selected by our London House, SEATS can be Booked at Mesars. KELLY & bought direct at first band, Imported in wood city. Vids nivt. WALSH, La.
and bottled by ourselves, thus saving a'l inter- | An extraordinary general meeting of the Hong- mediate profits, and enabling na to supply the kong Brick and Cement Co., Ltd., will be held best growlks at MODERATE PRICES.
at the Company's office, at No. 9, Praya Central,
Mr.
Stall & Dress Circle .........$1 Back Seats Hongkong, 10th January, 1896;
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I arrived in Sydney on Saturday, the 13th July last, where I met by appointment Mr. CHARLES W LLMOTT, a mining expert from Victoria.
WILLMOTT has been personally known to me since 1854; I have absolute confidence in his integrity, skill, and judgment. We left Sydney together on Tuesday, the 16th July, and arrived at Mount McDonald on the day following, and commenced our inspection the same afternoon. The Freehold consists of 100 acres of auriferous land in the form of a direct square, each side of which measures 2,087 ft. 6 lp., ex 695 yards, a feet,
6 laches.
The paillon is to the West of the Enreka Gold Mine, and extends at right angles from Its own Eastern Boundary in a Westerly direction, across
creek or water course to the opposite range of hills, on the Northern slope of which the greater part of its area lies. The water course which runs through the Freehold divides two ranges of auriferous hills, and foally empties itself loto the River Lachlan, about three miles to the South of the dam of the reservoir which supplies the battery belonging to the property, altuated at Mount McDonald in the district of Cacoar In the province of Bathurst, New South Wales.
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The Battery itself is the West of the reservoir, and consequently on the Western side of the creek near the Southern boundary of the property; and
is site was selected with excellent judgment as quartz can be carted to it or troilled to it not only from all parts of the Freehold itsell but from all the workings in the neighbourhood at little cost. The Machine house, moreover, being close to its water supply, Involves no waste of power in ferding the boilers, The Water Supply consists of a reservoir formed by a dam scross the creek, and is fed by a watershed of considerable extent embraced by the surrounding hills, and I was loformed by men who had been working on the ground for years that the supply never failed in the driest season, from which I inferred that the rainfall is supplemented by subsoil drainage and springs. For fuel there is abundance of good timber in the
vicinity,
The Machinery we found to be of the best description and comprises a first-class engine and two good bollers. There are 4 batteries of 5 head of stamps capable of crashing about 20 tons a day in all, as well as 3 pans, shaking tables, and all necessary machinery for extracting from the ore the greatest amount of gold it will pay to takes out. The Inspection of the rest of the Freehold was greatly facliliated by the whole of the scrub having been cut down before we arrived, so the estate
was laid bare and could be viewed from a convenient spot on the hill froin end to end.
A party of Tribalore, at work on the Freehold not far from the battery, was dising pre which yielded over 2 ozs. to the ton at each crushing. The men informed me that they discovered the reef on the surface in walking over the bill after rain, by observing gold in quarts at the bottom of a cart rat which had been washed clean by the water flowing through it.
The old workings are of the most primitive description, having evidently been made by alluvial miners unaccustomed to quarts. The reefs were worked from the surface down without timbering, until it became dangerous to go deeper. None of these worklogs were say depth, and the numerous beavy finds of gold were all found near the surface. That much of the quartz must have been very rich is certain, for it is sald about roo cz1. of gold a month were obtained by the owners of the battery at the time from recrushing and wasblog the tallings. One working not far from the battery yielded to oz of gold to the ton, and £700 worth of gold was taken out of a hole a few feet deep just below the dam. It is seen by examining the old workings which still exist that they were mised by men unaccustomed to cope with quarts mining difficulties. The work is of the crudest description and it is evident that as soon as water was reached in sufficient quantity to require machinery, or because the earth began to fall in or become dangerous through being antimbered, the mines were abandoned. This part of the district was, because, at the time infested by bands of desperate bushrangers who rendered residence there very undesirable. It was a long time before the Government was able to heat thens down, owing to the nature of the country. Undoubtedly large deposits of gold, and probably exceptionally sich deposits, will be found when these secfe, which proved so good on the surface, are worked to a depth by quartz mining experts under bonest and experienced management, backed by suficient capital. The ground is already prospected; it is well known where the gold has been get near the surface, and it is only necessary to sink properly timbered shahs and get below these old workings and work up. Some of these shafts will require pumping gear.
As far as I know, it has never been heard of that quartz reefs rich to gold near the surface failed to yield good results at a greater depth. Such reefs have been profitably worked on Bradigo and other places to a depth of close on 3000-feet, and are still at work-after-40-ye-z-Giren sufficient. capital economically administered or expended, as it would be to any other business expected to pay, I am of oolalon that better results will be obtained from the working of Olivers Freehold Mines than are obtained by 99 dal of 100 of the Gold Companies floated to London and elsewhere. Eureka Mine lies on the Eastern boundary of Olivers Freehold and consists of several Gold Mining Leases lying between the Queen Mine on the North and the Great Eastern Mine on the Scoth. It will be seen by reference to the map that is the South of the Great Eastern Mine three
to the Company a magnificent water supply,
A MASONIC BALL, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA, WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL,
ON
MONDAY, 17TH, FEBRUARY, 1896.
Intending Sat-scribers will find Lists at
THE HONGKONG CLUB, THE HONGKONG HOTEL,
THE VICTORIA HOTEL, THOMAS' GRI'L ROOMS. Messrs. CAMPBELL & MOORE,
FALCONER & Co. KELLY & WALSH, LANE. CRAWFORD & Co. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld.
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· Hongkong, toth January, 1895,
PERSEVERANCE
LODGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1165.
REGULAR MEETING of the above
A-REGULAR bed in the FREEMASONS" HALL, Zetland Street, an THURSDAY, the 16th instant, at 8.30 for 9 pant. precisely. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend,
Hongkong, 10th January, 1846.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUL „. THE Company's Steamship **FORMOSA,"
lats lying on either side of the creek which runs through the Freehold and discharges itself into the Lachian River have been secured, thus giving | Captain Hodgins, will be despatched for the The new shaft of the Eureka has been suck to a depth of 85 feet. The old workings before the miners were flooded out yielded to a depth of 140 feet
nat less than 1 2. of Gold per ton, with occasional better results. This is recorded in the Government Reports,
It is in this mine that the Company's operations will commence by deepening the new shaft by about 130 feet. Tals shaft has been properly timbered as ine as it goes and is surmounted by poppet heads in the vicinity of which is a machine honte with necessary winding and pumping gear for frcing thenine from water. All were to good order and fit to commente work when lospected,
The further sinking the shaft is not through difficult ground and the cost of labour and properly timbering will be only about £5 per foot. When deepened, sufficient tunnels will be driven to the North and South and the reef will be worked upwards, which is the most economical plan. The amount of water to be dealt with of coarse increases the cost of mining and readers it impossible for ordinary working miners to develop such
properties on their own account, but it is not disadvantageous for those having means in a country subject to drought.
above Ports on SUNDAY, the rath instant,
Daylight:
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For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers. Hongkong, tolk January, 1896.
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, - LIMITED, FOR WUHU.
"CHIHLI,"
One of the drawbacks to the development of mining in the district has been that there was no proper accommodation for miners of the better THE Steamship class with their wives and families, and it is proposed to build a few comfortable cottages 10 foduce this class of men to setile on the property.
The operations of the Company will at first be imited to deepsning the Earekes new shaft and driving tunnels through the reel. It is confidently saticipated that this mine being taken over in a working condition will pay expenses from an early date and within a short time win good results. A msp of the mines is attached and also a map of New South Wales showing Railways and the direction of the Reefs running through the property wlih the position marked of some of the principal mines -
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Viz-No Opblr-where Gold was first discovered in. Australia,
No, z-Lucknow-The Wentworth Pro, rietsry Company. £500,000 Capital. No. 3-Moast MacDonald--Olivers Freehold Mines including Eureka.
No. 4-Adelong-Gibraltar Gold Mining Company floated in London, October 1895, Capital £300,000 fully subscribed,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
GENERAL MANAGERS,
HONGKONG.
Co-day's Advertisements.
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
STEAMSHIP "BENALDER," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON AND SINGAPORE:
"SHELL" LINE OF STEAMERS.
FOR MARSEILLES and GENOA.
THE Company's Steamship
"CLAM,"
Captain T. Black, will be despatched as above oo MONDAY, the 13th instant, at Noon,
For Freight, apply to
"ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co., Agents. Hongkong, rath January, 1806. [1749 OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY"". " FOR NEW YORK, TIA SUEZ CANAL.
"ONSIGNEES of Cargo asa bereby informed that all Goode are” being landed at their rlik into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ld., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may THE Company's Steamship
be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered alter'the 15th Instant wlif be subject to rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- 'sented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th instent or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are "to be left_in ́the Godowns, where they will be
examined on the 14th instant at 11 AM.
No Fire Insurance bas been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
رینها
Hongkong, 10th January, 1856.
Frig
"FOLYPHEMUS," Captain Goodwin, will be despatched as above on TUESDAY, the 14th instant, at Daylight,
For Freight or Pasangt, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, rolh January, 1896
FOR KOBE (DIRE71), "THE Steamship THE
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"RHODORA," Captain Williams, will be despatched for the above Port on FRIDAY, the 17th instant, at Noon,
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DODWELL, CARLILL & Co.
Agents.
[130 Kangkong, roth January, 1846,
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
T
HE Steamship
"CHANGSHA,”
PRICE LISTS,
with Full Details, to be had an Application.
PORT after removal should be rested a month before use. When required for drinking at once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY.-Excellent Dinner and After Dinner Winer of very superior Vintages. All are true,Xeras Wines. CLARET.-Out Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the genuine
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at noon to-morrow.
THE Rangoon Gaseits has been officially Informed that Renter's Agency proposes in fature · prosecuting those newspapers of Tridia and Burma which *plate ' their telegraphic service.
A "RULL" A.-" I don't think Punch in anything like what it war,"
B." No, It never has been as good as it used to be."
On Tuesday next the Daphne sails for Sbangbal, via coast ports. The sxine day the.
Amoy, and will return to Hongkong at Redpole will probably leave for Foochow vis comparatively early date to reßt.
product of the joice of the grape and are not artificially, made from raisins and current, THAT gifted songstress Signorian Bellofanie, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines, who has arrived here from Japan and Shaoghal, will give a grand classical concert in the Theatre BRANDY.-All'one Brandy le guaranteed to be | Royal, with the assistance of several of our
pare Cognac, the difference in price being | leading amateurs, on the 20th Ing. See advt, merely a question of age and vintage,
THERE were, says the Stralia' Free Press of WHISKY. -All our Whisky is of excellent the 26th ult, rumeurs in town to-day that s quality and of greater age than most brands murderous affray occurred sheet one o'clock in the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY this morning on one of the adjacent lulande, marked "E" is universally popular, and is which resulted in several Chinese being killed pronounced by the best local-connoisseurs and several others wounded,
to be superior to any other brand in the | A cricEET MATCH, H.K.C.C. v. the Golf Club, Hongkang market.
will be plays on the Cricket Ground to-morrow, and it is pleasant to learn that by the courtesy of Major the Hon. E. Noel and the officers, the excellent band of the Rifle Brigade will be in attendance duringihe afternoon.
We only guarantee our 'WINES and SPIRITS -to-be-geanine-when- bought direct from as in the Colony or from our authorised Agents at the Coast Porta.
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AT the Magistracy this afternoon the master (Chinese) of the launch Wing Lie, who ran his craft fato and sank a fish-boat nearWsu-ma- on the and last,, as reported in these columns at the time, was brought up on remand charged with manslaughter and commiited for trial at fthe next Criminal Sessions,
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkang, 10th January, 1865.
The Hongkong Telegraph
A "HOUSE-BOy” was this, morning punished at the Magistracy for leaving his employ withent giving due notice. Hearing of a better job, this gulleless youth quited his employer's hodes in hot-haste, and for taking French leave he had to-day to ante-up five unchopped Mexicans and consider himself lecky that he was not cons signed to the Queen's Hotel for at least throw days and three siekte.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896.
NOTES AND COMMENTS. We were perfectly well aware when Caplan Anderson, will be despatched on SUN-writing our paragraph the other evening Two marine efficers from a merchant steamer DAY, the 12th instant.
about the action of the Governor, in is port got mixed up in a squabble with some connection with the Light and Past men in the Travellers' Hatel fast night, It Ordinance that he could have legalized resulted in a free fight, the outcome his proceedings by calling together belog that they wete charged at the Immediately the Executive Council and Magistracy this morning with sulting the making an Order-In-Council altering barmaid of the hotel, The evidence was very the hours in which lights and passes conficting, but as a black eye bore evidence are required, but we were bound to
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 10th January, 1895.
Intimations.
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DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & COMPANY, LIMITED, VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
* HONGKONG.
AERATED WATERS.
SODA
J. E. Williams, Commander, will be despatched SIMPLE AERATED WATER, 'an TUESDAY, the 14th instant, at 3 Fit.
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First-class Saloon is situated forward of the Engines. A Rebigerating Chamber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions during the entire voyage.
A daly qualified Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light.
For Freight or Paintge, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, tolk -January, 1896,
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CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED,
FOR SHANGHAI,
~HK Steamship
THE
"FOOCHOW," Captain Blackburns, will be despatched on TUESDAY, the 14th instant.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
E116 Hangkong, coth January, 1895,-
SINGER ALE.
WATER,
LEMONADE
ARSAPARILLA.
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presume, from the tenor of the that the "lady behind the bar" had been hard Colonial Secretary's letter to Captain hit, one of ike strangers, who was credited with HASTINGS, that he had not availed himself "leting fly" Light and left, was fined $10 for of the provisions of the Ordinance. If an assault and ordered to pay $ro compensation for Order-In-Council had been made altering the damage done to the lady's optic, while the the hours surely the Colonial Secretary other officer was fined $10 for disorderly would have stated that fact in his letter to behaviour. Ther pald up. Captain Harinos, and wouldhave enclosed
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a copy of the Order. It is reported (we do YACHTSMEN, 16ys the "Look-out Man not know whether correctly or not) that the Fairplay of 6th ultime, will be interested to learn that Fife of Fairlie ¡is commissioned Captain Superintendent hesitated-to use no stronger word about giving effect to to build a replica of the famous Isolde and the instructions in the Colonial Secretary's to bare the new. "forty" ready for launching letter, and asked for some proper authority in the spring. The report gives encourage. before Instructing the Police to allow ment to the hope that there may yet be a free 'om of movement to the Chinese up revival of interest in this class to ensure to midnight. If Captain Hastings did so, he did right.
Now, may we call the attention of the Governor and Government to a very simple rule of law and common sense? Where anything has to be done in meet-
some more building during the winter. Mr. Goelet seems determined to go one better than the Niagara, for he has ordered a twenty-rater from Sibbich, of Cower, to take the shine out of the famous Herreshoffer. But Clyde yachts- men, designers, and builders smile grimly
I see
RASPBERRYADE, &c. Ing, or in Council, or by any number of at the idea of Cowes doing what the
men together, they must be called together Clyde wis not able to do fast season. for the purpose and must meet together no reason myself why because Eucharis did not and consider the question, whatever it eclipse Megas a somebody should not improve DAKIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co.'s WATERS are Is, together, so that each can hear the on Eucharts, which, after all, was not built from måde ander the constant supervision of a duly other's views. No Order-In-Council pan a close study of the Yankee phenomenon. The quallied English Chemlat and will bear compa" | legally be made unless the members of "Look-out Man? thinks it is rather hard that rison with the best English Manufactures. Council have met together to make it. It we are atlil tled to Yankee models for our racing.
not sufficient to get the assent of the mechless, members by circular. Another thing, is worth remembering, and it is that the Amy complaints should be addressed to the unrestrained power to do thing does not
Manager,
dispense with the necessity of observing (1610 all the proper forms in doing it.
Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, Memes and other Large Consumers,
Hongkong, grd May, 1695,
A REGULAR meeting of Perseverance Lodge, No. zeland Street, on Thursday, the 16th.instant, at 1165, will be held in the Freemasons' Hail, 8,jo for gym precisely, Visiting brethren are 'córdially invited.
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