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Intimations. EYE SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS,
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the workmen supporting the students." Two | Mr. Muar was very good as Monsieur Camem-channel for a stream flowing past the site
regiments of Cossacks and the whole of the police were engaged. Of 760 arrests made,
377 were women.
WEATHER REPORT,
bett. One of the best bits of comedy was the ill-used English waiter, whose dancing, also, deserves special praise. The part was played by Mr. Hermann, whose acting was second only to Mr. Dallas's. The gendarme was capitally rendered by Mr. Wilson. The retired and choleric indian general was well portrayed by Mr. Stanley.
The Obsenatory report days:
Owing to the indisposition of Mr. Metcalfe On the zárd at 11.50 am, the barometer has a slight change in the caste had to be made at fallen on the China coast. Pressure is highest the last moment, Air. Dallas taking the part of between the E, coast of China and W. Japan. Jack Brown instead of the waiter, and Mr... Gradients moderate to slight. Fresh to defermann taking the latter. They are to be rate monsont on the coast, and in the N. part heartily congratulated on the manner in which of the China Sea. Forecast Moderate or they rose in the occasion, fresh E. winds; some drizzling rain or mist.
THE
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Globe suggests a name for the new Transvaal Police :-The B. Peelers.
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MR. Andrew Carnagie is reported to have de- 'clared that he will hereafter derole £200,000 a month to the foundations. He estimates his income at £300,000 yearly.
WE are pleased to note that those responsible for the condtion of the roads traversed by the tramways ofthe Godown Company at Kowloon
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Charlie Brown, fan. English"
Waller). Admiral Sir rules weer
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K.B.C............ Mr. Arthur Stanley. Lieutenant Harry Filt, R.N, ................ Mr. Harold Godwin.. The Maharjah of Yunkspare ...........
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„Mha Evelynè deWorms, Lady Hawaer....
Miss Bertha Hunter. „Miss Nance, Lesiio.
Madame Cam Miss May Nortor
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SANITARY BOARD.
AN Australian paper states that in the recent
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Sanitary operations in the Calvinia-district General De
Board was held. Dr. Bell (Acting Principal Civil Lisle, with a party of Australians, beat the reelical Officer), was voted to the chair, and cord for rapid marching. They "covered' 72 there were also present Mr. W. Chatham (Act-. miles in 48 hours in a desolate and waterlessing Director of Public Works), Hon. A. W. Brewin, Mr. E. Osborne, Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Chan A Fook, Mr. Fung Tire British Museum possesses a curious bon-Wa Chun, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock (Secretary). net, once possessed by the late Queen, and
The Secretary read a letter from the Colonial presented by her to that institution. It is com posed entirely of tortoiseshell, and though both Secretary which we published yesterday, stat
ing that Ms. J. McKie had resigned his sent. costly and curious can hardly be said to be on the Sanitary Board, and that arrangements elegant. It was made some years ago expressly would be made for the election of a successor, for her Majesty by the natives of the Samoan
The Chairman said that this matter was re- Islands, who have their own ideas on the subferred to at the previous meeting, so that all that was necessary now was to lay the latter ject of fashion.
on the table.
THE State of Kansas has for long years been nominally a prohibition State, and the law has been enforced perhaps as well as such drastic laws can be Spirits are allowed to be sold only as "medicine" and that is how the following story came to be told. A bronzed and stalwan cowboy planted a "two-gallon, demijohn" on tlie counter of a chemist's shop.
Fill her up," he said, "baby's sick,"
HESIGNATION OF MB, J. MACKIR,
BATH-HOUSES FOR CHINESE COOLIES: The Secretary read the minute from His Excellency the Governor, dated the 7th inst relative to the provision of bath-houses for Chinese coolies. It appeared in our yester day's issue.
The Chainman said the Board was asked to
advise as to this matter of bath houses and to select somie sites. He thought there was no question whatever that it was a very good scheme indeed, and he thought the work should
should be made with some system of subsol drainage for the marshy ground as a whole, to remedy the present damp condition of a large part of the surface. In connection with the further cutting of a sloping bank behind the new Hospital, which I understand is to be made, a deep danip hollow between the new site and the Government Infectious Diseases Hospital should be filled in, until proper provision is maile for the stream passing through it, in the interest of both hospitals.
(3) Not much more of a temporary char acter can be done for the improvement of the nullohs to the south-east of the cattle- depot, marked "A" and "B" and I da not think that the needs of the locality at present justify the very expensive measures that would be required to adequately drain the nullahs. Much of the bed of the main stream, and its branches is solid irregular, rock, and aven after this is levelled out, means would be required in this district to be adopted to prevent the existence of the green water weed to which I have above, referred. The presence of anopheles is no source of injury to the cattle, sheep and pit depot, since their inmates are only there for short periods previous to being slaughtered, nor to the rope-works whose employes are probably entirely, or chiefly, there during the day only, in that meanwhile the only inhabited house re- quiring consideration is that of a caretaker of the cattle-depot. Should further building be projected, this whole subject would require consideration, but in the meantime it seems to me that the inmates of the caretaker's house might be efficiently protected by a combination of the following inexpensive measures.
(4) The use of kerisene in the pools. In the vicinity of the house I recommend the weekly application of it to all pools in which Inspector Watson, who is able to recognise the larve of anopheles, finds any larva all through the next few months, to reduce their numbers as much as possible before the sensons come around again when breeding goes on möre rapidly. This should be done in the stream "A" from the cattle-depot to the well known spot above the junction with the stream "B" and should include the lower part of the latter. The total amount of the kerosene required would not be great, as only the pools and places where green ooze exists would need to Se done. About one seaspoonful of kerosene to the square yard of the water service is sufficient, an amount that will not injure the water for drinking purposes at the caitle-depot.
(b) The protection of doors, windows, and verandahs of the houses by wire-gauze, a mea sure that in the hands of various Italian malar- iologists, especially Celli, has proved entirely satisfactory in some of the worst malarious parts of the Italian railway lines. I shall be "glad to point out to the Director of Public Works what I think might be done in this respect and I would suggest that the Govern iron wire-gauze with a mesh not exceeding one- twentieth of an inch in diameter for use not only at the houses in question, but for other isolated houses occupied by police and others' in malarious localities where more radical measures for dealing with anopheles may dot be justified by existing means. If ordered now it could be to hand before the next malaria
proposed Chinese Infectious Diseases Hospital will need to be thoroughly drained before, that building is occupied or it will certainly prove. unhealthy." It is true that the denial of Mr. Ormsby and myself arose partly from amis, understanding as to the precise spot Dr. Harti gan referred to, but in reading between the lines of your Report to Government it, is dif cult to avoid the suspicion that advantage was taken of this loophole to quibble over and dis- credit Dr. Hartigan's statements, and it is the accumulation of such incidents that has deprived the Colony of his valuable services on this Board. I beg to propose that Government be asked to give effect to Dr. Thomson's recom- mendations, and especially those referring to the Infectious Diseases Hospital,
A
The Chairman said that in connection with this matter, he would like to point out that the recommendations were being carried out... He supposed the matter would be reported to the Sanitary Board in due course. The Govern meat were taking steps in the matter. special man had been told off from the Public Works Department. He must take exception. to Mr. Osborne's remarks about the report an the ste. He (Dr. Well) thought, and would think till his deing day, that the description of the site by. Dr. Hartigan, was wrong. With re- gard to the charge of quibbling, that also be denied. Their works were recorded, and if he said a site was healthy and it was proved to be unhealthy, there was nothing to prevent the clerk at the Colonial Office Lurning it up, and the made him very careful. Some defects he contended were found out and mentioned, and befustanced the water cress bed. He refrained from making any remarks at last meeting, when Dr. Hartigan made his speech, because there was an element of warmth, in the whole matter, and if he had spoken he might have regretted it afterwards. In conclusion, Dr. Bell said he sill held that the Infectious Hospital, when finished with big walls, etc., would be as healthy as the Kennedytown Infectious Hospital was at present.
Mr. Fung Wa Chuen-Do you second Mr. Osborne's motion?
The Chairman-No; I simply said the work is being done.
Mo Fung Wa Chuen said he would second. Dr. Thomson's report was practically the same in substance as the report of the sub-committee.
The motion was carried.
ROAD SCAVENGING AT KOWLOON, The Secretary read a letter from the Colonial Secretary enclosing the following report of the Badeley), on the scavenging of the roads in Deputy Superintendent of Police (Mr. F.J.
Kowtoon.
"During the past three weeks 1 have been frequently at various hours of the day over all the roads and streets at Yaumati, Tsimsha tsui, and Hunghon, and once to Taikoktṣui and Fuk Tsun Heung. The sidewalks in all the main streets are always very fairly clean and remarkably free from Obstruc
tion Street, Yaumati, have I seen some fobis taking a mesi at a small table in the sidewalk; and that was at a time when there was practically no traffic there, and once I saw a basket of orange peel put out to dry. Itiner nnt cobblers, tinkers, and seamstresses squat
THE Band of the Royal Welch Fusiliers witt i be done by the Government, if they waited ment shall get out from England a quantity of tion. Once only in the sidewalk of Reclama⚫
play at the Hongkong Hotel to-morrow (Satur day) evening, from 8 to 9.30 p.m.;-
PROGRAMME. ---Ovesturs...." Dies Deux Mayola ".. .....Bonillim. Blue Bell.". Wakitenfel. ---Selection...........'
irielle of New York. Kerken. .......Unres.
Eilenberg, Herve,
Uitermez.
Endoria —Sulonstuck ..........” Hoppermanich”
Gullop
"Hit and Mise EXTRA
Habe.............." May Day"..............Sullivan.
God save the King,"
for private enterprise in the matter it would be a long time in coming. He thought the Gor. ernment might start with two baths-one cast and one west. As Mr. Osborne said, ono was very much required in the Wanchai district for the conl-coolies there. He suggested the appointment of a committee to select sites.
Mr. Osborne proposed the appointment of Dr. Clark and Mr. Chatham,
Mr: Fung Wa Chuen seconded, and the mo tion was carried.
THE ANOPHELES MOSQUITO.
Eenson.
(4) Medicinal prophylaxis. For this particu- lar family I would recommend the use of enquinine which is more easily given to
here and there on the sidewalks, and occasion-.
ally one sees a shopman sitting on a stoci a few inches outside his door, but the obstructions are not such as to prevent the scavenging con- tractor doing his work or to materially incon- venience passengers. · Firewood, tubs, &c., are
The Secretary read the following report of children, less severe in its general effects, and. sometimes to be seen temporarily on the side. A WRITER in the London Gløde is informed that the works of Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, Dr. Thomson on the presence of the larva off quite as effective as quinine. itself in its anti-walks, but in every case, I saw they ware on
Erith, have been very greatly increased during the last year or two. They now employ over 3,600 bands, and the new shops cover an immense amount of ground. Of course this
development is much to the advantage of the
the CS OF EASTER will be published and pronounced by lead-mechanics and other workmen living in the
early next week.
ALEX. MACKENZIE,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, 22nd March, 1001.
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TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
Special to the "Honghong Telegraph" THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH,
the anopheles mosquito in the neighbourhood of the cattle-depot at Kennedytown:- gestion of the Director of Public Works I have "I have the honour to report that at the sug carefully inspected the neighbourhood of the cattle depot at Kennedytown with a view to ascertaining its present condition as regards the presence of larvae of anopheles mosquitoes, and I submit the results of my observations for just been received as n pupil.
His Excellency the Governor. I spent the afternoons of Friday, 1st instant, and Tuesday, THE following is the programine of music to be the gth instant, at Kenndytown, making my played by the Band of the Royal Welch Fusi-second visit parily to complete notes made on liers at the Officers' Mess, Murray Barracks, the previous occasion and partly to investigate the result of the severe cold of the preceeding to-night, commencing at 7.30 p.m. :-
1.-March........"The Roy, Welsh Funn."..
two days. I enclose a plan of the district to 1.-Overture.
illustrate my report.
goveda son of Lord John-day has
-Section.
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Selection Interne
"Klaraniello".
...." Falka".
The Messenger Boy
Extra.
Fleurs de Printemps
.." Under the Moon
Dallet,
Galop.
"May Day"
Blue Belli"...
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THE FRENCH MAID.
„Kullivan. Waldteafel. „Hurve.
The Dallas Company scored another success Inst night when "The French Maid was pro duced for the first time this season. The piece was exceedingly well staged; and a special word of praise must be given to the scenic artist, whose facile brush has created a charm ing setting for the bright little operetta The modern musical comedy is not remarkable for the elaborateness of its plat; and the "French Maid "is exception to the rule.
SITUATION LESS CRITICAL. The scene is laid in Boulogne during the visit of the British Fleet. The weakness of the (From Our Own Correspondent.)- story is compensated for by the vigour of the action, which revolves round a charming little TIENTSIN, 21st March.
soubrette, for whose favour a very British waiter 3.32 p.m.
and an equally French gendarme are contend- ing. The Englishman, fearing the superior The situation here appears to be prowess of his Gallic rival, cails to his aid a loss critical,
powerful ally, his brother, to wit, a sailor in the Royal Navy. Jack proves as irresistible as the bluejacket invariably is; and false to his trust, carries off the French Maid for himsel
The tale is further complicated by the love story of fat young naval lieutenant and the The British Authorities have acjealousy of an uxorious British admiral, whose ceded permission to the French to spouse's vanity is flattered. by the admiration she imagines in every man she meets. Also enter the Concession twice a week. involved in the story is a giddy young Indian prince whose devices to escape from his bear leader, a retired general, and pursue les belles Francaises are very amusing,
FRENCH ALLOWED TO ENTER CONCESSION.
AT THE RAILWAY STATION. Affairs at the Railway Station remain unchanged since the Marines took charge of the place.
Received 6.45 p.m. 21st. Published 10 a.m. 22nd.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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malarial action.
9. The site of the new police station will the extreme outer edge between the verandah probably prove healthy without any special pillars where no one walks. The above remarks location, and its free exposure to wind all Some of these, particularly Second Street and protective measures, on account of its high apply only to the main streets. The case of some of the short cross streets is different. round. Should experience prove otherwise, Hi Hung Lane, Yaumati, have their sidewalks similar prophylactic methods to those just(if such they can be called, where no one ever described can be ctuployed,
does or would walk) monopolised by hawkers, to: After the severe cold at the beginning of but the streets are not obstructed and there is abundant where I had previously found them hawkers do not squat on the sidewalks but over swarming, but were still to be found in consi-the side channels and into the streets. As derable numbers: I fortunately had some un-
regards the state of these channels I found der observation in a glass jar in my verandah, theur generally clean in Yaumati, not so good when the temperature fell so suddenly. They in Hunghom, bad in Taikokesul, and worse in became sluggish and torpid, and most of them Ful Tsun Heung A good deal of rubbish ac I believed dead, but to-day in the sun's rays cumulates inevitably round the hawkers' stalls,
the
present week, the larvae were much less not much traffic in them. In the main strecis
(z) Considering first the stream marked they have become quite lively again. It is pro- but the hawkers sweep it up at intervals (I have
A on the plan-the complete removal of all brushwood from the lower part of it and the filling up of many side pools, are an undoubted improvement to the district. But found the whole stream in its more stagnant parts literally swarming with larvae of an- opheles, which were not confined to any parti- cular hollows. Immediately above the plank bridge beside the old mortuary is a deep pool, round the edges of which I was able in the presence of Inspector Watson to scoop up larve and pupa at nearly every dip of the spoon. And a similar condition existed all along the ravine. Moreover, over the position of seine of the old side pools, now filled up, a greenish ooze of water-weed has formed above the lime and cement with which they have been filled, owing to a trickle of water over them, and in this oaza I found the larvae abun- dant.
seen them doing (1), and 1 have generally noticed that the side channels near the hawkers' stalls were cleaner than elsewhere, rather than dirtier. Parts of some streets are obstructed by building materials and debris, but only where building operations are in progress. I don't know where Major Brown's handy latrines' are, and I did not see any sitch places on the sidewalk."
bable therefore that the diminution of larve, in the streams at the present time is more appar ent than real, since they are most easily recog nised in ordinary circumstances by their very characteristic movements when disturbed.
11. In conclusion I take this opportunity of urging active efforts for the destruction of the larvae of mosquitoes, not only in Kenneytown, but all over the Colony, at the present season when new generations are not being developed
Dr. Hartigan minuted-"I entirely agree or, at least only comparatively slowly, and when with Major Brown's and Inspector Brett's des therefore such efforts will be much more effeccription of obstruction on sidewalks. As, to tive than during the actual fever season,
obstruction of drains, ten days ago I saw the
Dr. Hartigan minuted:-"I should like to add that some three months ago, and again Hunghom sewer being emptied with a scoop lately, certain curative measures were adopted of dried black stinking sewage."
The report was laid on the table. at Quarry Bay and also at the Metropole Hotel. Yesterday. I inspected these pools and found
THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS. them quite free from anopheles law with the The following minutes by Dr. Clark, con-- exception of two small pools, one of which 1 cerning the question of the height of buildings. had overlooked, while the other lying out of in relation to the width of the streets on which 3. There are two branches of this stream the stream had not been affected by the petro. they front, was read which join in near the old Tung Wa Monuary, leum poured in higher up. This shows how "In reply to His Excellency's minutes 1 re- That marked "B" is also infested with larva slight carelessness or inattention may nullify gret to say that the mortality returns for the everywhere but that marked "C" is quite fret what would otherwise be a successful experi- separate health districts of the city afford no from them, owing to its being rendered foul by ment. The Director of Public Works is mis reliable information for the purposes of com soap and soda used by washermen along its taken in supposing the annpheles have since parison, owing the fact that no less than 35 banks and so made unfit for the breeding of spread over large pools formerly free of them. per cent. of the total deaths occurring in the anopholes
They always existed in these places. Dr. Colony (1,527 out of 5,370 in 1900) are returned 4. Tuming my attention to the Valley on the Thomson's report only emphasises the neces: from the French and Italian. Convents, and East side of the spur occupied by the newsity of skilled supervision and continuous have no means of allocating these deaths at the Police Station, I found the nullah marked action in dealing with anopheles pools,
districts to which they belong. I have, how-** "D" at the date of my visit almost dry and "Celli, the Italian, malaria authority, has ever, gone, into the statistics of sickness at such pools as exist in a foul condition, owing to pointed out the facts noticed by Dr. Thomson, the Tung Wah Hospital during the half years the presence of workmen quarrying or break viz., The breeding in green ooze and in the ending December last and 1 attach un alphne ing up rocks higher up and consequently free bottom of narrow canals and trained nullahs belief fist of the numbers of cases in each from farve, while that marked "E" is similarly when almost dry, and has pointed out how street, the number of houses in such streets, free from anopheles owing to the use of it by these conditions can be most successfully over and the percentage of cases and houses, Where washermen, though I found larvae in springs coma, We are only at the beginning of our the percentage was not less that twenty, I have by the side of the stream.
knowledge as regards the prophylaxis of mala- | added notes as to the width of such streets and ria, and it is, to say the least, disappinting to the number of stories to the houses therein, find the president of the Sanitary Board staling and from this return it will be seen that the high ez cathedra "that this method of combatting the percentages of sickness to number of houses. mosquitoes, is hopeless, when the experiment are very largely confined to narrow streets with, has been but half carried out, is only in existence long buildings on both sides, and that even a month, and when no attempt has been made in the wider streets, such as Ladder Street either in the first place to free the nullah from McGregor Street, New Street, Shing Wong larva, orto prevent their reproduction pending Street, Taipingshan Street, West Street, and the complete wash out" of the nullah during | Hing Fling Street, the houses considerably ex the rainy season, and this too; notwithstanding ceed the limit recommended by the Board, Dr. Thomson's strong recommendation urging which in itself exceeds by fifty per cent. the active efforts for the destruction of the larvae of limit allowed in most of the great cities of Eu the mosquitoes all over the Colony-when therefore, gland.
such effons will be much more effective than As it is impossible to give the exact heiglit during the actual fever season.
of the houses in these strecis it may be taken. Mr. Osbome said-in connection with this that two storey buildings will not be less than 30 report 1 think it is due to the committee who feet high, three-storey buildings will not be less 8. Having given the foregoing facis very care reported upon the proposed site of the Tungthan 40 feet high, four-storey buildings will not ful consideration, the following seems to by Wabfdfectious Diseases Hospital and especially be less than 10 feet high, and in many cases their practical bearing alerton Dr. Hartigan, to point out that Dr. Thomson they will probably exceed these measure
(1) The valley drained by the two stressfully corroborates the Committee's statements menighe attention, but inasmuch as there is already in size, and effectually disposes of the den of tics that have obtained in other marked “D” and “E" does not demand garly concerning the unhealthy surroundings of the Dr. Harigan minuted : Morbid it a considerable Chinese population and as the these statements made by yourselfate should be a sufficient guide to sanitary acti Chinese city will probably tend to spread still Director of Public Works. Dr. That Hongkong more into this valley, the nullahs should even To the W.of new disaediks Mr. Dalas, it is scarcely necessary to say, tually be trained when nullahs near he centre there is a trahy piece of ground wagas a was more than good as the British wailor. of the city have been dealt with
Cress garden, and here too I found the Tarvas Criticism fuperfluous with so excellent and(3) The neighbourhood-af We proposed abundan (b) Clos behind the site of the clever an actor., Mr. Godwin's strong and clear Chinese Infectious Diseases Hos ital marked prop voice brought down the house in a patriotic G.
The titlerle is played by Miss May Norton who is as successful in portraying the gay French coquette as she was in depicting the loving trustfulness of Fif in the "Bella of New York
Miss Evelyn de Worms fairly enraptured the audience in her first song Your Likeness still linger in my Heart." In nothing she has yet sung has the power and marvellous flexibility of her charming, voice appeared to such advantage as in this. We wish that the Dallas Company's repertoire included some more serious opera which could display her vocal talent beiter than the light music of these musical comedies can. So good anji so well- LONDON, March 30th, trained a voice is seldom heard so far away Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords and from the London stage We look forward Mr. Chamberlain in the House of Commons,
eagerly to teeing her in the Geisha
Lady Hawser was capitally played by Miss announced that Botha had written to Lord | Bertha Hunter; the cleverness of her acting Kitchener that he was not disposed to reup. Miss Capell's dancing was as graceful as
being equalled by the excellence of her make commend the proffered peace terms to his ever and pleased the audience as much as Goretament, and added that his Govern it did the Indian prince for whose sole benefit
she was supposed to be performing, ment and chief officers entirely agreed with
him.
THE RUSSIAN BIOTS.
The demonstrations in St. Petersburgon
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5.1 further continued my enquiry to the west side to which I first referred. At "F" there is a nullah pantly trained and in this trained nullahs close above the slaughter-houses I found a grean oare similar to that above-mentioned coating the surface of the stone floor of the watercourse at certain points where water was tricking from the sides, and swarming with the larvae of anopheles...
6. At "G" to the south-west of the now dis- used silk works there is a marshy piece of ground used as a cresa-garden and here too 1 found the larvae abundant,
7. At #H" close behind the site of the pro posed Tung Wah Hospital Infectious Diseases Branch there is elevated marshy ground simi- lady harbouring larvae in abundance.
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THE PROPOSED CATTLE CREMATORIUMISE Correspondence relative to the erection of e? <! Cattle Crematoriunt at Kennedytown was laid
pon the table, #TEWAY BiRied by US PONI SO
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