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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1901 Mer
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"PERU"!
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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
.TUESDAY, 12th November, at Noon, WEDNESDAY, 20th Nov., at Noon. THURSDAY, 28th Nov, at Noon. SATURDAY, 7th December, at Noon. SATURDAY, 14th December, at Noon.
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Auctions.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
"HEUndersigned have received instructions: from H. A. RITCHIE, Esq, to sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
on
MONDAY, the rth November, 1901, Commencing at 2.30 PM.,
within his Residence "THURLESTONE," tha Peak, near the Mount Austin Barracks, VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
Comprising
FURNITURE.
BLACKWOOD and MARBLE STANDS,.
Intimations.
Sabang-Bay Harbour and Coal Co., Limited.
Falo Weh, North Sumatra. Cable-Address"HARCOAL : SABANGJ
115 Company supply best Welsh, Bengel
and Ombilien Coals at current rates. Ships can moor the whiarvas immediately
OUR LONDON, LETTER.
(From our own Corresponden!.)
LONDON, October 11th. THE AMEER'S DEATH has been so frequently reported during the last few years, that the announcement this week was at first received with some incredulity. As
soon. however as the melancholy fact was officially confirmed, London was flooded with pessimistic, rumours as the dine, and it to arise from a disputed succession, and it is
position of increasing our military forces (by removing troops and guns which would other wise bave been compeliti to surrender)" und to land over to the enemy an orderly, but, an empty town-also sending to Pretoria, the sum of £180,000
Krause's grammar is not quite equal to his political finesse, but the meaning is sufficiently clear; as it is also in the following significant passage of a pamphlet which was also put in evidence, by the prosecution: "if" the bullet is too good for a. man, hang him, or bury him alive. Several of the defendant's
ENGRAVINGS, SOFA, CARD TABLE, after having entered the harbor, and coatin noticeable that even now, when the politicians.] intercepted letters to 'Broeksta (who was ex
hour.
conelices without delay at the rate of 6 tons per hour; timely notice being given, the rate of coaling may be increased to do tons per Depth of water at the wharves 30 feet of low apring-tide.
Excellent pure spring-water can be supplied at current prices.
CLOCK-MAILGANY EXTENSIONIN ING TABLE, TEAKWOOD CHAIRS, SADDLE-BACK SOFA and CHAIRS, WRI TING TABLE, SIDEBOARD. CARVED with, GLASS, LAMPS, FILTERS, GLASS- WARE, BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS (Single and Double), MARBLE TOP WASH- STANDS, DINNER WAGON, TOILET SETS, CHESTS-OF-DRAWERS, DRESS ING TABLES with Mirrors, WARD ROBES with and without Glass, ROCKING | calling for the purpose of coaling only and occupied in Manchuria to foment disaffection only witnesses called, were Mr. Bertram Cox, HORSE, CROQUET SET, &c, &c.;
ALSO:
A Gmod PIANO by Messrs. Broadwood
AND
Vessels calling at Sibang are axempt from barbour dues and pilotage, and when
taking in water, stores or provisions, no wharfage in levied.
acting a great deal of notice, and the court
was yesterday crowded to the doors. The
have assumed a more confident demeanour, there is still considerable nervousness exhibitedecuted for treachery the other day) contained among Indian merchants. They may of course pages (read in court) uiging in language, have better grounds for their anxiety than is sometimes hardir veiled, that Mr. Forster
· should be “ put out of the way.". "A further ad- apparent to the general public, but with one insignificant exception, 1 find a practical agree journment was granted pending the arrival of more papers from South Africa. The case is ment ainong exparts and ordinary people. possessed of knowledge of Eastern affairs, that Russia is at the present time too much in Afghanistan, The young Ameer is popular. and has long been regarded as the heir, his accession has been peacefully consummated and the country seems entirely disinclined to. take up either the probable Russian claimant Isbak Khan, or the sixteen year old son of the "royal" Sultana, à grand-daughter of Dost Mahomed.. The German press is however of [roothe opinion that Russia will certainly turn the death of Abdurrahman to her own advantage, seeing that England is tied by the South African war, and these critics argue that the rapid term ination of the Koweit incident is not uncon- nected with Russian action. The German Journalists speak: as they hope, and the fact discounts their prophecies.
& Sons
A floating drydock for vessels of about 3,000 tous displacement lies on the north side of the A Quantity of FERNS and PLANTS harbour entrance, close to the shore.. FOTS.
TERMS:-As Usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, 5th November, 196r.. [11026] PUBLIC AUCTION. -- ·
„SATURDAY, 18th January, at Noon.THE Undersigned have received instructions
HE P. M. Company's Steamship "PERU," will be despatched for SAN FRAN- and HONOLULU, on TUESDAY, the 12th instant, at Noon, taking Freight for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point
̄en route, qu
to Sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TUESDAY, the th November, at 2.30 P.AÍ.,
On
At their Sales Rooms, No. 10 Des Voeux Road A Great assortment of JAPANESE VASES,
Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.
Passengers holding through ORDERS TO EUROPE have the choice of the Overland-JARDINIERES SCREENS, &c., &c. Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY; als the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 'n payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate,
Passengers holding Orders for UVERLAND CITIES in die Taited States have between SAN FRANCISCO-n! CHICAGO, the option of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and other direct connecting Railways, and from Chicagu to destination the choice al direct lines.
Special rate First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials. located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan.
TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) arc confined and will apply only to Missionares, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.
months,
Return Passage.-Reduction will be made to passengers who do not hold return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulu or beyond, within twelve Through Bill of Lading issued for transportation to Yokohama” and other japan Forts, to San Franscisco, to Atlantic and loland Cities of the United States, via Overland Railway, to Hava, Trinidad, and Demerara, and to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, by the Companies' and connecting Steamers,
Freight will be received on bord until 4 .. the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until P.. same day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in fall; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valued at $100, Gold or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies Office addressed to the Collector of Gustoms at San Francisco,
Merchant's Invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (each shipment) when the value is less than $100. U.S. Gold.
For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Com- panies, Queen's Building.
1901
Hongkong, 5th November, 1901.
GEORGE ECKLEY, Acting Agert.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COY'S ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE.
SAFETY
SPEED.
PUNCTUALITY:
ALSO::
A Quantity of PHOTO MOUNTS for XMAS, BIRTHDAYS, SOUVENIR, &c., &c.
AND
A Quantity of MOURNING PICTURES. TERHS-As Usual.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, 8th November, 1001. [12120
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 634.
Sale of Crown Land by Public Auctibu, THE following Particulars and Conditions of to be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department, on
MONDAY,
The company execute ship and marine en. gine repairs. of all descriptions under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineers, at moderate prices.
2nd October, 1957.
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NOT
DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following Vessel during her stay in Hongkong Harbour
CELESTE BURRILI, British ship, Jefry.-Order. HELEN H. WYMAN, Americäin ship, Vanhon.
Arabold, Karberg & Co.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MYSTERIES,
The proclamation of
Service circles, however, seem to be more exercised over
THE HOME COMMANDS
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legal adviser to the Secretary for the Colonies, and Mr. Forster. Mr. Isaacs, Q.0; cross." examined Mr. Cox with the object of proving that no civil courts competent to try the case, ware now sitting in the Transvaal. Mr. Forster's cross-examination was deferred.
The agitation aroused in America, over the
TERRIBLE CASE OF MISS STONE has spread to this country, and many English people have subscribed to the fund being raised in her own country, to make up the sum The whole story demanded for her ransom. sounds like a chapter from some mediaeval romance, rather than a veritable incident ocat curing in this prosaic twentieth century. Quite apart from the painful position of the lady how- ever, a serious question of precedent arises out of the matter.
MARTIAL LAW IN ÇAPETOWN, though admittedly pointing to a serious state of
Tobriefly recapitulate the facts already cabled affairs in Cape Colony, is hailed with joy through to you, Miss Stone, an American missionary out the country. Liberals very naturally jeer at of about fifty years of age, who has laboured NOTICE..
for over twenty years in, Turkey, was captured Government which twelve months ago an A
during the month of September, by brigands, RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.nounced the war to be over, and who now
on the second anniversary of the outbreak who, carried her off into the country on the Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the
of hostilities, acquiesce in the suspension orders of Bulgaria. The exact spot where OWNERS will be RESPONSIBLE fur iny.
of civil law, but they join with supporters of the she is imprisoned, is not located, though within ministry, in acknowledging the step. to be the last day, or two, the information on this, caninently wise and desirable-only the dis point has become far more definite, and sol credited and diminishing Pro-Boer party with.diers are now in pursuit of the band. These aold their voices from the chorus of approval, abductors demand a ransom of about £20jo' which finds expression wherever Englishmen ind, on payment of this sum, promise to return the lady unharmed to her friends. Strenuous forcgather.
efforts are now being made to raise the money, and the American Consul arrived yesterday at Sofia with the first instalment. The governing bodies of the various missions are not moving mentioned in a previous letter, than over any
in the matter, as they hold that to pay a ran other military matter. Although much discon tent still prevails, one eminently reasonable om on this occasion, is but to invite a recur explanation of the selections made is gradually rence of the situation, and thus to render unsafe the life of every evangelist in the becoming accepted among those senior men who have no axe of their own to grind, and who country. Repugnant to the feelings as it cer are not constitutionally against the powers that inly would be to abandon a fellow creature be, on every occasion. According to thespecially a woman-to the tender mercies theory, the three generals whose appointments of a gang of ruffians, the liability to violent death is part of a missionary's undertaking, navez been most criticized-are-the-three- bast
and if incurred in the ordinary course of actually available at the moment, the officers it was intended to appoint being still at the front.duty, the Mission Board states that it is con Important as the training of the soldiery undoubtedly is, it would scarcely be wise to withdraw from the theatre of war those Generals whose ability has gained for them the confidence and respect of the men. It is freely asserted in circles which affect to be well-informed in such matters, that the idea of
In the department of Physics of the British the 11th day of November, 1901, 3 P.M., are: Association, at its recent aqual gathering, Lord Kelvia gave an address on "The Ab- published for general information.
Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 25th October, 1901. [189c Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 17th day of November, 1901, at 3 P.M., "at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of One Lot of CROWN LAND, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 Years, co mencing from 4th day of September, 1899, with option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be Exed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
1901
No of Sale
THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. (CALLING AT SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B.C.) Twin Screw Steamships-6,000 Tons-10,000 Horse Power-Speed 19 Knots. PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG. EMPRESS OF INDIA ...Comdr. O. P. Marshall, R.N.R...WEDNESDAY, 20th November, ATHENIAN................Comdr. H. Mowat, R.N.R....WEDNESDAY, 4th December. EMPRESS OF JAPAN... Comdr, H; Pybus, R.N.R..........WEDNESDAY, 18th December, EMPRESS OF CHINA...Comdr. R. Archibald, R.N.R....WEDNESDAY, 15th January,
"HE magnificent Twin-screw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND THE JAPAN, and usually de heyage YOKOHAMA TO, VANCOUVER (B.C.) in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and 12 issue with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at Montréal, Quebec. Halifax, New York and Boston' with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of.
Passengers Booked through to all principal points and AROUND THE WORLD, Return tickets to various paints at reduces, rules, Good for 4, 6, 9 and 12 months.
SPECIAL RATES (First class only) granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European Officials in the Service of China and Japan Governments.
The attractive features of the Company's route embrace its PALATJAL STEAMSHIPS, (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS-CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition) and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY through which the Railway passes.
THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN MOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled
For further information, "Maps, Guide, Books, Rules of Passage, &c., apply to
1. BROWN, General Agent,
· Pedicht Street, Hongkong, 7th November, cos.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
OSTASIATISCHER FRACHTDAMPFER DIENST.
(Taking Cargo at through Rates to ANTWERP, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, COPENHAGEN,
LISBON, OPORTO, LONDON, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, TRIESTE, GENOA, PORTE IN THE LEVANTO BLACK-SEA-and-BALTIC PORTS: NORTH and SOUTH AMERICAN POXTS)
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM
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DESTINATIONS.
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HAVRE, BREMEN and HAMBURG. (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG)" HAVRE and HAMBURG. (Calling at StQAPORE and COLOMIK), HAVRE and HAMBURG. (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG). HAVRE and HAMBURG, (Calling.ut biNGAPORE and COLOMBO). HAVRE And HAMBURG. (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG). HAVRE and HAMBURG.
SAILING BATES.
14th Nov. Freight. 30th Nov.
Freight
14th DRE Freight
28th Dec Freight.
6th Jan.
13th Jan, 28th Jan. Freight
(Calling at SINGAPORE and COLOMBO) HAVRE and "HAMBURG, (Calling at SINGAPORE and PENANG)
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SENDING LORD KITCHENER TO INDIA
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,solute Amount of Gravitational Matter in and Large Volume of Interstellar space." At the outset his Lordship sud he might say with absolute decision that there was matter in the universe which was not subject to the law of gravitation. There was ether, and they were all convinced, with Frofessor Rucker, that ether was matter. But they were also forced to say that the properties of the solar matter were not to be looked for as resulting from forces between atoms and matter, between ether and ether, or matter and ether. They were not absolutely excluded, from the idea of the possibility of there being a portion of space bccupied by ether beyond which there was absolute vacuum. That was thinkable, but he did not believe that any scientific man considered it in the slightest degree probable. If ether extended through all space, then it was certain that ether could not be subject to the law of inutual gravitation be. tween its parts, because if it were subject to mutual attraction between its parts, its equi- librium would be unstable ; and if that occuried in the slightest degree. the force of gravity-in-Chief in india, a post which he has long would be so great that there would be an en-
coveted. The selection of His Royal Highness ermous containing pressure. He differed from would greatly please the native Princes and Professor Rucker when the President Baid the Indian Army, but if war broke out, it is that continuity of matter implied absolute difficult to see how the political objections, resistance to compression. They had no
which preclude him from serving in the field right to bar condensation as a property of ether. elsewhere, could be evaded in India, and it is While admitting ether not to have any atomatic never possible to be sure of peace for five years sinucture, it was postulated as a maiter which at a stretch-indeed on the frontiers the pro- perfomed certain functions, and which might babilities are all the other way. have properties allowing it to perform other Functions. If it had rigidly enough for the IRST FLOOR of. CODOWN; No. I1 vibration of light, they had no right to say that it was absolutely incompressible. If ancient Apply to
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quantity of ether in a certain space, then ether from surrounding space could come in towards Hongkong, 5th November, 1901, (193 the ideal shrinking surface. If ether was not infinitely incompressible, that explained the phenomena of
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-LIGHT ELECTRICITY, AND MAGNETISM. On the other hand, ether extending through space was imponderable; and they must there. fora admit that there was something which they called matter, and which was not subject lo Newton's law of gravitation. The sun, stars, planets, and meteoric stones where all ponder able, but an atom implied that there was some
Our universe was a very small affair after all-occupying a very small portion of space-of which latter astronomers knew very little-although it extended to 3,000 millions of kilometers. According to Green's theorems at the boundary of any large space drawn in space there would be a force due to the interior matter.. Working this out, in our universe the amount of matter could not be more than a thousand -THE-million times the size of the sun.. it had been calculated by Newcomb that there were too million stars visible, but he calculated that there were: 1,000 million, equal in mase to 1,000 millons of our suns. The reasons (709cfirmament was not ablaze-glowing our cour suas-was that 1,000 million bad not been, as it were, set alight at once, and their light could not come within our sphere at the same time. But even if there were 1000 million subs in the universe, they would not occupy more than 27,000ths of the space struck by a line from the earth direct into space. Then, as to the matter in the universe, it was equal to to,00 millions of Lilometers, or three times the mass of the molecules of oxygen. It seemed probable that there was a time when the whole matter of the universe, was atoms-nor a fiery cloud ora luminous mus... The time came when the atoms became denser, until the density of gas was reached, and that was followed by the deneity of a liquid, and next followed by that of meteoric stones and fragments.
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GIRAULT for TABLE DELICACIES.
has been abandoned, at least for some years to come, and that he is instead to succeed Sir Redvers Baller in the command of the First Army (orps at Aldershot. By way of rounding off the picture, it is explained that the Duke of Connaught will become the next Commander-
As an example of the
AMAZING, MENDACITY
of the foreign Pro-Boer press, the fallowing figures taken from a comprehensive report compiled by an English correspondent in France, from the files of La Patrie during the last two years, are both interesting and amusing
rary to the spirit of evangelization, to save one victim, at the cost of making futurs work im- possible or dangerous to to great many. The argument is a very old one, and has received the his hest sanction; yet there are: com. paratively few civilized men who can act up to it, when the case lakes concrete form, and.com cerns a helpless woman. So the ransom will undobutedly be paid, whatever the results. In all probablity, America will bring pressure to hear on the Sulian to compel him to refund the amount, seeing that his subjects aro ̈res-" ponsible for the outrage.
Many alarmist rumours have circulated con- cerning Miss Stone's safety, but it is unlikely that her captors will ill-treat her, as it is to their advantage not to do so.
THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS
for September are not altogether as good as they might be, and the pessimists among us who seemed to have greatly increased in num ber of late, are more shaking their hende over the commercial decadence of England. Com- pared with last September, the month's exports sbow a decrease of £2,583,509, and in value of the imports a decrease of three million and some odd thousand pounds. Among the articles of import in which a marked decline is to be remarked, may be mentioned tos and raw silk. There has been a clear revival of our export trade in textile fabrics with China, and as peace once more settles down complete." Battles 110t, of which 1094 were decisively over the country, there is every prospect of. Boer victories, and 7 decisive British victories: still further improvement in this particular The Boer losses in killed reached the modest figure of 15 men and 23 officers: captured 17 officers 300 men. British losses-killed 60,000 officers and 3,129,180 men, captured 8,000 officers, rp0,000 men. Boer guns captured 14: British ditto, 2,160. Also Lord Methuen was killed seven times, Gen. Kelly-Koany and four other generals three times: while Lord Roberts though he escaped with his life, lost no fewer than five lege and aine arms. "It is terrible," quoth the Jinmortal Chrysos, "to have to tell a lie at all, but if it must be told-why, tell it well".
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In the course of the proceedings at Bow Street yesterday, when the Treasury made application
TO COMMIT DR. KRAUJĘ.
On the other hand, as a mild corrective to the tone of despondency over falling trade, it is worth while to remark that the past quarter has been a record one in Shipbuilding; the in- crease over the corresponding quarter of last year amounting to twenty-five vessels-exclu sive of ships of war-and of 210,112 gross ton nage. The number of ships now under.com. struction in the United Kingdom, Includes 352- for England 20 for the Colonies, and 55 for all other countries, which seems to suggest that there is life in the old Llon yet.
There has been another
BOILER CONTEST, between the Hyacinth and the Minerva-the race being this time: from Finisterre to Bere haven." The Minerva won easily, thus again to prison to await his return to the Transvaal, some interesting documents were read, amongst demonstrating the inferiority of Bellevillers
The loss of the Cobra, the disablement of the others the report which that gentleman sent to Dr. Leyds, explaining his part in the surrender Crane, and the accident to the other two des of Johannesberg. It will be remembered that Dr. troyers Salmon and Angler, has focussed at- Krause obtained from Lord Roberts a twenty tention on these valuable little vessels. It is four hours armistice for the nominal purpose now practically established that our construc- of establishing order in the town, without re-tion is at fault, and that in the sacrifice of every course being had by the British, to bloodshed other consideration to speed, we are commit-, That plea was a mere subterfuge perfectly ting ourselves to a false policy, and providing allowable in time of war, and one which has the navy with destroyers that, in the words of been worked successfully by the enemy on more than one occasion. A single sentence of this report is suficient to indicate what happened: The armistice put me in the
GIRAULT FRESH GOODS by every
an expert, are none of them 'strong enough to be either safe or useful." What is even more serious, they are a standing danger to the crew who man them,
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