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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1905.

All communications, Intental for publication

"The HONGKONG TELEGRAPIF” should be ailroad to The Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and abould be acompanied by the Writer's Name and Orlinary businey communications should be addressed

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ESTABLISHED A.D.

1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS.

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY.

any rejected MB.. nor to rettin any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-480 per annum. WEEKLY $18 per annum.

represented by actual cash in the treasury | of the department. Mr. Williamson, analys ing the figures relating to the foreign trade of the country, draws attention to the fact that the large imports shown for 1001-3 are in a great measure due to the unusual amount of treasure imported by the Mint for the coinage of ticals which were required to meet the expanding trade. In that year the imports included treasure valued at compared with

The mist per quarter and por mensen, jenportional- The daily beure is delirezol free when the Aldrem in 19,012,594 ticals, as

Accmibia to movencar. On emples rent by fat on additional 37.88 per quarter in charge to vilago. The portage on the weekly isne to why part of the

world 130 ceista por quale,

Single Copies, Daily, ren events Weekly, twenty

Are conta..

2,251,596 ticals in the previous year, and 8,430,506 ticals in the following year. If financial returns,furnish a good guide to the progress of the country statistics supplied by Mr. Williamson are proof enough that the Kingdom of Siam is by no means in that

The Hongkong elegraph unsatisfactory condition which politicians

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1905

SIAM AND THE GOLD STANDARD.

in Europe would have us believe, but is prospering on every side, and by reason of her reform in currency is opening up new fields of commerce in foreign markets,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

HE, the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Anderson, has received from M. Rodier, Governor of Indo-China, a telegram thanking His Exceliency for his kind telegram

of sympathy on the occasion of the death of Mme. Rodier.

It has been amusing to follow the articles in Continental journals advocating foreign BLEND intervention in Siam in the interests of civilisation, because the country was in a state of anarchy and the people enslaved. Such gross misrepresentations, intended to serve a purely political purpose, are abso- lutely disproved in the report, which | In our report of the Dallas-Bandmann Opera has been issued, at Bangkok, by Mr. Co.'s performance of "The Orchid last even W. J. F. Williamson, the financial advisering we sinted that Mr W. Fleming Vallance directed the orchestra when as we are given to of the Siamese Government, on the Budget understand that dir. J. Morton Hutcheson of 1904-5, and who in view of the importance has occupied the conductor's chair since the to British interests of maintaining the inde- company opened here. pendence of that country has certainly estab- lished the substantial character of the advance which the Siamese Government has made in the direction of reforming its administra- tive machinery on Western models. He

D PORT,

VERY FINE OLD VINTAGE MANY

YEARS IN BOTTLE.

A CHOICE AFTER-DINNER WINE.

:

THE next lecture in connection with the Uni- ted Services Instruction of Hongkong will take place at 5.30 pm, on the 14th inst., in the City Hall Vice-Admiral Sir G. H. U. Noel, K. C.

shows that despite a total absence of public. C. M. G., will be in the chair, when Lieu

Commander Gregory will lecture on the "Use debt the time is approaching when the of destroyers in war time: Government will have to follow the example

weeks ago. While the matter was not finally

of other progressive nations and meet the Tur question of the advisabilty of enlisting cost of further productive works from bor-Filipinos in the United States navy was taken rowed capital. Siam is certainly in a position up by the President and his Cabinet some to offer excellent security for any loan that she may desire to contract; for, accord- ing to Mr. Williamson, the country has recently placed her currency on A more day. stable basis by the adoption of a gold stan dard which has already exercised a steady.

selled, consensus of opinion among the mem- bers of the Cabinet was favourable to the idea and it will receive further attention at a later

A. S. WATSON & CO., ing influence on her finances. In his pre-sul at Hankow.

in China is brightening, reports the U.S. Con

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Hongkong, 25th February, 1905,

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THE prospect for the sale of American shoes It will be some time before any considerable number of the Chinese people will be ab'e to buy American footwear, but the number is constantly increasing and trade

of this article,

THE prospectus bas been issued of the Billa Syndicate, which is being formed with a capital of $100,000 to purchase the Rubber and Coffee Estate known as the Billa Concession in Su matra. We have no time to review the report on the property, as diawn up by Mr. W. Dun- man, in this issue; but the prospectus seems that of a very sound position. The managers We understand that $60,000 of the $100,000 is are Messrs. Van de Stadt, Kesting and Dunman,

already subscribed. Applications should be made to Messrs. Hooglandt & Co. or Messrs. Dunman & Pickering-Straits Times.

ACTION AGAINST A SHIPPING

MARICOMPANY:

VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFFS.

At the Civil Summary Court this morning before the Pulsne Judge (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) the action brought by the Mutual Stores against the Toyo Kisen Kaisha to recover Stly 60 In respect of short landed and damaged cargo was concluded.

Mr. D. Sicavenson appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Bailey defended.

Mr. J.B, Smith, commission, agent, with 43 years' experience, said all the large shipping companies gave notice to consignees of the siderable risk in taking delivery of tinned vege arrival of short landed cargo. There was con tables in rusty tins.

DEPARTURE OF HMSH

VENGRANGE":

TELEGRAM

THE WAR.

NEARING THE GOAL.

RUSS AN COUNTER-ATTACKS AND REPULSES

Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, kindly forwards us the following telegrami→→→

ORLETED BY THE FLEET AT SBA

Shortly after eleven o'clock, this morning B.M.S. Vengeance sailed for home with of 650 feet, her paying off

pennant, flying gally in the breeze, and her band giving out these old, but, chzery, fudes of "Rolling Home and Auld Lang Syne The few remaining warships in barbour played her out and their various crows manned the

7th March 1905, 5.50 p.m. rigging and cheered lustily as she gradually gathered way under the pressure of her screws.

On the 6th inst, in the direction of Hing The ship's company, aided by time-expired king the enemy neat Tita, fifteen miles heatly good will, and kept the harbour resound. men and invalids, returned the cheers with south-east of Fushun, delivered repeated

ing with metry peals, until the balleship counter-attacks, but they were repulsed each was well out in the direction of the Lycemua time, while our attack on the enemy near

goods greater responsibility rested upon the Pass. It was thought it one time that she Machuntan, fifteen miles south of Fushun,

By Mr. Bailey: In the case of over-carried

abipping companies. A tusty tin would not necessarily affect the contents.

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Mr. Mau Fung was re-called, and gave a list of the principal shipping companies, all of whom "notified consignees when short landed cargo arrived. He had received these notifications from every company, he had mentioned.

Mr. Bailey, for the defence, said as a matter of fact the plaintiffs were notified on March 22nd, but it was not the custom of the port, as he should prove, to notify consignees though any companies did so for their own con-

venience.

Mr. H. A. Burke, shipping clerk in the em- ploy of the defendants, said that some seven thousand short shipped cases arrived a week after the Sawmind by the Olympla, including the 14 cases in dispute. All the cargo was taken delivery of with the exception of plaintiffs' | and all without the consignees being notified, Occasionally they notified the arrival of short landed cargo, but only when they wanted to clear their godowns. The custom of the port was that consignees were to inquire for their short landed cargo. The short shipped goods were stirveyed by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas. By Mr. Stevenson: He had had six years' experience in a shipping office including five years in Hongkong. The godown-man did not report when he had given'short' delivery orders. He knew the 14 cases were in their godown but he did not think it was his duty to notify plaintiffs. He thought the plaintiffs were leav. ing the goods there on purpose. He knew something of the working of the Occidental and Oriental and Pacific Mail Companies, and acted for them. The notifications from those companies produced referred to an original shipment. He did not think it was more im landed cargo. The O. and O; and Facific Mail portant to inform consignees in respect of short Companies never gave notice of the arrival of short shipped cargo.

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Mir. L. Lewis, chief clerk in the P. and O., said it was not the custom of the port to notify the consignees of the arrival of short landed.

cargo was blocking lighters or something of that kind,. * -

A godown man in the employ of the defen- dants spoke to having pointed out the 14 cases in the godown to an employé of the plaintiffs,

Another godown man in the employ of the defendants spoke to going to the Mutual Stores to deliver a case of cream which was short landed. He then told a clerk in the Stores that the 14 cases were in the godown.

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is progressing favourably in spite of the enemy's stubborn resistance.

At eight in the evening we occupied the height, two miles south of Machuntan.

would be leaving port earlier in the day but she was unabled to get away until about riits a.m, thus enabling Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, who has just returned from Canton, to go aboard, make a fival- inspection and bid fare. well to the men. Soon after making the Ly. cemun Pass the Vengeance steamed through

In the direction of Penhsihu our detach, the line of battleships and cruisers under Rearment, on the afternoon of the 6th inst, Admiral the Hon. A. G. Curzon Howe, which occupied the heights ranging south of has been cruising in the vicinity of Mirs Bay

Paitzukou distant six miles south of Machun got abreast of for some days past, and as she cach ship the crews exchanged greetings and cheered lustily. She then headed her course to the south-west and was quickly lost to sight below the horizon.

tan, at the same time driving the enemy towards Sanchiatzu, two miles south west of Machunlan.

On the night of 5th inst. the enemy's counter-attack in front of Kaotailing. was

pulsed.

Now that she has left the port it will not be amiss to give a few details concerning the manner in which the men aboard have spent a three years' commission on the station, Hoist ing her pennant at Portsmouth on the 8th.

In the direction of Shaho in the district April, 1902, the Vengeance left for Maka a lying east of the railway, the enemy's counter fortnight later and joining the Mediterranean Fleet, under the Commander-in-Chief of attack, on the night of 5th inst, on the the Station, Admiral Sir Compton Edward northern end of Tungchiafeng, was repulsed; Domville, K.C.B., she quickly settled down to otherwise there is no change of situation. business in drills, evolutions, and so on, and

In the district west of the railway an en- was not long in proving herself a smart and efficient ship. At the regatta the much-gagement is now proceeding with the enemy prized cup for 14-0ared barges fell to her posted in line extending from east of Hang- lot as well as several minor races. Her repre sentatives in the boxing ring also met with chengpao to Erhtaitzu, and who are offering various successes, the middle weight and a stout resistance. bantam championships being brought to a sucessful issue. Our readers will also remem ber having seen or read of her men who, later, became more or less well-known in this Colony, in the fistic oct. Getting orders to reinforce the China squadron, the Vengeants was ordered out to the East, and on leaving the Admiral, who ran up the signal "Good Mediterraneant was complimented by the

luck," and added, "I am very sorry to lose from my command such a clean and

On the right bank of the Hunho the enemy, about one division. strong with seventy guns, appeared in the vicinity of Tashichiao; but they were repulsed.

DR. ATKINSON AND THE

SANITARY BOARD..

The President of the Hongkong Sanitary

efficient ship. On arriving at Hongkong, Board is shortly going home on leave of ab about the middle of July 1903, while Admiralence, and opportunity was taken at the close Sir Cyprian Bridge was still in command, she of the meeting yesterday to eulogise the work

a

vious report, the financial adviser of the Government pointed out that, by the adop WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. tion of fixity of exchange, Siam had obtained

both the practical and the sentimental ad- figures show a marked increase in the imports cargo. They notified them sometimes, when steadily worked her way up towards the pre-of the Hon. Dr. J. M. Aikinson during the term vantage of having placed her monetary unit in a position where it was at last in a fair way to being recognised in the exchange marts of the world as a coin with a value of its own, and added that until the change to a gold standard was effected, the local banks invariably quoted their rates for gold bills in dollars, whereas two of them had already begun quoting in ticals. "Since writing the above," he says in his present report, "the third and most important bank has come into line with the other two in this matter, and from the 1st of May, 1904, a uniform method of quotation of exchange has been adopted, whereby the value of the tical is cited in terms of the various foreign currencies. This in itself is evidence of the confidence felt by the banking community in the

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AND

SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

HONGKONG,

34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

FIRST FLOOR,

(WM. POWELL & Co.'s old premises).

For good. CLARETS.

For good. BURGUNDIES.

For good CHAMPAGNES.

For good RHINE WINES.

For good LIQUEURS.

WHEN the coal mine at Tangtzesong, south of the city of Weibsien, Shan-lung, was first deve loped by the Chinese German Coal Mining Company there was a daily output of only 150 tons, but now it has increased to 360 tons, thus

Both Counsel having add-essed the Court, His Honour sald it was quite clear that no notice was given to the plaintiffs that the goods were in the godown before September, He thought it was unreasonable to expect a con- landed cargo had arrived, it was the fault of signee to keep going down to inquire if short the shipping companies if it had not arrived in time and it was their duty to deliver the same as soon as possible. He would require more than one witness to determine what was the custom

mier position. In, drills, H..S.bion then he has presided at the Board. Col. Webb said being her friendly ival, and as each vessel he was sure the members would cordially join was about equally amait, they both had turns with hiar in wishing their President a good in being the first ship on the station. At the voyage and the pleasant holiday which he regatia at Wei-hai-wel she took second place deserves for the courtesy and consideration be to H.M.S. Cressy in winning boats, but scored had always shown them at their meetings. He decided victory in again securing the Cup alluded to the frequent conflicts on matters for 14-0ared barges. The officers added another before the Board, but by tactful and wise Cup to the list, for Coared gigs, while the leading, the members had been always heavy gun firing shield has been turned over brought to the correct conclusion. He wish to her for the year's shooting, in musketry, for ed Dr. Atkinson good health, a good voyage which also a cup is put up for competition, and a very pleasant holiday (Applause)- She stands at the top of the list, so that alto Mr. A. Rumjaha endorsed what Col, Webb gether her commission shows that officers and had said, and remarked that Dr. Atkinson's men have worked well and hard to get their long connection with the Colong befitted him reliable fighting unit to support the traditions Board, and had made him an eminent pre battleship in such trim and order as a to carry out his duties as president of the of the Royal Navy under the White Ensign, sident. They had had much pleasure in The results of her last inspection, by Rear-working with him since the new Public Admiral the Hon. Curzon-llowe, was highly Health and Buildings Ordinance was coact- satisfactory, and just before sailing Captained, and under his presidency the Colony

of

ultimate success of the change of standard, the company is getting, on very successfully. of the port in regard to notifying consignees, Leslie Stuart read extracts from a letter re: had at least been saved thousands and the simplification of the method of quol | The large coal is supplied to the Kiaochow He had come to the conclusion that the ques-ceived from the flag officer setting forth how dollars in carrying out the work of sanita ing local exchange must be no small conveni- railway, while the coal dust is sold to the na ence to the business interests of the country." tives. Formerly, the price for each train load of ion of custom had not been proved on either pleased be was at the high state of efficiency tion, especially with regard to cleansing Two years ago an experiment was begun by coal was $70, now, with the rapid, increase of the shipping Company to notify the arrival of thing connected with the vessel. He personally to cost the Colony $80,000, but since the work side. He held that it was reasonable to expect of the ship's company and cleanliness of every work Mr. Run jahn understood that it used

the goods. There would be judgment for the wished the captain, officers and ship's com reduced to-$70,000, He wished him a very had been under their President this had been

the output, it is but something like $zo. · The natives who have carried on mining 'work' in

this region by the native process are now hand-plaintiffs for the amount claimed with costs. condition, and will all soon be forced to stop icapped, having been reduced to a miserable

work altogether. --Sinwanpoo,

When taken to the station and searched it was

THE DALLAS COMPANY,

A very full house greeted the Dallas Com. pany last night when, for the second time, the Gaiety hit, "The Orchid," was staged at the Theatre Royal. The piece affords plenty of scope for the volalite members of the company trionic line, for all played well together and to show of what they are capable in the his combined to make the piece go with a swing the Dales combination undertake. It is replete and verve ilat marks all the performances that

with funninsities, and there are good hearty laughs for the audience. "The Orchid will be repeated to-night, giving way to-morrow to We have, so far, not heard of any, dramas to be The Cingalee," another popular London piece.

produced by this company, but as we have seen Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dallas, Miss Bertha Hunter, Miss Violet Frampton, and Mr. F. Cochrane, we know of, what they are cap. able in that line, for we have not forgotten what a hit they made in "The Sign of the. Grass,"

pany the best of luck and a pleasant voyage home. In these wishes we join and while regretting their absence from the station, we trust that all aboard will enjoy a well-deserved leave in the homeland.

OWING to the receipt of news that the Baltic fleet, if ever it should get so far, would most probably attempt to seize one of the numerous Naval station and rendezvous for the purpose bays indenting the Fukien coast to serve as a

of harrying the Formosan coast towns, Viceroy dispatch, has asked for two new cruisers of the Wei Kuang-tno, according to a Foochow

Peiyang equadron and fur of the Nanyang to go down South to reinforce the Foochow squadion, while all the forts on the coast are being also reinforced.

pleasant voyage and speedy return (Applause).

In thanking Col. Webb and Mr. Rumjahn for their kind words, Dr. Atkinson alluded 10 the important work instituted by the Board in carrying out the new Public Health and Build. ings Ordinance, which, since its enactment, was found to require careful consideration on several occasions, owing to it having been found impossible to carry out its provisions as Government passed an amendment Ordinance originally drafted. The result was that the

which rendered it possible for the Chinese fluor. As the Ordinance was at first, arranged houses to have at any rate two cubicles on a it was impossible to have any cubicles. With a Board constituted such as their eleven members, the members could not always. ses alike, but he thought that on the whole the work had been carried on harmoniously, He thanked the Chidete representatives for persuading the native community to cleanse their dwellings, more thoroughly, a step the importance of which they were brought to realise under the regime of Six Heary Blake The efforts of the Board had been.cppcomed more with cleansing than anything else, and the death rate bad diminished perceptibly during the last three years! The death rate, per thous and per annum, had diminished among Chinese from 21.03 in 1902 to 17.18 in 1994. Among non Chinese it had diminished from 19 in 1903. The J. C. S. N. Cols s.s. Sultang from Cal to 1248in 1904. In addities to this, measures

on 7th inst., at 6 p.m.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

the issue of a Government paper currency convertible into cash on demand. The department having charge of the issue is authorised, under the statutes creating it, to invest a fixed proportion of its cash reserve, held against notes, in approved securities; but up to the present time advantage has not COLACE Vincents, an Italian, went yesterday been taken of this provision, and the total to the Sailor's Home and asked for board and value of the notes is covered by actual cash lodging. He said he had no money to pay for reserves held by the department. At the it, so the police were communicated with in end of September, 1952, the Government order that they might look after the "vagrant." notes in circulation amounted to a value of found that, while he had no cash actually on 312,575 ticals; at the end of March, 1904 his person, he possessed a savings bank book, the circulation of these notes had steadily showing him to have 300 lire, or about 12 10 grown, until it reached the respectable total his credit. The matter was referred to the of 7,310,435 ticals. In commenting on the Italian Consul-General, Chevalier 2. Volpicelli, very satisfactory results of this experiment by whom arrangements are being made to ship Mr. Williamson makes the following obser- this "vagrant" back to sunny Italy nt his own vations: "The rapid and consistent manner cost. From investigations made into his in which the circulation has expanded is antecedents the police here discovered that clear proof that the country was ripe for the Colace is well-known in the northern ports..... adoption of the measure providing for an issue of convertible State notes-a further This morning, at half-past ten o'clock, Chief Inspector of Police Baker, and Chief Inspector evidence of the fact being that the latter of Detectives Hanson, headed a deputation have now practically superseded the issue of composed of members of their respective forces, the local banks, which formerly entirely held | and waited upon Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Con the field. It is estimated that the total value tral Police Station, to wish him good luck and AN interesting case has been engaging the of the banknotes still outstanding amounts success in his new sphere of usefulness. Mr attention of the Shanghai Mixed Court daring to less than one million ticals, and, as these Hallifax has been acting as deputy Superintend the past week and may probably do much to. are now seldom seen in the course of busi-ent of Police vice Captain F. W, Lyons, the put a stop to the issue of forged Hongkong and ness it is probable that the majority of them holder of that appointment, and the latter havi Shanghai Bank notes. Three Chinamen are

ravages of malaria”, by the training of Dullahs, ing returned from furlough, Mr. Hallifax has charged with being in possession of 26 counter- are either hoarded or have been accidentally been relieved, and, as already announced, goes feit $5 notes of this corporation, also with The L. C. S..N. Co.'s &.8. Ksimsang left Cal- the removal of undergrowth and the filling in N.B.--All our Wines and Spirits are bottled at destroyed: by one means or another." north to look after South African Coolie Em attempting to utter same knowing them to be culta for this port via the Straits on sth. inst. of swamps, The number of malaria patients Some twelve months ago the question of in- igration operations, on which duty he is, ex. forgeries. Mr. Gardner, who represented the and may be expected here on zand inst. admitted into the hospitals had dimished The Mails per s.8. Korea which left Yoko from 1.393 in 1991 to 490 in 1504: The number home, thereby ensuring to our Customers vesting part of the currency reserve was pected to remain away for some considerable Bank, declared that the prisoners really had no hams for this port on 8th inst, have been trans. of deaths from this cause had also diminished

been a marked diminution of malaria and a all the advantages accruing from bottling under consideration when some forged notes time. Both Mr. Baker and Mr. Hanson spoke defence at all, being caught flagrante delicto; ferred to the Empress of China and is dne here from 574 in 1901 to 391 in 1904. There bad done at home under the direct supervision were found to be in circulation, and al- in eulogistic terms of the relations that had also that they were connected with a gang of ontsià inst,

though this led to a temporary panic, and always existed between them and the new de forgers having their beadquarter at Osaka, The C. P. R. Co.'s ss. Empress of China great saving of human life. And this year arrived at Yokohama at 9 am, on 7th inst, and there had been less plague than any other year of the Growers and Distillers as compared confidence was speedily restored the Govern parting Deputy, and white regretting his leave Mr. Gardner stated that this forgery was the again at noon, same day for Kobe where since 1897, but it was very dangerous to pro to bottling done in China by Chinamen ment deemed it advisable, however, to taking they hoped it was a form of promotion: cause of a run on the back to the extent of she is due to arrive at noon on 8th instephesy, because there were many facts about.

leading to further success and prosperity,M920,000 and that proceedings were pending The P.M. S. S. Co.'s.. Mongolia with malls, the plague bacilli of which they were ignorant. postpone the investment of any portion of Hallifax replied in a few feeling words, through the Japanese Consol for the arrest of &c., which left fence on 8th ult. for San Fran. If they would only persuade the Chinens to at the service of European Firms,

the Japanese members of the gang who had cisco via Nagasaki, Kobe, Inland Sea, Yolo-help them, he thought that this year would be the cash reserve, with the result that, at the then his health was drunk in bumpers, all bolted. The Court after considering the mat bama and Honolulu, arrived at her destination, not so serious in this respect as last year

(Applause) [33-k present time, every tical of the note issue is present cheering him an he left the ball,

ter remanded the case, --

on 4th lost." Hongkong, 23rd December, 1954,

For good PORTS and SHERRIES. For good WHISKIES.

For good BRANDIES.

For everything which is good in the drinking line!

AMINADAMAILS DUE”

Canadian (Athenian) 9th inst. English (Nabia) roth inst., 6, a.m. Indian (Sultang) 14th last. "German (Princess Allce) 14th inst? - Canadian (Empress of China) 14th inst.

American (Korea) 16th inst German (Prins Heinrich) tóth inat. Indian (Kumsang) 12nd inst..

cults and the Straits left Singapore for this port

left

had been taken by the Government to stop the

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