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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAT

疗

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1907.

A PIR118D JUNK.

LEGALITY OF ITS SALE.

prescriptio ~but it seem that the castem does "not"apply to a market established by a local :

Act?

Now, the roles of market overt are based upon the custom of England; they do not apply in Scotland, nor in the United States

of Americu

flis Hanour A'r. H. HI, J, Gomperts (Puisse Judge) gave his reserved decision at the Supreme Court, this harnoon, in the action in which ip Taung Nin, a salt fish dealer,They have been adapted in soms of residing at zi, Hiltior Street, brought a claim the States of the Australian Common- against Kwong Tra lling, of Shan-ki-wan, for wealth, but have never apparently been alivery up, of the Sam Ke Cheung junk, recognized in New South Wales. In this now lying in Shau-ki-wan Bay, the property by Section 74 (1) of the Sale of Goods Or Colony they have been "expressly enacted of the plaintiff, and wrongly detained by the diance, 1896 The words of the subse tion d fendant. Is the alternative plaintiff claimed

are fuller than those of the corresponding sec- 500 damages.

Messrs, Deanys and Bowler, appeared for the are as follows: Where soods are openly sold Mr. F., B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, oftion f the English Act, and, so far as mutarini, plaintiff, Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson naty course of the business of such shop or io a shop or market in this Colony in the ordi. and Grit, being far the defendant.

market the buyer acquires a good "titis to the go.ds." Now it seems to me that the effect of the section is to extend the rules of market avert in the widest sense to the whole Colony

Prior to giving his decision, in the care, bis onour said that he had decided to give R written judgment in this maler for two reasons—there might be an appeal, or so appeal. The case was one which had never before been decided in the Colday and for this season he wanted his decision to be placed on.

record.

The pirates then saded off with the vessel

and the boat in which they had come aboard he crew made their way home by land,

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market?

maintains, that there is no. market queri On the first point, ith true, as Mr Bowley for ships; but the reasons for that doctrine clearly appear in the case by which it is established"Hooper, v. Gumm, a Chance 'ry Appeals 282." The case of a junk is not parallel to that of a ship, for there is no statutory provising limiting the transfer of property in jinks, and I am of 'opinion that a junk falls within the definition'if goods-

"chattels personal other than things in action and money"-given in Section a of the Sale of Goods Ordinance.

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE."

SHANGHAI RIOT CLAIMS

BRITISH SUBJECTS TO BE, INDEMNIFIED..

FORMER TAOTAI ORDERED TO DEBRAY ALL COSTS.

From Our Own Correspondent.}"

نخمنه دینیه

Shanghai, 27th November,

11.25 am.

The Chinese Imperial Government has undertaken to pay the claims. presented on behalf of British sub-

1905.

Ex-Taotai Yuan has been held responsible by the

Govern-

ment for the outbreak, and he now ordered personally to defray the claims.

NORTH CHINA TROUBLES.

OUTBREAK BY REVOLUTIONISTS.

CITY OF SHENG HSIEN OCCUPIED.

[From Our Own Correspondani.)

Shanghai, 27th November,

11.25 8.m.

It is reported that Sheng-hsien, in the Province of Chekiang, has been occupied by revolutionists.

CORRESPONDENCE,

recommendations relative to sections 175. pany's position is presented to thestare 188, 153, clc, since January 1, number 176. bolders by the chairman at the antiiki meet- (b) Recommendations refused by the Go-ing, which war beld in London last monik. vernment, 4, (c) Still under consideration The net profits which have been derived by by the Government, s.” The fact that the the company during the year 1906. -con- S. WATSON & CO., Governor-In-Council sanctioned the reconstitute the record since the canblishment of mendations of the Sanitary Board in 170 the undertaking, and enabled the directors cases out of 176, and that two are still in the to pay a go per cent, increase in dividend indefinitd stage, is proof positive that there over that of the preceding year.

8 year. This is not the lightest antagonism on the part satisfactory result is not alone what the coa of the supreme or revising authority to the pany has been capable of showing for labours of the Sanitary Board. Yet Mr. additional profits have been earned after an Lau Chupak wrote:The Board's re expenditure on capital account of £150,000 cent recommendations have been refured has been made on an electrical Installation in almost every case, and as the Board at the mines, which will enormously increase has no power to grant applications for the output both at Tongshan and Lins, exemption or modification such applica- a considerable reduction in the prime, cost tions should in future be forwarded direct to of labour. We say reduction in the prime the Government, As things go at the pre- cost of labour advisedly, for it must not be Cor. 4 dor, pls sent, personally I think it simply a waste of inferred that by the addition of the labour

valuable time in discussing and making saving appliances and devices the item of $8.50

It cannot be maintained for example, that recommendations on them." How he expenditure on coolic labour is in any way

the word "markets" is to be copatrued in the jrets as the result of the riot which hopes

to sustain his argument that diminished, In fact, it is shown to be just

limited sense of Section 77 of the Public Health took place in Shanghai, in December, and Building Ordinance, On the contrary, the Board should cease to deliberate the other way. From a few hundred coolles on matters essentially of a domestic character who have been hitherto employed in pro

the word must be given a broad general sense in face of the official and undisputed figures speeting and other works on the extensive The facts as I find them in this case are as Biting the position of the Colony as a great

la giving judyment bis Lordship said :—

I prefer to suppose that the Legislature, recog in the return it is impossible to conceive. fields of the company, the roll-call, we follows: The plaintiff, Ip Taung Nin, is a sale trading mati, intended to give absolute security Riven supposing that the

two cases still believe, has recently been augmented, fish dealer carrying on business at Chak foto a purchaser in good faith without amire, sub-i under consideration are rejected, against unld the number has incressed to over village, Yeung Kong district, province of the recommendation of the Board, surely a thousand- mitive labourers who are Kwang Tung. He was the owner of two fish.ject only. In the case of stolen goods to the the fact that over 96.5 per cent of the daily engaged at the works in connection in junks which went out as usual to fish inverting to the owner of the property in the

goods on conviction of the offender. recommendations are endorsed by the with the undertaking. And this payroll company on the gth of the 17th moon (Augus

I have next to inquire- First,-Do the provisi as of the section apply Governor-is Council amply warrants the does not by any means seem to have reach-47 this year). One of these junks, in respect Board in continuing their work of discussing ed its maximum limits. The output of coal of which this claim is brought, had a crew

to junk? of eight men, Including the master-Koog the applications to which Mr. Lau Chu-pak itself was increased by 25 per cent. in the Luk. When at sea, at about 3 a.m. next morn

Secondly,--Was this sale a sale in open refers. And to suggest that because rather year under review as compared with 19056, ing (18th August), the vessel, was boarded less than 35 of the recommendations are and we are told by the chairman that the by armed pirates wh overpowered the crew refused, the Board is simply wasting its general manager estimates that the output and forced them into the hold taking posses "valuable time in discussing and making for the current year will be increased sin of her and navigating her to Ko Lau-an recommendations on the applications is to by another advance of 25 per cent, uninhabited spot on the Chinese coast. Here say, in the words of the Houyhnhnms, "the making the estimated total for the the crew were put on shore at about 3 pm on thing that is not." Nons of the other current year 1,200,000 tons. So that the 12th day of the 7th monn (August 20th) members of the Board seems disposed to

within three years the mines have increased endorse the views of Mr. Lau Chu-pak. It their productive value to the stockholders is highly probable that should the Board by 50 per cent. Yet on the assete side of ariving at Chak Po on the zuch of the mean refuse to perform its duties as laid down in the account we see that the directors have (August 28th) where they reported to the owner. the Ordinance, simply because a few recom; not, as some Far Eastern undertakings have The pislatiff had in fact received the news of mendations presented to the Governor-in recently done in Hongkong and elsewhere, he piracy of this vessel on the 11th of the moon Council had not been endorsed, the Govern-thought of watering the capital of the com-

(Angust 19th) from the junk which had been ment might find it necessary to curtail the pay to any undue extent, for the figures the local authorities. On September 9th he

her consort. On Aug44 20th he reported to: functions of the Board in other directions. representing the purchase value of the comwent in company with the master to Kong It is not suggested that the Sanitary Board pany's undertaking, £1,037,8a1, siapd In is invested with any very marked degree of the balance sheet as on the day when, the authority at the present time, but at all undertaking was taken over six years ago, receive full, consideration at events it is perfectly plain that its proposals These figures are a sufficient indication of the hands the enormous value of the enterprise to ite of the Governor-in-Council, and the will owners, and when we take into consideration of the Board is usually that of the the importance of the port of Ching Wang higher body. As Mr. Hewett said: "It Tad to the company, and also the fact that it HOPE HOOPER-On 27th November, 1907, would be a very retrograde step to adopt owns every inch of ground comprised within

cho''Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, assisted by Ray. G. Searle, Mr. Lau Chu-pak's proposal simply be the territory held under lease from the Chin. Chaplain to H.M. Forces, Lieut. Joss cause the Government in a few, isolated ese Government, and add to that the feet

The defondant, Kwong Te Hing, is URMSON OFF, Royal Garrison Artillery, son

cases has not adopted the decision which is owned and controlled by the com-Tauist priest living at Shru-xi-wan. He has of Major General 1. E. Hope, Royal Artillery, Henley-on-Thames, to CHRISTINE ISSIz of the majority of the Board." Apparently, pany we present to our reader a combine there a paper business and he also deals SHELTON, elder daughter of A. Shelton the originator of the proposal hopes to bring tion of assets which is not only large in its in junks which he buys for resale. On Hooper, Rougemont, Hongkong,

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up the matter at some future meeting, but capital value but still greater in its prospective the 2nd of September he saw the vessel, in we fancy that if he gives the matter a little worth. We have seen it critically remarked respect of which he is now sued, at ar chor at further thought he will arrive at the.com-

that to protect their own fleet of steamers Shau-ki-wan, twenty or thirty cheung from the clusion that he has discovered a mare's the authorities at Ching Wang Tao maintain shore, with a bamboo cross conspicuously ex hibited on the port side. This is the cus a tariff which acis preferentially in favour of tomary manner at Shauki-wan of giving notice the "Ping" boals as against liners belonging that a junk is for sale. "Having inspected the to foreign or even British companies. That veisel be entered into negotiations for her pur there is little 'in such criticism is fairly chase with one Kwan Shing, altor OKwan obvious from the remarks of the chairman the apparent owner, who produced to him har at the last meeting of shareholders. He said: Hongkong licence as a fishing junk which w several of the largest shipping firms in China ing been agreed as the date for the completion had catablished themselves there, the visits ment, in the form of Exhibit 2, in three Chinète of the purchase the defendant put ao advertise of large ocean-going steamers were becoming newspapers and this advertisement remained by the Ching Wang ao route to Tientsin, September. Finally, the purchase was com more frequent, and the advantages offered in those pa, ers from the 4th to the 9th day of as compared with thic route via Yuru, were pleted on September 9th, in the office of de: being more and more appreciated." By the fendant's solicitors-Messes Wilkinson and occan-going steamere, we believe the chair Grist-a bill of sale being executed and the man referred to such important lices an

sum of $550 being paid over as purchase those operated by the Hamburg Amerika

To my opinion the plaintiff has Linie and the Chargeurs Reunis, whose this claim, is the vessel, of the possession established that the junk, the subject of boat's call a regular and stated intervals at of which he was forcibly deprived by an nese Engineering and Mining Company, entertained by some of those whose views August I cannot be maintained that he has being Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard. The Those views were neither hastily formed nor are entitled to some consideration that Ching in any way so conducted himself as to make it heath of the happy couple was then drunk. from Stankowat 11 pm/n 18th lost, by trolley, to optimistically entertained. They were Wang Tao, Qing, as it is, ice-free through inequitable for him to assert his claim of Mr. and Mrs. Hope left: for Foschow to they encountered an engine coming in the op the views based upon a careful perusal and out the year, promises to became the part of ownership. It was urged by Mr. Grist that spend their honeymoon. The bride's going. posite direction and before the trol'es could be close study of the history, political as well as Northern China, and that it will attain to its had the plaintiff came at once to Hongkong way dress was a cream coat and skirt, trim-stopped the engine dashed into it, Mme:Granier inception, when it passed as a purely Chi-of the well-established and older port forestall the sale to the defendant. I sen porcá commercial, of the company from its very highest degree of prosperity at the cost and Macao, the only places where a stolen jonk med wali silk, braid, and she wore a goblin was killed instantaneously but by a miracle

can be disposed of, he would have been able to blue bat. nese undertaking into the hands of British of Tientsin. We have no · opinion | son, however, why the plaintiff should not have financiers, who constituted it a British com- of our own te offer on this point, but waited-at, in fact, he did wait for a reason pany under the laws of Great Britain. We considering the energy which has been able time to get direct tidings of the vessel needno! atthis time culerinto any recapitulas applied towards the development of the from her crew. In any ca e it is not contended that the facts are such as would support a plea

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

ALEXANDRA 'BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, tốth November, 1907.

MARRIAGE..

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1997,"

A SANITARY BOARD MARES NHS7.

.nesi.

CHINESE ENGINEEKING AND

moon, theace to Macao and thence came to Hongkong where on September 24th he found the missing vessel at anchor at Shau-ki-was, and reported to the Harbour police. The. delivery up of the jaak was demanded by plaintiff's solicitor, but defend.nt was only willing to comply on being satisfied by the plaintiff's solicitor and, on receiving from plain.

the amount of the purchase money with interest and all his expenses. This action was the commenced.

As to the second point, I have so doubt that, Shau-ki-wun is an open market for the sale of sold according to the customy of that market. I junks, and it seems clear that the funk was openi,:

am certainly bound to find upon the evidence that the defendant bought in good faith, and without notice of any defect or want of title or the part of the sellers.

1, therefore, give judgment for the defendant, who will get his costs of the action,

We do not necessarily endorse the oplalons expressed by Correspondania ly this column.} THE ALLEGED DISTURBANCES

IN PORTUGAL...

`To the Entox of the "Honocong Telkokardką“ DEAR SIR,-am requested by his Excellency. the Goversor of Macao to ask you to kindly MARRIAGE AT THE CATHEDRAL the Minister at Lisbon authorising him to say Mate that he has received a cablegram from

„„„J`OOPER--UOPE.

hat the recent telegrams published in the local papers segarding the political conditions in Portugal are without foundation,

I remain, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,..

A. G. ROMANO, Consul-General for Portugal. Portuguese Consulate General,\'

Hongkong, 17th November, 1907.

Miss Shelion Hooper, daughter of Mr. A. Stelton Hooper, Hongkong, of the Hongkong. and investment and Agency Co., Ltd., and Mr. W. Hope, ofthe Royal Garrison Astillery, were wedded this afternoon at St. Joha's Cathedral The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. F. T. Johnson and Rev. Mr. G. Searle, Chaplin to the Forces. Lieut. R, H.. Lucy, P. A.. assisted as best man. The bilde entered. It is now officially announced, as reported by white satin, embroidered in pearls, and sleeves Leation Cuard, Peking, is going home, and with her father, and wore A Rown of ivory us last week, that Comdi, Laishe, of the French of pa ni lace. Bussels lace and a voluminous will be aucceeded by Comdt. Pernot from this tulle veil were caught over a wreath of orange garrison-Chins Critic, blossoms. She carried a beautiful, shower

borquet, and exhibitda pretty amethyst and SUNDAY night's storm, writes the Hankow

As the result of the repeated assertions which, appear from week to week in our The trade of the port increased steadily; regular and in order The 9th Septembar hay: Pearl pendant, a present from the bridegroom.» Daily News of the 19th inst wrought consider... ·

Each carried

MINING COMPANY.

The significance of the small paragraphs

made at the Sanitary Board that the efforts columns concerning the output and sales of of the members to secure the health of the the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- contaunity, at the same time causing the pany's coal from the Company's fields may not Icast possible inconvenience to the tate have been.as apparent to the general reader payers, were in many cases nullified by the as it proved to those who closely watched *pation of the Governor-in-Council in refusing the figures and were immediately interested to adopt the recommendations of the Board, in the working of the largest undertaking it was generally accepted as a fact that the wherein British capital is invested in North members had a grievance, of sorts. And no Chri. Readers of our editorial columns doubt when a particularly elamant individual must have been long aware of the sanguine !desired that some modification in the require views we have held even at the most critical ments of the Public Health and Buildings stage of the company's existence, as to the Ordinance sliduld be made in his particular immediale and future prospects of the Chi-Ching Wang Tao. Indeed, the opinion is act of piracy, on the morning of the 18th about jea guests were entertained, among them

case, it was erry to quieten him by explain ing that so far as the Board was concerned everything had been done to meet his wishes but the remorseless Governor in Council would have none of it. The Gover up. There are hundreds of people who talk nor-in-Council was art excellent bogey to set of the Governor-in-Council as glibly as they would refer to the constitution of their own household, yet it is extremely questionable if they could define even a section of its

functions

and Miss K Claske-wie attired in pale blue Butterfield and Swire's halks (the latter the er bidesmaids-Miss D. Shelton Hooper able havce on the river. Baib Jardine's and

ciennes lace, and wore large Leghorn hats, ed a sight of broken ralts yesterday morning. tafle a dresses, with sleeves of ruche Valeo- lower one) carried away and the bund prezent trimmed with La France roses. bouquels of pink roses, On their wrists were gold chain bracelets, the gift of the bride: room. The bride's mother wore a dress of ck and white pin spat silk, with teaches of pale blue, and a toque of red roses and hello trupe. She held a bouquet of red roses tied

reception was held at "Kingsclere, where with hel'otope ribbon.

At the copclusion of the ceremony a large

an interim dividend of fl: 200 per spare on the THE Deli Langka Tobacco Company will pay year 1917, whereas in October, 1906, a 10 per cent interim dividend was declared: The Amsterdam. Del Compagnie has declared a 40 of batoppal. The plaintiff claim thep is per cent, interi « dividend, against 51 per cent."

opegly in a mar et in the ordinary course o business of such market, the buyer acquires a good title:

of

1 propose to eximian shortly the principles

HORACE RAYHER, the murderer of Mr. William Whiteley, bag attempted to commit suicide in Parkhuret prison by opening an artery, in his

SAYS, the Haskow Daily News of the 19th- inst.The 1.6. Trocas while bount for Han how with a cargo of bulk kerosine oil for Arohuld, Katberg and Co., ran ashore at Tangla reach, near Nanking, and it is doubtful if she can be towed off, on accoups of the river falling

to rapidly.

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on the railway

As Mr. and Mme. Granier, who reside at the Bankow Fluvine stati n, wein returning home'

Mr. Granier arid the trolley coolies escaped practic ly unscathed. The fanera) took place

entire French community of Habkow Mach yesterday afternoon and was attended by the sympathy will be felt with Mr-dranier in bis sudden affliction.--Hankow Dely News.

SHIPPING AND. MAILS

MAILS OVER,”

© English (Delta) 28th inst., 7 am “German (Yörk) 3rd prox......

Gorman (Prinuiss, Alice)"zıd próx. Indian (Kumsang) 4ta prox.

wound, after which Rayner, in a weakened con. dition, was removed to the infirmary ward, where; ilisaid, he is making satisfactory prosai Manila to-day. gress._*

who form it. So that when the self-made of this prosperous company. It is now a matter by regular ocean liners of the more impor-founded upon the general rule of law that no in October, 1:05.

or give the names of those tion of the political wrestling for the control port of Ching Wang Tao and to Induce visis bulider complained that it was unreason of history, although more may yet be heard tant steamship companies, there is litt one can transfer a better title thin he himself able to require that pettifogging demands as to the claims put forward by Cheng, Yen doubt that, whatever may be the comparative possesses and asks for the possession of the should be carried into effect in accordance Mao on behalf of the former Chinese owners merits of the two ports, Ching Wang Tao junk, or, in default, for her full value in money. with the exact letter of the law, it was a That this aspect of the question as affecting hide fair to out-tival its elder competitor. The defence ja sḥorily Market Overt." that simple matter to hold up the Governor in the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com Optimistic as we are of the future prospects is to say, defendant claims the benefit of wrist with a metal disc." The prison doctors, Council to obloquy. Probably there are 'pany should be settled once and for all most of the Chinese Engineering and Mining the Coctrine that where the goods are sold who were quickly in attendance, sewed up the not a few ratepayers who regard the Gover of the shareholders and the wellwithdrs of nor-in Council as a sort of Council of Ten, the company would, without a doubt, like to Company, we are not unmindful of the fact or some such secret conclave, whose own see brought about as soon as possible, for that today it does not hold the position of Interests are kept paramount. Be that as it there are a limid few who may feel a certain duction in China within the carboniferous the doctrine "Market Over." There is bo

monopolist in the matter of cont pro mey, Mr. Lau Chu-pak performed a useful hesitancy even as to the undoubted stability. service to the community when he called of the undertaking as a purely British con.

area of the Empire. One factor, however, doubt that in England the rules of market overt Foo Fons, & tailor, of 27, Sti Wan Hồ, needs for a return showing "(a) The number of cern, so long as the repeated claims of operates entirely. In its favour, and it is a apply only to a limited class of retail trast. no serve ionic to quietes his nerves, for he has actions. The law is summarised in the pate plenty of them. On the 14th instant two ladies, the Board's recommendations which have Cheng Yen Mao crop up at intermittent factor of no mean importance. That to Sec. zz of Chalmer's Sale of Goods Act, 3rd 4 Mrs. Jennings and a Mes. Newman, each been accepted or refused by the Governor intervals. However, that it a matter which, market, even at the mouth of the mines, for London are market overt for the purposes to do the work in two days. Yesterday the

that whatever its production there is a ready edition, as follows:-"All shops in the city o

gave him some clothing to alter. Foo promised lo-Council from January 1, 1907, and (b) as already reported, the Eastern manager, where the recommendations were refused, Major Nathan, has gone into and, we be its enormous output, and the price of the of their own trade, but a what in the city is clothing was called for, but Foc did not have whether the Board decided differently from lieve, he has proceeded to London in order coal, although somewhat, inferior in quailty not market overt and a gale by sample is not them ready, so he said. The Indies became what the Building Authority or the Medical | to consult with his board of directors with a

to those of other companies, makes it, of within the custom because the whole transac suspicious and informed the police. Detective Officer of Health advised." From what we view to a settlement of those claims, even paying value to its constituents; and as in tion must take place in the open market and Sergeant Earner made inquiries and dis can gather from the trend of the discussion, although the company is advised that the dustries promise to develop. in China there not makely the formation of the contract. So, covered that the reason why the clothes were show room is not within the custom. Ontalds them. Foo Fook was arrested, and at, the' the city of London-markets with the castom Police Court, yesterday afternoon, he was of market avart many exist either by grantor egetenced to fifteen days' hard labour,

The Boston S. S. Co's 1.4. Trémant arrived

The Boston S. S. Col4 1.1. Sicomus sailed: from Kobe op agth'ldat..

The E. & A. Aldenkam, from Sydney, &c., left Manila to-day, for this port."

The Ben Line ka. Benarty, fom Antwerp and London, left Singapore on 25th inst., for

25th fast., p.m., and may be expected here on this porte

The H. A. L... Dortmund.left Bangkok en and prox., Lm.

The H. A. L. s. Scandia Jafi Singapore cu 18th inst., at 3 p.m., and may be expected here. on and prox, 2.m.

The P. M.S, S. Colaka, Asia will sail from Yokohama og 28th inst, and should' therefore

*The Java-Chinz-Japan-Lijo 18 7jikini left Makassar for this port on roth inst, and mer

· be expected here on or about the 4th prozë

Mr. Lau Chu-pak was somewhat sur Chinese have hone in point of law. We can be little doubt that the supply will be 100, sale of jewellery to a tradɑém au in his 901 ready was, because the tailor bad pawned arrive at this port on 6th prox., MA prised to leam the answer to his inquiry, now come to the immediate purport of the made equal to the demands upon the The Secretary's reply was "(a) The total present article, which is a review of the com.resources of the company.

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