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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

"ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

"CENSUS OF SMOKERS, [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 14th September. The Imperial Government has commanded that a census of all opium-smokers within the Empire be taken on the first moon of the next China new year.

AMERICA AND CHINA.

CHINESE STUDENTS TO, THE STATES.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 14th September. It has been decided by the Im perial Government to send hundred students each year to the United States for their education.

one.

The cost of the education will be defrayed as to fifty students by the Waiwupu, and as to the remaining fifty by the Ministry of Education.

TANG SHAO-YT'S MISSION.

SECRETARY APPOINTED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung_Fo."]

Peking, 14th September. On the recommendation of Tang Shao-yi, Special Commissioner to the United States of America, Prince Ching's second son, has been ap pointed first-class secretary to His Excellency on his forthcoming mission.

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Persin.

Heavy Fighting, at Tabriz.

LONDON, 13th September. The Times correspondent at Tabriz wires

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15. 1908.

The Opium Question.

MR. CLEMFNTI'S. STATISTICS.

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that the females can be practically eliminat od, as it in a demonstrable fact that the proportion of women smokers is insigni. ficant. Mr. Alexander and his "Chinesi Opinión" friend cannot, have. It both ways. 'But the borne dancke of Mr. Alexander's letier is kept to the very lust.

Surely British Colonists will desire to assist the British Home Government, even at some acrifice to themselves, in helping China to rid herself bf such a curse."

REPLY TO MR, ALEXANDER'S, CRITICISMS,

In our issue of yesterday we published a letter, addicts to the Hengkung Tigraph, by the Him. Sretolary of the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade in London, animadverting "on Mr. C. Clementi's famous

If Chica in bent on the business of abolishing memorandum'da opium-smoking in China and Hongkong. The Singopsie Free Frem to which the production of opium withlo her frontiers Mr. Alexander had addressed a similar tetter, that is purely her own affair, or rather the affair replies to the criticisms in the followlog edi--of the people themselves. Why should the people of this or any other. Colony assist torial which we quote:

the British Home Geroment in any such meddling? And above all why should any Colony make any "sacrifice" in the matter? If any sacrifice is to be made or compensation to be paid it is by the British Home Govern ment, and by sobody else. That is about the only denoite statement Mr Alexander has made in his letter, but if the rest of it represents all that a professed egilator can say against Mr. Clementi's ab'e state paper we can only commiserate Mr. Alexander on having such shockingly weak case, or commiserate the cause" on having such a shockingly weak ad- vocate as Mr. Alexander..

In another column will be found a letter in which Mr. G. Alexander, the Hon. Secretary of the Society for Suppression of the Opium Trade, makes a lamentably feeble attempt to misimise the effect of the able statistical paper by Mr. Clamenti, Gongkong Civil Service, on the question of the consumption of opium in China, which resulted in the conclusion that only about two per cent of the population of Cbins were opiums smokers. It is perfecily ludicrous to see the way Mr. Alexander wrig gles How that he and his Society have been impaled by the facts so well presented by Mr. Clementi. Mr. Clemcoti, Tor the basis of his calculation, in common with the majority of the authoruits, puts the population of China proper as 400,000,000, leaving out such-da- pendencies as Tibet, Manchuria, Mongolia,

ABORTIVE FIRM'S LIABILITIES,

ACTION BY GUARANTORS, TO RECOVER.

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and Chinese Turkestan, 'Mr. Alexander can

A claim to recover the sum of $100 was heard nuly say, in twelve lines, that he does not

in the Supreme Court, this morning, before Mr. think that the population is so big all Justice Gompertz. The plaintiff were the that But he gives no chinese-authorities should have their figures Road Central, the defendant being a local reason why the Kwong Hing Lung firm, tailors, 96, Queen's put aide just because he does not like Mr trader-Chu Yeung, of 20, West Street, until Clementi's adoption and use of them. The lately trading as the Tack Cheong Ho. The "Statesman's Year Book" for 1909, "according plaintiff firm from the endorsement on the to the latest Chinese estimates" gives the forms were alleged to have paid over a certain population of China proper as 407,253,030. Mr.aum of money to the Shing Tack Bank at the Alexander's second point deals with the pro request and for and on behalf of the defendant duction of native opium'io China, and he claims,

on 7th November last, from whom, it je stated, on authority that he mentions, that this matter they were unable to recover; is surrounded. by obscurity" and, that the returns cannot be said to be "even measur ably correct He also says that the figures of opium production are given by Chinese officials "who have a strong interest in understating the That may be so. But how is it that Mr Alexander manages now to ignore the fact that both Mr. Clementi and the Editor of this paper, dealing independently with opium prod clien in China, accepted the figures of opium production as given in the National Righteousness," an organ published in the in- terest of the Anti-oplum agitation ? In that

Mr. Grist, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, who represented the plaint firm, stated that the defendant some time last year made's com position to his creditors. The plaintiff firm on being approached guaranteed to pay certain of the creditors, including the Shing Tak Bank, to whom they subsequently paid $400 in satis faction of'n debt for $1,200.

The managing partner of the plaintiff firm

corroborated the above story, adding that he had not received repayment.

Telcodant, who was not represented, denied that he ever traded as the Tak Cheung Ho

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CORRESPONDENCE, BELA

We do not necessarily wodorsa thâ opinions expressed · by Correspondants in this column) CAUSEWAY BAY NUISANCE.

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SIR-That the Police Force of Hongkong is composed of a hard-working body of men I do not altempt to deny. But there are times when, through overwork or short-handedness, certain |publlë" "quisances baya to be brought to their attention. I allude to the rowdylam which is to be noticed each alternoon in the vicinity of Causeway Bay,

the terminus are besieged by a band of boys, in- Passengers riding on tramcari árriving at cluding some very over-grown ones, who pester the passengers in the hope of getting a rumah. Should the unfortunate fare be landing at Causeway Bay this mob of young ruffins go a bit farther by following, yelling, and throwing somersaalis the while, the alleged blind Boys making a habit of thrusting an unwashed kid, with its hands outstretched, for inspsc tion. Should the passenger be seated in the car awaiting return to town, they invariably climb up the footboard of the car, and screams of: Cumsha, massa," rent the air.

If a cumaka is to be given it must be given to one and all, if not-wall, then let your readers try it,

Now that have brought this auisance to light-and the same existe at bhau-ki-wau- perhaps stops will be taken to amend the babaviour of these boat boys, who are, no doubt, "turned out each morning by their parents, who have piled their boats hign and Yours,” GIE, dry in the refuge, to earn their own living

A. LADY READER. Hongkong; 14th September,

"MOVING OBSTRUCTIONS.*

To the Editor or the "flonokong Telkonarḥ,"' SIR-i have. read on several occasions in your valuable paper, of ricksba-coolies being fined at the Police-Court for negligent driving that is to say, knocking down.pedestrians. But are all those convicted negligent in the proper sense of the ward?"

Supposing I was driving along Queen's Rhad in a ricksha, and an Indian policeman refusing to get out of the road got his big, foet injured by the wheel of the vehicle, would that

coolie be considered negligent?

Since workinen have taken up the work of

demolishing the old poni in. of the Hongkong Hotel, hoardings kive been erected in the street, thereby narrowing that section of Queen's Road enssiderably. As all hours of

vehicular traffic along that part of Queen's

I publication there appears a map showing the He was maõnger af that business, but the plain. f the day and a greater portion of the sight the

production of opium in the provinces of China, the figures of each province being given on the map if these figures are good enough for Mr. Alexander when he is trying to work thear to his purpose, why does he run away from them now when he finds that they can be thrown back with effect? In his letter, as will

To-day's

Advertisements.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING * 1” of Members will be. bald in the Club Favilion on MONDAY, the 28th September, at 5.75 P.M.

T. CHEE Hoa, Secretary. Hongkong, 15th September, 1908. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. THE Company's Steamship

"HAITAN.".

Captain Roach, will be despatched, for the

o'clock:P.M. ́above Ports, on' FRIDAY, the 18th inst., mi

A Reduction of 20, on First Class Fares to Foochow will be made during the Month of September.

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For Freight or Passage, apply, to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., General Manager Hongkong, th September, 1908,

“MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "PATHAN," FROM GLASGOW; LIVERPOOL AND

STRAITS, CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed

that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from_the_wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded. unless notice to the contrary be given..

No Claims will be admitted after the Goody have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 22nd instant will be subject to rent........

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the. 14th October, or they will not be recognized."

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All broked, chafed, and, damaged Goods are

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CALL AND HEAR.

OUR

LATEST

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be left in the Godowas, where they will be IMPROVED examined on the zzud instant, at 3 P.M.

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No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agents Hongkong, 15th September, 1908.

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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S.S. "BENDORAN,” ( *FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS,

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby jeformed that all Goods are being landed, their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kewison Wharf and Godowe Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

tiff firm's manager was master. Some time Road is very heavy, yet under these circum last year he gave, defendant some money to

stances Indian and Chinean policemen persist put into the Tak Cheung Ho, but the firm

in blocking the traffic by standing if not dwad-at closed later in the year, with a debt of $1,200,

Mr. Grist produced a document which being about, within the area of the hoardings, disorganising the traffic. Serious collisions read to the Court. The document was to the

between rickabas kave nearly been caused lately by these walking obstructions," and in fairness to everybody the Captain Superinten deat of Police, should gigh this matter his

that the heaviest fighting since the beginning be-seen, he conceals the fact that the figures of effect that defendant, when the Tak Cheong

of the troubles is now proceeding in the Northern suburbs.

production Mr. Clementi relied on ware the

firm closed, guaranteed payment toall creditors The Court-Where are the Tak Cheong's

account books?

exact figures so industriously circulated by the Society for the Suppression of the Opium Trade when they thought it suited their plans. Then as to Mr. Alexander's point No. 3, befriends. can only say that the amount of individual

The British Vice-Consul has done his best to effect an agreement, but, his efforts have nat received the co-operation of the Russian Consul General which was expected in view of the joint Anglo-Russian action, at Teheran.consumption is "a disputed question." But

Mr. Clementi tackled the question "of Canadian Forest Fires.. Individual consumption with the help of The Canadian Trans-Continental traffic is the Hongkong opium farmer and had access interrupted' by forest fires between Ottawa to all the accounts of the farm, and it and Fort William. -

was by careful processes he arrived at the Twenty five miles of the shore of Lake average of oz of a tael per diem. Mr. Cle Superior.aica wall of flame;

Mulai Hafd.

Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed Sultan throughout Morocco with the 'exception of at Casablanca.

Later,

Rubber Fxhibition at Olympia. "-A-Rubber Exhibition has been opened at Clympia

Defendadı—In plaintiff's possession. Alli-No, Some are in the custody of my,

How many pariners were there in the Tak Cheong?-About tea. Some are abroad. When did your firm close?—In 1935, How many partners are dead? —Only one. Leaving oiso alive?--Yes. How many are abroad?-One.. You are a partner is the firm, were you not? —Yes. I had a $250 shore.

What was the capital of the firm?-$2,500... "And what share did the plaintiff have?-- $100.

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menti's figures applied to the opium as con, ́sumed in Hongkong, and he made the most" 'careful-allowance in his paper for the difference

in strength of native opium and the Indian, Are you liable for any of that money?—I am imported commodity. Again Mr. Alexander not. quotes Mr. Consul Hosie, referring to Bis own

Concluding, the delendant stated that just province of Szechuan, as saying that fo per before the Tak Cheong firm closed he sent the cent of the males and 20 percent of the females | cash book to the plaintiff at his requent. smoke opium in the cities, and that in the coun- The case was adjourned to allow defendant try the percentage is not less than 15 and 5. Mr...to produce books in which, as he alleged, the Hosie is probably not very far out. But then it plaintiff's name appeared as one of the partners

JAPAN'S EXHIBITION..

Sir Henry Blake, presiding at the inaug is to be remembered that Seicbuan consumes of the firm. ural dinner, emphasized the importance from practically the whole of its own production, and ‚a scientific standpoint of the Ceylon exhibits that amounts to 200,000 picule, or very nearly which were the second largest in the exhibi-ball of the whole production of China. On tion, and which would afford an instructive the anti-opium theory of destruction and death lesson on the eptire method of rubber cul-being the effect of the use of oplum by the

ture.

British Malaya is also well represented at the exhibition, but the largest exhibits are those of the Netherlands, contributed by the Dutch Colonial Office.

Chinese, that province ought to be inhabited by a mere remoant of decrepit wrecks. We grieve to harrow Mr. Alexander's feelings by saying that Stechuan has become the most populous province in China, the population being in the Statesman's Year Book" as 68,724,890. To enable us to appreciate that

· ANOTHER ACCIDENT TO THE population figure of one of the provinces

"TENYO-MARD"

FIRE ON BOARD.

LAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT___!!!

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We have received the following communica tion from the Japanese Consulate-The re- examination and new apalya's⋅ to which the, Japanese Government have found it necessary to subject the project of a Grand Exhibition in 1917, bas convinced them that the intervaning time, 31 years, is insufficient for the completion of all the various preparations and works which are essential to a successful realistion of Chios it may be said that it is 26,000,000 of the undertaking. In revising and recast more than the population of the United Kinging-estimates-it-was-made-abundantly clear dom; it is 8,000,000 more than that of the that the budget already voled will have to be whole German Empire, and it is ous hundred largely augmented in order to carry out the and twenty times the population of the Straits Exhibition on the scale now proposed. The Settlements and the Federated Malay, States industrial energies of Japan belog fully put together. Admitting with Consul Hosit employed to meet existing demands it that Szechuan "is a province that grows the would be impossible within the allotted most opium and smokes the whole of it, we time to prepare the exhibits without dis- can only further remark that family life and the turbing the manufacturing activities of the function of reproduction would appear to be of country. Nor is there sufficient time in which a specially vigorous charac er in Szechuan: in to prepare the Exhibition grounds, to erect the that province a missionary told Mr. Alexander Exhibition buildings or to make the necessary that in one poppy growing, district "men, wo arrangements for the suitable accommoda. men and even boys are almost without exception' tion and convenience of visitors. In these besotted by the drog."We fancy-the missionary circumstances it was desmed best to make was playing a little bit. up to Mr. Alexander's the inevitable postponement at this time, appetite for horrors and "dens" and all that rather than delay action until an adjours As a rumour bas been circulating to the effect ort of thing. But the enormous and prolific meat would cause incogreofence and to that something like mutiny prevails on board, character of the Szechuan population, needs a prejudicial to rights and interests. Again the and that the firemen struck work, inquiries bit of explaining away on Mr. Alexander's boo-Japanese Government, following a very com- have been made by the Japan Herald at theries, Itis curious how agitationists, like doctors; mendable custom, desire that the projected company's office. While repudiating these differ. Mr. Alexander talks about women exhibition may be commemmorativa of a very rumours the company admits that eight fire-- and children being besotted," at least he re-auspicious event in their bittery... 10 1917 will men had to be discharged for insubordination peate the missionary's statement, but he does be celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the upon the vessel's arrival at Yokohama, and not see that he does not in the least thereby accession of His Majesty the Emperor. That rwalva mure signad on to complete the completouch "Mt. Clementi's figures." But another will be for sil His Japanese Majes;y's subjecte, mants Thore is no truth in the report that the hostile critic of Mr. Clementi, in "Chinese

a season of great rejoicing and it is proposed outbreak-wan" cause 1, by the insubordinate Opinion, takes q sito other ground. He, un to take adrapings of that happy occasion to

like Mr. Alexander, agrees with Mr. Clementi's inaugurate the Exbibition.

At about three o'clock on Sunday afternoon (soth ult.), shortly after leaving Yokohama, on the outward voyage to San Francisco, fire broke out on board the Tengo-menu. A leak age of oil in concection with the engines was the cause of the outbreak, which was confined to the sioke-hold, and the machinery was very alightly datinged. Dense clouds of smoke rose from the sleamer, and although, the fire was quickly under cun tel the vessel had to be put back into harbour for, repairs. These were Completed next morning, and the Tengo maru left for Ban Francisco shortly after I p.m. on

Monday.

Oor-Yokohama' con'emporary sods that the estimate of the population of: Chloni „But be quickness with which the fire was extinguished goon on to point out that children under ffices The apathy of voters in regard to the US. shows the fire-extinguishing appliances on | cannot be included in any percentage of Presidential election is proving a capse for board are very complet

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attention.-1'am, etc,

ANTI-OBSTRUCTIONIŠT.

•Pongkong, 15th.September.

THE PACIFIC FDEBT,

PREPARATIONS FOR RECEption at amOY,

The Central Storor, Ld., proprietors of the Palace Hotel, have secured the contract to supple provisions for the American Fleet during its stay at Amay, 'Mr. Shekury and a Euro- pean assistant are now at Amoy superintend ing the erection of buildings, which will inclide quarters for 610 servanin, bakeries and kitchens, says the M. C. D. News. Halls for the use of sailors and visitors and entertainment hopes are being built by the Chinese Govern. meat and ample areas of Government ground are pliced at the, disposal of the Central Stores. Preparations are being made for the accommodation of 21,000 people. We bear that arrangements are completed for the dispatch of an excursion steamer Trom Tiantais and one from Hongkong and no doubtothers will be run from Hoogkong and Shanghai, Amoy, it appears, is not an ideal spot for such an un- raplaking but roads are being built and it is ex- pected that the greatest disabilities will have been overcome by the time the fleet arrives. The prevalence of plague, however, is causing some concern and great efforts are being made to eradicate the disease.

COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS.

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No Claims will be admitted after the Goodi

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the sind inst. will he

subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre. sented to the Undersigned on or before the 30th inst, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the sand inst., at 11 AM.

No Fire Insurance has bean effected. Bills of Lading will be constersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents,

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CATS PLAGUE:

PREVENTION OF RAT INFESTATION.

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon, the following report of the committee appointed to consider the methods for pro mating the keeping of cats' as a measure for plague prevention, was considered :-

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1.-The Committee advise. that circular be drawn up by the-Registrar-General and distributed broadcast. The circular to FACING HONGKONG'S BEAUTIFUL. exhort people to keep cats, so as to keep away' rals and thereby diminish the plague epidemic. 2. That the Sanitary Iospectors during their periodic inspections inquire if rats, are kept, and if not, advise the householders to do so.

3. That the Registrar General use bis ioflu- ence with the various Chinese institutions and societies and explain to them the benefits to be derived from the keeping of cats,' and further

4. That the Registrar-General call upon te restaurant and brothel-keepers to keep a suff- cient number of cats on their premises.

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The Chinese Government has given permis sign to Vice-Admiral Sha Choo-ping, who is in charge of the preparations for the reception of

5-That a circular be issued to godown. the American: Pacific Fleet at Amoy, to cast 7,200 gold, silvergill, and 200 purs gold medale keepers, informing them that godowns, and for distribution among the officem, petty officem more especially those storing grain and other and sailors of the fleet as a souvenir of their food, are as a rule infested with rate, and visit to China. The size of the medals is to be thereby a great source of danger to the public; about half a dollar, one side to be engraved that a building infested with rats is a nuisance with entwined American and Chinese national under the Public Health and Buildings Ordin- flags while on the other side will be the date ance, and that it is their duty to rid their build- of the fleer's arrival at Aoy and a suiipbleings of rats; and that experience has shown inscription. Each silver-gill medal will be worth that rate in godowns can effectively be kept about Sr, while the gold are to be worth $30 each down by keeping a number of cals in the Both kinds are to be ordered from Japanas Japan-premises.

6-That the Sanitary Department endeavour ese engravings are considered better than Chi bese, Prince P'a Lua Lod. H.E. Liang Tun-yon 19 obtain and supply cats and kittens of a good, of the Waiwapu wilt loava Peking for Amoy, rat-catching breed, when the fleet arrives in Chinese waters 'from Australia. A telegram has been sent from the Walwupu to Viceroy Tuan Fang inviting His Excellency to be present at the reception of the Floet, io compiny with Viceroy Sang Shon of the Minché Province within whose jurisdiction Amoy lies. In its telegram to Viceroy Toan the Waiwupu says that as the coming, visit of the American Fleet to this country is altogelber uplque and, in view of the existing "friendly relations between the two nations, the Chinese certainly cannot prevent owners of cats taking SPECIAL TERMS TO ARMY AND NAVY Government has decided to pake the reception them out of the Colony if they wish to in every way worthy, of the occasion,

Ministry of Education has issued cir. cular to the beads of the various schools and collages of the Chinese Empire requiring them prohibit all students under the age of seven teen from smoking cigarettes, or from using tobacco la sny formi

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7. The Committee are glad to be able to state that the Chinese seam fully to realise the benefits to be derived from keeping cats as ☎ prevention of rat infestation, and that the fa crease of cals is very noticeable.

(So.), EDWARD L. Irving. ADAM GIBION, C. Mct. MRASER, LAU CHU PAK., Me. A. Shelton Hooper minsted --We

A WASHINGTON despatch of 8th ins', to tho N. C. D! Nous, anya:-A bullet passed over President Roosevelt's head while he was riding at Sagamore, Massachusetts on Saturday, A crank named John Coughlin was arrested on Monday in connection with the incident, was found with a revolvar in kis poseGESTO**

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