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Telegrams.

" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE

CHINA AND JAPAN.

THE MANCHURIAN DIFFERENCES

By courtesy of the "Bhoung Po.")

The

Mr.

Peking, 30th March, Japanese Minister in Peking, has notified the Waiwupa Tjuin, that Japan is unwilling to agree to refer to the Hague Conference the questions pending between China and Japan regarding Manchuria, on the ground that the differences are of a trivial character and are susceptible of a satisfactory arrangement with

resorting to such a course.

MINING.

ENCOURAGEMENTS OFFERED.

--[By courtesy of dhe "Sheun "Po,

Peking, 30th March,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH 31.1909.

A CHINAMAN'S EXTRADITION,CHINESE TARTAS GENERAL

ARMED ROBBERY NEAR SWATOW..

OFFICIAL, VIBIT TO KING ALFRED." Extradition proceedings ware commenced in the Police Court this morning before Mr. J.

At to o'clock this morning, the new Tarar H. Kemp agalost a Chinaman named Lau Fat General appointed to Canton by the Chimbre: Tung, alias Hu Mie Cheung, allar Hu Kai Government, Tuang Chi, whose anival from Fuk, who is alleged to have commilled armed the North we reported the other day, officially robbery on the borders of Swatow or, to be visited Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton precise, south of Swatow on the 15th Decem-on his flagship, the King Alfred Salutes were ber last. Prisoner, a well-groomed Chinaman, exchanged. „betrayed" unmistakable signs of discomfort is the dock. Mr.. H. L. Deanys, of the Crown Solichor's office, prosecuted, while Mr. Reader Haris (of Mess. Wilkinson', and Grist) ap paired on behalf of the defendant...

Wong Po Shan, translator in the Registrar- General's Department, stated that about the 4th orth fust be translated a despatch from the Viceroy of Cantos, which bore upon it the seal of the Viceroy of the Iwo Kwang lo two places. Mr. AG. M. Fletcher, Acting Assistant Colonial Secretary, spoks to having receiv. ed a despatch on the ist inst from the Viceroy of Cantos enclosed in a letter from the British Acting Consul-General at Canton The Viceroy's seal, with which witness was familiar, appeared in two places, !>

The care war adjourned till Monday After Boon in order to allow the prosecution to pro.

ducs, a cumber of witnesses who were com- pelled to stop half-way owing to the breaking down of communications.

1.

THE “KAISERIN ELISABETH".

CORRECT ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT. According to the Shanghai Mercury, the allowing is the correct account of the accident to the Austro-Hungarian croiser Kaiserin Blit

ገደጸ

DECLINE OF THE TRADE.

Presidential contest, which carried with it the. State's Legislature elections last autumn, it was thought batter to eliminate the burning local question from the National party's pro- gramme, which, the present Legislature prac fically represents,

THE ROOT OF THE TROUBLE.

osally gaining the views of men representative I have bad an opportunity this weak of per of what may roughly be called the Western and Eastern position, in the United States on the subject of California and Japan.

The Ministry of Agriculture, In- dustry and Commerce has recom- mended that if any Chinese subject should discover any new patent for the treatment of ora he should be granted the exclusive privilege för #topped-in order to allow an iscaming steamer abese ports in the past owed much to this trade. The racial division is too great. The Japanese

the use thereof.

a

To-day's Adverti

CHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT

17% SILVER LOAN OF 1886, E.

of

ÜŞTİ HALF-YEARLY DRAWING.

[NTEREST DUE and DRAWN BOND Offices of the CORPORATION on and after the this LOAN will be PAYABLE at the

·31st March, 1909

on application to the Undersigned b

LIST OF DRAWN BONDS can be obtained

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Agents Issuing the Loan,

JR. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

Hoogkong, 31st March, 1909.

NOTICE.

1309

Public Companies.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COLD

THE TWENTIETH ORDINARY AN ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be haid in the Office of the General Managers, St. George's Ballding, on SATURDAY, the 3rd day of April, 1909, at 15.10 o'clock, A.M. for

Managers for the year ending 31st December, the purpose, of receiving a Statements of Accounts and the Report of the General 1905, declaring a dividend and electing a Con suiting Committes and Auditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will bs CLOSED from SATURDAY, 7th March, until SATURDAY, 3rd aprilago both days inclusive,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General ManagSTE.

Fongkong, jid March, 1909

THE CHINA & MANILA STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED.

THE TWENTY-SIXTH

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be building, 6; Connaught Road, Victoria on held at the Company's Ofco, St. George's. SATURDAY, the 3rd April, 1959, Noon, for the purpose of receiving a stament of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year end ng 31st Decembar, [371 | 1908, and electing a Consulting: Committee

and Auditors.

·HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, 31st March, 1909.

THEATRE

CITY HALL.

ROYAL

Mr. James D. Phelan, from his exercise of the Mayoralty of San Francisco for six years (1896-1901) and his activity in the reconstruc tion of the City after the earthquake and firs, The Qaka dahi bas an article reviewing bas a knowledge of the local conditions that the decline of the tes trade of Kobs in recent can hardly be surpassed. I asked him during years, which it attributes is a large measure to a short visit to New York to what he attributed the development of Shimizzy. It is true,"

says mainly the stormi that had arisch again, the Osaka juurnal, that ominous forebodings "The land question in California," he an are expressad by many people as to the swered, is the bottom of the trouble. The folure of Japan's tos, trade, but it does not school difficulty in San Francisco itself was in require much argument to prove that a purely process of settling itself, The school authori- domestic industry that brings a cash reltiraties had let the matter of separating the Japan

devetould billing you from its export es fidin the other children in the schools rest THE SALE of IRISH LINENS, LACK

be afforded as much

encourage after the agitation two years ago. The diff be continued

CURTAINS, TOWELS, &c, & will maat as possible in view of the fact that much culty fia'real one, at the Japanese boys, who TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), attention is given to the fostering of less im are often youths and young man learning the the 1st April, 1909, at 11 AM, when a few pertant industries. The tea trade of Kobe was language, have been customarily placed side extra fots will also be put up. at its zenith about 1885, when, a number of by side with little girls, and several scandals prominent foreign med branged the ending in the police-courts respited, the moral

There is no doubt that, coroparing code of the two races being entirely different. that period with the present, a considerable "But this difficulty may have been met by falling-off is noticeable lo the amount export individual treatment. ed, but as far as value is coacarded it will be against the Japanese s'a class, however, has The general feeling! observed that the export trade bàs advanced become very much stronger, since these in the justsid. of declined. Even at the lican when city have invaded some of the better class dis exporte de a trade was at its height the amount tricts, to the deterioration of the property xported did not much exceed eight million value. In the rebuilding of the city owners yen in value, whereas the value of last year's wishing to recoup themselves lot houses to the The Kaiserin Elizabett did not ran down export, for instance, reached 14 million yes. Japanese, who fill them with thirty or forty of simpan, but when between the two light Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the tea their countrymed. The while population will wils at the upper end of Gough island then Koba and Yokohama is declining year-red carportive to clore daily contact with by year despite the fact that the prosperity of

paopla of radically differant instincts and habits," to pris, and a small fook, which was beating in 1905 Kobe exported to million pounds soon have the street to themselves," agalost the wind, came too close to her, and of tea, but in 19:8 the amount exported ber mizsen mast fouled the after davits of the fall off to 6 millions. This diminution has overcome in the case of the Chinese?"

"Hasn't the same difficulty bean more or less The Kaiserin Elisabet anchored outside boes caus:d, not by the decline in the

"The Japanese are found to be the more. Woosung and got underway al 11 pm, on the export of tea from the country as a whole, objectionable of the two to live with and deal first of the flood. Shortly afterwards, as to but by the withdrawal of Koba's trade to with, They are more aggressive and ambi weather got foggy, she was obliged to anchor the latter port. In other words, Shimizu ment, trade, small shop-keeping, and factory. Shimidzu," with the gradual development of tious, and are lovading every kind of employ Stedid not, however, lia quiet, as her cabee, on account of the exceptionally strong tide, parted.

has taken the place which had long been sework. The Chinaman has become used to bie She then dropped her second accher and ie cupled by Kobe and Yokohami, as regards surroundings, and accepts the situation, though HIGH CLASS mained quiet till 9 am, of the 23rd of March it has acquired. According to the latest rtion. The abuses of the old China-town quarter MUSICAL COMEDY

the trade, and aims of maintajulog the ground he does not assimilate with the white popula when suddenly this ebrín also parted and toras there are now fewer thin 49 rea-firing Have been swept away. In certain kinds of de- the ship, left at the mercy of the tide, drifted establishments at Shideuoka and Shimides, sad mestic labour the Chinese are almost a' necessity, faw seconds afterwards on a small, back or during last year to,646,000 lb. of tea were ship. They give little trouble to the civic authorities 'mirally chart gives deep water. As the ship

touched she becled considerably over, knock-439,00 lb. to. Kobe and 3.300,00 lb. to Yoko selves. It has become the praction of the ing men and all loose things to leeward, and homa, making a total of 14,400,000 lb. Tho causing some sailors to fall overboard, four of growth of the tea trade of Shimidea in recent police to hold the heads of the six Chiness fongs, orcompanies, responsible for any disturb whom anfortunately were lost. Anaiber asifor decline in one use of a proportionate ance of the peace, and this works well. The fost bin life through a boat being smashed to following figures of the export from the latter Chinese. They are more dangerous compati decline in Kobe, as will be seen from the Japanese are oven lore assimilable than the pieces against the ship's side. Afterwards the ship tighted herself up, but still kept an in- part during the last four years:

tors with our own people, and engage in a clination of 7 degrees. Seven, alarm sigoals were fired. About three quarters of an hour.

greater variety of employment. Moreover, from the coplie or labour point of view they after grounding, and although the water was

ats nol, so reliable, and it is difficult to bold will falling, the ship was' refloated by her own

Ebem to contract obligations. engines and before any assistance could have

It is also suggested that a reduccruiter and broke. tion in duty should be allowed. in favour of such,

PROPOSED RAILWAY.

LOAN REQUIRED.

[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po"]"

Peking, 30th March.

.

The Viceroy of Shensi and Kanenabmerged wreck in a position where the Added direct abroad from the port, in addition to beyond occasional faction broils among them!

has memorialised for sanction to raise a foreign loan for the construc- tion of a railway froin Kansu to the

New Dominion.

The Ministry of Posts and Com. munications has lodged a protest against the Viceroy's proposal."

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN

MENT

SPECIAL COMMISSIONER TO BE

RECALLED..

\\{By couricey of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 30th March.

The Prince Regent being din. satisfied with the manner in which Yu-Shek-mui, special Com missioner, has cuducted his in vestigations into the question of Constitutional Government in En.

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reached the ship. She then proceeded to Woo sung and on the following high water to Shang

hai,

A VISIT TO THE CRUISER,

190519,793,877, Ib. 1906. 6)______8,324,184 1907........ 9,147,967 197 1908............. 6,534,653 \n";

At one time Kobe handled the tea trade to. the trade has now fallen off to a half of that the extent of 14 to`ls million kiu sznually, but quantity. It is not likely that Kobo and Yokohama w.li regain the ground lost in the future as far as the tea trade is concerned.

A representative, of this paper 'paid a visit to the handsome cruiser this morning" (17/k_ March) where she is lying moored off the Wayside Whart After considerable tossing about in a sampan, the ship's side was gained ........

JAPAN "AND THE UNITED STATES.

residents from 75,000 in 1880 10 45,000 at the beneficial to the State, reducing the Chinese "The Chiness Exclusion Laws have, been

last census. The protect number of Japanese residents in California is not definitely known; but is generally estimated at 70,000. It is trus that under the "gentleman's agreement" be- tween-the-United States and Japan, the Japan. ese coolie immigration from Hawaii bas hoep greatly lessened. But the fact quoted by the

and the deck and reached where the visitor DIVERGENT OPINIONS OF EAST AND WEST. Washington oficials that the Japanese leaving

was received by an officer. A look round the 45.- versel soon showed that she had got suffered any damage in her recent exciting experience.

Eveling appeared to be in perfect order, the sailors being busily occupied at their usual tasks, while in the after part of the ship, the Baad was practising. The vessel will leave here for Nagasaki some time next week,

rope and with his report thereauent, . THE PRATAS ISLAND INCIDENT, has directed the Grand Councillors to telegraph for his return.-

ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

CHINESE MANUFACTURE

-APPROVED,

By courtesy of the "Bheung Po"]

Peking, 30th March.

The Ministry of War has exa- mined the arms and ammunition manufactured at the arsenale in Kiangsu and lupeli...

The board of examination has found them to be serviceable,

Instructions have accordingly been issued to all the Provincial authori. ties to purchase their arms and ammunition from these arsenals.

NAVAL REORGANISATION.

BENEFACTORS TO BE RECOGNISED

Shoung Po

Peking, 80th March..

memorial has been, presented #certain Censor recommending

official ranks be conferred those who contribute large sums

towards the Naval Re ation Scheme,

'A JAPANESE VIEW.

New York, February 18.

once more received its quietus by the applica

The auti Japanese agitation in Callfornia has

tion of the Presidential "big stick. Inter national complications have thus been averted, for the time being, at any rate, and an ipter change of diplomatic communications between: menacing attitude of the Californian State Tokyo and Washington le explanation of the

Legislature rendered uppecessary. Things be gan to look distinctly serious when ober It is believed that the story about a party of Western States seemed likely to follow Gail. Japanese landing on Pratas Island (or Tungfornia's suit, so that their action called forb Sta hland) and running up their country's flag, counter expressions in the New York Stale- is made out of whole cloth. No accurate in Legislativo. Assembly and in Boards of Trade formation as to any such incident can be ob in the Eastera States, inspired by apprehension tained, The Asahi Shimbun-quotes-Mr-Suzuki-that-the mutual commerce of the two countries -Yabel, who is well acquainted with the locality, was likely to be endangered by the proposed

as describing the island in most forbidding | local laws of the Pacific Slope. terms. He says that it is a veritable seedplot

Though the crisis is over, it would be rash to of storms and fogs and that dangerous reefs conclude that the danger has been removed dot the sex ig its vicinity. There are no

was a recrudescence of the agitation of two allogether. The present outbreak in California years ago. California's Legislature meets only fact that so little was beard during the fam every other year. This pantly accounts for the

Iwelve months of the anti-Japanese movement,

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natural products. A little shell is the only commodity to tempt visitors. An English war island, and the British Government talked of ship was once lost in the neighbourhood of the

creating a light-house, but the work would: have been so difficult that no trustworthy esti But on the every first day of the session of the mate of expenses could be formed. As to the Stato Legislature the obnoxious bills were the story that a number of Japanese and Formo troduced. The School Bill, to provide sepurate pulled down a temple, exporting a million yen dent Roosevelt at the worst of these, because sins have landed there, built a village and schools for Japanese, was denounced by Fresi

worth of sulphur by way of guerdon, there can of the discrimination implied by its al ject not be more than an infinitesimally small grain against natives of a country enjoying undertres. of truth in it. It is doticeable that the author stipulations the privileges of ordinary citizen rilice are silent, evidently regarding the tale as ship in the United States. It would have gone unwathy of notice. As for the statements of beyond the area of the San Francisco school au- the Sith Pao, they appear to be about two thorities, in whose schools the grievance origin year belated, if even that excuse be admisally became acute, and extended to the country sible-Fafon Hail,

districts, where Japanese colonies have become numerous. The other bill, to debar Japan from holding land, had reslly a kuonger senila "ment babled it, though it was the first to be killed. Pad

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE

German (Delow) 8th prox..

Catadian (Empresì of China) 16th prox Thess. From left Manila on goth inst, and

this country are a greater bumber than those coming in only applies to the last faw mónika, California, especially the porthern part, they 'It is one the less corisin” that in 'districts of have settled in some of the most fertile valleys pad driven out both the whites and the Chloese. There is no love lost, indeed, between the Chi nese and the japanese, who_regard-the-Mon- him physically." gollan with contempt and habitually ill-treat

THE LABOUR SUBSTITUTE,

"What labour substitute or remedy are you looking for?"

ROYAL

ENTERTAINERS.

Four Nights Only.

VAUDEVILLE

FARCES.

OPENING

APRIL 187.

FIRST NIGHT,

GEORGE COHAN'S

BEHIND

THE SCENES.”

BOOKING AT

MOUTRIE'S.

Hongkong, gist, Mirch, 10%

FOR SHANGHAL

P. & O. S. N. Co's Steamship

"DEVANHA

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THE

Captain W. Hayward, RN R., will leave far SHANGHAI, TO-MORROW, the 1st April, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent..

Hongkong, 31st March, 1909,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"When the Panama Canal is ready, we may be able to draw upon Europe's surplus labour. The Pacfic Slope States are not gelling their due proportion of the immigrants that come from the Mediterranean countries into the United States. We hope to get by that route the farm and fruit, grove settlers we need, who will work to with and not displace our working the mass of American citizenship. In their THE F. & O. S. N. Co's Steamer population, and who will become absorbed in case there will be no ineradicable reasons of being moulded by the fusion of their own race and mental organization to prevent their

social, labour, and political institutions with our own into strong and composite American stock "{{

"Politically, what chicce is there of Japanese #ggression in the Pacific?”

"We cannot disregard the comparative un, protectedness of ourport and coasts from attack, The spinere Merchant Marine, with the direct help of their Government, is displaying great activity all down the coast establisklag'new lines. The Japanese in the country are nearly all trained soldiers, and in case of bonilities might even before leaving the country, be a great danger in our midst. Our Government bus itself shown inconsistency in this matter, Japanese servantu kro ng fonger allowed in the navy. We are therefore all "for a larger naval establishment in the Pacific

That both questions will come, up again in the Eastern States, California has re fature sessions is certain. A slight majority of delved litle sympathy, San Francisco fully the Lower House has yielded to the pressureex-recognises herself that she is in a great mox

is dus bers on 2nd propercised directly by the Federal authorities upon mare dependent upon New York for the supply

Governor Gillett- and the Speaker of the Call of capital which is rebuliding the

The is. Chikit left Haiphong on goth, inst,

and is das kere en 3rd progono

ardent" "the tar ofő

"DEVANHA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY} the 31st March, to SATURDAY, the 3rd April, both days inclusive, etj.

"SHEWAN, TOMES & CO

General Managers. Hongknug, 23rd March, 1009.

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UNION INSURANCE 'SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the THIRTY- SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET- ING of the Society will be held at iti Head Office, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with 'Statements of Accounts, to 31st December, 1938, and of de- -claring dividends;&c.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 1th April to the aist April, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Hoard,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary,

Harukeng, ih March, rong,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

No

OTICE is bereby givan that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office, "No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the aist April, 1909, at 1215 PM. for the purpose of considering and," if thought it, passing the following Special Resolution

"That the Memorandum and: Anicles of

"Association of the Society be respectively "extended, altered and amended so as to "read as shown in the print-signed for the. "purpose of identification, by the. Chair-" "man of this Mesting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memo- randum and Articles of Association be "henceforth adopted as the Memorandum -"and- Articles of Association of the Soi ciety to the exclusion of those heretofore "prevailing."

Should the above. Special Resolution ba duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a fentber Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will ba bereafter giveR

By Order of the Board of Directors.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 30th March, 1909).

THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. PRA

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTHIRD ORDINARY MEETING of hereby given that the FORTY.

SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Head Office, No. 2 Qazon's Buildings, Hoogkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 13.30 PM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, tas, (gether with Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1908, and of declaring Dividenda.-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company: will be CLOSED from the 7th April to the 21st April, both days inclusive, A

By Order of the Board of Directors

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary,

Consigneer of Cargo, by the above-named vessel are herety informed that their Goods are being landed and placed of their risk in the Hongkong Bad Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sirted out mark by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon ar the Goods are landed.

This was sol brings on Cargo -

From London, &c. ex 9.5, Marmora, From Persian Gall, or B.1.5.M., and B. &

P.S. N. Co.'s Steamorn.

instructicas are given to the contrary before Optional Goods will be lapded bare unless

6 hours

Goods not cleared by the 75 April. 3L "4253, will be subject to rest.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in aby case whalerez. M

Godowns for examination by the Consignoe's Damaged Packages must be left in the and the Company's representative an appointed hour.

All Claims be presented within ten,

· Hongkong, 26th March, 1969.

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THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

TOTICE is hare by giran that an EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

N°

of the Company will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Quson's Balldlogs, Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909 at: .13.45 F., for the purpose of considering sod if thought fit, passing the following Spacial Resolution

"That the Memorandum and Articles of

Association of the Company be respec " tirely extended, altered and amended so. as to read as shown in the print signed *for the purpose of identification by the *Chairman of this Meating and that such "extended, altered and amended: Mamo- random and Articles of Association ba henceforth adopted as the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Com pany to the exclusion of those heretofore prevailing

Should the above, Special: Resolution!

days of die steamer aurival here when which dely passed, wil be subsequially belie

dals they cannot be roepgulsed, te did not PAREHE KA No Claims will be admitted after the, Gonda

kareʻlalt the Godowns":

farmien House, which là Reppblican. In its way login, the sources of Calif rat city and deve: Imperial German Mail sa. Prins Sig complexion and on all other que wwed left Manila to day, at 6 a m., and may be supporters of Persident Roosey expected here on and prox, at noon," pos

Malente in the State, however) from Yokohama on ayth fast, for this port, vis The 0&10 9 8 Cad. Korde salled

policy off Kobe, Nagasaki and Maails and li das belə, galir Sta party platforms

throu

fear that

EATHEWET

„fora copărmation toʻns

General Meeting

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