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Telegrams.

“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

SERVICE:

CHINA MERCHANTS §. N. CO.

CONTEMPLATED OFFICIAL

· CONTROLA

By courtesy of the " Sheung Po")"

Peking, 14th April. soon as Vi eroy Yeung Shi- chang arrives in Peking, it is

pro posed by the Ministry of Posts and Communications to arrange for taking over the management of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Co.

WEN ISUNG YAO.

ARRIVAL IN TIBET.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po".

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAF.

VANCLUB MEMBER SUBD,

TAILING TO PAY, HIS CONTRIBUTION,

WITH A BRICKY

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES (AGAURES":

CONTRACTORLOVENIAN

A claim was brought before My, Justice S Gampent, is the Supreme Court, this morning, by E. A. M. Williams against D. McCullam to recover the sum of $ig which was due to the St. George Club.

· Mr. C. Sequeira, a ticket collector in the em? play of the Star Ferry Company, Limhed, bay estored an action against Lam Woo, contractor,

tractor, for damages, which, it is alleged, Mr. P. W. Goldring appearing for the plaiz. was dea to the negligence of defendant's ser- tiff, the liquidator, said that defendant was a vasts. The claim is for S1,000 for lajuries member of the club, and under iba rules it was sustained by the plaintiff, and the case is set compulsory, io the event of the club going into down for hearing in a fortnight's time, plead- liquidation, for each member to contribute $agings having been ordered to be filed. C

towards the club's assets. The defendant had not paid his contribution, s

Mr. Justice Gompenz-Was he a member when the club went into liquidation?—Yes.

Judgment was entered for plaintiff, In the absence of the defendant.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORTĄ

MR, FIGO'S VISIT TO MANILA,

Lam, Woo bas the contract for erecting building in Pedder Street, and it is stated that one Sunday morning while plaintiff and some lady friends wars passing the building a loose brick became dislodged and fell, striking plain

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the yarn market, (mot been

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steady airbary run most facled spinnings of Notctos” and With's continuance of dam bas ruled strong throughout the past fortnight and prices have moved upwards from one to three doller par bale.

. Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mesres: Goldring,

Besides purchases for immediate requiras Barlow and Morrell) appear for the plaintiff.ments, which have gone into the consuming The defendant is represented by Me Atkinson districts, thus assisting in further reducing the (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon).

steadily diminishing small stock, it is satisfacs tory to main that a large number of ssitlemanis have been effected on the basis of cargo " to amive, ✨ The outlook in bright, and market"); buoyancy is certain to be maintained with the ármazarı, ol importers not to undersell one another

COALING BASE CONTEMPLATED.

The Singapore Free Preis writes editorially: GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC, A-statement-of-importance was.made before. the Hongkong Legislative Cinocil, at its last meeting with reference to the Observatory, its relations with the Manila Observatory, and its apparatus for recording and predicting Peking, 14th April.

weather warnings. 3ob.bly only a few Wen Tsung-yno (formerly foreign of our readers have boted, down below the local weather report, a number of secretary to the Viceroy at Canton, lines of more or less cryptic significance, now Junior Amban in Tibet, bas re-giving the place of origin of the telegram, the time of its despatch, with particulars of the ported his arrival in Tibet.

birometer, wind, temperature, homidas, sky and rain at the place. Whenever a typhoon comes into the region of the Observatory,'a

He recommends that HE Chiu I-fong, Senior Amban, should be urged to proceed to I hangr.

SIK LIANG.

ARRIVAL IN PEKING.

[By courtesy of the Cheung Po."]

Peking. 14th April. H.E Sik Liang, Viceroy designate of the Three Eastern Provinces, ar rived in Peking yesterday.

"PRINCE CHING.

ON SICK LEAVE.

[By courtesy of the " Shewng Po.")

Peking, 14th April. Prince Ching is on sick leave. Bis Highness is suffering from pains in

the side.

ENGLAND AND SIAM.

THE RECENT TREATY.

By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]

ANXIETY IN AUSTRALIA, D

Considerable excitement has been roused ro. cently in Australia in regard to the impression that Germany, is about to create a naval base at Simpsonbafen, in New Britain (or New Pome merania, as it has been re-aumed by the Ger man Government). Australian anxiety" is easily explained, because that island is off the north-east coast of New Guines and with in a abort distance of the Australian coast. It is admited by German Copsalar repre

sentatives in Australia that the transfer of the headquarters" of the German Government in the Western Pacific from Herbertshohe to Simpsopbafen has been decided upon. The two places are only a few miles apart, the reason of the change being that Herbertihohe. has no harbour, while Simpsonhafen is a fize landlocked port.

At the same time, it is denied that-there is a single piece of cannon or anything remotely resembling a fortification in the whole colony, one is there any intention of establishing naval bass.

code word is appended giving its approximate position, direction of movement, and any available particolais. These wires'come twice. or thrice daily from Epagkong sod Manila, and are transmited by the Telegraph Company fee of charge, and published for the use of mari ners bound eastward from Singapore, and like to meet weather determined by thean conditions, Fortunately, the neighbourhood between here and Hongkong is not so very bad for mariners, -except in occasional typhoon seasons, but care ful mariners keep an eye on the conditions that are shown to prevail at Hoogkong and Manila, and apply to them the law of storms,

On the other hand, an Australian who has Less careful captains trust to the experienced bean resident in New-Britain declared-in-a- eya cocked over the weather bow, and to the newspaper interview, which has been given barometer carried on board the vessel. If the great prominence la the Australian Press, that weather, telegrams are of useeia only a small Germany'does intend to create a naval base at circle, yet when one considers that it may mean Simpioniales. The facts of the case, accord The salvation of a ship to know what weathering to this authority, are these she is likely to run into, the care and trouble aken to give the information are justified. In the Straits we are dependent on Hongkong and Manila. Those two stations are intimately child by ate lexical work, and a recent suitable for fortification, and possessing a par

row entrance that can be easily defended by mines.

vhit paid by the Director of the former to Manila led to the Governor of Hongkong mak ing a long statement, asking for a vote for ad. ditional instruments. The nature of the or ganisation from which we gain advantage is indicated by the following extract, from. Sir Frederick Lugard's speech.

Four years ago the Germans started to estab, lish coaling stations at Simpsonbalen, which is admirably adapted for the purpose, being a landlocked barbour, surrounded by high bills,

No are--A good business in reported at an advance 51 to 51 per bale.""

No. 16-Steady at quotations

No. 12 and 1-A good loquiry, "Prices

show an advance of 52 to 54 per bale,

No. & Slock pilkitekt zgn. Noor Moderate business at an advance of 51 per bala

Market closes firm.

Sale 200 bales of No, 6r., 3,825 bales of

No. 61,403 bales of No. 128, 300 bales of No. 168, and 2,375 bales of No. asin alt about 8,īca bales”

Arrivals:-Per steamers, Jopan, Zachia, O. car, Namsang, Kagoshima dɗaru, China and Adye of about 8,003 bales,

Unsold Stock-About 13,000 balos. Uncleared Stock About 13,000 bales. Exchange-Wa quote to-day as follows

India

T, T. at Rs. 131 per cent, Demand London T. T. Sh_18}d=$

Demand

1.8 15/16 Shanghai.................. Tis. 741-$100, Silvar

23.9/16d, per os

"

'WERKLY SHARE REPORT.

Reviewing the share business for the week, Mestra, E. S. Kadoorie & Co. write this after noon –

The market, generally speaking, has remain ed drm during the week ander review, but only moderate business has been transacted. The

principal feature of the week has been the im provement in all shipping shares, especially

ledo Chicas.'

Then the North Germaq Lloyd Company : Banks - Tengkong and Shangha Banks erected a wharf far larger than was necessary have ru’oj steady during the week, mid close for their requirements and capable of accom-with buyers at the improved rate of $gro. The modating the largest warships. The land at the London price has risen to £37. . **-- back of the jetty has been reserved by the Ger man Government for the purpose of docks and workshops. --

The Manila Observatory costs about $145,000 per annum to maintain, and the staff con- | sists of one director, three assistant directors, The gentleman who gave these facts to the a secretary and librarian, and ten native Press states that bis information on this point re-observers, calculators, draughtsmeo, and me was obtained direct from Germud officials. chanics. There are some forty out-stations Immense wharfage accommodation already in the archipelago. connected with bead-exists, and a big block of land has also been sat quarters. Some of them report three times a aside where coal can be stored on an enormous dy some twice a day, in the ordinary obser- scale. vation hours between six a.m. and seven p.m. Father Algue agreed that the primary object in view for improving the information regard ing typhoon warnings, is that there should be

Poking, 14th April, The Waiwupu regards the cently concluded Treaty between Great Britain and Siam as detri mental to the interests of Chinese residents in Slam and proposes to take measures to improve the in- terests of Chinese subjects there.

FOREIGNERS IN

MONGOLIA.

TRAVELLING PRIVILEGE

CURTALED.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po!")

:

A CONFIDENT FREDICTION. "I am confident, this informant concludes in the Interview mentioned; "that within a month Simpsoubafen, owing to its peculiar

Marine Insurances-Cantons are slightly, firmer and are wanted af St87) | North Chinas are stronger, and reported sold to the North at Tik. 105. There are sellars of Unións at $840. According to latest mail advices Yangtzes are wanted in the North at 5a25, but no abarcs are obtainable under Sago,

Fire Insurances-Chiga Fires are again easier and have been sold at 104. Hongkong. Fires continue is reqsent at $320, and could "possibly be placed at a higher rate.

Today's Advertisements.

THE DRAPERY

EMPORIUM,

Terrace

ALWETE IN STOCK

EUROPEAN, INDIAN and CHINESE

USEFUL ARTICLES LE

Wor

CLOTHING, FANCY GOODS and TOYS

AVERY NORMAL RATES.

READY FOR SALE.

Public Com

UNION

NOTICE TO SE

NESIKT

•ING of the Ofice,No A

on WEDNESD

#art" April.1999,

Noob for the purpose of receiving the

of the Directors, together with Accounts to suita claring dividends,

1th April to the bru

April

clusive:

Order

C. MONTAGUE EDE

Hongkong, 24th. Match,

UNION: INSURANCE

CANTONE

ETY OF

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERSS

OTICE is bereby given that a0 EXTRA

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the Society will be held at its Hand Oman, No. a Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong,

The Latest Style Goods for Present Season on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 19ɔg, at Gentlemen's and Children's.

HATS BONNETS (Hat Flowers); RIB-

BONS, LACE, BRIDAL VEILS FANCY DRESS GOODS, MUSLINS, LAWNS, NAINSOOKS, ·SHIRT- INGS, ALPACCAS HOSIERY, ENGLISH and AMERICAN FOOT- WEARS, &c. &c

Prices and Samples on application,, Best attention to all Coast Port Orders, 'Hongkong, tóth April, roog.

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PUBLIO AUCTION" THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by

R. PUBLIC AUCTION,

· FOR - ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, 00 "MONDAY"

the 19th April, 1909, at 11 AM at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Streetj; "A"QUANTITY OF S

12,15 PM for the parpais, of considering andy if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolution

That the Memorandum and Articles of "Association of the Society be respectively Hextended, altered and amended so as to read as shown in the print signed for the "" purpose of identification by the Chair man of this Meeting and that such #extended, altered and amended Memo- "mandum and Articles of Association be "hopceforth adopted as the Memorandam and Articles of Association of the 30- "ciety to the exclusion of those heretofor "prevailing

"Should the above Special. Resolation be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a farther Extraordinary) General Meeting, of which Notice will be.. hereafter given,

Prints of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association can be seen" at "the" Society's Offices or obtained on application:

bere

By Order of the Board of Directors, 25/

G. MONTAGUE EDE Secretary:

Hongkong, 7th April, 1909.

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FANCY SATIN, MUSLINS, LACE CUR. TAINS, CRETONNE, TABLE COVERS, BLOUSES, SKIRTS, UNDERSKIRTS, THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE SATIN QUILTS TRAY CLOTHS, EMBROIDERED TOP SHEETS, BED. SPREADS, TABLE CLOTHS and SER- KERCHIEFS, VIETTES, GENT's and LADY'S HAND.

AND

'An Assortment of PERFUMES, &C ALSO

A Special Assortment of LADIES TRIM MED HATS, Latest Style and up-to-date. shape, and a few CHILDREN'S SILK

HATS

morning of the sale).

(The Hats will galy be on view on the

TARME

As usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH," Poglaj Auctioneers. My gui Hongkong, 16th April, 1909.

$347.

COMPANY, LIMITED;

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby gives that the FORTY

'THIRD ORDINARY MEETING: of. SHAREHOLDERS in the abova Company will be held at the fiead Office, No, a QuERE'Y Buildings, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 31st April, 1909, at 13.30 PM for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to gather with Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1908, and of declaring Dividends,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Will be CLOSED from the 7th April to the azst April, both days inclusive, S

By Order of the Board of Director.

Q“MONTAGUE EDE

Secretary.

for 1968, payable on the 24th April, Unions, Hongkong, 26th March, 1909............ Final, of $17 for 1907, and interim of $30 for 1908, making in all 547 per share, payable on the 31st April

THE OHINA TRADERS INSURANCE

**COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

Forward Settlements. The following dates |Wa have been fixed by the Stockbrakers' Associa tion of Hongkong for Forward Settlements :---

April Settlement zgih April.

31st May,

ShippingChion and Manilas have ex- perienced a further rise and, close with buyers at Sto. Sales of Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have been effected at Szął and more are inquired for at $so,': Douglases con- tique in demand at $35 without inducing sellers. Shell Transports have strengthened to 56/- with buyers. Owing to a sudden demand hav7H ding set in from the North, Indo-Chinal-rapid, ly rose to 570, but only a few shares have changed hands,

-Simpsonhafen is not wanted as a naval base, to-day, but the time is rapidly approaching when, if Germany wants such a convenience in the Pacific, she will bays-is exactly where it will best suit her purposes.**

as many stations as possible and the creation, formation, could be fantified and rendered if possible, of more stations and the more fre..practically impregnable. When we are told quent despatch of observations from existing that the elaborate plans at Simpsonbafen are stations. In this connection 'he promised to not ultimately for the benefit of German war. rend extra observations from other stations in ships, it sounds to me like an attempt to hood the Philippines whenever the station at Apperiwink the people of Australia. should be interupted, which unfortunately fre quently occurs. He also said he would send any information which might be useful in the de. termination of the portion of typhoon centres, Mr. Figg, on his part, promised to send extra Peking, 14th April.

„observations here whenever they might be re- The Central Government has tele Government dafraying the cost of transmission, quired by the Manila Observatory, the Manila

It is satisfactory to find that Mr. Figg, grapbed instructions to the Three

the Director of the Hongkong Observa Eastern Provinces to provent foreign-tory, and Fathor Algus, of the Manila ers from travelling in Mongolia. “

Observatory, are lu entire agreemen; that the chief reliance for the early prediction of Viceroy Hsu Shi-chang, has tele- storms must be placed on observations of baro graphed, in reply, stating that it from surrounding areas. To aid that, by the meter, wind, and weather telegraphed promptly would be difficult to comply with the courtesy of the American Government is instructions lest the friendly feelings

hoped that a wireless telegraph station will be

of the Powers might be offended.

OHINA'S NAVAL SCHEMES,

HEW SUGGESTIONS.

În connection with the reargan;z"ition"of the Imperial Navy, the Chinese Government has made the following suggestions -

ing storms.

Refineries.-Chiza Sugars have not fluctusted and are quiet at $1379. In the North Perak sugars have hardened and were sold at the im proved rate of Tis. 1,2}-

Minlog--Chinese Engineerings are weaker at Tip, 18, at which rate they are obtainable

ד'

Docks, Wharvel, and Godowns--Kowloos

The Commonwealth Defence Department. cogaised that Simpsonbafen could beer ma a has already considered the question. It is re-

serious danger spot in the case of Germany in-Raubs are offering at $8. creasing her naval strength to such an extent as to be able to conduct operations in distant seas Should a naval base, therefore, be es tablished at Simpsonhafen, tha Australian de fence policy would immediately become an ed by Sir Edward Hutton in his Minute on offensive-delentive" one, as was recommend Defence of April, 1902.

May

June

Jaly August September

29th June.

30th July,

Jolb August

20th September.

SIRINGENCY AT TIBNTSIN.

OFFER OF HELP DY THE VICEROY,

Peking, April 9:

of Chibi, has offered to advance Tis. 1,000,000 It is reported that Viceroy Yuan Shu-bon,

to relieve the stringency of the money-market Tientalo, provided that the banks and traders concerned vill offer reasonable cos- ditlost.

Neither the Government nor the Diplomatic Whatts have been sold at Sexi and Stí, and Body is prepared to entertain the proposals re more can probably be had at the latter rate.cently put forward by the Tientsin Chamber of Whampoa Docks have been deali io at $80. Commerce, and supported by the German taoghai Docks are easier at Tis. 83 after sales Minister, for the repayment of the traders

the slightly reduced rate of. Tls. 164 at the rate. Hongkong Wharfs are in demaned casen by a Government loan.—N.C.D. News,

at

JAPANESE CO11ON YARN,

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the Company will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Victoris, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 21st April, 1909, at 13.45 PM, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following Special Resolution:

"That the Memorandum and Articles of..... "Association of the Company be respecto "tively extended, altered and amended so, "as to read as shown in the print signed: "for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this Menting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memo. #randum and Articles of Association-ba "henceforth adopted as the Memorandam "and Articles of Association of the Comp- "pany to the exclusion of those heretofore "prevailing "why Should, the abova Special Resolution be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for co; firmation to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, of which, Notice will be harealer given er

Priols of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association can be sein of the Company's offices or obtained on application there,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary Hongkong, 10th April. roco.

LOTIVITY IN SILAMURAJ MARKET.

Considerable activity has been shown

BROWD of fate in the market for Japanese collon yarn in Shanghai. It is attributed by some to the re- THE HONGKONG ELEJTRIO 00, LD. unit of the boycott of English goods by the Chinese This view is repudiated by Mr. NOTICE is hereby given that the TWEN Eitaki, the Japanese Consul in Shangbai. The TIETH ORDINARY GENERAL activity of Japanese yarn in Shanghal, says the MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS; Will Consul General, is mainly due to the recovery Building, on SATURDAY, the 24th April

be held at the Company's Office, Sl, Georg from the fonncial depression and the abundant 1909, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purposel

Lands, Hotels and Baildings-Them, and placed an San Domingo da Basco, and that

Under such a policy, immediately upon the buyers of Anglo French Lands in the North at creation of a' diplomatic strain in Europe in The. roo, and Central Stores at St. Hong. warships craising in the waters should com which England and Germany were opposed, kong Hotels can be placed at $84, Hongkong musicate to the Observatory any observations the first duty of the Australian Government, Lands have eased down to 597, at which rate they may make that will be of ate in forecast-acting in conjunction with the Imperial Navy sales have been affeciod. Humphrey's Estates In Australian waters, would be to have in readiaro obtainable at 581," Shanghai Lands have bess an expeditionary military force to co- changed hands at Tis, 187, 3 OPIUM CULTIVATION IN INDIA, operate with the Navy seizing Simpsochafen, Cotton Mills, Hongkong Coltons are again. thus closing the only German base in Austral on offer at $3. Ewns hava declined to Tis 116 Mr. Resiasked the Under Secretary for Indian asia that could be utilised for the purpose of According to latest mail advices from Shanghai whether, in view-of-the-fact that the fodian-aggression against_Australia in the event of jost to hand, changes in other Northers Milla poisant paid the bill, the Government would Britain's naval power being overcome.-Palli are a follows:-Internationals-Tis: 95: Lau | harvest of wheat and barley in the Yangtze presenting the Report of the Directora, To I. That the different Viceroys and Gover- exact the clearest and most irrefutable proof || Mall Gorilla

valley. The value of cotton yard arriving in gather with a Statement of Accounts to aŝth) ŋnow be ordered to suggest the best means of that China'wax Piri passu with ládļa lu reduc“.

Shanghal represen

about ous-third of the Auditor VENOMEN

February, 1909, and electing Directors and raising a special fund by an additional 'impost, {ing her opium caltivation, before India was

total imports of the port. The British repre- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company That an increase of land taxes be levied called upon to the prejudice of her own revennes,

sentative at the Opium Conference at Shanghai will be CLOSED from the toth to the 24 at once for the initial expensen of the pavý,‚'

was absolutely opposed to the proposal of the April, 1909, both days inclusive. **3. That an increase of duty on tobacco, wine,

Obloese Goverment to monoplise the oplem By Order of the Board of Directos, magar and a houan iar be levied for a fand

trade. This appears to bavo in some", WAY

GIBB LIVINGSTON & CO towards the annual expenses,

offended the Chinese, but the matter was only slight and cannot be taken as the cause of the

Agents 7th April, 1909.5 increased import of "") season for the importatie from April to October In the yarn tra

!

That a subscription fund be started by awarding ranks of mobility to subscribers

5. That a national loan be raised from among The Chinois restdente abroad in the South Pacific islands.SUBO

That foreign loans by raised.

That the China Merchants Company's by subsidized for transport service in time

That vessels be commissioned to protect ftion the , and that the latter

C.D

and her own taxpayers, to make radúciioni which, in the absence of such proof, must result in transferring business from Indian to Chinese gowers of the drug.

Mr. Buchanan The present arrangement for the progressive restriction of the export of opium from fadia holds good to the end of 1910, The Chinese Government, are Aware that the extension of the present arrangement will depend on satisfactory evidence being given that the production of opium has been correspondingly reduced in China.

Mr. Raasi May we hope that there will be some evidenca basidan that of Chlusso: official assuranc

Me, Bochasin.We will.take care that that Solat is consideredi

A CAMTÓN VERSION.

DESPATCHING STORES FROM CHINA,

Paris, 13th March, The Paris edition of the New York Herald publishes a telegram from its Canton corres» pondent stating that it is believed Germany in tends to annex an island in the Pacific in order

Kung Mowe-Tis, 112 buyers. Soy Choes- TH. 410 buyers.

Miscellaneous-China Borneos have again been deali in at $11.30 and there are more buyers at the rate, Green Island Cements have again found buyers at 55,00/- Hongkong Elec. trics have been sold at Sigh, closing with more inquiries at the latter rate. Watsons have been sold at $3, while William Powells have further fuquiries at $73. In the North, Sumairas have

kats hayo takon a sudden jump

to turn it into a naval base.. MASTARAR BOUsred a severe decline' with sellers, at The

This supposition is strengthened by the fact || 195, that the Commandant of the German Squad 10 TIs, ron at Canton has shipped on board a Ger. man steamer s quantity of food iammunition, and material for the erection.

The Back's selling rate on Lions on demand... The T/T rate on

(japanese vara le increased activity

porta Tast of

STO

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