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Intimation.

Powell's

Furnishing

Department

FIRST FLOOR

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

WE HAVE JUST

UNPACKED A LARGE CONSIGNMENT

OF

DINNER

RE

SAMPLES NÓW ON SHOW.

A PLEASING STYLE

ALL WHITE.

We are prepared to sell any quantities to

suit our Customers, even single Pieces.

MEAT PLATES. SOUP PLATES.

PUDDING PLATES. CHEESE PLATES. OVAL DISHES

COVERED VEGE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1900

Public Company

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD,

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Thirty-fivä A

cepts per Share for the Six Months ending 3th June, 1903, will be payable on the a5th September, 1989, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained en application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

will be CLOSED from the 13th instant to the 25th September, 1909, both days inclusive.,

SHEWAN, TOMES &'Co.,

General Managers'; Hongkong, 6th September, 1909.

Intimations.

HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

1640

THE PORT or canton,

IMPORTANCE. AS A DISTRIBUTING CENTRE,

WE A

As an introduction to his report on the trade of Canton for the year 1968, Mr. Acting Consti- General Fox gives an interesting account of the city and port. He says:-

Canton, the capital of Kwang-tung, the most southerly province in China, is situated on the nonb bank of the Pearl River, approximately at the apex of the vast network of waterways which form the Centos Delin. Its degree of latitude 25° 7′ 10′′ brings it into line with Mua cat, Calcutta, and Havans, and although its climate is colder than those cities, manufactur ers interested in the Caton market would do well to remember that the city and the country

station of the Canton-Bankow and Canton- Kowloon Railways at Wong Sha and Tai Sha Tan. - Ocean' steamers drawing as much as 17 feel can come up with the tide and anchor in draws deep water off Shamben; river steamers, ing hot more than 4 7/3 feet moor alongside the wharvel at any state of the tide.

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Intimations.

DONE BY TRYING, Nobody can tell what he can do till he tries. When a thing ought to be done the modern spirit moves us to keep working away at it until it is done. In the face of this idea the "impossible vanishes Where there's a will, there's a way. "If we could but reb cod liver oil of its sickening taste and smell and then combine it with two or three other ingredients wo should possess the best remedy in the world for certain diseases that are now płactically incurable. So said a famous English physi- "But will never cian twenty-five years ago.

done," he added. "You tah no more tum cod liver oil into a pleasant palatable medicine, than you can turn the Codfish itself into a Bird

The city of Canton-to which a distinguished traveller not ludg ago applied the name of "Nightmaro City," such was the impression that its labyrinth of dark and Barrow streets, the weird and often repulsive display of animal and vegetable lood-stuffs, and its burrying chattering stream of yellow humanity made upon him is now well within the beaten track of tourists, and therefore neede zo detailed de- scription in this place. The city, with its 4,250,000 inhabitants, at a moderate estimate, it supplies are, to all intents and purposes, is is one of the largest and probably the 'wealth of Paradise."! Yet be lived to admit that in

WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION the tropics Ice and sow af. practically uz jest of the great cities of China.

Its people, famous for their enterprise and known in Canton; binapas and pineapples

the "impossible" had been accomplished. It ripen in the open air and roses bloom all business capacity, have spread all over the Bm-is palatable 4s honey and contains all the pire, and are to be found playing a leading part cutritive and curative properties of Pure Cod in all the Chinese communities of America, Aus Liver Oil, extracted by us from fresh cod livers, through the winter.

Caoion is the natural distributing centra for the two provinces of Kwangtung and Kwangsi,tralia and the Matar Peninsula. They bave combined with the Compound "Syrup of the former with an area of 100,000 square miles placed themselves in the van of the movement Hypophosphites, Extracts of Malt and Wild and a population of 3,865,700 being one of the cowards reform and constitutional government. Cherry. This remedy is freed from the bad largest and most densely populated provinces 10 any other Utinese city at the present day it is precisely the splendid medicine he wished lu Canton may be seen more markedly the peculiarities Dr. Frothingbain so detested, and in Chips, the latter, with an area ol 77,000 the visible affects of China's awakening in the for. Use it freely and, confidently. for Anemia T. F. HOUGH,

*Clerk of the Course. square miles and a population of only 5,300,000 shape of patriotic societies, whose leaders dis Hysteria, Wasting Complaints, Blood Impuri- (664 the most thinly populated and least developed cuss the questions of the day, more particular ties, Asthma, and Throat and Lung. Troubles Hongkong, 18th September, 1909.

of all the eighteen provinces.

ly these relating to foreign affairs, at public Dr. W. H. B. Aikios, F. R. C. P., Londos, - meetings; a young and irresponsible press, M., D. C. M. Victoria University-Ba HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

which is rapidly acquiring many of the waist Toronto University,Consulting Physician to features of "yellow journalism and that un-Home-for-tocurables, Physician ta. Toronto reasoning dislike and suspicion of foreign` na. tions, which fiad expression in the boycotı.

HE HALF-YEARLY MEETING of Tn of the above Club will be held OR SATURDAY, the and October, 1909, at 12 o'clock, Noon, at the Offices of the Jockey Club on the Ground Floor of the Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road.

By Order,

NOTICE

N. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL AMEXTRAORDING TO Club will be held on SATURDAY, the 2nd. October, at 12.15 PM, at the Offices of the Tockey Club on the Ground Floor-of-the- Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road, a Notice regarding which is being tant to each Member.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Courie

*[66; Hongkong, 18th September, 1909.

F. BLACKHEAD & CO., SHIP CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS COAL AND-PROVISION MER CHANTS, NAVAL CONTRACTORS

AND GENERAL COMMISSON AGENTS,

GROUND FLOOR, V

ST. GEORGE'S building,

HONGKONG,"

SOAP AND SODA MANUFACTURERS.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

The main channel or rather estuary, of the Pearl River, connects Canion with Hoogkong, 95 miles distant_jo a south-easterly direction and the Portuguese colony of Macao, some miles almost due south of Cantos, An intri- cate.pot-work of navigable creeks and canale connect Canton'' with the North, West and

East Rivers, which with this tributarien irrigate the major portion of the two provinces.

It is remarkable that there is hardly one town or district of any importance from a commercial point of view within an area con siderably larger than that of the British Isles that cannot be reached by water from Canton Goods are habitually transported on these waterways to points in the provinces of Yun- a, Kuaichou, Kwangsi, Hunan and Kiangsi,

A fleet of commodious river steamers maia-

tains a daily service, between Canton and Hongkong; smaler steamers ply regularly to

Macao and West River poris, such as Samsbu,

nad Wackow, while some 3.0 launches, the majority towing native passenger beats, keep up daily communication with almost every town and large villaga on the West, North and East River and throughout the Canton Delia

· Railways" in this part of China are still is their intancy, although for some years past the short line between Canton and Samshui, via

HARTMANN'S RAHTENS GENIND Fatskan, the Birmingham of South Ching, has

HAND

BRAND, HARTMANN'S GREY PAINT DAIMLER'S PATENT MOTOR LAUNCHES, &.G..

&0.

Bola Agents for TERGUSON'S SPECIAL CREAM and P&. O. SPECIAL LIQUER 80OTCH WHISKY, &c.

EVERY KIND OF SHIP'S STORES AND REQUISITES -ALWAYS-IN-STOCK- 17

REASONAble prices, -Hongkong, 4th Mark: 1609.

OSMAN &

CASUM,

been open to traffic and has, it may be remark ed, paid handsomely. On the main line, to Hankow trains are now; tuncing 21 far as mile 45, and the Chieste, section of the Canton Kowloon Railway, although no portion is yet open, is making steady progress. Iaconjunction with the Canton-Hankow. Railway system, branch lines in various directions ard projected by enthusiastic native capitalists,

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General Hospital, says: “ I am,inuch pleased to state that the results from using Wampola'e. As regards the last-named institution, mat Preparation of Cod Liver Oil have been ters have now come to such a pass that any at uniformly satisfactory appealed to mo tempt on the part of a foreign firm in Canton is being prepared according to correct scien- press home a claim, however just, against aufic principles." fi increases the appetite and Dative merchant, is met by the threat of a boy-influences the digestion of food; it is delicious cott, in a recent Aagrass case of the imitation to take, will not disappoint you and is effective, of a trade mark oa certain underclothing of from the first dose. It represents the dawn British manufacture, the Chinese magistrate of progress" At chemists everywhere. excused his refusal to record a conviction and impose an exemplary fine on the score that if Be did so the firm imperting the goods would

tone

all their business in Canton.

If the description applied in Canton in 'an, old Commercial Directory of the year 1843

que of the greatest emporiums'in the East,

ranking as a port of trade eilist beloss or im

JUST LANDED:

The well-known and famous brandy

Bisquit Dubouche.

& Co."

mediately after Calcutta” no longer holds good, Capton, the oldest Trogly port in Coina stil ranks amongst the four largest ports in Chios. Taking the wbola yalue of the steamer-boros trade, Canton in 1909 took third place, after XXX Very Old Fine Hanków and Shanghai, and, as regards direct trade with foreign countries, Canton was second V.O.C.B. Guaranted 20 Years only to Shanghai, "

Old

ALSO

QUINQUINA?

The expansion in the trade of the port, which has been especially noticeable during the past six years, should receive a strong impetus with QUINQUINA ? the advent of the two main lines to Hapkow sod Hongkong, while the advantages it possesses in good and cheap labour, facilities for sport, and coal mines within easy reach, assure Can- ton's faturo as a great manufacturing centre...

I think I have said enough in the foregoing? sketch, necessarily brief, and imperfect, to de monstrate to British merchants and manufac- furers that Canton is a market worthy of their

For Sale.

Canton, after Peking the most famous of all the great cities of China, ircontained within walls some 6 miles in circumference, and besparücklar attention....... extra-mural suburbs--which formi the chief busi- neen quatters of the city-stretching.pearly miles along the river bank. Facing the city on the south side lies the residential suburb of Hopam, on the island of that name, and on the opposite side of the river is the village of Fati, whbio. "flower" gardens, where Chinese horticulturists vie with one another in producing fir and oak and banyan trees not more than 12 inches ia.height, have a world-wide reputation. Heto also some of the foreign missions have

FOR SALE.

AT

GRACA & CO. 27, Des Voeux Road.

5, D'AGUILAR STREETlished themselves, and lower down the river,VIEW Post Cards and Asiatic Postage

JUST UNPACKED Ladies' Trimmed and Untrimmed

RIBBONS, FLOWERS

HATS

& FEATHERS.

MUSLIN and FIGURED VOILES.

TABLE LINENS, SERVIETTES and

HOUSEHOLD LINENS:

TABLE DISHES. COVERED TWIN VE- GETABLE DISHES. SOUP TUREENS.

SAUCE TUREENS. executed.

which is here known as the Back Reach, the

various kerosene oil companies bave 'erected' tanks and wharvos,

West of Honam and immediately adjacent to the south-western suburb of Canton lies, the foreign settlement of Shameen, a small island

not more than 11⁄2 miles in circumference, which Western enterprise, mainly British and Fresch, has converted from an erstwhile barren, mod fat into a minintare township, with rows of substantial residential and business build ings, intersected by, shady, avdaues and public gardens and recreation grounds. The island in lensed to the British and French Gov

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Stamps:

Novels, Books for parlour and household

use

The Doctor at Homa "-1909 edition. Prayer Books, Religious Pictures, Pendants, Medals, Statuettes, Flower Seeds.

Roliet Scraps and Scrap Albums, Toy Books for Childrac.

Manila Cigars and Cigaretten. Stamps in Bats, Packets, Bags and Single. Large Aironment of Albums for Stamps and Port Cards.

·

Postage Stamps Catalogues by Lincolo, Seaf, Stanley Gibboar, Scott and Tailleurs

Stock Books, Duplicate Pocket Books, Transparent Envelopes:

Moveable Leal Albums, Tweezers, Magnify..

Glasses, Perforation Gauges Water Mark Detectors. Marsey's Commercial Map and Directory,

&&

Per Bot.

..$2.50

Consignees,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,' IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE..

NOTICE TO' CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

"LUTZOW," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opiums, Treasure and Valuables, are being hazardous andfor extra hazardous Godowns of landed and stored at their risk into the the Hongks and Kowloon Wharf and Go- down Company, Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, hence delivery may be obtained.

No Olaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Goddwas, and all Goods remain. ing andelivered after the 29th of September, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged. Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 29th of September, at 9.30 AM. All claims müst" reach us before the and

of

October, 1909, or they will not be recognized.

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No Fire Insurance will be affected.` Bills of Lading will be countersigued by the undersigned

NORDDEUTSCHER' LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co,

General Agents.

·Hongkong, aind September, 1909.

ts

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HK Steamship

TH

"PRINZ SIGISMUND,”›

having arrived, Consignens of Cargo are hereby "Informed that their Goods, with the exception of Oplum, Tressure and Valuables, are being landed and stores, Cipir risk intoth › hazardous and/or extra hailed Godowns of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Com pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point, Godowns, whence delivery may be obtaluod.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 28th of September, will be subject to fent ----

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they; will be

examined on the 28th of September, at 9.30 4.4.

All Claims must reach us before the 1st of

October, 1909, or they will not be recogaland.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

Bilis of Lading will be countersigned by the Ünderalghad.

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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

.MELOHERS & Oo, General Agents.

5,50

Hongkong, 21st September, 1900.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

DUBONNET

FRENCH STORE, Sole Agent, Hongkong, 30th April, 1909.

FURNITURE WAREHOUSE,

LI KWONG LOONG & CO.,

25

́VÁÐINET-MAKERS' and Art DecorATORS; from Shanghal, has re-opened their FURNITURE STORE

'. At

No. 39, DEB Vœux Road QENTRAL. The only Shop in Hongkong with this name.

WHERE HGcpilon can be made to HIGH-CLASS FURNITURE arder la any-design-required. *

Have been patronised by the Hongkong Club, Hongkong Hotel, Telegraph 00.. MESITE, A. S., Waison & Co., Firms and other Trading Estabṛishments in the Colony, to whom reference can be made as to the Saparlor Workmanship and Materials of the Fumitare, &c, sappiled.

Masses. A. 5. Watson & Co., Ltd., write ax follows:-

"We har pleasure in stating that Mr. LI KWONG LOONG farnished the Annexe. to our Dispensary and gavo ui avery satis. Taction******

(Sd) A.S. WATSON & Co.

15th May, 1891. ORDERS punctually attended" to CHARGES most modele.

&c.

Hongkong, &k September, 1009.

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• Inspection invited.

5 SIZES. LACE and EMBROIDERIES a speciality. eramants in perpetuity, two-thirds of the area

being under British and one-third under Frenching control,'

The number of foreign residents, which until ten years ago remained stationary at between 1300 and 350, kid increased in 1905. tỏ 1,250, and is now (April, 1969) close up. 1,350.. The tots! foreign population of Capjomis probably over 1,500. But few lots on either concession now remain ucbuilt on, and the value of land and houss property has risen to such an extent that a lot on the British concession measuring 12,645 square feet, which changed bands in 185 for some $4,000, was recently sold by public auction for $17.800 (£3,150). This works. out to $21,745 per Chinese mou (í acro.equals

WITH COVER AND LADLE SAUCE.BOATS."

SALAD BOWLS.

STEÁK DISHES. CHOP DISHES.

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS,

and

28, Queen's Road.

Hougtyor, 18th September, 1999,

Samples on application, Coast Fort Orders carefull

Bangkang. 6th Santambar Tong

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

rates of Subscription to the Hongkony

FROM and shert January, 1000, the 6.6 mou) or $7.98, say 5 per square foot Tegraph (daily and weekly issues) will be

follows:-

DAILY $36 per annum. WEEKLY-513 per annum.

at

The rates por quarter and per mensem, pro- portional. Subscriptions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month.

The daily issue is delivered fres when the .. address is accessible to messenger, Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge, On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postaga.......... The postage on the weekly lease to any part

of the world le yo penta për. quarter. Single Copies, Dally, ton cents,, Weekly, - twenty-five canta (for cash only}!

2.

(JAVABLE IN ADVANCE). There will be "no"rebate" to Missionary, Subscribers as heretofore,

By Order,

- THE 'MANAGER,“ Hongkong Talagraph Co, Ld. Wongkang, wond December, rooli

It is dangerous to prophesy in the Esat, but everything seems to pojutio Sbaméen becoming more and more the business centre of Canton The element is most conveniently situated at the frost. door, as it were, of the bquiness quarter" of the city, it is easily accessible to Chicess merchants and dealers, who have_A natural Avorion to crossing the water, and its extra-territorial status and immunity from Chinese official control are strong inducements to the merchant class to conduct their business transactions on the concessions.

Shameen has, moreover, the great advantage of a water frontage measuring some, 200 or 300 yards, facing that' section of the barbour reserved for the anchorage, of oceau .steam- ere, and the river" steamer wharves.com/ menice on the other, side of the marrow defuoco Creek ál› the east-and-of-the French concession. The naw Chinese band, or embankment, now in course of construction, will in time connect Shamoen, by a bread read änited ta vehiculer" traffic, with the terminal:

THERATION MAY NOW ALSO BE OBTAINED IN DRAGEE (TArteless) Form, SELF OURE NÓ FIOTION! MARVEL UPON MARVELI NO SUFFERER

NEED NOW DESPAIR, but bout runelor a doctor's bill or falling foto the deepditch of quackery, may safely, speedily and economically cure bimani! wilboat the know ledge of a second party. By the introduction of THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

THERAPLON

a complete sevolution han opa'wrought in thi departkietu vf, medical science, whilst thousands have been restored 16 health and happiness who for years previously had been merely dragging Duta matulo ekistence, ...

THERAPION NO. -The Sovereign Remedy for discharges, superseding lajec. thune, Her us of with dues irreparable harm by, Laste the foundation of stricture and..osher medious dicksex.

THERAPION No.2–The Govarslen Ramedy for primary and secondary skin piions, Micerations, pales and swelling of the Saints, and all those complaints which mortuary" Carl sarsaparilla ar papularly but erroneously "supposed to cure. This preparation puriñas the whole aystem Elưrough the blood and, thoroughly onnaies all poisonous matter from the body,

HERAPION NO. 8-The Sovereign Remedy for doblilly, serousness, impaired wality, alveplowness, distaste and incapacity for Luisinnss or place, tore of solitude, blushing? indigeation, palms in the back and bond, and al disorders resulting froms dissipation, early ** Comoj, ko, which the faculty so persistantlyIgnors, because to inspolest to care of even allere

THERAPION principal

Chalus or from The Le Claro_Medicine Co Haverstock Road, Hampstead, London, • Price in Larland 1/5,'. In ordering, plate ankich of the Ihres wumbers required, and see that, word TILERAPION**APpears on British Governant „Slang witzel in every goalan pack HER

„Sold by all Chemins

AN INSPECTION INVITED. Famma, fél Amann), Ema?,

Consignees,

'SHIRE* LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.

THE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE

and

HE Company's Steamship.

"MONMOUTHSHIRE,» having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery* can be obtained as soon as the goods are landed.

Goods not cleared by the sgth inst, at16 A,M., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in may caso whatever. balus

.

· NOTICE, """ CONSIGNEES,

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS,

THE Company's Steamship

"KITANO MARU”

baying arrived from the above Ports, Con signees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, whate each consignment will be sorted out

mack by mark and delivery can be obtained as

soon as the Goods are landed, ·

Optional Goods will be carried on unleas instructions are givansto,the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by the gath September will be subject to reat

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignee's and the Cols-representativés at an appointed hour. All claims must be presented within nich date they cannot be recognised. No ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after

claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1909. 1458-459′

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"THE P. & O.-S. N. Cofs Staamer

"SOMALI,"

!

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, FORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

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

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* Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary, before 5 hours

Goods not cleared by the 30th instantynt 4 PM, will be subject to rent.

No-Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever, `a

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at ̋an appointed boar.

All claims must be presented within” tan days of the steamer's arrival befe after which. data they cannot be recognised. A

No claims will be admitted after tių goods have left the Godowbs.

E. A. HEWETT.

Superintendent. «Hongkong, 24th September, rogo

AN APPRAL,

PHE® SUPERIORESS" of the ITALIAN

CONVENT, OLDER BOAR WARS MOM respectfully to APPEAL to the Retidents of |Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for thali kind patronage and support, and dacices to sente that, she will be pleased to recaiya acders ing all kinds of NEEDLE WORK: All damaged packages must be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined. at Gentlemen's Skirts made to order, and 9.30 A.M. on the 28th inst. No Claims will be and Collars rmagnað an old amei admitted after delivery of the Gooda, has been Ladies and Childann's Under- affected to Consigneas, and same must, bedren's Dreman, and mi kikes presented within ten days of steamer's arrival || Materials can be supplied. I requ ́kera, oshaiwlse they will not be recognlandet.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lid, for any PAPER, OF DIE

Pests Agents

Hongkong, 230d Beptember, 1909.

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