Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 May 1909

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833 No. 102 VOL. LXVIL THURSDAY, 6th MAY, 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      1062 1 mt “PINANG GAZEFTE.’ i j I The London Assurance I R SALE Corporation. Jgj-fe S' ~L SUBSCRIPTION. BY royal appointment I SWGIow Art lireWfi-Inre«d Worh The undersigned, Laving been appoinred g.| $27 per annum, rmbroldery Dealers. rX\tVr:Xt A e, ARINK ud F,RE I2ST B IABJLE’ DELICACIES, I ok PATERSON, SIMONS
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    CEYLON LABOUR COMMISSION.
    2292 2 REPORT FOR 1908. At the end of 1907 matters were in anything but a satisfactory condition as regards the number of coolies going across to Ceylon, and when the numbers were •published showing the return to be the lowest but one in twenty-one years, it was generally
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    Mosquitoes in Arabia.
    705 2 season is brief. —F. G. A. in the Pall Mall Gazette. The hot lauds watered by the Tigris and Euphrates aie. as might be supposed, a paradise for injects, though nor, always for those who share i heir company. In the Balkans, and even as far south
    season is brief. —F. G. A. in the Pall Mall Gazette.  -  705 words
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    Unclaimed Letters.
    140 2 The following unclaimed letters are lying at the Penang Post Office Letters. Archard, L. Litvak, David Anderson, J. D. Maatschappij HolBaumann, C. land Bailey, W. H. M «ckenzie, Archie I. Bradley, Capt. F. Macdonald, Dr. A. H. Brownlow, Ernest O. McClelland, R. V. Casey, Pi ivate Davy Parsons,
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    THE WEEK.
    106 2 Thursday, 6th May. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road Friday. 7th May. Golf Club Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, Penang Road. Saturday, Bth May. Homeward P. O. Mail. Cricket P.R.C. r. C.R.C.. Victoria Green. Cricket P.C.C. r. Butterworth. Ecplanade. Japanese Cinematograph,
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    TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
    38 2 May 6. 1881— King David Kalakaua visited Singapore. 1882— Crown Prince of Germany born. 1889—Sir Charles Warren arrived in the Straits. 1901—King of Siam left Bangkok for Java. 1908—All India Moslem League inaugurated in London
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    AUCTION SALES.
    14 2 Saturday, Muy B.— Land 10-30 a.m.; Logan’s Buildings A. M. Joseph, auctioneer.
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    TENDERS.
    40 2 Prye Hirer Dock— Supply of coolie labour tenders close May I <». Afo/iammedan and Hindu Endowment Boaid Lease of Coconut trees; tenders close noon, May 31. Deputy Commissioner, Mergui.— Right to collect pearls and pearl shells, etc. noon, May 31.
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    HOUSES TO LET.
    33 2 18 Logan Road apply M. M. Noordin’s office. “Ascot,” facing Race Course: apply J W. Hallifax. 2 Cantonment Road apply 142, Carnarvon Street. 401 Dato Kramat Road; apply Boustead Co.
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      51 2 People who “grin and hear it when they have headaches have never used Stearns’ Headache Cure, you may be certain. If they once knew what quick relief it would give them and how much better they feel after taking it they would never willingly suffer the torture again. Insist on
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      38 2 In hot weather it’s hard work to take cod liver oil. But Stearns’ Wine of Cod Liver Oil is not greasy or oily, and it tastes so good that you wish you had taken more. Does everybody good.
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      359 2 government oe seunsoT' Colonel Sir DAVID BRUCE. PPLICATIONS ara 4A post of Assistant Insp. ctor pd writing from the Sleeping Sickness Salat v £240 to £3OO k r ’bikr Commission in Uganda, sayss— „,7. by annual inem of £lO. Pensionable if I found Bovril of great use on several f..
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      69 2 The Tides. High Water. Low Water. May 6 12.50 p.m. 6.49 a.in. 7 1.47 p in. 7.30 a.m. 8 2.36 p.in. 8.34 a.m. 9 3.24 p.m. 9.25 a.m. 10 418 p.m. 10.18 a.m. 11 5.06 p.m. 11.09 a.m. 12 6.00 p.m. 12.01 p.m. The Moon. Last Quarter 5.45 a.m. 13
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    Thursday, 6th May, 1909.
    1352 4 Aerial navigation has hitherto been neglected seriously by the British Government, but judging from the arrival of the Wright Brothers in England and their conference at the War Office with Mr. Haldane, as announced by Reuter yesterday, it is evident that the pleasure of public opinion
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    THE REV. F.B. METER.
    829 4 ARRIVAL IN PENANG. The Rev. F. B. Meyer, b a., Minister of Christ Church, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, who is on a six months’ mission tour under the auspices of the Keswick Convention, arrived in Penang yesterday afternoon by the P. O. mail steamer Oceana.
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    OFFICIAL QUARTERS AND RENT.
    352 4 INTERESTING CASE IN THE F.M.S. In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday morning, Sir A. F. G. Law, Chief Judicial Commissioner, delivered judgment in favour of the Government in two the cases between the Selangor Government and Dr. M. Wasson, formerly of the F.M.S. Medical
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    An Artful Dodge.
    238 4 Yesterday a Chinaman, Ug Kong by name, went to No. 60 Prangin Road and told the proprietor of the shop that he wanted to purchase six bags of rice. Whilst the bags were being brought out, accused placed on the counter a bag which appeared to contain
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    Alleged Forgery.
    143 4 Accused Sent for Trial. In the Third Court, this afternoon, Mr. J. S. W. Ar thur concluded the enquiry into the charges of forgery of documents relating to ownership of land in Province Wellesley, brought against Mr. J. Smith and a native named Ismail. The charge against the
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    Penang Cricket Club
    102 4 Bowls Tournament. Members are notified that the entry list for a Bowls Tournament is now open. Entries close on Saturday, 15th inst., at 7 p.m. Play commences on Tuesday, 25th inst. Entry Fee, $1 each player for each event. Events as follows 1 Championship 2 Single Handicap
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    782 4 The death is announced u Marcus Dods, »>f Edinh ur <di Dr. Duncan Cooper visited P on inspection duty yesterday Invitations are out for the dance of the Parish Hall m, a the 12th inst. According to the Mail Spooner is progressing M 'J E can possibly
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      547 4 Penang Sales Room. by ORDER OF the mortgagees TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, at above sales room, 38, BEACH STREET, On Friday, 14th M<iy, IM!), at 11-30 A.M. The undermentioned Property belonging to KHOO HUN YEAM. Particulars. All that piece of land having erected thereon premises No. 14 known
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  • Obituary
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    31 4 DEATH. Madden. —At “Kildare,” Swettenham Road, Taiping, on the morning of the 4th inst., Violet Annie (Birdie), the much loved wife of L. J. Butler Madden, of Taiping.—Straits papers please copy.
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    TURKEY’S NEW REGIME.
    117 5 EX-SULTAN’S property seized. huge hoard at yildiz kiosk. [Reuter’s Service.] London, 6th May. j'liH Inventory Commission at Yildiz <k lias discovered bank notes to the value of £450,000 sterling, and a large nu.tntity of jewellery and a rosary valued £75,000. Documents have also been f 'jtid showing
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    GOLCONDA MALAY RUBBER CO.
    85 5 REPORT AND CROP FOR 1908. i From- Our Own Correspondent.} London, sth May. The annual report of the Directors of the Golconda Malay Rubber Company, Limited (whose property is adjacent to llarp nden Estate, in the mukim of Kapar, (ii the main road from Klang to
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    THE BUDGET.
    85 5 1.1. t YD GEORGE AND HIS CRITICS. [Reuticr's Service London. sth May. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Ex- hequer, said that he was gratified at t 1 reception of the Budget. He pointed ijU* that criticism of it was practically confined to
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    AN OUTRAGE IN YUNNAN.
    35 5 GERMAN TRAVELLERS MURDERED [Reuter’s Service.] London, 6tl> May. T ie murder of two German travellers in thi- piovince of Yunnan, south-west China, has been reported at Cologne, but details are lacking.
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    PRINCE KUNI OF JAPAN.
    41 5 VISITS TO ESSEN AND PARIS. I»EI. O.STASIATIBCHE I. LOYD’S SERVICE.] Berlin, sth May. I 1 ii>'-e Kuni of Japan has arranged to visit Krupp’s armament factory and vo k-liops at Essen, ami afterwards to proceed to Paris.
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    GERMANY’S FINANCES.
    23 5 R muter’s Service London, 6th May. Ihe German loans of sixteen ami oventy-f. >ur million marks respectively been covered about two-fold.
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    MR. ROOSEVELT'S "BAG."
    27 5 [Reuier’s Service] London, 6th May. A 'el.-gram from Nairobi stares that fix IJ|(S1 J (S Roosevelt has shot six lions toid some lion cheetahs.
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    THE TSAR AND FRANCE.
    27 5 I,KI{ Omasiatische Lloyd’s Service.] Berlin, sth May. Lie 1 sir and Tsarina of Russia will pay 11 "tliciiil visit to France in July.
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    AERONAUTICS.
    15 5 [Rbutkr’s Service. London, sth May. *he new army dirigible balloon has been at Aidershot.
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    PORTUGAL.
    13 5 bRu Ostasiatiscke Lloyd’s Service] Berlin, sth May. Lie Portuguese Cabinet has resigned.
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    POLITICS AT HOME.
    337 5 THE ATTERCLIFFE BY-ELECTION. A VICTORY FOR LABOUR. RESULT OF A UNIONIST SPLIT. [Reuter’s Service.] London, sth May. Polling has taken place in the Attercliffe division of Sheffield, where a by-election was necessitated by the resignation of Mr. J. Batty Langley, the Liberal member. There were four candidates,
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    RACING AT HOME.
    143 5 THE CHESTER CUP A WIN FOR SANTO STRATO.’’ [Reuter’s Service London. 6th May. The following was the result of the race for the Chester Cup yesterday Chester Cup (handicap) of 2,550 sovs. (a cup value 50 sovs. and the remainder in specie), second to receive 300 sovs.
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    ROYAL MOVEMENTS.
    72 5 THE KAISER IN AUSTRIA DEB OSTASIATISCHE LLOYD’S SERVICE.] Berlin, sth May. At the desire of the Emperor Francis Joseph the Town Council of Vienna has invited the Emperor of Germany to attend the festivities which are to take place in the Town Hall on the 14th inst. Meanwhile
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    ANARCHY IN PERSIA.
    60 5 THE SHAH AND THE POWERS. [Reuter’s Service London, 6th May. Uhe Shah yesterday issued a proclamation that he has granted a Constitution. The Par liament is expected to meet about July 19. The Shah has notified the British and Russian Legations that he accepts the advice recently
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    THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    46 5 FLANS FOR NEXT MONTH. j Der Ostasiatischk Lloyd’s Service Berlin, sth May. Despatches from 1 he Hague report that Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is going on most favourably. The Royal Family will, according to present arrangements, remove to Het Loo in June.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    92 5 VISIBLE SUPPLY REDUCED. SINK MONTHS’ DKLIVERIES. [From Our Own Correspondent London, sth May. The receipts of rubber at Par a in April amounted to 3,760 tons. The world’s visible supply on May 1 was 5,745 tons as compared with 7,384 tons on the same date last year—a
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    Pagan Races of East Sumatra.
    325 5 Sir Raymond West presided at a meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society on April 6, when a lecture on the forest tribes of East Sumatra was given by Dr. M. Moszkowski, of Berlin. The lecture was baser! on investigations made during many months of travel
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    Lawn Tennis.
    66 5 The Golf Club’s Tournament. The following was the result of yesterday’s play Profession Pairs. Rogers «fc Haslam heat Martin Ar Cleaver 6—3 7—5. Men's Doubles. Class A. Hodge Jamieson beat Criswick dr Jones 6—4 4—6 6—4. Me n’s Singles. Class B. Mav beat Duncan 6—l 6—4. Men's Singles
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    Tin Dredging at Tongkah.
    75 5 A telegram has been received in Penang from the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company stating that, for the month of April, the output by number 2 dredge, working 257 hours, was 145 piculs; and the output by number 3 dredge, working 156 hours, was 231 piculs
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    Ladies' Rifle Shooting.
    45 5 The Walker Cup. The Selangor April score f r the Walker trophy is as follows Miss M. Charter 31 Mrs. Trump 33 Mrs. Travers 30 Mrs. Highet 31 Mrs. Brown 29 Mrs. Goldie 29 183 [Penang’s score for April is also 183.]
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    F.M.S. Tin.
    34 5 The following tin outputs for April are reported Rambutan, 335 piculs. Kinta, 410 Bruseh, 320 During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day 1.43 inches of rain were registered at Fort Cornwallis.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    1329 5 AUTUMN MEETING, 1909. Tuesday, the 27th, Thursday, the 29th, and Saturday, the 31st July, 1909. PROPOSED PROGRAMME. To be submitted to a Special General Meeting to be held on Monday, 7th June, 1909, at the rooms of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, at 4=30 p.m. NOTICE.—No amendments
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      1582 6 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHE THE MERCANTILE BANK OF BROWN AUSTRALIA. ANP CHINA BANKING CORPORATION. MAATSCHAPPIJ. ESCOMPTO-MAATSCHAPPIJ. INDIA. LIMITED. Monumental P»id-up-C»pit»l »15,000,080 N€,her E 8 TABLi l a HBO "B24 OC, y <N Eotlb"m«d at Batavia, 1857. Authorised Capital £1,500,000. a Incorporated by Royal
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    SHARES.
    1240 7 K Capital. Subscribed. b sue so 1 Shares. Value Dividends. Name. a J X 02 O’ K. i I j 1 j MINING. V' I °n nnn 9?-’nnn 02’22n l sl 10 end. 31-3-08 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd $6 Ki 6 300,000 220,000, 22,500 10 10 Bruang, Ltd.
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    SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    93 7 Carlyle, Brit., 331, Treweeke, May 6, Teluk Anson, gen Kwong On Co. De Kock, Dut., 565, Vileeminy, May 6, Deli, gen., Huttenbaeh, Liebert Co. Fook Sang, Brit., 1987, Mitchell. May 6, Hongkong, gen., Boustead Co. Hebe, Brit., 347, Woodget, May 5, Singapore, gen., \V. Mansfield <fc Co. Oceana,
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    CLEARANCES.
    43 7 Ban Whatt Soon for Port Swettenham, Port Dickson, and Malacca. Canton for Dindings and Teluk Anson Fook Sang for Calcutta. Hebe for Deli. Leong Ho for Trang. Perak (E.S. Co.) for Deli. Petrel for Pangkalan Brandan. Teesta for Port Swettenham and Singapore.
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    SHIPPING EXPECTED.
    22 7 /Va'o" o/ ■Steatner. tchere from, approxim<ite ri,at« o/ arrirad where bound, and Agents. Benmohr, London, May 13, Japan. S. B.
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    PASSENGERS.
    174 7 ARRIVALS. By Teesta k May b) from Negapatam, Mr and Mrs J Bentley and Mr and Mrs Jelly. By Tara (May 5) from Singapore, Messrs Holloway, Holmberg, Lazaroo, and Sidambaram Pillay from Port Swettenham, Mr K Mohd Ghose. By Oceana (May 5) from London, Mr and and Mrs AT
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    EXCHANGE.
    122 7 Penang, 6th May, 1909. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). London Demand Bank 2 3< 4 months’ sight Rank 2/4 1/16 3 Credit 2/4 3/16 3 Documentary 2/4 7/32 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174| 3 days’ sight Private 176 Bombay Demand Bank 174 3 days’sight Private 176 Madras Demand
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    PRODUCE.
    182 7 Penang, 6th May, 1909. Gold leaf $65 Pepper (W. Coast 3 lb. 5 0z).... No stock. White Pepper $15.50 buyers. Trang Pepper $12.32| byrs. Mace $73 buyers. Mace $64 buyers. Cloves out of season. Nutmegs 110 $18.50 sellers. No. 1 $6.65 sales. Sugar < No 2 No stock. (.Basket
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    155 7 To-morrow. For Per. QI OH<*. Singapore, China, and Japan E.F. Ferdinand 1 p.in. Batu Bhara Sportsman 1 p.m. Tongkah, Kopah, Renong, Victoria Point, Mergui, and Tavoy Omapere 1 p.m. Tongkah Malacca I p’m. Port Swettenham and Singapore Rotorua 3 p.m. Teluk Anson Carlyle 3 p.m. Pulau Langkawi, Perlis,
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    European Mails.
    37 7 Homk- w Ex- Positively To Stkamkr. WARD. PKCTBD. DUR Sail P. Je O. Assaye 8/5 B. I. Teesta 15/5 N.D. L. Buelow 12/5 Outward. P. O. Delhi 20/5 B I. Taroba 13/5 N.D.L. Lutzow 13/5
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    379 7 Per P «fc O 93 Namur, from London, April 10 due May 11 :—To Penang Mr and Mrs Moss, Mrs Tarrant and child, Miss Robertson, Mr F J Dupis. To Singapore Mr and Mrs E A Smith, Madame Borlee and child, Captain F J Sunders, Dr
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    LOG BOOK.
    854 7 The Nederlaml SteHimhip Company will declare a dividend of 6| per cent, against 8 per cent, in 1907. The AmsterdamLangkat Company will pas*» its dividend this year. The grounding of the Austrian-Lloyd liner Irieste on Good Friday was the second accident which happened to the vessel after she
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      7 7 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY, THE CAME OF QUALITY.
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      71 7 The Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Co. of Aix la Chapelle. Capital £450,000 Total Assets £1,226,481 The undersigned are authorised to insure almost any property against Fire in Penang or elsewhere. For rates apply to KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd., Agents. sun life of cunodu. «Established 1805). Assets exceed £6,000,000.0.0 Surplus over
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