Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 27 August 1920

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    20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLi&IIEu DAILY ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 197. VOL. LXXVIII. FRIDAY, 27th AUGUST, 1920. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      539 1 F Q[) t enable everywhere wholesale from ®n Wilr ii Ong Sam Leong Co., Penang, g |L :Sr -I| n B rr -«—I ma 'mi MTU Ay! j SEWING MACHINES I I NEW SHIPMENT I Ji/? cxfinffuispers. Bargain Price SIMPLICITY. —No experience is necessary to use the appliance. < EFFECTIVENESS.—Fire
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      13 1 M'S mut ■nt’Kuo Sole AKente S.S. a F M.S- Ong S•m Leong Co.
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    ALLEGED PERJURY.
    2203 2 FIRST DAY’S PROCEEDING’. Yesterday, before Mr G A J Smith, the trial was commenced, in the District Ci>urt, of six accused persons, including four Government servants, who were acquitted in the Police Court on the charge of playing in a common gaming house at No 74F, Siam Read,
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    Sea Monsters.
    598 2 Silly seasons and sea serpents have both gone out of fashion But why worry about sea serpents when there are real sea beasts which, both in point of s’ze and general gruesomenes», cau give points ai d a beating to any mere snake like monster of the deep?
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    The General Labour Committee
    74 2 The Secretary of the General Labour Committee of British Malaya informs us that the Report of the Executive Committee on Indian Labour and Labourers was duly presented to the General Labour Committee, at a meeting held in Kuala Lumpur un August 25, and that the report
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      40 2 B: ANOTHER OF j WILLS TOBACCOS I ONCE SMOKED j ALWAYS SMOKED H 2 oz. Tins 90 cents. 4 oz. Tins $1.75. ALL DEALERS. STRAITS-MOTOR-GARAGE. hupmobile-vauxhall. COLE CUBITT VULCAN. FULTON, TRAFFIC LEYLAND TRUCKS. Branch Offlc. S -49. BEACH STREET. PENANG*
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      535 2 WEW advertisement, POSITION VACANT ~Tapping Contractor wi-i? fifty rnpper-. f aln j' g pref Box No. 346, c /o Pioang Oazette d A PPIy for sale. 5 seater Overland Car in order. Owner leaving Colour ID Nortbam Road, A PP y 42. miscellaneous. ted Bet of Gow condition. Apply Box
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      269 2 IMPERIAL J-" EMPIRE THEATRE, PENANG ROAD. Thursday 26th, to Sunday, 29th August, 1920. Suspense. If there is one Distinct Factor that the patrons of the Imperial enjoy as a Distinct feature of Photoplay, it is suspense. “The Woman in the Web Packs, Mountains of it and on its heels come
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    DEAL IN SUGAR.
    721 3 JUDGES AT VARIANCE. A judgment of considerable importance to the local mercantile community was delivered by Acting Chief Justice, Sir John Bucknill K. C., and Mr. Justice Barrett Lennard in the Supreme Court, Singapore, onTueeday morning, arising out of the appeal of Seng Djib Hia versus Nagurdas
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    STRIKING CONTRAST IN E.P.D.
    143 3 In conversation with a Lancashire M. P. 1 learned some interesting facts about E.P.D., says a correspondent of the Evening Standard.” Illustrating the inequality of the duty, he said that there were two firms in a certain street in Manchester, both employing nearly equal amounts of
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      1514 3 POSITIONS VACANT. NOTICES. .'TENDERS INVITED. Bir'Hs .nd Deatlj. Wil! not be registered at Safe Of GOVemmCnt wanted. t Jmitpd the Government Office. nang aze Births must be reported at the Munici- RubbCF Pl 3 H tel HO DS), pal Health Office, between 10 a. m. and Wanted Immediately. A qualified
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      591 3 Weak, Nervous, Worn-out Grateful Testimony to Dr. Cassell's Tablets from People They Have Cured. India. South Africa. Mr. P. Jagannadhaswami. 8.A., Mr. Marthinus Ferreira. Pienarefonli e< i a r r Rajahs College, tein P. 0., Philippolis, 0.R.C.. Soath Parlakinedi, Ganjam District, Madras Africa, sa.vs:—“l had suffered the 1 residency, writes:—“l
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    BIRTHS.
    33 4 Mudaliab.—At Batu Gajab, on August 25. to Mr and Mrs M A Mudaliar, a son. Wyn»e-JomeB—On August 24. at the Materrity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr and Mrs G V Wynne-Jones, a sen.
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    THE TRANSPORT PROBLEM.
    1219 4 “S.F,P.” What are the possibilities of motor transport in Malaya The Singapore Profiteering Commission was charged with an enquiry into transport—it ought to be dealt with independently,—but the scope is probably limited to the Southern Settlement, where the traffic problem is more acute than it is her®,
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    HERE AND THERE.
    1728 4 At a meeting of the Bengal Legislative Council, an Indian number, A Bill to Stop Babu Kishari Mohun Profiteering. Chandhuri, moved for leave to introduce a Bill to control the prices of articles for sale iu Bengal. The object of the Bill was to stop profiteering. We
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      257 4 THE BEST IN THE I LONG RUN. 1 SOLE AGeNTS ADAMSON, CILFILLAN AND CO. LTD. (imcorpo&atxp m swlmd). i 1 i i [SCHWEPPES] Ginger Beer, Ginger Ale, j Malvern Water, Tonic I Water and Relenta Water. I s s j Be. g I Obtainable at:- I I The Leading Clubs,
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      10 4 E. 0. PENANG. RAFFLES, SINGAPORE STRAND, RANGOON. SARKIES BROTHERS,’ Proprietors.
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      38 4 THE TIDES, The following are the tides for to-day and to-morrow Penang Standard Time High Water. Low Water To-day. 11.21 a m. 5.38 p.m 11.47 p.m. 6.08 p.m. To-morbow. 12.00 m’nt. 6.11 a.m. 11.52 p.m. 6 37 p.m,
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    POLISH OFFENSIVE
    338 5 FURTHER SUCCESSES. Reuter’s Telegrams.] Warsaw, August 23. Tn day’s Polish communique says: “We uated the divisions of the Fifteenth < t Army, which were covering the retreat, "’e surrounded the bulk of the 1 urth Army and the whole of the Third fairy Corps. The booty is enormous
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    SOUTH RUSSIA.
    87 5 GENERAL WRANGEL’S advance. London, August 25. General Wrangel’s successful advance ii the interior of the Kuban, the great c u growing region of Russia, is filling the Bolshevik Government with alarm, and Trotzsky has issued a frantic wire- appeal to the Trade Unions to concentiate all workmen on
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    EAST OF THE JORDAN.
    224 5 SIR HERBERT SAMUEL’S STATEMENT. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Jerusalem, August 24. >nice the French occupation of Damas- < the principal Sheikhs from the terriy east of the Jordan communicated >ir Herbert Samuel, requesting Bri- occupation of their country. Sir H bort Samuel, in the course of a tour,
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    IRELAND.
    353 5 CONFERENCE IN DUBLIN. [Reuter's Telegrams.] London. August 24. A conference of representatives of the moderate minded throughout Ireland met in Dublin in order to express an opinion on the Government’s Irish policy and to discuss an acceptable settlement. The gathering, which was most representative, included many of the most
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    CHAOS AT LISBURN.
    171 5 MORE LOOTING AND INCENDIARISM. London, August 24. The position at Lisburn (near Belfast) last evening had become worse. There was further looting and burning of Catholic houses and shops. The damage is estimated at £500,000. The Fire Brigade was unable to cope with the outbreaks. There are
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    139 5 SIKHS REPULSE TRIBESMEN. London, August 24. A War Office •ommunique states that reports from Mesopotamia indicate that the situation is somewhat better in the area north-east and north of Baghdad. It is reported that an action has taken place south of Hillah, where a party of Sikhs, who were
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    1114 5 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Major H. L. Reed. M.A. (Cantab), tht new Principal of the Royal College, Ceylon, came out on the Gloucestershire. Baron Hayashi, the Japanese Ambassador in London, passed through Colom bo by the lyo Maru and dined at Queen’s House with H.E. the Acting Governor. At the Prison, Singapore,
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    PENANG FREE SCHOOL.
    422 5 -Ex. MR. H. STARR’S RETIREMENT. Mr. H. Starr, prior to leaving for home on retirement, was entertained to dinner last night by the Masters of the Free School, with Mr. W. Hamilton, Acting Head Master, in the chair. Mr. Starr came to Penang in 1884, and for
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    EGYPT.
    1584 5 THE JUDICIAL REFORMS. Cairo.— ts was reported at the time negotiations have been going on ever since the Milner Mission came oat last aucumn for the abolition of the Capita It* tions atd the reconstitution of the Mixed Coarts to which the jarisdiction of the Consular Courts would be
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    OLYMPIC GAMES.
    74 5 LADIES’ TENNIS EINAL. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Antwerp, August 24. In the Olympic ladies’ tennis final, Mademoiselle Lenglen (France) beat’ Miss Holman (Britain). The 100 Metre Swim. In the Olympic final of the men's 100 metres swimming race, Kahanamoku (America) was first in the time of 60 2/5 secs., a
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    61 5 THE LEADERS WIN. London, August 24. Gloucestershire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 53 runs. Parker, for Gloucester, took 94 wickets for 57 runs. Lancashire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 99 runs. Kent beat Essex by an innings amj 126 runs. Surrey beat Yorkshire by 31 runs.
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    PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
    33 5 The third event in the P.S.C. Gibtrt»» Cup competition, 200 yards handicap, will be decided at Skinjong Bungah on Sunday forenoon, also the 30 yds. scratA* “B” Claw monthly raoo.
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    FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY.
    768 6 NATIONALISTS AND MILITARISTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF UNREST. Many alarmei Germans serioudy see the beginnings of Bolshevism in the nationwide epidemic of food riots, and the new tidil wave of strides, social unrest and ructions coming at the same time, these grave facts are meant for the
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      218 6 PRITCHARD Telephone 335. Y .v T Telegrams. 06 J PEANCO With Departmental f t 'T' TA CO., LTD.,t PENANG. Connections. J 7 INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS PENANG IPOH. Gentlemen’s Outfitting Dept. HATS. White and Khaki J. s x Straits $l5 50 Z White Ellwoods Ordinary 15.50 White Ellwoods Shikar
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      131 6 PEACE AT LAST. Is your life one continuous horrible fight against the dread monster of Sciatic pain? Do you feel yourself gradually weakening in the awful struggle 7 Is your life-energy being destroyed by the agonizing, stabbing, thrusts of the torturous disease Then let me tell you that you are
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      315 6 I TANGYE’S I I SEMI DIESEL ENGINES. I B PROTECTED BY PATENTS. tEE I i 3 s 1 i 5 7 I TO WORK ON ALL BRANDS OF CRUDE AND RESIDUAL OILS, POWER AND FUEL CONSUMPTION GUARANTEED FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO: g i Hottenbach, Lazarus Sons, Ld. I (Incorporated
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    SHAKESPEARE AND BOLSHEVISM.
    884 7 LENIN AND JACK CADE. v Harold Spender writes in a Home pa Tbcrc is nothing new under the sun. T, n in is imagined by his admirers to t h, latest novelty, but he was really j.ated by Shakespeare. For, read- J ;l ‘in the second part
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    “COURTS OF ALERT CHEERFULNESS.”
    445 7 An air of alert cheerfulness permeates the Divorce Courts when the undefended lists are being taken- I visited them, says a barrister, (when some 60 undefended cases were down for hearing) after an absence of —well, the last time I listened to judges taking undefended lists,
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    A LAND DISPUTE.
    221 7 —“S. F. P.” A case concerning the ownership of land came before Mr. Justice Barrett Leonard in the Supreme Court, Singapore, the parties involved being Goh Yeow Seng and Leong Chek Yeng Tong and another. This dispute concerns 56 acres of rubber land in Johore Bahru. The
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    THE CHIHLI FACTION.
    404 7 "A NEW MOVE.” Peking, August 7 —Ths hurried departure of General Wu Pei-fa from Peking and the reported intention cf General Tsao Kun to leave scon clearly indicate that there is a split among the Anti-Anfuite leaders. The division between General Wu Pei-fu and the other victors
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    Representation.
    421 7 What is a Government’s best policy with regard to public opinion Should it anticipate it, merely keep pace with it, or lag as far behind it as it dares? Each has merits of its own, says the Malaya Tribune.” In some circumstances there is a distinct provocation to submit
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    FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION.
    44 7 From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, August 27. Low Kow, of Kwong Hin Leong, was fined $4OO for having sold, and for being in possession of Santari soaps, with a false trade description, resetnbling the Roger Gallet Savon Sandal Wood of Paris.
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    P.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    200 7 Single Handicap “A.”— —4O W. HThrelfall beat —30.1 R. N. Hamilton 7-5, 5-7, 6-2. Ladies Doubles (Final)— tls Mrs. M hitlock and Mrs. Baker beat —4 Mrs. Learmount and Miss Hereford 6-O, 6-2. Single Handicap “B.”— —30.3 F- N. Syer beat —l5 W. S. Dunn 6-3, 5-7
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    FOOTBALL.
    49 7 The following football matches have been arrangedP. C. C. v. Caledonia Club, Tuesday, August 31st, Esplanade. P.C.C. v. Penang Recreation Club, Thursday, September 2nd, EsplanadeP. C. C. v. Penang Free School, Thursday, September 2nd, Free School ground. P. C. C. will play in colours in all three games.
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    Band Programme.
    54 7 The Baud will play the following programme of music at the Esplanade, from 6 p.m. to-day 1. Selection The Pirates of Penzance ...Sullivan 2. Intermezzo, My Old World Garden ...Ess 3. Waltz Farewell Don’t be Cross ...Gartner 4. Tango In Andalusia ...Sirmay 5. Two Step How do you
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    The Mails in London.
    32 7 Despatched from Penang Delivered in London. 6th July By M M 9th August 7th By P& O 9th 10th By B I 9th 24th By B I 23rd
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    THE MAILS.
    31 7 A homeward mail, via Singapore, closes at 6 p.m. to-day. A mail from home is expected tomorrow morning. A mail for Western Australia closes at 7-15 a.m. on Monday.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    260 7 29—P S C, 200 yds handicap, “B” Class 30 yds scratch. Aug 30—The Athenaeum, Meeting, Masonic Hall, 9 15 p.m. Aug. 30, 31, September I—The Qaaints, Town Hall. Aug 31—Chin Seng Co, Ltd, A G M, noon. Sept 3—Legislative Council Meeting, A representative committee is now appe aling
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER SALES.
    25 7 From Our Own CotmpondeK Singapore, August 27. At Singapore rubber auctions, 988 tens were catalogued, 765 tons offered and 513 tens sold.
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    TIN PRICES.
    31 7 Tin was quoted in London yesterday, at £270 spot, and £278 10s three months. To-day’s quotation for raw tin in Penang was $138.50, tin ore $l3B 50 per picul.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    29 7 The following were the rubber quotations in London yesterday: Plantation Ist latex crepe Is9d Smoked Sheet Is 7|d Market quiet. [By courtesy of Messrs. Boustead Co.]
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    PENANG RUBBER SALES.
    81 7 Messrs Ths Borneo Company, Ltd., advise us that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them at private and auction sales held this week Cts Per Lbs Smoked diamond sheet No. 1 58j to 63| diamond No. 2 50 55 Unsmoked sheet No. 1 55
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    The Rubber Market.
    67 7 Singapore, August 25tb.—Since last reporting, prices have fallen off sharply and at the u-ual weekly auctions to-day the market was weak. Standard Sheet sold at 67| cents, a decline of cents on the week, and Standard Crepe Rt 69 cent?, a decline of 14 cents. Prices for
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    Ceylon Labour Ordinance
    80 7 Ceylon is naturally awaiting wi'h profound interest news of what is beirg done in London in connection with the Ceylon Labour Ordinance. On inquiry at the Secretariat a “Times of Ceylon” representative was informed that GovernmFnt has received no information on the subject recently and is quite
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    PRODUCE
    188 7 Penang, August 27, 1920, SP. Tapioca $8.75 7 M. P. Tapioca $9.50 J nominal. Gold leaf $72 sellers. Pepper (W. Coast 3 lbs. 5 0z)... sellers. Black Pepper $2l nominal. White Pepper nominal. Trang Pepper nominal Mace Pickings $5O nominal Cloves $llO nominal Nutmegs average of $55 sellers f
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    EXCHANGE.
    112 7 Penang, August 27, 1920. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank! London Demand Bank 2/3 13/16 4 months’sight Bank 2/4 1/4 3 Credit 2/4 25/32 3 Docume tary 2/4 7/8 Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 118 3 days’sight Private 125 Bombay Demand Bank 118 Madras Demand Bank 118 3 days’bight Private
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    473 7 Expected Arrivals, Thongwa, Madras, 27th. Lahore, Singapore, 28th. Takada, Singapore 29th. Kalyan, Singapore, 29th, Nankin, London, 29th. Lake Gitano, Singapore, 30th. Teests, Madras, Sept Ist. Shidsuoka Maru, Colombo, Sept 3rd. Plassy, Singapore, Sept 4tb. Thongwa, Singapore* Sept 4tb. Kaga Maru, Colombo, Sept 11th. Sado Maru, Singapore, Sept lltb.
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      86 7 TRY ONE AFTER DINNER. If you are troubled with flatulence, a sense of over-fulness and drowsiness after eating, just take one Pinkette after the principal meal daily for a few days and see how efficiently they remedy this condition Pinkettes are a specific for constipation, disordered liver, biliousness, sick headaches,
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      148 7 AUCTIONS. PENANG SALES ROOM. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION 7 cases High-class Dutch cigars, Each case containing 200 boxes, each box 50 cigars, at Bonded warehouse Qn Monday, 3Ctf) Jlugust, 192 C. At 10 a. m. USUAL CONDITIONS OF SALE. Terms :—Cash Before Delivery, KOH ENG HIN, Auctioneer, PENANG
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      335 8 1 THf MWSAXTH y -o. (n lngj^j r I Authorised 'api;al UOSJ,O® pubecrioed Capital <o I.BJOQQC Paid-up Reserve Fund and Undivided .3 1,146,400 Board of|j Directors R. J. Black, E q Cha. 4, x ..1. i, r H. Melvilt Simons KCM V G Yu!e> tOrd CwmW eG 0 81, G
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