Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 22 May 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No 518 VOL. 111. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    DARING WORK FOR WOMEN SPIES.
    684 1 BEAUTY AND BRAINS ARK NEEDED. Most nations have recently extended their Army Intelligence Departments, an effect produced by the lessons of the Russo-Japanese War. The British War Office has done so. The average Britisher does not much relish spying, but if one nation does it
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    DRESS 4,000 YEARS AGO.
    197 1 A FEW FACTS OF INTEREST TO WOIIEN. For women archaeology assumes a deeply interesting phase m the question which has been raised by Signor Mosso as to styles m dress as they existed 4,000 years ago. Signor Mosso, ihe eminent authority on ancient Etruria, the Roman
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    INDIAN NOTES.
    541 1 I'nrest m Kastern Bengal. Sen>a-tio-ial reports have been received regarding rioting at Jamalpur In the new province. A free fight between the Bengali "volunteers" and Mahomedans followed on an anti-Partition crusade against bclaiti" goods. Firearms were used. The agitators are said to be extremely active and a force
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    LORD KITCHENER.
    180 1 Lord Kitchener's extension of office lor two more years, says a Simla correspondent, means the pushing forward to completion of military reforms that promise well for both efficiency and economy. Already the proportion bet ween the effective and the non-effective Strength of the Army of India has been
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    £134,140 REALISED.
    113 1 £134, 140 REALISED. END OF rHESALE OF THE LKWIS HILL COLLECTION The sale ol the Lewis-Hill Art collection, which had taken six day to perse, was brought to a ckwe. I lt« picture section realised j£i 1,981, 11 i this, added to the jewellery and 1 m .sections, makes up
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      107 1 h Best hira^ Fvertnoutn. d ,u k V 9 SUCCESSORS TIN I H SOLA Co. TO RINO WP TORINO. todiink the I>KST Vermouth U()lM n} UAKTINI KOSSI, which Vermouth on the IKPOBTERS IE -SCHWEIGER" IMPORT EXPORT CO., LTD. Ky'hermanos.J SINGAPORE. I KWELLERV AND PREC'OUS STONES,GOLD, SILVER, I NICKEL WATCHES CLOCKS,
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      437 1 Howarth Erskine I Ep^ipeers ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL IMSTALLATIONS. r<>lepht>i,v 28. Telegrams ERSKJNE." I*^. eiNEMST©GRftPHS PATHB Fll MS I I 1 PATHR Fll MS 8 ARRIVE FRESH AND NEW TO IHE EAST BY EVERY MAIL, AT HOME PRICES. I TO SECURE THE LATEST GO TO gfc I WEILL ZERNER, «s* I
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      10 1 Ole Guarantee the Cargest Circulation of anp Paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 22nd MAY. ART AND MORALITY.
    955 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 22nd MAY. ART AND MORALITY. The other day a Chinese lad was charged before Mr. Green, second Magistrate, with being m possession of a sheet of paper on which was a number of photographic pictures illustrating the nude, the naked, the natural
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    439 2 According to the latest news received by Mr. Sane; Professor Batty is not dead. Tm: P. Homeward Mail I> posted to leave here at 8 a.m. on Friday the 2 jth inst nit. Vm Outward P. packet Ma le' t Colombo at 2.30 p.ni. on th< 1 .is La. jt.
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    WAYANG KASSIM.
    79 2 A very valuable addition to the already splendid Company of Artisteemployed at the above-ramed theatre arrived yesterday m the persons ol Java's Star Artiste-,. 1 here are two gentlemen and two lady artistes, the names o\ the latter two are Emma and Lena, two ladies who we believe,
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    NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIBERS BEWARE !
    189 2 NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIBERS BEWARE The Malabar Mail published al I'revandrum extremely regrets to have l>een forced to drag to light the names of those subscribers of the Mail wn i are heavily m arrears. Even the most unsympathetic of our constituent-,' says our contemporary, and we shall be the last to
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    SUPREME COURT
    30 2 I I I box and I I I |bewa> I road I \va<= I entered Vl! I i the I tranc, nous lli> me me I Mr J
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    THE MARINE COURT
    80 2 tire thai j the lie >\ la m the eag No. 4 leave the < see k I none m tin to engine* N belt rou dragj; lie men rushed and I be i wh the me i I tab lhey harled ers and ••> Witn returned
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    18 2 urn fol .>.' 1.,;--autumn. m» forward it- -t.cci much River. a v bids fail rii i- -i« 1 2C.
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      339 2 HIGHLY s^/ \^M FOR ALL I «^l /fi^j PURPOSES. Tensile Stren^t^fested by the Penastg Municipal Engni- <•<•;• /> as follows 14 503 lbs pei Mfuare mdi after aetting one day m air, and <> days m water neat cement average ofais tests 613 lbs. per square inch after setting one
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      84 2 APPLES FRESH SHIPMENTS REGULARLY. JONATHANS-RED fl fl D WOOLLY. FIVE CROWN-GREEN AND JUICY. Per dozen cts. 60. Per ruse (11 <loz)$6.00 THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, SINGAPORE. Coosomers desiring a perfectly pure and palatable Brandy will do well to try FROMY ROGEE& COS Medical f l Reserve St. £omm
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      316 2 I HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals. LARGER a BETTER I HAN EVER. The Only Show Twice Honoured By His Majesty the Amir DURING HIS TOUR OF INDIA. GRAND OPENING NIGHT Thursday May 23rd 1901. Our all Star Company vi London and Continental Artistes. 40 IN
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      89 2 NOTICE. r PHE Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday 24th inst., Victoria Day. 22-5-07—23-5-07. GOVERNESS WANTED. r VO teach three children Bto 1 1 years old. Must have certificate. Apply m writing to "X. Y. Z c/o This Office. 22-5-07—29-5-07. For Sale Privately. 1. One American built rubber tyred
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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    Manchurian Railway.
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    Standard Oil Company.
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    Cold in Europe.
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    In Society in New York.
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
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    A RIDICULOUS FINE.
    21 3 ivs a mill tola 1 v, he waves >of r)|^Wvrr thc ili s certain 5* s-it W be
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    American Wheatcrop.
    32 3 MILLIONS BELOW LAST YEAR. I.Miuion, May si, 6.42 p.m. New York experts forecast that the r wheat crop of the United States will 1" 166 millions bushels below last year.
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    Bomb Outrage in Russia.
    50 3 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEATEN AND INJI'RED. London, May 21, 6 42 p.m. A bomb wa> thrown amongst a g .ip of officials at Odessa, killing > and injuring many passers by. gangs of hundreds of men ugh the streets mercilessly B the people and injuring hund-
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    ST JAMES'S HALL.
    468 3 ..WING FHE FOUNDATION STONE. Nh\\ Building Demrihkd. The L yd Mayor laid the foundation of the new St. James's Hall, which is beini: built on the site of St. Paul's Church, Great Portland-street, m c old building m Piccadilly, inolition ot' which has been so l lost
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    219 3 1 m risks of standing on the plattorms of tramway cars are exemplified serious accident which occurred Mr. C. Collinpwood, of the Survey 1 'epartment, on Friday evening. He warded a'Siamese Tramway Compauy's car at the corner of Worachak-road •d New Road, travelling towards sa nisen, Mr. Collingwood was standng
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Irish National Convention.
      40 3 By Submarine Telegraph -Reuter's. I HKKK THOUSAND DELEGATES London, May si, 6.42 p.m. rhree thousand delegates have ivcd st Dublin to attend the Irish National Convention upon which the tatc of Mi Bin ell's Bill is depending.
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    Increase in the Spanish Navy.
    45 3 11l REE 15,000 TONS BATTLESHIPS. London, May si, 6.42 p.m. The Spanish Minister of Marine announces an increase m the naval estimates to provide for the construction of three 15,000 tons battleships and several submarines, besides the renovation of dockyards.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1342 3 w m ,S l l 8 of «'c Legislative Council Chamber •>; estcrda >' at the Council present 3 There --re Joh"Vde^ S (^omm E^ eller Cy the General Officer Troo (Major-Gene-The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary A. Young! the Attorney General, i> W CL.) J Napier the Acting
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    AUTHORS' MISTAKES.
    584 3  -  Mr. Eveleigh Nas (By When women meddle with law, science, astrology, or art, they invariably make mistakes, unless content to consult an authority on the special subject selected for description. I worder how many have confounded Frrnkenstein with his monster; have confused Chiron the Centaur with Charon the
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    92 3 Sirdar Ahmed Ali Khan, of his Majesty the Amir's personal staff, who left Kabul a fortnight ago and was accompanied by Khwaja Mahomed Khan, A.-D.-C. to the Lieut-General, Northern Command, from Peshwar, arrived at Dehra. last week with five horses, presents from the Amir, for Miss Collins, daughter of the
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    1643 3 (From our own Correspondent). ARREST FOR BREACH OF WATER WORKS REGULATION. Seremban, 15th, May, 1907. The Water Works Department is at last awakening to the sensibility of the necessity of enforcing its Rules, for on the afternoon of the 4 th a Chinese boy, the servant of Mr.
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      369 3 Clarke Co.: JS^* 207. Queen $tr t et.\ Just landed ex S. S. Fortunatus 22 Horses and Ponies m Perfect Condi- tion specially and personally selected by C Zimmermann for the local r market. f^ INSPECTION INVITED. Telephone Ao. gi6. W VICTORIAS, BROUGHAMS, BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, RALEIGH CARTS, J ETC.
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    TO PROMOTE BETTER FEELING BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICANS
    57 4 It is s:ated m a Washington telegram ol May 7 to the Asahi that Viscount r^ «i, the Japanese Ambassador, is about to leave tor San Francisco, for purpose of endeavouring to establish better relations between the hpauese and Americans m California
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    HORSEBREEDING IN ENGLAND.
    458 4 English kings from before the Conquest to the twentieth centu v have (saj the Outlook), looked on honebreeding as a staple aid to National prosperity. AtheUtao m the tenth century pas-ed la.vs forbidding the export ol English horse-. His law > IS c.ilorced with ccrtairf modifications Queen
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    72 4 On May 8. there arrived a Saigon en •oute to faking, f lve o f the compel or •n the automobile race between Peking and 1 ar. orginised by Le Matin of atterc.ty. 1 hey a ,e accompined by uv"!? M r preSei i tatives one «ng Le Matin and
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      661 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS fljjg>| Carbide of Calcium. STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO,, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. 10-4-O7 (U. C GASOLENE LIGHT A CYCLE COMPANY5-/ Beach 4 Sole Road Agents (next to h^gdn*. °t Raffles Ariel" Hotel. 7 Cycles. Dealers m Gasolene Lamps, Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Accessories &c. &c. Motor Cycles &c repaired.
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      119 4 *B>9op N D 'J l^ GENERA] si^ "WSE OWNER Li 1 urto.se Shdl Good>. anaCcr J L>rug J I'erlumtr) Cola SpeciactesAc, HOOT COMPAQ! /j. 1 > lieneral X 5 YfcAH POX UUAA 1 VEE CHtONG, THEACHL IPOH IAL Fok Li'-10-Uau I The Taiping Medical Kola Road, Ivf4 SWtLTtlKi^ Access cs
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      1261 4 SHIPPING NEWS. a VESSELS IN PORT. -ndTon. comd.r. Arrived From For Wh,n TftS McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Lothran Inn \t 1 Sea Belle F. M. 5! YJcht 48 \h mat P IVu' p^' la lanila -Wahrf .vnmat reb 5 P. Svvet. P Swet'ham K. H. Ship. Flao&Ton. *..fr Arrived From
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    POLICE NEWS.
    47 5 aW i- nassen--1 f, -tTleboy.lt i abcu.t her. „1 susK-' put-" I 1 I I I I the i Hi ill Mr. I a n the i I the the! ft 1 re ■w. Mickk ged, but 1 >\ I re,,,, ton, erne,, ir <*n and
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    DR. STEIN'S EXPLORATIONS.
    488 5 DR. STEIN'S EXPLORATIONS. An account is published ot further important ~rcha.*ological discoveries made by Dr. M. A. Stein m Chinese Turkestan. Dr. Stein's present ex plo ations promise to secure results lully as important and interesting as those obtained pr.viously m the ancient village site m the desert north of
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    PETROLEUM IN PERSIA.
    264 5 Persian Parliament >eem- to be tak than a passing interest m 1 onoessaons Syndicate. The m» o( the co'ice>^ion were read to the a--embled deputies some time ago and were f?r from favourably received by a certain section. Boring has been m gress tor >ome five years
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    CHARLES DICKENS.
    245 5 A -ale of considerable interest to lovers of Charles Dickens will take place m London soon, when Pyrcroft bouse, Cheney, will come under the TTier. The proposed sale recalls the -:<>\y of Oilver Twist," and the efforts Fagin, Monks, and Bill Sikes to enmgle it- hero m meshes
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    Stocks and Shares.
    459 5 jjS Capital. Subscbed Tf** "»ue Paid r> Manr X Q° Shares Value U p to Reservt Company Quotations ,<^ 1900 75 ,000 $,40,000 xsoo'SSSted Bersa wal, G. M Co. Ltd. JJgi £35 0,000 g-IUKH— JC^L*?— si«»j »j«m»o ,^.OOO %SSS $\°o J;s p 040 unissued (rref) 10.00 1!K»
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      EXCHANGE.
      140 5 On London.— Bank 4 m s 3.4 7/16 Demand 2.4 1/8 Private 6ms M 3 4 do. 3ms 2.4 1/2 On Germany. Bank d d 2.39 Private 3 m 1 2.454 do 6ms 2-474 On France. Bank d d 2.94" Private 3ms 3-034 do 6ms 3.06 On India. Bank
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      PRODUCE.
      203 5 Copra Klantan 10.65 do Mixed „10.^ do Bali 10.50 do Timor „10.60 do Sarawak „11.05 do Pasir n 11.90 do Billiton 10.45 do Pulo 10. 50 do Dongola 10.65 do Sankawang „10.45 Coffee, Bali 15 percent, buyers 3 p/c. 19.00 do Palembang, 20 p/c. basis 22.50 do Liberian No.
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      348 5 These Trade Marks TTtaur- PORTE VEI N E A Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA EaKXQi as illustrations below. t These different Articles are also reHruinriv nr<Aio and the seller of counterfeited articles v 7 ffi^ prosecution from liable to PERFUMERY j^3 18, Place Vendome PARIS F^« BUYERS must avoid accepting a
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    CITY GHOST.
    819 6 ELIZABETHAN SPOOK PAYS AN EASTER VISIT. Quite a romantic ghost is reported from the City. The other evening .1 well-known merchant, whose business premises are m Kinsburyst. was walking home down Lon-don-wall, when, as he passed by the old piece of the wall which is railed off from
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    72 6 Mnv ANNIE Bebani left Beuarcb last month lor Europe Some lift} students gatlu icd at the station and gave her a heart jf »end off. Imi Governor of Horn bay takes a keen interest m the motor industry, and has directed the establishment of B < lass loi the training
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    EDISON'S FUTURE WORK.
    737 6 The announcements of Mr. Thomas A. Kdison's celebration of his sixtieth birthday were accompanied m the press by the declaration that he was about to retire, and devote the remaining years of his life to the rest which the ceaseless work of his earlier years hid earned
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    180 6 A MELANCHOLY affair is reported from I'pper Burma. It appears that a }xj»tal inspector named Charles Rode ricks, at work m the Northern Division, left some days ago for the purpose of inspecting the l>o-«t office at Simla, close to the Chinese l>order. His horse and kit arrived at Simla
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    226 6 Singapore, 20 in May 1707. Beans, Long per catty do. French do. 1 2 Beef per lb. 18 Beef Steak do. Bean Sprout- per catty Bamboo Sprout- do. Blachan do. 10 Brinjals do. 4 Cabbage, Batuvia do. nil Carrots, Imported do. 8 do., Singapore do. nil Capons
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      112 6 NOTICES. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. We shall be greatly pbliged to our advertisers if, when any change is required m their advertisements that such changes be sent to our office by 3 p m. daily, otherwise we shall be obliged to hold the same over until the following day. WEEKLY SAILINGS.
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      901 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL~ *10.ou0.(XX) KKSKHVE FUND:— Steriine Reserve 510.000.000 I $2 i (jOO.iUO Silver Reserve $11,000,000/ 1 UUVI Reserve Liability ot Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Mei>hurst, Esq. Chaiiman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson-Deputy-Cha rman. Bailech, Escj, i d. M. Nissira Esq. E. Goetz,
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      618 6 L D. W ADLETS. FO A MUSICAL FARCE ENTITLED "THE RAJA OF STEN6AHPORE" WILL BE PLAYED AT THE TEUTONIA CLUB (by kind permission of the Members) on July 2jrd and 27th at g p.m. In aid of THE SOLDIERS, AND SAILORS FAMILIES ASSOCIATION of which HIS MAJESTY THE KING is
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      325 6 IR SALE, WANTED^&C. WANTED, V\7 ANTED To introduce our 32-pa-r illustrated magazine into moVe homes, we will present a very valuable booklet, price 10 cents, to every person who sends us 12 one-ce;.t stamps for a copy of the magazine. Address The Friend of Babas Omcf 80, Ims Str*t i
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      150 6 "•I L °t«L (v L OUT -x 1 Moatli 3 Months 6 JJooths 1 Vet, ADVERTISiHc e^ BMALL ADVE R^ dail 3 1 twoinsen For I. l or I, 0 r 3«B, Inrria^. Bin), Pwimertioa i -V./>. This m Advai N tc the Manager Lis t of Depots Eastern Daily
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