The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 July 1898

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 6th JULY, 1898. DAIL^ ISM E, \o. 3.313
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      720 1 XT O> IMw, :?:;-ec Q ay Qj£ ve,. N-w f O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. ■veam for CHINA. JAPAN. PENAN'.. < BYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN. EGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA. 3RINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH, \Ni> LONDON. Fhrough 3ills ot Lid ,y issued for Fenian Gulf, Conttm*ntal and American Ports, also hi China Co+st.
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      581 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CC. t LIMITED. I > Ht> RANGC>ON it CAI.C I TTA '■■■■>■ the I c-npany's stear.i-ere is intended to i r*,i^ar Wharf every week. 1 Cargo are booked by the abovt %t -,-h ratet to all ports in India and j tat Af>!can Ports, Mawidoa tr
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      1288 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARE.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thb Nbthbrlands India Govbrnmbht. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Tune Table for July, 1898. Steamer From Expected Will, be despatched tor Nienhuijs B'massin June 20 B'massin, P. Laut, Cotei, Berouw and Boelongan July 7. Tambora S'baya.
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      593 1 fJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. (AID-UP CAPi'^AL f 10,000 000 HESERVE FUND Booo'ooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF f 10,000,000 C->UBT OF UIRCCTUKft. Hon. J. J. liELL-IRVlNG.— Chairman R M. Gray, Ksq Dkfutv Chaikmam. C. Bkurmann, E^q. A.J. Raymond, Em, David Gubbav, Esq. R. L. Richardson, Emj. A. Haupt, Eso.. K.
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      314 1 f -f > BESI .-OR W«.!M CLIMATES. ealvert'^ I CAREaLie SOAPS. THE OPICI.-r UIO 0* BjfltMO. TOILE: SOtf 6a. f C T iOAP W. I is B?' FIwWHII i» i, o- bu prevenavc. of rr ij- KMU r.' ESI v HEVr fc > J (?:Jv«*'"t*«* *o—*mm eaRBCLJC S©AP. I 1
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      670 1 PACIFIC MAIL STKAMSHIP COMPANY sND (^CCI#ENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY I (rough passage tickets granted to bn^taf<j Praoce, and Germany by ai! trans-Atlamx hue* i f teamers, albo to Sar, Francisco by tta earner f above hr.ev io other^yiropean poinu at proporuonatt nafei ipecia! redijKc r^tes granted to Officer- si
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    vrhr s-mgaporr jfnt $ins. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1898.
    727 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1898. 1 RcUgioa. Laraitr. jni Ijw. I Accepting all yesterday's telegram as authentic we expended some little ingenuity in constructing a theory of the reported naval battle that would reconcile these, of which two undoubtedly were conflicting. On to day's telegram we now
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    533 2 fhe M M. Company's amei Sydney If-it .^ai^'in at u m it 'it> and raaj be expected Itere un r r idav the Bth in>t. ai daylight. sh« vmi, probabtj i>e d -;.dtth' i a .u m. 1 1,-- -amt day, lon pap< nsana >un< e the .-uddt- oV at:,
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    ACETYLENE AS AN ILLUMiNANT.
    585 2 ACETYLENE AS AN ILLUMINANT. Amongst the many competitors for public favour lor i j h i i n g purposes is acetylene gas, which, though only a new street illuminani, serins, u reports are to be trusted, to have come ?tay. Discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy it could only
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    GRAMS
    297 2 TELEGRAMS. C 1 m. j-' iwehcaa aoooaat ri g g ieai Sa u the Spaniards n zmbuscmdi and n-d the caaaJr) ir I BBBBE wooci^. A' -41. '.-..[.a ..r. no* eight «p»Vf from Spanisl official ce~patch s^y* that l A- M rtt!s,.Kcd the camp bjt wo ed and urwicL A:
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    320 2 To impress upon a Chinaman lb< dignitv of the Court one who was this morning found smoking within its precincts was fined three dollars. Of the 25 Javanr->e charged with retaining stolen propert) at the Barrack-, walking sticks, buttons, blankets, lamps. &c. only two were convicted and -entenced to three
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    —■ "isi ii » i . mj. _ _ REUTER'S TELEGRAMS THE WAR.
    160 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE WAR. THE NAVAL BATTLE NEAR SANTIAGO DfcSTRU -TION OF SPANISH FLEET FULLY CONFIKMED. Cervera's Effort to Escape. •Driven Ashore by Torrents of Shell.' eavy E parish Losses. Spanish Admiral Captured. Santiago s Surrender Demanded. Naval Bombardment Threatened. Admira. f,^r*era s scjuadror oa morning,da-h^-d out of Sanliag j
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    ADMIKAI CERVER-V
    464 2 ADMIRAL CERVERA. bu lifcTAiLi M His r>ll» Rear-Adaund Dor, Pascuai Cervera. of Topett »is bom at Medina hidor.ia. ia the prov,.* c' C ad,/, anci at (he age of thirteen entered th* Kov^ Spa P!i' v r.a! Coiiepe as a cadei. He go r.ei h finai r.,re .n-. ,nary exari..'
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      408 2 11 ■BN_j__ji m Cheap Class GERMAN -lANOS '^JWKi" 1»«m«S31t by rosenkranz monthl y payment J?r JW robinsoFpiauo Co. FOR SALE. One Whir. ftatiatH t•- p.,m Ooe 3a> On«BUcK O«« Pony L>o|{ CaM Si* Pony paLti quin^. S-X Sets <iu. d ur«i v- ->\ ,'-»eTc> ba soid -c^. »Ceiv i' :vi>u>-.
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      766 2 BOREMASTERS. \V iVrED Petroleum Bxiaj m Borneo. Nlcn Heart <n^d !'> r- toe ,>t Canadian SYMK at Co. h- c U.C. EUROPEAN SALESMAN V\IKI» »..f mi Impjrt hirm, K -.>.i salary >. •it ;,tn to we a as Hi.l experience n tne mat Vppiv Q. > L '<-t Press. J^>
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      1271 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. tat"... P-i^^r Dock l>e!o. Ptye River Dock Co.'s Shares. Municipal Oebent ures. Fraser Neivr. Ltd., Debs. FOR SALE. .Strait*. Si, -mship Cu.'s »<h.ires. f-RASER Co., Kxehanee and Share Brokers. JuK r. u.c. Singapore Sporting Club. THK Half Yearly General Meeting of the member* ot the Club will
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      475 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED DV a Britisher a situation as Book-keeper or Office Assistant, possessing a good knowledge of Book-keeping, office routine, and also a decent handwriting. Apply to H. M., c/o Free Press Office. June 6. For Bangkok. >.s. KNIVSBERG, Now in port, will be despatched on Friday .tiernoon. THE
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      57 2 OURADVERTISEMENTCOLUMNS. H M iv opcr. to rn|{*geinem. Saturday lo the s me P 0 15 rt?" c*"''*' i!> advert »sed lor iaJe. on th* T^"* Club ei ral m t 4li he" Many ,n Singapore will be pleased to fr r*. 1 u telc 8™« »>.* been rece.ved k^lk k
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      196 2 The Week. Wednesday, 6th ><i«ri Water: o.iy midnight 11.45 a. Municipal Commission, 2-50 p.m. Church Work Association^ Naisirr Hill, 4 pjn. Or. Lim Boon Keng b Ltcture. Pnnsep Si. Bp.tr. Switchback Ra.l»ay, 4 p.n-, and t p.m. C. E. T. S-, St. Andrew's diiteurai £-45 u Ui Victoria P*rsee Theatre
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    431 3 S. C. C. R. A- (Four C\»sin«.) Viry F%st \*dE\ks C>\m* Rrsi lt» in KnOL* Of TUB Clcß BY 2 CICMLs TO 1. La>t evening was an Meal on for Football, there b< kg no »uu or wind to trouble the play«-r>. h *as soon seen that the
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    CAKKi \GE \LI -DENT
    158 3 CARRIA GE AC CIDE NT. A somewhat -eric-:* carriage accident occurred last mgi-t in < K .rd-road. ,>n the ok EskDan* Mr a. i Mrs Brooksbank were driving home trum the Band and were pa-s:p.g tw r iisha? when another •.-Sic!-- came j.i> ind in pacing stru I frost wkeel
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    INDIAN rELEGR W>
    523 3 INDIAN TELEGAR AMS. lttk --ko:t.>h K-. Mast-. v a jure a- An arr*rj;>-ment »eiy den; :y Presoy.er ,-tn Chaplains *ih ScoUfeb Regiments they minister 10, has jeen -db) the government ot India. Under j atoomted to Station- >i i not to Kegiment>, but .t.re they are lo be attached to
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    49 3 This morn.ng before Mr. hlcum a Ben4 ah m.lkman was hned for sclfing milk adulterated with water to the extent ol Jfl per ctrnt. Another Bengali retused to lei Inspector Obeo purco** a sample of hi* milk tor analysis, but threw u on the ground. He wa> fined fjc
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    MALACCA.
    597 3 iFrwm imt rar»t Correspondent.) The Government seems to be in earnest in endeavouring to get the Malacca Roads into good condition again. Overhanging boughs of trees are being cleared, the side tables from the roads are being taken away in order that the roads may drain better; and on
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    .MANILA.
    770 3 MANILA. POSII > r ill Bk ii tUwi i< tiif "sp.innrds *n M 1 cd rcrnor-GeAeral *is II la* MM ol -urr..nderm,» :r i e MUI ii uken up by the atEOtbcf Spaaisli fleet PI y v Ml •-> pal fresh ii i i-i i lespatches a- o> I t,
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    SPAIN IN WARTIME.
    962 3 SPAIN IN WAR TIME. By a Residbnt in Madrid. (Globe.) The war with America having lasted more than a month, one might expect to observe some change from the ordinary aspect of daily life in the capital of Spain. And yet, with due apologies to all special correspondents, there is
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    THE GUAM INCIDENT.
    166 3 We ave e?rd the Spanish shootin' Called ev'ry kind of name And we've 'eard the 'igh falutin' Yankee critics on the same But its not been billed salutin' Though it may be rather lame. Did they think they'd do a silly Demonstration just with blank No— l'm
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    50 3 I Advices from the north announce the i death at Shanghai of the well-known and much-respected Rev. Y. K. Yen, M.A. Archdeacon of the American Episcopal I Mission, South, and, at Ku Cheng, the j death of Miss M. H. Rochfort-Wade of the i Church of England Zenana Mission Society,
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    NOTES AND NEWS.
    1232 3 Old Carnivorous." Admiral Canevaro, the new Italian Minister of Marine, has been presented with a flag of silk and a galley 1 6ft. long by the officers and crews of the British Squadron in the Eastern Mediterranean, as a token of their respect and esteem for Old
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    THE FLEET.
    71 3 Weiliaiwei, June 16. On the afternoon of the I ith most of the British hips left for a cruise along the Japanese coast. It is said they made a fine display as they sailed eastward from VVeihai, with bands playing, headed by the Powerful. They are to return
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    GOVERNOR GENERAL AUGUSTI.YS WIFE AND FAMILY.
    175 3 GOVERNOR GENERAL AUGUSTIN'S WIFE AND FAMILY. A Shanghai Canard.' The China Gazette, which is edited by a Mr. O' Shea, well-known as a staunch ally of the Spanish priesthood in the Philippines, actually goes so far, in its zeal to insinuate anything against the Philippino revolution, as to print what
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    PROPOSED KOBE HARBOUR WORKS.
    173 3 We (Kobe Chronicle; le irn from ihe vernacular I papers that the plan of the Kob harbour works has been almost completed. The Hist stage of the work will be to construct a breakwater, inside of which there will be a wharf 600ft. long and 600ft.
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    HOiNGKONG CONDEMNED. i
    183 3 HONGKONG CONDEMNED. A Free Criticism. l'he.V.-C". Daily News publishes the following An old resident of Shanghai who has lately been compelled by business arrangements lo transfer i himself to Hongkong writes I feel now satisfied that Hongkong is inferior to Shanghai. Th* climate is bad the administration is costly and
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    214 3 The usual ladies monthly medal compej tition took place yesterday afternoon, the result being a win for Miss Salzmann, with an excellent score of 62. It may be mentioned that this score is the lowest recorded for a ladies round and may be taken as a record
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    HANDEL IN CHINA
    533 3 . Ihe 1 ungchoM correspondent at the A' t Daily Newt writes Strolling outside the cky walls the other evening, we came upon .1 Chinese Ud seated on a bank and playing on some primitive wind instrument. It proved to be a penny tin uhistle brought int'. the
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    SHARE LIST, JULY 6t h . 169 «.
    199 3 SHARE LIST, JULY 6t h, 1898. <jl OTATION. CAPITAI FUD SHAkfc> P*UI ttank ot < h.na and |apan. Ltd. *2^ Nom.nal. 2.000.000 t *****8 logh;;/;. Deferral. Buyers. g, Bell's A U-stos Eastern A K er.c> 5 Seller- io,oool^ S&j 8.584*' Clear Water Ua.ry Farm Ltd. K.OO S i&MoF 1'" Eraser
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 3 (Corrected up to juU 6 On London Bank 4 m/s {/lI demand '/'> Private credits 3 m/t .ft/ctJL document* 3 m/s I J credit* 6 m/s «/"r* France, demand 24) Germany, demflkn India, T. T uO Hongkong, demand p m Yokohama, demand c|^ Java, demanc ••4 i MANILA, demand—^
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    PRODUCE.
    106 3 July fcj »4j02» Ganibiet o do. Cube No. 1 tl o Pepper, liiack Ordinary S'pore „22 do. White, (Fair Lj W=s% 40 Nutmegs 110s to the 1b.).... Mace (Banda) jc Cloves (Aniboinaj f Liberian < iMce i\. 2 c Tapioca, small p<ari (Fair q-nlity) 44c do. do flake (do.
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      179 3 NOTICE 1 Tf ATZ Brothers, Limited, beg to announce JtV their Clearance Sale, commencing on Monday, July 4th the object of this sale is to make room for new goods and fnr extend ing their Drapery Department. (See Special Sale Advt.) June 29 A Remarkable Cure of Chronic t Diarrhoea
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      48 3 The StaiuUrd Time Balls. A Time Ball at Fort canning and ow at Pulam Bran i falls each day at i p.m. Singapore mean time (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs.. 4 mio. 15 ,rr 1 brims hoisted t«¥t mioutes previouslv. lo-day Fort C*ni..np and Pg»Jirani both Mi correctly.
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      826 3 resettle in po r Men-of-Wai FU S 6 and Ton* Commander., Amved h: K o wHkkmdm Brit, cruiser 4 #k> Cailaghai Ifat I Other Vessels Fl^f. ft Tons Masters Arnved From Consignee* Fo- Wta AntiocoAcc4MS lial. 10C. Mont ju,,, (j Penan* hloustea S.v>\ h Avbshah Briuadi., 131 SyedOma. May 20
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      164 3 MAILS LOSE. i O-MORROW. Vm IV, n mat U >„ i torn M a L.ng*. HeUme \ru Derby, ft xtmtt i ym. R*«igo aiuku 1 rv Vlalacca Kl4* Pv l.abuan in Beam* rv Hrioa\ Malacca, &>. Neerc 4 pv RDAI Sarawak I trmmer y am Cheribon bamarar,^ G.ang A>.n it
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      644 4 EMMERSONS fHWft Reading Billiard Rooms, Established 1866. ilQfc* O«Mfal Fo»t Otftc* HOT LUNCH OAiLY ...Jm itu j. j« p-m MEALS A LA CARTE from 9a.nl. to 4 p.m AFTERNOON TEA m>m > to 6 p in. BILLIARDS BAR Wines, Spirits Liqueurs OK THE BEST 'Jl W H Boropean ?rc*n and
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      340 4 A COMFORTABLE HOME for om (or two) gentScvnen with pnv.ite family. Stabling on premise*. Apply, in ti»>t mOmK, to V.P CiO Free Press. June J9 "T*O LK I' ion i« Au»usi. P easantly situated i house, iangin ui met, I'cn nis Court. Good I *tat>lif>i;. Kumiiun: <.... be taken over
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      511 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SEWING MACHINES. 1 V\?* t^^h Sjsii in. 1 f- s^: 4 r?'. i -^«j* Spler.did fer &&JB&W[iy*i' TT^^^t'tfia Mac'iine, ■L. JBW^MPg J ONES v l^K hr^pMarHinAcai-A 1 fgWM^jjl^^M^jj^^JßrififK'- i iPy n"ac ivi ;ic ii iues arc i QMsHK^2^ **^^l^HsSB^^ Bi^^^^ and all ■B*s?^^g^j^Js-'j^S; -z^~ Shw attachments.
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      203 4 Fraser Cumming. U.'pic«s: 7c Mattery Reid. h 1 1. j.s Juhoir Bharu. •:■-.< *-nr.Ks Sirangoon and Balestier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut by our own men in the best districts, and steam sawn to an 1 size. WORKED TIMBERS. Flooring Board accurately planed, tongued and grooved, by the best machinery,
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      195 4 f "V Sweet Scents from flowers. RIGAUD'S WHITE VIOLETS j > RIGAUD'S WHITE ROSE I RIGAUD'S WHITE JASMIN RIGAUD'S WK'TE LILAC. RIGAUD'S WHITE IRIS. L RiGAUD aC rrnromt/is Paris i I '< I I i- 1 hANT BRAS' !';•>' BBEB i especially ao.-pted for consumption in a tropical BEHR&Co, SOLt
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      204 4 BENSON'S WATCHE 1 PACTt>«V. LUUGATE HILL LONDON MAtCKR T') H. M. TriK QCfl I Specially m amu actured 4KD rmc o m m knois ro: i b THI East, Rbrsoh's Special tntmnvi "FIELD" WATCH A Gold Kbtlbss, English Half Chuonomkieu BENSON'S LUDGATE WATCH. A Three Quarter Plate English Lbvbe poll
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      591 4 The Singapore Free Press mm Mercantile Advertiser CaSU Address,— Advertiter^tngaf. Telrfhonb Wom— No. fci Publisbsd at 30 j, R«fflee Pi»«, Sing« port THE leading English Newspapi Straits Settlements *|obore, FfdeiaJed Native States of Ftrah u gor, Suugei Ujong. Pahang. thSembilan British North Borneo, Sari^ rt Netherlands Indies. Java and Sw
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      859 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 0) (I'jpai.u- -«i 1 l«*U« «*>*"' j date due here, an nan \t>- t*. ,\T ABA Ma J;ii- N> Blf.nhmm. H..M S Chatham, Dido, H.M.S.. < !;.t:.am, Govbbmolo lurl.Spezzia, Hai I ikn. liwx»e, Newcastie, Hi^Hi'.N, hinese, Newcastle Isis, H.M.S., CteuhaoJ, Tak*saG!i. Jap., Newcastle M lll »rriHi
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