The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 January 1900

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THJRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 29. JANUARY, kjoo DAILY ISSUE, No. 3;
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 781 1 Jf Q Office. Collyer Quay. j\7; Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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    • 699 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- I GATION COMPANY, LIMITED. VHE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMFAVARI). For Hongkong Shanu- For Mars; ill«s hai J*pan Ports. and London. lyoo. Owpack Feb. 7. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New
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    • 1459 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Unihb Contract with thi Netherlands India Govbrkkint. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table lor January, igoo. From Expected Will be despatched tor Tambora Hdtavia Jan. 23 Sourabaya, Boclelcn^, Ampenan, Macassar and Gulf of Boni an v. Outhoorn Sourabaya
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    • 660 1 UONGKONQ AND SHANGHAI 1 AA BANKING CORPORATION. I PAID-UP CAPITAL $*****00 RESERVE FUKD t u'SS'LS RESERVE LIABILITY OF V 00o .°*> PROPRIETORS J f 10,000,00 c COUET Of DIBBCTOBS. R. M. Gray, l.v •(mums N. A SiBBS, Esq.— DKt-ury Chairman. H. Gokt/, Es*,. a. J. Rayiiono, Ie% D. M. Moses,
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    • 501 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPEC I Fie THh only remedy at p.escnt knoxn as an INPALUtLB Md PKH Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Uicmtfoti n of the Bowels RECOMMKVDKDbvSOMHo, thkCH.KKS.'K- IALISrSw r«f M U I ,K< ssir ,m Sold Rrt*ii|tov „11 Chemise an i Wholes .lc by K MON ,1 THE
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    • 210 1 pACIFIc^MArr. STRAMSHIf STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND .1. TOY© RISE.; KAI H j is WlWf date,, froS Ho^|kSU »i« f 1 to woon *(0., ii -a. A K fllt I i^WW^k. Relieves the seall^j^JW^WM ln PJin af once \ilfif|y cures l ""inai\ 1.1--»ho j.i ciihcr \jU*^p 48 uCURS Efl Infi and ti
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 113 2 I>n the \r<] m-itarit at Trinity PresL»>t»rian Church, Hampsiead, by the K«rvd J. K. Oiilie">, HJk., n^•ll■Jt^d l»y the \en. Ar<hdt.n.on Madden, I 1 l<- vi. Mm H. <j»>lt(;r, r..\. ..r.d I'astor Prank H. W .'<!•-, Tmomai Alli-.s, yowafmA son '.a;e h\an I.t.jjh, of Mam htster, to All! '.1
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    • 22 2 At f'osen (rrtMMa), HirvtuN hncuiif) formerly of Snipper.-, oniy son of the late Dr. Hermann I l:eo«l. linnrkmann, cf Wandsbetk (Holstein.)
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  • 910 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1900. .(.it! MM I'rxi t r r«op;€'» r. r t ir.i.num, V- k»«4 bf .r.fi.er.ct 4 b».t*H l>» Her* patriot Truth her glorious prrcrptt draw I' "imti to R«:i«,on. LoTiitT. kr.d I »w. THE miscellaneous telegrams to hand since Saturday referring to campaign
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  • 412 2 Harp»-r Brother* ibc well-known Aw ri- < ar> publUtkil bouM !a 3 iailrd I aro sore < mm ri plagvc have nccarred at Mai.i.a. I lii- ruaki--> i^lit cases all I he Hur ,burg arrived from Pulo Pi sang Light at i p n>. ye.-itrday. The British gun-boat I. mm
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  • 445 2 Ihe announcement reported m Saturday's paper that the steam yacht Victoria, having on board the Prince and Princes* de Broglie, their son, and other personages of high rank, had arrived at Singapore Roads, from Penang, has m it more of interest than readers are generally apt
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  • 471 2 Our readers ma\ r-.m'-mbr r <^>jite a year ago cur ial'ing attention to the tact that one of tbc chief annual challenge trophies ot tbc Bla< kheatli GoM Club, the not* ■I fit golf club m England, when them in- wki only known m Scoti— d,
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  • 198 2 There «s a report that Mr. 1 homas Hcslop Hill has floated a F<ubber Company at home. A message from ancouver, British Columbia, states that the skeleton ol Sir Arthur Curtis, ol London, has been found m a cave at Klondyke, where lie perished last winter. The Navml Record says
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  • 442 2 It was originally intended that the S.V.A. Camp this year should be arranged so that ihe Corps would take part m the mobilisation of the Garrison. The unexpected relief of the K.O R by the 16th Madras Native Infantry has caused the mobilisation to be adandoned. The
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  • 246 2 ■111 IMMM J'KOB*BLfcs S.C.C. Ihe linal of these trial matches wa^ played on the h-planade la*t Saturday, ng m a draw m favour of the I'ro\\\\a mad*.* a total of 138 runs, R. I I<enJ retiring lor j6, H. IV. Noon, If. 1 .\irry and L I Haslon also
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  • 216 2 The annual meeting of the Straits I'.r.tnth, Koyal Asiatic Society, will be held on Monday, jQth inst., at 5 p.m., at the Raffle* Library. The Rmmm transport Moskva arrived from Odessa this morning, with over a thousand soldiers on their way to ladivo;<tock. She is expected to leave tomorrow. Baron
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  • 93 2 THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. Doubtful if Dead. Another Edict Issued. Proposed Reception of Ministers. (Sf»ecial to Singaport t'r<e Prr I Hongkong, 27th Jan. (j 0 0. It is still m doubt whether the Emperor is really dead m spite of the general rumours to the contrary. An Imperial
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  • 35 2 A CAMPAIGN VOTE. £20,000,000 to Account. The Daily Xcus states that it is under. stood that tlie (jovernment will ask imm diately not less than twenty mil. ions 0.1 account of the war.
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  • 15 2 The first portion of the Seventh Divi. sion has arrived at Capetown.
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  • 56 2 Opinion ol the Times. The Times states that it is prob«: greater demands upon the nation will have to be made that Government will be well advised to call out the rest of the militia |o WpcJitC the mobilisation of (he Kighth Division and to
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  • 32 2 A Reuter s telegram from Lourenco MufHl, dated Jan. _>Oth stat-^ lhat it ireported on good authority from a Transvaal source that Mafeking was relieved on the 23rd.
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  • 19 2 There is delay m the arrival of Cape news owing to interruption of the West Coast rable.
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  • 17 2 The new Jnpanese battle-ship siuma saiied for Japan on Saturday. London, j\th January, igno.
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  • 10 2 Nothing whatever has been received trom General Buller.
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  • 50 2 The embodiment of the militia battalion of the Leicester*, the Berkshires, and the Clare Artillery has been ordered. Dr. Lcyds and Count Von Buelow. The Ntrddeutsche Zeitung announce that Count von Buelow has received Dr. Leyds, who has gone to Berlin for the celebration of the Emperor's Birthday
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  • 17 2 {Later.) General Buller joined Sir Charles Warren's Camp on the morning of the 25th.
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  • 29 2 It was decided that a second attack on Spionkop would be useless, and the forces therefore withdrew south of the Tugela. London, 29th January, 1900.
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  • 74 2 The Pinang Gazette makes some pretty strong reference to some movement or other m Singapore as being supported by published statements, that are "an insult to the Indian Army." It also styles the instigator, whoever "he may be, Somebody m Singapore," and again as a person whom, for his own
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 381 2 *^^B LrWW^ BEjT'i^'ut/ SMj&jS^'^y m M^^M^BStA JB^Ri rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrkShi "**>mE^^ 'M ivT JWeHßr^ "^Sp^B^^^ *v rirrrrrrrirrrrrbrrmSS -^^^^^^^fc^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^PE^RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIi '*i .^^H .^hV^lrW rm > .%'j? *^rrw*^w^»mi^^S^^rmmT^rmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmw lepy^ -^^^^r^ifc^ T^fi tfb "^**^i^ "^■^r^^T^rii hrrr VwpJm ta. '^IMM^^RMR^RMMMmJ^ J jR^fIRRRRRfRRRRRRRR^RRRRRRRRRRRRIR> vlC^* TußfiflKn^ w** -^R^39k jff^7 SS *la «l w* hrV^hrl > > "via Hv "r^
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    • 495 2 WANTED A .e^ond nand Dumpy Level. Apply D.1... co r.t \T^7ANTED a European or Eur.- superintend pio pectin^ m Native S'.ates. Knowledge of surveyM g a retomrrendation. S«lar> »I2C. Apply to G., c o Fe e I'rtu. 1.2 SELANGOR GOVERNMENT. \Ni EU M- al I) if the GsvemeMM Factory, Selan^'.r.
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    • 401 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS FCJR SALE. A lady's saddle, by Champion and Wilton, and a bridle complete, m good condition. Apply \V. E. X Public Works Department. Jan ao, 31. 1 FOR SALE ON'K bay horse, one grey horse, and one Piebald all L'U'<rantf« <1 quiet m single and double harness and
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    • 109 2 Wednesday being the Chinese New Year holiday, there will be no issue of the Singapore Free Press. Arrangements will be made for posting any telegrams that may arrive m the Singapore Club. The Ranks and Public Offices close on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the latter day being the Mohammedan Hari
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 203 2 The Week. Monday, 29th High Water 8.6 a., y.50 p. Championship Bowling, Tanglin lub. 1.0.C..T.. Kings Own Pride, Tanglm Barrack*. S.C.C. XI. leave for Selang^r. Municipal Commission, 2-30 p. German Mail homeward closes, 4 p. Tongkang Sale Clyde Terrace, Powell, 4 p Straits Branch Royal Asiatic Society, 5 p. Singapore
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  • 96 3 It is >tated m the Pinang Gazette that the s.s. Kumsang, wliich should have reached Calcutta from Pcnung on lhe 22nd instant, was to leave Calcutta for Penang on the 28th instant, but no passenger accommodation is likely to be disengaged, as she will be carrying
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  • 189 3 A Malay woman thirty five years of ag has died of small-pox at Tanjong Panuroo. A Chinaman was found dead m front of the Singapore Hotel m South Bridge-road this morning. Lee Kook, who admits three previous conviction- for theft, was to-day sentenced to four month's imprisonment lor
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  • 59 3 Teo Kcng Chow, on trial for criminal bteach of trust, and Mutia, a police constable for receiving an illegal gratification, have been discharged. The case proceeding to-day is that of eight Chinese for the murder of a coo!ie on board the ss. Charterhouse, and is being specially taken
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  • 827 3 John Ruskin. 11.ij., son of a London merchant, was born m Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London, m Feb. iBi'>, and was educated f r lately, and at Christ Church, )xford, where he paired the Newdigate Prize m i3j<y. He then devoted himself to painting, and worked
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  • 3781 3 f Via Ctylon) London, Jan. 14th.— The (Jueen is gratified at General White's soldierly and tactful reference to herself. Her Majesty communicates with the War Office almost hourly, asking whether she can be of any service. She has also requested Captain Sandord's brother to forward a photograph of the
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  • 56 3 I'lay for the (iold Medal of ihe Monthly Medallist! of 1890, took place on Satui(J«ty. with tha following result I'earee yO > 8j Gunn 02 2 <w ys!fi i 90 VXalker ioy n, y3 ampbeli 95 2 ('>''« 104 8 yG ord 12* 18 v 4 Wright,
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  • 92 3 Information, so runs an official notice, MM been received that agents from the Botr government ar<- endeavouring to purchase some of the residual products of gai works. All manufacturers are warned to be caatMMM as to accrptin^' iock ofFers to purchase coming from any new or unknown quarter, as it
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  • 109 3 (January /y I 7». (jambier H. dc. Cube No. 1 13.25 Pepper, L'iack (ordinary Snore) do. White, (Pair I.;\V=s%) m v NMnb nos :o the lot) 62 do. (80s to ihe lb> 80. Mace (Uanda) tl yj. Cloves (Amboina; 3a. Libenan Coiiee 20. Tapioca, small pearl (Fan quality^ ;ly
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  • 79 3 (Corrected up to January 29). On London. Bank 4 m/s 1/1 1 demand »/n| Private credits 3 ra/s o t' v documents 3 m/s a/oi credits 6 m/s -/o,'. France, demand... *47{ Germany, demand j O o^ India, T. T 145.1 Hongkong, demand o Yokohama, demand.. p m Java,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 267 3 Going Insane. A. Li Rimer of Stoncridge, N.Y. says .—I was for a long time troubled with sleeplessness with intense neuralgic pains in the head which made me feel as though I was going insane. The physicians could do nothing tor me. I heard of some extraordinary cures tffecltd by
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    • 257 3 OCEAN STKAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANUSCHIi STOOMVAART MAAT3CHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steaint- rs on the Java Line are despatched trom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for thi?
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    • 53 3 The Standard i une Balls. A lime Ball v t Kort .uin,n>« and one at PuU i rtrini fall* each day *i i p.m. S.n K ,pore mean time ((irernwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 r.,:n., 35 ;,ot.,)bein« hoi>ted live minutes prc-io To-d.iy Fort Canning lia J' U( tlJ Rram
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 256 3 MAILS CLOSE. I O-M o I- H 1 w Bangkok Ckitmgmst 1 km New York hid ravel! t ham •J*** 1 ItUitLm* 1 M Malacca, &c. t rM I'ort DiehtM 4cK!in^ /{.itavter 4 IM WIMMMI, Malacca. Ac. Malacca KU Banjermassin, &.<_. \',in dtr Lyn 11 *m Oj«"ibi« Kian Ann |f
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    • 875 3 SHARE LIST, JANUARY 29th, 1900. Bank of rr a 1 U"°T4Tioit. Cai-it*l. Paid Uf. S.iakks I'a.i. O.r. k fChin r ndJa Deferr:i {^-.000 Bell's As»>cstos Eastern Ant, >. S3 Sellers L *t^—S4 '^4 S^&J t' Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd Sioo t l>4 6 unissu-d Fraser and N«ve Ltd Jj^s
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    • 246 3 I iAIAICII, l<1 11 !<■ r s, 1 p or t.. I \MI...R\, I ,v X I-*ki an J tl Mair. Jtll.U il II v. Wx-., H lr Hm* ■1, |m Mai S im\, Brit, iir., rfamiry, i,»i llaaa si»o*r< im. Brit. ~u.. «,r <ok /mi.v, U'il. «r.. Hagil, for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 603 4 TO LET FURNISHED A Uun r -1 "at Tangti.'. For particulars apply l RODYK AND DAVIDSON. v.c Jan 25 Tn 81- I R No 84. Institution Hill. Rent Apply LERMIT&WtSIEKHoUT, 3, Raffles Place. 2 5- 2 Jan 25 TO LET. X N Unfurnished Bungalow. Municipal Kfc 8, A W.lkie Koad,
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    • 1119 4 SARAWAK GOVERNMENT. market place and town hall. SLED lenders will be received up to p.m on Tuesday the 20th February, 1900, at the Office* of n e undersigned, for the work of. building a Mm j Plai b and Town Hall at Kuching, Sara* a le. and plans may be
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    • 270 4 John Little CO., LTD. Sole Agents POM COATES COS FAMOUS PLYMOUTH GIN $9 per case or one doz. DUTY EXTRA. John Little CO., LTD. STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Stiamirs leavs Singaforb at 4.45 p.m. Hye Ltong,— every Monday for Malacca, Kuala Klantf and Telok Anson. Malacca every Wednesday for Malacca,
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    • 497 4 PARIS EXHIBITION, 1900. WILKINSON, HEY WOOD CLARK, LD. Holders of the only Gold Medal awarded for Varnishes and Colors at the Paris Exhibition of IS7B, London, Liverpool, Singapore, Hongkong, Bombay, Melbourne, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'ARGENSON, NEUILLY, PARIS Have arranged for a large and comprehensive exhibit, and will be glad
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    • 285 4 IN 1 HI GOODS OF Dr. J. A. de VICQ deceased. DUftSUAMI to the ptoviMoi s of the Con- veyancing and Law of Property Ordinance i&Bf. m th;s behalf NOTICB IS HER-liY dl YEN that all persons having any claims against tic bHMd Dr. JOAN ADRIAAN DE YICCJ. late Consul
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    • 86 4 Danish Royal Mail Line. "pHE East Asiatic Company's steamer SI AM is A due m Singapore, en route for Penang, Marseilles, Havre, Rotterdam and Copenhagen about the middle of February, and will be followed, t an interval of about a month, by the s.s. ANNAM, for Marseilles, Havre, Copenhagen and
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    • 611 4 The Singapore Free Press AND Mercantile Advertiser CA.t. t-,i* t^mtim, s, ngtport TBLBrHONB NuMM|,.__ No fi| Published at 30-3, R.eße.Pi ace S i netpOft THE leading English Hi—n, Straits K Setfle m ents W Tow' r Federated Native States of Perak gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, lhe <NY Sembilan British North
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1163 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port or departure, and (w'tere known) date due here, and name of Agents. MIH-OF-WkR. Dbcioib, Fr., Brest, due Dec. Hai-PeN, Chin., Portsmouth, HaTslsi, Japanese, lr.tixo, Jap., Elswick, Iwatb, jap., Elswick, Kaueron, Jap., Stettin. MakibU, if. S., Virginia, M' rarl'MO. Jap., Ijondun, Naz«mi, Jap., Portsmouth, Pbtropavlovsk., Kus., Cronstadt,
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