The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 August 1903

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1903. DAILY ISSTE NO. ls4fl
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      819 1 3totofrtiscmrntjL^ Pfi- STEAM NAVIGATION O COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth London. Throngh Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. MAIL LINES. Outward. Homiwabd. Ballaarat Ang 22 Bengal Aug -1 Simla Sept Valetta Sept 4 Coromand^l Sept
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      802 1 iUitirrtisrmfnts. Pacific Mail Steamship Co Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company Toyo Kisen Kaisha iOfiIKNTAI. SS CO) VLV INI.AND SEA OF JAPAN ANP HONOLULU. Through I'»*s»k« tkkflM KranU>d to England France Mai Germany by all trans- Atlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal citiiw m the United States or Canada.
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      995 1 Singapore and Kranji Railway. FROM THE 16th JULY, 1903, and UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WEEK DAY SERVICE HUN DAY SKKVK E DOWN. DOWN. AM AM AM AM PM P.M. P.M. P.M. I'M. A.M. A.M A.M. AM MM. P.M. I'M. I'M. IM SiniraDore 700 7.45 10.00 11.a6 12 3(» ft.<N 4.10 :>.V>
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      654 1 The Tanjong Fagar Dock, Co. JJmited. f Shipwrights, Engineers. Ironf an j Brasi Founders, Wharflng:ersf c ."his Company executes Sinp and r i at) En«rin k.l^irs of all description*, m the J (mt manner, under the iupprint^n-li-noe /j <>nrim{ Docks up to 6U"t fn>-t m length and H net on
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      490 1 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cc» Paiu-cp Capital...*. |lu/>OO,OOO Rbsbhtb m Sterling Reserve |l«>,<H>«MXrt> )>of><kft SUrer Reserre. 5,500.000 fl t<>W W RBSBRra LtABILITT OF Propribtors 110,000,000 Court or Dikrctorh. A J Raymond Esq. Chairman H E Tomkims Enq— Dbpvtt Chairman. H W Slaub, Eaq I H Schubabt, Esq Hon C W
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      575 1 dtoUrrtisrmrmi. Chartered Bank of ludia, Australia and China. INCOUroUAIKU HY UOYAL CHAHTKH I CAPITAL £800 000 FESEKVE LIABILITY I t™'™ OF PROPRIETOHS > £800.000 RESERVE FUND £725.000 SBahk or Kn.ji.awu National Kanb ok S««»ti.anii Tmb Li.kim.m City A Midlaki> Hawk. Lti> SINGAPORE BRANCH CURREKT Anv>nnU .tm .>p,t««vl mi iaiinrt allowed
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      126 1 I Theae CAPSULE.* I recent and chronu I I TNCY NEVER FAIL \u,... THY THCM Apollinaris MIS MAJRSTY THL MNt AMI H.K.H. THE VKINCF OP WALES. 90,000.000 Boirua. 1 BBBBBBJj^^ B^bT-*[ A H I. ufUJCMiSS) amber sad dry reae lt«»c« isi ret m uTur rvran. HIGAUD S LISEMiS [itract RI6AUO
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1903.
    829 2 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1903. litre »hall ll* I're^ the Vroplr'" i.ijl't mainUm, I tuwd >•>' inHuencr and übbfit^d by n>u; llrtr ratriot Irutli hrr niorion* |MMft| Jraw. Clnlgr.t to Kr'.v'i.m. Ixqralty arJ Ijiw. It it* part of tin- rhs.il. ilitu- of our Colonial I iiiHiilantv that
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    1353 2 The ne*t Tallin Club ■At Hume will be f Friday *2Htli it»»t, at 9 pm. iiiaiM before Mr Michell a, Kling a* M chanH with selling m<lk "t nearly a fourth was water. He I •0 itii'l costs. I T 8" forwards im fn»m Japan auotlnr j inMimeut of b«r
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      THE AMERICA CUP RACE.
      20 2 Shamrock 111 Hnn. ..vun .1 fekHMvek 111 lia- ham noMmndw) nevivvm an aNUmmm <>f 117 mwti
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      MACEDONIA.
      34 2 Haly Coi)|>rrHt«»s with Ihr I'owerM. Ii 1* Jinn iiii^l ut K»m« lli.ii tU lulun <• >vernui<-nl h..> rmolvetl lUt m .k<mH with tbe I'owrr* m .i.ti..n ili.tt may U> ukru with nyMn] to Mu-^louut
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      THE ITALIAN FLEET.
      36 2 II«*1<I Heady off Sicily. Tlih Italian fl«* f i...» U-»n ..rd.tv.l <<, r..n. mßinto off Si< il» m ..I.|. rto lie tMwrvrT' rl«h Wiitvri* if tlw> l'ow«-rml««-i<i« M>n<]th«ir •.ju*. IroriM tinth.-r fjoiidon, A ll^
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      THE YACHT RACE.
      45 2 First Contest Almndoncri. lli. In.- i... f,, r tlitr Aumyku Cup h*» \wnu .ilnn.|.»n.sj KVliJiii.i- wits li«mliu>; TIHKKV AM) HI SSIA. All UusHiun Demands Agreed To. 'i'nik._\ km wmmmi all the KumUo <j«nu»a<l« .ui,i 1,,. r.-.jikwl««.l tli^ witli-lr«»al „f tin* Kiumuiu S|im<ln>o
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      FIGHTING IN NIGERIA. FIGHTING IN NIGERIA.
      40 2 FIGHTING IN NIGERIA. Hunni apt u red. A t r.-.f.t ilnit\ whit- iik n dtxl h*«- hnn<ln«l iiititv« Ii ik .Mii-1 But mi. Ib N<»rt>vru NikT-Tit, kilhnK mvwi hiin<Jrvl of tlw -f.Mi.l.-m, iuolu'liDc tin* Kmir aod nxwt of Ina ln«*fi>
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      THE CASUALTIES.
      20 2 Major M ir-l, an<l four mm w*tv LilU^l. tlirv oKcm* au<l *'<•! ni^u Ikiu^ wouikWl. I ii Am.' 21
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    385 2 II X tlw Uovonior v diw Ikto from IVu*uk Stiiuiuintf Club laumb*a will tat** Jofcnsi .11 I'i.rV-r tr*- Club Knntfitlow .it ai>> 1 hi -v S'ni'Uj Tin* I* A O Mail uteaiaer Ballaantf" left ii p nt <re*t«»nlaT. and mar be eipr»-i ♦»l At Singapore at > a ni to-in«»iTow.
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      663 2 gbtofrttgcmrtttg. I AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture, &c. i > M iitLO vt No. 104-D Skranooon Road, j -..t ,,,-J-nj. 2Wt> Amin*l, 1903. ol 2 p.m. poli-li.-l to*k nideboard with mirror panel; putiafaefl .henghaij.linini: laMa, centre table with :..ii-U" t<<]> mttan fam-y .-hair*, rattan «ett*>e«. j -at w.xvl chairs. Java-made
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      508 2 CALDBECK MACCRECOR CO (ESTABLISHED 1864) WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. LONDON, GLASGOW, SHANGHAI, HONG-KONG, AND SINGAPORE. (Fnce I ist on Application.) Saturday, 29th August, at 12-30 pm. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANTS, Etc (The property of Messrs. F. CLARKE A AT 55 HILL-ST., known as CLARKE'S LIVERY STABLLS Teak upholstered
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      596 2 Ifefcag's gbftcrtisrtnmi* 1 For AdcUhU^Melbourne and Sydney. Abo taking cargo for New Zealand ports. British India Steam Nay. Co., Ltd, Steamer UMTA, 5,366 tona, Capt. Watkey*. will be despatched for j the abore ports on or abont the l«>th September, j For freight or pa«*a»<» apply to BOUBTEA D A.
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      7 2 LIBBY'S SOUPS, no trouble ltrtuly Tor use.
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      190 2 TIIK WKKK. I'KIbAT, Jl -t Bgh Water I I I p 1 Jl >• .VIM v P..1i... K.I.4UH Q»W 'rickH CM, M^tini;. T- wn H»ll. T.«n H.iii.l. Hi^li S»t»m» K.— t\>«t p U X KWtrir I.i^ktiuff. '> IS p ITBftITI o«bm Drill. II Kii.'u. „,t\nn. M^rirn- ('ImI.. I SAll RbAT
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    THE NORTHERN CRIME
    2640 3 jB?- [Specially Contbii r.v.j 1 Hongkong Daily )'<- —Thk Abmtks of Japa:. jp«W ia. Of late there have been a mass of articles and K^l telegrams fortelling an outbreak of war between >LH& 'I Japan and Russia, and the Russian Government He' have been only awaiting the
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    SHIPPING NEWS
    99 3 Tbe Nuntui from Moji left after coaling ou the li>th for Cocoiuda. The steamer "Terrier" left Calcutta yesterday for tln n port. The tsteainer Luciu from Moji arrivod yesterday with a consiKument of 3,«XK> tons Japan coal for Singapore. The Pteamer Hong Moh after undocking left for Penang
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    THE FIRE ON THE "TONNIE."
    368 3 serious Destruction Forward. Kobe Exchanges give the following additional par titulars regarding the fire on board the MM" Tonkin." The vessel arrived on the morning of August 6 and lay m the harbour off Oho. In the afternoon tire was suddenly discovered m the forehold,
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    THE SIGNAL STAFFS.
    407 3 An Old Shipping Clerk writes. A« the MBgßjMtsjff of several of the original shipping signals during the seventies and eighties, some of them l>eing still m use, I would like to make a few additional remarks on this important subj«"Ct. Formerly not only were tbe times of
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    BUILDING CASES.
    194 3 This sswrming before Mr Michell Tan IJeng Khwe«, a building contractor, appeared m answer to a summons for faiiiug to couiplv with h. notice raqniriag him to take down and rebuild with good mortar the whole of fbe ground floor walls of a house being erected at liady
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    CHINA GETS BACK STRATEGIC POSTS
    57 3 The Wai Wu-pu baa demanded that tbe BBVafga Powers should restore the positions occupied by the allied troops between Tientsin and Shauhaikwsiu, after negotiating with the foreign minister*. Germany has restored tbe positions occupied by her ;it Taku and Shanhaikwan and Japan and Boasts, tlie
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    NEWS FROM VLADIVOSTOCK.
    272 3 The Kobe Chronicle wates -The N V X steamer [s« Mum." which Mt Vladivostock on the 2«th ult and arrived m Kobe on Monday, brought newts to the effect that upon her arrival at Vladivostock on the 24th nit. a number of buoys were seen flouting m
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    THE LATE SHEN KE-WEI.
    276 3 In reference to Shen Ke-wei, the reformer who was executed at Peking on the 31st ult, the China Times says. From a hurried interview we had hut evening with a personal friend of Mr Shen, we gathered a few interesting facts as to the personality of
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    CHINESE FREE READING ROOM.
    99 3 Lust night then- w«re about a hundred Chin«t«e and a number of European* present at the Social of the Reading Room and Christian Endeavour belonging to the l*resbyterian Misaion :iH Cross-st. A Chinese elder, Dr Ng Sam Tek took the chair, supported by the Revs. S
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    THE SILVER COMMISSIONS.
    745 3 A Berlin wire states that the proposal* put forward by the American and Mexican Delegate* for th« ptettlement of the China Currency (Question are to the following effect First, the e-<tabli(thm«ut of a national Chinex* nilver currency, foil n dt"' on a flied ratio liKween silvmand jfo
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    THE ROWING CLUB REGATTA
    194 3 The final for the scratch fours was brought off last evening under fairly favourable circumstances, though there was a little sea on. Mr Soott-RiiKsell was unfortunately unable to act as starter, but the crewi were got away smartly and the pace was made fast from the
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    THE ENGLISH TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA.
    203 3 Th« following uAciul xt*teiti>?ut has Iwn imiicl by tht- M.C< regarding tbe team for Auatralia: The MIT Committee neloctiHl Mr Warner t.. I- > cwptain of the English team from the timt. and haw I m n<p way rjualiticd that oelection at any time nine**
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    75 3 Corps Order* by Lt-Col the Hon A. S. Murray, yd. Commandant. $intfni>ore Volunteer Corpn. v Head Quarter Office. Foil Fullerton. Sinnnpfn-iv An uuM 21. I .«>.■« < WnrrtH Shfl<t Shutting Ctmij-et ,1,,,n Tlii- <-..uipetiti.m will flr»sl „n Sutnr.lii\ AHh innt „n BhlleutiiT Kitntri' Sh«rf>tui(? will 1 ..iiuii«-n.
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    RUSSIAN FORCES IN LIAOTUNG
    69 3 The total ntimlwr of Ruaaiun troopa, (says the Tientsin correspondent of the Anahi." 1 to b« sent to the Kwangtnn^ province (Li».>tiing Peninsula; is 35,000. who are b^ing trHiisporte<l by train, thrice to five tiniAs it day. Th#« numlier thim tn.n-)..,rt»-.l daily ill not lens than
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB
    359 3 YESTERDAYS PLAY. Ladies' sin..i Mrs Wuddoll Jieut Mrs RnhcrtMß, Mrs Waddell beat Mrs Suundera. 1— I. tf— 4. LalMKh' 1 hi y Mm Hunt and Mrs Langhaiu- Carter beat Mm Christie and Mlsx Bnidd-I! I I I—4. HAHi'ifiNMiii Dorni.EH. Mihs Gunn and Mr A. RoherUon Miw
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 3 (Oo»*«ct«d up to August 21.) Bank 4 m/s lyiij demaau i/nj. Private credit* 3 m/s 1/1 lj credits 6 m/s H;; Fbaxcb, demand 243 OißMAur. domand 197* Ihdia, T. T. 145 Hohoiobo, demand 4J dis Yokohama demand 94 Java, dot tmnd #>> 1 l*»i Bakokok, demand »>o Botb»«iuhs, (to
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    SHARE LIST.
    192 3 I I B-ii 1 A.t.-.;«« K*-t-t.. v,- it. i Be.rfc.w.l, f, .'t j Bniaj. If. ajßfcr. i OMndnMTV».JJ i j Oear Wat.>r lUT.j lira iIIOM, mIW« *1 FiMiriaaNWKlid) p»|.. Hongkong A Hh— rlmi Him I t\ j Howarth Kiklins (f 1 I i« r %\yn, Jelebu Mining ATr
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    PRODUCE.
    91 3 I" 1 °T h r^ l M do. Cul« No. I P*Ppw, Black 'ordinal j M'pott" d». White, <F;iir I, W A p Nn«mags( UOto'ne h.) v., do. 80 to Urn Mace (Band*) 1w» Cloves (Aniboinai Li)«riaa (Viflba Tapioc*, small pearl <K*ii j.mlMj, 4 do. d«» fake :.l->. ii
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      10 3 LIBBY'S HAMBURGER STEAK Miff host Standard of Excellence. •Aug 21
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      184 3 It rwnis Nerves and BrainJay ne's Tonic Vermifuge. Sole Agents for the Strait* THK SINGAPORE DISPENSARY. Apl 2 Children when Teething Have more ><r less diarrham. which cannot be checked effectually, bm the cause cannot lie removed but the diarrho-a can and nhonld be controlled by givi»g Chamberlain's Coin- and
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      313 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co.. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. kit. The Conipaaies' steamers are ■Bsfatsfe I Liveipoul outwards for the Str.uU. ('him „d J»l«in every week, and from J.i|kui Im.iii.v U for London every fortnight and f,.r I. > i,. 4 monthly. (hie outward •teuui.r r-i. p. ,1
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      829 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-\T«, FU« and Tom Commaatfcr. Arr4«<i Kro« For V»c» Brit K un \«xxt 9m J... .1,1, M Bira-H thil^ Brit .tuiM^ HIM W. U. Btupfor.lA.tK «'..|.h,,1.. II „.k <)th«r VcimU PUn ft Tobi Matter* AmvH From 'Tattmici K.t Vhti 1 ri Bllt W Auk 11 M .ronu.
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      200 3 m nm cumis. Mullhn* fm I'- \i H,,(,, IV, I. i Suit II I* S»c< A I'-'pii. I'iri S..| lv i, ladruic i H I P. >ul in... i .n a I r« Tliui-.).. I I M.P.'U:«ll|{ .V li"' •< Hllllt-.li i Ti iii.» A X ll« P.OillC V •>'
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      689 4 f I LNG I PEERS' ASSOCIATION. iiS C.npral Meeting of the A^s.«ia- !i ..1.1 m t!io Marino Clul> on the uf i-ri.L.v Ji-t Aagnal 190t.ai BM pm. U. RISK. Hon. Denralaiy. Aog 10 --> NOTICE. In i onst(juencc of the rise m IX( -lIANdKa reduction of 1(> per tnil off
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      641 4 gUibrrttsrmrnts. K. &K. K. &K. YOKOHAMA KOHE «>pi>osit«< the nenrthe Kuhn Komor SINHAPOKI. 2o Raffled Square. Art Curio Depot JUST RECEIVED Vbrt pjaaj Com.bctiok «r Furniture Crepes and M kinds o( Articles Suitable for Wedding Presents Kuhn Komor, Singapore. By appointment, Sole A^nnts, f» r The Osaka Exhibition For nny
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      566 4 f iH>bfrtiSfmfnte, N^ Nuwara Eliya. THE SANATORIUM OF CEYLON •>2<M> feet ul>ove s^a lev.l Avei-.i^e temper.it ur>- Wwaiaj, F.ihr. KEENA HOUSE HOTEL Mont charntingly situated amidut pit-turesque nirmntain wconery enjoys an \msurpi«B»o<l reputation for y--'r- a« u> comfort, cleanliness ;ind excellent food, Combined with moderate charges. KaiU.HV riu'ht through from
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      252 4 3K>brrtisr;nnus D UNVIL L ES WHITE SEAL REAL SCOTCH Just try fg Price, Gash it $11.00 Price, Cash SiJ You wiM $11.00 try jt i.Kss-, IBP again? TO BE HAD OF ALL SPIRIT DEALERS. Ol KK<»M TUB SOLE IMPORTERS Katz Brothers, Limited IND COOPE AND CO. BURTON-ON-TRENT ALE STOUT i
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      758 4 STOOMVA/iT .4.- APPIJ o "nedekland: ."teamsltip Company, "fMorland." Fortnightly Mail Service between Amsterdam, Batavij, via Genoa, Sabang, and Singapore. IW»IH DsWAJ rOKM 11... M SIN..AI-UKE. Steamer Koniny Willna I S.-,.ten,U.r 5. MsMM Bophia S,.,,te m »*r If K.>niii k 'ii) Wi;i,,h,iiii.i «i.t..»*r :v Kt)iiint;in J;.-^. i,. »i, t.,lier 17. K..
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      343 4 New G^H^^^H Tailoring I|j9|^^^^H All specially selected uml designa. striped Vicunas, Saxal iv X, Ser>fe», t'nshßMsi Scotch, West of RBft ALf. TROPI aT^^^^^^H LATEST >M>THK AND MOST' tW^V 3ssl FASHIONABLE ST A l urxv and well aasortesl I <»l new tinnnel suiting*, light, m« 1 medium shades; new pattmw and
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