The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 February 1904

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2(5, 1904. DAILY ISSUE NO. 5003
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      848 1 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. MAIL LINES. Outward*. Simla Mar 6 ChnaaJ Apl \1 Bengal Mar 20 BallaaniU Malta Apl 3 Homeward
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      746 1 SUbcvtisrmrnts. N. D. L Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPKRIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Th« tas4 mid wull -known mail nteaniens <»f Bail OosBpBB)! sail fortnightly from Brementlamlmr^ via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sonth-.iVUK-'ii. tiil'laJUi <ii:li"u.. Naplaw, Port S.iiil, irSg&ai,' lfag»«aki and Kobe to Yokoli.im.i and back. They are due m Singapore on <>v alout
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      1066 1 atobcrtigrmrutb. Singapore and Kranji Railway. From January 4th, 1904, and until further notice. Train Service for Week Days and Sundays. DOWN. A.M. A.M. A.M. I'M. l.M. I'M f U. l.M. SINGAPORE </...«.*> 7.:W 10.00 ISJO ii 17 :i:2:\ 4.48 :..4O b. 37 7.:«» HM>7 I&87 5.584 :?.:w> 4W '>A7 Newlon
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      659 1 3oim"iiscmnUs. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cornoration. Paid-up Capital $10,000,000 Rbsbkvb Fund i Sterling Reserve $10,000,000) TM Silver Reserve.. ..s 6, .00,000 j lh MMJ Rbhbrvb Liability ov Pbopkiutors $10,000,0/(0 C!ocrt of Directors. A. J. Raymond Esq, Chairman H. K. ToMkinh Esq Dbi-uty Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson I N. A.
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      781 1 BM>frtisnnfnu». Gold Medal, Heolili txhibition, London I ij' highly nutritive, hu* is m <->st^^^P^^^^ F^SBSO Eminent A «ecL /2r J&m^^!*&&' honui a:u! m /jßft* B W 'ii/ ifci/ India, I iciiMdcr /mM^^^ Fftr lUCS JVC -llni-er'sh.wHl' A^^^ Jb rwi m» «:i 3v f incomparably su*^^^^W K ?i iv/13 SriC D
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    Document Occurrences Death The Singapore Free Press.
    31 2 Document Occurrences Death The Singapore Free Press. >n Thm-.-l.jy, Um> '-'")th instants -tt N-.rilj Bual V»aj. Ht:N.. Km N-.im Nr-' the aalavad un»> S.-h!, ti« hail tw Pw*» tat Pf I
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    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1904.
    1898 2 Tm» r»i'«rdli. >n of t»-l»-_'rii 1 i» tj.j.ir. ..f *v,,we.i i:ti.»iHn ..i ..'in. t mm-a-o-rtain*-I tuthoriti fr«»m .1 Shauifh.ti. <> r othft Far Ka»t«-?n r .'in i«—-rt iir_' 'li.it m .1 recent nav*l atta. k <<n Port Artnur m- .l.tj^n «Me lout four batttolripl and tw--
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    THE FIGHT AT PORT ARTHUR.
    526 2 (**Hnaghof T.-l." Special CorreHpondent ,i V'-kobania, ilgb 10.- News reached here lvi v«-st«;r.la\ evening of the J;i[..in»'se naval vk t.»rv .it I., it Arthur ou the ui^hf uf th«BUI and moroiag of the Uth inst, (•<»L(«rniny wbieb I wiif.i yum i...<l;iy. A private dtt^atek RKtfiVtNl
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    LOSS OF THE DECUTEROS.
    84 2 B*rrn m Cbiw. ia rt- .-ij,t .i t. .11:1 ir .m .*****.J11 lnl'Tiiun-tli-in o4 t),.- total I I the Qttmmm ■twmcir i i...it.. r haloasiag lv rh.. Pleasburavr I'tinpN. ii:.-rt.ilirt». <;....:,. lilt? V..M i«»;'.( The Heanwr moaki w.n froa Baigoa to thk The r.» ha* ban
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.
      49 2 Japanese K'ffort to Block the Kn trance. m fh.iiiiv mmmij MI Alev.H, U. tll,^,. f fc,J f|)e iiM.|-aiiuth.-r..»t;,.k „n |'„,t Arthur 1 '«> ll.r ■Bwilin "f 84th, with I boat*, n Poui Merriniaes." Tlh-n aaaawwd bloel Ihtharijaw bi M inkiD X four HUHuner* filial w,,h combuatibW
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      THE RUSSIAN FIRE.
      36 2 From Three O'clock Till Dawn." Torpedo Boats None the Worse. The BtfviM, wpimirf i,, th, V^ tw d^t^ed tw.. steamer* „^r th* aaitaam Th- I*, ipim Urn inayaaW i>, Mfi tinintauip.) till dawa
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      ATTEMPT FAILS.
      22 2 Torpedo Boats Depart. D*7%fc< .h,,w,..| tl.nt the four mamn had l*en imtooyi mad t.,r,^1,, boata inu towards th#? Japan** fleet.
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      THE STEAMER CREWS.
      27 2 Some Drowned. The crvwa af the nteamer- took n tha baata Bmbm were drowned. Kntrance Still Clear. Tha irtmui mi Urn hathow ia daw
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      RUSSIAN CRUISERS PURSUE.
      28 2 But ome Back Safe. The aNatj lafl two drnaioaa fummi bj Uim KuHNian mii— arhiefe iXaiawl U^r I ba ateaaiaflM MMlaiaad <», ln«,». fioadua Fab J'<
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      Mr BALFOUR BETTER.
      17 2 Mr BALFOU R BETTER. Mi Balfour baa rwippairad m Urn H m Cwom after hk wwait iad»po«tioa
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      THE CHEMULPO PRISONERS.
      44 2 Japan Witling to Accept Parole. •i.j-ai. 1.-, iatia»tad kHrwiUi^MwtodUw Ifa Kanaka, a riatmmu pieUd up at Chemulpo an.] M r-.ute tv <.Vv],,n for .Jet^nt.on. to return to K'i««ia '-U pavoltL Britaoi i- rresp.m.img with K.i«ia with a VMS t« an arrauppineut.
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      THE BAIKAL RAILWAY.
      19 2 Now m l<n\ Uha Baikal iai mitwrnj has i« u COIn l-l^t.-J an.] train* ire .r.^BiDu'.
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      ANOTHER PORT ARTHUR ATTACK.
      30 2 ANOTHER PORT ARTHUR ATTACK. Aprain Repulsed. I .".Mi ..ffi.-ul Jespat.h ,v(« that the fafM <*-"" ■Minhli Port Arthur on n '*"'th» «tnd wer* repulsed all along the line. London, f-Vi. j»>.
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    A DISHONEST CLERK.
    141 2 VertonUj .1 Chiaeae dark Buaad IHi baan K:i_- Mvnted wa t».. eaasai ol 'i-m_-t.r_-. I efaeq lai sad '-t criauaaJ bwacli ol araai .-.r*-,-t t.. aeaaqvafor It v Jlegad 'h. MTMoaor, arko 1- lerk at eaoa "Clkaa T»ee Tuaa" ia Marfcci-at, ay .••u.-l t«u caenaa*. foe 1*82.35
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    462 2 Ketore Mr .liistic*' Hvndiu.tti .lone* itu.| Mr Jaatiei l»tw LacMU \M' Mini, h, am. Pw i—l s N\ii'>NAi. Fii.k IssruAMr Cos KMMVUM M\ki. an a C. Par the aaaallaats Mr BlKott, for the r.^}«>tj'l»'ut» Mr V.in Boaaarai iaauruelad bj Mr Bataaßbarf. In this cA»e t he ..iirt
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    12 2 The cable steamer Recorder" arrived here from the Cocos Islands this morning.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    187 2 The B I steamer arrivw i tr<llll Rangoon to day witl, a .ar^u „f ri(V she lan<ls pnrt of her .aiy,, here The Coll.er Baron Balfour." m.w Iving m the Roads ha« ou Wrd al,,^, 4000 j^ o Japanese coa] for this port i J'f Hve (n 8"
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    27 2 Thar monthly Sewing Meetia* o# the Cnurrb Wmk Association will be beW at |th« Kafir* •i»»-l s s. h. *.1 on Wednesday March 2 at 4 pin
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      531 2 atjtonttscnirnts. CLUB WHISKY ALL MALT XND Ml'ri.ir.n REGULARLY TO AH the THE PRINCIPAL CLUBS H- *~t~ Naval and Military STRAITS SETTLEMENTS amongst Europeans m > ,«»i this Market. MC F.m's. PRICE $10.50 PER DOZEN, NETT. Sol, <%«*** for Straits I ftl. K. Md thf Fur Kast. CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co. Oct
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      664 2 TO LET A Compouud house No. 1 l-> Tuonuton Rtwd. Apply to BEAH LIANG SEAH. i North Bridge Road. Feb 2»> v«: Singapore Nursing Association The Annual (General Meeting will l>e held r\ the Town Hall on Friday, Maivh tth. l!»<>4 :it 4 p.m. Bihiness. 1. T>- i»»<-"iv»' Report <>!'
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      139 2 J?To tiapg atibfrttsrmmts Wayang Kassim. THE INORA ZANIBAR ROYAL THEATRICAL COY. At Nouth Bridui: Road Thi;aike Haij. TO-NIGHT Will ataft far <'••• Hint tim<- that well knowu an-1 Ttagi— l DI«M M The Merchant of Venice Hv W i i.i.i am Shak>l'l:«i Ti.iii»| ,t...j fi,,,,, l>i,u» tiuaffir'i P!a»> Hv th--
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      214 2 THE WEKK. Hiijh Waaajp i H a :>| Garaua Mai! Oataavj dim. Municipal Comminsion. I.S» p S V A Battery (inn Drill. iJS p Indra Zanilxir Tlieatre. p Tanglin Cluh Meetin-. IVutonia. i» n OhaanVi Cir- us. I ji Hiijh Water -.—HA K.iM p Kint.i Ra<•e^. Hari taja Hadji (HahaaHMsi
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  • Correspondences.
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      The "Four Battle-Ship"Story.
      103 3 i m Barraßt I'mi: Sta, Ofeoomia o>v ■.<L f n f.taowse 1-attleships and t «vo transports being <lin^ I- all I'linkuin and tit only for the mar ues But nevertheless I am inclined to tbe<>|>iuioii that four large Japanese steamers T -mik it ihe entrance of Port
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      The Drains of Singapore.
      135 3 fu I HE hllll OR. lh ar Sic.— I l»«-g to draw the attention of tiu- Municipal sanitary authorities to the di--r 'nutful condition m which several of the drains m Singapore are allowed to remain. The >ta^'uation of filth and decomposed vegetable matt.-r emit odours
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    MADAME ARRAL'S CONCERT.
    359 3 fl Tli-' TVuionia Club was tilled to MWflowiag jM U*t evening, for the concert of Madame Blaaeke Jg \rra assisted l>y amateurs The applause HJ for th* bmrjivinir? m prolou_'i-d and entliuHJ ,f.tiL and was responded U> m ver\ geMfOUi 91 m«i* tre by Madame Arral. who
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    CHATRE'S CIRCUS
    463 3 CHATRE 'S CIRCUS I <itre s were unlu-k^ iv hftviag raiuv «^<iti)pr t. >r tbeir "penin^ Ughi, b«l despite ♦his drawback a sood > row 1 turned up. au'l an interesting and pictur«*<j'>e BPBgIMMM *ai printed. The majority of tbe performers wfr»- native* of lulu, and therefore the prin lpal
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    135 3 Al >\, tin mat ion lor pM layer* lake- tho pU .1 the drill announced for the S A •01 1 liurudav next. li»- Colonial Yacht "Sea Mew arrived l*-v T| )1( morning at 7 o clock from Penang vhktWßoa C. W. 8. and Mr« Kynnersley "li l-Ml-.l Hh Harri*o
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    THE WAR.
    2168 3 Toll Russian Tkoopb m Mam- hi ria. The tol lowing it the latest information reu r ardiiiu' i!ie distribution of Russian troops m Manchuria At Port Arthur, 20,850 men, consisting of Infantry, -Third Brigade, !Mh, 10th, 11th, and 12th regiments. East Siberian Sharpshooters comprising i.,000 men m each
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    194 3 Tins nioniiuu a Chiuaman wa» arrrnted iv <>rchard-rd tor Htealin^ a pair <A Hilver <-andlextickx from a Chiuexe houue iv that road. UK M M Compauv'H Mteutner Yarra will lea\f Saigon at a m to-morrow, and mar be h\ j»-.-t.-.| here on Monday ;it'<>nt a m. It uotiliud by the
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLS
    22 3 TIES FOX TO-DAY. Dovblk Handicap. J. Robertson and K. A. Brown M. H. McKcan ami S. S.iwJ.in.
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    TIES FOR TO-MORROW.
    11 3 SINULE HaNIMCAJ'. H. Berry v F. K. Jvuningb.
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    137 3 Owing to the rain yesterday then was uo play. Yesterday's ties will be played to-day and the following ties will 1» played to-uiom>w. TIKS FOR TO DAY «'hampionmmip I'aikiMm <iiiiirtl.»u»-r anil «'*pt Sharp f Mr- Bmalal iiii'l Mr Knink Ladib* Dot IMB. Mi> S.'iiicrvillp and
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    THE PHILIPPINE OUTBREAKS
    91 3 Latent advices regarding the Filipino outbreak increase the serious nature of the situation. All the scouts and con*tal>ularv north of I>agupan are said to have revolted, and tin < ..ur-tabularv at T.ivuluis m the south are reported to I* sVs«Jbetsol The- American authorities are taking energetic st«-p«.
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    SINGAPORE NURSING ASSOCIATION.
    137 3 The annual report says During the year 1H different casett wen- attended to In the nurses, extending over 3*4 day*, lieing an average of tOM days |*r i»Ne, <*ouir-are<l with 1*« cases extruding over '.i 2'> SATS m \'M>2 The work ..t the uurws has continued to
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    PRODUCE.
    116 3 (February Tin 9 74. Gambiar 10.">0 ao. Cube No. 1 ]>:•■." Pepper, Black (ordinary S'por*" 29 50 do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p. 0., Nutmegs 110 to the ft.) 60 do. 80 to the ft. 90 Mao* (Band*) 145 Glotm (Aniboina) 33 Liberian Coffee 20 50 Tapioca, small
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    FINANCIAL NOTES.
    862 3 '"FINANCS." Since the last Note**, i.e. during the last month, the rate of exchange has left 1 9 j and reacfied 1 11 V and leaves off at 1 Hi, and is steady at this, with a slightly weak tendency. The Hiidden and big rise m the rate
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    COMMERCIAL.
    27 3 Feh J«. j>'»iiy or financial qiifstionx and matt«rii, may do no by addresdin^ letters to Kinanc«>," c o this ottic«, and wm« iihall have his attention.
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (Cobbsctbd up to February 2«>.) Bank 4 m h 1/11 i deinana 1/11 Private credit* 'i in/a t/ll| credit* 6 m/s 1 11,",, Feamci, demand 241 Gbrmaw, demand W6j India, T. T UU Hohokoko, demand 1 J dis Yokohama demand Java, demand 11">' Banokok, demand &2 Sovereigns, (to buy)
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    SHARES.
    334 3 n*m j| |e-capiui.j. i I I Ht)lMt'liu ...fio 10 auu.uou 10 «i BersawahGold 0rd. In 7) 18 15} Do Del 10 1O 40,000 10 11 Briwoh H. Tin 10 1O 600,000 81 84 OopengTin .~JU XI X 100,000 I- 16J JelobuMin. AT. inliq. 5 5 300,000 10c Kadana Gold
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      470 3 Matico Capsules and Infection »till main. tain their reputation for the cure of tho«e incons venient disease*. ;»l.out which, the lea*t said the better Urn Baby Cough Must Never Linger. Nothing is more distressing than to see a helpless little infant suffering with a cough and to be fearful of
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      360 3 ill 1/ OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. A N 1> China Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. Ltd. The Companies' st. Miners are despatched from Liveri>ool outwardh far tlie Straits, China and Jipan avarj week, and tium Japan homewards for lx>ndon every fortnight and for Liverjx.d montlily. One outward steamer each mor>
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      1192 3 VESSELS Iff PORT, Other V,,,«K FU-, ?l 07-.o 7 iw "tfS Fel M Pt> iln Ban Poh Guan Brit iJI S^M, 7 »>«^J M.u-a*«r 2!« Ban Whatt Hin Bri N RS, SJft W Bi Baron Balfour BriilSs SSI v! S ES^" SSlff rJS^* Berniciu Brit >I 7» l k nown
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      843 4 iiunnsrmnns. 1 anDcrtiSfmrnts. gUbfrtigtmentg. iinbrrttsnurnts. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. My Wife. BTaa Kirn Hay. .th.-rwi-.- .ailed j Nouia May having Wt my dons. 1 and prot.^tioli lYotu Kweaiber, I IKKV I baraby (^i^e notice, that I will m M «ay 1« laajoasiMa f.'f any debt- »he mnv .oiitiact
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      624 4 BINQAPOBE \>• OX •!'>. Kaviiu livv\^ Fine Art Curios i Have JllM Kf< cl\«.l /KUHN KOMOft NOVBLTIES m i:\ IKY Ul I g INSPECTION INVITED. Villa Balmeg, Pasir Panjang fa ha M tanftaWa! Knti_\ Haiak l"t \,.,.IyTHF. BRITISH DISPENSARY. S RatHe^ P1..." fab JJ HOUSE TO LET ChaJMi aßaj apalah
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      698 4 WANTED Rooms for two En^liahmen. Must be uear town. Private family preferred. Apply A.A A.A. o Free Prcsa." Feb l"i WANTED A smart Chinese shipping clerk, who can I* able to read and apeak English properly. Apply S. A. (i. c/o Free Prenn." Feb II 13 WANTED By the Johore
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      378 4 THE RENOWNED TABLE WATER OF JAPAN. An unsurpassed drink where a Superior Article is required. Medically Recommended and Chemically Pure. Bottled m its natural state at the Springs, Takaradzuka, Japan. J. Clifford Wilkinson, KOBE, FAPAN. I i. J Pure Natural Milk Why buy milk with .so per cent of water
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      1852 4 xtobnttjsentrntfc THE YOKOHAMA OOCK COMPANY, LIMITED I Otl bOltl:>n i^hofentrance.top C 0.5ft..b0u l 5. B rt Time to pump out 4 mVurs «m^ t°" bl CkS ™5 J Time to pump out 2 hours I '■JSCSSutn; ';:r,t a i:r z'«'' c fur f 1 o veBsel9^ x .r; ol doct
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