Straits Echo, 18 September 1907

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    35 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY. VOL. 5. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 18th SEPTEMBER, 1907. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 214-.
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      1068 1 tiger brand cement. *v §5 T s- PV IN FO BEST FOR ALL PURPOSES. BANKS. Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. £800,000 jCI,075,000 Capital Paid np Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprietors Head Office: HATTON COURT, THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON. £800.000 Agencies and Branches. Bombay Bangkok
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      30 1 TIANG LEE A Co. IR$ E—ZD a o eo E—'O a* C/2 C/3 V o I oo or u. or or UJ <2 ss z m z o SOl.fi AGENTS.
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    Items of Interest.
    850 2 'J'ht l (Juieu of the Netherlands lias caused a special medal to be struck as a memorial of the Peace Coufeieuce. This inedal, iu silver, will be presented to each delegate attending the Conference, while a special oue, in gold, is for the Czar. Neither the Spanish
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      86 2 A Shilling Saved Represents Ten Earned. The average raan does not save <o exceed ten per cent, of his earuiDgs. He must upend nine shillings in living expenses for every one saved. Sometimes a few pence properly invested, like bujiug seeds for his garden, will save several times, the amount
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      2096 2 NOTICE. ON and after this date, All small advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG HOOI, stli July 1905 Managing Director. B. I. S. N. Coy., Ltd. ss. KISTNA.” IN consequence of the above steamer drydocking this week, she will omit
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      49 3 Poonv, Br. 8.8., 4 877, Vine. 18tb Sept.. L< ndou, 17tli Aug, Gju.— A. G A Co. Kleut, Ger. as. 5,123, Mover, 17th Sept., Hamburg, 15th Aug., Gen.—B. M. A Co. Prinz Eitei, Friedrich, Ger. s.s., 5,001, Malchow, 17th Sept., Yokohama, 31« t Aug., Gen.—B. M. A Co.
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      DEPARTURES.
      33 3 18th September. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Lanakat, for Teluk Ansou, Sree Banka, for Pangkor. Malaya, for Deli. Poona, for Singapore, China and Japan. Fyiny Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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    EXPECTED.
    23 3 Vessel» From Aye at* Du0 Keetnun Benalder Calebas China Liverpool Europe Singapore Trieste W.M &Co. S.B.&Co. W.M&Co. S.lv.<tCo. 19thSept. 20th 21at 27th
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    SAILINGS.
    21 3 1 rgteis For A'Jfllt H f*eavet Keemuu Benalder (Jalehas Cbiua ‘Singapore W.M.&Co. Singapore S.B.&Co. London W.M ACo. Singapore S.K.ACo. Sept.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    81 3 For Bell—Per Calypso, to-morrow, 1 p m. Laugsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olehleh and Sabaug—Per Pegu, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Rangoon—Per Sol fond, to morrow, 3 p.m. Port Swettenbam aud Singapore— Per Thongwa, to-morrow, 4 p.m. Port Swettenbam and Malacca— Per Cornelia, 20th instant, 1 p m. Port Swettenbam and
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    445 3 Per P. aud O. s.s. Mooltan, connecting with the steamer Delhi at Colombo, due at Penang on 25th September To Penang (from London, Aug. 30) Mr. C. Drummond (from Marseilles, Sept. I>> Mr. K. Whitlock. To Singapore (from Loudon> Mr. E. C. Ward, Mr. R. E.
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      1526 3 (SHIPPING.) i .iiĕm.m Eapsclsd Arrivals and Departures. Mail Service. Outwards. Sept. 25 s.s. Delhi connecting with Oct. 9 s.s. Arcadia 23 s.s. Devanha do do s.s. Mooltan h.h. China s.s. Himalaya Homewards. Sept. 28 s.s. Malta connecting with s.s. Mongolia do s s. Victoria do s.s. Britannia Oct. 12 s.s.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      29 3 WEATHER Thk following report is kindly supplied by the Signal Director of Fort Cornwallis The rainfall during the 2-4 hoars ended at l* a. ui. to-day was .04 iuelu
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    The Straits Echo.
    94 4 Justice satisfies everybody and justice alone.— Published dally (except Sundays.) AT THI CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., No. 220—232, Beach Street, Penang. PRICE DAILY LOCAL S2t per annum OUTSTATIONS Postage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Post Free) $l5 CABLE ADDRESS Echo—Penang.” Telephone No. 343. iV.fi. All business communications should be addres'ed
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    STUDENTS OF MALAYA.
    640 4 Periodically the Federated Malay States Government publishes a thin paper-covered volume on Malay sub- jects, of which series Mr. R. J. Wilkinson is the general editor. Xo man in Malays is better qualified for the task. The latest of the series is Part II of Malay Literature,
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    Proposed Penang Chinese Volunteer Corps.
    326 4 Wanted, 24 More Recruits. “Buck up” would-be Chinese Volunteers No fresh names for two days now. 1. Lim Chee Saing 39. Cli’ug Keng Le2. Tau Cboo Soay ong 3. Tan lluu Eng 40. Ivt oo Peug Liang 4. Teo Pin Chong 41. Chan Cheng Gim
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    To-morrow Night's Concert.
    439 4 We would remind our renders <>f (be eon cert to be given at th-. M one Hail tomorrow night bv Mis- ii*-i ieiie .Muikens, the talented violinist, and her accomplished pianist Miss. Edith Merrylees. The ladies will be assisted by the following well-known local amateurs: —Miss Allan.
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    Supreme Court.
    234 4 THE ASSIZES. (B'fbre Mr. Justice Braddvll Host Office Defalcation Case. The trial was resumed yesterday afternoon. No witnesses were called by the defence. After Mr. Wright-Motion and the Soli-citor-General had addressed the jury, the judge summed up. His Lordship incidentally referred to the system of checking bounty accounts
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    The Police Courts.
    589 4 (Before Mr. Woljertlan The ease agaiust Morris Bloom, which was reported iu put in our issue yesterday, was resumed before Mr. Wolfeiatan yesterday afternoon, and endel in the Magisttate discharging the defend >nt. (Before Mr. Dyson.) Mohamed, a Malay fi-h-mouger, was this morning charged with bei ;g
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    League Football.
    619 4 Young Moil’s Christian Association vt. Croscont Football Team. A very interesting game was witnessed on the Esplanade yesteiday afternoon when the above teams met to do battle l*.foro an uuusually large number of spectators. Throughout the ini*ch, which was very closely contested, there was not a dull moment.
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    Taiping Notes.
    322 4 brow Onr Own Corresj>oudfttt Monday, 16th September. The wet seasou may now be said to have fairly set in, judging by the downpours which we have had. The Resident was to leave Ipoh to-day for Kuala Lumpur to be preseut at the Auuu 1 1 Coufereuce of Resideuts
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      454 4 I < o < Y KING STREET THEATRE HALL -J t < L t I C t I t N I E i M G I A TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! > ANOTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMME! DON’T MISS TO-NIGHT’S SHOW. I All Pictures Guaranteed to Make you Laugh. > Newest Latest Films, Coloured
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      China.
      68 5 (Supplied by Jlcvie» right Between Insurgents and Troops, Loudon, 1/ lb fcjpt.— Reuter's correspondent Hongkong («ports a stubborn engage, in-nt, lasting twelve hours, at Liugshuau, a citv in the Yumcbow Prefecture. The I tn perial reiuforcements marched sixty ini'es and relieved the city. It is repoit'ed that the leaders
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      The Proposed Railway Strike.
      34 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) “All Extremely Bravo Crisis.” Lon lon, 17th Sept.—Tl ie uewspapers consider the Railway ciisis extremely grave and hope ooocilatory methods will prevail and a settlement be arranged.
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      Holland.
      48 5 (Supplied by Reuter Butch Policy in the Hast Indies. liondon, 18th Septeml>er.— Wilhelmiua at the opening of Parliament announced that serious efforts were l>eing made to render the consolidation of Dutch authority in the Dutch East Indies and make Dutch rule beneficial to the native populat ion.
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      The Celebes.
      42 5 (Supplied by Renter.) i Butch I Mealed with Great Loss. London, 17th September.—News lias reached Rotterdam that the Dutch Expeditionary Force iu the Celebes was defeated with great loss on the 9th instaut at Maudhar but reinforcements have been sent.
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      Morocco.
      177 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Important Tribe Accepts French Terms. London, 17th September.—The important Clnouia tribe has at Casa Blanca accepted General Drude’s conditions. They propose to return with the chiefs of each trilie iu the district ou Thursday to arrange a geueral submission. The Probability of Peace. London, 18th Sept.—
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      The Asiatic Problem.
      48 5 (Supplied by Under.) Only a Homogeneous Population Wanted. London, 17th Septenilier.—The Hon. William Templeman, Minister of luland Revenue, Canada, speaking at Victoria, B. C., strongly advocated the admitting into Canada only immigrants likely by assimila tion or intermarriage to assist in upfiuildiug a homogeneous population.
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      Portuguese West Africa.
      34 5 (Supplied by Renter.) Fierce Fighting in Angola. London, 17th Sept.—The Portuguese at Angola, Portuguese West Africa, had a fierce eugageraaut with the Cuauiauhas on Sunday and lost many killed and wouuueJ.
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      Egypt.
      38 5 {Supplied by lie uter.) ĕ I Pa. S|»lendi«l Cotton Crop. London, 18tb Sept. —Tt is reported from Cairo that the cotton crop is splendid and exceeds seven million Cantars and tbe estimated value is thirty millions sterling.
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      France.
      57 5 (Sup/ lied by Reuter.) Politicians Denounce Anti-Militarism. Lmdou, 18 h S* p*.— Prominent French politicians are the anti-militar-ism viviani of the Socialist. The Minister of Lab >ur speaking at Annecy declared that the Republ.c must be placed above ail attack and if peril arose the Fatherlaud must lie defended
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    Singapore Races.
    550 5 Bright Outlook for the Autumn Meeting. When it became known that there would be no griffins for the Autumn Race Meetiug, the majority of people gave it as their opiuion that not only wou'd all interest be lost iu the event, but that the forthcoming races would be
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    Tronoh Tin Mines.
    302 5 Miners Sought in Australia. Mr. Bruce Campbell, manager of fbe Trouob Mines, Perak, arrived at Ballarat, Australia, on August 3, and, in tbe course of au interview with tbe Balbirat Courier, be stated that he intended proceeding to Maryborough for tbe purpose of engaging six thoroughly experienced
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    Homeward Bound.
    890 5 A I»AV IN < 01,OM ISO (From Our Own Correspondent.) Aden, September 3. 1907. Ceylon Beggars. “Salaam, Colonel, you sire my fa her. i Give me live ceuts.” This was my good morning” from a little pot bellied urchin of r some five monsoons on the landing stage
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    New Fire Escape.
    381 5 I p~to-«late Appliance for the Singapore Fire Brigade. A new and thoroughly modem tire escape arrived for the Singapore File Brigade on Stlurdav afternoon by the s. s. Glenstrae from London, says the F- ee Press. It has been constructed to Mr. Pett’s specifioation by Messrs Merry
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    FIXTURES.
    64 5 To-day. lltli Day of Bth Moon. Town Baud, Esplanade, 6 to 7 p.m. The Besan Ciuem itograph C>. Ltd., corner oL.Dtutaug .Road aud Campbell Street, 9 p.m. Giand Ope tuny Night. Rival Cinematograph, Kiug Street Theatre. 9 p.m. Grand Change of Programme. To-morrow. 12th Day of Bth Moou. League
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      25 5 Agreeably Surprised. Many sufferers from rheumatism have beeu agreeably surprised at (he prompt relief afforded by applying Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Tlie'Ccoige Towu Jtisiieusary, Wholesale Agents.
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      392 5 3XTOTICB IS hereby gi eu that from to-day L have sold and transferred inr business and all stock in trade of C rop Ban Hoe Co. No 88, Beach Street to Chui Enra Aik and Quah Kim Poug, and my interest and res possibility in the above chop ceased on
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      366 5 MTOTICB. and after l is date, :J1 small A GMID £V£tING CONCERT advertisements intended for insertion in the Straits Echo must be paid for in advance. LIM SENG *****, sth Julv 1905 Managing Director. TOWN BAND. "ILL BK GIVEN To-morrew, 19th September at 9-15 p in AT THE MASONIC HALL
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    Charge Against Chinese Lawyer.
    89 6 Judgment was given iu the Central Criminal Court in Bangkok, a few days ago. m a case that raised the question of the rights and duties of a lawyer in Siam. Ibe accused, a Chinese named Luk-Cbio, practis mg as a lawyer in Bangkok, was charged
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    "Keep It Out.”
    143 6 People always want things kept out of the paper and the following from a contemporary is very much to the point When a man goes astray. Keep it out. When the critic roasts a play. Keep it out. When two men in anger clash When a merchant
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    A Lady Wrestler.
    173 6 Miss Juno May, the English "lady champion wrestler,” to quote from the headlines, would te a handful for any man Miss Juuo’s measurements make the dimensions of Jeffries, the heavy weight champion of tho world, look like those of a gazelle. Miss Juno is 6 feet 2
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    Journallstic Rubbish.
    485 6 The Bangkok Times points out. The Review of Reviews for July gives a Character Sketch of the King of Siam. The sketch, which is illustrated by some excellent photographs, is written by Mr. Angus hamilton, who contributed several articles to the daily papers on occasion of H. M’s
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Penang, 18th September (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank.) LondonDemaml Bank ...2/4 4 months’ aiifl t Bank ...2/4$ 3 Credit ...2/4£ 3 Documentary ...2/4-x 9 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174$ 3 days’ sight Private 175$ Bombay. Demand Bank 174$ Mouimein, Demand Bank 171$ 3 days’ sight Private 1751 Madras,
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    PRODUCE.
    172 6 Told leaf $65.10 B. Pepper(W.Coast 31b5.5 oz.) 16$. —no stock White Pepper 21 tellers Trang Pepper —setters Cloves (pici od) °ut of season Mace s 6.— s*lers Mace Pickings 63. —setters Nutmegs 110 s 23$. sates SNo. 1 5.40 sales 2 no stock Basket 3.8) sales Tapioca Flour 1.80
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    MARKET PRICES.
    151 6 Penang, 18th September, 1907. Beep— c^Soup per catty 14 lloiisl Steiiks 24 Stew or Curry Mea* 18 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail «ush 25 Tongue J? Feet 1° Heart 28 Liver 2o Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 26 Feet 26 Tongue 32 Mutton per lb. 30
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    SHARES.
    1104 6 a a: I 1 j .IS *c -J Number of. "f p .2 5 Cat ital. Shares Last Dividend. Name. s- issued. -s cq co 2 O 00 r_ Cu J I i Cf Mining. i 1903 8 300,000 30,000 10 10 25 for year ending 31/3/07 Belat Tin
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      67 6 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. No one need now suffer the agonizing pains of sciatic and acute rheumatism, as quo k relief may las had hy applying Cham* her lain s l’a'u llalm. This fact has Iteen c.early demonstrated in many thousands of CA _]> 18 liniment relieves the pain and inak.
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      52 6 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Tins is a medicine of great worth and merit. Try it wbeu you have a cough or cold and you are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which it affords. It is pleasaut to take and can always be depended upon. The George Town Dispensary,
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      17 6 Andrew Usher Co.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Co., AGENTS FOR PENA NO <* F. M. S.
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      74 6 h >" CO X f ?v o -J u < ®!2s:jsSSi S*n«^* c o .u:’l TO BE HAD RETAIL FROM Ban Seng Co., Gim Tek Bee Co., Heap Lee A Co., Tong Joo A Co •f Goon Yen A Friends, Chiat Seng A Co., Teik Chin Co., Ipoh, and all
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    "Who Are You ?"
    217 7 "Who Are You There have beeu many complaints about the Kuala Lumpur Telephone Exchange, but the exchange is not the only cause of irritation. Cleiks in private offices who reply to a ling have a madder-big habit of repeating Who are you instead of answering questions. For tximple:— Brown wants
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    The Sting of the Jelly Fish.
    217 7 Floating lazily, or moving slowly in the tide with their strange contracting and expanding motions, jelly fish have been fou'iue the salmi n nets i f Yorkshire fishers. N >t infrequently a bundled weight or moie of them are found in the meshes, which
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    Canada and the Empire.
    512 7 Addressing the Canadian Club at St. John’s, Lord Grey said he had been charged wiih making an impassioned appeal to t'anada for an immediate contribution to the Imperial H-*et. He denied that he had suggested tl at. lie had shown the burden tb.it ie»ted on the
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      730 7 BAXTER Co.’s BEST NAVY CANVAS. SANDILANDS, BUTTFRY Co. NOTICE. OAVID CORSAR SON’S WELL-KNOWN EXTRA NAVY CANVAS, No. 0. SANIIII ANIIS. BUTTERY Co. undersigned beg to inform the public of Peuaug and the neighlHtunn? Native States that they have beeu appointed Agents for Messrs. Ingall Parsons, Clive A Co., Ltd., of
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      63 7 Take the Postmaster's Word for It. ilr. F. M. Hamilton, postmaster at Oberry vale. Indiana, U. S. A., keeps also a stock of general merchandise and patent medicines. He says Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is 6tandird heie in its liue. It never fails to «ive satisfaction and we
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      972 8 notice. Y1EVVS of Penang, Singapore. Perak. Selangor, and Sumatra. Photos enlarged, various sizes up to d n., on Bromide paper. W. JONES, King Street, Penang. Photographer. 16c Kim Keng Leong Co., 127, BEACH STREET. W. MANSON, American Dentiet, Late of Dr. Allen Co., Pha, U.S.A I IMPORTERS Oh EVERY DESCRIPTION
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