Straits Echo, 16 June 1909

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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. 7. $24 Per Annum, PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 10th JUNE, 1909. Single Copy, 10 cents. No. 134-.
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      1117 1 BASS'S ALE. v SON W o <! 2r s c< U f r u -I <f «4 la o ns H Ttt •inois s.sssbiwno BANKS THE Eastern Shipping Company, Ud., (ENGINE WORKS AND Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation' DOCKYARD.) Engineers,
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      30 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. sgjf HOidiN iya$ 4 w sP Y y Q I > rn 3» s y N3 *>/ OKTO TIANO LEE A Co., Sole AgintB. I
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    The Unknown Things.
    624 2 PROBING THE MYSTERIES OF THE OTHER BOURNE. Spirit’s Ungentlemanly Behaviour. Monsieur Camille Flammarion, the eminent. French astronomer, has for some jaars been pursuing investigations into phenomena more elusive and difficult of explanation than any of those which can be seen through a telescope or got at by
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    The Lost Ticket.
    338 2 Action of Interest to Users of Cloak-Rooms. A case of general interest was heard in the Lord Mayor’s Court, when Mr. James Ritchie Macoun, a birris er, sued Mr. J. H Faulkner, lessee of the cloak-rooms at the Olympia skating rink, for damages for the wrongful detention
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. PROGRAMME, AUTUMN MEETING, 1909.
    997 2 Tuesoay, the 27th, Thursday the 29th, and Saturday, the 31st July, 1909 FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 27th July, 1909. 1—The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale reduced 141bs. All horses imported into the Straits or F.M S.
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      48 2 Get It To-day. Do not neglect vour family. Chamberlain’» Colic. Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy is suie to be needed when least expected. It coats bur a small amount to keep this medicine always on hand and it is economy in the end. The Uoorge Town Dispensary, Wholesale Ageuta.
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      554 2 Dr. Boss of Strassburg introduced GoilO* san in the treatment of the most painful of diseases to which mankind is liable. It is better, safer and more effective than other preparations of Copaiba. Cubebs or plain Sandalwood oil. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Clerk, Secretariat, at
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      156 2 Entries Close at 5 p. m. on Thursday, 1 fith July, (except for Race 9 ag to the public.!!»» of the weigbuTUd .oj™, e”r 1 a^!, bKqUeDt Entries must be made on tbe 8. R. A. Forms obtainahl* from tul more races, of the As.ocia.ed Club, »ud io all case,
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      1097 2 SI 7 Sew NOTICE. BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE. r Sale of Lira Tiang Hooi’s property X situate in Burmah Road, kaowo as Lots 188 and 189 T. S. IV, postponed from 26th May, 1909. will take place on Saturday, 19th Juno, 1909, at 11 a m., at the Courtyard
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    27 3 Vettelt Fr<)tn A>jenf« Ckj Assaye Delhi Lutzow Kleist Colombo Singapore Singapore Colombo A 0 ACo A G&Co. B.M.&Co. B.M ACo. 17ih June 19tb 22nd 23rd
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    SAILINGS.
    29 3 Vt- els **c r A if fit* lif •'.><? A «save Singapo re AG.ACo. June. Delhi Colombo A.G ACo. Lulzow Colombo B.M ACo. K lei s( Singapore BM.ACo. 1
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  • Shipping.
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      ARRIVALS.
      72 3 Orestes, Br. s.g., 2 992, Owen, 15th June. Liverpool, 15th May, Gen. —W. MA Co. Sikh, Br. s.g-, 3,231, Atkinson, 15th June, Liverpool, 16th May, Gen.—S. B. A Co Malacca, Br. 5406, Upton, 16th June, Tongkah, 15th June, Gen.—A. G. A Co Canton, Br- 8.8, 106, Gilliea, 16th June,
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      DEPARTURES.
      42 3 16th Junb. Tara, for Negapatam and Madras. G Apcar, for Calcutta. Deli, for Trang and Pang Nga. Cornelia, for Teluk Anson. Pegu, tor Langsa, T. Semawe, Segli, Olebleh and Sabang. Leong Ho, for Bindings. Flying Fish, for Port Weld and Taiping.
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      MAILS CLOSE
      241 3 FOB Singapore. China and Japan Per Assaye, to morrow, 8 a.m. Pangkaliin Braudau—Per Pelrel, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per San Whatt Soon, to-morrow, l p.m. Deli—Per Perak, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Trang—Per Un Peng, to-morrow, 1 p.m. Port Swettenham and Singapore—Per Teesta, to-morrow, 3 p.*m.
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    Passengers to the Straits.
    143 3 Per P. and 0. s.s. Moldavia, connecting with the Assaxye at Colombo, due at Penang on 17th Jane To Singapore (from London, May 21) Miss Blair, Mr. and Mrs C. H. G. Clarke, Mrs. Sime (from Marseilles, May 28) Dr. R. Dane. Per I G. M.
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    P. & O. SAILINGS.
    40 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. 00TWAR1>8. Ho.MK WARDS Aemye 17 June I Delhi 19 June Delta 1 July Devanha 3 July Extra Service. Ootward* Tlomr wards. Sardinia 22 June I Poona 26 June Syria 6' July J Namur 3 July
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      882 3 P. 0. Steam Navigation Coy Kxperfed Arrival* »nd Departures. Mail 8ervlc«. Outward. Juue 17 Aeeaijc connecting with July 1 Delta do. 15 Delhi do *29 Caledonia do. Aug.1- Dtvanha do. Homeward. Moldavia Mantua Mongolia Marmora Morea Da» Stumer. C June 19 Delhi July 3 Devanha 17 Ainaye 81 Delta Due
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      471 3 (S HIPPIM G.) NORDDUlTSCiiLR LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL. GERMAN MAIL. LINE. >• snrfN m W VV TIHE fast r 1 aown ma 1 "*1 •>• *>• 1 s Comp. iiv soil fortuightlv from Bremen, Ham be 2 via Rotterdam, Antwerp S mtbampton, G- omUar, Alters, Genoa, Naples, (connection Jlarseihes, Nap’es, A’ex.*.’
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    The Straits Echo
    98 4 J n«tlf* HtlillM *T*rybody an<l ]o*tW» aUna Pabllatmri dally (eioopt Sunday*.) AT TUI CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beaoh Street. Penang. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL »M per annnir OUTBTATIOPIB PonfAjre Bitra. MAIL IDITION (Po*t Free) »15 OAKLK A I>DRHSH Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 343 0,8.— A1l bee In era
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    THINGS GENERALLY.
    589 4 Will A Well-wisher,” who wrote the letter in last night’s Echo, kindlj note that Capt. Cerruti was misquoted. Not haring the book itself handy, we quoted from an alleged quotation, with the result that remarks about the non-religion of the Sakais were attributed to Capt. Cerruti which that
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    Tin, Opium and Rice Quotations.
    667 4 The following business in tin has been done to-day Penang Penang Tin Exchange, 25 tons at $67 85 Eastern Smelting Co., 75 68.20 Straits Trading Co., 10 68 25 Singapore: Straits Trading Co., 250 68 25 Total... 450 tons. Tin is quoted in London to-day
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    Penang Rural Board.
    1210 4 ORDINARY MEETING An ordiuary meeting of the Penang Rural Board was held at the Land Office yesterday afiernooD, when the following gentlemen were present; Mr. A. Cavendish (President), Mr. F. J- Pigott (D puty Colonial Engineer), Dr. F. B- Croucher (Senior Medical Officer), Mr. J. E. Nathan
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    Penang-Singapore Telegraph.
    155 4 To-inorrow’s Inauguration. The Penang-Singapore through telegraphic line, which will be open to the public to morrow and took neirly 18 months to complete, is some 500 miles iu length. We understand that from Prye to Johore the line runs along the railway. This section was put up by
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    P.C.C.
    280 4 Bowls Tournament. Following were the results of the ties played yesterday Single Handicap W. Daniel beat Dr. Rose by 21—10. Double Handicap F. Daniel and Hamilton w. o. from Dunn and Goldie. Championship Riley beat Owen by 21-15. The following ties have been fixed Thursday. Single Handicap Owen vs.
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      314 4 PRITCHARD CO. We beg respectfully to make known to our numerous customers that owing to the impossibility of satisfactorily carrying on business under the present system of extended credit, we henceforth cannot allow any account to run beyond the month following that of purchase. All accounts (without exception) not paid
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      44 4 It has been satisfactorily demonstrated that thousands of persons hare to thank OonOHan for restoration to health and happiness. It is astringent and antiseptic and has never been known to fail. At all dealers in Patent Medicines and Chemical in bottles of 40 capsules.
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      61 4 Fain in the Stomach. It is most annoy in?, as well as disagr® 6 able, to be troubled with paius in the st nl ach, and there is no need of it, for one do* of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and D iar rhoea Remedy will allay the pain- Trt ,l
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Britain and Siam.
      145 5 (Supplied by Reuter More Details of the Treaty. London, 16th June.—The text of the Siamese Treaty in the main agrees with Reuter’s summary of it which was published in London on the 12th iust. The accompanying memorandum explains that cases in which non-Asiatic and British subjects are
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      Must Be Second.
      63 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The German Navy. London. 15th June.—At a meetiug of the German Nivy League at Potsdam, the Piesideut, Admiral Koester, said that Germany was about to take the place of the second strongest Naval Power iu Europe, and it must strive to keep that position
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      Welsh Disestablishment.
      49 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Bill Postponed. London, 15th June. —Mr. Lloyd George, after conferring with the Welsh members of the House of Commons, has announced that the Welsh Disestablishment Bill will be dropped this session, but that it will lie the first Bill to be introduced next Session.
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      Thirty Funny “Liberals.”
      52 5 (Supplied, by Reuter.) Object to Pay, Pay, Pay.’' London, June 16. —The Daily News reports that thirty Liberal Members of Parliament have combined and pledged themselves to resist the Land Tax. 1 his, it is remaiked, is mote ominous for the Budget than the discontent of the
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      The Anti-Jap Scare at Honolulu.
      57 5 (Supplied by Reuter Four Journalists Arrested. London, June 16 —A New York telegram suys that Nogoro, one of the Honolulu Japanese, has protested to Tokyo against the seizure of his private papers. Four members of the staff of the Jiji Shimbun have been arrested on
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      Another “Invitable” War.
      33 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Turkish Pasha Talks Bit? About Crete. London, 15th June-—Tewfik Pacha, interviewed at Berlin, satd that any serious suggestion that Turkey should abaudon Crete would render war inevitable.
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      Racing At Home.
      28 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Ascot stakes Result. London, 16th June—The raca for the Ascot Stakes resulted as follows Rusbcutter 1 Laughing Mirror 2 Wedding Ring 3
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    Selangor Races.
    920 5 (Echo Special.) SUMMER MEETING ENTRIES. Kuala Lumpur, 15th June.—Following are the entries for the Summer Meeting of the Selangor Turf Club, fixed for July 0,8, and 10 First Day, Tuesday, Gth July. 1. —Thk Ex-Griffin Handicap. Value $250. A handicap for all Ex(Jrithus. Entrance $l5. Distauce RC. Salute.
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    Local Ant-Hotels.
    331 5 The most recent addition to the list of plants which afford board and lodgings to a defensive army of ants, according to Rudolf Beer, writing iu Knowledge and Scientific News, is Macaranga triloba, which has been studied by Miss Winifred Smith. Says Mr. Beer: This plant, which belongs
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    Patients in Revolt
    235 5 Convalescents Refuse to Peel Potatoes. The even tenour of life’s way at the Porthcawl Rest for Convalescents has been disturbed by a revolt against potato-peelirg. To peel or not to peel Th *t is the issue that is being fought by the male patients The rest is
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    Tin in Singapore.
    180 5 Good Result8 Reported from Bukit Mandai. At a time when business is bad in Singapore and our local commercial world is decidedly under the weather, it is comforting, says the Straits Times, to be able to make a new source of revenue so far as this island
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    League Football.
    729 5 Government Service vs. Crescent». From the very start the Crescents were beaten in their match against the Govern meut Service yesterday afternoon. They played one man short, and, owing to the slippery nature of the ground perhaps, Abdulrahman thought it best to play barefooted This requ'red some fortitude,
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    Notes Issue for Hongkong.
    215 5 At a recent meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, a letter was received from the Government stating that H. E. the Governor had under consideration the queB tion of the introduction in this Colony of a Government Note Issue on the lines of the system
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    Passengers.
    61 5 Arrived. Per k.s. Tara, 16ih June, from Singapore Messrs. J. C. Adams. J. M- Cordeiro, Ed. Holloway and J. C. Holniberg. Dkpa rted. Per s.s. Malaya. 15fh June, for De’i Messrs. Siegmund. Douwes Pekker.Satieraud Tun 0*«vO. Mr. and Mrs. Choo Sek Chuan, Mrs- Lind and 2 childlen. Mrs. Kay
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    FIXTURES.
    66 5 To-dat. 29th Dav of 4th Moon. League Football Mohammedans t>j. P. C. C Victoria Green. The New Japanese Cinematograph, cornet of Campbell Street aud Penang Hoad, 7-30 p.m. and 9 10 pm. To-morrow. 30th Dav of 4th Moon. League Football Free School vs. Voluneers. Esplanade. Lodge Scotia, 9 pm.
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    MAILS DUE.
    15 5 English Assaye 17th June. China (Delhi) ...19th China (Lutzow) ...22nd Germau Kleitt ...23rd
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      542 5 ARRIVED! ARRIVED 1! THE OLD FAVOURITES RETURNED!!! THE KOMEDI INDIAN RATOE THEATRICAL CO. OF SUMATRA. LOOK our FOB THE GRAND OPENING NIGHT, Saturday, 19th June, 1909, AT TEK SOON’S THEATRE HALL, when the Company will stage the popular piece, NOOR CHAHYAH. 60 Actors and Actresses. LAUGHABLE CLOWNS. FIRST CLASS STRING
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    Soda-water Bottle Case.
    287 6 Mysterious Matter. On the 10th inst., at Singapore, Mr. C. I. Carver opened for the Crown a case of considerable interest to tbe mercantile community before Mr. E. E. Colman, who was bolding a preliminary enquiry into an allegation of abetting the falsifying of tbe ac counts
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    American-English.
    520 6 When even Mr. Andrew Lang confesses that he has been utterly stumped in endeavouring to understand a certain subject, tbe presence in London of one of the most eminent living experts on that subject would appear to be a circumstance of more than ordinary interest. Of Miss Bose Stahl’s
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    Editorial Ways.
    122 6 Although we suspect that nobody but editors and would-be editors care twopenny continental bow or what or whom they do, editors occasionally amuse its with their little ways. We have enjoyed, for instance, tbe little breeze between the editors of The Academy and The Spectator Tbe Academy man
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    Pratas Island Question.
    154 6 China’s Precautions Against a Duplication. In a report to his government, Mr. Funat su, the Japanese Consul at Hongkong, says that since the jurisdiction of Pratas Island by Eastern Sand Island, as it is called by tbe Chiuese, became a diplomatic question between Japan and China, the
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    Malaya and Its Estate Labour.
    274 6 Malaya is in the happy position of being able to make a fresh start with its labour question, says the Ceylon Observer, for, though Tamil labour has beeu imported into tbe Straits Settlements and the F. M. S- for many years, the kangany system, by
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    EXCHANGE.
    121 6 Pshaw*. 18th Jpnb (By c juries yoj the Chartered Hank.) London Demand Sank ...2/3| 4 months’ sight Bank ...2/4 T^ i, 8 Credit ...2/4-f e Documentary ...2/4/^ Jaicutta, Demand Bank R* 174; i days’ sight Pr»»u* 176 Bombay, Demand Bank 174 M mlmem, Demand Bank 173 i days’ sight
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    PRODUCE.
    187 6 Gold lieaf $64.8 > B. Pep] er(W.Coast 31b5.50z.) no stock White Pepper $l7. —sellers Trang Pepper 13.50 sales Clove* onto/ season Mace 73. —buyers tface Picking* 66.50 sales Sutineg» 110 s 17.25 sales f No 1 6.25 sales Sugar < 2 no stock (Basket 4.10 nominal Tvpioca Flour 1.72$
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    MARKET PRICES.
    186 6 Pbhakb, 16th JuifH, 1009. Bbbf— eit Soup per e.rtty 14 Roast 24 btiGiikN 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Si oak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue Feel 15 Heart 30 Lirer per catty 35 Pork— Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Heart 20 Feet 24 Tongue 35
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    SHARES.
    994 6 w a a. I i 3 Number of -5 p I I Capital. Share* >-o DiaiJan, N.a.a, I J o i.«.ed. g jg S' 1 El. od X r/J O I 9 "j 1903 300,000 30.000 10 10 12 for year ending 31/3/09 Belat Tin 7 r tR .907
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      299 6 Colic am) Diarrhoea Cured. After an hour’s suffering from cramp colic or diarrhoea, the best remedy obtainable can not give relief too quickly. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best medicine in use for these ills. It always gives prompt relief even in the ino6t severe and dangerous
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    Municipal Commission.
    659 7 Official Minutes. Minutes of a Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Thursday, the 27th May, 1909 Present Dr. G. W. Park (Deputy President). L H. Clayton, Esq. Dr. P. V. Locke. J. W. Hallifax Esq. Absent. Quail Ueug Kee, Esq. Liin Cheng Teik, Esq. 1. The Minutes
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    A Rival to Singapore.
    213 7 Diversion of Trade to a Rising Celebes Fort. Macassar, a port in Celebes, which is taking much tiade from Singapore, is now fast rising in importance, says the Locomotif/, a Samarang newspaper. Macassar is to the eastern part of the Indian Archipelago what Singapore is to
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      18 7 RigMid'B Bocool Extract is au exact reproduction of this sweat yet powerful Indian perfume and is very popular.
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