The Straits Times, 17 December 1887

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    14 1 The Straits Times. |01. wvi 1 1. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1887. NO. HnS
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      186 1 tMSHIP COMPANIEB. L &y^fll TIN m which -7; AYE. llth I maU>, the r earlier y Rail1... ml. m vsi. r opium, and valuaL kW, ci >n the day of h w. on Agent. ES I dates on which the l\ -sageries Maritim-9 I to arrive here r— hite To
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      531 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIKS. MMWn am de-tpatehed frim I* for Straits aud China and "j f l ''""""wards for London mtj »H'l have n.v'"mino<laiion for first i claa* pMwncew, carrying a Surgeon »'h Bill* of Lading are issued for »11 inn, .litjuii and Manila port«, the prin••■iwl Mediterranean and other Contin •ntnl
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      827 1 STKAMSHIP COMPANIES. To Socb-abata theßta to Bawban, Bam.JEBMASSIM, KoTTABAROK (PoELOE LaUT) ot Kipktei and back via tho sam monthly. MAIL SERVICES. 1. Java. A. Nobth Coast. From Hataria via Samarantf for Soerabaya and back, on the .".th, IMb, l".'h. JUth, Mh and SOth of every month tothe2-".th February, and again
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      734 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. .unary slat February. 25th February SOth Sfarch. 24:h Msreh 17th April. .Nt April I.lth May. 17th May 12th J 1 (th Juno loth July. lL'th July 7ih Aanat. .?ust 4th Banlaatnar All the shove steamers outwards and homewards run between Bremerhavnn and Shanghai 1 and call at Antwerp,
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      723 1 INSIHANCE. rpHE HONGKONG KIKK INSIRANCE 1 OOfttPANT, LIMITED. Capital J2,000,000. Paid-up 400,000. Reserved Fund 886,000. General Managers. a^Vessrs. Jardine Jlathison A Co., Hongkong. Consulting Committee. Hon. T. Ja kton, (Chief Manas it, Hoiiirkonir anil [Sha&yhai iWnkinc Corporation. A. P. MacKwen. K*i. (Mwn. Hol'.i.lay, WwiCol A. H d.»»R«melio.,K« J. J. dot
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      470 1 I INBURAM NATIONAL FIHK MARINE RANCE COMPANT OF NEW ZEALAND. The undersigned have been appointed Agents for the above Company, and are prepared to accept Fire and Marine risks at current rates. THE BORNEO COMPANT LIMITED, Airents. Singapore, 18th Jnne, 1884. NORWICH rsioN FIRK INSURANCE SOOIETT OF NORWICH AND LONDON.
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      430 1 i INSCRANCft SOUTH i.l: INSI NKV, Fire ami Marino Ir rent rates. flowed on Mart^^H i-u of annual I', Wm. McKERROWa^^^l Aget Singapore, Pth October, 1886. THE OOSTF.HLINii FIRE INI KAV Head Office, Batavia. The undersigned has been appointed at Singapore for the alxive Conipam pri'i«n'd to accept fir- risks
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    COMMERCIAL.
    187 2 P»O1> Uambier I do. Onbe No. 1 do. do. No.--rßali >^ Pontianak Pepper, Black ■•>" .-ja^o flour, Sar foarl Sago 7r >- ijoffee, Bali 17.00. Tapioca small Flake 887 i do do. Ist quality 7.1 W. do. mcd. (lake «"5 do. siuail pearl ~> IMI do. mcd. do ,-itioklao,
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    Mails Close.
    60 2 To-DaT. f Wm Per Str. I Bomlmy Hi Sarawak. Bmmm, Saijion. I Slianshu M A, Monday. 6p.B. B 1 6 pa. Briabacf ria port* t lUn.k V V JI.dr- M4 i-.rt- V 1/ Mm, 8 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 pm. M»nU., >/ Moloeooi via iK>rt> .s
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 17th DEC. 1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    52 2 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 17th DEC. 1887. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. fJW Strait* Tim*.) KIA. I MM Mm Rusk ju-.titi.-N the MHsjsjg of Russian troops on the frouti.-r oi Uali.ia by stating tb.it joint m.a.-ures li.ne lon_' b*M (iWfrillg by <;.Tmauy and Austria with tin- en. lent olije, t of facilitating an invasion
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    China and her Armaments.
    834 2 fj} "HI'V til.- detailed ace.i UntS "f tin- new OfcJMM cruisers, it ia iinpossilili- not to ask with a mini.' what ».11 .lit- li» with them BsM if a couDtrv, part of whose naval force actually emisi-ts to pit- present day ..I war junks, whose army
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    19 2 Thk total r.turu of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during.' the w.i-k euding Friday. IHth Deoeaiber, mi
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    24 2 The homeward Fr.neli mail OtH* should arrive here at day!i k 'h! ..u Monday, as sh- left BaigOO al 3 p. m i,.. iai
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    26 2 W i I'libbsli to-day as a rriinpWman) the Market PritM List »"hew,n,' 11,. f [.rovisious. Jtc, at tht- diftercut niarkt-U in HfasfkßOre ou the ltltli iv»!
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    28 2 < K I 'hange last Thursday it was daakltd that Monday aud Towiaj, tWSOthaac] I7ta iustaut. .vi.l Mmi i.i tli- Ju,| .lanuary. should hi ob-;.-i v,-,i U Majnai holidays.
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    33 2 Thk WmmgtitM T,,,,., states thai Mr Stm-ter, jun. left Ku-I.unl Now-mlw-r .".th O« m seeon.l i b |l totl,.- P.llliu.l Kul.v 'he least- of which has now U.-i, detiuin-ly a.-4uir«-.l by his U
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    32 2 Al ttOI I", r.ih.i .irriM-d here to..hu horn Peii.ni,- In (he to take op the moral d «'hief Ins, h- tor of Pol, .eat S,u^i|M,re. to whi.li |M.st he was a|i|.ointe.Uoni.. tin,,ago.
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    Municipal Water Supply.
    44 2 Thk following is the Pumping Report lor the uiolltll o| Noveml.r. [fa Nuinbf r ..I htajn puupnl .lunuif tin- iu.,uth l:l_> Averse urnnber of w,.rkiuK hour. |mt .Im> Uhi A.«M..u.b.r of gallon, pumpe.l 1 MO.OOO luUl runfiU in th« month, bsl
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    46 2 Pbbp*kation> f,,rth- dot Hbbntioa oftha Pofw'it .1u1u!,... „n N,w \,ar'sDav ua mag MMamia the pro Cathedral of Hi.- (i.,,.,i Bhepherd tud the Chart* oa si i', St i >iu A vo table feature of Urn TttUhiatiotj will be the illuuiiuatiuu of tlie UtmU of Loth buildings.
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    10 2 The nUU'tmut iv ill.- h mm liners that the bail
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    4 2 "*^mm H .to Children.
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    60 2 .st the pagsenj. per Hiudh, J '9 dakau.British N Saw -Mills there t',.r th. 1 Trading and Planting i I tlie tiniNr Mi-. Bonltbee M I n. -y aud plant for Un U ou board UM of a l.vv -i bjLmi i.-tt London on l.th ult \v,. J mention ih.it
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    94 2 Mb. Warburton. Brit i-.li .u»sjf^B La Kochelle, has recent h there are at. ilistn.t. aud that v.i tuaJe (Nl as claret lieiug inauul.i and currantb I.- I which ..insists n: 111 at a teinpeiatii lal mentation tak. ish wive is then add- d it is r. ih pl.-as.aut to th
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    65 2 General, he mad induce ti. from the I' tra.el by th in i to etalile him to s. b 'ard, and mails ready for delivery with: A of their arrival at —the name pra I the outwai tljl of the P. O. were unavailin.meut coill each stean the M U
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    The loss of the " Wasp."
    118 2 The loss of the Wasp." Captain Lori Walter K graph lias lately apj- UM it is now ieaiwas undermanned, li i drawn that to want w M 9 loss was more or It-- i a statement, il fact thai may i>i.tiuie.l pos« of navi)fni kiug 'lMa^^H tlie miniher '^asßßßsi necessary
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    Government Gazette, 16th November.
    111 2 \inf«te^H Hek Majesty the yu.i-u I. i- l«vu l lk*9 .Ulow aud eonfinn i diliauees. viz. UnaM to provide for the ui.irk.i;_ I l hvk *aH Loa.l-i """SB mi ..I i—r <hiH auce to malve further provisioo lur.)fl grant of Probate an X '!j^B tr.it ion
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    19 2 Tin Anicu the 1.i,. aPi»*- Hi in the mesaurdaroa built at tin- I 1 forliy I II r built
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      243 2 -nor. KRONTHAL. WHISKY VND KROXTHAL, KVKHETT A 0a Singa|Kire A Penang. \I UU/AKIi AND ROGER, .'I UII. lid red v i II v M/TRim v Co July. 1887. E C II It ISTM > JOHN LITTLE N CO. .laying their annual -how of CHRII B0H& i hm-olal in Bat..n-< Vnnille.
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      666 2 rl Bags. b aad I^»ther. l.iatl.er Comm, -i -eia! W.ilin..' I j Ci.l 1 l.illywhile'* Compountl Crieki I Double Cane All Cane Tn-hle (iul Sewn Cri.-ket Ball*. 1 mplete. each, each. ,1 Tennis |i:ii Presses, 7.". eta. awh. BOIIKS NKW NKW KDITIONS. Ml 1 KNTfI BAOH. and Toasts, how to
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      775 2 WEDDING PRESS illection of valuable JAP ipa shawl- in various idl h; black corner bracket* Inlaid will: silk in rolls suitable for dresses richly embrodered silk bed .over-; -ilk cushion covers, silk pictun-- iv Umlioo tn net; polithed wcml p.-iii.-l- inlaiil with ivory figure-. pji]«.r folding -eri'ens. laciiuensl corner whatnots
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      763 2 1 I Di i .tted in with Brick buill V,. I I. T J All Iho-e -i\ lots of Frwhold land. Mot. 188, 188 200,201 MS tad i'i'M. area of 7, +71> square feet, with 6 Brick luiilt and tileroofed house* No- 10, M, -,j. |4 POWBLL ''.I Auction.-crs. .SingaiH.re.
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      29 2 On !li.' 17th umlaut, pi Mount Almi. tli" wit- of Al.tl:> i> H IU:i|w. of daiiRlitiT. Os tin- ITtli in-.tniit. Jir wifp of Anokkw F. Aykk. of a cl»,nrl.t,-A
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      68 2 WEATHER REPORT. Katuiaiti Krahvtc Botfntal, MM lv™l»r,». 9a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Kiy» Bar. red. 32 Fah 29 Si« 29.7H7 29.SJW ~jM Trmp. 81-8 838 7S 3 -sM Wrt Hall. Ther 77 I 7:' 0 77 S -W~ Dir. ofWml B. '»lm- EH Max. Trmp. ißthade ««:> Lfi Mm. do.
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      21 2 Hoagkoug Weather Telegram. I K A I C. T. MM Barometer Direction of wind Force of wind Max. temp, in shad.-
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    Police Court News.
    34 3 1"7 JVlkli.-r r was Ed m a* ''"If .-lining Bad f .-■lwith -1 for trial at t> At. ing an opium pipe in H in a ■h»k A!. Chian was Ti
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    Fancy Sale, Town Hall.
    83 3 -wn]->ur .it witb BMnt Hpo I II taut ii but All tli aanm army But ;'th. It. ■►I Bbr believe fully I iperinHMri, kuowu 11 I ar? Jfc <• hand iv the bail ami amm* i .ut it urn in i tin- lot in- r luudiam*
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    The Riots at Kinta.
    347 3 ■ing rumours bare 1 earns! during the hi-t few daya reepectiug distur-urr.-il in the Kinti 1 r.'|,.>rts made 1.1 l>" iHaaaad reapaota .Mr. Neubronaer forward* the foleommunieation from Major of 1 hnipmg. "Thei h riot- at Papan in the Kinta originated in a i|iiarrel over a
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    157 3 foOowias I al bare i M Perry l'lj rote* and M. Fi Withdrew tr.iin tinin order to avoid ipliUing the Be- r froap tli" M I n jr. ti tU iK.i.ular. trit ].a)*rsau<l angary fr.nn thai ar of at Wiii.l-.'' Saturday. 1 ■iin.iii.l. r ..f tli" < »r--der
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    Naval Intelligence.
    372 3 K N niil retain the command "f H" rll:it 1 -i...M-.1f..rf..ri1.-r r rvi.-....,, the Station, t '«<" lll'--0 iru appoint*! to the H>. it, trill rriain iii.- eommaad oa in* MMtMaMd mi Hie China Commander th" Hon. Richard Bingham, icted (or tl mniand "f the l'i-I'l-Ma^hal the Karl
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    The Singapore Volunteers.
    516 3 Tun followiog letter trom the C CumiuandaDi of the Singapore Voluutaera, and ili-- IfiDUte of His EioaUeocy tbc i.'v.i ii..i- thereon, ar>- published io the ,i,,n'id OatdU ..i \< >t. -ril.iy 1887. Sin.— l li.iv.- the honour to ttara, for the Information of Hit K\. ■.-11-iii-y tli.-
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    Sarawak News.
    994 3 Son Coanumi <>K AnMiM.srii.iii..\. A MKf I IN., of tip- ColllllliMl-.- of Alllllilli-i--rrniinn wai held on Urn 17tli Mo^aaibar in Ikt BeaidetU'i OBoa. Th. Bes'U t. E.O Haswell I 1 Hail liua H»--late). A bans HahooMl K.i l';.-i.1.-nt iuf orim-d the nu-inlii r- that 11. miller ha had
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    VARIETIES.
    598 3 Cock-nghtiag anil btafctg sr.- Ihilli now ]K.|,ul.'ir in I. eoqaae" lathe way Kr.-n.-li journal "Sill m -aid a conijMiiy -promoter, "a 1-ir.l M •-linirinaii. a hamait. a aompk r.il ..ti-.-r-. Bad H M. i. M directorB 5 aota f>r a few knarheoa* at the .ut-ei. au«l I will rlo.it
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      487 3 NOTICEB ■vroneß Ma kmswuLui, ofsina. i aapmi !1 aaaahamw our lawful Attorney to act for us in i\W our l.u-iii"— transaitions relatiag to a certain pice* of mad, .ontaining an an..» of 5,000 aerea, -ituat.-.l at Baraag Malacca in Joho! which land has i-N-n lea«e,l to H- by th* Im.m
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      513 3 U T()H E r Th" choicest "election of Bne Cigars from the eaJebrated I "MAHI ri;!-Tl\ A Awarded witli nn-dal* in the Ameterdam and Antwerp Kvir.liiii.ii-. and with Gold Medal in the Ma.lri.l Exhibition of 1887. The attention ..f unoken is particularly drawn to l! Ci.:ir-. all of which are
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      339 3 Kii(fii., Apply to tli. Singapore, mli tWc 1 iRT. -iiiinl.l.. for r>adk^^^l AN.. H:m II "mI^H the finrat I., I over import..!, an.l attention of fr.TilltMii.-n d.'sirii ipore, 'M>\h November, 1887. Y> R SAI.K (I l: c HABI The Mriti-I, St r Mill .i» in |K,rt K.ir |>nrtii-iiUn,^^^^H PATKUSON. SIM
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      ARRIVALS.
      60 4 II U.K. .iou'i Ki.ua. I'ox. CArrm. Fa>n. Stin > a kali. Brit.rtr. 90 1« P*lua Xur itr m Inlnt«r »tr. 807 Lonrjr Banfkok i>. II v H M Mi-uatrlijT -wio irery MM liaUvia |i 16 ll«uca Urit U N..rminbr M W,,. llurkm IT I- rorJo UaaiU umiw J'iS Hint
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      CLEARANCES
      52 4 DATE V(gBiL'« NamFLAG Hi: CAPTAIN Destination ••c. 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 B.uitk.l-:- -> I!l Will n McUeth OhmU lu^r.tl>itn ■I, Padua Mr. ViUington Kiuton hruck Brit. til Kunnth Am itr. y Sir. «tr. Jojct M<ur ro», Ki.iti^ aiml Jujtra LofM Buakok New
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      SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
      129 4 PLAU VIiHEI.-. NAMI Cal-TAIK AMI. U>,TII. PkOM. COK.IUN... HiMKN .F WAI; M r Not 2S 'HomrkoßK M«K« KanUr Dut it b. 789 oTfc*A M r. K > Mxlite Brit 1J Haiphonit Sh,r»rd O«born Jaw.v, Bnt n..n K kon,f V r lir,t..lr .|..ulm..n IV MWMM v Hnt
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      168 4 uiile and a quarvr water ..nnected with 1 ..able of -sels loading or having Wharf, r.inlfoet long, chiefly in- repairs or waitr, so that water for the largest is l>arely per-_-H«i at all the Wharves charge cranes, adjoin- Ing the uugliout fnet. ammmmmV^ wwa r' r it to the ria
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      625 4 OB«8, BIACB RoiA •E ani> Sale-room Flint .Street, near tinners! l'o-t Office. lAI.ITIEB. .'1 Steamers and Launches. 1. B Patent Kies Mills. \.-ting Tapioca Machinery. I Working Machinery. vVell Pumps. ■r- Belting, all sixes. Planters Wine and Water C.iolers. Steeled Chinese Chankols and Puiigalis. J. M. LYON I 00, baeUes
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      526 4 KBS, SINGAPORE. rußjrrrtTßß For Sale. Alineirabs I.c (nests li.slstcads (in. n 1 Safes Bod-room Suites JajKinese Screens ISook Cases Lamps Book Stands l.inuluum Billiard Tables Matting ard Tables Marble Slabs < hairs Meat Safes Chamber Capboards Office Deaks Cabiueto ottice Chairs s of Drawers Punkahs Stands Piano Stools Couches arp't
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      809 4 L A M BE K T V> K OTIIHRv j iRB UARRIAGI iRB S LIVERY >T A HLES Okciiarh Ri pomi. Establish d 1882 Manufacturers of all kinds of Carriages on sat principles and with the best materials. Beg to call attention to their pre sent large st. ck of
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      816 4 BUILDER A sir I.PTOR. Tombstones granite for the graves at Paair Salak iv Pcrak that the work waa done m a most cxcell.-iit manner with great promptitude, and that the Railings iron, put Pound the Tombs, and the way in which the whole work was h'nishod rofle credit on thus
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      486 4 It wil strict «ti rtesy to all to give sa- who may patronise vie. Isa Tiffins and mrs will .derate prices. Mutton Chops and Mashed Potat. p1i',.,1 at Maori nuti rarj day from 10 JO a. 111. p. milianl RoOSM are now fi'ted with Ta- I bbs of the Lest
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      250 4 1 y* T J"th in r '^J On the oth .I.i!, ,-1 I- |)j^H p. in. a meeting oj "•■'•aal I spector General nmsidering all such a| All applicants must «t 1 Eicis,. J Singapore, l.'th I). SINGAPORE AND O DIARY FOl For use iv the *^W doir specially arrang.
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