The Cambria Daily Leader

1 MANY LANDSLIDES. dO- THREE COTTAGES DESTROYED AT m SWANSEA. I EXCITING SCENES. A portion of the huge retaining wall íWbich has been built up from the Strand I to the Prince of Wales-road, Swansea, collapsed last night as the resnlt of landslides, demolishing three cottages, t aDd rendering homeless twenty-three t people. There were three earth move- 1 toentvs before the havoc was completed, but fortunately the inmates of the hou&es were able to get away in safety. The cottages formed part of what is known at Flint-row, Strand, and Nos. 21, 22, and 23 were the dwelling places that were destroyed. t Three Landslides. fears had been expressed for the safety of the cottages for some time past, and last night it was noticed that the retaining wall which supports the gardens attached to several of the houses in Prince of Wales-road, was slowly subsiding. The first landslide partially demolished the wall, and after an interval long enough to enable the ? people to get away, it w&s followed by a  second and third, and it is estimated that more than 100 tons of earth and rubb?h fell. The police rendered invaluab le ser- ?tce, in particular P.C. Hopcroft, who was first on the scene, and who' dis- Played commendable foresight and re- I source in dealing with the emergency. II -Captain Tdie-aol il?? (Chief Constabl» II Superintendent Roberts, and Inspector Fic,ldei? were also on the ecene^ and were successful in preventing a panic aruongst the other dweliers in the neigh- bourhood. The Chief Constable visited Nos. 18, 19, and 20, Prince of Wales- t'oad, but owing to the darkness was un- able to pass any definite opinion as to their safety. The Demolished Houses. ;1 The occupant? of the three ht?us?s ij ?hich have been practicaUy demolished tn*e:— No. 21, Flint-road—Fred Wasley and < *ife and Henry Bate and wife. Ko. 22-Thomas Fitzgerald, wife, and five children "William Slocombe, wife aHd three children. wife and four children and one lodger. TENANT'S STORY. It What Happened when the Wall Foil. A Leader man this morning paid a t'1-sit to the scene, and was kindly con- Qbctoo over two of the houses in Flint- ?? a?ected by the snidence, by a ^nant. As th inspection took place the tenant explained ail that took place kg far as he knew. "No one," he re- marked, was fitting in the kitchen of ?&y of the three houses; neither was there anyone who happened to be in the t"ea, otherwise lives would have been ?'?' He pointed to two huge holes in ? t I ?? of the kitchen of house No. u 1. and observed, Yon see Chat. That "?1 giv you an idea of the force of the Subsidence. Huge stones have found: their way into my kitchen and if that "i? jJJHar had been struck, then the wh?c I!)U.e would have been reduced to ru?ns. .As it i? only the front w&Us an4 roof: it is, he added. Urc, left, he add.ed. Narrow Escapes. Jur representative made a. thorough] Examination of the houses, and could ?°t help realising that had any persons een in any of the rooms they would ^rtainly have boon seriously injured, or ^'ight have lost their lives. Fortu- nately the fall was split up into three Actions, and prior to the most serious one in which all the houses pilfered, the occupants had left. tically all the rooms were wrecked, IIttld the furniture was quite smashed. The whol,- of the occupants turned out b! these houses were weil looked after y the police, but they found their own °'lgings for the night with friends and ^lati res living in close proximity. Following upon the visit to Fiint-row \.I1" man walked up as far as Prince of aks-road in order, if possible, to get the stories of eye-witnesses. He found -4rs. Thomas, of 19, Prince of Wales- J'°a.ó at home, and she having been on rhe spot when the accident occurred, proved willing to relate her own story, i Mrs, Powell, who was also there, en- dQrSEd the remarks, and added that the wa. so serious and threaten- [ lng that she felt &we-stricken. In fact, I ^he position last evening was so bad ha.t one or two of the occupants, even )11 the Prince of Wales-road, deserted tueir homes and slept elsewhere. First Signs of Fail. Mns. lh<j#nas said that the first figas of the fall appeared about 4.30 on ^Uesday afternoon. My friend and I both heard a fall of stones; just like a r tlkrt-load of stones being emptied. 1 • Proceeded to the back-room window ? ?'hen my friend caned to me, and said, .-Itrs Ihomas, we are fag down.' ? We both looked out of the window, and ?U.?f a sudden the whole of the earth ga,'o way, and we saw the houses in unt-row being smashed in. We were ?rror-strieken, and the people in the Strand, and even up here, grew &o lightened that I thought there would i?4li panic. And then tne police sent u? ? tell me not to go into my sitting- lbom as it was dangerous, and," Mded the speaker, "I should think %o too, for there is only a little bit of earth holding it. We *U&hed upstairs and got our little boy Out. I thought the stairs would go in too. "Really," she said, "I feel frightened now, fcr we never know I ether we shall go or not. The two jjouses on each side of me are also in 4aliger. Roof FeU in. I Another interview was forthcoming Itom Mr. Fitzgerald. the occupant of oQ. 22, Flint-row. He said that his who was workin g at night, was in "^d during the afternoon, and was jm t getting out of bed when the fall took Waoe. As he got out of the room the iloof fell in, and the bed was almost com- Wetely wrecked. When Mr. Fitzgerald "'nt in the house this morning he J^nd amongst the debris his pet cat. twas hurt, but was alive.

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FOREIGN NEWS. FOREIC NEWS. I MISSIONARY MURDERED BY CHINESE I BRI-ANBS. PORTUGAL'S POSITION. I Peking, Wednesday.—On Monday,. ç 1::>, | brigands sacked and burned Lao Be Kou, in Hupch, obtaining entrance bJ treachery. A Norwegian missionary named Froy land, was killed, and another Norwegian missionary wounded. The brigands impressed two thousauic. coolies to carry off the loot.-P.,cuter. .900- MEXICO. Mexico City, Wedne,&day.-Tlie Fed- erals bottled up the rebel's gunboat Tampioo in the Topolo Camp's harbour by sinking an old giuiboat across the mouth.-Reuter. ————— ———— THE BALKAN INCIDENT. Vienna, Wednesday.—The New Freie Presse," referring to the frontier incident, states that the Montenegrin and Austro-Hungarian troops have now been withdrawn.-R-cuter. ————— » —————- RUSSIA. Ivanoff, the St. Petersburg police officer who last week shot his chief, Col. ;Cheba.ietf, has committed suicide in goal i by taking potassium cyanide though he had been twice searched. —————. ————. PORTUGAL. Speaking in the Portuguese Senate yesterday on national defence, the Min- ister of War said that Portugal pos- lsessed no army, no ammunition, and no horses to enable offenive or defensive action to be taken in case of need. ————— CANADA. Mr. Lemieux, formerly Postmaster- General. has introduced a resolution in the Dominion House of Commons advo- cating the celebration of the semi-oen- tenary of the Canadian Confederation by a world's fair, which it is suggested should be held in Montreal in 1917. The first train bearing immigrants into Alberta from the State of Colorado arrived across the boundary line yes- terday All indications point to as large an immigration movement from the United States into Canada this year at last.

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NO DOG LICENSES. I A large number of summonses against resideiits in the Parish of Llangyfelach for keeping dogs without licenses were heard at the Swansea Police Court on Wednesday. John Llewelyn Jenkins summoned in respect of three clo-gs was fined 2.38. and costs.—David Henry Thomas, against I whom a previous conviction ivaii proved, was finoo s. and cm:ts.- William I Fisher, Richard Vaughan, Oscar Hope, David Davio-, Edward Miller, Sid- l nev Pavne, 3lrs. Catherine 1van8, rtey John Morgan, Henry Emanuel, David Jo' h ii Hope Joy, Thomas Evans, George Wal- lace, Evan Samuel, David Jones, John Evans, Charles John Cral\!>o, David Charles Tucker, Ernest Smith, Evan Evans, Richard Roach, David German, ftansel L. Butler, were all fined 2s. 6d. and costs each, whijst Ann Edwards, -4 r,. Pli?lipine Raymond Statles, and Mrs. Phulipme were orderefl to pay costs. Several Cockett residents were also summoned. They were: William David Hughes, George Knott, Albert William Widgery, Henry Hind. Richard Hard- ing. Lewis WHson. Edgar Richards, and Edward George Phillips, and were need 2s. 6d. and (?osts eoeh.—William John Ree? and Arthur Williams, who did not appear were fined -5s. and costs. I Other cases were Joseph Lewis, who i was ordered to pay costs; Frederick Lewi s and David Hughes, who did not I appear, fined 5s. and costs. •• r i 1 riTViin ~*i TTr

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I LOGIC. I LOCAL SUFFRAGE SOCIETIES' I AMUSIhC DEBATE. I At the Municipal Secondary (Boys') School, Swansea., hl.,¡t night, the local Suffrage Societies held a debate on the ogic oi Aliss Pott. It was a discussion .I;o!i a given by Miss, Pott luring a debate held in the town i-cently. Miss Neale was in the ihair, and there was a good attend- ance. Miss Hindshaw took up the argu- ments of 2\1i&,> Pott. She urged that .-otiiig is governing, and all voterM aro governors. Men, s he said, by nature ;ut the community before the indi- zidual, but women put the individual oefore tho community. 'All who put the jommunity first are governors. AU nen do this, and therefore all men are- jovernors. All governors .are voters, .md therefore all men aro voters. Women did not put the community nrst. They wero not governors, and' therefore nob voters. Miss Hind?haw dealt more fully with Miss Potts' ad- imss, but that was her duef point. Mrs. Shark, West Cross, spoke -)t ?j behalf of the Suffrage Societies. Sh" said logic made no allowance for excep- tions, and therefore no allowance for charge. The idea of the Philistine con- cerning women—that they were mainly illogical animals--came, perhaps, from the attention women paid and the pro- vision they made for the exceptional and the special clement in things, the element so often found by studying de- tail. And even if women were illogical, in the academic sense, upon the subject of their own enfranchisement, it was because their enfranchisement was at present incapable of being treated by logic, because it was exceptional, and was neither an unchanged idea nor an accomplished fact. Mrs. Shark went on to criticise cer- tain definitions, and ksaid that tbo means of governing was to be denied to those who held tho cure of the individual paramount. Doctors and inspectors and town councillors held the cure of the individual paramount and therefore they should not have the vote Miss Morgan having spoken, Miss Phipps amused tho audience when she said that because all Frenchmen are Europeanjs and all Germans arc Euro- peans, therefore all Frenchmen are Ger- mans.

Come and hear the brilliant, Soottteli Soprano, Miss J&n Gibson, at Gorphwyefa, Chapel, Skewen, Thursday and Saturday next.

VALLEY PLOUCHMEH. I GOOD COMPETITIONS AT RHYNDWY. I CLYDACH MATCH. Farmers, together with their sons and man servants, attended in large numbers yesterday afternoon, the Rhyndwyciydach Higher Ploughing match which. was held on Nantymoei fields, kindly lent by Mr. John Roberts. The day was an ideal one for the con- tests, and the standard of the plough- ing was very li"gh. The judges were Mr. William Lewis, of Cwrtybettws flnd Mr. David Evans, of Tygwyn, Pon- tardulais. The officials were: Chair- man of Goinniittee, MT. Hopkin Jones, fresgyrch; vice-chairman, Mr. Thomas Owen, Bi-viawit-h, treasurer, Mr. Daniel Jones, Pwllwatkin; whilst the, secre- tarial duties were well carried out by Mr. Herbert E. Hotreds, of Brynwith. There were fourteen competitors, and everything went off without a hitch. Awards. I The awards wero: Champion. Class: 1, David. Jones, Tresgyrch; 2, S. Jones, Hafod Farm; 3, W. Price Roberts, Nantymoei; 4, John Jones, Penlanau. First Class: 1, John Morgan, Lhvyn- evan; 2, and 3, divided between Henry Jones, Tresgyrch and David Davies, Godregarth; 4, John Giddings, Blacn- yrolchfa. Seoond Class: 1, Daniel Mathias, Gellywomen Ganol; 2, W. Walker, Oefnorthrin: 3, Thomas Jones, Twlly- gwiddil; 4, Toomas Davies, Tvucha. Third Class (open to boys under 20): I., R. James, Nuntygwin; 2, J. Jones, Heolddu.

FOOD BEFORE DRINK. | The Judge's Comments on a Swansea Licensed Victualler, j The best judges in Swansea and dis- triet have again complimented Mr. Dsn M. Thomas, Three Lamps Hotel, Temple Street, Swansea, for supplying by far I the best luncheon in town, and at all times having a variety of snacks fresh on the counter. i,iz. Beef and ham handwiches, sardines on toast, Welsh rarebits, etc., etc. Dinners are served daily from 12.30 till 2.30 in homely style, and everything of the best quality guaranteed. Poultry, game, vegetables, etc., fresh daily from Gower. A new dining-room is to be opened at an oady date. I

A WONDERFUL BAND. LARGER AUD:ENCE AT THE ALBERT HALL LAST MIUAT. When a famous musical combination pays a week's visit to the town. Swan- sea music lovers h.ave a habit of turn- ing up in better numbers every night until by the end of the woek there is a goOd house. Following this custom there was a better house at the Albert I ttall last night, and by the end of the week, Herr Julian Kandt's famous band will probably be playing to well-filled houses. But the band 1, so good that III who fa.i1 to pay at least one visit will w doing a personal injustice to himself. The two most popular it-ems of la.st ;ught s programme were a grand fan- tasia from "Lohengrin," and the jrand overture to Offenbach's "Orpheus n the Underground," the title given to tie adaptation of the famous opera per- ormed at His Majesty's. The latter, iiough a comparative, if not a com- pete, stranger to Swansea, created the reatR.st enthusiasm of the evening. Offenbach's popular Barcarolle from I ales of Hoffman," was also given. (, Other items were" Gipsy Loove," J "Contemplation" (Kandt), The God j of Thunder," and "Moonlight on the \ister. Senhor Jose de Moraes had to give on, ree emores ,and sang ?Little Fleur ,Ie Lys," Quest a 0 rM? ueli la, and "I hear you caUing." Herr Kandt conducted his band. Come and hear the trrilliant Scottish l Sopruno, Misa Jean Gibson, at Gorphwysfa Ohaijel, Skewen, Thursday and Saturday: aext.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. Wednesday.-Before Messrs. J. H. Rosser, Daniel Edwards, J. W. Lcwis, Hon. Odo Vivian, and Dr. HQwel Thomas. Martha Jane Bradman (34), married, was charged with being drunk and in- capable in Foxholc-road.-Cautioned and discharged. Joseph Dixon (47), fireman, was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly r-Fincd 5s., or 5 days. Ann Edwards (3n), was sent down for two months for riotous conduct in Nelson-street. David John Marks was brought up in rcspect of £ 4 15s. arrears under an affiliation order. Mary Fisher, the child's guardian, who made the applica- tion for payment, stated that the mother, her daughter, died in 1908. Mr. Floyd appeared for the applicant.— Defendant stated that he would pay, so that the case was adjourned for a fort- night. County Cases. George Henry Staines and Charlec Frederick Reeves, wiremen, Gorscinon, were charged with being drunk and dis- orderly. They were also charged with assaulting P.C.'s John Jones and Sidney Phelps in the execution of their duty. —Fined 10s. each for drunkenness and 20s. each for the assaults. Charged with being drunk and dis- orderly: William Pitts, labourer, Cockett. fined 10s.; Thomas Williams, collier, Llandilo-Talybont, 10s.; Thomas Williams, rollerman, Llandilo-Talybont, 10s.; Frank Hcatley, collier, Llandilo- Talybont, 15s.; and John Edwards, col- lier, Llandilo-Talybont, 10s.; John Hunt. LlandiloTalybont, 20s. Richard Smith, seaman, and Sarah Burt, both of no fixed abode, wero charged with sleeping out at BlackpiJl. -Bii.rt was discharged .but Smith was, sent down for one month Robert Alfred Rowberrv, chauffeur. Swansea, was summoned for driving a motor-car without ft rear light.— Ordered to pay costs.

SWANSEA SAILOR*' REST. I An excellent programme was provided at Tuesday evening's meeting in con- nection with the Swansea Sailers' Rest Temperance Society by Mrs. Walters. Mr. A. Furs land presided. The artistes were: Mrs. Waiters. Mr. G John, Miss A. Mainv.aring, Mr. G Atherton, Mr. Gryor, Mi ss L. Samuel, Master T. ¡ Crocker, and M'tss Amy Laxton.

BAND OF HOPE CONCERT. I A concert under the auspices of the Band of Hope was held last night at Cat leton Congregational Scjhoolroom, Mumbles, when the following artistes contributed to a programme arranged hy Mr. McGairl: Misses A. Evans, Edith Cowling, C%sio Raglow, Minnie Gould, Emma. Rogers, Mesaes. J. KibMewhite, Leonard Jone-s William Taylor, Bowdeu Sta.uaw.ay, D. V(*. hloyd. and Miss Muriel Shepherd. The accompanist was Miss A. TJvans, and Mr. Phl. Boynon (superintendent), presided. r ■■ ■' --z_&

Toff^ £ ex, King- of Toffo&s. I Two officers aud five soldiers ivem wounded in Rom", yesterday in charging a crowd of strike demonstrators, about, twenty of whom were wounded, four seriously. The new super-Dreadnoughts Marl- borough, the largest battleship built at Devonport, returned to Plymouth la:it night after successfully completing her eight hours' full-power triaL 1

I IRISH MATCH. I ——<  ,—— CLEM LEIS TO PLAY AFTER I ALL. It was officially stated by Mr. Walter Rees (secretary of tho Welsh Football Union) last night that Clem Lewis, of Cambridge University, will p!ay for Wales against Ireland at Belfast on Saturday. The Welm team will pla? as selected with the exception of R. S. Williams, Cardiff, who ? 'H take the place of Jack I Bancroft, Swansea, at full-back. There was a doubt about Clem Lewis, bein? able to get away from college, as he had alre?i.(.fy l exceeded the limit al- lowed for off-days. This difficulty has been overcome by an arrangement ¡ which will enable him to return to col- lege on Sunday afternoon, instea.d of re- turning with the team. Nothing has l been heard by the secretary of the Welsh Union of any injury to Hirst, and 1 no notification of any change in the for- I wards. I Travelling Arrangements. I I The team will travel on Thursday by train leaving Swansea at 2.40 p.m., Neath 3.3 p.m., Bridgend 3.40 p.m., Cardiff 4.17 p.m., Newport 4.39, Ponty- pool Road 4.57 p.m., Fleetwood 10.45 p.m. The party are due to arrive at Belfast at 5.45 a.m. on Friday, and by permission of the steamboat company, will remain in their berths until 7.30 a.m. The headquarters at Belfast will be the Grand Central Hotel. SWANSEA RUeS": LEAGUE. I IMatches and Referees for Saturday, I March 14th. Cwmllynfell v. Loughor.— W. Hill. I PontarduJais v. Majisel.—A. Pliiilips. Llanelly II. v. l,lansarrilet.-NV. li.. U. Mynvddbach v. Bryn.—J. Adams. Clydach v. Cwmtwrch.—T. Elliott. Grovosend v. Morri&ton.—S. Evans. rorwluon v. CwinUy-nfeill.-D. John, Victoria v. Ystryd.—W. George. Loughor II. v. Glais II.—D. H ughes. Cwmbwrla v. Waunarlwydd.—D. Davios G-rovesend II. v. Dunvant II.—W. Bowditch. Mansel II. v. Birch grove.—G. Walters. Dunvant v. Kenfig Hill.-D. R. Francis

DISFICURINC, ITCHING ECZEMA. 47, Emd-street, Bercaondsey, Lon- don, S.E., Eng.—" For three years or more I suffered intense pain from eczema. It was of a dry, scaly form, disfiguring and itching. It began from a. small spot about the size of a three- penny piece just above the ankle and appeared in 6mall read blotches. It spread to my knees and arms causing great pain by the continuous itching and terrible burning. It looked like a mass of red sores. I could get no sleep night after night. I saw the Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertised and it gave me great relief when I tried the sample. So I got. three boxes each of the Cuticura Soap and Ointment which completely cured me. My baby's complaint came in a red rash all over the lower part of the body. Thanks to Cuticura Soap and Ointment I caught it in time. She is now quite I clear all over." (Signed) W. Charles- worth, July 9, 1913. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by chemists I everywhere. A sample of each with 32-p. book post-free. Address: F. New- bery and Sons, 27, Ch arterhouse Sq.. London, or Potter Drug and Chem. Corp., Boston* U.S.A.

WANTS COMPENSATION. I Tree Pruner's Claim Upon Swansea I Cuartiians. At the Cottage Homes; Committee j last ni it, a letter was nad from a man whO had been engaged in pr?a- ing trees at the nom", and been dis- charged. He held that there was pre- judice against dim, and wanted the Guardians to pay compensation. It was stated that the m;m h;id come from tho Labour Exchange, and tha1 Guardians gare him I tc) trees, and. as he had not pruned them properly, but spoiled a number of trees, he was stopped, The matter will come before the 1 Swansea Guardians at their next mt. at. tl i(?.,r next mc--t- in-g.

w———iwwBwh—jjjwmuwgai THE \E4US. .—— NATIONAL GALLERY ClOSED AS RUVLT OF THE OUTRAGE. As reported in our late echtions tor day, a disgraceful piece of vandalism was perpetrated at the National Gial- lery. 'i'he Velasquez Venus, one of the world's most famous pictures, was mutilated by Miss Mary Richardson, a Suffragette, who has been in prison savoraj tiliies. With a butcher's cleaver she smashed the .glass and niad,, half-a-dozen cuts clean through the canvas. She made a (statement declaring that she tried to destroy the picture a.s a protest against the Government for "destroying Mrs. Paakhurst." It is estimated that the picture, for which £ 45,000 was paid, has been re- duced in selling value by £10,000 to £ 15,Q00, but the cuts being straight and clean, the damage may be repaired for about CIOD. The National Gallery has been closed until further notice. The Wallace Gal- lery has also been closed. The Woman's Record. I Mary Richardson was first arrested ia March of last year. She has been four times sentenced, and tlve times released from prison, the last time being in October on the ground of appendicitis. One of the charges against her was of burning Lady Carlisle's house at Hamp- ton.

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INSPECTOR'S REPORT. IMPORTANT T!NPLATE CONFERENCE AT SnAtiSEA, A •conference of tinflate manufac- turers and representatives -of the work- men was held at the Guiklhail, Swansea, on Wednesday morning, for the purpose of considering a report of Dr. Edgar L. Collis, H.M. Medical Inspector of Fac- tories, on the conditions of employment in the manufacture of tinplate with special reference to the process of tin- mng; also matters relating to the general fencing of machinery and dangerous parts, and ventilation and prevention of dust in tin-housed. A similar conference, which was held a year ago, was adjourned until to-day in order to give the trades an oppor- tunity of carrying out various, experi- ments. Mr. J. H. Rogers, H.M. Superinten- dent of Factories for the South Western Division, conducted the inquiry, and there were also present Dr. Edgar L. Collis, and Mr. Sidney Smith, H.M. Inspector of Dangerous Trades (repre- senting the Homo Office), Mr. T. 0. Edwards, H.M. Inspector for the Car- diff district; Mr. M. White, H.M. In- spector for the Gloucester district; Mr. J. Hdditch, H.M. Inspector for Swan- sea, Port Talbot, and the Western por- tion of Wales district; Mr. H. Clement, Tinpiate Makers' Association; Colonel David Lewis, Mr. Frank Gilbertson, and various local works representatives Mr. J. Wignall. J.P. (Organiser), and Mr. W. Pugh (Tinpiate section) of the Dockers' Union, and others. The proceedings were private. Toffee TSex, King cf Toffees.

SWANSEA TRAMWAYS A.F.C. I To-morrow the Swansea Tramways A.F .C. play Newport Tramways at Newport. The hpedquarte-rs for the day will ba the Red Lion Hotel, Stew Hill, w hore they will be entertained to j dinner a.t 1.0 by the general manager, Mr. D. James. After the match a dinner and smoker (both teams), will be held under the presidency of the Newport general manager, Mr. J. \oung.

Thrc? brothers—Frederick, ?oh?j and Thomas Bailey, aged 3f>. 32. and 30—were charged with being drunk and disorderly at (M-street. yesterdAy. A&;?ult.s on the police were AMe?d; against Thomas and Frederick, and wilful damage against J?hn. Sen- tences: Frpdpr?ck, 4 months; J?hD. 2 [uo?'b?: 'T1nmns, 1 month. "All for  .m?iuK 'The H?d Flag,' remarked Frederick.

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