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COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG AND) KOWLOON. WHARF AND GODOWN
CO., LTD.
The 24th ordinary general mooting of shareholders in the Hongkong und Kowloon Wharf und Godown Co., Ld., was hold' this afternoon at the offices of Messrs Jardine, Matheson and Ce Hon. Mr. Houry Keswick (chairman) prosided, and there were also prosent Messrs. D. K.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 11 1911
The Chairman formally movod the adoption of the report and accounts.
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Mr. Ilo Fook seconded.; Carried unanimously,
Mr. Hulton Potts moved that the retiring directors, Messrs. J. W. C. Bounar and II. A, Siebs, be re-elected.
· Mr. Haskell spcondod. Carried unanimously, - Captain Unsworth proposed the re-election of the auditors, Messrs. W. H. Potts and A. O'D. Gaurdin.
Mr. Packham secondod. Mr. Barlow proposed that one
accounts.
CHINA'S STARVING PEOPLE.
THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT.
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A TRADE PROSECUTION.
SATURDAY'S SPORT.
FOOTBALL.
R.G.A.V. K.O.Y.LĮ;
LEAGUE CRICKET.
CRAIGENGOWER C.C., v. POLICE.
The above teams mot on tho Police ground and both tooms compiled a poor score.
Moss, H. A. Siebs, W. Logan, professional auditor be put on the face to the world as it has shown also botter demand lately and in, Tolneco Company. The defend-strong offorts hund been made Watt Hancock (20), P. Currio (15 not-
G. H. Friesland,, G. Friesland, J. W. C. Bondar and Sir Paul Chator (directors), Alossrs.. R. Packham, E. D. Haskell, J.
and accounts
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There was no seconiter.
The, motion was carried by, a show of funds.
This was all the businos,
PIRACY OF A GERMAN VESSEL.
AN ARREST.
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0110 corner
At half time the score stood: K.O.Y.L.I. 2 guals
R.G.A...
When the C.C.C. draw stumps - the Polico were confidont of us win, but luck was against them and all the wickets, went down for 63 runs. Sergeant Pitt's 21 was tho top score and the next was that of P. P. J. Wedohouse ani A, C. Langley-14 each.
succeeded in notting the bill for The first defondant ploaded the Artillery. The K.O.Y.L.It), and L. A. Rose 10. guilty and the second defendant then bocaine more persistent not guilty.
and at length equalised, the that he was on duty in Gutzlaff after followed by a third to the. Police Constable Wilson stated second goal scored boing shortly Street on the 27th inst, and saw credit of the samo side, the two defendants sitting down, rolling cigarettes and packing them in Rosette and Pirato packets. They were placing cigarettes in the packets. He also seized a large quantity of silver paper and cigarette pictures. Sajgon to Hongkong:-Altor Each inan had these exposed on rising to 15 cents, the rate relaxed the cloth... Mr. Abraham came gut under the influence of a-down end saw what they were weak local rice market. The market kas however become con- siderably firmer during the last few days, fixtures were done at 16 cents and closing quotation is 10 cents, with inquiries responded to.
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Saigon/Java-Nothing dong."
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doing and afterwards took them to the Station.
His Worship-Have, you been to Gutzlaff Street before?-Yos.
is Worship Have you soon them there before?—Yes, Sir.
His Worship-On the day in question, how many people dill. on netually see?-Only the two defendants, and at prosont thero are mei still doing thom.
His Worship-Have you seen persons laying?-I have not actually seen them.
Mr. Abraham, an assistant in the British American Tobacco Cu.. gavo ovidence,
How long to your knowlodge has this been going on?About
_u_year
The final paymouts on aceoint of stored. He also betrayed ouo of crawled out to. bog." At Jenient for the unexpected domandnoss, it is the manger's.
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met the Naval Yard on their The Hongkong Football Club ground at Happy Valley in their roplay match in the shield com- petition. The game was watched by a large gathering of spectators.
Tho toams lined up as follows: Hongkong Football Club:: (Goal) Kow;(backs) Hamilton and MeCabbin; (half-bucks) Moun, Barlow and Wilkie; (forwards), Aitchison, Hodley, Brown, Gold- unberg and Koborts.'
Korr was in excellent form in bowling and took 8 wickets for 33 for 351 ans. For the Craigongowor, runs, Hoggarth took twe wiokots
Taylor did well, taking 4 wickets for 9 runs,
CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB vs. R. E. AND DEPARTMENTS.
This match was played on the. Service Ground at Happy Valley. and once again, tho Civil Service made a poor show. They were fall out for 49) runs while the win-
Naval Yard-(Goal) Wilsonners scored 137 runs for 7 wickets. The only score of any account. (backs) Haw and Connat; (hal backs) Anderson, Brawn and was that of A. Pile (11). Capt. Macoy; (forwards) Watkins, Me- | Ball compiled the top score Furlane, Iteid Sulivan and Mor- | for the R.E. and Departments,
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The Yarders won the toss and chose to defend the goal on the
in their favour. The Club kickod Club matshed side, with the wind off and took the ball to the Yar ders' quarters, where play ro mained for a while untila "hand" was givou against the Yard. This was taken by Long, who shot wido, The Yardors now took ad- vantage of the opening and made rush at the Club's goal with corner off tho rosult of
and other good scores were those of p. Osmand (23), Private Crow (29), and Major Taylor (13).
In the bowling line, Captain Addison was in grand forum and took seven wickets for. 10 runs, which is so far the bost in the Loague matches. Tavorner took 3 wickets for 20 runs. For the Civil Soryico, Cox took 3, Bird and Mackey 2 anch.
HOSPITAL MEETING.
FREIGHT MARKET. Mosers: Lauko and Rogge Shin Yau, of no occupation, roport:Since issue of our last and Hung Shan Wong, street roport on the 18th of February coolie, wore charged as the Polico the feature of our market has Courton Monday, before Mr. J. R. been the sudden strong demand Wood, with unlawfully applying Mrs. J. B. Cochran semis a
for prompt tonnage from Bang- the duly rogistored marks of the
A vary fast game was played bend all their wickets were down The Craigongower wont in first Northern japer the following kok to this, loading to the fixtures British American Tolmeco Co, touching sketch
of several outsiders" at fairly, without the assent of the pro- tween theR.G.A.andthek.O.Y.L.I. for 72 runs. At one time the The temple of the City God, good rates, and further boats.prietors of the said trade marks, teams on the Hongkong Football tolograph board rend 9 wickets for 15 runs and at this point they right under our windows, a stone's could have been placed if it had to tobacco for the purpose of Cnb ground Saturday
row from our veranda, raises its not haven for the scarcity of ton sale,
In the first-portion of the first gave up hopes. But the last two ruggod walls and picturosque, nago in suitable position.In. Mr. M. J., Stephous appeared half play was very oven, but found brought the score up.
batsmen played steadily and Double curved rouls with a staunch a several other directions thero is on behalf of the British American tholt... attacking. After several figure scores were made by G. A. for all these long conturies past; | view of the re-opening of the port unts wero undolended. and the old City God himself sits ! of Newcliwang about the 20th | The Chairman-1 am afraid, stolidly on his throne and smiles instant and the expoetod Yangtze Mr. Barlow, as you have no secon touched though his people, hun- with an upward tondoney. It is calmly and benignly down, un-business, the froight market eloses Robinson, W. Hutton Potts, llodor, I must put the original prorods of them, are starving and said that the "liners" up North Fook, A. 1. Ough, P. R. Wolf, position to themoeting.
dying before his face, and his are jointly increasing their rutes W. S. Brown, R. O. Barlow, A..
temple has bócomo indeed "Thoon freight and in case business E. Grillin, E. J. Hughes, T. F.
City of Dreadful, Niglit,”
does not suffer severely from the Hough, Captain R. Unsworth and Hon. Mr. E. Osborno (secre- Dividend warrants will be ready they are ludilled thoro in that fiocts of the plague the regular
on Monday.
old temple, homeless and starving linors should be well provided for tary).
professional beggars with their in their own sphere. Altogether The Secretary having road
misses of tatters, and conventional the outlook may be described as the notice calling the meeting,
cracked bowl and staff; people encouraging. The Chairman said-Gentle-
from the city whose homes have mon,With your permission. 1
bean chopped up and sold for will take the report on working (THE "TELESRAPH" CORRESPONDENT; kindling wood, to buy bread; decent contry people with their Canton, March 5. again shows an improvement on the previous year notwithstanding Some days ago, I reported the little waiting children, who have that our earnings remained practi-piracy committed on a German wandered in, in a forlorn hope, call the sumo. This result is due toner in Chinese waters, when rather than sit quiotly and starve to measures of economy, which ended with coal. Through theat homo; parents who have geen have continued to be enforced and representations, of the Corman their chillion one after the other which wore commoned the Consul at Shamcen, the Viceroy starve and die; children left be-
Saigon to Philippinos:-Except years ago, when it became ovident instructed the commanders of hind, when the puronts, luring that the Company's establishment vessels, cruising in the waters given then their last bite, stag-the S.S. "Fiume Bottled in the onlarged year by year to meet where the outrage had taken place gored and foll-they are all thore, Philippines, nothing has been what appeared at the time to to hunt down the pirates, The and the oil idal smiles benigely one locally during the interval in this direction. Saigon millors be the growing trade of the commander of the forpedo boat, down on all these his children. port was in reality more than Lati Hum, has reported to H. E. A few nights ago a family being now busily engaged in five left gave halfilling their forward contracts sufficient for the reduced busi- that a man connected with this there were
with Japan, do not care to look ness which actually oventinted, outrage has boon arrested in the up hopy and in Two items in the accounts per waters off Lily Mountain. One of this "City of Dreadful at frosh business, "unlöss at én-
His Worship (to Mr. Stophons) rillo and a revolver. haps need explanation, viz.,
with Night," the father first strangled hanced pricos, in consequouce of the transfor of $50,000 from re- Sive chambers, pair of his three children and thon ho which the Philippines had to imaye there been any pro-
ceedings previous to this? sorve find and $40,000 from field glassos, one boat license and the mother hung themselves. port rice from fungoon.
Mr. Stephens None, Your Saigon to Singapore: insurance fund. You will re-issued by the Hongkong au-A strange sight this for the City
Worship. nombor that after the typhoon of thorities, and one fishing boat God to smile upon when this sit quiries have reached here, but 1906, we wrote up the book value wore soizod. The prisoner and struggled in and showed it the business in that direction had no longer any attraction for awnors of wharvas, lighters, &c., by tho the seized goods were transferjed next inoning. amount spent on replacing those to the detecting vessel Kwong
Two days ago, kind Me. Lin,at the rates offered, us more pro- whichwere destroyed a course wolung. The official in charge going about with bread, said to table business could be found
elsewhero.. at that time folt justified in follow-tried the prisoner, who admitted Mr. Chen, We will wait till ing on account of the low value his guilt, and showed the locality about ten o'clock in the morning, at which they stood in the books where tho. stolen property was thon all who are ablo will have typhoon damage having now beon his accomplices, who was subse-o'clock when they entered the made, these transfers como quently arrested. One big and necessary for the purpose of re-one small ichor, and an iron adjusting book values to a figure chain were rowered. The two as only as possible to to-tay's prisoners are being sont back to true values; by which is meint Canton. original cost after writing off 5 per cent annually for depreciation. The Kowloon-Canton Railway is a factor which should some day In a fashion more
or less affect us very considerably; and meteorie, the Island Empire of if the joint interests of ourselves Japan has won its way to position and the railway are treated in a which may fairly be described as broad-minded manner, we shall involving the leadership of the certainly be able to facilitate East. Stely being the case, the the bringing of large inward attitude of the people towards froights to 11:0, line, while on those of the West as a whole, and the other hand we ade in vice versa, becomes a question of position, if we receive, dns con- shall inportance in the realm sideration from the Government, of world-palities. At the outset
Quang Chow Wan to Hong- to deal with esport cargo ofliciently let it be said that the day of an Christians enter the temple, the kong and Macao:-Another char- and cheaply. But it should be isolated, Totos-rating Bast has gaunt wretched figures rise apter has been drawn at 10-11 cents sino qua non test the Government passed for over.
from all the shadows and crowil Indeed, one meet us as gonerously as possible might go further and say that and smatch like crazy things for Coal freights-Very little in laying in silings tour the time may got come when the food they are trying to give chartering has been done locally. wharves, and thereby conducing the West will view with mis-out. One Mr. Liu held out a bit It is reported that the M.B.K. to the benefit of all concerned. giving, if not with alarm, tho co-of bean-cake to a man who stood have settled 32,000 tons by the [Tus "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT This is a matter which must have sequences of its somewhat insis-swaying as he waited, but the O.S.K. at Yon 1.40 per ton. Fix-
Votes of thanks wore passed to tho very earnest attention of your tent knocking at the portals of crowd cried out, "Too late," as tres effected as follows:--Moji-
and soon aftor the start Mr. Crawford for his services as directors. I fear, I hope it is with the slumbering East... Tato to the man, his hand still out-Hongkong $1.60. Wakamatzu- On the 3rd inst, a meating of the Yardors scored a third goal, treasurer, and to Mr. David Wood, out grounds, there is u disposition question whether or not any com-stretched, staggered and folldead. Canton $2.40, Haiphong-Swatow the tobacco merchants was held which some of the spectators hold, who audited the accounts. on the part of the authorities to don ground exists between the utilise the large and costly Hung civilizations and modes of life of Jin, "almost every night. Sone- and Pulo Laut-Ilongkong $2.20 ly represented.
"They do thore," said Mr. $2, Hongay-Shanghai $1.80 at the Guild hall, and was large shodd not have been awarded, as. On the motion of Hon. Dr. Ho
Delegates from the scorer was believed to have Kai, the Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin. hom reclamation (paid for out of the two race-hemispliores, we do times only one or two, sometimes, $2.25 per ton.
beon of sido. Kongmoon, Hokshan, Samehu, 1
When the whistle was re-elected chairman' for the railway funds) for the purpose of not propose to enter; but it is the nights been bitterly cold, Timo-charters:-The Norw, s.6.
Fatsian and other commercial, sounded for time the score was, ousuing year.. wharves and warehouses in com- nevertheless a fact that community many moro, frozen or starved to "Childar," "Drufar", "Haldis centres in Canton were present.
NY, 3.; H.K.F.C., 0.
The Chairman afterwards ad- potition with ours, even possibly of interests already exists, and death."
dressed the meeting, urging the to the extent of ostablishing, will continue to exist, between
and "Halvard"--on the regular There wore heated arguments re-
claims of the hospitalsupon publio Oh. Gel pity them! Those run to Bangkok-have been char-garding the institution of a to- government godowns, and this, at those to whom popular belief at dwellers in The City of Dread-terod for further 12 months by bacco monopoly.
sympathy and support and asking our expense. I say advisodly, at least has assigned an over-divided ful Night." For indreds, yes, the Chino-Siamese S. N. Co. at One ridiculed the idea of form-
for increased subscriptions, es- ourexpense, because we have paid destiny. That community of hundreds of thousands, of them slightly enhanced rates, s..ing a tobacco monopoly, and con-
pecially from the Chinese. He for chir own, we are also being interest is to be found in the are starving, and dying before "Heimdal" 3 months for Bang-sidered the inpracticability of the on, the Hongkong Football Club Euhom shouted forint heavily Laxel for the Govern-sphere, of commnorca. mont's reclamation and further extent, and in a world increasingly placidly fokled hands.
To this their idol's benign, smiling and kok-Java trade, at $5000, per scheme owing to the taxations al- Ground on Saturday afternoon schome be formulated to was fast induce the Chinese to take more expenditure thereon for wharfage given over to commercial con-
month, same rate as last, s.6. ready placed on the trado, such at 2.30 The gaine purposes, would put us in the final siderations, the fortunes of the
"Profit" "Pronto" 12 months at as the likin duties and the contri- and interesting and resulted in interest in the hospitals by giving And desperato position of paying East-und, for the present, of
Straits $3800, trading south, and bution towards the fort expenses. favour of the K.O.Y.L.I. by four them incrassed power of control for our
8.8. "Hsin Shun" for cattle trade In support of his argument, he goals to one. The Artillery mon in the daily workings of those in- all aware that the day enbly bound up with those of the
We Japan in particular are inextri- SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNA-between Annam and the Philip mado referance to the large con- scored the first goal of the game stitutions, so long as such scheme met with the approval of the Lon of monopolios is passing, and wo] West.-"
pines, 12 months on private sumption of cigarettes, cigars, in the first half. do not look for oxclusive nursing,
and the tobacco leaves supplied wards the Yorks equalised and don Missionary Society
This was all the business." but in view of the fact that it is
by other provincos in Canton, before hull-time they scored, a Hongkong money and energy that
and he was afraid that the second goal. In the second half schome would be complicated they were all over the loyal Gar- lias built up our undertaking, we
theroby.
rison Artillery, and scored another cannot be consitiered renson A. Gutierrez, chief clerk of themont, took place Friday night at
two goals. Their forward lino able in asking that the Hongkong Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the Soldiers Club. Government should give us a full who passed away on Saturday mor
was excellent and played a good measure of its support.
combination guine throughout. Our ning after a short illness, took business is essentially one which place Sundayovoning, from the R. prospers with the prosperity of C. Cathedral, where the last rites the port and vice versa. We have of the church were performed. The all had bad times lately and whion funeral was vory largely attended, you take that, and the typhoon the Bank with which deceased had
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own exocution.
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JAPAN AND THE OCCIDENT.
Shanghai Mercury."
FUNERAL,
The funeral of the late Mr. A.
And did you take any steps suitablo position not being sulli-
Bangkok: Regular liners in to stop them ?---No.
Why not? It is not my busi- temple, they found twenty eight loast a rato sufficions to cover have any instructions to stop and "outsidors" demanding at And on this occasion, lid your men, women, and little children working expenses, rates have ad- them?os, from the manager. too weak to move, lying prostrate tanced and stand to day at.30 1.2 perforce,lofore the placid fee of 1.2 cents, "liners terms" or that he picked the cigarettes The second defendant stated their gol. The two Christians, sick with pity, gave them food;
from the streets, and he did not but when they came again noxiotage, the latter allowing down-falsily the trade mark. He put morning, six, too far gone to take ward cargo for charterers benefit. the cigarettes in the packets for Java to Hongkong:-Nocliance his own us. He earned his the food even when it came, had
for "outsiders.' diel.
Local refineries living by carrying lights for the for their requirements. are supplying their own tonnage Cleo theatre. To had been picking these cigarettos since the Coolie Trado: S.S. Shan-*
29-22 cents not for "outside"
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Each morning long beforo day light them two good men take out what money wo can all givotung" has been chartered for a races, for we ourselves being foreign voyage from Swatow to Saigon, clear that they have applied His Worship-It is quite ers and marked men dare not and S.S. "Germania" 2.1 months faise tride marks, and I will con- give it for tour of 10) for Amoy-Singapura trade for vict them. As this is the first distribute it in coin and food to coolios and general cargo, terms offence I will only pass sentence those who are, as Mr. Liu says are kept private, "about to dio.". As, these two
of one month's hard labour each.
BILLIARDS.
MENT.
per picul.
terms.
The first two matches between
Sale: Gerin. 8.s. "Holstein," the K.O.YLI. Sergeants and the 1,103 tons net reg. line been sold Army Ordinance Corps, in con- to Japan, privato terms. nection with the above turnin-
RICE MARKET.
The opening game was between
'CANTON'S TOBACCO
MONOPOLY.
LIMIT FOREIGN GOODS.
Canton, March 5.
The President emphasised the necessity of instituting the mono- poly as a nouns of replacing the
Sergeant Roper of the K.O.V.L.F. HIGH PRUCES RULING AT losses sustained through the sup
and Staff Sergeant Kirby, A.0.C.. This game was n close one, and resulted in a win for the inttor by 28 points. The next game was botweon Sergeant Lamper, and
visitation, into mind, I think you boon connected for the last 30 Up. Lydda, which also resulted will agree with mo that our secre- yours being represented by the in a win for the A.O.C. Seoro, tary and manager has done ex-chief manager and the chief ac- 250-183. coedingly well in showing results countant. Numerous wore the which enable us to declare a 6 per wreaths. Decpused leaves a young pont dividend. (Applauso.)
There being no questions,
wife and five children to mourn their loss.
The Gdman mail, as. Luetzow, will, according to Intest advices, arrive horsen Thursday,
CANTON.
The price of rice has gone up to a high figuro within the last few days at Canton,
The poorer people are in con- sequence suffering heavily, and appeals to charitable institutions are being widely mado.
The machinations of the spirit monopoly are responsible for tho present state of things.
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Reid then took possession of the
Dr. R. MacLoan Gibson sub- mitted the report, from which it appeared that the number of in- patients in the Alice Memorial and affiliated hospitals, during the past year was 1,253; while 11,374 patients were treated in the out-patient department, in- volving 28,605 visits.
Registrar-General, presided.
Wilkie. A minute later, u second cornor was given, also The annual meeting of the fruitloss. The play now got more | Finnico Committee of the Alico flying up and down the field with pitals was held Friday evening. exciting and the leather was seen Memorial and Nothersolo Hos-" both teams bombarding strong. Hos. Mr. A. W. Browin, the balland sent in a lovely shot which was impossible for Kew to clear. After this, the Club male many attempts to equalise but nothing eventuated. A little while later Sullivan notted the second goal for the Yarders which put the excitement up still more. this period of the gamo, the the Yarders' grounds and the ball was practically all the time The report was adopted.
Mr. F. M. Crawford, Hon. Tron- Aitchison centered to Goldenberg," statement, which showed an ad- civilians were pressing hard.surer, submitted the financial who tried a shot at goal with no verse balance of $3,738. rosult. Soon after this, the latter player sont in a lovely shot which rosulted in a corner. This was taken by Aitchison and endod fruitless. At half time the score stood
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At
This was also adopted.
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai proposed the election to the Committee of Messrs. Chun Kai Ming and Tsai Po Min.
Mr. S. W. Tso secondod, and the motion was agreed to unani-
N.Y., 2 goals; H.K.FC), 0. similar to that of the first
The second half play was mously.
LENT HALF K.O.Y.L.I. V.
R.G.A. This shield match was decified
Soon after
some
GYMKHANA ARRANGED.
FIRST MEETING OF SEASON.
AT HAPPY VALLEY. The first gymkliana of the sea- son is arranged to take place at Happy Valley on April 25,
pression of gambling, and ad-ROYAL ENGINEERS V.RIGHT vised those presont to take up
HALF K.O.Y.L.I. their responsibility liberally. The
There will be six events, namo- speaker was confident that the
The above match was a roplay ly, the Kerry Cup, (half-mile flat schomo would not only protect in the shield competition, and was race, for non-winning subscrip- the interests of those in the trado, played on the military ground. It tion grillins of the 1910-11 sea- but would prove remunerative to resulted in a win for the Itoyal son), the Gymkhana Stakes (one them. He suggested that stops Engineers by two goals to nil mile flatrace for all China ponies), should be taken to limit the sup-Que goal was scored in each half, tent pogging in sections of three, ply of foreign smoking requisitos, The first was notolod by Pearson Ladies' Nomination (5 furlongs so us to push the native products, and the second by Peter Jackson flat race), one mile flat race, open
No decision was arrived at
towards the end of the game. 1.1.4 mile flat race handicap,