LOCAL FOOTBALL.
PORTUGAL DEFEATS REST
OF COLONY.
In the last match before the re-i turn of the Shanghai Portuguese,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE NORTHERN. WAR.
FALL OF PEKING IMMINENT,"
EX-PRINCESS.
NOW PREY TO POVERTY,
Brussels. In circumstances of the direst poverty here in Brussels The allied forces claim the ocives the former Crown Princess
Shanghai, April 9.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1926.
SICCAWEI OBSERVATORY.
*" $50_000,000
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI A DESERVED TRIBUTE.
"BANKING" CORPORATION.
In China's present troublou HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, a team representing Portugal yes- eupation of the youth of Makuc Louise of Saxony. To the misery times-times of internal wars, Authorhed Capital terday, defeated the Rest of the Bridge to Taihang gate, Namyuen.of her destitution und her generalfactional fighting, communistic tanned and Bully Paid Colony by two goals to one. The about twenty 11 from Peking, they wrecked life has been added, efforts towards a complete Chinese Rest of the Colony, stored first, a fall of which is imminent.
twenty minutes before the close.
Serious fighting is raging
tween the two forces.
a single soldier to enter the The Rest of the Colony were city after capturing Peking wall represented in defence but the Wah Kiu Yat Po. forwards, with the exception of King, were anything but impressive, though Pulford and Ip Kau work ed hard.
of
REJECTION RECOMMENDED.
within a day or two, the sorrow
Boserve Fund Sterling -
Bliver
$20,000.000 £4,500.000 $17 000.000
$10,000,00
COURT OF DIRECTORS: D.G.M. Bernard, Eng. Chairman
that must come to her from the national disintegration, political Reserve Liability of Proprietors knowledge that the husband for intrigue, widespread oppression, whom she gave up royal rünk, a great fortune and her family post-and
no
Chief Manager
BANKS.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
(Owned by the National Olty Bank of
"Now York)
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profita TABL $14,000,000, HEAD OFFICE 1
60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE:
36 Binbopagate, E.O.
BRANCHES,
Madrid
Mand
Osaka
Peking
Canton
Rangoon
Coba
San Francisco,, Un).
A: H. Barlow, Esq.. Manager: Shanghai-G. H. Bilti, Esq. LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Daires
Shanghai
Hankow
Singapore
Harbin
Tientais
Hongkong Kobe
Tokia
Yokohama
G. HOGO,
Manager.
9 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong;;
THE "P. & 0,% BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(lucorporated "la" England 1920) With wnion in miliated
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD INDIA
Authoringd Capital Subscribed and Paid-op
85,000,00 82,634,168
Hearve Fund (260,50 | HEAD OFFICE:
122, Leadenhall London E.U. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapar Street, London 8.W.1.]
EASTERN BRANCHES... Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madra, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Danton and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertake Genera Banking and Exchange Business of ar description and is addition to ita Branch has Agencies in all the principai eitin ni the world.
L.E. HOPKINS,
Manager,
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANE, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE :
BRANCHES BANGKOK-
SHANGHAI Correspondents:-Loudon: Went- mlaster Bank, Ltd; New York National Olty Bank; San Francisco; Union Trust Co. of San Francisco; Canton Bank.
Authorised Capital .............$6,000 ODE
Kodorn banking in all its branghea Current accounts savings accounta and fixed deposits solicited. Lomas granted on approved socreity,
long shot by King striking the According to telegrams received cross-bar and falling to the feet from a Peking foreign source, the
chaoa generally it is of Fulford, who carried it through capital in panic-stricken.
Two minutes only had elapsed
betien, everything that she possess plensing to reflect that there is Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Duply Chairman,
W. H. Bell, Esq. A.J. Plummer, Eag, Barcelona when the Portuguese equalised
ed, in fact, but with whom she one "great institution in China A. H. Compton, Esq. T. G. Weall, Esq. Batavia through the forceful Fuertes, and
Reports received from the Feng-later quarrelled and from whom which carries on its work unin-W Pattonden, Esq. G. M. Young, Faqat
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. H. P. White, Esq. Bombay the same player scored the winning tien party state that Chang Tso-in she separated, now lion dond in goal with a splendid shot some has ordered his forces not to allow Florence, his native Italian city.fluenced by the deplorable state` and that the end came to him iniuto which the country has fallen, circumstances of the greatest and undeterred by the disadvan pathos.
tages against which It has had to Pitiful Romance.
Commercial and Travallers" Letters of contend since it was established!
ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and Credit Bills of Exchange and Cable 22, Der Vox Road Central, Hongkong
Current BRITAIN'S COAL PROBLEM. Of all the many strange, almost more than half a century ago: FIXED DEPOSITS received for Transfers bought and sold.
uncanny royal romances that have
and Many of the Portuguese were obviously feeling the effects
occurred in Europe during the last and that institution is Siccawei gne year or shorter periods in 2000gots and Savings Bank accounts foreign currencies taken at ratos that may quarter of a century, this is per-Observatory. What shipping men Local Currency and Sterling on opened and Fixed Deposits in local playing many games one after the
We are also able to offer our Customers haps the strangest and most piti- und shipping interests owe in the terme which will be quoted on be saceriainad on application to the Bank. other, and on the whole the match
aggregate to the efforts of those "pplication..
the services of Branches of the National ful.
Hongkong, 27th. Feb., 19.6
City Bank of New York in the principal 50 Das Voeur Road Central, Hongkon provided little to enthuse about.
who have laboured at Siccawéi in
countries of Bouth America and in the The backs on both sides were good,
Landon. April 0. Enrico Tesselli and the former the interests of safe d'avigation but the Rest of the Colony half- A national delegato conference Crown Princess loved each other will never be known; and it is HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. Wot fadim. backs were a better line than those of miners privately discussed into the end and said so, although only the thought of what would
The Business of the above Bank of the Portuguese.
London to-day the proposals. by they could not dwell together be the state of affairs if there
Dondooted by the HONGKONG AND One at least of the Rest forwards|coul-owners arising from the coal without bitter quarrels and had were Siccawei Observatory SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA needed a rest after the first five report.
Roles may be obtained on! not seen each other for a number that can give one any conception TION. minutes. The Partuguese forwards The executivo recommended the of years,
of the inestimable benefits that application.
"INTEREST on Deposits in calculated. were well held until Brittain, Ho-rejection of the proposals, and a ward and Watson tired of making{frm stand against the district
The present decade has known are conferred upon shipping in on the lowest balance daring saab com THE CHARTERED BANK OF Fald Up Capital....... 1.800,000 gilt-edged chances for their for wages and extension of hours. no drama more pitiful than that Far Eastern waters by the high pleted Calendar Month at 31 per cent per INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. They recommended a demand for which started in the capital of standard of scientific knowledge anam. Should there be so balance of
allowed for that month.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1053.) a national wages agreement and Saxony, when the wilful young and practice, and the vast amount day in a meath no interest will bo
Depositors any national minimum percentage. Crown Princess Louise, 22 years of research and labour for which
old, fled from Frederick, the the Jesuit Fathers and their staffs Balance of $100 or more to the RONG:
KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be Paid-up Capital. Observatory aro
places on FIXED DEPOSIT at OUR Rearve Fund London, April 9. Crown Prince, in 1902 because shejat Siccawei
The complete his RENT RATES. Miners' Executive have had good reason for the desperate responsible.
For the Hongkong and Shongbai Bank-Reserve Liability of Proprietors 83,000,000 Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted. immediately, to invited the owners to meet them fear that her father-in-law, royal tory of Siccawei Observatory has
given in these ing Corporation. continue the though he might be, would have already been
A. II. BARLOW,
Chief Manager, her, a perfectly sane woman, lock-columns and need not be enlarged ed up in an asylum because he so upon here; beyond an emphasis of
Hongkong, 7th, January 1825. bitterly resented the fact that his the fact that for more than fifty
years it has made a progressively❘ THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. son had married her.
greater and greater contribution
Head Office Hongkong, Rebelled Against Discipline. to the cause of safety, at sea.
Established 1912.
£1,200,000 She had persistently rebelled Siccawei Observatory is in some
During recent Authorised Capital.
£1,078,000 Paid Un Capital against the rigid discipline the respects unique.
years most of the" great maritime Saver Reserva Fand
700,002 | old King tried to impose upon her nations have taken steps to BRANCHES-Canton, Ehanghai, as his daughter-in-law, and thus had earned his venomous hatred.Institute a modern and efficient Bankow, Swatow, Bangkok, New York Her husband, finally, for money vast amount of shipping and in cities of the World.
meteorohuge coast-line and the and San Francisco.
CORRESPONDENTS in all principal reasons, sided with his father.
this respect the United States and LONDON BANKERS —The Lloyds Presently, in her voluntary Great Britain are well to the fore. Bank Letul. exile, the wilful Princess met ja But China, with her huge const- youthful Belgian tutor of the line and the vast amount of ship- Chinese- name of Enrico 'Giron, and after ping-foreign and
her ports, has no the Crown Prince had divorced which u908 her they were married just as her national system of Weather in- daughter, Monica, was born. And formation and there are no signs that brought her association with that any money for this very the tutor to an end. He deserted important service will be avail-
wards to throw away.
1
SHANGHAI FOOTBALL. Renter.
SCOTLAND DEFEATS CHINA.
The
negotiationsRenter.
OIL POLLUTION.
AMERICA CALLS A CONFERENCE.
As was only to be expected in) view of the splendid gaine between those teams the previous Batur-1 day, when a great game in which extra time had to be played! resulted in a draw of two goals each, there was a huge crowd- estimated at; over 10,000-at the Pioneer Sold, Shanghai, on Satur- day afternoon last to soc Chinal play Scotland for possession of
Washington, April 9. The Government has called a the Prentice-Skottowe Interná-) tipal Cup.
conference of maritime powers for Scotland won by four goals to June 8, for the purpose of dealing nil.
LAWN TENNIS...
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S
MATCHES..
Rumjahns Successful. There were only three matches In the lawn tennis tournament yesterday, and of these two were in the open championship doubles.:
The contests in this event! were interesting, and as the scores ahow they were very even.
with problems of oil pollution through international agreement.
Twelve countries have been in- vited, including Britain and Japan. -Reuter's American Service.
FRENCH INFLUENCE..
PLANS FOR NEW PEKIN INSTITUTIONS.
Arousing Home Interest.
Paris, April 9. Mona. Fabregues, the Coadjutor the the Gardos, declared that he had come to France to make opinion
The Rumjalins, who opposed i Owen Hughes and Sewell, were;
in the decision
her in 1903.
They were in love at once.
transfer at their optloni
Byty description of Banking business transacted.
Deposit Boxes to let.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Specially authorized by President!ai ad of November, 1917.) Mandate at the Republic of China on that
Authorized Capital.......................$60,000,000:00 Paid-up Capital 118,278,600.00 Reserve Funds
9,699,475.34
LONDON BANKERS The National
Provincial and Union Bank of England
Ovorsoas Lanking speciality. INTEREST.-Current accounts 8 per
£5,000,000 cent savings 4 pez csal, Fized Deposits, ...............................................24;000,000 3 months 4 per cent, 6 months 434 par
Safe
Boxes for Rent. cont, one year 3 per cent,
Deposits, Our Vaulta safeguarded by time olook and double combinations. Armour plate steel doors.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received for 1 year or shorter periods at retes which will be quoted on application.
1. H. FERGUSON,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
HEAD OFFICE;
www
J, Z. LUM,
Managor,
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)
Authorized Capital
CAPITAL:
$20,000,012
8,000,000
4,000,000
1,000.000 825,000
Barplus.
26, Boulevard Hangmann, Pacıa. Issued Subscribed CapitalFrs 72,000,000.00 Paid-up
Fra 68,400,000.00 Racerve ilabilities of Paid Capital Reserves Fund., 59,667, 283.54
Shareholders
BLANCHES
Hanoi Bankok Bakarabang Hongkong Canton Mongtee Djibouti Noumea Fortbayard Papeeta Haiphong Peking
Hankow
Pondicherry Saigon Shanghai
2
Tintrin
Tourans
Singapore
Pnom-Pont Yannanfor
BANKERS"
of
In FRANCE:Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnois; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bay Credit Industrial Commercial; Societe General. In LONDON-The National Pro
vinnial and Union Bank of England, Lids Comptoir National d'Escompia de Paris, Credit Lyonnais,
In NEW YORK:-J. P. Murgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita according to arrange.
meal.
Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
NEW
TORK BRANCHES The THE BANK OF EAST Irving National Banks. The Equitablo Trust Company of New York.
able for many years to come, Hence, practically all of the Three years later she was meteorological work, or at least thrown into contact with the band that connected with shipping, la some, very talented professor of performed voluntarily, with ng music, Enrico Toselli, in Florence, grant of any description from the
TEAD OFFICE: PEKING. where she had taken refuge he- Chinese Government, and with.
HONGKONG BRANCHES : cause living there was cheap. comparatively little from anyone
4, Queen's'fload Central. Louise of Saxony had already be else.
Braches and Sub-branches all over And the people who give chips and correspondents in Europe, come a celebrated, if a pitiful, this great service to those who go america and other parts of the World. figure in the city, and the young to sea, and whe lctp, in a vastly not perhaps up to form, but Bishop of Pekin, interviewed by musician was at once attracted.
important degree to safeguard the ships and all that they carry, are the Jesuit Fathers at Siceawal Observatory and their very eff cient stails. This work Siccawei is carried on under the direction of two gentlemen to whom every shipping man, in the tin
Every description of Banking businoRA Almost a year elapsed" before Far East owes a heavy debt of tracted. they actually were married, mit Reverend Father Louis Eroc, SJ,
gratitude. We refer to the Loans granted on epproved securitise during that twelve months they Director of the Observatory, and
Spacis facilities for Home Exchange,
TSU YEE PEI, were as much together as was to the Reverend E. Cherzi. S.J.,
Manager possible, and their romance never his chief, assistant Father Froc, filtered, although the young for more than forty years, has
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA { Italian- Wa3 warned by his
inamorata's lady-in-waiting that laboured at the observatory in the an-marriages between royalty and use of navigation, and for prac- Detailed reults were as follow..
ically three decades, with but 15, Open Doubles-H. D. and S. A.nounces the formation of a national coroners always are unlucky.
one break in his work, he has
guined fourth set.
It was only towards the latter here, interested in the development- the. Far part of the match that the Indian of French influence in
exhibited representatives
By East and intended to found at spectacular tennis, their volley Pekin two high instruction colleges ing being brilliant at times. The for Chinese society yeath, and an losers put up an exceedingly good apprenticeship school, which plan struggle against obviously betterHas been approved by the Holy See. players.
Grimble and Hett were fully-ovas extended by the Japanese -pair, Mawatari an Unotoro, although
the match only went
sota.
TO IMPROVE FRANC.
to three
In the Club championship | Stevenson beat. Armstrong in
Paris, April 9.
The Finance Ministry
three straight sets.
the
Fimilly Marries Musician.
They waited not longer than till flowing day before they took in a church that they would
MAXX.
at
Rumjahn beat H. Owen Hughes committee under the presidency. The wedding was naimple been Director of the Observatory and G. W. Sewell, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. of Marshal Joffre in order to en-formality in a London register's from whence has been disseminat E. Grimble and A. S. Hett beat K sure the full success of voluntary office.
fed, in all seasons and at all timės, Mawatari and H. Unotoro, S-6.contributions to be
devoted to 8-6, 7-5,
For a time they were happy, but eteorological information that Club Championship:-W. B. Ste-amortization of the shori term! venson beat II, J. Armstrong, debt and improvement of the in 1911 they quarrelled bitterly, has been of incalculable value to 6-1, 8-6.6-2
frane. President Doumergue thus vlog to the husband's "jealousies shipping on the China Const
To-day's Matches.
There being no cricket match on the Club ground this afternoon, two tennis matches in the tourna- ment are down for decision,
Interes allowed en Current Accounta
and Fixed Deposits. Torms on applica
LIMITED.
||
HEAD OFFICE :
HEAD OFFICE :-SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspondert. in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
H.L. HUANG
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1830.
Capital (fully paid up)......Y. 100,000,000 Reserve fund
....... Y. 86,500,000 HEADOFFICE :—YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies si?
Koba Semarang
London Boerabaya
Batavia Bombay Buonos Ayres Lyons Calcutta
Every description of banking and change busincas transected,
A. LEOOT, Canton
Manager.
ASIA
Changchun
Dairen
(Doiny)
Fangtien
Mukden
Hamburg Herelalu Haukow
Harbin
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG, 10, Das Voetz Road Central, Hongkong.
Authorized Oapitat - $10,000,000 Pald-up Capitu}_-__ - 5,000,000 Reserve Fund (1926). . 1,230 000 DIRECTORS Hop, Sir Shou-Son Chow-Chairman Fung Plag Shan Mok Ohing Kong · LI Koon Chun Wong Yun Tong P. K. Kwok "Huyub Tai, Ng Chlog Luk Ken You Po
Oban Ching Shak
Pang Wal Ting
Every description of Banking and
Grabchurch Street, London, B. C. & Exchange business transacted-Loans
Authorised Capital
£3,000,000
.£1,050,000
Subscribo Capital.................£2,000,000 Paid-up
Roerzo Fund £1,350,000
BANTUN and
T BANK OF ENGLAND
MIDLAND BANK, Len.
BRANCHES ¦
Bangkok Golls Kuala Lumpur Bangoon Batavia Hongkong Madras Shanghai
ebay Howrsk Now York Sils
Ponang Singapore Calcutta Kandy Colombo Karachi Port Louis Saurabaya Delhi Kola Bhama (Mauritius)
granted on approved securities.
-SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lat.
-KAN TONG PO
Chief Kunnger Hongkong, 8th February, 1926.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL· MAATSCHAPPIJ:
(Netherlands Trading 'Society), BANK,
Established 1824. Hongkong Branch, established 1900 Authorized Capital Guildera ...150,000,000 (812,600,000). Paid-up Capital Guilders 80,000,000 (Ø 6,656,670) Reserve Fund Guilders 20,536,661 (1,711,405) Spacial Reserves Guildere ........... 32,660,000 109.00 (£ 1,868,630) HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM,
A. D. Humphreys having with-donated 30,000 francs and Mr. and the former Crown Princess (Incidentally, Father Droc. is at was compelled to bring proceed-Present on a well-carned rest from drawn from the tournaments, Peret 10,000,-Havas.
ings for divorce, alleging cruelty, his labours, a rest which we are Grimble and Hett will receive a
informed is fully necessary; and walk over from R. E. Tottenham
Takes Name of Countess.
shipping men will wish him an and Humphreys in the thirdi round.
Toselli, now very eminent in early recovery to his normal state music, declaring that he still of health and a safe retura, to |Shanghuf.) During recent years loved his wife devotedly and wor-
he has recelyed the very valu- shipped their young daughter, made efforts for a reconciliation, able collaboration of the Rev. and for a time it seemed that Father Gherzi; and the system at these would be successful, but Siccavel is how as near to perto & per cent par annum on Daily Balance that two such emotional creatures fecion as conditions and circum- and on Fixed Deposits at Rates that may Eastern HEAD OFITOE :—BATAVIA,
stances will allow. With the ha incortained on application. typhoon season approaching onde Now that he is dead the former ore, these gentlemen will again Crown Princess has donned shab-be lacouring, at all hours of the 6, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, April 17th 1925. by mourning, the best that sheday and night when necessary, on bul alf of shipping on the Chinn
In the Open Singles Col. Rus-! sell Brown will meet Cheong Tuck wing, while Mr. and Mrs. J. Fitzroy Williams will oppose. II. Owen Hughes and Afias Chapple.
FRENCH POLITICS.
Parts, April 9.»
M. Malvy, announcing his re-
signation, said that attacks made this morning?"
on him were of such a nature as
should get on together was MOL written in the stars.
can buy. As the Countess of Coast; and whatever the coming
HONGKONG BRANCHES : Every descriptian of Banking and Exchange Baines transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Carrent Accounts
C. L. O. BANDES,
-Manager.
120
BRANCHES →
Bandjarmasin Kota-Radja Baktérdam Bandoeng Machinar. Samarang, Bombay Madan:. Shanghai Calcatta Padang. Bingapore Djemberembang Boorabaia
Cheribon
Soorakarta Bo Djokjakarta Penang Tegal Doutor: "How is the pationt Ysette, the name she has selected period will bring forth, shipping MEXICO'S PETROLEUM LAW. Kobe
Pontianak Tjilatýsp and from the many her old-time royal men will be sure in one convie
The Hague Bangoon
Weltevreden Wife: "I took him a cup of toa rank gave her the right to usertion; that Father Free and Father
London Banker ***National Provincia) Bank; "Ltd." Mag to weaken the support which M. and one of my soones, but he only she passes sadly through the Gherzi, and
their Ataff's at streets, undoubtedly wondering Siccawei, will labour on their
Mexico City, April 9, Correspondents all over the world. Briand and the Right expect of, had one bite of the scone!"
The petroleum law has been PUD- | BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY: him. Moreover ho was prccluded
Doctor: "If he could' bito one because of the strango, and tragic behalf as efficiently and as lished in the official gazette, henco
*** DESCRIPTION: from replying suitably to the at-of your scones he must be getting end of her last dream,
The story has its Bad as well assiduously as is humanly pos- it becomes immediately effective, tacks so long as bo-hold the port-pretty strong again!"-
sible-Shipping and Engineering. Reuter's American Service. folio Router,.
Melbourne Punch, Australia (as squalid features.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager.
Kai Yuen
Rangoon Los Angeles San Francisse Manila Bestile
Nagasaki Shanghai Nagoya Singapor
Now hwang Shimonosek Daya Sydney
New York Tientsin
Peking
Rio de Janeiro
Tokyo Trinantu Tsingtau!
Karachi Saigon.
Vladivostock
..
Interest allowed on Current Argonnes. Deposite received for Exod perimus
rates to be obtained on application
Mr. C. AKIMA,?
Manager.
Hongkong, March 11th 1926,
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
pour le
· Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Road, Victoris, Hongkong.
Capital
Reserves
HEAD OFFICE:
14, Bue St. Lazaro, Paris.
„Fra 20,000,000. Frx.11,160,000
Special Working Capital Fr. 50,000,000,
BRANCHES
Paris, Lyons, Marsciller Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi Peking, Shanghai, Tantris Canton, Hongkong.
BANKERS.
FRANCE Societe General Bnaqas Nationals de Credit Banque de Paris-ot des Pays Ban.
LONDON Milland Bank Ltd NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbia, Trust Co...
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..Manoker'
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