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Insurancés.

·ROYAL-INSURANCE COMPANY, THE Undersigned, Agents for the above Company, ore prepared to grant In- surances at current rates.

THE

MELCHERS & Co., Agents, Royal Insurance Company. Hongkong, October 27, 1874.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE Undersigned are prepared to grant Policies agatat Fire to the extent of $45,000 on Buildings, or on Goods stored therein, at current local rates, subject to a Discount of 20% on the Premia.

NORTON & Co., Agents. Hongkong, January 1, 1874.

THE LONDON ASSURANCE,

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER

of

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His Majesty King George The First, A. D. 1720.

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THE Undersigned having been appointed

Agents for the above Corporation are

Insurances.

SWISS LLOYD TRANSPORT INSURANCE COMPANY OF WINTERTHUR,

[NSURANCES granted on MARINE

RISKS to all parts of the World.

MEYER & Co., Agents. Hongkong, June 3, 1879. 3jns

SCOTTISH IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

FIRE AND LIFE,

INSURANCES siderable educ INSURANCES against FIRE granted at

tion in Premia for LIFE Insurance In Ohina.

MEYER & Co., Agents."-- Hongkong, June 2, 1879.

2jn80

Bails.

STEAM FOR -

prepared to grant Insuranods as follows →→→SINGAPORE, PENANG, POINT DE

Marine Department.

Pokales at current rafes payable either here, in London or at the principal Ports: of India, China and Australia.

Pwe Departmenİ."

Policies lasued for long or short periods at current rates. A discount of 20 % allowed. Life Department. Policies Issued for sums not exceeding £5,000 at reduced rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Incorporated-by-Royal Charter and Spesial Acts of Parliament.

ESTABLISHED 1809.

- CAPITAL £2,000,000.

M

THE Undersigned, AGENTS at Hongkong |

for the abp to Company, sro preparod to grant Policles against FIRE, to the extent of £10,000 on say Building, or on Merchandise in the same, at the asual Rates, subject to a discount of 20

per cent.

GILMAN & Co., Agento,

Hongkong, July 6, 1876. --

CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY, (LIMITED.)

NOTICE.

POLICI

DOLICIES_granted at current rates on Marine Rasks to all parts of the World. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, Two Thirds of the Profit, ara distributed annually to Contributoras whether Shareholders or not, in proportion to the nett amount of Premia contributed by saob, the remaining third being carried to Reserve Fund.

J. BRADLES SMITH,

Secretary.

Hongkong, December 9, 1878.

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY.

(FIRE AND LIFE,} ~~

CAPITAL,-TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

THE

HE Undersigned are prepared to grant POLICIES against the Risk of FIRE on Buildings or on Goods stored therein, an Goods on board Vessels and on tuils of Vessels in Barbour, at the usual Terms and ConditionsN.

Proposals for Life Assurances will be re- ceived, and transmitted to the Directors for their decision.

If required, protection will be granted on Arst class Lives up to £1000 on a Single Life.

For Rates of Premiums, forms of pro- posals or any other Information, apply to

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong & Canton. Hongkong, January 4, 1867,

MANCHESTER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF MANCHESTER AND LONDON,

ESTABLISHED 1824.

Sapital of the Company £1,000,000 Sterling

of which is paid ap£100,000 Reserve Fund upwards of € 120,000 Annual Income

£250,000 11

for

"

"

THE Under the above Company at Hongkong, Canton, Foochew, Shanghai,

GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, MALTA, BRINDISI, ANCONA, VENICE, MEDI-

TERRANEAN PORTS, SOUTH- AMPTON, AND LONDON (Direct);

BOMBAY, MADRAS, AND CALCUTTA,

ALSO

THE CHINA MAIL.

Notices to Consignees "OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL 8. §. COMPANY.

NOTICE

YONSIGNEES of Cargo per Steamship OCEANIO, from San Francisco, de, are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Goods.

Cargo Impeding discharge of the Steamer will be landed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.

H. M. BLANCHARD,

Acting Agent. Bangkong, July 17, 1879. ..

FROM LONDON AND SINGAPORE.

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The above Forte, Consignees of Cargo THE S. 8. Glenlyon having arrived from are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Oplum-are being landed at their zisk into the Godown of the Undersigned, whence and/or from the Wharves or Boats delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before Two

o'clock To-DAY,

Cargo rematatag undelivered after the 25th Instant will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Hongkong, July 18, 1879.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND YOKOHAMA.

Intimations

YÄNGTEZE INSURANCE ASSO- CIATION.

NOTICE.

Intimations.

A HEW STOCK OF

[NG. 3009-JULY 19, 1879.

intimations.

NOTICE

HE Interest and Responsibility of the

NEAT JOBBING TYPEST Undersigned in the Chinese Mail,

HAVING BEEN RECEIVED

FROM ENGLAND,

EXECUTE

TN accordance with the Articles of Agree THIS OFFICE IS PREPARED TO Iment, the Directors have declared s DIVIDEND to POLICYHOLDERS for the FIFTEEN MONTHS ending 31st Decem- ber 1878, of THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. ON THE NET PREMIA CONTRIBUTED, rayable at our OFFICE on and after the

15th Instant.

POLICYHOLDERS Are requested to send in particulars of their Contributions,

By Order of the Directors,

RUSSELL & Co., Agenti

-Hongkong, May 5, 1879.

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ

+

BOOK & JOB PRINTING

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

A'T REASONABLE BATIS,

FANCY BALL PROGRAMMES

ASSORTED SIZES, IN GOLD AND COLOURS,

BALL PENCILS,

assorted colouri

MENU CARDS,

OFFICE OF THE SHANGHAL STEAM In Gold & Coloured Borders & Patterns.

NAVIGATION COMPANY,

IN LIQUIDATION,

-30

NINTH RETURN of CAPITAL BOOKS BOUND IN APPROVED

at the Rate of TWO TARIS per

PATTERNS. SHARE, will be made to Shareholders of Record on the 9th July, Payable at the Office of the Liquidators, on WED- NESDAY, the 16th July.

Tor Sale.

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-Warrants will then be delivered by the Undersigned to Shareholders, or their lawful representatives, ou presentation of AGREEMENTS Share Certificates for Endorsement.

SHIPS,

FOREIGN-GOING

CTB # (h The Fat Po), Chasan from the 1st August, 1877.

CHUN AYIN, Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

NOTICE. TN Reference to the above, the Under-

IN

signed has LEASED the Chinese Mail From the 1st August, 1877, and has engaged the services of Mr LEONG YOOK CHUN, as Translator and General Manager of the Dewspaper, which under its new régime will be found to be, as hitherto, an ex- vellent medfum for advertising, especially as the Manager is able to devote his whole attention to the conduct of tho Newspaper.....

KONG CHIM Lessee of the Hongkong Uhiness Mail. Hongkong, April 6, 1878.

THE CHINESE MAIL

TERMS OF ADVERTISING IN TEN Chinese Mail,

M

Wo cents a character for the first 100 Chapters, and no sent a character beyond the first 100, for first Insertion, and half price for repetitions during the first week. Subsequent weeks' insertions will be charged only one half the amount of the Arst week's charge, Advertisementa for half a year and longer will be allowed a

iy25 will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 16th LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S WASHING | deduction of 25 percent on the total amount,

AND ORIENTAL STEAMİ TNAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship MALWA, Captain F. 5. TOMLIN, WIE Steamship China, Captain LACH- leave this on TUESDAY, the 29th July, at LAN, having arrived from the above! Noon.

Porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby re- quested to send in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of their Gooda

For further Farticulars, apply to

A MoIVER, Superintendent. Hongkong, July 18, 1879,

NOTICE

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·COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANÇAIS.

SC

STEAM FOR · BAÍGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, POINT DE GALLE, ADEN, SUEZ, 18MAILIA, PORT SAID, NAPLES, AND MARSEILLES;

ALSO,

PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA AND ALL INDIAN PORTS.

ON

N TUESDAY, the 2nd of July, 1879, at Noon, the Company's 8. B. DJEMNAB, Commandant DIDIER, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, nd CARGO, will leavo-this Port for the above placen.

Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees'.riak and expense.

RUSSELL & Co. Aganta.

Hongkong, July 10, 1879.

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

CONSIGNESted to and

are requested to soud in their Bills of Lading to the Undersigned for counter algunture, and take immediate delivery. This Cargo has been landed and stored at heir risk and expense.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Ex Fangtzé. AME (in diamond) | Nos. 16/17, Or., 2cases T J

Flannel, from I'don, Ex Djemnah.

Cargo and Specle will be registered for TJ L 37 pkgs. Nuts, from Singapore. London as well as for Marseilles, and no- cepted in transit through Marseilles for the principal places of Europs.

-Shipping Orders will be granted until Noon.

Cargo will be received on board until 4 p.m., Specte and Parcels until B p.m. on the 21st of July, 1879. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Office,)

Contents and value of Packages are re quired.

For further particulars, apply at the Company's Offics.

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, ¿gent,

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Hongkong, July 9, 1879.

Occidental & Oriental Steam. Ship Company.

TAKING THROUGE CARGO AND PASSENGERS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE,

IN OOTNOTION WITH THE

CENTRAL

and

UNION PACIFIO AND CONNECTING RAILROAD COMPANIES

AZE

ATLANTIO STEAMERS,

Ex Amazone.

BC Ghee Soon Tye, 203 bales Cotton, from

Singapore...

G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent

Hongkong, July 14, 1878.

To Let.

TO LET

The Transfer BOOKS of the Company

July, luolualve.

By Order,

RUSSELL & C0%

Liquidators.

Aub

Shanghai, July 1, 1879.

-HONGKONG HUMANE SOCIETY,

TOLUNTEERS are earnestly requered to ENROLL themselves on the LIST

V of the above named Bodety, as the TYPHOON Brason is at hand, and mors Working Members are necessary..

Kindly send Name and Address to the HONORARY SECRETART.

Blue Borge Shirt, Helmet, and Life Belt supplied Free of Charge,

P. H. EMANUEL, Hon. Secretary, Daily Press Office. Hongkong, July 2, 1879.

NOTICE

HONGKONG COMMERCIAL EX CHANGE.

602

HE EXCHANGE ROOMS in MARINE THE

House, Queen's Road Central, are Open Daily for the use of MERS from 0a.m. to 6 p.m.

Special Days TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, trom 12 to 12.30 and 4 to 4.30 p.m...

Applications for admission as Members to be addressed to

E. GEORGE,

Secretary, Hongkong, June 18, 1879.

TAKASIMA MINE.

NOTICE.

[R. NAKAHARA KUNINOZUKE Mhas been appointed my Sole AGENT for the sale of all COAL produced from the TAKASIMA MINES, and all Purchases of such Coal must be made through bira and his representatives on and after the 16th Instant.

GOTO SHOJIRO.

Nagasaki, June 13, 1879,

(On Peddar's Wharf.) FFICES, fronting

ON and After the 16th Instant, my Re: GODOWNS, the Barbour, and UAL protat de fo the Tabasura Miss presentatives for the SAL of all the 1st of July next.

Apply to

G. R. LAMMERT. Hongkong, June 14, 1879.

TO LET.

FIRST.OLARS

GODOWNS

AT WANOHAL. For Particulars, apply to

SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, July 8, 1879,

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fo LET. MARINE LOS No. 66, formerly No as the THE DANUD la Yokohama, Praya East : GROUND FLOOR, and on FRIDAY, August 1st, 1879, at 8 p.m., A FIRST FLOOR, either separately or taking Cargo and Passenger for Japan, together; Also, Ter FLOOR of No. 3. the United States, Mexico, Central and | FIRST-ÚLASS GRANITE GODOWNS." South America, and Europe.

Apply to

MEYER & Co. Hongkong, June 3, 1878,

8, 8, 00EANIC will be despatch.

Connection is made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai,

Freight will be received on Board until 4 pm. of the 81st July, PARCEL PACKAGES will be roosiyed at the Offlor until 5 p.m. semo day: all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; valus: of same is required,

"Blue Houses,

TO LET.

MARINE HOUSE-WEST,

A Besvorios la mads on Rerbas Pas-CECOND FLOOR and a GODOWN, BAGE TICKETS,–

Consular Invoices to accompany Over the oncupation of Mesars WILSON & BIRD, OFFICES in Queen's Road, now under land, Mexican, Central and South American Offees addressed to the Collector of Uus- Cargo, should be sent to the Company's and More Davis & Co. toms, San Francisco,

Aleo,

will be

At Nagasaki, MR. RYLE HOLME.

At China Ports,

Hongkong and Elsewhere,

BOOKS,

CONTRACT PASSAGE TICKETS, REPORT CARGO REPORTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, CHARTER PARTIES,

SHIPPING ORDERS," BILLS OF LADING, PASSENGER LISTS, BILLS OF SALE, LOG BOOKS, WILLS;

LOR

20

&o,

Chika Mall Office, 2, Wyndham Street, (Back of Club).

THE FOLKLORE OF CHINA

BY..

N. B. DENNYS, PH.D.

in

HE following are selected from nume the London, Continental and Eastern papers :-

and contracts for more favourable terms can be made.

Efforts have been made to establish agenta for circulating the Chinese Mail inall the ports and in the Interior of China, all the porta in Japan, In Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Calontta, Batavia, Manila, the Phillippines, Australia, San Francisco, Pern and other places which Chinese frequent, When the list of Agencies is completed, it will be published. Agents have been already established in most of the above places, and in important ports more than one agent has been appointed at each.

Hongkong, February 28, 1874.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE MAILA

EE Circulation of THIS PAPER has I been very much extended. The fol lowing are some of Its Agents:--

Macao-Man Chuen Shop.

Canton.-Sing Chuen Native Post Office, Luen Hing Streeti Chut Heung Low Hotely Luen Hing Street; Kwong Tin Fat Shop, Yan Tsai Street; Mr Bit Chuen Fan, Tang Wen Kwan; Yuen Fong Shop, in front of the Provincial Treasurer's Yamen; How Yuen Shop, Small Market Street, New City; You

Photograph

Heung Shop, Bin Choong, Benam.

Swatow.-Sal Cheong Hong; Wah Shan Loong Hong,

Amoy.-Ühün Cheong Hong, Mook Kek

Dr. Dennys has done good service in able form the hitherto scattered contributo bringing together and presenting in read- tions to Chinese Folklore--Times.

A very important addition to Folklore literature-Athenaeum.

The book is entertaining and adds a good deal to the facts of comparative mythology

Pall Mall Budget.

A worthy pendant to Archdeacon Gray's valuable volumes-Graphic,

A very amazing and very instructive book-Spectator.

Adde useful testimony to carious inform- | ation London News.

Full of curious interest to the general reader and of valuable material for the ethnological philosopher-British Quarterly Review.

We are indebted to Dr. Dennys for a welcome addition to all existing stores of popular superstitions-John Bu'Ï.

A work which merits attention as being to a large extent sui generis-Globe.

An interesting and important work.

Foochow -Mr Yi Ching Cheong, Foot how Arenal; Mr Lum Kwok Ching, Maria Lime Customs.

Shanghai-Mr Ng Ching Shun, Mari- time Customs; Mr Ho Yue Chuen, Mari. time Customs; Mr Chun Sing Hol, Mesars Jarding, Matheson & Co.; Mr Kwong Chuen Fook, Educational Mission Babool"} and Mow Sing Sang Kee shop,

Ningpo,—Mr Sung Min Chee, Maritime Customs,

Hankow.-Yea Hing Hong. Chefoo-Yee Shun Bong. Japan,Mr Leong Chun Tong, Munici pal Office, Yokohama

Saigon-Wohang Hong, Singapore.-Ting Kee Hong; Kwong Took Sang Hong.

Penang.Yow Wing Fong; Argus Office. Calcutta-Mow Sing Company.

San Francisco.➡Kwong Foong Tal Hong. The above are some of the Agencies,

Printed do fine pant it will be a book for for. Publahed, when they are Naval and Military Gazette. the bondoir as well as for the savant-arranged for. Negociations are in progress with the express couriers who carry the

Mr. Dannys's book shows us that man is official despatches and Peking Gazettes, to the same at bottom whether his skin berculate the Chinese Mail in the interior of yellow or white-London Quarterly Review. | China. -

We can promise the special student a Hongkong, March 10, 1874.

rich fund of matter on a very interesting subject Printing Times.

Contains some very curious illustrations

Chair and Boat Hire.

MESSES JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., of Chinese superstitions-London and Ching LAGALUSED TÄRIFF OF BARBS FOR CHAIRS,

Or their Agents, NAKAHARA KUNINOZUKE Nagasaki, June 13, 1879.

NOTICE,

VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

Friends and the Public generally THE Cudersigned begs to inform his that he has engaged the Services of a THOROUGHLY QUALIFIED EUROPEAN ASSISTANT, who will attend solely to the DISPENSING DEPARTMENT, hoping thereby to merit in a greater degres their Confidence

WM. GRUCKSHANK. Hongkong, June 26, 1829.'

NEWS FOR HOME.

and Patronage.

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· The Overland China Mail.

(The oldest Overland Paper'in China;)

IN TIME FOR THE ENGLISH MAIL,

Kupress

Deserving of careful reading. Throws much light on the study of comparative mythology (Shanghai) Celestial Empire.

Dr. Dennys has contributed not a little to exhibit the inner life and mode of thought of the Chinese people-North Chino Herald.

Amusing and instructive enough to com- mand a ready sale--Hongkang Daily Press.

beginning to end-Chine ble

The book is one for the general reader : thoroughly readable and entertaining from

A book of reference to the student and light and pleasant volume-Shanghai

Courier. esting matter Japan Mall,

Abouading with entertaining and inter-

Pleasantly written and Instructive- Btraits Tim

We trust the author will continue his interesting researches. He bas produced a very interesting and valuable volume even if he has not established his theory

Now York Nation,

Representative of the interest And Im portance of the study of folklore-London Tatler,

PURLIGHED AT THE "CRINA MALL" OFFICE the subject with broad ideas and from a We may thank Mr. Dennys for treating high plane New York Evening Post. work with great thoroughness-Australa

Dr. Dennys appears to have dona his

OFFICES and GODOWN in Dubogia, Containing from 72 to 84 columns of closely and Hankow, and are prepared to grao Page, apply to the Agung of the

For further information as to Freight | SrztzT.

Apply to Company, No. 37, Queen's Bond Cantral

E. R. BELILIOS, Hongkong, May 21, 1879.

Insurancea at current rates,

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co.

Bengkong, October 16, 1868.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

B. M. BLANCHARD, deling agent.

Hongkong, July 8, 1879,

and ROSE VILLAS" FURNISHED OF

UNFURNISHED, BOSKAR ROAD, WITH Large TENNIS LAWN.

NOW READY.

CHINESE DIUTIONARY IN THE GENCIES et all the Treaty Forts of A CANTONESE DIALECT. Parts L

A A China and Japan, sad at Bingapore, and II., A to M, with Introduction. Royal Migon and Penang,

Risks accepted, and Policles of Insurance pranted at the rates of Premium enfrent at the above mentioned Porta

-NO-CHANGE FOR POLJOT PERK.

JAS, E. COUGETELE, Secretary Mengkong, Noramber 1, 1871

8vo. pp. 404By BESEST Jour EITEL, Ph.D. Tübingen.

Pries; Five Dextans, or Two Doxyins. AND A HALT per Fart.

To be had from Meaars Laws, CRAWFORD &Co., Bangkong and Shanghel; and Missern KRILY & WASH, Shanghai,

Hongkong, March 1, 1870

WITH LApply to

SHARP & DANBY, No. 6, Queen's Road Central, ista Monses E. D. SASSOON & Co. Hongkong, May 10, 1870.

TO LET

Hand No. 7, PEUDAS'S BIZE

OUBES No. 9, Zetland Stazer,

DAVID SASHOON, SONS & Co, Bengkong, April 02, 2579,

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CHAIR BEARERS, AND BOATS,

IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG. Chairs and Ordinarÿ Pullaway Boats,

Half hour,....10 ets. Hour, 20.cts. Three hours...50 cts, Six hours, ........70sta. Day (from 6 to 6),.

One Dollar. Licensed Bearers (each).

How, Half day, Day,

...10 cents.

..

***

85 cents. ...50 cents.

·BOAT AND COOKIE HIJ

BOATS,

1st Class Carge Bout of 8 or 900

piculs, per Day

1st

Class Cargo Boat of 8 or 900

$3.00

pienis, për Load,

Snd

Class Cargo Boat of 600

1.00

201

1,60

1.78

piculs, per Day, and Class Cargo Boat of 600

...

3rd Ölass Cargo Boat or Ha-kan Boat of 800

plonis, per Load,

plenis, par Day,

1.80 Srd Ciser Cargo Beat or Ha-kau Boat of 800- 8rd Class Cargo Beat or Ha-kan Boat of 300

pivals, per Load

1,00 pienis, Hali Day,

Sompass.

printed matter.

Nous avons gré à l'auteur de la peine THIS Mall Summary is compiled from qu'il s'est donnée & recueillir des materi- The Daily China Main is published an importants-La République francales or Pullaway Boats, par Day,

twice a month on the morning of the - (Paris),

Il volume del signor Dennys b di quelli English Mail's departure, and is a re- cord of each fortnight's current history | che non si leggono, ma af divorano-Revista of events in China and Japan, cons di Roma. tributed in original reports and collated Indispensable to the student of the vary from the journals, published at the various Instructive subject of Folklore-Dublin | mmia. ports in those Countries.

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It contains Shipping news from Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, &c., and a complete & Co. Commercial Summary,

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