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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1906.

Shipping

THE CHINA MAIL.

Shipping.

There is an jaland aroma,

Banks,

TONGEUNG AND SHANGHAI HBANKING CORPORATIONE PaRSE DAFTAR SOINUX (1019,000,000 REVE FUND

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM PASSENGER SEASON H

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS

TO

MARSEILLES & LONDON,

TAKING PASSENGERS ALSO FOR

COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYFT, BRINDISI, 25. THROUGH TIUKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK:"

STEAMERS

ما

COLORBO

Leare

Connecting Steamis Das.

A MILLE from COLOMBO, tor (Briedisj London'

Bus at PITHOUT

1907.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM. NAVIGATION COMPANY.

THROUGH STEAMER

FORT

White biker water heat with sullen roar, Where gaunt and spend cetrees, And grim the rugged mountains hoar. No your springs the flowers resture; A

The misty wir in dank and oold"; The winds in dighing 0 Nevermore,

Within the lead of Growing Old There hands are fulded on the knees,

Thore-hearts are withered to the core Men slowly, sip life's muddy lees,

The while the hearse waits at the door. God knows if they the fates implore,

To give them back the years of gold Or pray that fe may goon be o'er,

Within the land of Growing Uld.

In little groups of tape and troen

They disappear, and nons deplore:

But zvar sleady blows the brocko,

That water folk to that disma shore,"

HONGKONG MASKILLS & LONDON 3days earlier) 18yer), MARSEILLES & LONDON, For one that goes thers cometh fane,

Tom Noon Bat'day

DELHI... 8030) Doo,

TONK"

VICTORIA... 7000MAT.

ARCADIA 7000 Jan. 12, 1997 CHINA...... 6000 Feb 9

DELTA

DEVANHA ...8000 DELHI...... 8000

Jan. 26 Fou.

Feb. 23 Mar. 1

Macedonia 10500 Mar. 23

MALTA:.........63:00 Apr. 8 ARCADIA .....7000 Apr. 201 DELTA...8000 May 4 DEVANHA...6000 May 18

Saturday

1007 Feb. 2 Feb. 10

INDIA 8000 Feb. 23 MONGOLIA...., 10000 Mar. 9 BRITANNIA... 7000 Mar. 29 MAMORA

Mar. 1

Mar. 15

Mar. 29

.....10500 Apr. 6

Apr. 15

Apri

Apt. 26

May 10

May. 28

Jane 8 June 29

Through to Marseilles and Lon don, vis Bombay, MOLDAVIA...10000 May

4 HIMALAYA... 700 May 10 VICTORIA 7000 June 2 INDIA... 8:00 June 16

Passengere change eteamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also to

the Express Mail Steamer at PorT SAID Accommodation in the connecting steamer from Colomeo la arranged in Hongkong at time of booking,

In addition to the above Mail Stesmore the following ;—

INTERMEDIATE (NOR-TRANPEIPMENT) STEAMERS

WILL LEAVE FOR

LONDON,

CARRYING SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

• NUBIA

STZAMEEN.

VIA COLOMBO AND BOMBAY,

THE S.S. MACEDONIA,

10509 TONS, CAPT. C. D. BENNETT, R.N.R Will be despatched at Noox on SATURDAY, the 23rd MARCH, and is due in Marseilles on the 20th April and London on the 27th April

In addition to giving Passengers an opportunity of spending about 24 hours in BOMBAY this vessel will make a fast run to MARSEILLES and LONDON. The voyage from Hongkong to Marseilles should be completed in 28 days and to London in 35 days.

To wait their turn to fat the mould; And many a heart is alak and sore, Within the land of Growing Old. Dear, add unto our secret store----

One more caress, Aar love grow cold Lhear the said, slow surges pour

Upon the land of Growing Old.

in Sydney „Bulletin.

ANOTHER FRINGELY

ROMANCE.

Engaged to a Mayor's Daughter.

Braun, Nov. 12. Another royal romance has caused quite a futter in the highest circles of Geriusn society.

The hero of this romance is the Hero- ditary Prince Eberwyn of Bentheim-Stein furt, and the heroins Fräulein Famy Koch, the daughter of the mayor of a amall German provincial town. Her

FARES TO MARSEILLES : £61 First and £42 father, Herr Koch, before attaining to the Second Saloon, and to London £65 First and £44 Secondinence of mayoralty, was a tradesman

who kept a general store. Saloon.

Leave HONGKONG

Due st LONDON

TONNAGS

kbeat

about

For farther particolare, apply to

NAMUR

7000 6000 Jan.

Jan. (1997) 2

Feb.

18

18

Mar.

E. A. HEWETT, Superintendent,

4

BORNEO......isioita.

6000

Jan.

30

March

18

Hongkong, October 4, 1906.

T

+ JAVA *....

4000 Feb,

13

April

NYANZA

7000 Feb.

April

+ MANILA

4600 Mar.

∙MAY

NILE

7000 April

30

May

JAPAN...

*4500 April

June

THERE

There Steamers call also at Bingŝporo, Penang, Colombo, and at Mults of Marseilles.

* Carrion 1st wat 2nd Saloon Passengers. + Carries only First Saloon Passengers.

For further particolare. Apply to

E. A. HEWETT,

2221

Superintendent.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE

PASSENGER SERVICE.

By the new steamere Rhenania, Habsburg and Hohenstaufen. These stoamers effer to the public the highest comfort yet attained in coean travelling. They are papecially bullt for the tropics with very large well ventilated cabins, amidship, lighted throughout by electricity, face provided in each cabin. The berths are not arranged one above the other as it has been the fashion hitherto, but the staterooms closely resemble ordinary sleeping rooms on shore, the beribs standing like boda at either side of the cabins. As a novelty, a number of cabins are: provided for single passengers, These steamera call at Naples & Plymouth. In addition to the above ateamors, the 5.8. Silesia and Scandia carry best-class passengers. Koturn Tickets issued at reduced rates, through tickets issued to New York, vin Naples, Southampton and Hamburg.

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

Outward.

Homeward.

for the Straits, Colombo, Adan, Suaz,.

for Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Fort Said, Naples, Plymouth, Hayre

|

1932

The family of Bentheim-Steinfurt is one. of thoso medintiaed royal dynasties whose members..possess for all time; absolute equality of birth with members of the reigning royal houses. Tho members of, the princely house of Bentheim-Steinfurt jare goverted by so-called house hws,

Bowling Reserve, $10,000,000 Aliyer Remarra ... 10,260,000

Hanky

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA, THEN TA LIMITED. O ZANE A

Heap Orrion-HOMOKONE

CV9,475

PATD-UP CAPITāk padinhosse Capital Kesknum Ford! S

12,736

),000 |$10,000,000 |||Rzamnya

A. HAV17, FChairman, G. H. Manavessa, Esq. — Dopilly Chairman- G. Balloon, En, D. M. Nissim, eq, B. Goets, Bag || 4. J. Raymond, Bay. Hon. Mr W.3 Gree

B0714

Bhowatz, Fed

N. A Bisbe, Eng O.R.Lensmane, Leg: 1

B. L. Tomulis, Esq. “AGUIG CHIE, SLAYANI

“ADING" MATAOKU! Shanghai, 18. Anaxa. Onaji,

LONDON "BANTERS - LONDON AND, COUNEN

BANKING CO., L

Borexone ILENT ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of § per |sent, per annum on the daily belename.

-Ou-Barn- Darosie zu For 3 months 21 per pent per sa CR.

LONDON BRANCH 63, OLD BROAD BERRY, EC. Manisin Gronas MUNKO.

LONDON: BANKERST-

Perr's Bank. Commercial Bank of Scotland, The Bank grants drafts and telegraphic transford and conductà every desciption of Kastors Banking basinge, maridno izna

INTEREST allowed on Currbot Accoun at the Rate of 2% par mängim on the Day Malinenga hon pakkies vis valemigod pas On Fixed Deposits for 18 month 5 per cent.

M

6

VALŮ. MOTON,

"Managing Director:-- Hongkong, September 22, 1908.4– 102

NTERNATIONAL PANKING

HYORPORATION;T"

A

FISCAL AGENTS OF ZEM UNITED STAFFS IN

·OREA, The PHILIPPINE-LÉLANDS AND

H, ER HUNTER,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, September 17, 1908715 så

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

VYBE btutoon of the sbors. Bank in cope dusted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAIBANKING CORPORA. LONDON ON TATI HADNEEDE |TION, · Roles may be obtalied ón ap

pilestion..

1 RELIC OF PANANA,

CAPITAL

"AND SURFLOR AUTHORIZED, MA GOLD $10,000,000 CAPITAL, PAID-UP GOLD $2,250,000 RESERVE FUND:GOLD 3.250,000

HEAD OFFICE—Now Tona,

THE

--

INTEREST on deposita la allowed at 3 PER CENT. per annum. Depositors. may transfer, at their option balançon of 100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed as FIXED DEPOSIT as à PER ORIT. pe annum, Calon Jee more

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation, HER. BUNTER,

Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, May 30, 1906, :f-

1519

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED ESTARZIUH 1880.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD, whics, zong other things, prohibit them CAPITAL SUBCRIBED

For

PROJECTED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).

+ SHANGHAI.......

marrying persons beneath them in rank.. Those princes or princesses of the Bentheim dynasty who transgress this faintly statute forfeit all their royal privileges and lose their royal rank.

·

CAPITAL PAID-UP V

·GAPPEAL UNGARIED

Tan 24,000,000 21,000,000

AS

Τα

LONDON BANKERS; National Provincial Bank of England, Ltd. BANK OF ENGLAND.

The Capital and Counties Bank, Ltd.

BRANCHES & AGENTS ALLOVER THE WORLD.

THE Corporation Trumacts oyáry do. basinées, récolres money in Cutrant Ass scription of Banking and Exchange

count at the rate of 2% per annat on daily balances and accepta Fixed Deposits at the fallowing rater

ent

For 18 months 4 per cent per annum."

4 per cent per atilioco.

For 6

For 8

No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. -i-Honasaros~*~.

3. per cent per aanme.

H. PINCKNEY,

Manager,

Hongkong, Uctober 17, 1906,

NEDERLANDSCHE

M 13,700,000

- 8,000,000 1,000,000

v FUNDA SAL RESZETT FUND.

HRAD. QUTION—YOKOHAMA,

ABRAMORTEN AND ARENOIEM : The Hereditary Prince Aberwyn has ex: Toro, „Könzi a NAGARIKE, pressed his determination, to make this boxport.

NEW YORK, giest sacrifice, in order to marry a girl of SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, BOMBAY,

BRANOHAL ! Trikmus. NewONWAVE, hamble hith whom he loves. Finulein | DAINT."

PATRO Munster ....HANGSANG......... SATURDAY, Dec: 22, at Koch, as soon as she becanie engaged; PORT ARTHUR. CHEṬ00,

STEAMERS

TO SAIL

Tasse Stoomore have superior Accommodation for First-class Passengers, and are fitted throughout with Electrio Light,

Taking Cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Chefos, Tieptela, Nowchwanz and Yangtata Ports.

LTONE

LONDON BANKER

informed her father of the Prince's deter-O miantion to marry her. The Prince's The London Joint Stock Bank, Limited, father and all bus relatives and friends did their utmost to persuade him from this step, but their entreaties, their warnings, and their arguments alike failed

Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading to Kudat, Lahad Datu, Simporto shake his rosolation, Tawan, Dankan, Josselton and Labuan.

For Freight or Fasnags, apply to

The Co.' 8.8. QUARTA,

Capt. H. MADSEN,

SAMBIA SEN

29th Dec.

SILESIA ............... 2nd Jan. SCANDIA

se kurtarın tara. 1st Feb. HABSBEG

and Hamburg, *O, FERD. LAEISZ

* MASAN "MARU,

23rd Dec.

Capt. I. BAXUAL,

3rd Jan,

+ SOSNU MARU,

11th Jan.

16th Jan.

3rd Mar.

ANDALUSIA HGHKNSTAUFEN AMBRIA..... SPEZIA..... SILESIA ... SAMBIA

25th Jan, 2

8th Feb. ..10th Feb.

NORTHERN PACIFIC LINE.

BOSTON STEAMSHIP 00.

BOSTON TOWBOAT 00, CONNECTING AT TACOMA WITH

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY 00,

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG FOR"

VICTORIA: B.O, AND TACOMA

TIA

MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

Tons;

Captains.

PLEIADES. LYRA SHAWMUT HYADES.

3763

*4417 9806

F. G. Parington

Williams

About Deo, 31

E. V. Roberta...

9753

J. Alwon

* Cargo" only,

January 9, 1907. January 28, 1907. January 30, 1907.

Capt, T. STRUGA,

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers,

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

REGULAR STEAN-SHIP SERVICE BETWEEN, HONGKONG," SOUTH CHINA COAST PORTS⋅ AND FORMOJA

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG-

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

For TAMSUI, Via SWATOW AND -AMOY,

. LEAVING FRIDAY,

TAMSUI, V, SWATCH

AND AMOY...i

|

Des. 31, 8 a.m. BUNDAY, 23rd. ⠀⠀

Dec., at Daylight

TUESDAY, 25th

Dec., at Daylight

SHANGHAI, Via BWATOW,

AMOY AND FOUCHOW,

These Steamers have excellent Accommodation for Firat and Second-class Passen gem, and are fitted throughout with Electric Light. Firet-class Baloon Amidships. Unrivalled Table.

+ Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading to all Yangtze & Northern Chins Porta For Freight, Passage and further information, apply at the Co.'s local Branch OBos, al SECOND Froox, No. 1, QUEN'S BUILDINGS.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

BREMIEN.

FOR MANILA, SIMPSONHAFEN, FRIEDRICH WILHELMSHAFEN, BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND

MELBOURNE,

THE Steamship

SANDAKAN, Captain D. Lenz, will leave for the abova places on FRIDAY, the 4th of January. This splendid Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers and is installed the

out with Electrio Light.

A duly qualified Surgeon and Stewardess are carried..

For Freight or Passage, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co.j

Agents.

T. ARIMA, Manager,

激反響

THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER

EVER ISSUED UNDER PURELY NATIVE DIRECTION,

The Chinese Mail

THE EXADING CHINESE FOLNICAL AND

COMMEBOKAY, JOURNAL,

Ponzaner Hymns Atostog

CONTAING THE Most Restably TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM

NORTH CHINA SE

Hongkong, December 18, 1906, PALA | ALL THE Haris LycologernĆI FROM KES

THE

HONGKONG

CHEAP FARES, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION, ATTENDANCE AND DOOKS,

QUISINE ELECTRIC LIGHT, DOCTOR AND STEWARDESS.

The Twin screw. uu. Bhasmus and Tramont Ars fitted with very Įsuperkw Arsommodation for Firat and Begund Olass Passengers. The large alss of those Temel sasures stendinous at Electrio fan in esolt room, Barber's shop zud seesma lacno

Cargo carried in cold storage.

PAROLL EXPRESS TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA,

arihse information Apply to

QUEEN'S BUILDINGE

Dodwell & Co., Limited,

ORNERAL AGENTS"

A-Bosord of the Founding and Development of the

Dock Co., Limited...

VARIOUS PORTS IN CHILA AND JAPAN,

$6 per Annum delivered in Hongkong, 912,50 to all Coal Porte

5. WELLINGTON STRAST, Hion#LONG..

Ordans booked by Masagor, * Czum Mał

Hongkong and Whampoa PREACHING THE GOSPEL,

·Beuduated from the "CHITA BAIK,

·Pros semestrellity Cents,

To ba hadish tas China Mall Omer 8 Wyndasm Stree".

JAPAN AND TREN

By Prof. EE. PARKER,

On sale at the OTINA MAIL" Office 6. Wyndham Street.

Pelo

$1.00)

**Parra Bank, Elmalted, The Union of London and Smitha Bank Limited

HANDEL

FAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NEERELANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

ESTABLMHED 1824)

FAID-UP-

...FL. 45,000,000 (23,750,000, CAPITAL REVE FUND FL-5,000,000 (£ 417,000).

HZAD OFFICE" IN "AMSTERDAM. NADA BEADSÁGENUT BATAVIAmat

BRANOHES Singapore, Penang,

Cheribon, Togal, Paralongan, Pastorocan, Shanghar; Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya,

Tjilatjap, "Padang, Medan (Dali)," Palem. Kota Radja, (Aoheen) Telok-Semawe, bang

(Acheen) Bandjermsain,

· Correspondenta st. Macassar, Bombay, Colombo, badma Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok, Sa.gop, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Melbourne, Sydney.

HONGKONG BRAKOR-Intereat allowed. On Current Account at the Fate of 3% per annum on the daily balance,

On fixed deposits for 18 months, 6% pès New

m

Yok be,

San Francinha tr

i for 6 months, 1740 17 ON BARKERA" -

On axed deposits for

ADEM

On fixed deposits for 3 months 3% per and

ATAKKO TAKAMIOHL; Montague, Pratle Hongkong, September 1906

deo &

and Smith's Bank, Limited. The Bank buya a

a and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues letters of credit on its. Branches and correspond- ents in the East, on the Continent in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and tran. 6ancts banking business of every description,

INTEREST ALLOWED On Current Accounts 2% por Annum oL daily balances. Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% per Annum

IDU

6 months 4 Do. Do ***3 months 81% Do.

L. ENGEL, Agent,

Finally, Princo Alexis informed his son that he must renounce his birthright before marrying a tradesman's daughter: Princo Eberwy'n thereupon formally renounced bis birthright in the presence of a general family council, and took a solemn oath never to dispute the right of his younger brother, Princo Victor Adolphus, to take his place as, Hereditary Prince; and ulti- matoly as hond of the family, "Simul "taneously, Prince Eberwyn was compelled HE BANK OF TAIWAN, to leave the army. Prince Eherwyn has been hitherto the officer of a crack regi- ment of cavalry, Apart from the loss of his birthright and military rank, ho sacrifices the right of succcasion to property AUTHORISED. CAPITAL IN 5,000,009, comprising many thousands of acres and PAID-UP CAPTIAL.TEN 2,500,000. an annual income estimated at a quarter RESERTE FUNEYE 695,000, of a chillion sterling The wedding takes HEAD Orion:-LAIFEH, FORMOSA, place next week. The Prince is 24 years

of age, and Fräulein Kooh, for whom he is sacrificing so much, is'n year older, V

Dentistry

DR. HARRY FONG, BATANKUİDAN TEATHED DESTET

ELECTRICAL

LECTRICAL and Latest Improved

Appliances,

51. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

-1979

(INCORPORATED `by Sprutal ImpeRIAL

HARTER).

BRANQUES -AND-ÁGENOTEN Y Amoy Robe. Anplug. Nagasaki. Tamaul Foochow. OMKA.. Keplang,

Hongkong, February 20, 1900, en 418

HANDELSBANK,

HERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK)

ESTABLISHED 1863,

Fl. 15.000.000. (£1.250.000.) SUBSCRIBED F. 10.000.000. (Paid up)

Tainan,

Tokia Yokohams,

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

CAPITAL

FUND

Shanghal BONGKONG OFFICE;

8. Di Yaux ROAD, Interest, allowed on Current Account." Deposit received on terms' whilch may be Isarat on Application. LO TONIT,

Dr M. E. OHAUN, C

·D: TOEDOWĄ

Manager.

RESERVE

FI, 1.628,850.19 (£135.787.) ERAD OFFICEAMSTERDAM.

SUB-OFFICE THE Hation, HEAD

ADESUT :-BATAVIA. BRANCHES At Singapore, Seura-

Hongkong, October 8, 1906, 216 bay, Samarang, Indramajoo, Bandong

and Weltevreden.

CORRESPONDENTS --At Cheribon,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Tegal, Focalongan, Macassar, Pontianak, Fadancy, Madras, Colombo, Karachi, Penang Hangoon, Cal cutta, Bombay,

INDIA, AMITRD,

THE Latest Method of the AMERICAN

AUTHORISED CAPɔTata SYSTEM of DENTISTRY,

SUNBORO, 87, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL. PA T

From the University of Fonnsylvania, FARERVE FUNDamens CS.A

1

1306

I E N. TING, Burgeon Danstet,

No. 16, D'AquÍLAM BERRIZ,

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free.

* SIR "ROBERT HARTS MEMORANDUMLA

135,000

Lonnor Joir Brook BayK, Luureks,

INTEREST allowed on Current Assounte

at the rate of 2% per annum on the Daily Balance,

DEPOSIE FÜLA

For 19

LISTON,

Manager.

WE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

Djeddah, Bangkok,

BANKO, Khanghai, ôte, The Williama Deacons Bank, Id. Swiss Bankverein, T PARIS-Comptoir Natio

National d'Escompto

LONDON

de Parische Bank BARLLY Deutsche Paris et das Fays BEUBBELS-Banque de Paris et nee

Ba

VIENNA Union Bank

ROME:-Banca Commerciale Italiens THE BANK Days and colls and receives for Collection Bills of Exchange, ipsuts

of Chodit, P Letters of

and "transacte' every

of the worldle in all important

business

and Exhange

INTEREST ALLOWED

Hongkong, April 21, 1900, 42. On Current Account at the rate of 2%

per annum on the daily balanece, -- On fixed Deposits 12 months 47 per abxum

Berlan of Artiolea' on Bir Ronny A

A HANY'S Boman for the Immove TORTORAYED BY ROYAL CHALTEN 1859,

ment of Chin

Reprinted from the China. Mask, To be bad in pamphlet form at this Office, Wyndham Stree

Paxar 50 Geisto,!

T8 OHRISTIANITY WORTH

INTRODUCING INTO CHINA.

Reprinted from the*Chora Man.

To be had at the, CHINA Max Offeo, 5 Wyndham Street)

USTAL PAL-UP

10,000

Resury EraszLITY OF · SHARE

HOLDERE RÉSERTI Fund

600.

Carent Assöänt

INTEREST Now

No. 10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

J. BOETJE, Manager. Hongkong November 1, 1906.

9122

BISTORY OF UNION,

CHURCHL

at the rate of 9 % per saam on the Dally BY Hey G. E. BONDFIELD and balance KOn Fixsd Deposits for 12 mon

DYER BALL MRA‚B-T

Edited by Bry. U. H. BICKLING:

TER

To be had at the

MAIL: Obige

6. Wyndham Street.

50 Cents.

Hongkong, May 17,

16

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