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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Chinesa Government to inquito into the salt The commissioner appointed by the

monopoly in Kwantung has reported that back to the old merchants. he is of opinion that it should be given

spirituous liquor is seen to be both steady and continuous. England ann- doubtedly growing more sober: whather she is improring morally at the same ratio is, however, still an open question. Curiously enough, if we are to believe

Yesterday Musers Butterfold and the American papers, quite a different Swire's storm launch Atlanta ran down a' state of things azists in the non-sampan in the harbour and the five occu- pants of the latter craft, were thrown foto Frohibition portions of the Caited the water. They woro all rescand but had States. The National Prohibitionist, to be taken to hospital. perhaps a rather extreme organ, PER MONTH. sees looming up ahead the possibility of the Americans becoming a nation of drunkarde. It deduces this fear from

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statistics giving the number of arrests for drunkenness for three seperate

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A most comprehensive and far-reśch-,

mendations in reference to the educational ing roport, embodying important" recom-

institutions of the Colony, was laid on the Legislative Council. It is the work of the table at this afternoon's meeting of the

following special committee -How. Mr E

Tuning and Regular periods. In 1002 there were 1,015,953 A. Irving, chairman, the Bishop of Victoria,

"Attention Inclusive.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

(Corticet:)

THURSDAY, MAY 5 1910,

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sided at the meeting of the Legislative

His Excellency Sir Henry My pre PRINCE TRAI TSO FETED HEAVY SNOWSTORM IN

Council which was held this afternoon. There were also presont:--

Col. C. W. R ST. Jons,

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May, 5. Prince Tsai Tso has been greatly | Hon. Mr A. M. Trautor, Acting Colonial fated in America, especially by the

military authorities.

His Imperial Highness has visited West Point.

Secretary.

Hon, Me C. Mel. MassER, Acting Colonial Treasurer...

Hon. Mr A. W. BARWIX, Registrar Gen-" ors).

Hon. Mr W. Cum, Director of

Public Worka

Hon. Mr F. J. Baorley, Capt. Supt. of Polide.

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Hon. Mr Wai Yox, C.M.G. Hon. Mr MURRAY STEWART, Hon. Mr E. Osqorne. Hon. Mr E. A. HEWET.

Hen, Colonial Treasurer seconded and

the Bill was read a first time.

This bill repcala the Squatters Amend.

Mr C. CLAMENTI (Clerk of Councils). 'THE SQUATTERS ORDINANCE. agrests; in 1904, 1,£12,574; in 1907, Hon. Mr A. W. Brewin, the Rev. P. M.

Hen. Colonial Secretary moved the first 1,389,381, an increase of more than Cathedral) Mr Lau Chu Pak and Mr T. Kamend the Squatters Ordinance, 1889).

de Maria (Vicar Apostatic of the R. C. reading of a bill entitled an Ordinance to one-third in the purse of five years. Dealy, hon, secretary. The text of the At first sight the average man will report will appear in to-morrow's issue. readily jump to the conclusion that The report of the National Adminis the increase of arrests merely signifestrative Council of the Independent Labour

the party is better than it has ever been contemporary solemnly avers that "it before. During the year the Cennet had must be remembered that this appalling to meet the heavy expenses of a General increase has taken place in the face Election, and made grants to the Various of the growing tendency upon the candidates of £3,108, as against £1,374 in 19. The party closes its financial year

mont Ordinance, 1900, and gives effect to instructions of the Secretary of State Far the Colonies, who is question of compensation to claimants opinion that the

not wholly to the Director of Public | Werks.

|S. MOUTRIE & Co., increased police activity, but our Party states that the financial position of should be left to the Squnctors Board and

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Hongkong. April 18, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORRÓW, Auctions. 11a.m.-acction of Miscellaneous Arti cles, etc. at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Rocnts. 4 p.m.Anation of a.s. Ateriyang sad a

lot of Cargo on Board, at Mosars

Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, May 7:-*

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Corios, etc. at Mesara Hughes & Hough's Sales

Reous.

9 p.m.-Boxing at the Stadium of Belle

View Rotol.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, THERSDAY, MAY 8, 1810

NATIONAL DRINKING

PROPENSITIES.

VERY gratifying were the figures which Mr G. B. Wasos, Secretary of the per doz. United Kingdon Alliance, furnished to the press in April concerning the drink bill of the British nation. Having con- aidered the effect of increased duties

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aad prices, he says:-"I estimate the

PHARMACY ORDINANCE.

Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the bill entitled An Ordinance, to amend the Pharmacy Or. dimnce, 1908.

Hon. Colonial Treasurer secunded, and

AERODAST HIPTING ORDINANOF.

part of the police officials of all our cities with an available balance of 22,300-an /the Bill was road a second time.

addition of £1,400 on the year while the excess of assets over liabilities stande at 250, as against 12,935dast year. The Parliamentary lory realised the sum of 2030, which works out roughly at about 62, per member."

in License States to make the lowest possible number of arrests for drunken Less." Drunkenness then is really on the increase. Another puzzling feature of these figures is that in 158 of the largest cities of the United States, with populations of more that 30,000 each. there has been a decrease of 6 per cent, in the number of saloons. Of course

the new Law and Justice Estimates au When the House of Commons discussed

increase of £257.275 confronted ir For this large addition the administration of justice is not really responsible. The

Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the bill entitled Au Ordinance further to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance; 1899, the Bill was read a second time.

Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded, and

MALICIOUS DAMAGE.

Hen Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damnge Ordinance.

1865.

the Bill was read a second time.

Hoa. Colonial Treasurer seconded, and The Bitwas left in committee.

OPIUM ORDINANCE. Hon. Colonial Secretary moved the

second reading of the bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinace,.

1000.

Hoa. Colonial Trèssurer seconded, and the Bill was read a second time.

a very different tale is told in Prohibi-Land Coumission in Ireland costs £130,000 tion states. There'public drunkenness more and prisons in England and Wales has decreased from anywhere between 25 £70.000 more. In the actual Law Charges and 90 per cent.: but against this has for England there is a substantial decrease of £13,000, attributable, apparently, to a to be put the positive increase in privato belief that fewer proceedings will be taken drinking. We can but hope that our on behalf of the Crown both in the civil and criminal courts. The salaries and ex contemporary is taking too gloomy penses of the Court of Criminal Apposlt view of the matter, in the prophecy quoted above, and that at any rate the figures given illustrate but a temporary phase in the development of the social habits of the people of the United

States.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

First it was Oil thep camo Rubber;

tom on alcoholic Equors during 1909 now It looks as if Sugar is to be the latest

at 155,162,185, as compared with boom.

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total expenditure of the United King.

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the establishment of which has withdrawn the King's Bench judges from their or to £11.00 dinary work-have increased from £10.000

FIRE ON THE AKI MARU.

Puts back for Survey.

Hon. Mr Stewart complained that a new While the Bill was committee, the clause proposed to be added did not make suficiently clear whether a defendant on being acquitted of a certain charge would have to pay for the analyst's fon.". thought the cause quite explicit.

Hoa. Me Hewort and other mombers

Han Mr Stewart-It is clear what would happen if defendant was convicted bus it is not clear that if sequitted he would get

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JAPAN.

FORTY FISHERMEN MISSING

("Independent Necs Agency's Service's

to the China Mail)

Toxy, May 5

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A very heavy snowstorm bas" passed over the west coast of Saghalien. About

THE REPUBLICAN IN- forty fishermen are missing.

SURGENTS.

RENEWED AGGRESSIVENESS.

(Reuter's Serviva to the China Afaii.)

LONDOS, May

A Washington despatch states that.

JAPANESE DOMESTIC

LOANS.

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REDEMPTION, BY, CASH

PAYMENT,

as a result of renewed aggressiveness by | (" Independent News Agency's" Service

the Republican insurgents against the

administration the Senato has struck but two of the main clauses in Fresident Taft'e bill to control inter-state railways.

THE ALBANIAN

TROUBLES. ·

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HEAVY CASUALTIES RE. PORTED.

to the China Mail)".

Toxo, May 5. The Japanese Government has decided to tedeem all five per cent domestic lanas by cash payments.

The loans amount to Yen 150,000,000.

THE FINEST SITE"

Mr Murray Stewart Aals More Questions.

At the meeting of the Legislative Counci this afternoon, the Hori Mr Murray Stewart gave antice that at the next meeting he would ask the following quas-

(Reiter's Service to the China Mail.)

Lesmos, May 4. Turgut Pasha reports that in the engagement which took place on the tione:→ 23rd ultimo the Turkish casualties

1. Did the Governor of the Colony numbered twelve and the Altaning in this Council, on the 20th of July,

1933, accurately state the intentions. casualties were estimated at 250. In of the Government when he said, "As the fighting at Kachanik Pass the regards the eround in front of the Turkish casualties were 192, while the built upon it. I propose that that ground Club I hope that nothing will evor be Albanians had 500 killed and shall be mado a public garden. My ides is that the ground shall bo preserved aa au wounded.

Further skirmishes took place on space entirely and add to the beauty.

of the place Monday...

PROMOTION OF ENTER-

PRISES.

BANK TO ADVANCE CAPITAL

Independent Neies Agency's" Service to the China Mail:) -

Toxo. May 5. The directora of the Yokohama Specie Bank have decided, as a result of a conference with the Government, to

of

advance capital for industrial and com- mercial enterprises on security innder estates, op to the limit of Yen

H. E. the Administrator-We had better let the thing stand over until the Attorney | 3,000,000, Genoral. is Here to argue the point with

301,

The Bill was accordingly left in Com-"

The Mangor of the Nippon Yusen mitten. that he has received cable advice to Kisha in Hongkong kindly inforzas us

the effect that the 5.5. Aki Mara,

£161,000,482 in 1908. There has, The American Consulate General at from London on 15th April, has had therefore, been a decrease in expendi-Hongkong, circulates the following Typ-in outbreak of fire on board, amongst the

ture of 5,697,907. On spirits the decrease was 64,800,000, with a decrease in consuciption of 7,029,775 gallons. On beer the decrease was £1,186,000, with a decrease in consumption of 045,206 barrels. On wines; on the other hand, there has been an increase of £93,000, with an increase in con- sumption of 103,644 gallons. If there bad been no increase in prices, the reduction on the total expenditure would have

Observatory at 6.) p.m.cn May 4th: hoon Warning, received from the Manila

Cyclone or Typhoon N. W. of the Polew Islanda moving W. or W. N. W.

The, e.s. Kweiyang, which recently went sehere on the Ucksen Island, near Amoy, is to be offered for sale by auction to-morrow by Mesers Hugher and Eoagh as shent present lies. The cargo remaining on board is to be sold as a separate lat.

The Chartered Bank at Yokohama'i have moved into their handsome new

premises near the Deutsche-Asistic Bank formerly the Russo-Chinese Bank and

340 miles from, Suez, and had to put back coal in her port side bunkers, when about

Sho again left Suez on the

for survey. 4th inst.

. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

MAGISTRATES ORDINANGE. Hon.Colonial Secretary moved the second reading of the bill entitled An Ordinanca to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.

Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded, and

the Bill was road a second time,

The Bill was left in Committee.

FINANCE COMMITTER

The Hon. Colonial Secretary presided at

VICEROY OF CANTON CENSURED.

(Wal Tax, Yat Po's Service.)

PERING, May 5. You Isü Haüu, Viceroy of Canton, has been censured once more on account of his dealings with the salt monopoly.

Did the Honourable the Director of Pubile Works, then, sa now, Mr Chatham, at the official caremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Law Courts on November 12th, 1993, in the presence: of the Governor of the Colony, the Honourable the Colonial Sacretary (then. Mr, to Sir, Henry May) and many other high Government officials, accurate Iy, state the intentions of the Govera | mont when he read from a written

document thavo werda Tho

Atos. from the North of this lot therefore remains unbuilt upon and an almost unrivalled site for the Courts, haring regard to the open spaces which will adjoin them on three sides, will be they created"

(Sir Frederick Logard) accurately state- 3. Did His Excellency the Governor the intentions of the Government when on the 28th November, 1903, he said in this Council in reply to a question as to whether the Government world have the plot cleared and made present: able as soon as it was no longer necargary For the work in connection with the Law Courts and Post Office The prosent intention of the Government is to afest the. plot as soon as it can be done "1

In view of those seemingly au thoritative statements, not easily to be thought of as irresponsibile utterances,. idit, on consideration, really incomprehen sible to high Government officials how impression was created in the public mind the recent decision to sell to a private which led

many hearing with surprise of purchaser, for building purposes, the site in question?

all

a meeting of the. Finance Committee THE CHANGSHA RIOTS. to ask the above questions at this meating, sabsequently' held, when the following votes were considered and passed :--

CLOENT TYPHOON MIGNALS.

.

A sum of $10 in aid of the vote Obser-

EX-GOVERNOR'S DENIALS.

Draud Mre Koch hade left Hongkong for ratory, other charges, bombs and tubes for (Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.) a brief visit to Japas.

Among those who departed for England on Wednesday was Mr P. N. H. Jones, who goes Home prios to taking up his bow

making urgent typhoon signals.

DI-TRICT OFFICE FURNITORY.

PEKING, May 5.. Halo Obin Min, ex-governor of Changsha, reports to the Imperial

A sum of $295 in aid of the vote, Public Works, extraordinary, miscellaneous, fur-Government that the rioters were shot niture for the District Office, Tsipo.

FLOATING FIRK ENGINE..

at after the yanmen was burned down and that it was not his actions which

been £11,147,008. In 1909 the average, have duly celebrated the event with an appointment as Director of Public Works on Police and Prison Departments, special caused the recent riots.

expenditure per head was 55 88. 114d.

"at home." Mr Williamson-Jones, the the Gold Coast. agent, leaves Yokohama almost immediate- and per family of five persons 417 4s to undergo a surgical operation in $5 eta

England."

Dry Ginger Ale...$1.00; Splits CO Lime Fruit

Champagne $1.00; Splits

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The news of the death in America of Mr 9d compared with £3 16. 3d. per

Niswander, for so many years the popular purser on the Q. And 0. Doric, will be head and £18 1s. Cad. per family in

Mr Warwick Major's Comedy Com-received with mach regrot, by a large 1908. These figures are, of course, no piny aro now pinging at Rangoon. It number of residents in China and Japan. includes eighteen English artista, aud real indication of what was spent by the among the names familar to Hongkong adult population which actually con-dieners we find Miss Minnie Rayner, sumed the liquor. It is estimated that this class numbers about 55 per cent, of the total population, so that on this basie the per capila expenditure is

A sum of 30,852.25 in hid of the vote,

expenditure. Fire Brigade, floating fre eogioc

FEE TO CROWS KOLICITOE. A sum of 8150 in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, balance of fee to Regulations and Orders-in-Council. Crown. Solicitor for compilation of existing

CHINESE-ENGEMI DICTIONARY.

A sum of $800 in aid of the vote, Minister to Washington, passed through English Dictionary for Cadets.

H.E. Wu Ting-fang, Intely Chinese Miscellaneous Services, Dr. Eitel's Chinese-

Drewry. Mr Warwick Major was for many Peking. Ab Excellency, who is in fairly Mr Stephenson and Miss Maude Colony on Wednesday on route to years manager and musical director of the good health, was pleased to renew acquaiu- Bandmann companies."-

tance with 's place which saw the begin-

fencing

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ASCENSION DAY SERVICES.

CANTON'S FORMER

VICEROY. . '.

GRAND COUNCIL'S APPRECIA, TION.

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The hon. member added that he intended

but did not receive notice that a meeting was to be held until Tuesday afternoon. He suggested that when the Council had been adjourned sine die sufficient notice of the meating should be giron to enable members who might have questions to mak or resolutions to bring forward to comply with the rules which necessitated three clear daga' notice of such motions.

in regard to the giving of sufficient notice.

Hon. MrE. Osborne endorsed the remarca H. E. the Officer Administering the Governmont (Sir Henry May) said he was afraid the last question (No. 4) asked by Mr Stewart was not in order. It was purely a matter of opinion. He was dorry bon. members had not find more notice of the moeting, but their desire should be borne in mind.

CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD AND DELIVERED.

At the Supreme Court, this afternoon, the Tua Loon firm sued Messrs Wendt and Co., to recover 8302.1 being balance for

(Wale Tax Fat Po's Servico.}

PEXING, May 4. Chang Jen Chin, Viceroy of the Two ginger sold and delivered under contract:

Kwange, and late Viceroy of Canton.

attacks of diarrhues. Chamberlain's

REDUCED PRICES FOR WHISKIES.

Bottles will be charged for

bas tendered his resignation. The

KEEP TF HANDY. A Soloma High Maw was celebrated at Grand Council has wired him to retain TMM DIATE relief is necessary in In 1864 the Parsed of Hongkong sentnings of his succesful rear, If he at the rate of $1.20 per approximately 20 65.

per person. to their fellow religionists in Bhanghai studied his own inclinations he would now the Roman Catholic Cathedral this morn

8700), in 1859 8000, and later another retire into private life, but Chins, still has ing. There was a very large attendance office urging that as there is so much Colic Chuler, and Diarrhcos Remedy dozen, and credited, in full Threo special causes have been in $500 for the purpose of acquiring land for or need for his services.

and the Rev. Father Thadeus oficinted, disturbance in the southern provinces should always be on hand. 'G ta bottle assisted by a deacon and sub-deacon. The it is inopportune for so an able ruler to and be prepared for sudden attack. It on being returned in good operation during 1000 to reduce the

cemetery and for duly

never lai a to giverelief. For esle by all consumption of alcoholic liquéra. The and maintaining the same. Land was The fatal accident to M. Leblon white music was nung in Gregorian style and was resign.

elamlate and storekeepers. condition.

diminishing consumption, though Foochow road which has since risen to the

bought with this meavy in the aeroplaning at Ban. Etbastian is the sixth conducted by the Rev. Brother Henri, with of its kind in the last two years, the others Communion was administered from 6's.. Mr O. Baptista at the organ. General some extent attributable to the recent value of Tis 245,000. As the result of a

being:- depresion in trade, is principally the friendly suit brought in the British Court Lieutenant Felfridge Sept. 11, 1008. right followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Date of Accident. Machins. Solema Vespera will be sung this evening result of a continuose change in the Shanghai, the Parsee communities of Mr Lefebere

Sept. 7. 1909 Wright Sacrament. habits of the people. The third cause to sell out their rights in the land to the M. Delagrange ...... Jan. 4, 1910 Blériot Honkong, Canton and Bacan havo, agreed Captain Ferber Sept. 22, 1 0 Voisin Soñar Fernandez ... D'c. 6, 1909 Fernz. is the increased price of spirite, which Shanghai Parsoo community for Tla, 200,000. has been the chief factor in tuusing Sir Havilland do Saumarez, the British M. Leblon's seroplana was the same eno

The San Fobastian Heraldo states that it the enormous reduction of over 7,000,000 followers of Zozenster upon arriving at

Judge at Shaoghai, congratulates the bich cost M. Delagrange his life. gallons in the quantity of spirits such an amicable agreement. consumed."

HONGKONG,

30th April 1910.

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GRAND SUCCESS

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being Ascension Day. Later 'st

Holy Communion was celebrated at St. King Edward VII V.O. Liqueur (Gold Label) John's Cathedral at 7 am. this morning, King George IV VO, Liqueur (Gold Label) Mating the Vonstable Archdeacon Bar King Edward VII Special (White Label) King George IV Special (White Label) Perfection (D. & J. McCalum's) «, Club Whisky, Special

nett delivered & stirring address. Holy

Mins Hilda Trovelyun, the Wendy Communi n was again calobrated at noon. of Mr J. 31. Barrie's famous play Peter There were large congregations at each of We have been favoured with a copy of Pan," has married Mr Sydney Blow, part the services. the second edition of Brazil in 1010, author of Whore Children Rule" and

THEATRE.

The increasing sobriety of the great majority of the people of England--once written and published by Mr J. C. Unken-several accussful stage sketches. The EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH

full, of Devonport, and edited by the marriage was celebrated very quietly by: branded is a race of hopeless "hard Commission of Economic Expansion of special license in a London Roman Catholic 9.16 to 11.30, drinkers"-has been frequently, com-Beil Comprising some 300 pages and eburch. Only relatives of the bride and

mented on of late years, particularly by interest to the trader, the natural

Bliss Kitty Delassie met with a great noatly bound. it

cover all that is bridegroom attended, and absolute secrecy reception at the Empire Cinematograph Chancellors, of the Excheques whoist and the tourist in this wonderfal

was pronerved. A few days after their Theatre on Wednesday night when, shu viewed with mixed feelings the falling Republic, of which we are afraid so little wedding Mr and Mrs Blow quietly departed made her first appearance after a must suc

is known by the averago Britisher. The

for Liu South of France, whore they sjente sful anjourn in Shanghai. Miss Wipnia. off in excise receipts which thus resulted, book is replete with photographic illustra

Ryan and Miss Addin Leigh are very three-weeks' honeymoon..... Doubls, too, wore freely expressed as to tions and maps, while the extent and the first mot Mr Bydney Blow, who was then amusing.

Nearly ten years ago Miss Trevelyan popular. The sims were comical and very the permanence of this striking ebange makes the volume one of extromo value. Ministar"--Miss Travelyan aking the part are installing an 18 H. P. ga cogine in

variety of the information which it contains

playing the name part of "The Little Musa AB.. Watson and Co. Ltd., in the habits of a very conservative race The letter-prose is written in a style that is But the figures given above scem to work of a writer who bas, more than a Trevelyan and Mr Blow became engaged. angines seem to be becoming popular in charming to a degree, and is evidently the of Babby. A few months after this is their Aorated Waters Works. Those place the matter effectually at rest, for superficial knowledge of the country and Their marrings, therefore, is the culmin Hongkong wo bear several have bedd the decrease in the consumption of the variety of subjects onvered.

ation of a nine years' engagement.

erected lately:

The celebrand Antralino Artistos MISS ADDIE LEIGHL MISS WINIE RYAN,

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MÅDGE MORRIS, WATCH THEIR DEBUT.

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