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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF BAST ÁSIA
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: Hondazowo,
AUTHORISET CAPITAL ........... $50,000,000 LOPEND AND FULLY PAID UT $20,000,000 Ray FUNDS ---
Brentano. 64,000,000 SILTER................. 898,000,000
REVN - LIABILITY OF $20,000,000-
PROPRIETORS...]
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
G. M. Young, Esq.-Chairman,
H. P. White, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. W. EL Bell, Haq, Hon... Lang, 1. Ek, M. Bernard, Baq, W. t. Puttendees, Béq,
El Compton, q. 7. A. Plammet, You Mr.F.H. Kolycak! T. G, Weil, leg
CHIEF MANAGER:
A. H. BABLOW, Esq.
q,
Manager: Shanghai-G. H. STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong: 20th, May 1925.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE business of the above Bank is
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rulas may be obtained on appilotion,
INTEREST on deposits in calonlated on the lowest balance during each com pleted. Calendar Month at 3 per cent, per annum. Should there be no balance. on way day in a month no intarent will be allowed for that mouth.
Depositor may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or mors to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on. FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT BATES.
For the HoxGIONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CoaPORATION,
A. E. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Mongkong 7th January, 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, 10, Bes-Vaux Road Central, Hongkong:-
Authorized Capital .$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund..
DIRECTORS:
5,000,000 1,000,000.
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou,Son-Chairman. Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Kong. Li Koon Chun' P. K. Kwok
Wong Yun Tong Huyuh Tai
Ng Ching Luk
Kan Ying Po
Fong Wai Ting
Chan Ching Shok-
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERGE AND
· INSURANCE- NOTES.
The New Act.
FINANCE
YEN'S, SAFETY,
Basic Policy to be Adopted.
Mr. Dan, "Vice-Minister of Finance, shortly, from France, the Government will summon the representatives the Bank of Japan and the Yokohama Specle" Bank Into an important confer
the basic policy to be
ence on
adopted.
The outstanding feature of
Officials of the Department of the first annual report on the Finance and of the Bank of working of the Industrial Assur- ance Act, is the bright and lucid, Japan have under serious con- manner in which it is written.sideration the adoption of some Every description of Banking and deal with matters of primary in continued depression of the yen-mi-annual accounts, will be for That is not to say that it does not counteracting policy to prevent Exchange business transactod.
Loansportance to the insurance world: granted on approved securitisa.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manugur. Hongkong, 18th February, 1925.
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司公理管業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLB DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇO CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France).
5, Chator Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazarı, Paris,
Subscribed Capital fully
paid-up Reserve Fund
Fra. 18,000,000 Frs. 10,700,000
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. Frs. 60,000,000.
BANKERS:
Banque
Paris: Societe Generale.
Nationale de Credit, Banque de Parle et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trast
Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Corte spondents throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1925.
Dd, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fra. 72.000.000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Paid-Up Capital ... Fra. 88,400,000.DO
Fri, 50,807,983.54| INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Reserve Fund
Book
Jankom
*Floati
(siphone Empilerm
1001
BRANCHES.
Flongkang
Mengis
Noumea Papeste
Baigon Shangha
Paking
Prom-Pear Pondicherry BANKERS:
Singapore Tintin Tourne YUEDADU
O FRANCE Comptoir National d'Kecompté Parla; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Parli ut
·* 45 Payn-Plan; Cradit Industriel at Commercia
«iete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Jaion Bank of England, Lad.; Comptoir Nations 'Recompia de Paris; Oredit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. An America Banking Corporation; iranty Trust Os, of New York.
<zarowi xllowed on Current Accounts and
decal 3000rding to arrangement. Every description of Banking and, Erchange Puzimam 1ransacted
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY,}
PEARLININO 1831. Homox Rrazón Estantestens 1968.
Authorised Capital 3. 350,000,000 £1,500, Pald-Up Capital.... 80,000,000 6,566,878 By Fund G. 20531861 1,711,
HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdum. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANCHES:- Bandarmin Badong Bombay Uberibon Djember The Hague Babe
Urinatio
Dioda Kart
Kota Badia
Padany
Penky
Botteriams Elingapore
NAMA
Palembang
Pontianak
Medan
Fecalongas
Bangocn Sammaring Bhangtai Sorabela Boarakarsa {{olo]
Weltevred Ty་3
LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLEE. Agent Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK. LTD.
Established 1880.
يه
Capital (full paid-up)...Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund Yen 83,600,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Batavia.
Bombay.
2Buenos Ayres.
¿Calcutta.
Canton.
Chargehan
Datron (Dalny).
Newchwang.
New York
Deaica.
Peking. Rangoon Rio de Janeiro. Saigon
Seattle. Semarang, Shanghal
Jengtian (Mukden). San Francisco.
Hamburg
Hankow.
Baimono ilh
Bingapore. Soorabaya
Sydney. Tientaln.
Takyo. Telpuntu
Vladivostock wed-on Current Accourél Irschived for fixed variada
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL
CHARTER. 1853.
BRAD OFFICE LONDON.
Paid-up Capital ......£5.000,000 Reserve Pul
.......24,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Banking business transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
but it also renders the questions dollar exchange rate. Ordinari- of the day readily understandable ly measures of this sort, adopted to policy holders and investors to prevent wild fluctuations of throughout the country. The Act the yen's value, are left solely to prohibits the carrying on of in- the Yokohama Specie Bank. dustrial assurance business by
Probably as an expedient mea- sure the Government will in- struct the Yokohama Specie Bank to start a selling activity on the market immediately.
With the "return to Tokyo of
The ultimate objective of the of imports and push the amount Government is to curb the amount of exports of the country.
Specie to replenish holdings in New York, which have been re- duced sharply, by payment of warded by the Government through the Yokohama Specie Bank, or otherwise the Govern ment will sell its fund to the Bank itself whose. exchange fund necessary for starting operations on the market. is depleted.
end of August amounted to Japan's specie holdings at the about Y1,484,000,000, of which Y359,000,000 is held by the Gov.
Of this
certain
oversea specie and it is now in a ernment holds the majority of the position to forward a amount of specie out of Y80,000,- 000, which is specially set aside by the Government to purchase articles in foreign lands.
any unregistered body, Hitherto The prevailing weakening ten- there has been a number of un- dency is worse than originally registered collecting societies. was anticipated. Speculation in and some of these may still be Shanghai on the yen is held as one carrying on business. If so, they are warned in the Report that of the potent factors in the pre-ernment and Y1,075,000,000 by they, and every one of their sent slump. No optimistic fore the Bank of Japan. officers are liable to a penalty of cast is entertained, as to the amount Y1,174,000,000 is kept at 260 a day, and to have all their future development of the situa-home and Y260,000,000 abroad, policies treated as illegal policies. tion, as long as the prevailing mostly in New York. The Gov The report states that it was market condition continues.. found, after inquiries, that one society collected subscriptions only when it thought its members could afford to pay, while another only collected in winter, not in summer, or in summer and not in winter.
Not a single collecting society went out of existence in consequence of the Act, except those who were put out of exist- encé for very good reasons after an inspection. The revision of the rates of contributions and benefits has evidently sometimes necessarily been very drastic, and the greatest sympathy is due to the older members whose benefits have had to be cut down, or con- tributions increased after many years' membership.. "Bat," the Commissioner.adds, "it is obvious that having the power to prevent it, I could not allow "any society to continue taking in new mem- bers, in both senses of the expres sion taking in. by promising them benefits that in all bumas,
Seef Sirloin-Ngau Mei Pa
Frime Cut
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1925.
DRINKING MORT BEER.
Profits Made On Lukury
Brands.
The facts are beyond dispute. -
Britain is drinking more beer.
!
What is the cause? Is beer taking the place of whisky and do the increased sales by the other spirits with many people, or loading brewers denote a corres- ponding increase in drinking in
more beer has been most pro- this country?
Although the tendency to drink nounced during the past year. It has been noticeable ever since the war. Leading brewers confirm the statement of Colonel Gretton, M.P.. at Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton's annual meeting.
provide the brewers with about one-tenth of a penny profit. The retaller, receives nine-tenths and has to meet all his expenses out-s of it."
1
One prominent brewer told a representative of "The Sunday News" that there are several fac tors to be taken into considera- tion.
"Many people who before the war were teetotal now take a glass of beer," he said.
is that the average person prefers "But I think the main reason why beer is now drunk so much it to spirits. For 4d. a man gats a good drink, whereas a very small quantity of spirite costs him double the money."
HOW DO YOU WAKE these mornings? Fit and fresh, or dull, depressed, ill-tempered? If the latter,. case try Pinkettes, the dainty litt probably your liver is to blame, in which regulators.
Profits, we are also told, are
called luxury beers-namely, the chiefly derived from what are branded variety sold in bottles.
This was emphasised by Sir H. Cosmo Bonsor, at the annual meeting of Messrs. Watney, Į the liver, Combe, Reid and Co., in announc ing a profit of £1.852,354. There is very little margin of profit on
working man's beer," he said. beer sold at 4d. a pint, and, rightly or wrongly, called the
·
ONE-TENTH OF A PENNY. "On every pint, of beer sold at 4d. we collect about 1d. for the Exchequer, and the selling price
Pinkettes gently stimulato
Pinkettes
dispo constipation, promote daily regularity, curs biliousness, nick head- achos, conted tongue, ill-smelling broath. Of chemists, or 80 cents the vial, post free, from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 80, Kiangae Road, Shanghai, PINKETTES KEEP YOU WELL.
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat,
Sapt. 18, June, June,
Corned-Ham Ngau Yuk
Breart--Ngau Hung
19
M
Roast Shiu Ngau Yuk
»
Soup-Tong Tuk
M
Steak--Nyau Yuk Pa
1
+2
#
Calves'
Steak winvin Nau đây
Sausages--Ngau Cheung
Tongue, fresh-Ngau Li
牛尾紀
咸牛肉 编牛肉
Tongus, corned-Ham Ngat Li. 4 Head-Ngau Tau
Heart-Ngau Sam-
Hump. Salt-Ngau Chun
Feet-Ngan Keok
Kidneys-Ngnu Yiu
Tall Ngan Mel... Liver-Ngan Kon
Tripe (undressed),-Ngau To.. Head and Fect--Ngau-tsai-tau- keak ...... Mutton Chep-Yeung Pel Kirat
or at any rate. Actuarial prob- Bullock's Brains -Ngau No ability, they would never be able to pay them." This task, it is satisfactory to note, has now been accomplished; but there remains a further heavy task to be per- formed when the first valuations under the Act have been publish- ed, The Commissioner did not think it necessary or right to com- pet a decent and reasonably pra gressive society to make itself completely solvent by one singlé operation. but permitted it to raise itself to a reasonable degree of solvency and reserving further intervention till the results of the presént improvement were shown Pig's in the first valuation. The pro- ceedings which were instituted revealed a curious little nest of THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. compai..es which had once been
(Taiwan Ginko.)
friendly societies, but for some reason or another had turned themselves into companies which did the business of life assurance, but were not worried by anybody Yen 60,000,000 to put up a deposit. The Act put Yen 52,500,000 an end to this condition of affairs, Yen 12,980,000
and, saya the Commissioner, "as HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, FORMOSA,
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1925.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1893,
Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up). Reserve Fund
BRANCHES: JAPAN, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Osaka, FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Pinan, Shinchika, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, Tamsul. Tobyen, Ako. CHINA. Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy.
Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS.-Bangkak, Hongkang, Singa-
pore,
Soorabaya,
Samarang,
Le-Young Fel 1.. Shouldor-Yeung Kin Saddle-Yeung On Yuk Chitlings-Chu Chong
Brains-Chu No
FeetChu Keuk
I
#
Fry-Chu Chap
2
Head-Chu Tan
Heart-Chu Sam
Kidneys Chu Yla
Liver Chu Kon
Pork Chop-Chu Pai Kwat
P
Leg-Chu Pal
#
Loin--Cha Hau Tun
12
Fat or Lard-Chu You
**
Heart Young Sam
13
H
Liver Young Kon
soon as any inquiries discovered Sheep's Head & Feet-Yeung Tau-Kouk
their existence they had to be- come friendly societies again in order to obtain postponement of their deposits."
Kidneys Yeung Yia
Sucking Pigs, to order-Cha Toal Suet, Beef Shang Ngau Yau
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1925. 1918. 1914.
Cin Cia. Cla
Capons, Large-Sin Kai Duck-Ap
Doves-Pan Kau
Poultry.
Sept. 18, June, June
1928. 1018." 1914
Cla.
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45
55
96
each 38
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LEERS IN MED BAKISA KI
#ER KREKEZORXX270E
per oz. 40
55
13 14
Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (fresh)
Fowls, Hainan-Hoi Nam Kaj Geese-Ngo
Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kap
Holbow-Hol Hau Pak Sap..
Turkeys, Cock-Fo Kal Kung Tarkers, Hen-Fo Kai Na
Snipe-Sha Tsui
Pheasant-Shan Kai.
Qua-Om Chan Partridges Che Ku
海南海口
each
口味案
each
#
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Chicken-Kal
36 23 12
Capons, Small~--~8!n Kai-
$4 23
20
36 24
22
32 20 18
28 20 18
Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (cooking)
牛肉排
36 24
22
新鮮雞蛋 T
牛柳
60 30
40
H
26
35 20"
Fowls, Canton-Kai
per set 15 10 12
each 90
50 60
60
73
80
$1.20
Ib. 24
30
20 18
each 12
10
12
15 10 12
30 20 22
lb.
24 13 14.
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6 7
4
羊排骨
set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00
ib.
55 26
脾
55
26
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羊手
52
24
2
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lb. · 56
羊肉
55
. 24
+3
35
71
Bananas (bride's), Macao-San Heung
per set 3
Chin
蕉山香蕉
*
10
ib. 13
15
Carambola-Yeung To
"
14
30
15
18
Cocoanuts-Ye Tas
猎国
24
20
Lemons, Chine-Ning Mung
樓繼 lb.
#
each 15 10
10
12 10
8
Lichees, Dried (small stone)Lai Chi Kon
lb. 22 25
80
jb.
43 30
24
Oranges (Canton), Sweet Shan-sheng
10
猪排骨
42 25
23
Tim Chang
(新會甜性
#
48
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48
15
#*
45
28
27
30 21
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12
14 10
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14
5
each 15
Ib. 22
30
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TAKING RISKS.
17
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No. 1
Trade
Fish
Barbel-Ka Yu Bream-Pin Yu
conditions frequently Batavia, Bombay, London, New, determine the form of security a York, Calcutta.
new issue takes that is, whether it should be a prior charge or simply shares.
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
The Buick Bus Correspondents in the Commercial Centres in the Baropean Continent, Runds, Mami elveria, Tsingtan Japan, inihan, Sim, Indta. Pippine lində, Maya, wand Dutch niles, Australia, Amerii, Afric. &c.
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Interunt allowed on Current Scents, and led Heposits at rates which will be quoted appli Z, YAMAMOTO,
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
3. Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 6th June, 1924.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandato of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1017). Authorised Capital $60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital
$18,278,600,00 Reserve Fund
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set
Almonds-Hang Tan
Fruits.
Apples (California), Kam Shan Ping Ko
##
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Lemons(America) Kam Shan Ning Mong ✯✯ each
75 60 70
each 15 8
15 12 10 55 26 25
25 22. 20 18
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Pamelo, Slam-Tsim Lo Yau
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Grapes-Po Taj Tax
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25
36
55
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19
40
20 20
32
Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes Ah Chi Chouk.
若竹
each
Beans, Sprout-Nga Tso
Ib.
#
20
each
8
14
10
53
5
8
80 12.
ib.
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Canton Fresh Water Fish-Hol Sin) This aspect of finance is critic- ally examined in the current Carp-Li Yu "Midland Bank Review," and the Catfish-Chik Yu conclusion from the new issue Codfah-Mun Yu statistics of the past six years is Crabs-Hat that in times of prosperity new Cattle Fish-Mak Yu ́ issues generally take the form of Dab--Sha-Mang Yu shares, and in difficult times the Daco-Wong Mel Lap fora of debentures.
Dog Fish-Th To She Eels, Conger--Hoi Man
#
This adaptation of investment to trade cycles suggests that in Fresh water-Tam Shul Ya periods of prosperity investors "Yellow-Wong Sin are more open to take risks, and Frogs-Tim Kai . consequently prefer shares in Garoupa-Shek Pan order to secure any advantage Gudgeon-Pak Kap Yu arising out of good profits. Per Herings Two Pak contra, when trade is bad, invest-Halibut-Cheung Kwan Kap ment turns to fixed dividend Labra-Wong F's Yu stocks of the secured type, such Leach-Wa Yu.... as prior charges,
Who Lebaters-Lang He
Backarel-Chi Yo .. Monik Fal-Mong Yu
Oysters-Shang Ho Parrot Fish-Kai Kung Ya. Perch-Tan Lo Pike-Fa Pan Fong Plates Pan Y ...
*9,629,425.94 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Mullet-210| Y
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Queen's Road Central Branches and Sub-branches all-ovèr China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other 'parts of the world. London Bankers: The, National Provins cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of New
Tork.
New York Bankers:
National Bank
TheIrving
The Equitable Trust Company of Now
York
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Authorised Capital
Subscribed. Capital
Fald-up Capitá
1,080,000
1,200.000
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Rock Fishek Kau Kung Roach-Chan Yu Salmon-Ma
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Bitter Squash--Fu Kwa
Brinjals, Green-Ching You. Kwa
Red-Hung Kes...
Cabbage, Chinese (common)—Kai Teo!.
N • (Shanghai)-Yo Trol
Cana Shoots, bunch-Kau Shun
Cauliflower (Large)-Ye Taoi Fa 大興
(Medium)
(Small)
Carrota-Kam Shun
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10 Celery, Chinese Tong: Kan Tasi -
8
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18 15
Chillies, Dried-Lat Chiu Kon
Red-Hung Fa Chin
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Gerar Shut, Casa Ba Lư Gia Lai Cucumbers-Ching, Kwa
Garlic-Sna Tan...
Ginger, YoungSan T4 Kang "Ginger, Old--L> Kaung La
Horseradish, Shanghai-Li Kan Indian Corn Shuk Mat
Lattecs-Yung Shang Tsol
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