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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE! HONGKONG. Authored Calca... #50,000,000 Isped and Fully Paid up... 830000;000; Reserve Funde

Sterling......£1.550,000 Silver 927,000,000

Reserva Liability of

Proprietors ne

$20,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS: D. G. M. Bornand Eg-ChiroATE Hon. Mc.. A. Lang, — Deputy Chairmen E. Bell;, eg, A. Flame?, keq, 4. HL Compton, Esq. Wendl. Wher TP.H. Holyoak H. P. Willie, Faq, TL Patiende, Big Young). Esq.

ÜHIEF MANAGER: A. E. BARLOW, Esy,

Manager:: Shanghai-G. E. STITT,, E34, LONDON BANKERS.." Westminster Bank, Ltd

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one Year: OF shorter periods in Local Currency, and Sterling on terms: which will be quoted on application

THE BANK OF EAST

NASTA. LIMITED.

HEAD" OFFICE: HONGKONG, (10) Den: Yopax Bood Contrak, Hongkong.

Authorized Capital $10,000,000 Pald-up. Capital

6,000,000 Roverts Fund (1990) ........ 1,200,000- DIRECTORS: Ho.. Sir Shou-son Chow-Chairman, Fung Ping Shan Hok Ching Kong: Li Koon Chun

P. L. Kwok

Wang Yun Tong. Angel Th

LORD

Ng: Ching Lak Kan Ying: Po Pong Wa Ting Chan Ching Shek Byery description of Banking and Exchange business transacted: granted on: approved securities,

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

HAN TONG PO,,

Colad Manager..

Hongkong, 8th February, 121,

行銀商工法中

BANQUE (FRANCO-CHINOISE pour to

Commerce et Industrie (Incorporated in France);

5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.

HEAD OFFICE: 74; Run St. Lazare, Parik

THE CHINA MAIL

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

CEMENTS" REPORT

Figures For Last Year's Working.

The tender of F. J. Thomas, Cardiff (45,098), for bridge worns thae been accepted by Monmouth County Council.

London County have accepted the tender of the Metropolitan The report of the Green Island Vickers Electrical Co. Manches- Cement Co., Ltd. for the year end-ter, for the supply of high and ed December 81, 1925 for pre- low tension switchgear. sentation to the 37th ordinary-gen- The tender of Dempater and eral meeting on March 17 states-Sons, Elland (11,184), for gas- The groan profit for the year is works extensions for Prestatyn

$678,348.29;

U.D.C. has been recommended || for acceptance.-

The

The amount brought forward from the previous year $14,556.32.

Total $592,904.81.. After allowing for directors' and

auditors' fees, etc. $9,658.70, Writing off 10 per cent. for depre- ciation on the Company's build- ings, machinery, launches, light- eru, etc. $67,236:53.

Total $75,895,29. The balance to be dealt with la

$510.009:59.

[

Which it is recommended should be applied na follows:- To pay a dividend of 80 cents per share on the Old shares $320,- 000:00,

Davenport Engineering Co., Bradford have secured contract (85,699) for the erec tion of cooling towers for Hull | Town Council

3

TIN MARKET.

Increase in Price.

Mesars. Sim & Coventry of Liverpool and London, in their re- port on the Welsh Tinplate Market in 1925, BAY

Hongkong, 2715 February, 1928.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE THE bales of the above: Bank Is sonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING OOR PORATION. "Rules may be obtained Special Working Capital... B 50.000.000,- To place to reserva for new plantly worked its way up to £289 in on application...

INTEREST on deposite is alculated

on the lowout. Balance during each com ploped Calendar Month at 3 por pout. per annum. Should thora bo no balance: on say day in a month no interest, willi be allowed for that month.

Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be plaood' on FIXED DEPOSIT at. CURRENT RATES.

For the HoraRONG: ♣ BHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

A. E. BARLOW, Chief Manag Hongkong,, 7th January 1925.

BANQUE DE L'INDO.CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

Capital .......

Reserved.

Fe 20,000,000¿-

160,000)

"Pariu

BRANCELES

Treat

Bizon

Manillo Haiphong Hanni

Peking:

Canton

thingh Tienwin Hong Kong.

BANKERS:

FRANDE-Boolate Generale. Banque

To pay a dividend of 10,668 cente per share on the New shares | $42,666.66. -

$100,000.00.

Charterparty on the capbadi to prosecute his voyages with the utmost dispatch, or whether the appellants were protected from the consequences of this breach by an exception for the charter panty of negligence, defaults.or error in judgment of the master in the management or havigation of the steamer

The umpire awarded the re- spondents damages in respect of the second of the four voyages: performed by the steamers under the chamberparty to the extent of} 52.414 odd.

Mr. Justice Bailhache upheldi the award, and his judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeal by a majority, Lords Justices Bankes and Sargent, Lord Justice Scrutton disenting.

Atpaka

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ended February 20 amounted to 7,472 toris: and the sales during the period to 86,554 tons..

For Coughs and Colds, The price of tha bas been on the whole higher than in 1924. After

When changeable weather, or ex- recading from £277 in January to

pesura to cold and wet resulta in bronchitis, start at cnce taking Cham- about £230 in April, it has gradual-berlain's Cough Remedy. Been in use. for over fifty years; and strongly re- commended for stubborn, weakening. coughs. For sale everywhere.

December and closes at the highest And carry forward to the credit. of of the year. Although the price

next year's account $53,342:92:

leaves a very handsome 'margin to Total $515,009:58.

the producer, the position appears Directors Under Article XI. to be strong and higher prices are (14) of the Articles of Association, quite posible. The world produc- Messrs: R. G. Shewan and Conradtion has increased to about 130,000 F. Mendham retire. but being tons, but consumption has ad-

Nationale de Credit, Banque de eligible offer themselves for re-vanced more rapidly and the price Paris et des Pays: Bai, LONDON Midland Bank Ltd

Truss Oo.

election.

may ineroase further to such a Auditors: The accounts have figure as will automatically reduce NEW YORK: Irving Bank Columbia been audited by Messrs. Linstead consumption. It is worthy of note Davis and Messrs. Lowe, Bing-that the premium on three months hum & Matthews, who are eligible sin-about 24 per tom in January for re-appointment. *

-gradually lessened as time went on until in September and October it disappeared altogether, and dun- ing the closing weeks of the year. a backwardation developed, which at the end of December amounted to £7 10s. Od....

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre- spondents, throughout the world..

A ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 1st December;, 1925.

..

#6, Boulevard: Haussman, Paris.

Subscribed Capital ... FYs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital Fr. 68,600,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Esserra Fond Fr. 59,667,288.54 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Bangkok

Battambang

Canton

Dishouti

BRANCHES: 'Hano Hongkong:

Mangtze

NOMIPA

Fart Bayard

Pupoole

Haiphong

Peking

Haaker

Prom-Penh

------ANKERS

Pondlicherry Pakon RHAULA!

Singare

Tintin:

Thomine

Vonmanta

IN FRANOT: Comp:oir National d'Escompte de arist: Orallt. Lynimais;: Banyato dia: Paris o dea Pay-Bring Credit Indiastriel et Jomunercial Boolate Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provinciali & Union Bank of England. Boraptol National Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: 3. P. Morns & Co Trench American Banking Corporation Guaranty Trust Co of New York.

Interest showed on Carment: Acccants and «Firm Deposita Kosording to arrangement.

Every daription of Banking and Erohanga Belos transacted

A. LECOT,

Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, 1085.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY"}

JO KOTAJINORED· 1826). Homecome Branun- Ketanzitnud 1200

Authorised Capital Gl. 180,000,000 €12 800,00 Paid-Op Capital.... 80,000,000 848551 Beserve Fund... G. · 30,688,861 & 1,711,402

3pojal Reserves...G. 22.639,588

HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANCHES-

Bandawny,

+1

Bandarmin

Unloutta

Oberiboa

Dloklarin

The Eague

Kota-Radja

Padeng

"!

Bombay Djember Kons Medan Palembang Pecilongan.

Macassar

Pralinkk Rangoon

Bimaring Shanghel

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.

HEAD OFFICER: LONDON,

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund Basorve Liability of Pro-

priators...

£8,000,000 £4,000,000

£3,000,000

CONTRACTS PLACED..

A Trade Barometer,"

Sir Robert McAlpine, Ltd.,. London, have secured a contract from the Manchester Ship Canal Company for the construction of

The average prices for the four quarters of the year were:-

January to March..£257 14 8 April to June..... 245 0 Di July to September... 258 18 10: October to December 281 3

wharf, railway slidings. and road at Ellesmere Port, at a cost of £200,000. It is The United States nave, as usual, intended to build a large wharf been the chief" consumers, their with coal-conveying enormous output of motor-carB, equipped plant, railway sidings, loading among other things, contributing stations, and warehouses.

greatly to their demand for tin. Winnipeg City Council have Their Tinplate production also has awarded the contract for two been a record so that their con- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General generators for the city'e hydro-sumption of tin must have been Banking business transacted..

electric power plant to the unusually heavy. CURRENT ACCOUNTS; opened and|Swedish General Electric Com- The visible supply of Tin at the FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year pany, whose tender ($143.700) end of 1925 was estimated at about. or shorter period at: rates which will be was $15,500 below that of the 16,700 tons being nearly 30 per quoted on application.

Canadian General Electric Comcent. reduction. un last year's A. H, FERGUSON,

päng and $13,500 below C. A. figure. The average atoska in this Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926.

Parsons and Ca's figure.

country have been, rather higher, Three Canadian manufacturers viz.. London 627 tons, Liverpool of agricultural implements and || 3,508 tons...... " machinery ́have received orders.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. from the Russian Government

(Taiwan"Ginko.)

Incorporated by Speelal Imperial Charter, 1889.

Capital Subscribed .......Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up) Yan 39,975,000

for about 15,000 tractor ploughs, the aggregate value of the order being, approximately $800,000.

Beat Birloin

TUESDAY MARCH 9, 192

NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BEI

"Very_oftan_this_fn your first thought, whan, you receive a masonga; to call up 'roch and' anch, a telephone number. You can find out sually from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numerical" - order. "You simply turn the pages, find the number,, mod son who ik. în

that has been calling you

The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the publlabera,, No. 5, Wyndham Streat, price one dollar.

MARKET PRODUCE.

HONGKONG MARKET

» Corned

·Roast

Bullock's Ersinai

H

#

Feet

Liver

Tripe

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

February 3, June, June,

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1920 1918 1914.

Ctr. Cla.. Ota.........

32 24 13

28 22:

Calves' Head & Fest, 44 at $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 Mutton Chop:

Chicken.

Capons,, Small

Dovel

Ngga, Hen (cooking)...

Snipe

# Hoihow

Turkeys, Cock

Turkeys, Han

Pheasant. Qmail Partridges:

Poultry

KRESNNRA SEGLERRE

Fruits.

February 8, June, June,

• 1928, 1918. 1914.

Sta. Cl. Che

Ib. 68 80 31

28 30

65 v. 28 80

22:21. 22 21

+

60:

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Prime Cut:

82:

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4.

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No87:

24 20%

Dack

48: "

1

Breast

30: 20.

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18:

each 30

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25

da

23: 20

18:

#

· per ox. 80:

·18

#

Steak

牛肉排

82% 24 22

J

Eggs, Han (fresh)

新鮮鵝蛋

40

20

Steak Sirloin Sausages

4.

45 80:

35

Fowls, Canton

本地霸 Jb. 72: 86- 24

40

26.

20

Fowls, Hainan

68

par set 15.

10

19!

Goose

52 22

#

Tongus, fresh.

« each, BO

50:

601

Pigeons, Canton

Bach 48

かい

Tongue, corned

".$1.00

60:

82:

Head

$1.50

-$2.201

A$1.00)

#

Heart..... Hump, Salt

1b. 24

10:

Of

#

each: .99

H

A each 12-

*pair $1.80

H

Kidneys:

150 TO 2. 13:

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86-

Tall

>>

25, 20

$1.50

b. 22: 18

BL

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1b.. 55 26

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24

28.

53:

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85

40

+

Per set. 8

1b.

20

40 18

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12

24

each 15

12

11

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52, 30

43.

11

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48

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28

per set:90

each 15

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4.55.

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80

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Ply's Chitlings

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Brains ...

Fest

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SURPRISE BONUS.

Keart

H

Liver

Westminster Bank's Distribution,

Pork Chop

Leg

Lola

21

The second pleasant surprise

"

Fator Lard

Kidneys.

International Combustion, Ltd... London, state that their asso- ciated French company have re- ceived contracts for the installa-provided by the profit and dividend Sheep's Head & Fest. tion of Lopulco pulverised fuel statements of the Jarge English equipment for the Société Interbanks la the announcement by the communa Belge d'Electricité and director's of the Westminster Bank Kobe, the Holland State

Heerlam..

HEAD-OFFICE:-Taipeh, FormosŁA..

BRANCHES:

12

Heart..

Kidney Liver

1,30

**

JAPAN--Tokyo, Yokohama,

Mines at of a bonus" distribution of "fully Sucking Pigs, to order. H Caska. FORMOSA-Giran, Kagh Karenko,

| paid £1 shares at the rate of one Suet, Beef The Western Australian Gov for every A £20 shares (35 paid)), Keelung Bokoto, Nanto,

Mution Shin- chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takzo,ernment has accepted the Tender the cost of this share distribution Veal Tamsui, Toyen, Heitoh, Taitoh, of a British firm for seventy being provided out of the year's CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, miles of railway raile, with the profit. The nominal capital of the

Foschow, Swatow, Canter

option of taking an additional new shares to be allotted OTHERS:

Hongkong, Singapore, Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, hundred miles at the same price. £268,439, and a sum equal to this Bombay, London, New York, It is understood that the price will also be set aside out of earn-Barbal

was £100 a mile below the Broken ings for the reserve. A payment Hill Co.'s tender.

of 108., free of income-tax, is to be Bell Bros. (Manchester) have made to shareholders in respect of Water Fish." obtained a contract for water each fraction of one-fifth of a 21 The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial filtration plant for the boroughshare; this payment is evidently Carp

Calcutta.

Penang

Rotterdam

Alagapore Tagal

Boerabai Boorakarta (Szlı Tilalj

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.

Wellesreden

LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. "Correspondents all over the world..

BANKING, BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION..

M.. J. HERBSCHLEB,

Agent.

› Hongkong, November 4, 1924.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

Established 1880,

Capital (full paid-up).. Yes 100,000,000

Kaierre Fund .................. Yen 88,500,000

Head: Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies aft

Batavin.

Calcutta.

Newchwang. "Now YəE

"Bombay,

Buenos Ayres,

Danka,

Paking

Canton.

Rangoon

Changchun.

Rio de Janeiro.

Dairon (Dalny), Saigon.

พ

Vangtien (Mukden). San Francisco.. Jamburg.

Beattie Semarang, Shanghai.

Hankow,

Kai You.

Shimonosell

Bingapore.

Soorabaya.

Harbin

Honolul

Karachi,

Koba

London.

Los Angeles

Sydney. Tiantain

Tokyoji

Centres in the European ConUngat, Rain Man sheria, Talostno, Japse, Indo-China, Ham,, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Afsios, ko..

Interest allowed. in Current Accounts, and Flaed Deposita At.zoles, which will be quoted on sppiloa

↑ TAKAGI,

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Manager.

3. De Veux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925,

THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中

(Epsoially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital $80,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital Beaurve Fund

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Apples California);

Barapan (bride'n). Carambala

Coconuts Lemons, China

Lemons (America)

Licheca, Dried

Oranges (Canton). Oranges

· Pears" (Canton).

Peanuts....

Persimmons, Largo

Plantain

Pumelo, Stam

Walnuts

Grapes

each 14

金山禪 sach

Artichokes

50 28 20

Beansa, Sprout

Long

Beet Root

Bitter Squash ......

Brinjale, Green 145

·Rod· ·.....

Cabbage, Chines

(Shanghai)

Cane Shoots, bunch

Chulifower (Large):

Carrots....

(Medium

16. 16

4.5 28 18

20 10

10- 10 3

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Vegetables, &c.

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15

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26 7. 16.

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12

28 10 18

Chillies, Dried

干

25 26

75 26 30

Graba

82 40 30

Carry Stuff, English

24 1B 15

紅花椒 1.

聖藥材料

20

18 i

8: 12

10

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10: 10

白糖

Cucumbers

each

8

2

Ib. 8

24 18: 28

將軍

1

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85

14. 28 *18.

24

10.

each 80:

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Mackerel

20-28

lb.

Monk Fish Mailat Cysters

36 18

Parrot Fish Perch

of Eccles...

based on the market price for the Catfish The tender of T. Godwin and £1 shares previous to the announce- || Codásh Son, Hanley (£14,578), for the ment, which was about 22 108. The Crabs reconstruction of a bridge for bank's net, profits amounted to Cattin Fisk Stoke-on-Trent Town Council has £2,205,993, an increage of £191,891, Dab been recommended for accept The maintenance of the dividends Dace ance.

requires `an ・・ additional £31,159; Dor Fish Lichfield Town Council have £150,000 is placed to premises | Bels, Conger placed orders for switchgear and (against £100,000): £100,000 to con- Fresh Water transformers with Ferguson, tingent fund (against 2200,000). Follow. Pallin, Ltd., Manchester; and for and £200,000 pension fund (againat Frogn .... cables with Henley's Telegraph £100,000); nothing being appro Garoupa Works Co., London.

#

priated for the rebuilding account Gudgeon

The tender of Sir W. Arroli which received £300,000 a year ago. | Berringe bridge reconstruction for Airdrie providing for the bonus shares and Labrus and Co., Glasgow (519;410), for After making these allocations and Hailbut

Town Guell has been recomthe addition to the reserve the | Lánch mended for acceptance.

balance, forward at £457,665 shows Lobsters

$18,278,600,00 Pratchitt Broe, Carlisle, have a reduction of £186,680. $9,829,425,24 obtained an order (£4,795) for, cast-iron piping for Carlisle Town Council,

HEAD-OFFICENT PEKING.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world London Bankers: The National Provin cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd, The Guaranty Trust Company of New

York, NON New York Banker The Irving

National Bank,

Mather and Platt, Manchester, have received an order for a com plete pumping unit for the South- port, Birkdale, and West Lan cashire Water Board.

CHARTER PARTY.

Important Case Decided.

This was an appeal to the pike. House of Lords from an order of Flaice the Court of Appeal affirming & Fomfret, Black judgment of Mr. Justice Pomfret, Whita Bailhache, who upheld an award In the form of a special case made by an umpire, ist worde

For Children's Bruises, i For "black and blue" bruises, The question for determination The Equitable Trust Company of New Sprains of wrists and ankles, strains was whether upon the true con- blonds of cords and muscles, atubbed loss, struction of a charterparty man s

cuta, burne and other mishaps of been Interest allowed on Currsel Accoqua childhood, Chamberlain's Pain Balm owners, Vindir

and Fixed Deposits. Tema en sypics. Always gives relief, Does just as Intüresi Klownd on Current Annonata, Every description of Banking Brais much for older people too. Eases the Deposita suosived for fixed periodani. Innan, traninciado

their rheumatic pain, backachen umg bates to be obtained in application. Loung granted on approved securities and neuralgia. Just rub it on the tit

Espacial Saalition Res Home Exchange sore, sparta gold and recommend

RIMA,

ng, 11th. September, 1955

Prawns Ray

Rock Bik Roach Salmon

居肚 水 FIIRI KESKEDERK.

Lettuce

***

$2 22 13

Garlia

Ginger, Young.

Horseradish, Shanghai. (#). Indian Corn

Water Chestnuts

Mand Mushrooms, Fresh -Okross" "Onions, Bombay,.

Green Shunphini

Partley Potato, Sweet

Japansen Ame

Painpkin

23

∙16

28 11

20:29

Radiab

Rhubarb

Shallots

Spinach

Tomatoes

Vegatabli

Water Lily