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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

· BANKING CORPORATION.

Autiorised Cigital manundoomamos $80,800,000 Isesed and Fully Pald-op linemann 890,90).800 *Borra Funda

Baling maneno 8,800,000 Brom $24,000,000

Baners Liability of Proprietors -838,809,200

* HEAD OFFICE, DONOXONO.

ootil

| OF DIRECTORI 1--

A. E. Compton, Bat. Chairman.

N. Brown, Req.

Deputy Chairman...

B. D. Y. Belth. Beg.

W, F. Ball, Raq.

B. Leader Laula, Zaq.

C. 0. 6. Mashie, Zeq.

"

ANDY

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA

CANTON CXEFOO COLUMBU

DAIREN

FOCHIMIOW

W. In Puthandon, Bag, 7. 4. Plemmar, Mag.

T. G. Weil, Kaq.

H. P. Whiu, Bag

Chiat Manager.

Hon. Mr. A. G. Hymen,

{AIPEIUNU HANBURG, HANKOW HONGLEW HOLLO

JOHORP

MOH

HOLE

HOWLOON

BRANOITES :-

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MOURDER

NAGASAKI NEW YORK

PERINO

PENANG FRANGOON

BAIURN

SAN FRANCI800 SHANGHAI

KINGAPORE SUURABAYA SUKOEI PATANI TIENTSIN TOKYO

TSIRGEAD 1UKUHANA

Curral is opened in. Local Ourmacy and Fized Deposits-reoaived ie one, your or shores parade in Lomi Curranny and Bierllag on set which will be quoted on applimitan. Hong Kong. Tik Jamunzy, 1974.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bask la condunt. ed by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Hules may be absalmed on application.

HONGKONO FOR THE BANKING CORPORATION.

• BELANGELAT

4. C. BYNES,

Class Manage.

Hear Kong. 19th September, 1997,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

[

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

DANKERS,

Eriebilshed 184,

Liong Kong Office :—¡l Queen's Road Central. Authorised Capital

Paid Up Captai

Heserve Fund

Onlides 180,000,000-

(812,000,000)

Quilders 80,000,000

(20,000,$70.) Older000,000

Hood (flow-(AMSTERDAM"}, Eastern Hand DÆ¡--BATAVIA, BRANCHES Bandiertasada Bandoung') Bombar,

Calouste, Charbon, Jeddah, Dzamb

Makavost, Medan, Padang Palembang.Pekalongas, Penang.

Brian' tianak, Bangoon, Samarans,

Koca-Had The Hague') Kobe,

Bingapore,

Borskare (Holly Tagal, Zjišnijap and Walterradas.")

*These fions have sais deposit boxes so lat. London Banks1-National Provincial Bank Ind.

Correspondents all over the world.

Banking bustzones of every

0. STENNSTIL,

Hong Kong, 25th Auguri, 1910,

Mantar,

BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE."

HEAD OFFICE:

1

|

93, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital ..Fra. 72,000,000,00 Paid-Up Capital....Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES:..

Bangkok Hanal Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Canthe Mangtze Shanghal Canton Nam Dinh Singapore

Noumas Dijbouti

- Tiontain Fort-Bayard Papeste Tourane Haiphong Pelding Vinh Hankow From-Penh Yunnanfu

Pondicherry

BANKERS:

F

•

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National

冇銀商工法中

BANQUE - FRANCO - CHINOISE pour le

Commerce et l'Industrie (Incorporated in France).

Prince's Building, Chater Road,

•Hoat org.

HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital fully paid up..Fra.50.000,000 Special working capital Fra.50,000,000 Reserves

...Fr#.22,819.000

BRANCHES,

Paris, Lyona, Marseilles, Saigon, Halphong, Hanoi, Tourans, Quinhon, |Huế, Thanh hoa, Vinh Pnom Penh

Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong

Kong.

RANKERS:

·

ARTIFICIAL SILK

RAPID STRIDES MADE BY BRITAIN

THREE YEARS' PROGRESS

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

Landon, Yesterday. That remarkable progress has been made in the colour and tex- ture of artificial silk is apparent FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque at the exhibition of British arti- Nationale de Credit Banque de ficial silk goods being held at Paris et des Paya Bas.

Olympia. Sir Robert Horne in | LONDON:—Midland Bank, Ltd.

NEW YORK: American Exchange opening the exhibition referred to Irving Trust Co Banca Commer the rapid strides made by the Bri- ⚫ciala Italiana. 4 SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

tish branch of the new industry. He pointed out that in 1,900 the whole production in the world was 1,000 metric tons. In 1910 that figure had risen to 8,000, in 1920 it was 25,000 and to-day it was 154,000 metric tons.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Cor respondents throughout the world.

L BERNIS,

Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1929,

Ten years ago Great Britain was THE CHARTERED BANK OF the fourth in the list of countries INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. producing artificial aflk, but to- day, it came second only to the Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1858. United States, an enormously big- HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, ger country with three times the Paid-up Capital

£9,000,000 population. In 1925 this country Reserve Fund

.£4,000,000 WAI producing only 24,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tors

28,000,000 pounds weight of artificial silk. In 1928 it produced 32,000,000 pounds weight. Britain was to- day not only supplying her own needs, but was selling enough ar- tificial silk products abroad to pro- duce on balance extra revenue of. £7,000,000 a year. produced had improved immensely

and design. in quality, colour

Agencies and Branches:

KUALA LUMPUR

ALOR STAB

(Maley Bision)

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK BATAVIA BONDAY

CALOUTTA

CANTONE.

OEBU

VAINEN Dalny,

YUGHING

MADRA

MANGTAN

MEDAN

-NEW YORK

FEKINO

PENANG

PESHAWAR BANGOON

COLOMBO

BLICON

BENAHANG

Bouth: schuila)

BEREMBAN

DELHI

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HILAMOGLAS BINUAFORE BOURABAYA TAIPING

KARBIN

cr...

__(N.__Manchuria)

TAVOT

TỔNG CÔNG

TIENTEN

ILOILO

IPOK

TONOKLE (Phuket)

KARACHI

KLANO

FOBR

XUALA HAKOBAR

Perak (1.368)

TDETO

TBINGTAD

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philipplas alanda) 20

Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.

General

The material

British Wireless Service.

THROUGH TRAFFIC

TIENTSIN-PUKOW LINE'S BRIDGE REPAIRED

Nanking, Yesterday

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Doposite received for 1 year or short-

An official report states that Mr. or periods at rates which will be quot-]

Hearne, representing the Chinese ed on application.

A. H. FERGUSON, Ministry of Railways, states that Manager. the Yellow River bridge (at Teinan- Hong Kong, 8th January, 1920.

has

THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

(TAIWAN GINKO)

fu, in Shantung province) been completely, repaired, and that LTD.through traffic between Tientsin and Pukow (the termini) will be pos-

HEAD OFFICE:--Talpeh,, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Notas issued

sible as soon as arrangements are reached with the Japanese (who have occupied Tenanfu).

A test train with four cars undar Mr. Hearne's direction, carrying Japanese Body,

the

Consular

Average amount...Yan. 45,000,000 civil and military authorities and more than Afty prominent persons,

the successfully crossed

Yellow River bridge on January 20.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Kobe, JAPAN :-Tokyo, Yokohama,

Osaka. FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin-

Japanese Sanction chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao,

Resumption of work in the rail Tamsul, Toon, Heito, Taito. CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, way shops at Trinanfu has been Foochow, Swatow, Canton. sanctioned by the Japanese (after OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, they had been notified of the nature

Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New such work), while two locomo-

York, Dairen.

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

The Bank has Gorrespondasie is the Comercia Centres in the Exropean Cortinast, Bonds, churle, Tioga, Japan, Indo-China, diam,'” India, Fallippine Launda, Java, Allow, Tibau Austrails, »

tives, four passenger cars and ten goods wagons have been released.

Mr. Hearne has been Instructed to remain at Tainan to continue negotiations. Japan is ready to discase, the official report adds, the recommencement of through traffic,

EMPIRE TEA

LESS IS BEING DRUNK

DUTCH IMPORTS

The Standing Committee ap

IRON AND STEEL

A LETTER TO THE PRIME

MINISTER,

COMMISSION WANTED

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1929,

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London- Bank, wire:

4

2/

Bank, on demand... 2/- 1/16 Bank, 80 days' sight Bank, 4' months' sight 2/- Credits, months'

sight".

2/1 Documentary;4 months"

2/1 % sight

12426

1817

On Paris- On demand Credits, 4 months"

sight

On Berlin→→

London, Yesterday. At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday a number of questions likely to arise in Parliament, which reassembles to-day after the Christmas recess, were considered. Newspapers state that the letter addressed to the Prime Minister by the Confederation of Iron and Steel trades, asking for an inquiry pointed by the Board of Trade into the condition of the trades, held an inquiry as to whether anfederation. In pressing for an in- On demand

was before the Cabinet. The con- order should be made that tea should bear an indication of the country of origin.

The applicants were the Indian Association, the South Tea India Association in London, and the Ceylon Association in London. The principal opponents were the Tea Buyers' Association, the In- corporated Association of Retail Distributors, the 'Association of Multiple Shop Proprietors, the FINANCE VOTES · Scottish Wholesale Tea Trade Association, and the National Federation of Produce Merchants.

Mr. H. U. Williak, opening the case for the applicants, sald that the proportion of Dutch

East

8 Seats on Exchange

IIN

Mr. J. Chester Cuppia, a member of prominent Wall-street firm, who has announced that he will buy his eighth He already New York Stock Exchange

has seven record.

Indian tea being consumed in England

increasing,

Was

And

the quantity of Indian and Ceylon tea had decreased, in spite of a increasing total consumption of tes in the British Isles,

The official figures showed that in 1920 the total consumption of tea in the United Kingdom (with the exclusion of Southern Ireland) was 406,000,0001b, of which 865, 000,000lb, or 90 per cent., was Indian and . Ceylon tea and 27,- 000,000lb, or 9 per cent, Dutch East Indian tea. In 1927, of the total consumption of 416,000,000lb, 82 per cent, was from India and Ceylon and 15 per cent. was Dutch. The view of the applicants was that the importation of foreign tea into England threatened to be come even greater, and it was

should be stamped on imported containers. The Island of Sum atra had tremendous resources for

to now had not been developed to any extent.

vestigation by a Royal Commis- slon, on the ground that it is necessary as a preliminary to any legislative or other action in 're- lation to industry, because of the great part it plays in the econo mic life of the country-British Wireless Service.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S

APPROVAL

One vote to, supplement the Colony's expenditure in 1928 and four to supplement this year's ex- penditure, will be considered by the Finance Committee of the Legis- lative Council at the meeting to morrow, as follow

1928 Colonial Secretary's Office and Legislature:- Personal

48%

On New York. On demand. ... Credits, 80 days' sight 50%

On Bembay Wire

On demand ...

On Calcutta-

Wire ...... On demand

LETHEMS

Fonse

excellent

favour.

THIS

second.

to none.

· BRAND.

HAMS & BACON

To bo

obtained

from all'

Compradores

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

183

Sola Agente

199

188

139

On Singapore--

On demand

***** 86%

On Manila-

On, demand

97%

On Shanghai-

On demand.......

78%

30 dng's sight (private

paper)

106%

On Yokohama......... On demand-

Gold Leaf, 100 fine

(per tael) Sovereigns

Silver (per oz.)

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.

Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines.

We guarantee satis

Please phone or call : --- K.661

C.2560 No. 36, Tung

(Bank's

buying rate)

9.60

26%

faction.

Bar Silver in Hong

Emolu-

Kong

24% Prem.

No. 2, Saigon

mants, $109.

Copper Cash

Nominal

Street, Yaumati or

1929

Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem.

Pensions: Widows' - and phans' Pensions, $43,928.

Or

Rate of Native In-

Man Street.

Harbour Department: coal

téreat

7% p.a.

for

Chinese Sub. Coin

30% dis.

пот

for offices, $5,068.

Harbour Department;

[launch to replace H. D. 5, last in- atalment of the cost of building the m. 1. "Lila," $13,750.

Polio Force:cruising launch fitted with searchlight, $30,150.

Hong Kong Sub. Coln Par.

CHINESE IN JAIL

FUGITIVES FROM RUSSIA RETURN

LONDON EXCHANGES.

Paris

New York

London, Yesterday.

124.10

4.84 31/32

Brussels

84.91

Geneva

25.22

Amsterdam

12.0934

Milan

92.695

Berlin

20.41

Stockholm

.18.14

Copenhagen

18.185

Oslo Vienna

18.195

34.52

18834

192

29.695

110

878

808-

5 29/82

47 7/16

Shanghal, Yesterday. Thirty-eight members of the Chinese Nationalist Party, whe recently arrived in Shanghai from Pra... Rusala after escaping from gaol, have issued a manifesto stating that the Soviet authorities have arrested more than 1,000 Chinese

them imprisoned for more than a year.. Many of them have died under terrible conditionsReuter.

residents in Russia and have held

Archbishop Lord: Davidson of Lambeth received the Freedom of Rye, Sussex, and was presented with a model of a 18th century Cinque Port ship, the work of a pupil of Hastings Art School,

Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon

Athens Bucharest

Rio

Buenos Aires

*Bombay

Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama

1/6 1/82

2/64

2/0

1/10 15/82 20%

Silver Spotte Silver Forward ... 264

-British Wireless Service.

TESTIFIES ABOUT THE GREAT BENEFITS OF POO ON HERBS UNDER OATH ON THE WITNESS STAND,

d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnals: Interest allowed on Current, Accounts, and Fized but only conditionally as regarda || necessary that a mark of origin | Washington Street, on the witness he was

Deposits at estee which will be quoted on apple through goods traffic-Reuter. Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; tion. Deposits in Tan man be nempted. Oredit Industrial et Commercial; Societe Generale.

K. NAGURA,

Manager.

IN LONDON: The National Provin- HONG KONG BRANCH: chal & Union Bank of England, Ltd.;| 8. Des Voeux Road Central, Comptoir National d'Escompte de Hong Kong, 19th January, 1929. Parii; Credit. Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New ForL

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1928.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).

.........$60,000,000,00 Authorised Capital

18,278,800.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

9,629,425.24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF / the cultivation of tea, which up/as to the great benefits of the Poo ing to help the boy during this time,

INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFION

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

15, Gonchurch Streak, London, 12. 0,

***£8,000,000 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital

1,050,000 -Beserve Fund and rest. 1,584,848

RANIERS:

;

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

DRANORES Bangkok Hongkong Katie Lamper Hangoon |Bateria – Howrah Kuantan - (Pabang) Bhaiglal

Bembey Ipoh | Oslovttä Kandy, 10 How Tak

Bingw Colombo Karachi

Bourb Delki Kots Pharp Pori Louis (Mauritios)

4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over Gala THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents In Europe,

LIMITED.

Fatablished 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 Reserve fund.....: Yen 102,500,000

Head Office-YOKOHAMA.

·Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia Bombay Buenos Ayres:

Calcutta

Canton

Changchun

Dairon (Dalny)

Newchwang

New York Osaka

Poking

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro Saigon

Tengtien (Mukden) Beattle

Hamburg Hankowy

Harbin

Em Pony:

San Francisco

Semarang

Shan Shimonoweldd

·Honolulu » KaiYuen Marachi

London Los Angeles

Kobe

Boerabaya

America, and other parts of the world, London Bankers: The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd:

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank.

The Equitable Trust Company of

} New York,

Interest allowed on Current Aci

Pansar

HONGKONG BRANGE.

mess inSIN,

Every description of Banking, and Rashange basi INTEREST allowed Oreos Aboutalend Fizel Deposits at Rates that may be red

in application.

QUL. C. SANDES,

Queso Band Central, Hong Kong, Zat Sapimber, 1998.

Modesto Woman Tells About The Help She Got From Poo On Chinese Herbs In The Justice's Court Of Modesto, Calif., U.S.A. Mrs. H. L. Pariy, residing at 1025, "Shortly after having the mesales stand in the Justice's Court, Modesto For three weeks be coughed con- stricken with pneumonis. township, County of Stanislaus, State tinually and laid in a stupor most of of California, testified some time age the time. A local doctor," after try- On Chinese Herbs. Sworn under told us that if the child was to re- oath to tell the "rath and nothing

cover it would be necessary to but the truth" Mrs. Farry stated that

oparate upon his lungs and have the she had been suffering from nervous pus drained off. My husband and I did not know what to do. The child indigestion for several years and had been to many doctors, but none was was in a deplorable condition and had able to help her. Through a lady lost so much weight that you wouldn't friend she heard of Poo On Chinese recognise him. We could not see how Herbs and decided to consult the he could undergo an operation in the condition that he was in. We had really given up all hopes for him and many of the neighbours gave up hope of his recovery. Knowing what the Poo On Chinese Herbs did for me and my other boy, Royle, we consulted the herbalist and were given some Foo On Chinese herbs for the boy

Imagine our foy and gratitude when the child began to improve and

Mr. Thomas McMorran, ax chairman of the Indian Tea Asso- clation, London. atated, in reply to Mr. J. D. Cassole, KC., represent ing opponents of the application, that returns for the first ten months of 1928

B ahowed diminution of 8,000,000lb in the

good crop, had resulted in lower prices, but declared that circum stances had obviated the necessity of carrying the agreement into effect.

Herbalet.

MRS. PERRY BAYS;

REPAIRS

SECOND TO NONE MODERATE CHARGES

The only repair shop

(FIR) in Hong Kong central.

FIAT GARAGE 67A, 67B, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel C. 4821

SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES.

GUNS:-Greener, Wabley & Scott, B.B.A, J. W. Needham & Ralek Freres Air Rifles Revolvers. S. & W Rifs Accessories Aper- ture Sights Sporting requisitos Cartridges to suit all bores. THE HONG KONG SPORTING ARMS AND AMMUNITION STORE 5-6, Beaconsfield Arcade."

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaka and Camerná, Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging. ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.

A Trial Order is Solicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel No. C. 8459. 264, Den Vaux Road C. Hoa Soa.

If you want the latest, fullest and most re-

in three days was able to get out of liable information on bed and walk about a little. We con- tinued with the herbe and the child

China

counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. tion): If this application were medicines and all falled to bring me

The benefits and help that the Foo On Chiness Herbs have brought coneumpton of Java and Sumatra into my family are more than I can tea In England compared with ever repay. The health and happi 1927. He said that in 1926 ness that these herbs have brought there was an inquiry as the re-into my home is more than I can ex- sult of an agreement on the part press. In words

For years I suffered with nervous of his association and other a indigestion. Every time I would 'ent 8ociations to restrict their output my stomach would fill with gas and of Indian and Ceylon teas when a I would be in a distressed condition was soon in a normal condition and and was droway. At times I was unweight that he lost and today is a for several hours., I had headaches completely cured. He gained all the able to do my work and had to go well and happy little fellow. The to bed, I destored" with many phy“ neighbours are still remarking on the sicians for years, but none was able remarkable recovery by the Poo On to do me any good, and as time went Chinese Herba" on I became worse and more, discour Thorsands suffering from catarrh, Mr. J. W. Morris (appearing Bå aged. My husband has spent several branchial and lung trouble, throat, counsel for the Grocers' Fadera-hundreds of dollars for doctors and cough, asthms, hay fever, malazia,

tion, gastritis, piles, diarrhoea, fistula, granted would the consumption or any relief.

Through

I heard of the heart disease, eczema, scrofuls; Zemais Empley, ton in England increase? Poo On Chiness, Herbs. I was doubt trouble, nervousness, insomnia, ahealty. * ful but hearing: of the many cures kidney, bladder trouble, Bright'="dire -We hope so

In making this application whose that these herbs had brought about ease, diabetes, rheumatim, neuralgiay Interests have been primarily Foo On Chinese Herbs astonished me. paralysis, tumors

I ́decided to go. The results of the dropsy, affected, the trade or the public? After a few doses I began to notice dizziness,

application.

Every description of Banking Butl

nexa transacted.

Loans granted on approved secute)

Stian

· Special facilities for Home E change.

"HEAD, OFFICE; HONG KONG,

:: 10, "Des Voeux Road Central,

Home Song

Authorised Capital. HHOU J. CHEN,

Fald-Up Capital Reiervo Manager

BRANCHES AND AGENCIE

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Batavia Mell

Established 1912”

Bombay Calcutta Canton

¿Paris

Pekin

Would you agree) thing, the rublle, quality

price

ter

stomach, trouble, indigestion, constipa

huach

bana Burak durerence in the condition of "asurice, and minnyzBDHET the only my stomach) and my generalf-bealth, fateur have been

I continued to take the herba and in" and happiness! Merna a short time I was completely cured. | drugs or the

are some pre- Bince that time: Is have gained steadi- Chinese Be

Why Trio weight and can now eat any

thing And All the ment without the

·leart" distres4.22, 1 CALE Truthfully say that 1:2881) bebber: now

in years, cand

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Consult

KELLYE