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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Apikerland Capitalitzant
Land and Fully Pride
Bore Funde:--
Farting
109,900,000 10,100,000
***** $11,2000,000 -
Roosers Liablity of Proprietors ------ $220,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Pald-up Capital
Reserve Fand
£3,000,000 | £8,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
priators
-$3,000,000
BOARD OF DIRYOTOKA (~~ 2.2. Zwares, They.
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAR
AMBITRAR
KOCHINO
BANGIGE
BATAVIA BOMBAY
Chal
T. d. ll. stan, king.
Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Ball, Mag. M. 14. 1odi, tan.
A. H. Complfun, V
Mr. CHEN, Miserin
LHOT
BANGKOK BATAVIA HOM HAN
BALCUTTA SANTON CHETOO DOLOMBO DAIREN POOCHOW BAIPTING BAN HURO **4*444 RARNIN
MONDLEW
ILIKA
IPON
JOHORM
KONK
ZON UKR
M-kin. 2.000.
Bon. Mr. J. 2. Patorana.
J. A. Plummet, Bog.
. . Graybare. Een.
KUALA LUMPUR
Chief Hauge.
TANESOR LYONS
MANUA
MUAR (Jokorej
MORDEN
NEW YORK
PESPINA
PENANG
BANDOOK
MAIGON
SAN FRANCI#00
MILANDRAI
HINGAPORE
SOUAAMATA
HUNUMI PATARI
TIENTHIN
TOKYO TRINGTEO TOKOHAMA
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Larai CurreRPY
kasi #val Papustes merited for the sheria estudo is linnal Cartusey and Barbag
switch will used on applistan
Bong Kong. 22nd May, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Berthow of the shers Wank la pusduated # the HONG LONG AND TRAXONAT BAJK
NATION
tappidactica.
TON THE ONHION END KINGLA
MARKING [RPORATIN
V. M. GRAYBURN,
kiel Mannent.
Hong Kong. 24th April, 1933.
SAFETY FIRST!
To Safeguard Your Valuable and Jewelleries,
Depealt them in Vaul that is really: FIRE PROOF
BURGLAR-PROOF
DAMP PROOF I OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Bezanine Floor of Our New building a Specially Con- structed to provide all of those Im- Dortant Quation.
You may obtain a Safe Deport Box in this most up-to-date Vault fur your own use at a very moder ale Rentai.
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Carner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter. 1879.
Casiral Back to Frame
- Jaguəd Aburago bruns
On and after August 15th, 193, the
on Special 1 rate of Interest
$
Cal
Deposit will be al 2% balance and the rate for balauri on *** $10,000 will be quoted on aj... (Maximum rule-14%)
LONDON BANKILLS.
Barlays Buca, End, lavpur $10LE. Midhat Book, Lid Warr vid
ht
The Bank has Corresponding to all fan pruriga Jamadial Castra through w
I KOCHA
BONG KONG BRANCH:
$ Do You Fond Cantra
Hoy Bung Deremiar M, 1941.
Maunge
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
LIMITED.
Established 1848.
Capital (folly paĹ-up) Yen100,000,000, Reserve Fund
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencles at:
Alexandria Batavia Berlin
Nagarak! NLSOL New York
Diaka Far's Poiping
CALOUTTA
CANTON
CAWNPORN OBJU
COLOMBO
DELEI
HAIPHONG
HAMBORG
For In20
HANKOW
RABNIN
BOILD
KARACHI
XLANG
FPOB
KOL
KOALA EUROPE JU
MADRAS
MAKIDA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PRIPINO (Paking! PENANG RANGOON
RAIDON
BEMARANG КУЛЕНВАЛ PUTANO TAN FINGATURE KITIAWAN SOURABAYA TAIPING TTENTRIN
TOKOKATI (buka)
WKINGTAO
TOKOBANA
ZANDGANDA
and General
Foreign Exchange Banking business transarted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLET,
Manager. Hong Kong. 17th November, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Katablished 1912.
Band Office-Hong Kong.
kviknded Capital (31 2. Corrmacy?...$11,000,000
Bareers Fund 1,W,TH
Owato
BRANCH:
Hanghal
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance.
COTTON, SILVER | NEW YORK STOCK
AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York. Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages,
Last To-day's Changus Aver. Aver.
47.54 4811 57 up 26.85 26.06 11 up
New York, Jan. 24. Messrs. Asia Landa Ltd. have re- 30 Industrials 105.09 108.62 1.53 up
20 Ralla ceived the following quotations on
20 Utilities the New York cotton and wheat 40 Bonds 88.82 88.00 22 Down rubber, ailk and silver exchanges Commodity on the Commodity Exchange Inc.. New York:
Closing Commodity January 23.
Prices
SILVER
on
| HUMPHREYS ESTATE
AND FINANCE GO.
$221,791.08 Profit For 1933.
DIVIDEND OF 8 PER CENT
At the forthcoming annual gen- eral meeting of the Humphreys Estate and Finance Company, Limited, the following allocation of the profits for the year ending December 31, 1933, amounting to | $221,791.08, will be recommended,
by the Directors:-
Payment of a dividend of eight (per cent, on 200,000 shares, absorb-
ing $160,000.00; transfer $16,662.32 to Special Repairs and Renewals Account, bringing the
EXCHANGES.
of
Index ...... 61.97 62.15 18 up jsame up to $20,000.00; transfer of Messrs. E. A. Plerec & Co Re- $13,058.00 to Building Improvement| port:-It looks as though the mar- Account, bringing the same up to ket gave an answer to those who $60.000.00; and carrying forward are antincipating a reaction in the the balance of $32.270.76 to next immediate future. There is no sel- account. Silver: Commodity Exchange Jusling pressure around and we think of New York:
that operations for a rise are likely Jan. 22 Range Jan. 21 Range to be continued: barring unexpect- Mar.
...44.90 441.90 44.65 44.70
ed news. Wheat: The market 45.10 46.20
was easy May45.30 45.40
on early local selling. July 46.00 46.00 45.65 45.65 Prices were firmer Inter on lack of TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. Total sales for the day:-
offerings and dust storms in Kan-On London~~ 158 contracts of — 261 contracts of sas, where there are no indications
26.000 ozs each 25.000 or each
of rains. Cutton: Liquidation Market:-Steady,
was responsible for early selling. which was largely absorbed by the Trade. Spinners' buying was aug- Exchangmented by now speculative pur chases and later there was a broad Jan. 22. Jan. 23. fened demuai. Silver: An initial
9.64 9.60
decline red the over-night ae-
Credits 60 days' 9.90 9.84
cumulation of selling orders due to 10.09 10.15
sight the easier prices ruling in London. On Paris- Washington presa тёрогія stato
On demand Credits 4 sight
Rubber:
RUBBER.
Commodity
Inc, of New York:
March
May
July
Park, Hangbok Total anles for the day:-
501 contracts -243 contracta
sad hea Francires LONDON BANKERS ---
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORKKANADENTS
Ty all prioriyal nition of the World.
Pokolju Exchange and making kurinave of varyption transersed.
Safe Depot Boran (ratioun alone) el s. yanıls canal of trom 84 w 946.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital ....
Undivided Reserve and
Profita...
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG 12, Der Voeux Road Central
Jan.
NATIONAL SUK
EXCHANGE.
Jan. 22 Range Jan. 23 Range
1.39 141 1.39 1.41
SUGAR
that the Silver Bloc will arge the inclusion of silver in the Stabilisa-: tion Fund.
Business Bone:-2,380,000 shares.
Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffes Air Reduction Exchange:
T. T.
1/5% On demand
1/50% Four months' sight 1/5 Credits months'
sight
1/0%
On New York-
On demand
3634
nom.
585
months'
626
On India-
T. T.
Last To-day's!
972
Price Price
On demand
97/2
$
On Shanghai-
303 104
$10,000,000,00 $5,598,600.00
March
May Joly
1.42
1.46
Jan. 22. Jun. 23. American Sinelting
1.42
1.47 1.51 1.50
Allied Chemical & Dye 161% American Can
....192
154
On demand On Japan:-
110
1024
On demand
122
45%
45%
American Tel & Tel 117 American Tobaces "B" 79 American Waterworks..
118
Un Mantia-
73
On demand
73
224
22%
$ 2,312,000.00
Anaconda Capper Mining
16
On Singapore.........
10%
Market: Quiet.
Auburn
On demand
624
524
COTTON. Cotten: New York Cotton change:
Bendix Aviation
191
Borden Co
23%
52 201 24
On Batavia-.
On demand
57
Fx-Canadian Pacific
16% 16%
On Salgon-
5. 1. Сдве
Caterpillar Co
ARD.
.11.08 11.09
11.10 1.10
P. K. Kwok. Esq.
Chryler Motors.
Chase National Bank
76% 27%
78
On demand
58%
28
271
On Bangkok-
54
3414
On demand
12614
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Eaq
May
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
July
Mar.11.12 11.13 .11.25 11.26 11.41 11.42
11.14 11.15
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 43%
43%
Sovereigns bank buy-
11.28 11.29
Curtiss Wright..
3
34
ing rate
11.44 11.44
98% 101
1/6
16
Bar Silver per oz.
19/2
Wong Chu Son, Esq.
Oct.
Eastman Kodak
86%
Bar Silver in Hong
Kan Ying Po, Erg.
¡Der
23%
Kong
nom.
Electric Bond & Share
Middling
17
Copper Cush
Electric Power & Light.
64
nom.
General Electric
29
22%
General Foods
General Motors
Gillette Safely
11%%
Gold Dusi
19%
Hong Kong Sub. Coin
894 90%
Internat Harvester
Internat Tel & Tel
43%
15%
88 89
8834 893%
Ligge & Myers "B""
83%
Loew's Inc
2
274 47
20%+ 27%†
18
15% 18%
4%%%
30
8% 46% 2436
47
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-- Sir Shonson Chow, Chairman.
Il Koon Chun, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq. Chief Manager.
Li Tee Fong. Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—
Manila
Seattle Melbourne
FATANK Shanghai Singapore
Jan. 22 Range Jan. 23 Range
41.55 11.66 11.59 11.59 ...11 67 11.47 11.71 11.71
Spot 11.50
11.50
CHICAGO WHEAT.
Wheat: Chiengo Board of Trade:
Amay
Batavia
Bombay Calcutte
Naguali
New York
Canton Haiphong fiatica Bonault
Osaka
Porin
Prining
Sourabaya Swatow Syndey
May JJuly
September
Penang
Talhoku
Rangoon
Tientsin
Sulgon
Tokyo
Vancouver Yokohama
Kobe Kowloon London
Sun F'cisco
Peper description of inking and vikingo business transaned. Loans zronted on approved seepritles,
Durant Arrogate opened in Local.
a) and Fixed Deposite received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which vill he quoted on application
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager", Hong Kong, 24th November, 1938.
THE
INC.
Bond Offen:-65, Broadway, New York
Jan. 22. Jan. 23.
Total sales for the day:-
10,000,000
10,000,000 bushels
bushels NEWLY MINED GOLD: (WASHINGTON).
Du Pont de Nemours
American Radiator
Electric Auto-lite Co
Romery Ward
National
Biscuit
City Bank
2647
National Dairy Producir 15%
Otis Elevator
Pacific Gas
& Electric 19
Packard Motors ..
Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Pennsy
Iteconstruction Finance Corpn's buying price, per oz.
34.45 34.45
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL BANK LTD.
National Bank Building, BA, Des Voeux Road, Central. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. Authorized Capital
..... $5,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital
1,000,000.00 New York, London and Paris Agents; BANKERS TRUST COMPANY. We offer facilities for the transac tion of general banking business Foreign Exchange transacted. Stocks and bonds bought and sold. Loani igranted on approved securities,
LEE FANG. General Manager.
Cannes
Перевания
U.9.86,000,000.00 US$1,867,089.17 -3.8.$1,718,979.67
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
Authorized Capital ....£8,000,000
Itly
Radio Sears Roebuck Standard Brands Standard Gas
Standard Oil Co of NJ, 46%
Socom Corpn...
Техан Trans-America
Union Carbide & Carbon 47% Union Pacific
United Air & Transport 33%
United Corpa
United States Steel Westinghouse E & M
BID.:-1.
42
Copper Centa
1% prem. 30Rate of Native Interest 3% pa.
38% Chinese Sub. Coln .... 32% % la.
27%
prem.
TWO FIRMS WITH SAME NAME.
Claim To Delete Words In Rival's Trade Mark.
APPLICATION GRANTED
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934.
Fatally Shot at Sea
Karl Werner Heye, 3rd, wraithy 25- year old broker, of Rochester, N, Y., who was shot and killed accidentally by his traveling companion. Charles Manger, aboard the liner Bremen' while en route to Europe.” “The Bremen's captain announceu malter must be referred to Getaan courta
the
GOVERNMENT WOOD THIEVES CAUGHT.
Two Coolies Fined For Cutting Trees.
A fine of $25, in default three] weeks' imprisonment, was impos- ed upon Ng Sau. an unemployed earth-coolic, by Mr. E. W. Hamil
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
For the convenience of callers Lady Southorn's Visitors' Book will be available at the Colonial Secretary's. Office (ground floor), Lower Albert Road, during office hours.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO, LTD..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Nthat the THIRTY-SIXTH OR-
of
DINARY YEARLY MEETING this Company will be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 8th February, 1934, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1933.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from Wednesday, the 31st January, 1934 to Thursday, the 8th February, 1934, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
F. H. CHAPNELL, Secretary. Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LIMITED
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
NOTICE
that the
ANNUAL OR- MEETING
GENERAL
ton, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for cutting dead trees at DINARY Government Plantation No. 6A. of Shareholders will be held at
Hong above the new catchwater, yester-the
Kong Hotel. Hong fay.
On MONDAY, the 12th
Kong
it was stated that defendant had February, 1934, at 11.30 a.m. for recently returned from Holland, the purpose of receiving the Report where he was employed as an earth-of the Directors together with a coolie.
Statement of Accounts for the year Li On.
fault one
another unemployed ended 31st December, 1933. earth-coolie, was fined $50, in de-l The TRANSFER BOOKS of the month's imprisonment, Company will be CLOSED from for cutting trees at the same place. TUESDAY, 30th January to MON- DAY, 12th February, both days inclusive.
FUNERAL OF MRS. A. J. D'ECA.
Interment Yesterday
At Happy Valley. MANY FRIENDS PRESENT
At the Roman Catholie Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday the fun- [neral took place of Genoveva Gomes {(Nina) d'Eca, wife of the late Mr. A. J. d'Eea, of the Hong Kong and Macao Steamboat Company,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1934,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
T instructions to sell by Pubile
THE Undersigned have receivad
Auction
ON
Monday, the 29th. January, 1934, commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at No. 38, Humphreys Building, Kowloon
ware
The Rev. Father Rossi officiated. A Quantity of Valuable House- naalsted by Rev. Father Granelli, hold Furniture and Black wood Rev. Father Spada and Sisters from Ithe French and Italian Convents On View from Sunday, the 28th.
were also present.
January, 1934,
Others present
were C. M. S. |Alves, O. Barretto, A. V. Barros, H. J. Figueiredo, M. A. Figueiredo,
J. M. Graca, F. M. Graca, M. A.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 24th January, 1934.
THE
Remedios, J. E. M. Remedios, J. A. C. Ribeiro, J. Rebeiro, J. M. S. Ro- sario, A. F. Silva-Netto, E. Souza, E. V. M. R. de Souza, J. M. R. Xa Auction
Mr. R. C. H. Liz on behalf of Ivier and others. 17% Poon Mak Ching Yee, widow, trad-
The decreased lady is survived 7%ing as Pun Sui-cheong, of 13, Slur only caughter, Pureza, her 404
frother, foar brothers, L. B., F. X., | Hong Ching-kai, Fatahan, Kwang-3. Y, and J. R. Gomes and several 128
34% tung, and new residing at the Great sisters, one of whom is a Sister of 66% Eastern Hotel, Connaught Roadja Religious Order. The last named 43% Central, this morning made an ap-brother is in residence at Amay. plication before the Acting Chlor Other relatives are A. M. and J. C- Justice, Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood, to ex- Eca, F. P. d'Eca (brother-in-law) punge from the Register of Trade and J. H. Gomes (uncle), Marks, the words Fat Shan Poon Sui Cheong, this being a part of the trade mark registered in res- pect of Tooth and Toilet Brushes by the Poon Sut Cheong Firm of No. 289, Queen's Road Central.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
His Lordship made an order ac- cordingly, the respondent firm en- tering no appearance.
LAUNCH OWNERS SUED BY HIRER,
Capital Surplus Reserves
Paris New York
Yen.121,250,000
Anitrary
ANSAR
Boule
BRANCHES -
Gener
Mexico City #100 (large
Hasebery
Jenn Parts Widg Pelping
Jornalain London Liverpo
Montreal
Brussels
Geneva
London, Yesterday.
79 23/32 6.00% 5.04 22.452 16.14%2
Amsterdam Milan Berlin
7.78
69%
13.20%
HEAD OFFIom.
Stockholm
19.39%
Routin pien
Tunaim
18. Gracioờmenh Bersel, London, 204.
Copenhagen Oslo
Ma Oce
Subscribed Capital....
1,800,000
Vienne
22.40 19,90 294
+
Tokop
Paid-up Capital .....
1,050,000
Mix Milan
Reserve Fund & Rost.
1,240,786
Prague
105
Helsingfors
226
Madrid
88%
Claim For Balance Of Deposit.
Bangkok
New York
Lisbon
110.
Bortbay
Kuody.
Роли
Dalche
Portla
Athens
672%
Ouloske
Kota Bharu.
Det
- (Msoriilma) Rangoon
Bucharent
580
Dalla
Belgrade's
230
Howick
Kuantan (Pahang Bindi Mada
Birmport
Kio
4%*
Buenos Aires Bombay
8612*
Shanghai
1/4
Hong Kong
1/6
Yokohama
Bangoon
Bombay Calcutta Gaston. Dairan (Dairy) Fangtien (Mulden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg Bankow
FF
Harbin
Hong Kont Honolulu Fainidog
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Moll
San Francis Beattle Semarang Shanghai Singapore Soerabaya Tientsin Tokyo Telogtan
Bydney
Yingkow
Parce
Branches of American Expense Com. pany in Principal alties of United
States of America and Canada, 19
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Parconal invaetment anacounts kandlad
The Company offers to intending Travelers the use of its Travelers
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Lád.
KBANGBLA pol
Kuala Lipis Kuala Lumpur
WONG KONⱭ'BRANOH.
“Rewy doswigston of Banking and Stukangi bist
Trustee and Executarships under-
Interess: allowed on Current A+-|Chouw, and Letters of Cradit and, taken, too, je pe
in addition, tha world-wide. sarviens INTEREST | Allowadzon). Dermans. Abarunda “m Deposits received for axed periods of its thoroughly equipped Travel De-dzi Tappala, at Bains that may be manurtalaní
að rates to be obtained on application:
IL MORITA
dong Long, 11th September. 1588.
7. E..E038;
*WA DUGGAN,
Hong Kong, Ind. May, 1928.
.1/6 8/02
1/2 'Silver, Spot
194 Silver Forward....... 19, 9/16- Warloan 84% 101 5/16 Sellers Official
Wireless Bervice.
LOCAL ESTATES.
Hong Kong Resident
Leaves $37,300.
Wong Koon Sze, allas Wong!
is inderaigned have received Instructions to sell by Public
ON
Thursday, the lat, January, 1934, commencing at 11 am.
Queen's Building, Top Floor, Con- at The L. Everett Inc. Office,
naught Road.
A Quantity of Valuable Office
Furniture
On View from day of sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 24th January, 1984.
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
Kwoon-shu, alias Wong Kun-sht, "PIRATES
allas Wong Chik-sang, alias Wong [Chi-woon, late of 12 Bonham Road, Hong Kong, who died at the French
OF
Convent Hospital, Causeway Bay PENZANCE”
on August 21, 1983, left local estate sworn under $87,800,000**
Probate has been granted to Wong Pub-yuen, gentleman, and to Before the Fulene Judge Mr. U King-yuk, Kwok King cheung and R. E. Lindsell, at the Supreme Tam King-ip, concubines. Court this morning, Li Wing, of 48]
Walter Henry Grace, Intq of the Dundas Road, Mongkok, claimed Junior Cariton Club, Pall Mall, City from Tai Bang-cheong and Keong of Westminster, London, and of the Pan, the sum of $520, being the Villa La Cava, Cannes, Alpes balance of a security deposited by Maritimes, France, who died on the plaintiff with the defendants in February 12, 1982, left local estate connection with the hire of the valued at $6,900,
KING'S. THEATRE.
February 6, 8, 9 & 10 at 5.30 p.m. Matinee, Feb. 7 at 4.30 p.m. Booking at the King's Theatre from February 1st:
Pricen $8,50, $3.00, $2.00 & $1.00
(Excluding Tax):{
Children Half Prics for the Matines
Services (In - Unifors
steam launch Sing Yuen. Ad application by Daniel John Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for Lewis, solicitor and lawful at the plaintif and Mr. A. e) Arculli torney, for sealing the certified Price at all performan represented the defendants,
The case is proceeding,
copy of the probate of the will has
been granted;
$2.00 a $1.39 Boats,
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