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SOZODONT BOWDER Wereweging Beautifying ↑

TEETH AVEGETABLE COMPOUND

PREPARED FROM A COLLECTION OF THE PUREST & CHOIGES? INGREDIENTS

83-3

F3

Sozodont

Is a debcately fragrant mouth deodoriser and a tonic for the teeth. Its regular use préserves the teeth and prevents tartar deposits.

It makes the teeth white and strengthens the gums. And it does not impair the taste

Use it to-day and everyday—it makes for good health,

Scaodontis in tjxzen forma-yuwder. Hiquid, and paste each; agusally & Stective.

To the powder Brut it iets the regitiments of most people.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

THE

FROM EUROPE.

H.A.L. Steamship

"ALESIA," Captain Habel, having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowys of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Con Ltd., whence delivery riny be obtained against Bills-of-Lading countersigned by the Undersigned.

to

Optional Cargo will be carried on unless notice the contrary be given TO-DAY.

All

Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival lære, alter which date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted offor the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst. will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafod, and damaged goods must be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 12th inst, at 9.30 a.š..

No Fim Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever

HAMBURG AMERIKA DINIE,

Hongkong Office,

Hongkong, 7th August, 1911.

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TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

9.8. "KIYO MARU.“

FROM SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS AND JAPAN PORTS.

THE

above-named "Steamer

Jaring

arrived, Cousignees of Cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside,

Cargaining under

tho inat, at 5P.M., will be lauded at Con- signeer risk and expense and delivery must then be taken

taken from

Company's Godowa,

No

Firs Insurance whatever will be effectedī. "No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown, and nil Goods remaining undelivered on MONDAY, the 14th inst, afternoon, will be subject to rent and landing charges,

All obefed nou otherwise damaged Cargo to be left on board or Godown, and examination of same to ke arranged...

All Claims must be filed on or before Mon. may, the 21st inst, otherwise they will not be recognised.

K. "MATSDA.

Agout

1003

Hongkong, 7th August, 1913.

OLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO, CONSIGNEES..

MIDDLESBORO', HULL, LONDON AND STRAITS,"

"FROM ANTWERP,

HE Steamship

THE

-“ GLENTURRET”

Captain R Webster, hoving arrived from the above Porta, Consignes of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consigue risk and expense,

Cargo will be carried on unleas instructions are given to the contrary before NOON, TO-DAY

All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godomas, where they will be: examined on MONDAY, 18th inst... st 10 am.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN DATS of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

-No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Glodowns, and all Goods remaining. nudelivered after the 14th inst will be subject to rest.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

SHEWAN, TOMÈS & CO.. Agents.

(1008

Hongkong, 7th August, 1911.

TOYO KISEN KAISHA..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.S. NIPPON MARU."

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU AND JAPAN PORTS.

T

When

on the Sick-list

aman's usefulness and enjoyment. of life are about nil. He feels perhaps a burden to himself and a trouble to othors. The cheerful- Tags natural to him is sadly over cast by the depression caused by continual indisposition. The sun, of Good Health lias behind a black cloud, and before the warm raya- oan again, rajolos him, that aloud must be dispersed. 17. such ia your experience You should

Take

steps to ensure an immediate return. of health and strongth, › This means that you should put your digestive organs in perfect order-cleanse the liver-regulate the bowels and kidneys-purify the blood-tone up the nervous system. To affect this thoroughly and completely you should pus yourself through a course of that medicine which has proved of such exceptional value in so many casas--namely

Beecham's Pills

Sold everywhere in beses, prlee gåd. (36 pills), 1/1156 pills) ad afg (168 pilla),

OF

AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE

LORDS AND HOUSE OF COMMONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST LITH, 1911,

RUBBER COMPANIES.

MANTERN INTERNATIONALS.

The Eastern International Rubber Trust Jusuffered in depreciation in its sonrition of £92,000 sterling. Consequently to dividend is declared, but £30,000 Le placed to reserve and £37,600 carried forward.

BOBBER PROSPECTS IN MALAY STATES. Mr. A.

world's markets and seriously to handicap the growing cotton manufacturing industry in Chin In 1910 China imported, chiefly from India, 245,137 owls, of raw cotton.

and at Ht. T. 4,463,995 (£601,012), as against 136.177 cwts, valued at Hk. Tis. 2000,915 (£269,536) in 1909. The increased import is due to the fat that Shanghai mills were obliged Inst

god inst year to purchase Indian cot- ton owing to the

they experienced in tot a reasonable price. An international com

of merchants interested in the trade has lately? been formed in Shanghai, and-is-row on-

at the renam, Angior, who presided last month obtaining even moderately watered untivo oot-

milto

mesting of the Bakit Bortsjam Rubber Company (Limited), said that the cont pany bad a strong financial position sufficient for their needs. The rabber cultivation had been nctively proceeded with, and the young rabber, in oo-operation with the Chinese authori ties and the native cotton guilds, in devising planted by the vendors was

casares for putting an end to the practice

cotton.

advices to be making ported by latest

of progress.

The vendors bad faithfully carried out their planting contract, and there was no absence of diacass. They had authorized. the manager to open up extensions to the extent of 250 acres s long as the seadis force could be well maia- tained. The cutput of mbber should be very tisfactory, for the latest reports spoke well of the state of the trees, and there were some 19,000 trees tappable and more to come on immediately. They had received a good re venue from cocoaunts. After a careful consus by the manager, the number of troos guaranteed by the vendors had been fonad to be correct. They had about 10,000 ueros of land. These tips held on in the prospectus had been falalled the end of 18 months from the incep

Lion of the company. He congratulated the aliareholders #pon the general outlook and the fset that they would som be a very profitable concern. Tapping really began in January last, and the amount of dry rubber which they harvested to the

of the financial year was ood 240616. For April the return was 1,2681b., for May. 1,714b., and or June 1,83lb. It was catimated that the amount of rubber which would be produced in the current financial year would be 32,9551b., and that should be readily The rubber which realised if not, exceeded, they had had come to hand had realised fair everage prices at public auction.

A discussion ousued, and M. F. W. Mitchell font fault with the amount of expenditure and that's a number of items were lapel together in

the accounts.

Mr. Williams, who spoke amidst interruption, aid that he considered that the criticisme were unfriendly. Mr. White asked cortain questions of detail.

According to a recent report, there are now) 35 cotton mills working in China, of which about one-half are situated in Shanghai. The number of spindles is given as 903,416. and of looms as 3808. The total annual outpat is hoed, on a moderate estimate, at 272.000.000 11s of yarn and 45,600,000 yards of shirtings and drille.

CHINA'S DESTINY.

THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN EDUCATION.

China is grently in noad of foreign-bred citi. zere declares his Excellency Liang Tang Yan, ex-President of the Wal-Wu-Pa, who after o log visit to America luft for home wid Europe on July 15. Speaking of China's development, his Excellency, who graduated from Yale University in 1882, told an interviewer:-

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ROBINSONS.

A REMARKABLE BOOK ON THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH.

The Fronek havo a particularly bappy phrase Libog." It conjures up in the mind's eye a hi, literally translated, means "The Joy of pietra of buoyant health nad happiness which resident in the Tropics. Yet there is no earthly appeals with particular foros the jaded even why these people should not share that Gallo friends.

1734

atler Falmer &&

The Wine Merchany of the Cast

INAPIE

sinfonts abroad shanid to sumbered by tons of exhiaration of wellbelag with our sprightly NAPIER JOHNSTONES'

That is exactly what a physician long resident in the Tropica now comes forward to show in a timely and fascinating publi cation with the very tempting title, How to Inep well in Tropical Climates," a title that will finds sympathe io echo in every heart through- out the whole of China.

Thina's destiny depends greatly upon the intuence of foreign education. Not nearly youths of Chies are having the benefit of adication in America and Europe. Instead of being numbered by thousands, the Chinese thousands At the clow of the Boxer rebellion, in 1900, I was in Haukow, and several foreign civependents came to talk to ine about the settlement of the claims to be presented by the Powers. I suggested that instead of exacting tremendous indemnities from China, forbidding the purchase of arms by her, and in every way to weaken her, the aggriored attrepting patios should insist on the locorporation in

Te koop wall to China is so easy, too, if you the protwool of prace of a clause to the effect only know how. And this the doctor proceeds that the Itaperit. Governm to formiga conatries tog we feel that we possess the master key to should send ten to foll sin such a breezy style that after read- themand students. to be educated. If that were done, it would health. to the best gumautee that no repetition of the Foxer troubles would occur. Unfortunately the Powers did not see it that way,

The Chairman replied, and said that a large amount of the money had gone in "spade" work. Ont of £11,000 velaid some £9,809 had gone upon the

cleaning up of the estates, which had been enormously improved in consequepoo. They would get uct only better, but earlier, returns from the cetates. It was impossible to. forecast what proft they were likely to make upon futuro sales. No one could tell what Minging Lare would do. It was impossible, of course, to develop, the whole area of 10,000 acres There were still a certain number of shareholders poul and American universities. But what a st option. If any of the shareholders could come on the hoard and do batter than the cirectors he would welcome then, He felt confident of the ability of the dirastors to carey cut the programme hid down,

"There is a crying need for mare fornign- trained men to assist the Government. When I student America there ware bun-

The author planges right into his subject by first telling us frankly that many make the fatal mike of attempting to regulate life on the Eurpean plas. There is hope and sheer in the declaration that "it is absurd to suppose that the

unlees they had a great deal more capital. dreds of Japanese youths at the great Euro. Cannot livo and enjoy to in the

Sir W. H. Treacher seconded the resolation for the adoption of the report and accounts, which was agreed to.

RUBBER INVESTMENT TRUST.

The report of the Rubber Plantations Invest-

ment Trust for the

the year ended March 31st bas row been issued, and makes interesting reading In the balance-sheet. there appears a sum of $418,556 us investments in shares, debentures, and options, represented by approximately 72 per cont. In rubber, including coffee interplanted in rubber) 25 per cout, in tea, and 3 per cant, in tobacco and other products. The geographi cal distribution of the cost of the trust's invest

THORNE'S ments at March 31st last is as follows:-Ceylon,

After the quaint paradox that "your stomach is only balf a stomach in the Tropics," he swells

the necessity for supplying the stomach with something rich in the element which goen to build up the nerve bealth, and without whjob there can be no bodily hasith, viz., phosphorus And it is equally essential, the writer say*, that we should apply this substance in an easily digestible form, for the stomach is, as we

ve heard, a low-power ope."

har

thousand students of Western learning could neemplish in a small nation like Japan would hardly be a beginning in a great nation like Chius. Chios cannot expect to do what Japan di 30 years. She needs a hundred times mar students than Japan did. Of recent years more students have boon oomitg to Americe and Burope and fewer to Japan. Some timeago it was thought it would be wisest to send

in China that because

cause of

the lesser expense

"It is here," declares this medical authority, Classe students to tas Japanese universities,

** the touío food called Saestogen comes in as an instead of to Europe or Aiterion. That idea aid ta diet. It is so easily digestible that has been changed now. People in China realisa palicate in the Boute stage of enteris forer that the student who comes back from Japan are constantly being fed on it, and it has only the most superficial training in administats the vitalising substanca upon Western culture and knowledge. This is be which the vital forces actually depend, and ourse the Japanes training is in itself very in sok a manner that the hungry tissues can superficial. Chinese students, graduated from main upon them and stopt them to their various Japanese institutions, soon find they know only 190 le about a great things, and not easyh about any One thing to be of benefit.

Too many Chiosa students abroad follow the law and political economy, beping to fit themselves for immedia's entry into politics "In this connection," says the doctor, after graduation. What China neods is more must never be forgotten that we live not on engineers, Boientific farmers, and educated busi- who we ent but on what we absorb," new mon. One unfortunate result of the in- Alter areading adneation of our young men abroad is in the pointing out the special milk dangors

I Sanstogen says: that after their return home and their entry hara substance which is milk and yet is bat

rapidly. There is such a positions too

The Carein or roughly of Cusein and water. the Government, and so few to fill the positions, mert food Samatogen, which is almost univer COTTON CULTIVATION IN CHINA, that advancement comes to the foreign-trained sally recoguised by medical mon ag the

stilent before he is matured salliciently to fill soient flo fond. SCOTCH WHISKY peling has drawn up & memorandain on the through a very critical period at present. If 95 per cent. of Cascia combined with 5 per The British-Acting Commercial Attache at adelantely the higher posts. China is, passing Tu Sauatogen," he goes on to say, "we have

| cultivation of colleu àd the manufacture of the empire can be at pe will find Itself and the most powerful known substance for both for twenty or thirty cent of phosphorus, the combination supplying

OLD VAT

No.

15

There is the solution of the whole problem. And then a grave' note of warning is sounded by this expert. Digestive disorders are the frequent fore runuers of enteric fever and dysou- tury,

per

cent.; East Coast Sumaira, 16) per sent, Java, 25 per cent.; Malay Peninsula, 253 For cent,; and Bouthern India, 1 per coat.

xelading & few cases of companies in the development stage (which, however, lac.directors confidently expect will be brought into bearing at considerably less than the figure given below), the average cost to the trust of its investmente is not likely to exceed £65 por asrein bearing: and this average anm should be considerably into Government employ they are promoted to tar thon milk, Milk," he observes, consis

we

This vat was started by the late Robert Thornduced by the holdinge being soguired by the higa for trained men in every department of ritus part is made the basis of this new

of Greenock send has been sold as No. 4 since 1831

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA

A. S. WATSON & Co., LTD.

1902

• BELF CURE NO FICTION: @/ NO BUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY

THERAPION NI®!

In a romarkably short time, often a few daya apiy, Cures discharges(either sw)nopavzeding infections

THERAPION No.2

Cures blood puson, bad lege, ulvern, soses, painful

etod jolas,&s, when mercurial treatment fails.

THERAPION NO.3

Cures throne weakness, los vigor Kod vial force. Either Number Therapian & ali melf trontipant directions enclosed, of chemists or postfres from The Cerc Medicine Co. Haverstock Ed,Hamm stead, con, Eng. Try New Dragos (Tasteless) Form of Therapion,casy to take,safe, lanting cure. Frade Marked word THERAPİQNilis on British Govt Stamps fixed every sociopark 127 X THERAPIONEX OURES TO STAY OURED.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

BARBER" LINE OF STEAMERS.

· NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Steamship "SATSUMA.”

trust in companies of its own promutinge.

denend

stimulating and feeding the nerves. proves that

with its

high nutritive value Sanctogen forme at ancen almost perfect and complete diet for the low-power system of the average resident in China.

cotton gooda in China, from which we take the year, I belters the conatry following

will emerge from the present doubtful condition The trade retorns of the Imperial. Maritimos real world. Power. Too many progressives Custom for the year 1910 show an expert of raw want to go too fast in the reorganisation and cofton from China to fore ga countrinof1,247,304 the establishment of parliamentary government. pieuls (1.484,885 owia.), valued at Bk. Tle. 28, China cannet do this without inviting, ruin, 141,23 (about, £3,789,800). This is an incrasse Though the Constitution is promised for 1915 of nearly 100-per cent, over the previous year's I do not know whether or not China will be export, and of just 60 per cent our the aver-ready for it at that time. My country ie the famous Dr. Edwald, of the University of

ge quantity exported during the preceding developing a great national spirit, but some four years. The figures are→→

Year.

1906

1907

1908 1909 1910

Qwts. Hk. Tls. 916.121 11631,138 1,176.256 16,959,737 730.368 10345.205 754,389 14,552 021 1,484,885 28,141 234

T

He quotes, amongst others, the testimony of

desire that it should.strip veelf of the old gne-Berlin, who declared after an extensive series of experiments with extorio patients treated with ments and put on the new before the time is Santogen that: "The inference to be draws ready"

CHINA WOOD OIL.

THE MULTIFABIQUS OSES TO WHICH IT IS

PUT.

to water

and white woen is impeted to:

itage,

from our experimente in that Sanatogen, on accourt of its ready absorption and its perfectly notárritant character, may be used with great

for adiant in

increasing the nutritive value of

* SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

18OLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG).

LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.,

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS.

CHAPOTEZUTS

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MORRHUOL

Superior to Emulsions or Cod Liver oil.

Each tiny Marrhuoi capsule ré presents the medicinal value of á icaspoonful of oil.

Recommanded at the Paris Aca- demy of Medicine, for loss of appetite and flesh, to patients with consumptive tendencies. ---Gold in bottles of 200 Capontos.

Bold by all Chemista.

all case of physical weakness, as CHILDREN OF les in the sonte stages of all those maladies wellas

rise of temperature, nad parti companied by rise of enlly enteric fever."

The average valua per owt has risen from Tls. 12.70 in 1906 to Tls. 18,95 in 1910 (that is, from 418 94, to 518., allowing for the difference

Some interesting particulars regarding China of exchange in the two years; the price in 1910

His graphic pen brings home to us most was thus approximately 5d. por lb.). wood oil are given in a United "tates Consular forfally how Sanstogen is a better touts that strong demand from Japan, and on the Cen-report to Washington. According to this re. alcohol; how it is indispensable in low fever, Malarial Fovers, and he concludes inent of Europe, in the second half of the port, the tree from bich China wood oil is pro with some cost profitable advice which avery

Dentery, year sont prices up to a record level in Tientsin, duced is one of those strangely versatile of Hankow, and Shangbai; best Taugehow cotton ganams which are occasionally fo nd to make retent in China should read, mark, learn, and was quoted in the last-used market stapproxi ey the path of man It has dozens of uses. Its inrardly digest

though not obtainable in mately 64d. per lh

Jarge sizes, is His points are progasnt with significance; to The export in 1910 from Tientsiz to Shanghai

but becomes very hard take only one of the many rich nuggets con and durable as

tand in this gold wine of information "Don't and foreign ports amounted to 148,809 wt., or five times the quantity shipped in 1939, while and inseous, so that it is specially suited to man be conquered by the debility which supervenes hipments from Hankow increased from 51,000 A fibre is obtained from the trees and on est tropical ailments sot allows yourself to owis, in 1909 to 277,498 cwts.in 1910 8ianistios is spun and woven into a useful cloth, but it is drift into the interesting invalid condition; of the distribation of the foreign export are not the fruit which principally of use. The tree yemay be interesting to yourself, but you will yet available, but it is probable that some 93 perineay of onltivation, and in from three to six be tat ab re to others."

And then he goes right on to tell us how to sent, went, us in previous years, to Japan. years bears fr-ely, yielding from 20lb, to 50lb.

While the high price of raw eaten, both in 61 puts a year for the

M

off the deadly debility. Fears or 60. the United States and in India, during the past

qualities can be How to keep well in Tropical Climates" is

Ho two years is mainly responsible for the increased gathered from the variety of uses to which the shorbingly interesting throughout plain,

Bome ider of eg ten

FROM NEW YORK

export of China cotton, the all-wand increase Chin se put the oil It about qual in use strightforward, and to the point It should be in production, more specially in Northfulness to coconut oil. It serves sa fuel and a oil in the bands of all desirous of knowing her to ONSIGNEES of Cargo are heroby informed China, is undoubtedly in great moteure Fer lamps It waterproofs paper for umbrellas gel well and keep well.

all Goods are being leaded at their due to

A the

limitad substitution of cotton for the

I number of specimen noples of this

4. and other purposes, and gives a manure sod in

sed interesti Carge remaining undelivered on FRIBAT, the risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and opium popps, 29 a result of the measures taken

booklet will be distributed free of the best classes of tobacco. It is used 11th just,,

just,, ut 5 P.M., will be landed at Consignees Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., by the Chinese Government to p ohibit the For

For varnishing boats and all sorts of wodwork ohyge, and can be obtained from More... and for making cloth waterpro›t. The WATSON & Co., Hongkong. Soud a post-card risk and Pense ADN delivery must thou be taken at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves cultivation of ouincial encouragement resulting from its 'imperfect combustion foday, mentioning "THE "HONGKONG DIY from Company's Godens,

has been given to the formation of socictios for No Fire Insurafco wistover will be effected, No Claims will be admitted after the Goods the study of cotton cultivation. In

In several pro- gives the well-known Chinese ink. Combined Faces." Sanntogen can be obtained of all No Claims will be regnised after tho. Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining vinces, notably Szechwan, Shantung, Chibli, and with lime, cley, sand and earth it forms com- Clamists and Bazaars, or direct from Messrs

Watson & Co. have left the Steamer of Gedown, and all Goods andolivered after the 15th inst, will be subject Yusnan, the Government have made free die pastion alm at a strong as granils. The ash raining undelivered on MONDAY, the 140 to rent.

tributions of

f seed, both native and fereign, and left after burning the nut itself, mixed with inet, afternoon, will be subject to rent and All Claims against the Steamer must be pre-hare appointed agents to instruct the prople in the oil, produces a party osment, which is used landing charges.

methods of enltivatica The ex- China for

wood for a first ecât of prox., or they will not be recognized.

ON SALE. periments

One of

of the

peculiar qualities of the oil

DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONE Unfortunately, the inoreased demand and high as it coagulates into a substance resembling WEEKLY PRESS. January to June, price paid for Chinese cotton has proved for ander, and cannot thereafter be softened by 1911. With INDEX. Price $7,50. much for the honesty of the native growers and hist. Whether the oil has had its possibilities collecting agents, who have carried the practive for usefulness oxhuxted cannot be said, but ·Ofce.

■HE above-named Steamer having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified

to send in their Bitle of Lading for Counter- signature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo nagride.

delivery may be obtained.

All chafed and otherwise damaged Cargo to b. i sented to the Undersigned on or before the improved ich have been carried on during line for caulking borts and makes a good

8th

to

left on board or Godown, and examination of All broken, olafel, and demaged Goods are the past year in Chibli rovines appear to have it of heating abere a certain high tempera same to be arranged.

be left in the Godowns, where they will be been partioularly successful. All Claims must be filed on or before Monday, examined on the 14th inrt, at 2.30 F.M.

the 28th just, otherwise they will not bi recognised.

K. MATSDA,

Agent,

Hongkong, 8th August, 1911.

(1011

No Fire LasurLNÇO hos been effected

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & Co., LTD.,

Ageats Hongkong, 8th August, 1911, [1012

of watering cotton to a pitch which if persisted In bids fair to srolude Chinese citton from the

further utilities are quite likely to be found, At present its chief importance is as a varnish.

[105-207

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