NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE GRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.
HONG KONG STATION,
CURRENCY CHARGES ON
TELEGRAMS.
ENDERS of TELEGRAMS are
Hereby Notified that From the
OCTOBER, 1929, until Farther Notice, the CHARGES for Telegrams will be collected at the Eats of Dollar 0.49 to equal Franc 1.00.
E. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong. 1st Sept. 1959. (8395
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
BLAKE PIER-TAIKOO MOTOR
BUS SERVICE.
YOMMENCING
COMME on OCTOBER
IT, 1929, A MOTOR BUS SERVICE bo Operated Between BLAKE PIER and TAIKOO (WEST GATE). The Route Outwards will ba ria PEDDER STREET, DIS Vaux. ROAD, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, Gar Bean, Monny- SOR BILL ROAD, LEIGHTON HILL ROAD, ROAD.
Caroline Road and BHAVLIWAN
The Route Inwards will be the Same Except that Westward of thr
R. N. DOCKYARD it will be via MURRAY ROAD and CONNAUGHT ROAD,
BERVICE:-
From TAIXO07.00 A., and Every 15
Minutes Uat 31.13 P.M.
From BLAKE PIZA-700 AM. and Every 15 Minutas Until 11.15 P.X.
FARES:-
BLAKE PIZE-BAY VIEW POICE
STATION......
TAIKOO CAUSEWAY BAY ... 10
THROUGH FARE
-
INTIMATIONS.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER -21. 1929.
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held a MONDAY, the 29xp DAY
1929, t of SEPTEMBER
of the at the Offices Pablic Works Department, by Order of Hue ExcaLL NOT THE GOVERNOR Shamshuipe, in the Colony of Hong of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Kong, for term of 75 years, com mending from 1st July, 1888, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be ired by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further form of 24 years less three days,
fi
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Kowloon faland Ko
Ki Lung Stre:t be
tween
Wang Chuk
Etreet and Maple
Street.
¡ No. of Hala, ¡
Registry No.
Locality.
New
Lot No. 1274,
G
Boundary
Moaerro-
ments.
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sate plaa
About
16,740
Contents in
Square foot.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Apocal
Rental.
116
25,110
Upset Prica.
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WEATHER REPORT. denote sampans and, junks huddled In an undefended suit against-
Timothy O'Neill Lane, ber husband, Yesterday's weather report, fore. together in groups by the shores. Mary Lane, of Deng Hod, Hots cast and remarka, issued by the Kowloon's shores and streets aro' forth, Yorkshire, was granted a
stated:-
EUMINTOL Royal Observatory at 652 p.m., outlined by lights. Stonecutters decree nini with costs and the cus
A LIQUID
DENTIFRIOF
OF EXQUEITE
FLAVOUR MADE
FROM THE
FORMULA OF A
WELL
KNOWN
DENTAL
SPECIALIST.
THE REGULAR
DAILY USE OF
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of the Sale by Public Auction to
... 10 Ctr. be held on MONDAY, the 23mp Day of SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 3 r.., at the "Offices of the Fablis Work I
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LC. F. BELLAMY,
General Manager,
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NOTICE.
HONG KONG ST. ANDREW'S.
SOCIETY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held in the CITY HALL on FRIDAY,277: for SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 5.43 P.M., the purposes of receiving the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st August, 1929, and
of Elesting Office-beareri for the Ensuing Year, etc.,
E. M. BKYDEN,
Department, by Order of His EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR,
of CROWN LAND of One Lot of
in the Colony of Hong Shamshuipe, in the Kong, for a term of 75 years, commencing from 1st Jaly, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of E MAJENTY T Ko, For cue further term of 25 years leas three days.
No. of Salo.
Hon. Secretary. 2
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HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
DRAFT SIXTH EXTRA
RAFT Programmes and Entry RACE MEETING to be held an MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER, 1929 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained at the Race CoRSE, HONG KONG ÜLDS, and Gadarway BAY STABLES.
Entries CLOSE at 12 O'stock NOON
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
New Kowloon Inland | Rogistry No.
Lot No. 1975.
Street and Wong Chak
Shamshuipo.
Locality,
_undy_jowozzaunf
G.
Street,
Boundary Mensure
zenta.
3.1.8.
As per
sale. plan
About
Coutente in i
4,960
Equare foot.
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Uprat Price.
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199.
EDUCATIONAL.
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ST. CROSS. WALTON-ON-THE-HILL, SURREY.
A Prep. School for Public Schools and A Royal Navy, Situated on Surrey Hills. Instructions in Usual Subjects and Games; also Boxing, Drill, Swimming, Shooting. Entire Charge of Boys under taken during Holidays if desired. 20 Term and Extras. For further particular apply Box No. $308, cfc Hong Kong Daily
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PAKHOI
HOUSES FOR SALE.
TWO
WO Well-built BUNGALOWS, Each in its Own Compound, in Good Condition, Standing in Plot of Land 460 by 200 Feet, Freehold, Re- gistered at H.B.M, COKSULATE. Fire Large Booms in Bach, with Wide Verandahs All Rumad, Ample Servants". Quarters with Chair-houses and Stables. 825,000 HoxG KONG CURRENCY.
Apply to
THE SECRETARY, CHURON MISSIONART ŠOCIETI, East Parade Ground, CANTON.
"PEAK MANSIONS."
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(ITUATED within Two Minutas" Walk from the Tram Station and verlocking the Southern Bids of the Island. Ready for Occupation.
Five-Roomed and Six-Roomed APARTMENTH
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booms and Out-honses, Two Lift».
A150
PRIVATE GARAGES TO LET.
Situate at the Bear of PEAK MANSIONS; Beparate Compartments including Light and Water.
Apply to.....
CREDIT TONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT.
dra Bloos, FaxxCH BANK BUILDING,
of the Sale by Public Auction to
be held on MONDAY, the 22nm Dar of SEPTEMBER, 1929, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Y Works Department, by Order of His ExDELLENOT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lut of CHOWN LAND at Shamshuipo, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, com mencing from 1st July, 1888, with the option of renewal at & Crown Best to ba fixed by the Surveyor of His MAFESTY
24 years lens three days.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Locality. Now Kowloon Inland Registry No.
Lot No. 1276. Adjoining New Kow- loon Inland Lot No. : 1255, Cheong Ba
Boundary
Measure-
menta
As per
Fale plan.
Contents in
Equare foot.
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10,616
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The seventh general meeting of the Hong Kong University Arts Association will be held on Tues day, September 24, at 8.30 p.m. in The Union Assembly Room, when Mr. Lee Pai Tong will deliver a lectura entitled "The Development All of Chinese Frase Fiction." interested are welcome, and tes will be served after the meeting.
The antlerelone now covers ceh. Island takes its place in the picture tral Japan. At e p.m. this after as a ring of brilliant dots. And noon the typhoon was midway be the water, serving as a vast mirror, tween the Paracels and the Indo- Chian coast,
moving WV,
reflects all the bright lights beyond The northern typhoon is situated to the the streaks and spots of light that north-west of Naha, moving north-aro Victoria below." We have rend ward.
Local Forecast: E. winds, strong, it all before, of course, but-like an moderating, cloudy, occasional rain,old, love-letter-it is nice to read
THE TYPHOON.
| again. Manila, Sept. 20, 7.45 3.171. The American journalist found Typhoon in about 113 deg. Long the Chinese section of Hong Kong E. and 17 deg. Lat. N... moving colourful and smellful-"you enn James and Lady Stewart Lockhart, who would thus be able to register
N.W.
9.50 anTyphoon in about 125 deg. Long. E., and 26 deg. Lat. N. moving N.
moving W.
A second typhoon is reported in about 120 deg. Long. E., and 27 deg. Lat. N., moving N..
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The Daily Press.
In population, Tokyo has forged ahead to the third place among the leading cities in the world. In bad reads, worse sanitation and mis government, Japanese papers caus-
The Stockport Juvenile Employ. tically observe, the proud city is ment Bureau has taken a forward step in lessening the chances of easily first."
boys being employed in "blind The engagement is announced alley" occupations. In co-operation the Stockport Dairymen's between Eric, younger son of Mr. with and Mrs. Alfred Baumann, of 16s, Association, the bureau ia arrang Queen's-gate, and Margaret Steing that members of the association wart, younger daughter of Sir should employ
boys through the medium of the bureau,
The Greater Shanghai financial authorities have decided to follow the example of those of Canton by tice has been issued by the Bureau introducing a "feast tax." A no- "We of Finance inviting tenders for the collection of the tax for a period of one year. The lowest bid must be $5,000 montay.
The marriage was to take place on September 10 of George Honald, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hut ton Pette, of Riverside, Walling
the boys and supervise their inter- ests when they reached an age at which they might be turned adrift. from their occupations.
Lord Chancellor's invitation to study the British legal profession and court procedure. They have visited the Royal Law-Courts, and and addresses has been arranged. an extensive programme of lectures
Afterwards they went to Runny- mode to see the meadow where King John sealed Magna Charta, and Middle Temple, where Judge Ore- gory welcomed them on behalf of the British faculty of law...
see and bear, as well as smell, the 6, Cresswell-gardens, S.W. 8. Chineseness of this City," where A large haul of opium, compris Manila, Sept. 20. 6.58 p.m.-A everybody is selling something.ing 36 tacls of raw opium and 2,000 tacks of prepared opium and typhoon is reported in about 110 buying something, carrying some valued roughly at 310,000 WLA
The American Bar Association deg. Long E., and 16 deg. Lat. N., thing, doing something. Chinese." seized by fievenue Officers who
raided funk in the harbour on party, including 50 judges and The family washing everywhere die Wednesday night. The drug was attorneys from the middle West, played gave him the impression found hidden under a cargo of arrived in London recently on the that Hong Kong is one big Chinese granite. laundry, but when he got into Queen's Road he found indoor sports other than washing clothes are practised. He goes into a shop to buy some jade., . . picked out a little piece of beautiful green stone, and we don't know whether the Chinese on the other side of the counter is going to say $5, $50 or $500. But no matter what he says, the chances are that he is asking us Americans about ford, and Shanghai, China, and ten times what it is worth. If we Mrs. E. H. Wilkes, Upland Drive, Janet, elder daughter of Mr. and played the game as he does, "we Greenwich, Conn.s U.Š.A. ought to offer him about one-tenth of its value, but how can we when we don't know what its true value By way of contrast to the critical make an offer and depart to do is? Anyway, we ask the price,
comments upon the Colony's affair ditto at half a dozen other places.
He will be perhaps most remember- made at the Legislative Council We hunt jade up
and down
ed by his innings on the Club meeting. it is interesting to turn Queen's Road and its branches, in
ground a couple of seasons ago, to the impressions of a recent jewellery shops and pawnshops with distinguished himself as Director after Hong Kong had apparently Dr. N. Chang, who greatly when he helped Shanghai to win visitor to the port. Naturally, the the aid of a Chinese who speaks of the former British Concession at got the game well in hand.
pidgin English and claims to have Hankow in 1927-28, but was forced stranger in our midst does not been a ecok on a Dollar liner he cut by militarists and local poli- New Bus Service. devote much, if any, attention to could talk dollars all right-and ticians is now appointed Charge those minute and detailed aspects finally come back to Mr. Tai and D'Affaires of the Chiness Legation of our administration which formed finally arrive at one figure. I went America
his darling daughter, and we all at Santiago, Chile, in South the basis of the very interesting off with my bit of jade and a smile,
against a piece of cheese that Mr. capacious silk sleeve," Tai had a large laugh up his
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 21, 1929.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
A. S. WATSON & Co., treeches made inst Thursday. The but, I'll wager my green atuno
LIMITED.
HONG KONG And Kowloon
DISPENSARIES.
gentlemen who" 50 vigorously criticised the Government-and not without cause dealt with hard facts and Sgures relating to the conduct of public affairs and the carrying-out of public policy: The gentleman whose views we are about to quote came se a visitor with no other mission than to describe Hong
and
After making some good-buraouf ed play with some of our lines of commerce-buman hair, goose and duck feathers,
intestines, market firm at 32.80." our New York visitor has this to say about in itself." He graits that from "the weather, which is a volume November to March the climate is
1929 Edition Kong for the edification and enter. quite decent, "but from the end of
OF THE
DIRECTORY
AND
CHRONICLE
The 67th Annual Issue
OF THE
OF
HONG KONG,
THE TREATY POETS OF
and
News and Views.
Captain Ringdom Ward, the ex. plorer, well remembered in Hong Kong and Shanghai, has recovered
searches in the direction of Luang from his illness, and proceeded on bis expedition and botanical re Prabang. Mrs Kingdon Ward has returned to London."
Local sportsmen in general and cricketers in particular will be interested to learn that Mr. Sam Issacs. the Shanghai Interport yesterday on the Coblenz He is bowler, passed through the Colony proceeding Home on long leave, and does not expect, to be back in He Shanghai before May, 1830. will be missed in the approaching interport contest for as a left haart
bowler he had been a source of worry for Hong Kong's batemen the inore recent matches.
•
Commencing from October 1, the Hong Kong Tramways Limited will operate a new motor-'bus ser- vice between Blake Fier and Taikoo West gate. The route will be vid The Paramount film organization Pedder Street, Des Voeux Road, in New York recently announced Queen's Road East, Marrison Hill the aequirement of a new device Road, and Leighton Hill Road. that may be attached to existing The return will be by the samo- projection machines to make pos route except that the buses will sible the showing of a motion piebranch off to the Preyn vid. Murray ture 40 by 20 feet in dimension, Road. The service will be from 7 almost double the size of ordinary.m. to 11.15 p.m. and the through showings to day on film theatre fare will be 20 cents, with 10 cent. screens. A film wider than that fares on the Taikoo-Causeway Bay for the new screen. now in general use 'will be required fun and between Blake Pier and
Bay View Police Station.
.
Looking Back 25 Years.
As the
The lady members of the Royal tainment of readers of the New March to October it's positively Hong Kong Golf Club held a vory
indecent, with the island and the successful golf competition and About six o'clock last night the Fork Stn. It has been done beharbour and everything around and bridge drive at Deep Water Bay fire-bell rang out, denoting that. fore, and will be done again, but on you liable to be buried in a on Tuesday last. A tombstone com a fire had broken out in the Central there is such an entertaining spirit mist at any time. In the morning petition was played over 18 holes, district. From all quarters the fire- of good humour behind our Ameri- you can wring out the sheets and and the prize was won by Mrs. men hurried to the No. 5 Station, scrape the mould off your shoes; Sheldon, who holed out at the 18th, only to find that there was no fire, can visitor's impressions that it is during the day you live in the taking strokes for the course, but that H.E. the Governor, Si
steam laundry, Dunnett.
The bridge was won by Mrs. Matthew Nathan, had taken this! worth while quoting some of his atmosphere of a
method of making himself acquaint- words even though he tells us what and drink. In the evening you con, write on damp paper, sit and drip
ed with the Fire Brigade. There we already know. His amusing tinue dripping and drinking, and A watchmen employed in Mesars. was a very quick, turn-out, and a. comment on aspects of Hong Kong then you send some of your cloth MacKenzie & Co.'s godown in Pro- good muster of men, notwithstand- ing to the laundry. Chinese of tung was assaulted and seriously ing the fact that police patrola: life at least will entertain us dur course, even if it is in your own injured by a score of coalies after were just changing over. ing the brief interval necessary home, and the rest to the drying be had attempted to prevent one of men arrived orders were given for several lengths of hose to be run before the Government can prepare room." Finally, we quote this them from stealing a bag of sugar. 282 KI80, fer cas further term of Directory and Chronicle its reply to the criticisms which Kong for food Health's sake don't tried to draw his pistol but this a house opposite the station-which gem:-"When you go to Hong During the assault, the watchman out, and a ladder hoisted against nanoeuvres were carried out ex- His Ex- peditiously and well. celleney afterwards inspected the fire appliances. Earlier in the Peping telegrams to the Chinese afternoon His Excellency went through the Gaol and the Central Press report that M. N. E. Hoech Police Station Hong Kong Daily in, the local French Consul-
Press, Beptember 21, 1804. General, has left that city for Dairen, after which he will return Looking Back 50 Years, to Shanghai He went to Nan- The great Dress Question bas- king, the report says, to discuss been under consideration among with his Minister questions re- the Chinese in the Straits Settle- lating to the administration of the ment. The circular recently issued French Concession in Shanghai by Sir Thomas Wade recommending and the suppression of the opium the adoption of some distinguishing and drug traffic here.
mark or badge by British subjects of "Chinese descent, has received The Tientsin-Peping highway is attention by those concerned, and now infested with bandite, and the on the 30th ultimo a meeting of journey by matorcar either to or Anglo-Chinese was held in Penang from Ticntain-Peping is fraught to discuss the costume to be worn with a considerable amount of risk. Ly them. The Chairman proposed A few days ago in the early morn the following resolution: That ing, a gang of robben, dressed in in order to distinguish British sub the uniforms of soldiers and fully jects of Chinese descent from armed held up in succession seven Chinese subjecte in China, the motor buses and at the point of former should, instead of the usual the pistol succeeded in relieving all five put seven buttons on their the passengers of their money and sleeves." It will not excite much. Sir Havilland Walter de Saus-valuables, including one Japanese surprise among our readers to learn passenger. On one of the drivers that this proposal did not even find like on its peninsula, the principal marez, Bailiff of Guernsey, will re hotel scraping the sky to the extent tire on September 30. Mr. Arthur of the 'buses attempting to escapen seconder. Mr. Lim Quan Cheang he was shot in the leg by one of then brought forward another, of nine stories; of the neuamificent W. Bell has been appointed es
the robbers.
which is certainly more sensible. It. panorama of islands and bills ex- auCCESFOR.
is to the following effect: Thas tending into the distance in grace- The engagement is annuunced A writer in the Manchester no change should be made in the ful irregularity, their greens, blue of Charlotte Mernetta (Mertie) Guardian, on modern versions of costume, but that in order to make browns and yellows blending in a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malapropisms, quotes an amusing a distinction between British sub- zigantic watercolour and landscape Richards of Shanghai, to Mr.story of the plight in which a jects of Chinese descent and Chi combined."
George MacDonald-Goldsack of Chinese artificial pearl hawkernese subjecte in China, the farmer But glorious picture that Hong Dover, Kent.
found himself in Milan, who was should wear a bronze or silver Kong is by day, our American
tried for insulting a policeman by medal on the cap or head dress, un- friend found it far more fascinat Mr. Lawrence Bigyan, the noted calling him "Malain! ** (hog) other or the left breast, and the ing at night, "With the light of British poet and Curator of There was a delay in the disposal third on a buckle of a waist belt, or LARGE EDITION (WITH the moon and stars filtered through | Oriental
of the British of the case, as the missionary who sewn to the belt; that such medals. a curtain of clouds this same view Museum, has reached Japan. He offered to interpret knew only the should be in the shape of a crown MAPS & TREATIES). $12 becomes an almost black paint. In will stay in Tokyo for a few days SMALL EDITION $8
Wan Road.
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have been just directed against it. eat any lobster unless it is in the was wrested from him. Police, were the scene and three of the Let us start by accepting the home of Mr. ROGER TREDWELL, Alled Sus correspondent's assertion that American Consul-General, who in ringleaders were arrested.
sits on having his shellfish, arrive. Hong Kong is the most beautiful properly authenticated as to the CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-city in the Far East, with a place of their origin, and then walk harbour that rivals Sydney's and aerom the dining-room floor, before CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS Rio de Janeiro's for beauty. Of being boiled alive." SETTLEMENTS, MALAY course, the American traveller, hay- STATES, NETHERLANDS | ing long conjured with the two INDIA, BORNEO, THE euphonious words hong ' PHILIPPINES, Etc.
kong, meaning in combination fragrant "stream, expects to see a city that is as Chinese as its This Large Volume of approximate-name, but no, they have no pazadas,
ly 2,000 Pagen gires, in addition
no houses of bamboo, no Willow Pattern people to meet the ship.' to the Usual Lista of Pireas, an
At first sight Hong Kong-that is, Alphabetical List of Residents the Victoria part-appears to be a in the Far East containing the city of gardens and parks and sub- Names of Kearly
stantial office buildings, whose stone walls rise in successive storica pro- jecting over the sidewalks and sup ported by heavy pillars. From the Peak there is the view of the Baron J. Guillaume, Councilier roofs and trees of Victoria, beneath to the Belgian Legation in Peping, one's feet; of fifteen square miles has been appointed Consul-Generai of harbour waters dotted with for Belgium in Hankow.. moving and anchored vessels; of Kowloon, spread out very business-
20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well 15 Surnames in strict alphahe tical order so that any name
can be found instantaneously.
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M. P. Premet, the French lawyer, has returned to Shanghai, from a trip to North China.
Dr. Francis King has returned to Shanghai and will resume her duties at the Marget Williamson bospital at West Gate.
Art
Korth Chinese dialer. At last a of H.M. the Queen, with the name Southern Chinese was found, and of the subject or the number of the he explained that maiala" was pasaport on the face, and the The London Gazette announces quite respectful Chinese for "I initials of the Consul on the reverse Foreign Office, April 17. The King have gone!" which the arrested side; and that a proper rate of fee- has appointed: Sir John T. Pratt, man had called, out deferentially should be paid for the medala K.B.E., C.M.G., to be an Acting when ordered to stop hawking out This proposal, was unanimously Counsellor of Embassy in his side cafe and move on. He was carried-Hong Kong Daily Pres Majesty's Diplomatic Bervice."
Eeptember 22, 1879.
the left foreground stands a palm before proceeding to China. tree, and against a background of dark mames, still gracefully irre ular, appear hundreds of lights big lights, little lights, white lights, yellow lights, some large and bril liant, belonging to the liners and men-of-war; others mere specks that
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