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DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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::
Ballack
Bales | Nami).
$1,685
£92) 213)
215
£14
$90
W
TUESDAY.
MAY 17.
Banke
H.K. Banks
Sharebrokers"
Do. (London)... Chartered Banka Mercantile Bks. “A“
Do.
Bank of East Asia..
N. O. & S. Barkı ...
Association
*ayore
В.Пета
Balon Momina
⠀⠀
444
+
FINANCE
21s
214
1928
100
High
13
BUYERS
fnsurances
HK. Steamboats," $221.
Low Dow Jones Averagoz 134.95 98.95 · 30 ·Industrials
34.77 19.00
117.81 117.31 116.19. 116.38"
90 Raile.
+1
*2.96
$267
Cauton instPA KURT
+450
23.20 10.14
::
419/90
Union Insuraucos ....
3530
H.K. & K. Wharves $137.
30 Utili
18.77
91.70.83.39 40 Bands
88.01
981
Underwritera
$2
Vepa Goldfield, $2.80.
$4.97 43.33 11 Commodity Index
48,58
3235
***
14.K. Fir
$933
HK. Land 4 Debentures, $101.
-
Shipping
H.K. Tramways. $16.90.
H. K. STOCK
NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE
(Through Renter's Service) ...
QUOTATIONS
New York: May 16.
High Low Clos
8,60. 3.61 8.73.
Last Today's
Close $.89
11.87 11.74 11.91 B 11.78
781
Change
.13 of
761 76 181
18 ad
101 582 301 (1981–1948–105), 1011
if off..
31,685
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS
Quiet conditions prévalled dur- ing the day and such enquiries as did come on the market in- Alcated a disinclination on the part of buyers to pay the listed. rates.
Now York Cotton-July, New York Rabber-July, Chicago Whet July, Chicago Corn -July, Winnipeg Wheat-July.
go to
May 13. High Low Obao Chang
WEDNESDAY, MAY
BANKS
18, 1938.
HONG KONG AND, SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
"BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital .......$50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000) Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
£ 6,500,000
H.K. Currency Beserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$90,000,000
Head Office: HONG KONG
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA ⠀ Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1985
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.Cia.
Pald-up Cupital. Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
£3.000.100 23.000.009
priators ....... É3.000.000
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: · ALOR STAR
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman. AMBITGAR
SEMARANG
1,83 off
32.80 $246. 9167 19.73 18.20 19.30
Jay off
.47 àâ
.17 off .68 off Business Done:-100,000 shares.
87.84 48.00
Board of Directors. T. £. Pearce, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
196
:::
Douglas **
180
Peak Trams (Old), $T.
Steamb
· 329)
STOCKS
Last Sale
STOCKS
LAO
latte-Chinas (pref.)
261
Star Ferries, $86.
May 14
16
Last Sale May 14 I#
J. K. Bousfield, Esq., A. H. Compton, Esq.,
BANGKOK BATAVIA
121
Da.
(def.)
#24
184/71 Shella
84/4}
1 se
f
$8.8U
Waterbosta
15/3
$2.00
Mining
Kailans (4929999 *3.60 Itauba ********
Venezuein Gold Fla.)
toss. Hongkong Mines...
15/6
39.70
Docks, Whirens,
Godowns, sts.
H.K. & E. Whactes.
$1371
Macgo Electrics. $171. Dairy Farms, $24). Constructions. $11.
Marsmans (HK), 3/10.
SELLERS
H.K. Bank, $1580.
Union Insurance, $520,
Y. Ferries cúm. rights. $244.
SALES
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
BOMBAY
Adams Expres........
협회
9
Humble Oll
68
661
M. T. Johnson, Esq.,
Alleghany Steel. Co.
15 *
· 154
int. Nickel.
47
401
J. R. Masson, Esq.,
Allis Chalmers ............
431
417
int. Tel. & Tei. .....
9
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Amur. Can........ Amer. Cynamid "B" 18) 181 34 Amer. & For. Power 31* Amer. & For. $7. pf. 181** 192 Amef. Locomotive... 18 Amer. Metals
831
87.
Int. Dept. Stores...
84
8
K. & Morrison, Esq.,
Kennecott Copper... 341
93+
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields,
Lambert Corp.......
11+*
11 .
D. C. Edmondston, Esq.,
Libbey-Owens- Ford
Acting Chief Manager, AKBURG
161
Glass
29.
281
30
30%
Lockheed Aircraft ...
DI
Brancäes:-
$13
ox.rts.. S
3.821/7 71
Providents (old)
€375
350B5
$3.67
$11
...
---
35%
:::
19.15
1100
H.K. &.W. Locks
Do.
Do.
Shangaai Dicke d
$4.05 New Engiuserinas 8.
$7.10 137
Lands, Hotels, and
Pauldings
H.K. Hotels.
H.K Land.....$37
Do. 4% Debentures Shanghai Land..... Metropolitan Landa...
H.K. Realties.........
Humphrey $9.15
Chinese Estates...
Da. (now) (now)
Union Insurance. $522,
Amer. Radiator...... Amer. Rolling Mill...
121
117
Loew's Inc.
42
421
Amoy
Ipoh
Penang
101
161
Lorillard
16
16
#3.711
Bangkok
Jahore
Rangoon
192
1211
H.K. Fire Insurance, $230, H.K. Docks (Ex. Rights), $214.
Amer. Smelting 373
381
McKesson & Robbins) —
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
(rts.)
10
Providents (Old), $3.82/77).
1100
HK. Lands, $37.
Amer, Sugar Ring... 20* Amer. Tel & Tel Amer. Tobacco "B" 702
24*
$3 pf.
323*
311
Bombay
Kowloon
130
1291
Martin, Glen L......
231
221
Calcutta
Kuals
71
Monsanto Chemical 75
74
Canton
H
HK Realties. $51.
HK. Tramways. $17.
Amer. 'Waterworks ... Anaconda Copper ...
9t
91
Chefoo
Montgomery Ward
323
311
Colombo
281
27
Nat. Bond Invest-
Dairen
H. Electrics. $61.
Atchison, T. & S. Fe.
231
28
ment
134*
13
$7.16
Cements. $17.75/60.
fo
Atlas Corpn.
81
.63
Nat. Cash Register 173.
17
ེ་:
$102
(Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Auburn Motors ...............
-31*
34*
Nat Dairy Products" 131
13
Baltimore & Ohio ...
51
51
Nat. Distillers
201*
201
****
·Atoks. 27 "
rJ
འ་:
Baguio Gold. 241
Bmore & Ohlo Ptd.
7ཏྠཾ
77
Nat. Power & Light
7
73
Benguet Consol., 9.20
Barber & Co. ........
164
16
Nat. Supply Corpn. 174.
17
Iloilo
Coco Grove, .5#
Barnsdall Ou ............
131
131
New York Central
131
121
Calton Mike
19:
Exos
$18.35
1.X.L., 67
San Mauriclo. 47
Bethlehem Steel.... 471
4B
Niagara Hudson P
Current Accounts
日
Boeing Airplane Co. 251
247
Corpn.
71
71
$75
S'hai Cottons ...
S
$70
Suyoc Consol., 17
Borden Co.
161
16
N. America Aviation,
9
8
Zoong Sings
$24
Borg-Warner
21
201
North America Co.
21
191
$45
Wing On Textil(S.)
$18
Briggs M'facturing.
181
177
Northern Paciac
81
B+
Ewo Cotton Rts. S
Pablo Otiliimm
THE EXCHANGE Brooklyn Manhattan
Pacific Gas & Elec 27
281
Trans.......
101
101
Facing Lighting ...
374*
37 *
|17.30,15
Tramwaya... $16.00 17.10
3.
Poak Trama (old)...
MARKET
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Packard Motors .....
33
34
31
314
;32
Do. (new).
#3
$6 cum p...
Paramount Pictures
E
71
$80
1941
Star Ferries: *****
1851
Case. J.I.
773+
77+
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938.
London
Francisco
Lampur Shanghai
Singapore Lyons Sourabaya Malacca.. Sungei
Patani
Swatow,
Foochow Manila Haiphong Musr Hamburg Hankow
» Mukden Tokyo
New York Tsingtao Harbin .. Hongkow Peiping Yokohama
(Johore) Tientsin
opened
Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted or application.
PEEPING
TAIPING TIENTALN
YONGELE
(Bhuket)
ES (NOZAO
YOKOHAMA (Peking) zamBQANGA PENANG
HONG KONG RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT Accounts opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for One Tear or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica- ition. "
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- covery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and. Branches. ~ .
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL: 6
17
CALCUTTA CANTON JAWNPORE
IPOA KARACHI KLANG KOBB KUALA
MEERBANG
SOLANOMAI
SINGAPORE
KUNLAWAN
LUMPUR YUCHING
BOURABAYA
BU
HADRAL
GOLOMBO DELAI
MANILA
MEÐAN
HAIPHONG
WWW YORK
HANKOW
HARBIN
Paramount 1st pf. 761
TO
Y'asti Ferries CB.S
$24
$3
Do.
rte.
$3
#12
China Lights (old)...)
81%
ket
.t
$9.20
Do.
(new)...)
$8.10
Do.
· Rts,
$61
+
*****
114)
$10.90
23.6
23/0
Do.
$14
$1.70
17.75/60
$242
H.S. Electrics | $50)
Macao do..!
Sandakan Lights...
Telephones (old)
Do. (new)..
Traction
(pro).....
Industriali
| Cald, Macg. (Ond)S
Do.
Canton Ices
Leinentr
$1,70 Kupes
Miscellaneous
Dairy Farms....
ero Ch. Etingien to....
Constractions, (old)
Canadian Paciic MESSRS, ROZA BROS.
Celanese Corpa. ..... Silver prices
unchanged Cerro de Pasco ...... were yesterday, the quotations remain- Chesapeake Corpn.... Ing at 18 3/4 for Ready and 18 Chesapeake & Ohio 7/16 for Forward. Silver advices Chrysler Corpn. reported India as having operated Columbia Gas & El 327.80
both ways. Later speculators sold Columbia 6% "A" pf. $10.90
were mude by Commercial Credit... 23/6.and purchases
American trade. The market was Commercial Solvents steady. American Silver was quot-Commonwealth & 8. ed at 42 3/4 for Spot,
6
€
Pennsylvania R.R....
181.
181
134
133
Philips Petroleum
324
321
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
387
33 323 262 431
364
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
Publie Bervice of NJ.
311
30
Pure Off
91
94
The Business of the above Bank
- 27 ↓
Radio Corpn."of Am.
6
51
421
Republic Steel" ........
141
331
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR-
62
Reynold Tobac. ""
36
301
65
642
321"
321
Schenley
161
161
Schenley 64% pf.
89)
69 *
7
Sears Roebuck
571
561
19
11
Shell. Union Off
124 12
Prof.)B
11 90
$17
$4.80
The London-New York rate was quoted at 496.31, New York-London was quoted at 406 5/16.
CTORS-
Commonwealth & 8.
.8% cum pr Consolidated Edison Consolidated Oil
Sucony-Vacuum
413
401
KLASS
Southern Cal Edison
251
24
Southern Pacific
131 131 211 221* 131 121
-
81
8.
Southern Rly (com)
Bi
39
38
Continental Can
201
26
Southern Rly "A" ...
131
127
MARKET.
Continental Of ......
Standard Brands....
71
71
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
is conducted by the HONG KONG AD American Bank offering com-
PORATION. Rules may be ob
tained on application.
For the HosG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
D. C. Edmondston, Esq.,
Acting Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938.
plete Foreign Banking Service
in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES...
This Bank is entirely owned by
THE
CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. 82,600,000,000:
D. M. BIGGAR;
Manager.
"
י
$25
Stagnant.
Com. Products
641
64
Stand Gas & Elec.
34
34
5
44
Da.
$91
Lane Crawford...
CD
Nanyang Tobacco..
$9.20 Bincoros augum 15
$2.65
8. C.
C. Enterprises.
774, Cu.G.5X1825G. Bde.
6.pa H., Gort. 4% Lowas
Do. -31%
Wallace Harper
અમને Watsons***
STERLING There were sellers at 1/2 7/8 and 1/2 27/32 June-July, May buyers at 1/2 29/32 Cash-May and 1/2 7/8 June-July
Curtiss Wright (C.) Curtiss Wright "A" Delaware & Hudson
Stand Gas & Elec.
201
194
104
101
-$1 på.
21
191
Standard Q of N.J.
481
474
Authorised Capital....10,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital ........... Reserve and Undivided
Profts
Del. Lackawanna &
Sterling Products.....
591*
60 *
5,898,800.00
2,776,726.70
BANK OF CHINA
51*
5+
Western
181
17)
Studebaker · Corpn.
**
Head Office:HONG KONG
192 $106
$109
$30
EK Wing On
$52
8'bai Do
$31
Vibro Piling
Nominal.
11/6
Marsmans Ir v,
v. (Lou.)
3/10
(H.R.)
170 sta
Wm. Powells
..70 cta
U.S. DOLLARS There were sellers at 30 3/4
May and 30 11/16 June-July, buy- ers at 30 13/16 Cash-June and 30 3/4 July.
SHANGHAI MARKET.
'SHANGHAI DOLLARS
Nominal,
Deere Co.
Swift, International
247*
254*
No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Distillers Corpn.Sea-
Technicolor
221
22
131
131*
grama
46
451
Texas Corpn.......
37)
374
Douglas Aircraft
1021
100
Texas Guit Sulphur 301*
Board of Directors ---
30
Sir Bhousen Chow, Chairman
Du Pont.....
81*
Tidewater Assoc. Of 124
121
Li Koon Chan, Esq. Lá Lan Sang, Eng
Eagle Picher Lead
81
81
Transamerica (dew)
01
01
P. K. Kvok, Faq. WongChuson, Esq.
Electric Boat
B+
...77
20th Cent. Fox Flina 221
221
Elec. Bond & Share
do. Films pl...
291*
294*
Elec. Bond & Share
ki
494*
50
Union
Carbide
&
•Salas to Shangasi
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES
TV IN THE AFTERNOON
The
was dull in the market
afternoon.
35 pf..... Elec. Bond & Share
18 pt.
Carbon....
661 641
Union Pacific
65 641
54
531
United Aircraft ................
27
201
101
10
Mec. Power & Light Elec. Power & Light
United Airlines Trans
81
Bi
Paris
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Mllad
Copenhagen
Btockholm
(British Wireless Service)
May" 14
177-45/64
May 16 177-43/64
21.70
12.373
12.384
94
94-11/32
Freeport Sulphur
1/2 7/8 July-
Gen. America Trans Gen: Cigar
Shanghai
New York
Amsterdam
Vienna
Prague Helsingfors Lisbon
Hong Kong
lid.
4.97-3/18 8.98-1/18
Class "A" Goodrich (B.F)
Bombay
Montreal
Brussels
Yokohama
1421
1s. 2d.-15/16 1/2
5,00-11/18 29.55
5.00 21.511
7/8. 18.921 21
Goodrich, $5 pĚ. .
Goodyear Tire & Co. 18 Great Northern Aly. 17. Great Western Sugar. 27
Greyhound Corpn. 91 Hecker Products
Hellers
Bignosaires Monte Video
Bilver (Forward) Silver (Spot) War Loan
ON LONDON:-
181.
11-1/18 * 4.96)
18.7/16 181 31% 101-10/16 34% 1011
Closing Quotations
May 17, 1839.
Telegraphic Transfor... 1/2
ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Billa, on demand 30). Credits, 80 days' sight 21j
551
ON BATAVIA Immi On demand
Bank Bills, on demand 13/16 Credits, 4 months' sight 1/3-1/10 | ON PARIB
·ON SHANGHAI Émme,
On demand
ON SINGAPORE
On demand
ON JAPAN:
125
Bank Bills, on demand 1,095 Credits, 4 months" sight 1,170 ON SAGON:-
107)
"On demand
OX MARILA
F. On demand
ON BANGKOK-
1051
On demand
·INDLE:--
Telegraphic Transfer.
Bank Buying Rate
Bank on demand zones
Lat
· Has Rival. "DEJ CIL
181
On demand
Sovereign Notes
STERLING
The market Anished with sellers at 1/2 7/8 May-June and 1/2 27/32
July-August, buyers at 1/2 29/32 Cash-June and August.
U.S. DOLLARS The market closed with sellers at 30 3/4 May-June and 30 11/16 July-August, ́Buyers at 30 13/16 May-June and 30 3/4 July-August.
COASTAL TANKER
* LAUNCHED
Named Ben Jonson'
A new coastal tanker büllt by the National Benzole Co. as a result of
for the growing demand home-produced motor spirit was launched recently at Rowhedge. near Colchester, Essex
This latest addition to the
$7 pl....... Flintkote.....
Gen. Electric Cen. Foods Gen. Motors
Gen. Railway Bignal Glidden Co. Godchaux.
BENGUET GOLD CAVE Mines, been accomplished, after a careful
investigation, the letter continued
company's feet was named Ben Inc. has called a special stockhold
by Mrs. Geoffrey R. ers meeting to be held on June 6, it has been found that much more for the purpose of discussing the must be expended on this property
| Jonson
Dixon.
DEATH OF MR. E. STOTESBURY
FRENCH DEFENCE LOAN IS
OVERSUBSCRIBED
Paris, May 16,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Hand Officer-15, Gracechurch Street, London, ECS Authorised Capital shenibed Capital Vibran
Reserve Fund and Basta Fed-up Capital
BANKERS:
m
£3,000,000
#1000
#1,060,000
EXACT 290
The Bank of England and Midiand Bank Ltd. BRANCHES T
Bangkok
Bomber
Uolombo
The Finance Minister, M. Marxis chandeau, in a broadcast at noon, all thanked the people of France for tokong their great support of the loan-Howarh
Reuter)
The tanker will be one of the dissolution of the corporation before even an appraisal of its The 3,000,000,000 trane £28, best-equipped ships on the coast-In a letter summarizing the future possibilities can be made.000.000) National Defence Loan, al service, a feature being the activities of the Benguet Gold According to the contract all such which opened this morning, was comfortable quarters provided Cave Mines, Inc., and sent to the funds must come from the com- oversubscribed within a short time, and was closed this afternoon with stockholders, it is stated that all-pany. for the crew.
work on the original claims ae-It is further stated that some striking success. quired by the company has been time ago, the company "invested discontinued for some time and P20,000 in the Philippine Marble steps have been taken to cances Company, one of the Alvir pro- the existing agreement between Jects Although this venture may thé, Benguet Gold and the claim have speculative possibilities, the owner ve
[ogampany has no evidence of a The letter sent to the stockhold-financial interest in this venture.
At the present time, the com-tral. It will be necessary to make ers said that the company entered. lato in operating contract with pany is in a stringent anancial call for additional funds, the Kabayan Central and, al-condition, having approximately It is suggested in the letter that though a considerable amount of P1,000 on band and having minor to avoid forced donations from the funds have, teen spent on this Habuities. In order to continue stockholders, legal dissolution of property, very little has actually operations on the Kabayan. Can the company be effected.
Helped To Finance Loan Ta China In 1907
Philadelphia, May 17,
The death has occurred of the financier, Mr. Edward Stotesbury who helped to finance a big in- ternational loan to' China la 1807,
(Reuter),
p
Kartan
Kassend
Kota Bharu
Huw York Feding BABYDOD Khanghai
Himla
Singapore
* Hesla' Lipia Prada - Vimpor:
Kaala TraÉ ZARI CAN HONGKONG BRANCH,
Every so of Banking sad Kuchunge bratzean, sreumatisk...
Travellers Chaque brand TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP UNDERTAKEN,
rency and PIKED DEPOSIZE Tiostved in : Logat
ocRIENT ACCOUNTS Opened in Zonal Cur Caney, STERIZING U.S. DOTALS os temos
may be scertained us wppikation, p
TD BENSON,
Xanager
United Corpa,
3
3
Andy
Batavia
Hoy boy
401
371
United Corpn. $3
BT
Manila
151
151
cum pf.
31
301
25.*
251*
United Gas Corp. 31
34
37
371
Un. Gas Eprovem't 10
10
Hankow
Bemarang
I. pointo
223* 23
Un. Light & power
21
.20
Kohe
36
344
U.S. To'trial Alcohol, 174*
171
26
250
U.S. Rubber
28
27
·30
30
US. Rubber pf... 691
69
17 +
17
U.S. Smelting
50
541*
and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted од securities.
177*
173.
US. Steel
45 431
Current Accounts opened in Local
Bugar
Vanadium
154..
15
Warner Bros. Pict.
51
... 5
·14
131
Westinghouse Elec. 784
761
417*
433
Woodward Iron Cor. 131
121*.
181
Youngstown
Sheet
161
Tube
27
91
62
301 Chase National Bk. 30* 294* National City Bank 231- 23}* Call Money T
tex. div.
311
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
Specially Chartered by
OF CHINA AS AN... INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
→ BANK
Wong YunTong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Es PAID-UP CAPITAL...$40,000,000.00 Fung Ping. Wah. |(BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Faq
Chan Ching Shek.
Esq.
Kan Tong Fo Reg Chief Manager. Lá Tae Feig, Esq., Manager.
Odouria Cann
Halph, ng
Branches and Agencies;---
Kowloon FEDERA Bourabaya
FADKOCD Bwat.com Baigan Bydesy
Talkoku viso Tantan
·Malbourne Bax Frin Yagak!
Kaw York Hautle Tokra
Khang bal
Palping Singapore
Yaboraver Yakobacia
Every description of Banking
Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of | the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Read Uffice: SHANGHAI
Hongbang Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C.
South China Offices;
KONGMOON TOISHAN
approved CANTON
Currency and Fixed Deposits.re
SWATOW
SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
ceived for one year or shorter We also handles the issue of Bands periods io Local and Foreign Car- and other Public Funds of the rencies. on terms which will be
Chinese Government both at Home quoted an application.
and Abroad.
| THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
SHOU J. CHEN
Manager.
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? bid.
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