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B. F. TAYLOR, Stevedore,

Lighters and Steam Launches Supplied,

Iloilo, PhilippINK İSLANDS,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

ESTABLISHED 1881.

NEW SERIES No. 1722. #+-+4x+=★★ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1901.

Banks.

THE

Entimations.

Intimations.

三拜禮

成九月正英港香

JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL

ESTADLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL. SUBSCRIBED..........Yen 24,000,000

RESERVE FUNE

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Brunches and Agencira,

NAVIGATION COMPANY.

CAPITAL PAID-UP.......

18,000,000

CAPITAL UNCALLED...

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6,000,000 8,130,000

FOR

STEAMERS

Head Offer :--YOKOHAMA,

LONDON

TOKIO.

NAGASAKL

LYONS.

BOMBAY

TIENTSIN.

KOBE,

LONDON,

NEW YORK.

SAN FRANCISCO. HONOLULU,

SHANGHAL NEWCHWANG.

LONDON BANKURSI

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, L.5. PARRS BANK, LIS,

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON, LD. HONGKONG BRANCH:-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Accommt at the rate of 2 per cent. per Anna on the Daily Balanon

On fixed deposits for 12 months at 5 per cent.

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TAKO HODSUM!, Manager.

2151 November 15,Do.

ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

"Paid-up Capi ratio....

RESERVE FUNIV---

Sterling Reservo............$40,002,000).

Silver Reserve 2.5 2.000,non f

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

RESERVĘ LIABILITY OF Propters $10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

N. A. SIES, Esq. Chairman.

R. SULWAN, Esq., Deputy Chairman.

The Hon, R. M. Gray,

A. Haupt, Esq.

TO SAIL.

REMARKS

AGENCY, LIMITED.:

SOLE AGENTS IN

HONGKONG, CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, FOR THE

.... About 15th Jan....Freight or Passage UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LD., LONDON,

(:13:).

CAPTAINS

Japan.........C. K. Wright, R.N.R... About 12th Jan...... Freight or Passage.

| S'HAL& JAPAN.....Shanghai „.„A. F. Street........

LONDON, &c......Chusay......C. L. Daniel

SHANGHAI ......Coromandel .....F. W. Vibert, R.N.R...About 19th Jan..... Freight or Passage.

LONDON

..G. W. Gordon, R.N.R.About 7th Feb....... Freight or Passage. Java..........

(See Special Advertisement).

Noon, 19th Jan...... Freight or Passage,

PASSENGER SEASON, 1901.

S.S. "PLASSY .........7,240 tons...... March 30th S.S. "SOBRAON......7,382 tons......April 27th

For Further Particulars, apply to

Hongkong, 8th January, 190t.

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MARSEILLES and LONDON (Direct). WITHOUT TRANSHIPMENT.

A. M. MARSHALL, Acting Superintendent.

IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,

STEAM FOR

R. L. Richardson, Esq. SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, NAPLES, GENOA, The lion. JJ. Keswick. 1. Spele, Esq,

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12. M, Mosca, Esq. fi. W. Siile, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq. | Paul Witkowski, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGERI

Hongkong-Sir THOMAS JACKSON.

MANAGER:

Shangbai - H. M. Bevis, Esq,

LONDON BANKERS- LONDON ARD COUNTY

HANKING GASPARY, LIBELD.

BONGRONG- INTEREST ALLOWED:

ANTWERP, BREMEN/HAMBURG;

PORTS IN THE LEVANTE, BLACK SEA AND BALTIC PORTS;

ALSO

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON,

AND SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS;

Steamers will call at SOUTHAMPTON to land Passongors and Luggage.

On Current Account at the site of a per Cent. N.3.-Cargo can be taken on through Bills of Lading for the Principal Places in Russia.

per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FEED DEPOSITS:

For 3 months, 2) per Cent, per Annum, For 6 months, 34 per Cent. per Annua For 12 months, per Cent, per Annum.

T JACKSON,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Derember, 1909. -

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, "HE Businessofthe above Bank is conducted. by the HONGKONGANDSHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

THE

INTEREST'on deposita is allowed at 3) PRK CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option Jalances of $too or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at a PER CENT. per annum.

Chief Manager.

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For the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, T. JACKSON,

Hongkong, 4th October, 1900. IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA. ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DECKEE OF THE 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896,

Shanghai Tacls.

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. ................................5,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1,500,000

Hend Office:-SHANGHAI

Branches and Agencies..

CANTON

CHEFOO.

CHINKIANG.

CHUNKING.

FOOCHOW.

HANKOW.

PEKING.

PENANG.

SINGAPORE.

SWATOW TIENTSIN,

THE Bank purchases and receives for coller.

tion Bills of Exchange drawn on the above places, and Sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans- fers Payable at its Branches and Agencies.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Advances male on approved securities., Bills discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS,

% per Annum Fixed Deposits for 3 months.

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E. W. RUTTER, Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1901, THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON,

CAPITAL PAID-UPL.

.£800,000

RESERYE LUBILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS

£200,000

RESERVE FUND

£525,000

INTEREST ALLOWED on CURRENT ACCOUNT at the Rate of 2 per cent. per unnum on the Daily Balances,

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months... 4 per cent.

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COCHRANE,

p. Manager.

Hongkong, 6th October, 1900,

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,

LIMITED: 7-

Authorised Capital...

Paid up Capital.....

.....£324,374

STEAMERS.

PREUSSEN..

PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.

(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)

HAMBURG, Hamburg-Amerika Linie SACHSEN

KIAUTSCHOU, Hamburg-Amerika Linie BAYERN......

STUTTGART...

KONIG ALBERT.

PRINZ HEWRICH. PRINZESS IRENE..

SAILING DATES, WEDNESDAY, 23rd January, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 6th February, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 20th February, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 6th March, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 20th March, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 3rd-April, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 17th April, 1901. WEDNESDAY, 1st May, 1901. WEDNESDAY W Moons

AN WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day of January, 1901, at Noon, the Steamship" PREUSSEN," of the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Captain E. Prehn, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE and CARGO, will leave this Port as above, Calling at NAPLES and GENOA,

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon, on MONDAY, the 21st instant, Cargo and Specie will be received on Board until 5 P.M., on TUESDAY, the 22nd instant, and Parcels will be received at the Agency's Office until NoON, on TUESDAY, the 22nd instant.

Contents of Packages are required. No Parcel Receipts will be signed for less than $2.50 and Parcels should not exceed Two Feet Cubic in Measurement.

The Steaner has splendid Accommodation and carries a Doctor and a Stewardess. Linen can be washed on board.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

For further Particulars, apply to

-MELCHERS & CO.,

Hongkong, 9th January, 1901,

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AGENTS.

HONGKONG

HOTEL.

Military-Band during dinner on Saturday Nights.

Hongkong, 15th November, 1900.

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“QUEEN'S CHOICE”

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• CONTRACTORS TO HIM. GOVERNMENT. MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Best Qualities of ASBESTOS GOODS and PACKINGS. HYDRAULIC and SELF LUBRICATING PUMP PAČKINGS," of all kinds.

"VICTOR" METALLIC BOILER JOINTS. ASBESTOS SALAMANDER BOILER COVERING COMPOSITION of the best qualities. ESTIMATES ́given for every DESCRIPTION of WORK. CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.................................

SUPERINTENDENT

.THOMAS SKINNER. ARCHIBALD RITCHIE DODWELD, & CO., LIMITED, General ́ Managers.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN,

PLUNKET'S GAP, the PEAK, near the TRAM TERMINUS, Tel. 56.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, and july, 1900.

Telephone No. 75.

MANAGER.

KUPPER PILSENER

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BEER.

ALWAYS BRIGHT AND SPARKLING AND FREE FROM SEDIMENT.

THE BEST AND MOST POPULAR GERMAN PILSENER IN THE FAR EAST.

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HOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & Co.,

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 7th January, 1901.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCILANTS. "

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TANSAN WATER.

PER CASE OF 4 DOZEN PINTS $6.

Hongkong, 31st December, 1900.

WANTED..

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY:

Sole Agents for the UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LIMITED, LONDON.. DODWELL & CO., LIMITED,

General Managers.,

THIRTY DOLLARS

PER ANNUM.

Entimations.

THE HONGKONG, AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA.

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

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of the Company will be held at the OFFICE of.". the Company, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 21st day of January, 1901, at 12 o'clock NOON, when the undermentioned RESOLUTIONS which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 31st December, 1900, will be submitted for confirmation 39 SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

· RESOLUTIONS. 1. That the following Article be inserted after Article 6, namely

"QA.The Directors may issue "Certificates for fractions of Shares, "and provide for the Exchange of "such fractional Certificates amoun Certificaursting to a whole Share or number "of Shares for Certificates of a

whole Share or Shares," 1.--That in Article 11 the figures "4,000" be substituted for the figures 1,000,"

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3-That the existing Shares in the Capital namely 12,500 fully paid up Shares of $125 cach, be subdivided into 31,250 fully paid up Shares of Sto each.

4That in Article 47 the figures “10,000" be substituted for the figures "2,500,"**

5.-That, in Article 53 the words "Four "Thousand" be substituted for the words "One Thousand.”

6.That in Article 62 the words "for every "complete additional number of Forty Sharos "be substituted for the words "for every com. "plete additional number of Ten Shares"

7.That in Articla 71 the words more than "twelve or less than six" be substituted for the words "more than nine or less than four."

8.That in Article 73 the words "two hun "dred" be substituted for the word "fifty."

9-That in Article 96 the words ́ "and "bonuses" be deleted, and that at the end of the same Article there be added the following paragraph, namely:

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The Directors may also, with the "consent of and in such manner, and Lupon such conditions, and at such limes "as shall be authorised by Shareholders in meeting, employ the Reserve Fund "for the time being, or any part thereof, ia the payment of a bonits or bonuses "to Sharehol us in respect of every "Share and fraction of a Shure.". By Order of the Board,

D. GILLIES,

Chief Manager.

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Hongkong, зal January, 1001

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the Company will be held at the OFFICE of the Company, No. 1, Queen's Buildings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 21st day of January, 1901, at 1215 o'clock in the afternoon or so soon after- awards as the Extraordinary General Meeting Ccluded, when the following RESOLUTIONS,

will be proposed, namely

H. PRI AGENTS:

12, QUEEN'S ROAD.

THE "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS YENERAL MEETING

JOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- NASSISTANT ENGINEER required of the "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED, Afor H.M. Dredger ST. ENOCIL, at will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE, on WEI AI WEI, Rate of pay, TEN SHILLINGS TUESDAY, the 15th January, 1901, at 12.15 per dy, inclusive, Seven days per week and PM. When the Subjoined Résolution which to incide all Overtime, no Provisions found:

Apply to

CHIEF ENGINEER,

Naval Yarl. Hagkong, 4th January, 1901.

BOOKKEEPER.

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Wust be quick and experienced.

ANTED, a GOOD BOOKKEEPER,

¡Aply to

ROBINSON PIANO CO., LIMITED. Hagkong, 31st December, 1900.

AMERICAN MACHINERY.

(1543b

was passed at the Extraordinary General Mect- ing of the Company held on the 28th day of December, 1900, will be submitted for con- ¦firmation as a SPECIAL RESOLUTION;–

"

"That the New Regulations already "approved by this Meeting and for the

purpose of identification subscribed by. the Chairman thereof, be, and the sameare, "hereby approved, and that such Regula "tions be, and the same are hereby adopted "as the Regulations of the Company to the "exclusion of all the existing Regulations "thereal.":

A Copy of the proposed New Regulations may be seen at the Company's Office, and can E have. OPENED a MACHINERY be obtained by application to the Undersigned. WE DEPARTMENT, and are prepared to

By Order of the Board,

Irish Prices, &c., on STEAM ENGINES, AS and OIL ENGINES, BOILERS, MPS, LATHES, DRILL PRESSES, LANERS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD ORKING MACHINERY, HOISTING ACHINERY, SAW MILLS, MACHI-

ST'S SMALL TOOLS, BUILDER'S

ARDWARE, &c.

Made in AMERICA, (U.S.A) Prices quoted fo.b. New York, or c.i.f.

ngkong.

• REUTER, BRÖCKELMAŃN & CO., Hongkong.

3rd January, 190.

f23c

THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND

STORAGE CO., LIMITED. OTICE is hereby given that the TENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING the SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the FICE of the General Managers, No. 5, Jeen's Road Central, on MONDAY, the 14th huary, 1901, at 3 o'clock in the Afternoon, the purpose of receiving the Report of the acral Managers together with a Statement The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from the 7th to 14th January, br, both days inclusive.

MEYER & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 31st December, 1900.. [15365

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND

LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY, Accounts to the 31st December, 1900.

PRONOUNCED BY CONNOISSEURS

TO BE.

1,000,000 ONE OF THE FINEST WHISKIES EVER PLACED ON THE MARKET.

It possesses a delicata aroma, and is of great age and guaranteed purity. $12 Per Dozen.

HEAD. OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Board of Directors:-

Chan Kit Shan, Esq.-D.-Gillies, Esq., Chow Tung String, Esq. J. T. Lauts, Esq.

Chief Manager,

GEO, W. F. PLAYFAIR.

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Interest for 12 months:Fixed ..5% Hongkong, 20th December, 1899, ..

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GREEN. ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT. .

$5.00 Cask of 375 lbs. Net ex-factory.

89.00 Bag of 250 Bs.

SHEWAN, TOMEs &

General Managerą.

Hongkong, jath December, goo.

THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY

AGENTS.

PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. HE only remedy at present known as an INFALLIBLE and PERMANENT CURE THE SPRUE, DYSENTRY, DIARRHOEA, HEMORRHAGE and ULCERATION

of the BOWELS. Recommended by some of the Chief Specialists of the Medical Professions. Sold retail by all Chemists and Wholesale

12th October, 1898,

by

THE PETER SYS COMPANY,

Proprietors and Sole Manufacturers) 9. Old China Street, Shanghai.

* MORTGAGE CO., LIMITED.

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EDWARD OSBORNE,

Secretary. Hongkong, 4th January, 1901.

THE WEST POINT BUILDING CO. LIMITED. NOTH ORDINARY MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the TWELF- of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victorin 1901, at 11.30 o'clock at, for the purpose of Buildings, on THURSDAY, the 24th January,

receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1900,

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 15th instan to THURSDAY, the 24th instant, (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to

The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Company, Limited.. General Agents for The West Point Building Company, Limited.

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Hongkong, 4th January, 1901, THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY; LIMITED.

1.-That out of the present. Reserve Fund amounting to $900,000 and out of the sum of $37,500 representing undivided profits, the Directors do pay to every Shareholder a bontis at the rate of $30 per 'Share in res- pect of every Share and fraction of a Share which is registered in his name on the 28th: day of February, 1901, and that such bonus be, at the option, expressed in writing, of any Shareholder, applicable to the payment of the amount payable by such Shareholder in respect of the taking up by him of his. proportion of new Shares under the pro- visions of the next of these Resolutions.

That on the said 28th-day of February, 1901, the Capital be, increased from $1,562,500 to $2,500,000 by the issue of 18,750 new inlly paid up Shares of $50 each, and that such new Shares be offered. at par to every Shareholder who of that dale is registered as such in the proportion of three new Shares for every five Shares of his registered holding on that date, and. that if any such Shareholder shall not take up and pay for his said proportion of new Shares before the first day of June, 1901, the Directors may dispose of the porportion of new Shares not so taken up and paid for. at such prices (not being less than the t

e-par value thereof and upon such terms as they may in their discretion think fit. The Directions may, however, in their discre tion, if the special circumstances of thie case appear to them to render such a course desirable in order to obviate hard- ship to a Shareholder, permit a Shareholder to take up and pay for the proportion of new Shares to which he would be entitled under this Resolution, notwithstanding that the aforesaid time-limit for doing so, namely. the first day of June, roos, has passed.

That the said new Shares shall rank for. dividend and bonus as on and from the First day of January, 1901.

By order of the Board,

D. GILLIES,

Chief Manager, Hongkong and fanuary, got.

Auction.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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MESSRS, HUGHES and HOUGH have

received Instructions from the Owner

to. Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

IN ONE LOT, on

FRIDAY, the 25th day of January, 1901, ats o'clock. 3, at their SALES ROOMS

ALL THAT Piece or Parcel of GROUND NTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the OTICE is hereby given that the THIR situate lying and being at Victoria, in the THE FOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will Land Office as INLAND LOT No. 1,096,

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS, in be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICES, Victoria together with the blessuage or Tonement. Company will be held at the COMPANY'S Buildings, THURSDAY the 24th January, Erections and Buildings thereon known as PRICE, No.9, Des Voeux Road, Victoria, en 1901, at 13 o'clock NOON, for the purpose of"HALDON, BONHAM ROAD, held from the EDNESDAY; the 16th January, igor, at receiving the Report of the Directors togetlier CROWN for a Term of 999 years from the (OON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 25th day of December, 1890:

Accounts and the Report of the General 31st December, 1900/ anagers for the year eading 31st December, The Register of Shares of the Company will op, declaring a Dividend and electing a Con- be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 15th instant Ting Committee and Auditors.to THURSDAY, the 24th instant, (both days The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company inclusive), during which period no Transfer of

bo CLOSED from the 12th to 16th instant, Shares can be registered pth Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN, TOMES & Co,

A. SHELTON HOOPER, General Managers.

Secretary Hongkong, 7th January, 1901

[35 Hongkong, Ch January, 1901.

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Toud Area 65,815 Square feet, Crown Rent $300 per Annum.

For further Particulars and Sale, apply to

and Conditions of Messrs. JOHNSON, STOKES and MASTER, Solicitors for the Vendor

The Auctioneers.

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