Commercial
(Continual from prige $7.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WLDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 13.
Home Markets. The export THE AIRMEN'S SALUTE. figures for two weeks ending 17th October, were 10,000,000
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
*
CORPORATION.
Head Office --do, Wall Street, New York London Offer :-35, Biskopsgate, K.C.
BRANCHES - 1:
Sonbey Calcutta
Canton
Caba
Colee
Empire
Hoogkong
Haakw
Exchange |
Belling
T/T. Marks .....................................................1/11 5/8 T/T. Franos BANKING "CORPORA-Demand................1/11 11/16n Haiphong...
30 d/o
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T
TION,
60 d/s
Kobe
Merica
Paid-up Capital .....$15,000.00
RESERVE HUNDS:
4 m/s
.....1/11 3/4 On Saigon ............1/11 13/16 Un Bangkok *****... * 1/11 15/16- T/T Shanghai ..............72 9/4 4 m/s. L/O
201 1/8 .... Pre nequeandoek........ 2.49 1/4 pm.
1 % p
Buying
T/T Singapore
Panssa
Peking
Private 30 d/a
*** 84 1/84 m/s. D/P sight S'hai 73 1/2 6 m/s. L/C
**SKA FRÁcisco
Sterling
T/T Japan
Shanghai Yokohama
T/T India
£1,500,000 at 2/-=
T/T Bombay
Demand Bombay
.....147 1/4:4 m/s, Francs
T/T Caloutta
.....147 6 m/s. do
Demand Calcutta
1.147 1/4 Bar Silver, ready
Demand India ......
..146 3/4
forward
Demand Manila
yards of Plain Cottons from thei A Jramatic yet touching little U. K. and Manchester market is, ceremony was carried out by a Crepe S 28 Old September 28 01d, October to December 24 reported firm and prices strong equadrilla of ueroplanes at St. January to Jine 24.01. Jangor. Itauter given Horn Clair, S. W. Franco, the Mail says. by's 8.4 up lid. to Ss.10hd and One of the machines belonging to uary to December 1s 11d. Fine the Yams 11. 1o. . higher.. Mail this squadrilla fell some weeks Para. 38 G per lb.
advicesrolute bow, closely events | ago just as it was about to start ita Exporta Parn Rubber fram
pointed to a general lockout ourly Bight from Paris to the mannu- January lat, to October 3rd.
this month in Lancadbire, but vren area. Both the officer pilo From Singapore 19,751,635 lbs, the wire have not shown that ting it and the mechanic were against 0,998,680 lb.
maiters went so far as to make killed. The latter, a young man From Penang 9,930,467 lbs that extremity & aecosity, so it named Laforgue, whose home against 5,821,230 lbs
From Port 3wettenham 21.118-may be assumed the trouble baaans in the little villiage, was buri-GLPOSITS RECEIVED: fi for one year at
been sotiled in a more pacificed "there"only ten days ago. sonaner." In conrequence of the Later the six seroplanes of From Ceylon, 1 January to rise in the price of "the raw the quadrilla to which the dead 29th Sept. 18,071,100 lbs.
matorial, ora that were out-pper, belonged, flying from Coffee. The price of Fe sanding were hurriedly with Acen to St. Clair, passed within Coffee, romina unchanged t about $43 per pikul.
796 lbs, against 14,917,100 lbs.
Capra. A further slight de clino bus taken place, and tho ruling price of good nadried is about $1310 at the close.
Singapure Exchange. Mirket Raport, from 3rd to 9th October,
drawn und prices", advanced, [forward.
Cotton Yarn
· Captual and Surplusundanga Gold $1,900,000
equal 183,000. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transsted,,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the masa
42 sær annam, or for shorter perioda, at ratas, which may be ascertained on applicáoon. – KILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
RAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT DRAFTS granted
on sil the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
CREDIT pallashil over the Worl
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIr
cred
_PURCHASE mud- SALE of Bocki and Shares
ZATMAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed. -
GEORGE HOGG, Meniger.
̈, Queen'e Road, Hongkon
19
sizin of his grave in the churched, yard. As they soured over it each airman in turn en off his whirring engine and dipped Thern lins boon very little done downwards for a few seconds a Ho kg. Nov., 1912 in the Indian department except a silent sign of tribute to his as recorded below, Rather larger comrade who had died on duty, quantities of Japanere spinninge Standing at the graveside, the have been disposed of, but we young soldier's father, a white- hear of only one transaction in haired peasant, attending the | Local | Yim, ?» We are pleare grave, bowed his head as each
to report that the International motor became suddenly silent. Cotton Mill Company, has had » India Rubber i and 2 $210ccessful, year, the P. & L. Ac $120 per pkl. Almost no sa count slowing a credit balance of plies....
roughly 23 4 lakhs of Taela."
1913:
Coffee Ball 10 tons. Liberian $20.00.
Opra $12.00 to $1325 per pkl. 1,065 tons.
Jelotong Rubber $4.00 to $8.35 per pkl. Saraw.kand Palembang.
Para Rubber Biscuits or Sheet $110 per pkl. g od average.
Tin $92.02 $04.25 por pkl 870 Lone, closing $22 80.- Sian- ure Free Press.
"Piece Goods.
Indian-The business done
from first bands amounts to 730
Wind Too Swift
The highest velocities of the
1.
THE VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
YOKOHAM
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund
18,550,000
Es
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Agencies at
Nagasaki
Bombay
Calcutta
London Lyons
bales nly the No. 10. being wind have only heen estimated, Antung-Hsien Borneo Rubber 1, 2 and 3 $92.hought for Nowchwang, Tientain $60 and $44 per pkl
and Szechuen and. No. 12. are for Dever measured, for there are no Kinggse and Szechen
The instruments that will measure Changchun them. A Robinson anemometer Dairon bargains were as follows:-
was blown away, when registering Fengtion No. 10495 biles; Empress | Mill T12.011 Ten Carrier Tla 120 miles an hour in Jamaica on Harbin
The Hankow 04.00, Somab Mill Tin 03.00, Im: November 13 last year. porial Mill Tla 414 00, Sorab, Mill highest velocity on record is 186 Honolulu Shanghal-Piece Goods,
Kobe Mesers. Noel, Murray & Cola. 07 75-08.00 and Ed. Sassoon, miles an hour, measured by an
anemometer on Mt. Washington, Liao-Yang Shanghai write as follows in their late Triumdues Tie, 08 00. dited
No. 12. 240. bales; Morajes P.January 11, 1878. weekly piece goods report
An effort has been made to Tis. 01.00, Morajee (2 Flag) Tla. 3rd inst
15 00, Currimbhoy Mills (Mula) estimate the velocity of the wind Tls. 10100 and Susanon, Mayer in a tornado, basing it on some of
its effects. (late Naranje) Tls, 101.75 102.00.
A pine board was Local Market-The businers The N. Y. K. F.s. Jingen Maru driven through a telegraph pole, that has been done here, has been has arrived with 1,289 bales. another was driven, three inches only of a retail nature, enquiries
Japanese-Aslightly increased into the trunk of a tree, and it for twenty packages resulting in business has been done during the sale of one or two; but hopes the week and transactions re- are held out of another spurt ported amut, to 1,850 bales by force little less than a cannon next month, by which time it is The price new current for No ball or somewhere between 600 thought likely much of the money 16. are T 105 65-114.00 and and 500 miles an hour. invested during the first three No. 20% Tis. 112-25-121.00 weeks of September, will have The late quotations ruling on returned to the local dealers, the Oaks Exchange are as fol equipping them with the ces lows-Pen 14190 for Octohor, Rary roadly cash to buy more Yen 14440 for November and Public Companies
goods. For our part we cannot Yen 14380 for December. Siles see bow anything like a good are as under:- trade can be done without trong No. 1, 1.050 bales; Saina ficancial help being accorded to Ohild Th. 105 85, Sakoi Tla the Chinese dealers. In the first 108.25, 2 Deer T 111.50, 2 place the money that exists, must Women Ti 112 00. Standing be brought up to standard, as it Horse T. 112 25, Woman The were, then a dollar or its paper 113.00, Horses 11a, 113.25, and reprezentativo, would be worth a Blue Fish Tis. 114.00, dollar everywhere: and in the next place, by a return of cou fidence so that the banks which have stocks of specie would bề ugreeable to lend it to those nativi banks who need it, and they in
could have been produced only
was calculated that such effects
A wind-proof memometers is needed.
NORTH CHINA INSURANCE Company, Limited/
Newchwang
New York Osaka Pekin Ryolun Port (Arthur)
San Francisco Shanghai Tichling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO.
Manager.
Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913.
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
$15,000,000
Silver 17,450,000
$32.450,000 Resrove Liability of
Proprietors................ ..$15,000,000.
.................................. 96 32 d/s,S'noy & Melbourne.../- 1/2
.......................... 146-1/2 30 ds. San F'oo & New York: 4832
1474 m/s, Marks
.......961 Gold Leaf per tael.
| T/T,San Foć & New York 47 3/4 Bank of England rate
T/T. Java
119 1/4 Sovereign.........
:
Subsidiary Coina. Discount per $100
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Chinese ...20 cte.pieces $81⁄4. %. S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Chinese ...10 Hen. Mr. D. Landale.-Deputy
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Ear-
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurent, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER.
Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London" Bankers-London" County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per Annum on the daily balance -
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
Annum. 1
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
69
si
$61
89.
2.07
.9.5436
12.56 1/2
..27 5/8
.:271/2 .53.20
...5%
..$10.10
Opiuin Quotation.
Oct 24, Malwa, New........$4.600 per pic.
Malwa, Old
**** 4.700
Patna, New
..... 5.825 purche.
Patna, Old.
5,700
Benares, New
5.525
Henares, Old.......
5,350
SHARE REPORT.
S-SEDERRA
Stocks & Pin up' Valer.
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125 -
"SA-FALE:
CLOSING
790 b.
£80
$50 345.
HARINE INSURANCES, Cantona
North China
Unione
Yangizes
£5 T137
$100 $800 "b.
£50 6195
TIRE INSURANCES; -
China Fires Hongkong
"D—BUYERS".
LAST DAYIDARY AND PATE
£2 at ex 1/196 equal to
$20.31 for 14 ending 30/6/13
$18 for 191
year
Final of 1 p.o, making.
p.c. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12mak. $15 for
1911& Int, of$3 for 19121
$10 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$20 155 b."
Fires SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 6746 1. Douglas Steamship $50 $33 Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
$50 6377 b.
$27 for 1911
B.
$15 52814 b.
(Preferred) £5 F89 (Deferred)
For 12 months, 4 per cent per "Shell" Transports £1
Agnum.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
103,0
£11
"Star Ferry"
{$10,658
REFINERIES.
$100 $97
$100 $35
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the China Sugars. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugars, BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap-Chinese Engineeringe £132/6 plication.
MINING,
INTEREST on deposits is al.... Tronohs
£1 46/3 lowed on the minimum monthly į Raubs
£1 $34. balances at $3 Per Cent per.an- DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS num.
Kowloon Wharfs $50687 B.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853.j
Depositors may transfer at their HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON,
option balances of $100 or more Paid-up Capital
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Reserve Fund.... ..£1,700,000 Bank to be placed on FIXED Reserve Liability of
DEPOSIT 4 Per. Cent. per
sanum.
£1,200,000
Proprietors ........£1,200,000
H.K.&W poa Docks $50 (877) 1. |Shanghai Doçka T. 100 57
Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 r.109
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGŲ,
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE H
BANK.
b.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and hai, Banking Corporation,
For the Hongkong and Shang-Anglo French Landa T.100 T.94 $125 General Banking business trans-
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Hongkong Hoteln $50 acted.
1885 S.
$110 CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Hongkong Lande $100 ROM this date and until FROM
further notice Mr. Sydneyed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- No. 20s. 800 bales, Sundry J. Chinchen will be in charge of celved for 1 year or shorter periods
Humphreys Estates'310': 69 b. Kowloon Lands $30 1645 25, Red Sycen Juss Tls. 113.50 above Company, Chope Ta. 112.5 Bird Tla. 113.- the Hongkong Branch of the at rates which will be quoted on
application. Boys Th.115.50.
By order of the Court of
Shanghai Lande T. 30 r. 90 Local-We only hear of one Directors,
$50 West Point:
#72 sale, 500 bales No, 18s, 2 Tiger
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 145
T.119
turn must be willing to make chop at Tla, 20.30. Some of the
E. L-KRAUSS,
Agents.
ال
advances to the merchant and retail prices are easier for bundles, Hongkong, 27th Oct., 1913. dealers as formerly. It is cer-the current quotations being:- tainly up to importers, who are No. 10: Tla. 04 75-07.25 No. 128 becoming crippled by the prevail. Tla 1500-101 75, No. 14s. The. ing stagnation of trade, to com- 96 75-104.25 aud No. 16s. Tle. bise to devise means by which 00 75 100 75. things can be got moving again.
Twins' School Record.
Auctions. In all 5,600 pieces lore than last week were put up.j Some of the 10-lbs, and heavier: weight Gray Shirtings improved
A unique school record has a little, but on the whole the market was flat. Kung Ping been established by the twin reduced their White Shirtings childres-Fred and Norah-of 700 pieces but mostly lower prices Mr and Mrs Fairbrass, of Bridge, resulted. Ewo had one chop up Kent (England), who have just and one down," Yuen Fong with completed their ninth year of 1,150 pieces less, Paw on improve unbroken attendance at the vill ment with most of the chops of age school. The Kent Education over Tls. 4 in value. Plain and Committes has granted thom a Bloschad T-Cloths went both special award of morit. A third ways and
Jeans, child in the same family has not the majority a bit. Turkey heen absent once during the last Reds went shade better. five yours. Velvets were down a fraction. Black Italians had a verled ex- perience and when competed for did well... The Venetians did not altogther maintain their strength, With the exception of Lastings, the Fancies went strongly.
of the
2
A Prince with the Hot Water. When Professor Vambery, the famous Orientalist whose death was recently announcod, was staying at Sandringham, be rang American Goods.-There has the bell in his bedroom for some been no Newchwang departure hot water. No one came, so he
Notices
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
THE
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE LO., LTD,
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG |perty, &c.
Matriculation Examination.
NOTICE is hereby given that will be held on the following dates-
December 15th - 20th 1913. 'July 13th-18th, 1914. Candidates muit,send in their nanies to the Registrar, with the fee, not later than one month before the date of the Examina
Matriculation Examinations
tion.
1
Goods received on Storage.
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Trels 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Singapore Tientsin Peking Tainanfu Taingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rotheohil & Bone. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.
Ewos Shanghai Cottona
KISCELLANEOUS.
Advances made on Merchandise:Direction der Disconto Gesell-Light and Powers $102
Loans made on the Provident
System:
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o., Undertaken and Executad
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
Examination Fee $10.00 (Bong PEAK TRAMWAY CO. kong Currency).
Forms of Entry and all parti- culars may be obtained on ap- plication to
THE REGISTRAR, The University of Hongkong.
this week and from all accounts rang again, and yet again. Then HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. the movement of stooks has been a youth, after knocking at the very slack during the interval. door, entered the room.
"Do!
NOTICE.
Custom House returns show you want something, pro- reduction in stock of 55,210 femor?" he inquired. "Yes," "THE HALF YEARLY MEET
ING of MEMBERS will be pieces off those given in our last replied Vambery, "I have been lesue. The producing market is ringing for some hot water." held on WEDNESDAY, the 29th a strong and advancing one, as "Oh," said the youth, "wait a October Next, at 12 o'clook, noon, shown by the only quotation we moment and I will get you some." at the Offices of the Jockey Club, have succeeded in learning, viz., Two or three minutes later the on the Ground Floor of the Hong- kong Club Annexe, Chater 'Road. 128, 10d, for a leading chop of 3 boy returned with a can of Yard Sheetings. The price for hot water, which he placed on these Goods here is from Tls. the professor's table. The oblig 483 to Tls. 470, Nowobwang ing toy was, King Edward's | exchange is 070.
By Order,
THOUGH, Clerk of the Course.
second son, now King George V. Hongkong, 15th Oct, 1913. [960
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WENK DAYS.
schaft.
Dreadner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current
Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange buai- ness transacted.
b.
$2.50 for year end'ġ30'6'13 Interim of $1 for half year ending 30°6′13 (6 p.o. for year: 1912 on
preferred shares
(Final of 4 making 6/ for year ending 31*12*12
Int. of 1/- a/c. 1913
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue 82 on 14,000
$1 on 10,000
2rid
it 3rd
for year ending 30'4:13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
"1
Interion of 31 p.s. 8 2/5d per share. Coupon No. 1.ao- count year 30.6.12. Int. of 2/6 a 1913 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
for}
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tla. 3 for 1912
Interim of 'Tis 3 for 1913
Tls. 6 29*2*10
$3 on old shares, 81.50)
on new shares for half)
year 31:12:12 -
b.
$316 for
30 6.13..
year ending
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for '1912
Interim of 5 p.c.for year ending 30613 half $2 for 14 year endin) 30.6-13
15 per cent. for 1910
ending}
7p,c for year ent
31°10'12
Tls. 10 for year ond-1
ing 30*6*13
104
14
D.
30 cents 31.7.08.
b.
85 cents for 191%
A.
$10 $9
$6 $27
70 cents for 1912
b.
$10 $7.10
b.
b.
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 19 China-Borneos $12 $97
Do. (Spec. shares) $1f China Providente Dairy Farme Groon Islands Hongkong Electrice $10 $4314 Hongkong Iosa. $25, $150 Hongkong Ropes $10 $23.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkats
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct.. 1911.
32
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Morning Posi Peak Tramway
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital Bubscribed 01
115 M
·B.OD A.M. EVERY 15 MIN. 7.00 A.H. to
TO MIN. Lopa. Lo 10.00 AM.. 11 10.00 AM. to 10.004.M.
" 33 Mit 13.30 AM to 18.45 M 1845 3. to
H
Paid Up Reserved Fund
14
*
10 MIN.
2.3 P.M. Q
3.43 9.38.
"
15. M:10.
143 N.
10 Ni
is Max,
1.15 F.M. to 5.00 $90, 10
8.15 PM
1.00 TIM
NIGHT CARS. Ly_Cadou.m.20-30ir.M, 10 1150every half bour.
Tameroon.sktoŽITE FUM,
every quarter pijambour. SUNDAYS.
3.00 A.M. 15 35.30 AM, Evanr 10:30 AM. 10 11,00 AM 21.45 A.M. 10 zida Nou
1,00 &M: 16 3.00 7.12. 20 3.00 .. to
15 Bli
10 Min.
By Max.
Jo Min.
15 Min.
100 NOON
1.00 PM,
H
5.00 +54)
5.00 M
*
to Min.
7.00 7.3.
Is Mor
$10 KM.
J
in Men,
7:00 .44, La
NIGHT` CARS [us;ai Week Days:
SATURDAYS.
Exte" Cars Sat, 26 mlinight - SPECIAL CAIRS.
Dy árangupeni kt als "Company's2025cs, Alarmıdık - Bulidings,
BANKERS:.
$25 $22 $10 $108.
Do. (new) $1 190, clar Bongkong Electric Trams 9/- . £1,500,000
1,185,000 Philippines
$10-85 562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 38 415,000
Pre: Booiete desferred
Pulpeset Papierteries paid
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Dally Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
AR LINTON
$50 $20
up $50
du Tonkin
Beneft $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $4 United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, Ld...............
$10 $91%
United "Asbestos $10 $300
Founders Shares)
b.
Union Waterboat $10 $17 1/2 b.
Weismann, Ltd. $10 $30
$10 $734-b
Oct
191.
1970
B.
b.
$1.30 for year end'g 31°7′13
40 cents for 1911.
$1.60 per share for 1912-
2 Interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913
JInterim of Tla. 1 mak
ing Tis. 2 a/d 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents, on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Final of $5 p..making
7 p.e. for 1912," None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year' 50 cts. for year end❜g 31.5.12.
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912
$1 per share for year)
ending 3112′1912"
25 per cent. for year)
ending 317110
60 cents for 1912
40 cts, year ending 30'6-12- WRIGHT AND HORNBY, sines vál
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, William Powell
Corrected to For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery, meals with Wines & Liquors, General brokees' De Voaur Bord Castrul Tal Address Beatitudis. Je
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