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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

CO., LTD.

The Ordinary General Meeting of. Shareholders in the abovo TUITION GIVEN.

Company will be held in the Company's Offices, P. & O. Build- SCHOOL of Motoring Lid, offers you ing, 5th Floor, on Wednesday, of short or comprehensive 26th April, 1939, at Noon for the courses in motor tuition with Euro- purpose of receiving the Report of pean or Chinese Instructors. Phone the General Managora together

trial

20082 or 50800,

FOR SALE.

FINE OLD French Concert Violin. Very interesting price. Apply Box 520, "Hongkong Telegraph.

with a Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, 1938.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 22nd April, to Wednes. |day, 26th April, 1939, both days

Inclusive. B

MOTOR' CARS, ETC.

FOR SALE. 1934 Model Ford, saloon, owner driven, perfect condi- tion, low mileage, bargain $850. Box 520, "Hongkong Telegraph,!!.

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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.

General Managers... Hongkong. 12th April, 1939.

Licut. D'Oyly. The Royal THE BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

TO LET.

Friday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

G.

RA.D.C..

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be hold on Monday, the 17th day of April, 1939, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excelloney the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Sau Chuk Yuan Road, Kowloon City, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 76 years, commencing from 1st July, 1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one fur- ther term of 24 years less the last three days thereof. Intending bidders are advland that immediately after the diapo sal of the lot the Purchaser (If | not the applicant) will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum

April 14, 1939.

Production At

Y.M.C.A. Nets Applause

EMPIRE

THE Y.M. G. A.-- Amateur Dramatic Club has done well to turn its attention once again to the field from which it derives part of its name. With the excep tion of "Busman's Honeymoon," rather indifferently produced last year, and an unfortunate gally into one Act plays, its attention had been concentrated COMING ELECTION IN in recent years on Pantomimes.

NEW BRUNSWICK

NEWS

St. John, New Brunswick. With a provincial election expected

"London Wall," John van Druten's play which was produced some years ago at the Duke of York's theatre and which you can read in those early in the autumn, politicians are excellent series pt Famous Plays beginning to seek the support of the published by Gollancz, was a happy newly-formed Industrial and Agri- thought for this year's presentation, cultural League of New Brunswick. us testified by the fact that an appall-

About 1,000 have, joined the or in small audience last night cave ganisation for working men in this

unsiinted applause..at generous, and the fall of each curtain and at the top growth for the league exits of most of the players.

through the province is anticipated. With one or two exceptions, the The league seeks to bring a change will be refunded on payment of YMCA production is well cast-ihe in the system of relief work projects Y.M.C.A.'s propensity for develop in New Brunswick. Frojects which the Purchase price.

ing entirely new talent from which will be of lasting benefit to the muni- the Philharmonic Society and the elpalities affected are.recommended,

drawn being again In evidetico.

Talent Unearthed

NOTICE is hereby given that PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Hongkong A.D.C. have generously with a 40-hour week for those so

MODERN HOUSE in Kowloon Tong, the Third Annual Meeting of with tennis lawn, swimming pool, blg Shareholders will be held at the garden, etc. Available end of April. Apply Lock Hing, 33 Queen's Road Head Office, No. 6 Des Voeux Rond Central.

Contral, on Saturday, April 22nd, TO LET, furnished flat, No. 1 Hum-1939, at 3.00 p.m. for the purpose phreys Bulldings, from beginning of of receiving the Report of the June to end of September. Please Board of Directors and the State- apply above address.

ment of Accounts for the year

Arab Leader Surrenders Palestine Civil War Nearing End

LONDON, Apr. 13. Aras Abdul Razzil, prominent leader of the Palestino Arab irregulars, to-day crossed with 16 followers into the territory of the Druses, and surrendered to. the French authorities.

Ruzzik was Interned in the Palmyra concentration camp.

ending December 31st, 1938.

The Transfer Register will be closed from April 10th to 22nd, 1939 inclusive.

By Order of the

Board of Directors,

M. Y. TANG.

Hongkong, April 1, 1989.

Lot No. 2695.

New Kowloon Ioland

Exst of New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2619, Cao Chuk Yarn Bord Kowloon City.

| Registry No.

-Locality

Iloundary Measurements.

N. 19. T. w.

As per salo pinn.

SATISFIED

feet

Rent.

Price i

Contents in

eq.

ALD.

¡ Upset

About

8,340

$4,170

(Continued from Page 1)

engaged.

INDIA

MR. BOSE CALLS A

MEETING

Bombay.

Notable in this category are Alec Austin, who plays the part of the office boy "Birkinshaw," and Pauline refreshing Jeffreys, who gives a interpretation of the role of "Misa Pat

Mr. Bose, the re-elected President Milligan," The diction of Peter of Congress, does not appear to desire Randolph ("Hec Hammond") is sura trial of strength with the Right prisingly clear and unforced and if Wing element which opposed his re- he could overcome a tendency to election. overact in parts and not to act In the

others he would easily carry of caused by the offer of

He is unwilling to widen the breach

The Bombay Congress Ministry

Marle by catre productor, Duke would refuse to continue in office pinys the part exc Production, and with a Left Wing Executive of Con-

igress.

POST

MAIL. FOR CANTON

Registered and Ordinary mall and

OFFICE.

OUTİVARD MAIL, TIMES

Parcels (not Insured) will be ac- Registered and Parcel Mails are cepted for Canton and despatched as closed 15 minutes earlier than the circumstances permit.

Ume given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertlø-

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE "Letters and Postcards for Europei (except Great Britain and Eire) and ed to close at or botora o à, re- South America ore forwarded "vis gistered and parcel mails are closed Siberia" if sa superscribed.

lat 3 pm, on the previous day. INWARD MAILS

From

Halphong

Per

Franken

Haiphong, Pakhoi and Fort Bayard. Klungchow Air Mall by "Pan American Airways,

U.S.A., Honolulu, and Japan-(San

Francisco date, 10th March). Manila

Shanghai and Amoy

Tienisin and Swatow

Regensburg

Yunnan

Duc,

.April 14.

.April 14.

Direct Service"--San Francisco Pan American Airways Plane date, 8th April.

April 14.

Pres. Adams

April 14.

.April 14,

Soochow

.April 24,

April 14.

Asuma Maru Diomed

.April 15.

April 15.

date,

Imperlat Airways Plane

April 16.

Neptuna...

.April 15.

Newehwang

:April 15.

Roseville

April 18.

.April 18.

April 10.

US.A., Hunlulu, Japan and Shang-

hol

(San Francisco dole, 170 March) Straits

Dircet Str April

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Service-London

Manila

Swatow Manila

and Straits

and Swatow

YAY Chuanchow and Amay

Halphong

Bangkok and Swatow Tientsin and Swatow

Java and Manila

Siraits

Japan and Shanghal

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Bervico-London

Direct

12th April.

Bangkok and Swatow Strails.

Kulsang Szechuen Talarn Canton Kalgan Nanchang Thinegara

April 16. .April

17.

April 17. April 17. .April 17.. April 10. April 19.

Cremer

Ajax

date.

Imperial Airways Plane

.April 10.

.April 19.-

Canada, U.S.A., Japan, and Shang- hai (Vancouver B.C. daic, 1st April).

For

Haiphong

Fort Bayard Shanghai Bangkok

major honours,

the Right As it is, the most pollshed perform- Wing members of the Commitice to ance la, naturally perhaps, given by resign. A erials is expected to be Janie Weller ("Miss Button"), who delayed until the Congress session. is completely at home in a dificult

Mr. Bose has called a meeting of role, as befits one who has already Braduated to the wider field repre- the Working Committee, and niso Chlef Manager. OPPOSITION NOT YET sented by the Hongkong A.D.C. Rita intends to meet Mr. Nehru.

Cole ("Miss Janus") has the lending role played of York

until she comes to the emotional passages in It may be assumed that Germany

the final Act. W. E.

E. Kirby "Mr. NEW ZEALAND would like to make sure to Italy Walker") shows restraint and polish, getting into a war with the Western and probably would have been better

Shanghal ter MENACE OF FOREIGN Powers before any main strokes are

cast had he exchanged roles with E.

SUBSIDIES delivered in Central and Northern O'Neli Shaw ("Mr. Brewer") who, Europe, and it was not to Britain's whilst giving an excellent charge- Interest to facilitate that starterisation, in somewhat unconvincing The "New Zealand Herald" com-

as a lady-killer.

ments on the recent remarks of Mr. Violet Trimmer ("Miss Hooper") Oliver Stanley, President of the and Dora Lanchester ("Miss Willes- Board of Trade, on the menace of den") are excellent in their minor foreign subsidies and the safeguard-

ing of British shipping. material well and the services of the Leonard Starbuck has moulded his Prompter, G. Eastgate, were required certed action if someone put forward The newspaper says there would on surprisingly, few occasions.

be more force in suggestions of con-

BERLAIN IRRITATED' AT THREAT

(Continued from Page 1.).

depending on tie next move of the Axis Powers.

Ofeial German circles show Ireluctance to comment before care- It is believed that his surprising) fully examining the full text of the action was due to Internal strifo statement, but an Inspired declara- among the Arabs.

tion issued to the foreign press takes Another message Boys that the Mr. Chamberlain to ask on many Grand Mutt of Jerusalem has been points In his speech, and attacks Invited to new Palestine conversa-alleged British propaganda methods. tions in Cairo, and it is reported that he will accept the invitation. The new British proposals for a solution

of the Palestine problem, satisfactory

to the Arabs, will be the subject of the conversations.-Tarna-Ocean,

་

Adriatic Not Part

Of Mediterranean!

Illinois First Candy of the Anglo-Italian agreement

State

50

Italian political circles, basing their view on the summarised reports of the statement, held that Mr. Cham- berlain had recognised the fact that Albania did not constitute a breach long as this was "properly interpret- The same observation was made Chicago, regarding the Mediterranean status Illinois led all other states in que. catering to the nation's sweet tooth "Mr. Chamberlain's claim that the during 1937. The state produced Adriatic is part of the Mediterranean 500,371,121 of confectionery products, is disputed, and scepticism prevails nearly one-third of the nation's regarding Britain's capacity to carry supply, a survey by the U, S. Census out the undertakings given to Bureau „showed.

Rumania and Greece, just as in the case of Poland.

Italy's own pledge to Greece la rendering the British guarantee to that country superfluous-Reuler.

Twin Debaters Confusing

Cleveland, O.

Just who was. pro and who con,

U.S. Precaution

was a little confusing here when

Washington, Apr. 13. Phyllis Conner and her twin Doris argued about the "pump-priming" duced a Bill in Congress to impose Senator Tom Connally has intro- polley in a debate at Western Reserve drastic taxes on individuals and cor- University, They are from Grove porations during war time in order City College, Pa., and their appear-to prevent profiteering-United ances, if not their views, are identical. Preu."

Swan Culbertson

Fritis

Investment Bankers and Brokers

Members of New York Cotton Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York

Canadian Commodity Exchange, "Inc., Montreal, New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange

Manila Stock Exchange.

Hongkong Sharobrokers Association

Shanghai Stock Exchango.

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE

Cable Address: Swanstock

Just Unpacked A Large Selection of GENTLEMEN'S SUMMER SUITS

Refres

12, Des Voeux Road C.

Tel. No. 21040.

Reuter,

Statement In Lords

Viscount

London, Apr. 13. Hellfax, the Foreign Secretary, made a statement in the House Lords, similar to that de livered by the Premier in the House of Commons.

Announcing that if the independ-

roles.

Auckland.

The only Allscreditable thing about policy of assistance. For many the production, in fact, was the but little has been done to meet the years complaints have been heard, ence of Greece and Rumania was appalling small. mudlenco which threatened, and they considered it turned out to witness the fruits of situation. vital to resist aggression, Britain six weeks' hard rehearsal--N.S.

would lend them all the support in her power, Viscount Halifax added that this declaration was being

содузи municated

to the governments directly

concerned, and to others, especially Turkey whose close re lations with Greece were known.

Viscount Hallfax said that he un- derstood France

was

making similar declaration.

Referring to the withdrawal of Italian troops from Spain, Viscount Halifax stated that Count Clano had informed Lord Perth on April D that when the troops went, Italian planes and pilots would also leave,

Soviet Alliance

behalf of the Labour

*

Postal Secrets For Princess Elizabeth

SOUTH AFRICA

MINEWORKERS' UNION QUARREL

Johannesburg.

the

Mulnom Tegelberg

Emp. of Russia OUTWARD. MAILS

Per

Friday

.April 10.

.April 20.

Date and Time.

Cheklang Fri., Apr. 14. Noon. Taipoosek..Fri,, Apr. 14, 1.30 p.m. Franken.Fri., Apr. 14, 3.30 p.m. Hyde II....Fri., Apr. 14, 4.30 p.m. Regensburg Fri., Apr. 14, 6.30 p.m. Apr. 14. K.P.O. .Apr. 14. 6 p.m. .Apr. 14, 6.30 p.m. G.I.O.

Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, and Air France Plane

France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by the "Alr France Airways Direct Service."

Manila

Reg.

Ord.

Rez.

Ord.

Pres. Adams

Struils, Ceylon, India, East and Corfu

South Africa, Aden, Égypt, Malta and Europe via Marseilles-duo Marseilles, 12th May.

.Apr. 14, 6.p.m. Apr. 14, 7 p.n.

Fel., Apr. 14, 7 p.m.. Fri, Apr. 14.

Q. P. D. and E. P. 0. Parcels, Reg.,

Ord

****

Apr. 14, 5 p.m.

.Apr. 15, 9.45 am. .Apr. 15, 10.30 a.m.

Airways plane fr....Frt. Apr. 14.

Air Mail for Manlia, Guam, Hono- Pan American

lulu, and D.6.A by the "Pan- American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 21st April.

Reg.

Ond.

Reg. Ori

Saturday

Air Mait for "K. L. M--Akeways Corfu

Direct Service”--due Amsterdam. 25th April.

.Apr. 14, 5.00 p.m..

EP. O

.Apr. 14, 5.30 p.m.

G. R. O.

Apr. 14, 5.00 p.m.

.Apr. 15, 7.30 am.

G. P. O. and K. P. 0. Ber.. Onl,

Fort Bayard, Pakhot and Haiphong. Soochow Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu. USA.. Asama Maru

Central and South America via

.Sat., Apr. 25.

.Apr. 15, 0.30 am.

.Apr. 15, 10 a.m.- Sat, Apr. 15, 2 p.m. ...Sat. Apr. 15..

G. P. 0, and K. P. 0. Reg- Ord.

G. P. O.

Parcels,

Reg Ord.,

Sunday

Swatow

Formosa and Japan

Swatow

Amoy

...........Apr. 15, 4.16.p.m.

.....Apr. 15, 5 p.m. ....Sat, Apr. 18, and K. P. 0.

..Apr. 15, 3 p.m.

..Apr. 15, 4.15 p.m.

Apr. 15, 5 pan

Klungehow ....Sun., Apr. 18, 9 a.m;. Rakuyo Marui Sun, Apr. 10, 9 a.m.. Monday

The struggle between the "Reform" Princess Elizabeth, who will be 13 group, consisting of former leaders this month, was taken

by Queen of the purely Afrikaans Mynwerker- Mary on an educational tour of the sbond and the Mineworkers' Union. Mount Pleasant postal sorting office renched a climax recently. at Clerkenwell recently.

They

received by Sir Walter were

At a meeting of the general council Womersley, the

San Francisco and (Papers only Post of the Union the chairman announced master-General, and for more than that the meeting was adjourned, ow-

Assistant

far Canada)-due-San Francisco,... 8th May............... an hour saw how lellers are sorted ing to certain alleged irregularities.

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Changle" for distribution to all parts of the British Isles and the world.

The "Reformers" insisted on mov- via Thursday Island-due Thurs- The intricate mechanical sorting turmoil the chairman, acting under

ing a vote of no confidence. Amid doy Island, 20th April. apparatus was explained to them, the constitution, declared the meeting Lord Snell and Lord Lothian, on and they were shown the mails being adjourned. But after he

and and Liberal sent by conveyor belts and chutes members of the executive had left parties, urged an alliance

with down to the Post Office's private tube those remaining passed a resolution Russia as absolutely vital.

railway which conveys them to the dismissing the whole of the present Viscount Halifax, replying to the London railway termini.

[executive" and the paid officials, debate, referred to Russia, and em- phasised that the Government had Princess Elizabeth went into the

control cabin

They also appointed a temporary met real difficulties, which were not man operating the trains in and out executive and acting secretary. The

and watched the signal- of their making. He had, throughout of Mount Pleasant. She learned latter is secretary of the "Reform" these anxious weeks, done his best that the trains travel without crews, movement, and was recently expelled to кест the Soviet

but cannot collide because as one from the Union. He was reinstated closely.

the informed of

trun goes over a section the section afterwards. ment's view Just regard to the

(with

behind immediately

It becomes confidence of others) with

regard to "dead," so that no other, train can no notice will be taken of the reso- The present secretary states that dimculties felt in other

quarters. enter it Viscount Halifax assured the

lution as it is unconstitutional. The method of electrical control, that nothing was further from by which the trains are slowed lown BURMA the thought of the Government that from 35 miles an hour and brought they themselves should impose any to a standstill at each of the eight ideological ideas in the way of their stations was also explained to determination

their best Princess Elizabeth, who said that she efforts to bring together all whom had no idea that such a complete they might, on the side of respect for railway system for the malls ran international relations, and

those under Londo things-which-they-all-considered were a safeguard and a buttress,

He added that the Government would do everything in its power to remove the difficulties,~~Reuter,

the

In

to

Use

Ampern- truin

Lloyd Coorge Caustic

London, Apr. 13.

St. Louis Faces Deficit

St. Louis.

1

TEAR GAS USED TO CLEAR MARKET

Rangoon.

A bomb thrown from the top floor

Mingsang, Mon., Apr. 17, 230 pan. Tibadak....Mon, Apr. 17, § p.m.. Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane

Direct Service”—due London, Z4th April.

Mon, Apr. 17;.

E.P.O. ...Aur. 17, 5 pan..

.Apr. 17, 5.30 p.m..

G.P.O.

.Apr. 17, 5 D.M.

Ord..........Apr. 17, 7. p.m.

Rer.,

Ord.

ECK...

Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Ans- Impérial Airways Plane

tralia by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-dno Sydney, 24th April.

Mon., Apr. 17.

K.F.O.

Reg.,

Ord

Ord

of a police-court building here ex- ploded on the ground floor, lulleting | Japun head injuries on an Indian and wounding a constable. The bomb

Swalow and Foochow

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Saigon, Madang, Salamun

Rabaul

Swatow Haiphong Amoy Shanghai

Ex-Viceroy's Son Wants Divorce

Halphong Manila

was of crude local manufacture. [

Tear gas was used for the second time by police, wearing gas masks, in an effort to clear men picketing City officials expect a deficit ex- the Surati Bazar, "Rangoon's chief a speech at Pwllheli, Wales, last night, Mr. Lloyd George ad seeding $3,000,000 at the close of the market. One person, was taken to

municipal fiscal period April 10. Five hospital. dressing his constituents, condemned bills each designed to Mr. Chamberlain's trust in dictators revenue to augment declining real produce and urged a definite military under- standing with Russia aimed at halt- estate tax receipts have been intro- ing aggression..

duced, but aldermen, with an eye on "We are hemmed 'in on the west next month's municipal elections, and

cast in the Mediterranean," he have not pressed for their passage. declared

• "If we give them more time to complete the process that

closed to us and we shall be at the or North Africa,

де

vital sea route will be practically aggression, whether in Europe, Asia, old son and heir of Lord Willingdon, Viscount Ratendone, the 30-years-

former Viceroy of India, is petition-

Ratendone.

Mr.

Kusong Tuesday

and

Holtan

.Apr. 17, 6 p.zi Apr. 17, 5.30 p.m.

G.P.O.

........Apr. 17, 5 p.m.

Mon, Apr. 17. 7 p...

Nanchang..Tues, Apr. 18, 10.30 am.. Tuez, Apr. 18, 3 p.m. m/v Neptune ..Tues., Apr. 18, 7 p.m. Wednesday

Esang...Wed., Apr. 19, 10.30 am. Wingsang.

Wed., Apr. 12, 3 p.m.. Wed., Apr. 10, 3.30 p.m.. Onelaenau..Wed, Apr, 10, 4.30 p.m..

Txinan

Thursday

Canton

Thurs, Apr. 20, 3.p.m...

Emp. of Russia

Thur Apr 20, 0:30 pan

Air Mail. for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Flane

Direct Bervice"dpa London, 27th April

Thurs., Apr. 24,

K.P.O.

Beg.

Ord.

..Apr.

.Apr. 20, 5 p.m.

UT. 20. 5.30 p.m.

ner.

Q.P.O.

Apt. 20,

Ord.

B Apr. 29, 7 pm..

Thurs, Apr. 20..

K.P.O.

20. 5 pa..

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial. Airways Plane

tralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"--due Bydney, 29th

April

mercies of the aggressors. We have Sir John Simon, replying for the ing for a divorce from his 22-years- been fooled repeatedly and now we Government, emphasised that there: are to be fooled again by infinitely was no sort of desire to exclude old wife, Viscountess cloverer men than those to whom the Russin, or to fail to take full advan-The case is among the undefended destinies of Britain and the Empire Lage of the help of Russia in the cause divorce petitions for hearing in the are now committed, unde se of peace,

Divorce Court before

Mr. Justice "I beg the British people not to Replying to Mr. Dalton, who asked Hodson. allow the great country to be a

whether the, British Government at Before the marriage in June, 1934, laughing stock in any tongue." any: time had proposed to the Rus Lady Ratendone was Miss Bosil bearers that the next reld from military alliance, Sir John Simon the actor-cricketer, and his first wife, Lloyd George warned his alone a definite Angle-Frando-Soviet Foster, daughter of Mr. Basil Foster, either or both aggressors would come tald: Although I cannot say that Mrs. G. G. Foster, formerly Miss shortly. He attacked Japan's repeat made, the House may take it that the comedy actress

ཧྥ་ particular proposition has been Gwendoline Brogden, the musical ed breaches of faith-United Press.

Briuah Government is raising no Viscount Ratendono, married Miss Anti-Axis Alliance

objection in principio to any such Biaxino Forbes-Robertson,

eldent proposition," Mr... Hugh Dalton, Opposition The debate concluded without a Forbes-Robertson, in 1924, but the daughter of Sir Johnston and Lody Labour urgeda. British-French-i vote being taken, and the House ad- marriage was dissolved eight years. Great Britain Russian military alliance against journed until Tuesday next-Reuter. inter

Ori.

Beg. A...Apr. 26, 5 pan.

- Apr. 20. 1.G.P. O, and K-P. ON Parcels, Apr 20, 5 ̈ p.m.

DESVERApr, 11, 9.45 am... Ord

Apr. 21, 10.230 ́à.m.)

..Apr. 20, 6.30 p.m.

0.2.0.,

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA. Président Taft

Central and South America vlá San Francisco and (Foners only for Canada)-due Sky Vrancisco, 11th May and Europe (except

and "Eire) Siberla

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