valorous
aervice
overseas.
Flying
Officer
Franklin,
who
u
only
iwenty-two
years
of
age.
has
been
In
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
"Force
for
three
years
Including
seventeen
months
In
Britain.
He
has
completed
thirty-nine
operations
trips
over
enemy
territory
and
Is
now
engaged
In
special
duty
In
Eng.
land.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Franklin
came
to
Prince
Rupert
from
Zealan-dla.
Saskatchewan.
The
father
Is
employed
at
the
local
dry
dock
and
a
sister.
Lillian,
Is
air
woman
with
the
Women'
Division.
Are
Behind
Loan
Drive
Fromlnent
CHIiem
of
Cl(y
and
j
I'irict
urganiifd
Work
In
Campaign.
Under
the
general
chairmanship
of
Col.
J.
W.
Nlcholls,
prominent
citizens
of
Prince
Rupert
and
district
have
again
been
organized
In
connection
with
the
forthcoming
Victory
Loan
campaign.
The
committee
lists
are
as
follows:
UltMon
Committee
Chalrman-Lleut.
Col.
J.
W.
Nichols.
Vice-Chairmen
F.
M.
Dockrlll
iTclkwai.
Mayor
A.
M.
Patterson
(Prince
George),
John
Thompson
(Stewart).
T.
Alan
Chandler,
0.
Johnstone.
Hon.
II.
O.
Perry.
A.
S.
Vaughan,
R
T.
Kwiney,
MJ.A.
Unit
Committee
Chairman-Mayor
II.
M.
Dag
gett,
Prince
Rupert.
Vlcc-Chalrman
Wcldon
McAfee.
Chairmen
Payroll
Section
-T.
J.
Boulter.
W.
L.
Armstrong
Chairman
Oeneral
Sales
Section
W.
D.
Lamble
Public
Relations
Committee
Lloyd
Morris
(Chairman).
C
In-sulandcr,
Bruce
Stevens,
G.
A.
Hunter.
Rev.
A.
F
McSwcen,
L
M.
Frlsenthal.
D.
G.
Borland,
R.
O.
Birch,
A.
J.
Domlnato.
Chairman
Social
Names
Sec-tlon-J.
J.
Little.
Citizens
Committee
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett,
Aid,
T
H,
Elliott,
Aid.
W.
II.
Brett.
Aid,
Nora
E.
Arnold.
Aid,
George
Hills.
Aid.
T.
H.
Sorcnson.
Aid,
Alex
Sinclair.
Aid,
J.
S.
Black,
Aid.
O.
W.
Ruddcrham.
Frank
Skinner.
A.
S.
Nlckcrson,
Rt
Rev.
C.
A.
Rlx.
Rt.
Rev
I.
M,
Bunoz.
OAt.I..
Rev.
Magnus
B.
Anderson,
Rev.
A.
F
McSwcen,
Bex
J.
A.
Donnell,
Rev.
W
W
Sllverthotn.
Adjutant
E.
A.
Brunsdon,
O.
R.
Hopkins.
O,
R,
S.
Blackalby.
J.
Dcane.
Miss
Eleanor
Moxlcy,
Jatvls
H.
McLcod,
J(
West,
N.
A,
Bolll,
8.
Painter
I
Dr!
R.
C.
Bamford,
Joseph.
Scott,
L.
M.
Felscnthal.
Norman
Watt.
D.
Creed,
Commander
C.
M.
Crce,
Wing
Commander
L.
II,
Brooks,
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
It.
Amundsen,
Arnold
Flaten,
Esq.,
J.
A.
Tcng,
Wong
Chuck
Fan,
Dr.
Jens
Munthe,
1
Col.
T.
J.
Weed.
D.
J.
Gunn.
P.
Bond.
J.
Paul.
Col.
S,
D.
John-'
ton,
M.C..
Olaf
Hanson,
M.P..
nnd
J.
J.
T.
Collart.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
FRIDAY,
APRIL
21,
1944
Great
Air
NAZ1.S
I'll
EPA
UK
CHANNEL
INVASION
According
to
the
this
picture,
obtained
through
a
gun
site
on
the
Channel
coast,
IS
GUILTY
OF
MANSLAUGHTER
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
April!
21
0-
-Sentence
wili
be
imposed
today
on
Albeit
Poynter.
ship-,
wright.
who
admitted
killing
;
his
wife
with
an
axe
and
was
j
found
guilty
of
manslaughter
Wednesday
night
by
a
Supreme
Court
Jury
which
recommended
mercy.
Poynter
testified
that
a
man
now
in
Prince
Rupert
admitted
having
Intimate
relations
with
Mrs.
Poynter.
Light
Paper
I
Experiment
,
OTTAWA,
April
21
0
The
;
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Hoard
announced
today
a
pro
-
gram
under
which
Canadian
1
paper
mini
wiu
experiment
wim
'
DEFENCES
FOR
EXrECTEI)
German
caption
accompanying
neutral
sourer
it
shows
a
Nazi
an
example
of
modern
fortifi
Seamen
Require
Special
Permit
OTTAWA,
April
21
-Under
a
new
Selective
Service
regulation
Canadian
seamen
cannot
sisn
aboard
foreign
going
merchant
vessel
of
foreign
recLstrv
with-
out
a
special
permit
by
Selec
tive
service.
LONDON
STRIKE
MAY
SPREAD
LONDON.
April
il
-
Soldiers
are
still
operating
street
buses,
and
taking
the
population
to
and
from
work
in
army
vehicles.
Leaders
of
the
bus
strike
63
y
11131
un'e
the
soldiers
stop
,opcratlng
the
buses
the
strike
;'111
8Pad
to
other
Industries.
LONDON.
0
Death
duties
LONDON.
9
The
Department
of
Indians
Oversea
of
the
India
Office
has
been
changed
to
the
department
of
commonwealth
relations
and
will
conduct
relations
between
India
and
the
Dominions.
CANADIANS
PREDOMINATE
Although
men
of
all
nations
train
undir
the
British
Commonwealth
Air
Training
Plan,
GO
per
cent
of
the
graduates
are
Canadians.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
D.
McCrim-
,
mon
received
word
today
that
their
son,
Kenneth
McCrlmmon
,
has
arrived
overseas
with
the
Canadian
Army.
Sergeant
Mc-
Crlmmon
was
home
on
leave
In
February.
production
of
lighter
weight
of
$4344,453
were
paid
on
the
newsprint
which
may
result
In
$3,479,020
estate
of
LawTence
a
reduction
oUwonnageof.jikbett;
-Wreer'
'of
Imperial'
paper
shipped
to
the
United
Tohae
enmnonv
States,
but
with
only
a
minor
cnaiiRc
in
uic
actual
yaraage
of
the
paper
provided.
The
typewriter
was
Invented
by
a
Dane.
Mailing
Hansen.
.
t
Army
Takes
,
t
Gas
Works
MANCHESTER,
April
21
0
BrlUsh
troops
to-
day
took
over
the
Man-
Chester
gas
works
where
five
hundred
employees
quit
their
Jobs
yesterday
and
left
220,000
consumers
in
the
factory
area
with-
out
gas,
jTetnperalure
Local
Tides
.59
Saturday,
April
22
U
If!
High
0:45
22.9
feet
39
13:11
21.9
feet
Low
7:06
1.9
feet
I'!
NORTHERN
AND
.CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
IjWSRjSSB.'gJ
19:20
22
feet
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Hi
it
In
inia
lm
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forcn
north-
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bff
s
r.o
new
de-
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f
fa
Beoasta-fC'mea
where
the
f
N12I
rc
utance
'
v-.-i
lave
bombed
.
.
.
j
la!
i
E-
u
htrtJ
In
Latvia.
jH
FOR
WOMEN
Lt
Vein
lmred
Ulhtbon
un
aie
It
Ip
Todsy,
21
Six
:,argfd
with
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lirre
yes
4
tr
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two
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Ir
srj
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men
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axi,
cn
similar
l-.enr?
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Sbitneff.
k
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Rczansotf.
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Vcngln
and
for
CWAC
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rt
tr
fr
the!
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t.-f
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t'leir
way
i
i!
r
reception
,
I
Tsr
3vcr
the
Prince
i
Z
s'Ubn
re-i
I"
its
'
t
ne
Cana-!
Anr.7
Corps
and
i
It
Ai-ve
Army
!
t
.jht
for
Van-;
I
mr
aUon
and
dos-
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a
toto
the
CWtAC-f
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Czabeth
I
til
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...
330
Ruhth
1
-
9.mw--
'
Jraa
Kelday.
St
j
Avenue
Elizabeth
Iff
IS,
f
Woodcock,
l&l
1
;ht
Leslie
Cc-
':.
J
leaving
to
rad!i:i
ArllTe
Armv.
'
irking
as
a
steam
k'
trl
Anderson
"1
.
a
Etrse&nt
in
'R:-Rc
rveMarh.
iVsf
'
H!j
home
U
:..:ter
Olservp.
gLaw
Sr-
.n.
.
1
ui
nave
fl
""BDUlaus
In
nh-
Ear'.jr
Clrrrlnst
Hvlaw
l:
1
P
w
Gallagher
;-
oaiiaghcr
re-
l-L
SIIHJJVC-
v
t
i.
rriuiAt
fin
n
Quired
to
claw
n,.i.
5e.k
ta
the
eve-T'
those
whirh
h-
slCk.
Irr
tr
,m
d
thn
l
u
1th.
C
Ul
inc
00-LL
feylaw
u
makes
:'he
hborhood
m.
store,
being
lni
on
Bundays.
CE
K5J?V
,at
't
shr.ii,,
"
comm
t-
l;MU
Imperial
Ptalin..
""""stood
In
,
resiaent
ard
l.hls.
Policy
to
r'i
Z1
Prefer-
lurlmr
VI
been
"
"e
Pat
40
PLANTS
ARE
STRIKE
TIED
All
Ford
Fact-
v.
n
incuor
tWd
v
IJar-
galnlng
f
'
WINDSOR.
Oil.
v
All
plant
of
theV
of
Canada
are
at
after
the
company
llelal
notice
to
the
.
un
,
r.
l
iciinuiaiuiii
a
collective
b
In;
agreement.
Day
shift
era
left
their
jobs
at
11
oV
xk
yesterday
morning
for
what
they
said
was
a
"halt
hft!WuyN
to
dlscuu
the
dispute
with
the
company
over
grievance
procedure
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lester
Franklin
Received
Gratifying
News
Concerning
Their
Son.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lester
Franklin
of
this
city
have
Just
received
the
very
gratifying
news
that
their
son,
Flying
Officer
Arthur
Franklin,
has
been
awarded
the
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
for
Attack
On
Europe
cations
In
this
area.
The
Nazi
press
has
given
a
lot
of
publicity
to
their
famous
"Atlantic
wall"
defences,
and
their
propaganda
Is
aimed
to
convince
the
Allies
that
they
are
well
prepared
for
the
Invasion.
VENICE
IS
BOMB
HIT
Fighting;
in
Italy
Still
Con-to
tinues
be
Principally
in
Air.
-
I
NAPLES.
April
21
Q
Allied
I
warplanes
smashed
at
German
communications
in
Italy
Thursday
with
heavy
bombers
blast
ing
venice
harbor.
On
the
ground
the
Germans
shelled
Or-
tonif
and
heavy
artillery
duels
raged
in
the
Casslno
area.
Ford
Workers
To
Remain
Out
WINDSOR,
Ont..
April
21
rourieen
tnousana
rora
em
ployees
are
still
out
on
strike
They
have
stopped
work
pend
ing
Uie
creation
of
a
new
collec-
tlTe
bargaining
agreement.
Strike
leaders
say
that
they
will
return
to
work
under
the
old
agreement
.but.
Xhz
.Tir
slates
flatly
that
the
old
agree
mcnt
has
expired.
ADVANCE
IN
CHINA
CHUNGK1NO.
April
21
W
Reinforced
Japanese
forces,
fighting
towards
the
North
Hon-a
railway
Junction
of
Chengh-slcn,
advanced
to
within
thirteen
miles
of
the
city
from
the
sontheast.
INTERNMENT
MOONSHINE
DOUGLAS,
Isle
of
Man,
0
Internment
became
boring
for
Guiseppe
Trombette.
an
Italian
who
lived
In
Britain
20
years
oeiore
tne
war,
so
he
began
Wno
had
Just
returned
from
at-dlstllllng
spirits
at
the
camp,
tending
the
annual
convention
Tried
ief,ve
the
Manx
high
court,
he
was
fined
$900.
CANUCKS
LOOK
OVKU
Till:
IIATTI.K
SITUATION,
ITALY
In
front
df
wrecked
farmhouse.
In
Italy,
used
as
a
tank
harbor,
Major
O.
L.
8
tnmes
of
Toronto.
Ont.,
clarifies
the
battle
situation
for
newly-arrived
Canadians
of
a
tank
regiment.
Left
to
right:
L.
Cpl,
Laurie
Montgomery,
Vancouver,
B.C.,
Cpl.
Fred
Cade,
Winnipeg,
Man,;
Cnpt.
John
Windsor,
Calgary,
Alta.
Air
Transport
Board
Coming
OTTAWA.
April
21
0
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
announces
a
bill
for
the
creation
of
an
air
transport
board
which
would
,be
submitted
to
Parliament
this
session.
New
Cabinet
Is
Announced
NAPLES,
April
21
XH
Mar-
the
formation
of
a
new
IUllan
war
government
with
himself
as
Premier
and
foreign
minister.
Other
posts
are
divided
among
six
noimcai
names.
1
RUMOR
OF
INVASION
'
-
DO
April
Invaslorrf
rumors
are
rife,
spreading
from
all
news
outlets
on
the
contln-et.
Latest
invasion
rumor,
issued
by
the
Oerman
radio,
is
of
large
concentrations
of
troops
and
fighting
ships
on
England's
east
coast.
REPORTS
ON
CONVENTION
Prince
Rupert
Parent-Teachers'
Association
Has
Regular
Meeting.
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Parent-Teachers
Association
held
Wednesday
evening.at
Borden
Street
Krhool
Mrs.
O.
R.
S.
Rlaekabv.
of
the
Provincial
Association
held
In
Vancouver,
gave
a
very
Interesting
account
of
Its
proceedings.
She
brought
back
many
suggestions
for
Improving
the
work
of
the
local
body.
Miss.
E.
Young,
chairman
of
the
local
nutrition
committee,
discussed
at'
some
length
information
obtained
from
the
recent
survey
of
school
lunches.
The
president,
Rev.
E.
W.
Scott,
presided.
Mrs.
J.
C.
Gllker
read
the
secretary's
report
and,
owing
to
the
absence
of
Mrs.
E.
W.
Becker,
the
treasurer's
report
was
read
by
Mrs.
J.
G.
An-
!
derson.
'
Owing
to
shortly
moving
from
j
the
city.
Mrs.
Jack
Durran
tendered
her
resignation
as
refreshment
convener
for
King
Edward
School.
The
secretary
jwas
Instructed
to
write
eex-j
pressing
to
her
the
association's
1
appreciation
of
the
many
ser-
vices
she
has
rendered
It.
I
As
the
annual
election
of
of-
ncers
win
do
neia
at
tne
next
meeting
a
nominating
committee
of
Mrs.
George
A.
Hill.
Mrs.
J.
R.
Anderson
and
MSss
M.
Har-tln
was
struck
to
present
a
slate
of
candidates
for
the
various
offices.
Mrs.
S.
R.
Donaldson,
representing
the
P.T.A.
on
the
local
War
Time
Prices
and
Trade
Board,
spoke,
of
her
work
In
that
connection.
Refreshments
were
served
at
the
close
of
the
meeting
by
the
following
committee:
Mrs.
A.
L.
Haines
(convener),
Mrs.
J.
G.
Anderson,
Mrs.
E.
J.
Saunders,
and
Mrs.
George
Howe,
SEND
DELEGATE
TO
WASHINGTON
ON
FISH
MATTER
KETCHIKAN,
April
21,
Ch
The
Ketchikan
Cham-
ber
of
Commerce
voted
to
send
a
representative
to
Washington,
DC,
In
the
In-
terests
of
the
hallbutters
and
the
trollers
in
connec-
tlon
with
the
OP.A.
ruling
on
halibut
price
ceiling
and
also
to
lnauire
into
the
de-
lay
in
announcement
of
the
salmon
celling.
MAY
TIE-UP
FOR
MONTHS
Meantime
Dealers
are
Becoming
Worried
About
Lack
of
Fish.
VANCOUVER,
April
21
0)
Protests
are
being
made
over
lack
of
halibut
as
hallbutters
indicated
the
tie-up
may
last
"for
months."
Frozen
halibut
supplies
are
gone
and
dealers
are
asking
fresh
fish
representatives
of
Canadian
and
United
States
fishermen
to
meet
here
or
In
Seattle
on
Friday
to
discuss
the
situation.
VOmmillCC
Vfc
5
Carnival
Meets"
iius
years
uivic
eare.
carnival
will
come
about&lzaaath
..
.
earner
in
tne
year
than
previous
carnivals
if
the
provisional,
date
set
last
night
by
the
carnival
executive
Is
acceptable,
to
the
rttv
niirMH
TtiTexecuftve
agreedtd
ttkf
the
carnival
between
July
10
and
15.
If
the
council
dnhroves.
Reason
given
for
the
advance
was
the
hope
of
getting
good
weather
in
July
and
also
that
the
Reserve
regiment's
qamp
period
will
be
held
In
August
and
will
take
a
number
of
the
committee's
leading
workers.
The
meeting
was
held
In
George
.Rorle's
office
and
Nor
ton
Youngs
was
In
the
chair.
Attempting
Of
Murder
Charge
VANCOUVER,
April
21,
0
Duncan
McOregor
of
Vancouver
has
been
charged
with
attempted
murder
In
connection
with
the
shooting
of
a
military
policeman
on
Tuesday.
James
Church
was
charged
with
illegal
possession
of
firearms.
The
two
men
are
alleged
to
have
been
deserters.
VENEREAL
DISEASE
Civilians
Are
Worst
Soldiers
Are
Not
Spreading
Syphilis
and
Gonorrhea
at
Prince
Rupert.
VANCOUVER,
April
21,
Service
men
are
not
spread-ins
venereal
diseases
In
British
Columbia,
said
Dr.
Roger
G.
Knipe,
director
of
the
public
health
unit
at
Prince
Rupert,
at
a
metropolitan
health
com
mh
tee
meeting
here.
There
are
a
large
number
of
service
men
at
Prince
Rupert
but
the
venereal
disease
rate
in
the
armed
forces
there
Is
only
oncrthlrd
of
the
ordinary
civilian
population,
said
Dr.
Knlpe.
frlnee
Rupert
had
a
venereal
disease
rate
of
seventeen
out
of
every
1000
civilian
which
was
three
times
the
proportion
rrcorded
by
armed
forces
medical
officers.
LONDON
0
For
overcharging
four
cents
for
a
head
of
cauliflower,
grocer
John
Israel
was
fined
$250.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Bombing
Is
Widespread
Cologne
Principal
Target
of
Last
Night's
Attack
Although
Many
Other
Points
Hit.
LONDON,
April
21
P
The
Royal
Air
Force
and
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
threw
1100
aircraft
into
a
pre-lnvaslon
hammering-
on
Cologne
and
three
rail
targets
in
France
and
Belgium
Thursday
night.
The
bomb
load
totalled
about
4500
short
tons.
Cologne,
Nazi
anti-lnvaslon
transportation
hub,
felt
the
major
weight
of
the
operation.
Sixteen
bombers,
including
on
Canadian,
were
lost.
United
States
bombers
made
a
sunset
assault
on
German;
military
targets
In
northwest-:
ern
France,
striking
late
in
the
day
about
the
dinner
hour.
The
Paris
area
was
among
the
points
struck.
Yesterday's
bombing
operations
began
with
a
Royal
Air
Force
raid
from
Italy
on
the'
Bulgarian
centre
of
Plovdiv.
The
Berlin
radio
said
today
that
southeastern
Europe
wa3
under
major
air
attack.
JAPANESE
")RCE
KANDY,
Ceylon.
April
21
O
The
Japanese
were
reported
today
to
be
sending
reinforce
ments
to
the
Kohlma
area
in
northern
India
where
the
besieged
Allied
garrison
was
re
lieved
earlier,
this
west
The
British
have-
advanced
thirty
miles
'northeast
of
ImpahL
to
a
point
about
thirty-five
ntaes
from
Kohlma.
CmrcraA
Iffirloi
VliUiJCU
U11UC1
Marketing
Act
v
Case
of
Potato
Selling
to
United
States
Army
in
Court.
O.
H.
Snow,
Vancouver
pro
duce
dealer,
appeared
througU
counsel
lor
summary
trial
In
city
police
court
yesterday
charg
ed
with
selling
potatoes
without
a
permit
from
the
B.C.
Vegetable
Marketing
Board.
It
is
charged
that
Snow
sold
large
quantities
of
potatoes
to
quartermasters
branch
of
the
United
States
Army
here
without
a
board
permit.
A
stalwart
ctoud
of
lesal
counsel
for
both
sides
was
pres
ent
in
court.
Snow
was
represented
by
barristers
John
D.
Mc-Phee
of
Vancouver
and
T.
W.
Brown,
Prince
Rupert,
and
counsel
tor
the
Marketing
board
was
Gilbert
Hogg
of
Vancouver.
Among
the
witnesses
were
Inspector
Earl
McKay
of
the
Marketing
board
and
a
number
of
officers
of
the
quartermaster's
branch
of
the
VS.
Army.
Judgment
was
reserved
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Van.ce.
Two
other
similar
charges
are
said
to
be
pending
against
the
defendant.
Baseball
Scores
American
St.
Louis
8,
Detroit
5.
Washington
5,
Philadelphia
0.
National
St
Louis
5.
Pittsburgh
3.
New
York
10.
Boston
8.
Brooklyn
8.
Philadelphia
2.
Cinclnnattl
2,
Chicago
1.
International
Rochester
0.
Syracuse
2.
Montreal
7,
Newmark
1.
Buffalo
5,
Baltimore
8.
Toronto
8,
Jersey
City
1.
American
Association
Minneapolis
15,
Kansas
City
2.
Columbus
0,
Louisville
4.
Toledo
at
Indianapolis
post
poned.
St.
Paul
at
Milwaukee
post
poned.
Coast
Los
Angeles
2,
Hollywood
1.
San
Francisco
9,
Oakland
4.
Seattle
2,
SaflT)iego
3.
Portland
at
Sacramento
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