The Herald, 1912-05-31, Page 6ANA➢IAN 11110? ACREAGE
.eavy Percentage of Winter -Killed Wheat
---Large Decrease in Yield.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
�A bulletin of, the Census and Sta-
tistical Office makes the followingok
report on the crops and live s
of Canada. The area sown to win-
ter wheatlast fall was reported as
1,097,900 acres, of which 707,200
acres were in Ontario, and 300,700
acres in Alberta. From reports of
correspondents at the end of April,
it is estimated that about 31.50 per
cent. of this area has been winter
killed, the proportion being 28.72
per cent. in Ontario, and 38.50 per
cent. in Alberta. This represents
a total deduction from the area
sown of about 345,000 acres (229,000
acres in Ontario- and 116,000 acres
in Alberta). The average condition
was
winter wheat on April 30
'72.62 of a standard (71.24 per cent.
in Ontario and 76.80 per cent. in
Alberta). From these figures it is
calculated that the yield per acre
from winter wheat in 1912 is likely
to be about 20 bushels per acre, or
13 per cent. less than the average Columbia 97.72.
yield the three years, pro-, The report on the condition of
le stock shows a high average for
viz_, n3.3. 33 bushels per acre, the Dominion being over 90 per
t of On -
total seeding was completed,, but
this applies chiefly to'the western
wed d southern parts of the Province,
In the . North-West Provinces the
efet condition of the ground, cou-
pled with cold weather and the
small amount of fall plowing com-
pleted last year, has caused seeding
operations to be somewhat back-
ward.
In Manitoba 50.13, in Saskatche-
wan 71.54, and in Alberta 61.26 per
cent. of the seeding of spring wheat
was .completed by the end of April,
and of total seeding done the per-
centage proportions were Manitoba
36.63, Saskatchewan 49.30, and Al-
berta 51.50.
Nearly 14 per cent. of the hay
and clover meadows have been win-
ter killed, and their average condi-
tion is represented by 74.63 for all
Canada, the figures for Quebec tak-
ing 50, for Ontario 80.46, for Mani-
toba 88.48, for Saskatchewan 87.82,
for Alberta 95.60, and for British
PRICES OF FARM PROOWCT
REPORTS FROM THE LEALIING TRADE
CENTRES OF AMERICA.
Prices of Cattle, Crain, -Cheese aril 01
Produce at Home and Abroad,.
' BREADSTUFFS.
Toronto, May :28. -Flour -Winter wbe4t;
90 per cent. patents, $4.05 to $4.10 at Am -
board,. and $4.15 to $4.20 for home ' xi'
sumption. Manitoba flours -First at-
ents, 55.70; secondnts 55 20. and str ng
bakers',. $5, •:t� track.
natoba wheat -N. 1; Northern, t X10,
Bay a ports. • ] eed wheat 10 ciuoted .a
Bay ports.
Ontario wheat-No...2 white, red
mixed, $105 to $1.06, outside. ,
$125; out
Peas -No. 2 shippingpeas.
Oats -Car lots ofA2 0nta 9,
48 1-2e, and No. 3 at 47c
Ontario, 50 to 51c, on track, Toronto:
1 extra W. C. feed, 49c, 'By p .r" t'
No. 1 at 48c, Bay ports.
Barley -Market continues }dull, quoted at
Corn -No. 3 American yep -on wt act, To.
82c, Bay ports, and at 850
ronto.
Rye -Prices nominal,
Buckwheat -70 to 72o. outside.
liege) To.
Bran -Manitoba bran, 6
2
ronto freight. Short, •$27-
d;
de,'
• t 2'.
o,
ad.
vided that average conditions pre-
vail. between now and harvest.
In the Maritime Provinces spring
seeding on April 30 had only begun
here and there, most of the 'ground
being still under snow. Very little
progress had been made by the
same date in Quebec, the amount
of seeding done representing not
more than about 3 or 4 per cent.
In Ontario about 15 per cent. of the
cent. of a standard. -
tario the figures exceed 90 for all
descriptions of live stock. In On-
tario, for milch cows and other cat-
tle, in Quebec, for horses and mileh
cows, and in Prince .Edward Island.
for mikh cows and ether cattle,
the ures of condition
fall below 90, thercentage e range being iron,
83 to 88.
WELLAND CANAL
Good Progress Made on the Pre-
liminary Work.
A despatchfrom Ottawa says:
Geed; progress has been made in
the 'preliminary work of the new
Welland Canal, according to re-
ports of engineers at the Depart -
meet of Railways and Canals. New
borings are being made and the de-
partment will be in possession of
definite information as to the char-
acter of the new route before the
fenders are ,:called for next fall.
The Government has appointed '°a
new assistant• engineer for the work
in the person of Frank E. Sterns, a
Canadian who has . been engaged on
the Panama Canal work as an ex-
pert en locks.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.: '
Apples -The market is dull and feature:
less.
Beans -Small lots of hand,»irked. 5».70
g bushel; primes $2,60 to $2:65.
ANGLOPHOBIA. IN POTSD AM.
City Where Kaiser Resides Declines
to Entertain British Visitors.
A .despatch from Berlin says: As
an indication of the feeling against
England, the Potsdam City Council,
by a large majority, has voted down'
the Mayor's request to appropriate
$225 to entertain the members of
the British Royal Institute, who are
going to the Health Congress in
Berlin, June 25 and 27 ;Some... of
the speakers of the. .city where the
Kaiser :resides referred bitterly to
England's attitude toward Germany
list -''summer.
$3,090,000 CUSTOMS HOUSE.
Such, it is reported, is to be Built
in Montreal.
A despatch from Montreal says:
According to local report Montreal
will soon possesses the largest and
most magnificent Customs examin-
ing warehouse in Canada. It is
said that plans are being prepared
for the erection of a building that
will -cover an entire block. The site
is about 150 feet in width and 550
feet in length. Between two and
three million dollars is said to be
involved in the purchase of the land
and the erection of the building.
BLACK PERIL IN AFRICA.
Drives of Natives in Cases of Sus -
peeled Attack are Common.
A despatch from London says:
Advices from Johanuesbul'g state
that the black peril in South Africa
is straining the temper of the Euro-
pean pouulation to the snapping
point. There has been a recrudes-
cence of trouble in the last few days
and the number of vigilance associ-
ations has increased rapidly.
Drives of natives where oases of as-
sault are suspected have been quite
coniruon.
FIVE CAPITAL CASES.
Largest Number in Any Month for
Some Years.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Five capital eases are under consid-
eration at present by the Minister
of Justice, which is the largest num-
ber of any month of the past two
THE NEWS INA PARAGRAPH
to $2 7 per
-Extracted in tins, 11 ':o. 120 per
! Combs, $250 to $275 per dozen, years The executions are' ache-
Roneyed $14 to $15.50, on crack, June 27, All the oases are in
ver, mixed, r ek To. and Ju
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5 a •
to$
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� take
Baled straw-$11execution to
b'Baled hay -No. 2- t'8 to $19 a ton. C10 -
June 1
between
duped to take place
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HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER
THE GLOBE IN A.
NUTSHELL.
Canada, the Empire and the World
In General Before Your
Eves.
CANADA..
reesimwoolowrivsAte.
Fashion Hints
ora rtro+ abe^o �a+!l
THE TAILORED SUIT.
Plans. fol the new. barracks near.
Toronto will be patterned after Bri-
tish models.
Canada',s trade increased by more
than a hundred million dollars dur-
ing the past year..
Sarnia Ministerial Association
has passed a resolution against
marrying divorced persons.
Murray and Eric Simmons, lads
of eight and twelve years, were
drowned at Hamilton Beach.
W. J. Kerst, a post office clerk,
has been arrested at Vancouver,
charged with theft of registered
mail.
Hon. Robert Rogers, Minister of
the Interior, has decided that the
two wives of Sikhs now in Canada
may remain, but this is not to be a
precedent.
Miss Lillian Stein was fatally in-
jured, and Miss Jennie Weinstein,
of Toronto, was badly hurt by be-
ing thrown into an open cellar by
an automobile on Friday.
City postmasters have been warn-
ed to prevent certain business
houses in other places sending their
city mail by express to be posted in
the city limits, thus saving one cent
in postage on each.
Tonto. the West. One
Potatoes -Car lots .of •Ontario:, in bass place on June 1 has been postponed
;1.75 to $1.80, and 1.95 1 Tee at et 85 to
$1.90. Out -of -store, $1.95 to 52 ,Imported pending the consideration of Hon.
potatoes, $1.60, in oar lots, and out-
(;, J. Doherty, who has not had
of -store. time to weigh the facts,
Poultry -Wholesale Prices of : fowl
poultry:• -Chickens, 15 to 1713 ner lb.: fowl.
0 1.
11 to 12c; di.eks, 12 to 140; • turkeys,
?lc. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the
above. _
BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE:
Butter -Dairy. choice, 24 to 25e; bakers'
inferior, 20 to 210; creamery. 27 to 280 for
rolls, and 25 io 26n for solids.
Eggs -New -laid, 22 to 23e per dozen, in
ase lots.
Cheese -New cheese, 14 to 14 1-2c per lb.
HOG PRODUCTS.
Bacon -Long clear, 14 to 141.40 per Tb..
'n case lots. Pork. short cut, Mite 524:
to , mess, $20 to $21. B:ams ll'tedium ,to
ight, 18 to 181-2c; heavy, 16 to 161.20:
'oils, 121-2c to 13e; breakfast bacon, 17
o 18 back's, 19 to 200
CHINESE PREMIER SHOT.
Crank Empties Revolver While 0111-
clal is Dining.
A despatch from Pekin says:
While President Yuan Shi Kai waf•
dining with members of the Cabi-
net, Governors of provinces and
leading Chinese officials, on Friday,
Chung Ping Lin, a disgruntled
office seeker, bribed the attaches
and entered the hall flourishing a
xevolver. „Hee•e fir„severa 'isl qt
point' blank at 'Fang 8uhaa , "
ef
Premier, whom he blamed for his
failure to get the political promo-
tion he had sought. His aim was
bad and all the shots went wild.
After his ammunition was exhaust-
ed Chang was overpowered by the
attendants and taken to jail.
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GREAT GOLD RUSH.
Prospector. Has Made Discoveries
North of Massey.
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DEVELOPMENT OF FEMINISM..
Lard -Tierces, ces, 14a; tubs, 141.4,; pails,
'4 1-20.
MONTREAL MABrETS.
Montreal, May 28.-Corn-Ame iaau No.
I yellow, 8613. Oats -Canadian' 'Western,
No. 2, 55 to 551-2o: do., Canadian West-
..rn. No. 3, 51 to 511-2e; do:', extra No. 1
'eed, 511-2 to 52e. Barley -Mau.. feed, 65
to 66c; do., malting. $1.06 to 8107. Buck-
wheat -No. 2, 74 to 750. Flour -Man.
•$pring wheat patents, first. $5.80; do.,
'econds, $5.30; do.. strong bakers, $512:
3o., Winter patents, choice: $5.25 to 55.-
15; do., strttigbt rollers $4.80; do.. straight
*oilers, begs. $2 25 to $2,35. Rolled oats -
Barrels, $5.35; do., bags, 90 , $2.55.
"Iran -525,00: shorts, $27,00.1 ddlins.
529.00; mouillie $30.00 to 83 ay .No.
2...per ton. car to :,,,01950.; Qbeese
,.„.
-;-,7�uest
Westerns. -"=13$+,'4
guest Eastern:, 131-2 in, do:; see
'ihoicest creamery. 27 to
tends,, 25 3-4 to 26 1-2e. ET= 1t, 23 to
2312, ; do., No. 2 stock. 18 to '111 , 2to •atoes
-Per bag, ear lots. $1,70 to $1:75.
LIVE STOCK MARI{ETS.
Montreal, May 28. =• 'lop' quality steers
sold at $8, good at $7.50 to $7,76, and the
'ower
per cwt. f rButchers' down ews at $6 to
from
84 to $6 75, and the ,,bulls offered. brought
°rom $4.50 to 56.25 per cwt. Sheep at from
83 to $6 each, and Spring lantibs •at from
54 to 86 each. while calves sold freely at
from $3 to $8 each. Selected lots at $9.-
75
9:75 per cwt., weighed off cars.
•UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Minneanolis May 28. :Wheat Ma.Y, $1..
141.8 iuly. 01753.8; September, $1.05; Nix
I hard $1.16 5-8; No. t Northern. $1,15 7.8'
to $1161.8; No. 2 Nor'hern,'$1:437-8 to $1.-
14 1-8.
1:141-8.No. 3 wheat, 51.12 to $1.121-4. No.
3 yellow corn, 76 to 77e. No. 5 white oats.
50 to 52c. No. 2 rye, 861..2c. Bran, $23.50
to $24. Flour -First patent, $5.50 to 55.-
75 ;
5.-75; second patents. $5.30 to '$5,45; first
^pears. $3.90 to 54,15; second clears,. 52.80
to $3.10.
Buffalo, May 28. -Spring . wheat -No. y 1
Northern. No.n2 red, loads, ; .store, red, $1.17; No.
2 white. 51.18 Corn -No. 3 'yellow, 830; No.
4 yellow, 801-2o: No 3 corn, 801-4 to 821-4c;
No, 4 corn. 791.4 to 79 3.4c, all on track,
through billed. nava-No. 2 White, 68 1.2;
No. 3 white, 58; No. 4 White, 57, Barley-
Malting. 51.16 to $1.28.
0•s
In spite of all the predictions
about the descent of the waistline,
there is not a doubt but that the
line remains'high in the back,in the
tailored suits, It may find its old
place in neatly -belted dresses, It
mayslide toward the knees if it will
in fanciful. gowns. But in the smart.
little coat and'`iskirt of iserge, or
silk. or wool, it exists only in the
back, and there it is distinctly high.
and marked by a strap, a, belt, a
gathering, a line of piping or a row
of buttons. From the high centre
of the back it may curve downward
at each side. In front the coat is
pretty sure to be cut away in a
straight or round Or zigzag line be= -
low a pointed crossing' at the bust,
so that it cannot be said to have .
any waist -line there. tactical
Of course the absolutely practical
mannish .snit beloved of so many
-
husiness women and others may
have an uneompromisixegly straight
jacket with pockets and no effort at '•
individuality, but the French tail-
ored suit of the season has many
little prettirtesses that do not de-
tract from its usefulness. The skirt.
is sure to have a tunic or at least
the effect of a tunic obtained by
means of trimming or slashing or a
panel inserted at one side.
SLEEVES FULL BELOW.
A despatch from North Bay says:
Another gold rush is in full swing,
following discoveries of gold and
copper in the region north of Mas-
sey Station, on the "Soo" branch
of the C.P.R., by a prospector
named Teasdale. Prospectors are
flocking in large numbers to the
scene of the latest excitement,
which entails a 40 -mile drive north
of Massey to Whiskey Lake, then a
canoe trip some miles further into
the wilderness.
700 -:Are Farm Financed and Work -
ted by Women.
A despatch from London says : A
seven hundred acre farm in Sussex
on the Surrey border, controlled,
financed and worked exclusively by
women, is the latest development
of feminism. Sympathizers with
the scheme have subscribed $50,000.
The farm is to have cattle, sheep,
pigs and poultry and many ihstitu-
tions run by women have promised
to patronize it with orders for milk
and dairy products.
THIS ADVENTUROUS LIFE.
NEW PRESIDENT 01? G.T.R.
E. J. ChamberlinSucceedsthe Late
C. M. Hays.
A despatch from London says : It
was officially announced here on
Friday that Edson Joseph Cham-
berlin, vice-president and general
manager of the Grand Trunk Paci-
fic Railway, has been appointed
president of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, of Canada, to succeed Chas.
M. Hays, who died in the Titanic
disaster. Mr. Chamberlin has also
been elected a member of the Grand
Trunk board of directors; vice Mr.
Hays.
"Are you going abroad this sum-
mer 1"
"I can't tell. Every time we get
the Titanic on our minds and de-
cide to go out west this year, a train
rolls off the track somewhere, and
oe.Ineos knows what
g we will do."
It is • noiv state that Mr. "tags'
successor will be chosen ' front
among the present Grand Trunk
official staff.,
SEEK I1ARE0R ON JAMES BAY.
•
KING CHRISTIAN X. OF
1`tENM.W,
is 42 years old. .lie has two
sons.
who
TITANIC WAS WAITED.
British Investigators Believe 'Vessel
Hit the Identical Berg.
A despatch from London says:
That the iceberg with which the Ti-
tanic collided was one of those of
which she had warnings from'tither
ships is the conclusion reached by
the Board of Trade court of in-
quiry, •after a careful examination
of the wireless telegrams passed to
and from the steamer on the day of
the disaster.
Prof. Ells to Examine the Mouth of
,Moose River.
A despatch from .Tor=onto says:
Professor Sydney C. Ells, of Otta-
wa, whose exploring expedition
through the James Bay district last
summer upset the popular miscon-
ception that the bay was absolutely
without natural harbors for seago-
ing vessels, will, it is'stated, be sent
north by theTetnlskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway Commis-
sion this year to make an.exhaus-.
tive;.report upon harbor facilities,
possible Channels, and the tides at
he mouth et tie -Moose River,
w •
A license reduction campaign will
be started in .London, Ont,
GREAT BRITAIN.
The British House of Commons
has adjourned.
The strike of lightlerm k on
the
Thames may stop
London docks.
London strikers paraded through
the metropolis and held a meeting
in Trafalgar Square on Sunday.
The Welsh coal miners are dis-
satisfied with the: minimum wage
scale fixed by ,the district boards.
Sir Julius Wernher, head of the
great De Beers Diamond Syndicate,
is dead in London.
Mrs. Pankhurst and her col-
leagueswere sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment and assessed
in costs of conspiracy trial.
The English House of Common
s
"kitchen committee; by 'vote
the Labor and Nationalist mem-
bers, decided that instead of in-
creasing the pries of the House
dinner from 25 to 36 cents, that a
necessary saving -could be e'ffect'ed
by omitting sweet's from the menu.
QUEEN ALE. ANDZRINE OF
who is a sister of the German
Crown Prince.
There is a tendency, slight at Pre-
sent, but likely to assert itself and
be accentuated as the season wears
on, towards sleeves fuller below the
elbow,
Perhaps the large cuffs are partly
to blame for this, for one must need
have sleeves to fill them out.
But it is difficult to place the lat-
est sleeves in any one period, since
many individual models combine
points of fashion from two or even
moi a periods.
There is one sleeve., however
which has not been copied or adapt
ed, and that is the "leg-of-mutton,'
for one thing at least is certain
the fashionable shoulder must slop
nnimpeded by gather or tuck int
the arm, in a pure outline to for'
Thus the. fashions are easily a
quite naturally slipping from' o
extreme to another, from the ve
scant frocks.devoid of trimmin
more voluminous 'styles in w
the trimming is the feature.
UNITED STATES.
The United States warship Ne-
braska went aground in the Missis-
sippi on Friday.
The United States has despatch-
ed warships to Key West to provide
against contingencies in the Cuban
revolt.
Chas. W. Hopping, a waiter, is
under suspicion at Boston in con-
nection with the, murder of Mrs.
Dewar, a Montreal widow.
GENERAL.
Russia will spend $251,000,000 on
a naval ship building programme..
The German Reichstag passed the
third reading of the army and navy
bills.
Angry scenes took place in he
German Reichstag following a
So-
cialist .attack on the Kaiser.
President Gomez, in a published
statement, seeks to minimize the
gravity of the Cuban revolt.
Italy's renewed operations in the
Aegean Sea have stirred up the
powers to further efforts to end the
war, as Italy has now entered the
dominion of the Triple Alliance.
PRICELESS ORCHIDS.
MO COAL PLANT BURNED.
Loss of $40,000' at West Coal Cont-
pany of Edmonton.
CANADIAN FRUIT WINS.
Gold Medals Were Awarded Can-
ada and Australi.
A despatch from London says:
At the International flower; Show
on Thursday Canada, andAtistralia
were awarded . blue 'ribbens',in the
form of large gold meda s far the
best collection of fruit. ' The King
expressed great satisfaction at the
admirable arrangements of the ex-
hibits,
EIGHT DROWNED IN POTOMAC
d
A ` despatch from Edmonton,
Alta.., says: The whole of the
above ground plant of the West
Coal Company at Clover Bar has
been destroyed by fire, 'which did
damage to the extent of from $35,-
000 to $40,000. The mammoth blaze
brake. out in the roof of the boiler-
r000a at the mine on Saturday,
spreading from that point until the by the Ding and Qween at th
grounds of Chelsea Hospital on
Wednesday, The show is in a tent
covering four acres. It is filled
with priceless blooms from many
climes, among which is one group of
orchids alone valued at a, million
dollars.
SALE OF HUDSON BAY LAND.
BUTTONS OF SOUTACHE.
Button's in all varieties are e
tremely popular trimming this s
son. Scarcely a frock appears u
adorned by buttons.
Very attractive buttons may
fashioned of narrow soutache bra
Purchase a piece of the desir
color and tie knots through the
tire length one inch apart.
Sew these together, gradua
turning the button around to sh
it. When the required size is ma
cut the braid and fasten the end
These buttons are most succe
ful trimming for any fabric. Si
linen, scrim or wash materials
any variety afford backgrounds
which soutache buttons can
placed with great effect.
Three strands of soutache 'can
braided and formed into balls, tl
have a very loose effect, yet
solid,
One Group Alone at Chelsea Show
Valued tit $1,000,000.
A despatch from London says:
The 'greatest display of the world's
floriculture ever known was opened
entire buildings at and around the
pit head were enveloped in the
flames. _J+ _
BA.D DRINK KILLED TVi'0.
Three Others Poisoned by Supposed
Bottle of Cherry Brandy.
Excursion Vessel Runs D wu MOtor
-h Near Washi g
Lalnac �ton.
A despatch from Washington,
p ht' ersoitWo ofis,
D.C., eels: Eight' persons,
them women and two girls, wore
drowned when the excursion sio'1t boat
Angler ran down a a,soline launch •
in the Potomac off ittleitandria on
Sunday evening.
A despatch from Montreal says:
Two men are dead and two others
and one woman are seriously sick
as a result of a, party held on Alexis
Street, at which what was supposed
ed
to be cherry brandy was cons
by them. The dead are John. B.
Monette and his nephew, Ovide St,
Jacques, while the sick are Hippo-
lytd' Clialefeilx, Ernest Duval, and
Mts.
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force is now .engaged in attempting
to find out where the bottle 'lab -
"NO GLOVES" CRAZE.
The "no gloves" craze is maki
visible headway. It is a reason.
many and very large rings on
fingers, while more than a, f
smart women are just now cultiv
ing the jewelled spider web, fast
ing from rings worn on. the thin
or index fingers and little fingers
to a narrow, rather tight brace
All these hand ornaments, t
ther with the several bracelets
now modish to wear at interval
the arm, render gloves difl'xet
wear from the practical porn.
view, while there is always
rooted objection in human bei
of hiding their light and jewels
der a bushel.
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Worth Disposed of.
A despatch from Edmonton,
Alta., says: Property to the total
value of $2,560,650 had been sold in
the portion of the Hudson Bay re-
serve recently thrown. on the mar-
ket up to 3 o'clock Wednesday of,
tefno
n. In - Eilmonton alone the
t' i1te of the lots sold is 0880,5601 a
total of °486 lots having been
osed of to date.
tilled "cherry brandy" came from. I p
An Irishman was fishing i
river when it began to rain h
ily. Pat, not desiring to get 'soa
through, sought shelter and
railway bridge spanning the ri
and here he plied his rod with
Waltonic zeal, utterly regardle
the trains that incessantly thun
ed to and fro overhead. Pres
anther individual appeared o
scene and politely asked Pat
he was doing. "Fishing," wa
laconic retort, The stranger la
ed. "Pray, what isthe use of
ing under the bridge while' sue
-infernal noise continues 7"
1 up, man" replied Pat
nantl
shut .;�. "You dei.,': know; the
They'll come under to ge
of the rain l"
he
set
rig
apa