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ROM this date, Mr. HO YUK LAUL no longer in my employ as Compradore. I am not responsible for any Contracts entered into by him on my behalf
MRS. LAU KUK-CHAU and IP LAN CHUEN have this day been appointed 'COM. PRADORE to my Firm, and are responsible for all futuro dealings:
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THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS 'ORDINANCE, 1898.
APPLICATION FOR REGISTELÍION OF TRADE MARE,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NA AND PERRINS of Worerster, England, have on the 7th day of SEPTEMBER, 1901, applied for the registration, in Hong- ong, in the Registor of TRADE MARKS, of the ollowing TRADE MARK :-The words LEA
AND PERRIN in the name of LEA AND
INSURANCES
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RANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR.
TRANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG
The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Curront Rates
SIEMSSEN & CO.,
Agente. Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. [29 THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM⋅ PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851.
£410 000.
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1 HE SPELL OF THE YARROW,
BY "RITA" (Author of " Dame Durden," " Asenath of the Ford," &o.).
(Continued)
A week later Mark Lauriston stood in the meadows beyond Five Tree Farm watching the sub set on the hills.
she crept into hor bed at last, and fell asleep for very weariness. The sun was shining hrough the window when she awoke Awolo to daylight and memory, and a strango dell sense of something that had happened -- something vague and painful. She dressed languidly, and her eyes sought the garden with glances aheading its beauty. The cars. less happiness of girlhood had passed away--- passed suddenly without warning. She was not conscious of any reason for the change, but the change was there, and whun she went downstairs and set about her daily dalios it seemed to her that a long, long space of time bad lapsed since she had last performed them.
Watebing too with gravo eyes and frowning CAPITAL...
brow two figures walking slowly along the path that skirts the park of Squire Sorel. The THE Undersigned, having been pointed figures of a girl and a man. The light fell on AGENTS for the above Company, ar the girl's pick gown, and on the sunbonnet as prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIREit tong of her arm. It struck the watcher table, her heart sank within her.
auddenly how familiar that trick had become, his mother crossly,
at Current Bates
WM. MEYERINK & CO.,
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REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO.,
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UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON
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SIEMSSEN & CO.,
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Hongkong, 16th May, 1892,
URBAINE'
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THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS ́fer the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at current rates,
P. LEMAIRE & CO. Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. [439
PHENIX FIRE OFFICE
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DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
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PERRINS who claim to be the Sole Pro- prisfors thereof. The TRADE MARK has been used by the applicants in respect of the follow- Jug goods-Glam Buttles in Class 15. A Facsimile of the "TRADE MARK can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of I. Hongkong,
Dated the 19th day of Ontabar, 1901.
DENNYS & BOWLEY, 26807
Solicitors for the Applicant.
FOR SALE.
Tudor Foreign Superintendenca.
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how often he had teased her for never wearing her bond-covering for fivo minutes together. How often yet only a week had signed their acquaintance. Soon days, seven twilights, seven nights under the same root. So little yet so much. Enough mark all the difference in his life between the morning he had first sen her winsome face and--what might come after. Bat what was this that had come after?
The frantic pain of jealons wrath, distrust, suspicion. Something that had recognised new light in tho radiant eyes-a new meaning in flash of cheeks and drooping eyelids. Some thing that spoke of an intimacy pre-dating that cating by the lych-gato, and, for which the spell of the yarrow had been sought.
Jasper Sorel, the squire's son, was far too found of coming to the farm to plensa Mark Lauriston. True, his father was landlord and owner of Five Trees, but that gave the son un right for so many well-excused visits as the last week had known. And now they were side by side, strolling.
leisurely along in the spring sunset; and the man leating over the gate, and watching that slow approach, felt his heart grow hot with sudden anger and bitterness, All his life, fato had denied him love; the love of Home, of friends. Other love he had not sought. A certain coldness and recklessness had held romance-in check, and his adren turous life hud not bought his manhood in tonel with the womanhood that claims corinnen as well as homage. He wondered at the 'charta this girl held for him.
She would not enter the house till breakfast- time. If he had returned, she preferred to meet him in his mother's presence. "It would be less embarrassing. But when she entered the little parlour, and saw hor annt sitting alone at the
I don't know what's come to Mark," said "Ile's not been home all night, and no word of where he's gone or why. And the work all behind, and that cattle fair ut Muirtown to-day, and he was to have gone to eo after some farm horses. It's a shame, but thon 'twas Mark's way always. His own whim and bis own fancy, and all else forgotten. Dia ho ay anght to yon, Maris ?"
No," aid the girl, trying to koop her voice steady. "Do you think, aunt, anything could bave happened; any accident?"
'Accident, not likely! A man that's tramped the world over, and soon all sorts o' things in strange countries, doesn't meat with accidents at his own door. Where'd he go off when he parted from thes last night "
I don't know.. he didn't say."
Well, it's mighly queer and I don't know what to think. Ho seemed so content like, and sobered and helpful. I thought he was minded to stay hore for good and all.”
"Oh, he will come back. I'm sure he'll come back," said the girl, but her expressed certainty did not bring the colone to her face, or help ber to make anght but a pretence of eating her breakfast. The long hours of the day worn away and brought to word or sign from the absentee. Never hal day and so long, or hours to weari some to Mavis. She wondered how her sunt could be calar and indifferent, but then she told herself Mark had never been the favourite; it
was John who had takon all the love and caro and thought from his older brother.
Whou ten was over she put on her bonnet, and It was new and inexplicably and uncomfort. saying nothing to her aunt, slipped out of the able. It made him too conscious of hor person-house by the back way, and went across the ality to beat ease with her, and brought a pain-meadows to a little wood abutting on
ed flush, and a look of hurt and wondering road that led to Muirtown, which was fourteen surprise to her blue eyes when they met his miles away. If ho-had gone to the horse fair he own. And so she consoled herself with Jasper was bound to come back by the road, and she Soul. Jasper, whose tongue was beguiling and seated herself on a fallen tree and gazed up and foolish, and whose look were those of youth down its winding length in some faint hope that and good blood, and whose manters had the the mystery might be solved er nightfall. She polish of college, and suciety-for the Squire's watched till the sun set and the first star pooped hospitality was layish, and the Hall was always out, and then the Lops failed her, and with a full of guests.
sudden despair she threw herself down by the trunk of the tree, and fell to crying in wooful fashion, with her face hidden in her arms.
It was full now, and the heir had no business to be straying in the woodland lanes with the pretty niece of his father's tenant. But the policy of youth is personal and self-cooking, and takes no heed of the morrow, more especially when to day holds the sorcery of bright eyes. and rosy lips,
At last one figure alone appeared coming to 00wards the houst, and the gate on which hath
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Lauriston leaned.
He did not move or attempt to open it The look in his fave made her heart throb quickly and expectantly. Yet the sole of hor voice was defiant as a challenge.
"You scou to base a fancy for barring gates," sheid, Arant you going to let me pass P"
She looked so lovely with that samey smile on her red lips, that he caught his breath and could find no words for anes.
Come, Mark." ske entreated shyly, "Your mother will be wanting we. I am late-it is time for tes."
**Who were you with in the lace? he askel grimly. Someone who put all thought of the tea hour out of your head, it seems."
"What business is it of yours? she asked defiantly.
"None-of course. Only I could give a pretty
tty good guess. It was the Squire's son- again.
"That "again" did the mischief. Anger blized in her eyes, and mantled her oliorks with fire,
It's but the second time this week! And why should you watch us? I have never been used to spies.'
"I don't spy on you." he said coldly. But surely you know that Jasper Sorel holds a very different position in life to yours, and that no good can coma of this friendship between you."
"Let mo paRI,
she said. When I want your advice I will ask for it."
He drew saide and opened the gate. Was it for him you tried the spell of the yarrow
he asked.
The lock she gave him of anger and shome commingled, made his blood tingle. With her little head held haughtily, and her little band elenched, she marched by and entered the house. The ten-lable was spread, her sant was bustling about. The old man at in his chair by the fire, his skinny hands held to the blaze.
How late you are, Mavis!" exclaimed her aunt. "And why didn't Mark come in with you? I saw him but now at the gate.
He'll be in when he wants to," she said, with a toss of ber head, and all her maiden diguity in rebellion against this cool interloper
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Her sobs deadened her to all other sounds, and only when a band touched her shoulder did sho start and look up. A fubit ery escaped her lips. The blood rushed from her heart to her bre and mantled cheeks and throat with rosy glow. seized his hands, and hold them to her breast, laughing and sobbing in ono breath. thought you were dead, or had left us!" sho cried. Oh, where have you been?
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"Oh, Mark, Mark!" she cried, and then
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"Of course, 1-I was auxious," she star- nered, in increwing confusion. "We were all anxious. Your mother......"
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"Oh, I don't know what they meant. Only You silly thing she cried to it." And I was so afraid something had happened and after all my trouble not even a dream. It's true the house seemed a lonely, so different.” I I didn't go to sleep. I was thinking—”
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