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Extracts from "BOA VISTA" Visitors' Book:

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Everything most comfortable,

Food good and nicely epeked.

Everything supplied for comfort.

The most aftractivo spot and very best butel I have seen in China.

Delighted with our visit. Too charming for words.

Wo.have spent the happiest hours of our Hires at the " Boa Vista" Hotel.

Delighted with hotel and Macao. An ideal place for a quiet holiday..

Ban Vista" is by a long way

the best Hotel We cannot strongly enough in the East. recommened this, first-clase bowe,

Food and attendance excellent, bed-room comfortable, scrupulous cleanliness throughout. For ous desirous of a few days' rest and quiet to recuperate, a beau ideat establishment.

Most pleasant retreat for our either in good or bad health.

Quel charmant petit ondroit ce surn pour ly repes de nos fatigues,

Ravissant Hotel,

A charming place..

INSURANCES

THE

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON |

FOUNDED 1710.

The Undersigned having been appointed. AGENTS for the above Company, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates, 10

SIEMSSEN & CO., Agente.

Hongkong, 16th May, 1892.

"L'URBAINE".

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD, (Established 1838.)

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H Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT. RISKS

P. LEMAIRE & CO.

at ourrant rates,

Hongkong, 7th February, 1001. [459 PHONIX FIRE OFFICE

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The Undersigned are now propared to GRANT POLICIES INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.

NGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18T, 1901-

RIGHTS RESERVED.j

THE SALL OF THE YARROW,

BY.

"RITA"

destination. He was not exposted, he was not even sure that he would be welcomed, and there was no need to harry for an auertainty.

It was barely six o'clock when he reached a amall low farmhouse, built of limestone blocks, grey with age Hohened and ivy-covered. set. amidst orchards of cherry and apple trees NOW barsting into blossom. Life was all astir here.

(Author of "Dame Durden." " Asenath of the The windows were open, there was a clatter of

Ford," So.).

The churchyard lay in a lonely apot. The wide moorland around a bolt of hills and moan tains beyond, lifting themselves to the rom and gold of dawn, no spring and summer met in the awet freshness of a May morning!

Over the grass, heavy and wet with dow, & litlu girlish figure catne. Har gown was of print, hor russot-hued hair hang down to her waist in a louse plait. The bloom of youth was on her cheek and in the scarlet of her lips Her eyes were eager the eyes of one who expects and long-and yet fears to attain what she hopes for. She opened the lych gate and

palls, a sound of voices. A grey haired womun came but into the porch and the stranger stood still, half screened from sight by the hedge of box

and myrtle which surrounded the hense. Mais cried the voice. ** Mavis !*

..asleep a morning Why, what ails the girl like this p

She stepped out and looked up at a window, red with white blind and curtain, and bor ered with examine and elimbing rose bush.

The man looked too. "Mavis," he school, never heard of her."

"Why who is Maris?

The woman now, as if impatient, took up a handful of gravel from the path and throw it

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entered the churchyard with slower step, In a moment or two it was opened, and a girl Siamped in real Gold in Chiuoso Characters with Eaglish Translations glancing from ale to side, and advancing with caution as if she feared to disturb thoon simping inmates of God's Aare.

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It was intensely still; the chirp of a bird the DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.. only sound of life. The day was at its first Agents for the Phonix Fire Oos, hot, and filmy mist's still hovered midway Hongkong, lith August, 1887, 132 between earth nod sky. The girl glanood from grave to grave as she moved up the patiway TORTH DEITISH AND MERCAN Her step was slow, now, and her eyes were N

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inquiring She stopped at last and drowa slip TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1900, of paper from her boson and read it carefully; then, holding it in her hand, moved slowly. £14,732,681.

forward once more, reading name after name.

Unmarried," she said, softly.

Hu must be unmarried, it says. Now how am to tell that? Some men marry young, and there are a few youɛf mou who are Lariod hero. Why, I might be hours-"

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BUILDERS

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687,500.0 0 II, FIRE FUNDS ..............

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The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, nen pro pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents

[1641 Hongkong. 3 July, 1901. SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

WE Under@gaod, having bats

AGENTS for the best pointed repared to ACCEPT TISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900,

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TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-

ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG The Undersigned AGENTS of the above Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Clary Foreign and Chinese Risks at Curre1

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 29th May, 1895.

IRANSATLANTIC FIRE

Rates.

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She paused abruptly. A white stone faced bar; a rade rough block bordered by a stone enging, in the centre of which the young grasa was springing fresh and green. On the stone was graver a name and date which apparently realled suns memory,

John Lauriston. Agad vineteen years. Killed by an accident on thesę moora:

May 1st, 1889.'

A your go," she thought. "A. your to- day. And the grass is green over his grave

Shall I find it hore ?"

She knelt down and paered eagerly among the close growing grass, till she found what she wanted. Only a wod-te all apparanes, but al plucked if with a half apologetic glance at the tombatban sa if asking pardon for mch & Liberty,

Her next proceeding was to sent herself on the coping, and take off her shoe. Into it she laid three spries of the weed, murmuring under her breath the following lines;

"Good morning, good morning, good yarro", And thrice a good morning to thee; Tell me before this time to-morrow,

Wito my true love is to be?"

Then she solemnly tied her shoe, and rose. casting one ingering and regretin! look at the INSUR-ence where slept youth that had been alert ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBUR and keen and borant as her own bat one short

The Undersigned, having been appofute AGENTS for the above Company, are pre. pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong. 18h November. 1872. [o

The largest and most completo Stalic in THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM.

Hongkong. Established 1859. Views, Enlargements, Ivory Miniatures, Oil Paintings, s.; Is House Street.

MEE CHEUNG,

PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851. CAPITAL

..£410 000.

HE Undersigned, having bey anointed AGENTS for the phore Company, ir Ice House Street, Top floor. Permanent prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE

Enlargements, Groups, Views, etc; Develat Current Rates.

opment Works. Amatenie Requisitos,

WM. MEYERINK & CO.,

Agents.

1:85 Hongkong. 18th May, 1900.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

K. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTIST."

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and General Storekeepers: Sole Agents

-OF AIX-EA-CHAPELL TLE Undersigned, having been appointed TAGIONI for the alave Cempaka, br prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE At Current Rates.

KEUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO...

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897

NOW ON SALE.

DIRECTORY OF

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PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES

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FOR 1902.

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year ago,

Blowly, with dowricast head, she retraced her tips and reached the gate. But which she raised her eyes she saw leaning upon it and looking into the churchyard- mán.

He was tall, sua-tuned, somewhat roughly dressed. Surprise made her start, and brought the blood to her cheek.

She would have to

epen the gato and pass him, and this she must de in silenes or break the spell of the arrow. The stranger showed no inclination to move.

I Inoked critically at the slight fall igure - the embarrassed blashing face; the bare russet hued head and dangling sun-bounet; toss with a smile he spoke.

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looked out.

Why-how now, lic-a-bed." demanded the the old woman, Six polock and the dry wailing. and the batter not made. A pretty farmer's wife you'll make at this rate."

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"I'll be dyn air five minutes," called a char young voice, and the head was withdrawn.

"The girl of the churchyard!" exclaimed the But how atelier. And not dumb Somos she hare I wonder?"

As speculation was not likely to be satisfac- tory, he opened the gate and walked up the th. The old woman turned at the sound of path. steps and faced the intruder with some surprise

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He made so auswor, only lifted the fell hat MESSRS.-W. BREWER & CO. from his head and looked at her. his eyes the colour left her face, and, she begath

to tremble:

"It's-e's Mark" she gasped-

"Yes, moller-it's Mark."

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His voice was gentia-almost deprecatory. OFTEN. CURED

He stood still aid hold his hands. Wich & strange cry the thraw borself into bis arm.

"On! Mark, Mark'sha sobbed. After all these years and nerari word! And futhor's given thee up for dead... He's bedridden now, and helpless. Twas main cruel o thee to keep silence so long. A harch word didn't deserve it...and when John was killed up there-

A. sob broke the incoherent words. She drew

herself away at wiped her eyes.

"I board of that," ue id gently. I saw it in a newspaper. And then I thought I'd ome home and see if you wanted us.

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a colt plase alter home. don't suppose you're glud to some other, but perhaps I can help your tit. I'm not the ue'er-do-weel I was." GREGRECKE

I'm glad o tant. But why didn't thee write or come these long years ?“

"I thought you would not care; and it was best to put the old life quite away. But it could not be asite, you see. At drew mus back in spite of myself and Low-may I see father **

"ife's to bed pill. He can't get up without help. I have to tend his like a child,"

Poor mother! Your troubles seem endlose." "I've had someone to lighten them a bit," she said softly. Your unco Amos dies, and his girl came to me. There was noaght for her and no one to give her shelter: 'twas a year ago

just after John died, and-she's been a daughter to me. A tight good girl is days."

He half smiled. Do this was Mavis-was it. Mavis of the churchyard and the yurrow. The winsome shy o mature he had surprised in that girlish superstition.

He wondered and she slept and dreamt as the. charm dierated. And bad it worked out properly and show her the vision of her future lover?

He followed, his mother into the hinand

gazed sadly and wistfully at the low ceilinged "An early visitor to so sad a spot."" he said. She made no newer, save by the deepen.ld partoar the worn furniture, the old suck ing rose of check, and a nervous attempt to lift

the latch of the gate on which he lenned.

"Excise me-I am in your way," he said again, and stooped and opened the gata for her. Take a flash she passed-uttering no word, while he stood gazing in bewilderment after her re- treating figure.

What an odd girl! Is she damb, I wen. der?" he reflected. As there was nothing and no one to solve the problem he gave

up, and entered the churchyard himself.

He too seented in search of some particular grare, for his keen eyes mored restlessly from name to nare, Finally he paused, as the girl had done, beside that one bearing the same of John Lauriston.

His stern face changed and grew taider as le read the inscription. Some painful emotion eemed at work within his heart God knows if I I'd change places with you, Jack.·. could," he muttered. You had all the love It's you they wanted, not me. I was a bad lot

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ticking in its accustomed place. How quiet and disrial it all seemed! Its world-forgotten stillness oppressed him with memories of boy. hood and headstrong youth, Half a lifetime seemed centred in these ten years of absACE. and rememberat past days. And while he stood He felt old and weary and sad as he stood there and looked and remembered, a fight step sounded on the stairs, the door opened and DEALERS IN ELECTRICAL, ACCESSORIES OF ALL HESCRIPTIONS. girl came in.

She started on seeing a stranger, and he watched the colour come and go in her cheek and the surprise, and then the recognition in her eye and a smile touched his lips.

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I hope ho said, "yon have found your voice?

Her confusion increased and out of pity he played the part of spokesman. "Do you know that we are cousins?" he asked, "I never hourd of your existence till a few moments age, but I suppose yon knew you had a consin Murk Ah you have found your voice. Yes, I am that unincky individual home from my wander-

He glanced at the blue sky-pare sapphire-ings at last. And you are Mavis-why you fleckless and bright with the May day glory A sudden mist swam before his eyes. *A bad let," he repeated. "Always, that. You're hotter off, my boy. Perhaps you knew that

now!

He brushed the dimness away with bis hand- Banburnt and toil-stained-yet the shapely hand of a gentleman for all that. "I must go and se them. I cuppose," he wont an. "Not that there'll be much of welcome for me It in't gold that bays love hereabouts. It's the damnable cities that teach that bit of humbug." Still his ayun rested on the headstone, and on the lovely emerald tiut of the gms. As be paper lying on the grave. Stooping he picked it up, and saw it was covered with small ine writing. On one side was a verse of four lines; on the other the following charm-headed

"The Spell of the Yarrow."

must have been in your cradle when I left home." She noted the hesitation before those two words and memory threw a lightning Bush on stories one too creditable concerning the

runaway.

"I suppose I was very young," she said, and gazed scrutinizingly at the bronzed and bearded face, vendering what actual years it re- presented. "I am eighteen now. Eighteen to-day," she wided

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So it is your birthday. May yad soo mary of them, child. I hope it is a good omen that I met you first on that day."

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had. first met, and he saw he had inadvertently reminded her. She mattered something abent the dairy and breakfast, and fled, leaving him amused and yet a little vared at the abrupt departure.

It must be plucked in the early morn. A girt! He renewed his acquaintance with the old must take it from the grave of a young man who familiar things of the house-room. touching has died unmarried; then place three sprigs in her with corerent hands the old Bible where his father glove or shoe, saying the verse written on other bad ifscribed his birth, and that of his twosisters, ids of paper. She must then return home to and then His brother. The sisters had died, ted bed without speaking a word, or the charms John, the pet and darling of his parents, had will fail. Put the charm under her pillow and been the youngest and last of their family. it will procure her a sure dream on which she Ten years differenco lay between their ages, [3010-

and a wider difference between their natures may depend.

and dispositions. That too, ho thought of; schoolboy rivalry, home jealousies, the im patience of a strong, and reckless, and masterful nature with one gentle and clinging and almost romanly. Father's darling and mother's idol had represented John Lauriston, and he had always been wronged by contrast.

He sighed as he closed the book, and then: strolled over to the window and stood looking oft at the garden in ita coming beauty ad spring verdure and promlee. His mother's

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He smiled involuntarily, Bo this explains my damb maiden," he said. "The pretty in accent, and to think it was here she stood, and from here she chose her yuriow! How simple these country folk still are,"

He folded the piece of paper carefully, and put it away in a feather pocket-book that look ed as if it had seen much service. Then with sigh he turned away from the grave, and left the churchyard to its old loneliness.

It was full day now, and the birds had burst Yo100 sanmoned him at last, sud he slowly into so and every daw-wet leaf and flossom ascended the stairs to great the broken ged quivered with new life. The man stood and won from whom ho had parted in wrath and looked around. Years of absence and toil and bitter anger ten years before,

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