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Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1247, 6 March 1878, Page 3

The Emne-or of Ohiiri has lately issued an edict prohibiting opium smoking throughout the country, particularly smong officials, scholars, and soldiery. The edict was icsued at the instance oi' ins ExccUency Kwoh Sung Tao and his colleagues, envoys to Great Britain. It commands generals, governorsgeneral, and governors in the various provinces to draw up regulations, adapted to lo«al circuni stances, for earning out this prohibilion, which is to take effect three years hence. Awtitmrit • BALLIN BIiOTIIERS, '.LE AND PORTER BOTTLERS Manufacturers of Aerated Waters, Ginger Wine, Sarsaparilla, Quinine and Cordials. ARMAGH STREET AND OXFORD TERRACE, Adjoining Foresters' Hotel, Christchurch. Agents for EHRENFRIED BROS. THAMES ALE AND PORTER. 65 GENUINE CLEARING SAF/E OF A PAWNBROKER'S STOCK-IN- TRADE. GIVING UP THE BU INE3S. MESSRS DALLAS & CO. have received instructions to SELL, on the Premises known as the Bee Hive Loan office, corner of the Whitely road, opposite the Britannia Hotel, on THURSDAY, thr 7th of MARCH, And following dav if neces-ary, The whole c>f a pawnbroker's stock-in-trade and unredeemed pledges, consisting of au endless variety of goid and silver watches aud jewellery, a large stock of uew aud second-hand euthiug, blankets, dresses, hosiery, sewing machines, boots .iud ahooo, clocks, guns, electro plated cruets, tea services, &c, ke. The whole a-e for aha lute sale, the propria or having sold tne lease. On account of the large number of lots, the sale will oonwaonce at 11 o'olook sharp 283: