Following the Easter holidays, trade Harbin, Apr. 204, in Harbin has become more depressed than ever, most of the large stores having no customers. at all, excepting in those departments where provisions and. absolute necessities are fold. Several of the shops are con-(inning the sales that started before the holidays, as they have not been able to collect sumicient money to pay their bills, which are falling due at the various banks.
There are rumours of further foreign companies closing their doors, following the example of the Jardine Engineering Corp, Lid, and Jardin Matheson & Ca,, Ltd, whose premises have already been taken over by a Japanese firm. Its now rumoured that the Standard O11 Ca. may possibly close their Harbin branch, giv-Ing the agency to a Japanese firm and if there 1s any truth in this report another old established foreign firm. of Harbin will also disappear from the market. The firm. of I. 1. Tschurin Ca. which is practically a British eon-cern as it Is controlled by the Hong-Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. has closed a considerable portion of Lits premises, finding it impossible to Keep such a large staff and to keep open departments which could be housed in smaller rooms, while good rentals can be obtained for the vacate The Case of Dr. Golubet considerable sensation has been caused in the town by the case of Dr, Golubeff who has" been forbidden to carry on his practice in the city and has had his small hospital closed by the authorities. The facts of the case are that a couple of weeks ago Dr. Golubeff, who is well-known doctor in the town, was! called in to attend to a Manchu lady who was suffering from haemor-
The doctor made an injection of of 1 to a 100, which he con-such cases, but immediately after the injection had been made the lady ied, and her husband considers the doctor responsible for her death. The case against the doctor has now been taken to the courts and was yesterday attended by a great number of people who consider that the doctor is not to blame in any way, he having been known fas a doctor of much experience for many years and one whom the! general public have always, trusted. Tis generally thought that the! courts will not find the doctor to lame snd that his hospital will re-opened as soon as the case is finished.
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