Last night the news of the suicide of D. 1. Azadovsky, aged 64, one of the best known confectioners of Harbin, owning two large cafes and a confectionery factory, was the subject of conversation everywhere, hhis act being attributed to the general depression in trade which has placed him in financial difficulties. Mr. Azadovsky <was at one time) 'a confectioner in Irkutsk, migrating to Harbin in 1919 owing tu the re. volution, Here purchased [small confectioner's shop whicn he quickly developed, opening his own factory and then two cafes, both which are extremely popular with the general public. An hour before his death he was talking merrily with some friends, not one of whom dreamt of his thinking of suicide, but apparently he received notice of bills to Be met, as two such were, found on the table alongside of the' couch on which his body was found, These two bills amounted to Yen. Winter Over his has boon the mildest winter
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