One of the most popular exchange brokers of Harbin, Mr. Alexander Guttman, took seriously iN this morning and had to be conveyed to the hospital, where after a long consultation amongst doctors, it was resolved to amputate his right leg above the knee as the only chance of saving his life.
Mr, Guttman, who was a broker fon the St. Petersburg Exchange. in came to Harbin this city, yesterday and the news of his sud-Wen illness and its terrible consequfences, came as a great surprise to everybody. He had -been suffering for some time from diabetes, and it seems that this took an acute turn shortly afler his visit to the public baths where he injured his foot. The doctors are very grave regard: ing the outcome, though the apert tion was a successful one.
Siberian Trains Full 'The Malo-Abyssinian confit brings many passengers to the Siberian route, the train' which arrived at Manchuli from Europe yesterday bringing a full complement principally British, going to souther Chinese towns. There are also a number of arrivals and Peiping who the next Siberian train for Europe, and again, most of these are Brits They all stay one day in. Harbin, this packing the hotels, particularly the Moderne and Grand, which still fare the popular ones. for passengers 4—Japan should afford every as- which opened at Harbin in January
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