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The late Mr. Keith Fonton in the local shipping world pase Crawford, late of No. 46, Brso- ed AWAY oh Thursday night, more Road, Hove, Sussex, Captain Robert M. de la Sala died on June 19, 1930, ni Cum- (not Mr. It. Lasoda, as stated yos-bridge House, No. 4, Dorset terday) being found by his wife Square, Marylebone, Middlesex, unconscious at his home, at 51 loft lochi estate to the value of Bonham Road, in circumstances $600, while net personalty else- that pointed to his having taken where. amounts to £22,240 08. 4d. an overdose of veronal. Deceased Re-scaling of certified copy of pro- had been in bad health for some hate has been granted to Mr. M. time and had been under medical H. Turnor, of Messrs. Deacons, treatment. He was taken to the who is attorney for the executors, Government Civil Hospital and Bequests are of a family nature. despite every attention died at 10.15 p.m:

Hongkong estate worth $28,400, with personal estate and offects in England and Scotland amount- ing to £8,452 16a. 9d. was left by the late Mr. William Dads, for-

on

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The late Captain de la Salà had had a picturesque career, serving In a large number of ships run- ning out of Hongkong and Manila. merly of No. 14, Lee Road, Cal Of his experiences he had a vastcutta, who died at No. 1, Comiston fund of reminiscence, and having Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, in-August 17, 1930. Re-sealing seen four wars he was an teresting talker. He was twice testament-dative has been granted married, his first wife dying into the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, 1920. He was married again in of Messrs. Deacons, who fe attor Canton in October, 1929. Hency for the widow. leaves a prown family of

Family quests are contained Htain the will of the late Lo (or Law) and

daughters. two eldest son, Paatur, has not longLee. alina Le Tung, alias Lo Pik- returned to Hongkang after uen, allas Pik Luen-tong, married serving a term in the French woman, who died at No. 354, Hen- on November 18, Foreign Legion in Morocco, where 1930, leaving Hongkong estate he went through the RIM

which has been valued at $89,500, campaign. He is now In tho office of Messra, Reuter Brockle Probate has been granted to Kwan mann. The second son, Robert, Sik-chuen, shipping compradore. bus for nine years been with the sole executor named in the will

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Chan The Wan Tal, married wo- man, who died at No. 5, Wai Kwal Sun Street, Canton, on or about

January 19, 1931, left Hongkong worth $10,400. Probate has been granted to her daughter- in-law, Chan Pun Yak Sing, who is temporarily residing at No. 52, Bonham Road.

Picturesque Career. Captain de la Sala was born in London in 1873. He was of noble Spanish descent, hin

family calate being refugees who had sided with the Carlists, He went to sen us youth, serving his apprentice- ships in the clippers of Mellraith M'Eachern, the Scottish Hero and Scattish Knight. He got his Master's ticket at the age of 22, and afterwards (1896)

with Berved the Ellerman, Bucknall, Bibby, Renuie, and other lines, principal 11: the South African. In dian, and South American trades. He got his Portuguese ticket at Laurenco Marques, and command ed the Anglo-Saxon running out of that port.

and made trips to Hulphong and Hongkong.

He left the Company

on the

outbreak of the Great War and took the Slaiman, running be- tween Manila and Pnonpenh. carrying cattle. He made a trip in this ship to Australia with a cargo of hemp, bringing back a cargo of zinc

concentrates for Japan. Near New Guinea he sighted the famous Emden

and had a narrow escape. Leaving the Sisiman he commanded various vessels in Manila.

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During the South African war he was engaged carrying war supplies. Contracting malaria he

[Our Om Correspondent. ) returned to England as an Able | Seeman on the Duncastle (after- In 1916, Capt. de la Sala came

Shanghai, May 29, wards the Susannah II) running to Hongkong and joined the The death occurred here at the between Amoy and Manila. Steamboat Company, leaving them Country Hospital last night of Mr. Hearing then of the prospecto in after a year or two to N. S. Levy, at the age of 74, after the Far East, he shipped out to command the Pheumpenh. Ia lingering illness. Manila about 1899 as a passengor this ship he had one of the most Mr. Levy was a resident for 30 and there turned his hand to inngerous experiences, uf his years in Hongkong, and was o anything that offered. He was

staff In the typhoon of 1918 member of the

of Messrs. at different times I waterside he was caught and curried through David Sassoon and Co. worker in Manila, and a building the Paracels. Being on a trip contractor in Mindanao. He from Saigon to Hongkong he had obtained his American ticket and coal for only six days, but the years, Capt. de la Sala command- ed the Venezia unt!! she was laid In 1900 commanded the

fourteen Gibson,journey occupied

portUp and afterwards the Hong Kheng then being used in transporting the Pheumpenh only made

He had to the troops of Major Leonard with the help of sails. In that on the Bangkok run. Wood (now General) at the time same typhoon the Hauroto and resign in April this year owing to

bad health, and since then of the Balangiga massacre in two other ships disappeared.

been suffering from pernicious Samor during the Filipino revolt.

anaemia. He became A firm friend of

Major-General Wood, and know General Pershing when he was a Lieutenant serving in the Philip

pines.

Call of the Sen.

On River Vessels.

Amel

K

had

Out of his long and wide ex- pertence, Capt. the In Snla wrote

la his Manila days, Capt. de la Sala had contracted cholera and at different times his health gave text book for mariners called him much concern. After leaving "Let's See," He has also left be the Pheumpenh he suffered hind him a munuscript of his ad- nervous breakdown but subse-venturous life which his son may quently took command of the publish. Cupt, de la Sala left the Gibson steamer Haitan when Snowman Capt. de la Sala was a man of to get married and then settled and Co. bought her from the robust and purposeful tempera- ashore, but unable to resist the Douglas Company, Later, he was ment and a man of great resource call of the sen he went in com-

in a number of river vessels, in-and entirely without fenr. 11e mand of the American vessel eluding the Wing On. In 1921 was generous and to his friends good friend. Many have Juno running between the islands. he went to Shanghai and took the very When the Russo-Japanese war Tachung which later came south enjoyed his ready assistance.

The funeral will take place at broke out in 1994-05 the Juno for the Hongkong-Saigon trade. carried war supplies to Japan In 1923 he was in the Majoristan, 11 o'clock to-day at the Roman under Capt. de la Saia's command. later the Tung Lee. After that he Catholle Cemetery, where his first Returning to Manlia he again served in a number of river boats wife is buried. In accordance and then commanded the Wong with his known wishes, friends! took a shore job as an overseer Shek Kung (ex-Helius) between are requested to send no flowers. for a stevedoring concern. Com Hongkong and Saigon. Other ing then to the notice of the ships in which he served later directors of the Manila Navign were the Tung On and Paul Beau. tion Company, he was appointed He also commanded the Kwong their Day maunger, and later be- Fook Cheung on her maiden tría came superintendent and manager. to the West River While in the firm's employ. he Rejoining the Steamboat Com- parchused for them the steamer pany, he was in the Sul Tai when Tondagua which he had exten-he was int out at her wharf. sively reconditioned in Taikoo He lost his belongings in that fire Dock, Hongkong. Occasionally, he and bluself and his daughter In recent relieved the Company's skippers nearly lost their lives.

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