The Archive · 1920

Mr. C. F. de S. Collaco

We regret to have to chronicle the sudden death, at the age of 40, of Mr. Carlos Francisco de Sales Collaco, which occurred on the night of the 9th instant, from apoplexy. During the past two weeks Mr. Collaco_ was thrice seized with apoplectic fits and succumbed to the third attack. On the day of his death he was ai his duty at the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, where he had been employed for the last ten years. He was a keen outdoor sportsman, and will be remembered for his walking feats as a member of the Por. tuguese team in the International Walking Matches, as in every contest he finished in a prominent position. He served for a number of years as a Volunteer, and recently as a Special Constable. He leaves a widow, six children, an aged father and several brothers and sisters to mourn his loss. He was interred at Bubbling Well Cemetery on Tuesday

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