Shanghai shipping circles were. shocked on Friday at the news of the Jdeath early in the morning of Captain ID. 'F. James, licensed pilot, as he was Jnoing on duty. A member of the 'Shanghai Licensed Pilots' Association, Captain James lett the office at "bout 9.10 am. and appeared to be in his normal state of good health as he said good-bye to Captain J. W. Carle, Jmanarer of the astociailon, beters Neaving for the pilot launch, "Ten. minutes Inter, however, the inodsh of the Taunch ran into the force. and said that Caplain James had collapsed a few minutes. after Ihe had boarded the launch. Captain Carle immediately went down to the boat, and found Captain James ving. fon a settee in the cabin. An ambultance was hastily summoned—and, he was taken to the General Hospital, but he was found to be dead on native of Cardiganshire, South 'Wales, where he was born some 43 years ago, the late Captain James ws sailor of the ole school, receiving his apprenticeship in' various square-rineed sailing ships. He. first feame out to China about twenty years mo, and joined Messrs, Butterfield [Swire's coastal fleet asa master.
During the Great War, James was In command of 'a trooper during the fauve in. Mesopotamin, In 1920, he fained the Shanghai Licensed Pilots' Association, and. only returned to Shanghai at the end of October this year after having been on home eave in his beloved Wales.
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