'A Noted Figure in the Commercial Life of China-who Took Part in the Drawing Up of the Mackay Treaty Word has reached Shanghai of the death on January 23, of Sir Charles John Dudgeon, who counted many Shanghai people among his friends and. sequaintanees. Death occurred in San Remo, the late Sir Charles and Lady Dudgeon having made their home in Italy since 104, Sir Charles Dudgeon was born in 1855, son of the late Patrick Dudgeon, of Cargen, Dumfries, and was educated at Repton, and' Cok loge Hall, St. Andrews University. In 1881"he married the daughter of the late Major-General W. C. O'Shaughnessy.
He came to Shanghai at a very early age, probably before he was 21, and joined the firm of MeIntosh and Ca. At that time he was extremely friendly with a Mr. Hewitt of the P. and O,, and perhaps because of their precociousness, th two were known as "The Brats, fa sobriquet which stuck to them for years after. Leaving Melntosh and Ca., Mr. Dudgeon founded a firm of his own in company with another Scotsman, but after a short time this became defunct, and he jame Ibert and Ca, Of this firm he ultimately became senior partner, Doing succeeded on his retirement by Mr. F, Anderson, Volunteer, Fireman and Sportsmai In the meantime he identified himself strongly with the life of the community. A keen paper hunter, he was always prominent in the field, although he never went in for racing. At the same time ho was ostic volunteer, having:
Go,, soon after he arrived Shanghai' and bout 1991, rose to the rank of captain. Aviong those who served under' him in thone days was Mr, Leslie J. Cubitt, while he was succeeded inthe mand of the company by the late Mr, W. D, Little, It is recorded that he was an enormous worker, Dut both in office and in all d that he did, kept everything in his own hands. The result was that tion of the Laou Kung Mow cotton ill, at about the time the Ewo and' Oriental mills were founded.
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