Captain William Dobie of the Yuen Fah Hull The death occurred in Scotland on February 25 at his home, Broombush, Lockerbie, of Captain William Dobie, fan old China hand, known in all the Treaty Ports but particularly Shanghai where he had particular 'A. correspondent, who is perhaps among the few remaining in Shanghai who Knew the late Capt. Dobie well, writes the following appreciation:—Captain Dobie retired from Shang-hal in 1608 to his old home to live with his alsters. © "He was long in charge here of the Messrs. Jardine, 'Matheson & Co's, hulk, Yuen Fah, s0 familiar in days' gone by where it rode at its moorings inthe river opposite the P. & O. s. flag-staff (now belonging to the S.M.C.) on the Bund, Previous to his long life in the Yuen Fah where he lived for so many years. hho was an officer in the service of the Indo-China Navigation Ca., so long managed by Messrs. Jardines, and served as chief oticer at one time the ill-fated s. Kowshing (one of the Indo-China ships) with Capt. John MeLure (ate Admiral John Me-Lure of the Chinese Navy). It will be remembered that the as. Kowshing, Gying the British flag and British owned with Capt. Galsworthy command, was sunk on the high seas by the Japanese naval fleet, while on her way to Korea, carrying Chiese (government) troops in the year 1804 during the China-Japan wav.
'Besides his position as captain in charge of the hulk Yuen Fah, Capt. Dobie acted as general and' cargo surveyor to the leading insurance companies here, particularly the Canton Insurance Ca, the Union Insurance Ca,, of Canton, and the Yangisze Insurance Ca, He also acted in con-
Junction with the late Capt. Paulsen, of Messrs, Paulsen and Bayes-Davy as fargo adjusters under various ships general average adjustments which Sceurred from time to time.
Capt, Dobie was a familiar char acter in Shanghat in those old days. He reached Shanghai in the late fifties. (1859) or early sixties (1860), His'old "pals" wore the late Me. John Prentice and Mr. McLeod of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston. & Ca, and John Lidden of Messrs, Liddell Bros, all ood and true men of a splendid type.
'The late Capt. Dobie was in bulld fa strong and: muscular' man parti-j ularly in his youth. His forebears wore border yeomen, born horsemen and always ready to serve their coun~ Sty in times of need ata moment's notice, "He was unmarried and when he died he bad reached the grand old age of 96 years. He was buried in Dryfesdale churchyard in the Locker-bie district on Wednesday, February
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