Death of C. H. Hughes

ONE of the most prominent shipping men in Australia, Mr. Charles Henry Hughes, director and former general manager of the Union Steam Ship Com pany of New Zealand Limited, died in Sydney on May 10, at the age of 73.

His career was romantic. Beginning as a reporter on the “Evening News” in Syd ney, he transferred to the Union Company where he worked his way up from the bottom to the highest position the com pany had to offer in Australia. He was associated with the U.S.S. Co. for 57 years.

Joining the company in 1879, Mr.

Hughes made rapid progress through the various departments, becoming assistant manager in Sydney. In the nineties he was appointed agent for the Union line in Fiji. For some years he resided at Suva until promoted to the position of secre tary of the company at the head office in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Transferred to Australia, Mr. Hughes was manager in Melbourne for a time be fore succeeding the late Mr. David Mills as general manager in Sydney. Two years ago, he retired owing to ill-health and was appointed a director. Mr. A. J.

Soutar, of Melbourne, came to Sydney to assume the managership.