john egge "the white chinaman" (mudie p. 99) was originally chinese, being born in shanghai, and was picked up in canton by francis cadell to work on his ship "queen of sheba". he assumed a scandinavian surname (which should be pronounced as two syllables) and settled in australia in 1852, farming on hindmarsh island, and became a successful trader and shipowner stationed at wentworth. despite his long residence and marriage to a british subject he was subjected in 1877 to a poll tax (under south australia's chinese regulation bill). despite popular outrage (hundreds contributed to pay his fines) and support from both of adelaide's newspapers, this was never reimbursed. another celebrated victim of a similar law, but in new south wales, was way lee. john's son edwin david "ned" or "ted" egge (1869 –) held a river captain's certificate and was later a barber and businessman in renmark.