An Appreciation from a Friend in Shanghai The sad news arrived from home on Tuesday of the passing away of Samuel Serutton Roberts in London Jon October 30.
It will be remembered that the late Mr. Roberts had to leave Shanghai, where he had worked for 21 years and made a lange circle of friends, owing to ill-health December, 1924. Although the change seemed for a time to give him renewed strength, he never regained his health and his untimely death at the age of 52 does not come as a surprise to many friends, Roberts received his early in the London office of the Munich Reinsurance Ca. with which hhis father was also associated for iny_ years, In April 1903, he arrived in Shanghai to join' the Insurance Department of Mesers, Butterfield & Swire, His outstanting capacity and all-round knuwledge of insurance were spandily recognized, and in August, 1918, he tock permanent charge of his department, which position he eyntinued to'hold until December, 1924, when he retired from the East under niedieal advice, War Savings Work a member of the committee of the Shanghai Fire Insurance Astion, on which he served for y years, Mr. Roberts rendered meat valuable service to business interests here, while he also served fon the committees of the Shanghai Club and St. George's Society for a considerable periods During the war he throw himself with great energy into the work connected with the War Savings Association, and was a powerful factor in making that Associntion the success it was, Possessed of a pleasing baritone voice, Mr. Roberts in his enrlicr days was a member of the choir of ly Trinity Cathedral, while his services were always' in great Gewsnd for "smokers" and similar gatherings. His principal recreation was riding, and he was a keen and enthusiastic erosi-country rider in his younger days.
He was an enthusiastic member of the 8. V. C. joining the Maxim Rattery on his arrival out East in which unit he took a keen intewae even when business responsibilities necessitated his retiring from active service. Ho was a particularly good marksman and was a member of the team which won the Africa Cup outright for the Maxim Battery in 1908,
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