Mr, G, Burton Sayer, the Council's Press Information OMleer, has report follows to the Council on the work done by his office in 1036:
The year has been one of consider able activity in the Press OMice, 50 much information upon municipal affairs being supplied to local new papers that publication not infrequent ly: has been limited by" consideration space, Communiqués. have been issued at the earliest possible moment following decisions of Council, while Ju personal interviews with edlto ud chiefs of staff the Council policies and reasons therefore have been explained. The editors. of the newspapers of the various nationalities principally interested In municipal questions are each given the "copy" in the "form most acceptable to them; the difference In {hese forms is striking when English language and Japanese and Chinese publications are compared, Altogether 455 general communiques wore issued (excluding Orchestra and Band announcements), varying from eighteen typewritten foolscap pages to brief statements, and 671 pres articles were translated for Information of the Council.
Foreign journalists visiting Chiao were handed a short history of the Seltlement, a slateraent of its ancial position, ana an outline of Council activities at date, These visitors included a party"of American editors who toured China and Japan, and members of a press party travelling to the Philippines. Chapters on Shanghai have also been included in ande books; and information has been contributed to American and British newspapers and magazines on numerous occasions.
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