Prom the "Birmingham Post" near ly 34 years ago Mr, George Burton Sayer came to China to carry out a special mission to start the "Sputh China Morning Post" in Hongkong. Fortunately for Shanghai he stopped here on the way Home, 'The result was he Joined the staff of this Journal, leaving in 1011 to become the First editor of "Finance & Commerce" and later to take the ff the "Shanghai Times Years' successful editorship of that newspaper Mr. Burton Sayer became the first and, so far—as events have proved-—the only Press Information Officer of the Shanghai Municipal Council. He discharged that duty admirably, as everyone knows. On Feb.
he jeff Shanghai for England on, retirement with his wife" and daughter. Journalists heve already Shown. their appreciation of Mr.
Burton Sayer's labours here, "He has well-maintained the best standards of their profession and he can look back on his long career In this country with the complete consciousness of having added yet another honourable chapter to the record of British journalism in the Far East. It will be gratifying to know that In Great Britain he now Joins the ranks of those who are ina position to write sympathetically and authoritatively fon affairs in China generally and in ighal_in particular. Especially be able to expound. the the International Seltlemeny and the complex problems which it is {nvolved. In wishing him fand his family every success and happiness, it is appropriate also to say mothing of Mrs. Burton Sayer's long fand untiring philanthople work here Originally an active organizer of the Social Service Board of the British Women's Association, Mrs. Sayer eventually devoted herself to a special form of welfare work in the assistance of misfortune which for various rea~ Sons might escape the notice of the ordinary agencies of relief." Year after year to, the investigatory and ancial problems of this labour of Mrs. Sayer gave great energy, and. practical knowledge. in many a family's life.
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