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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17688, 28 July 1919, Page 6

1 — "Sir Erio Dnnnmond, who is to be the ■ first Secretary-general of tho League of Nations, is half-brother and heir-presump-i tivo of -the Earl of Perth. Ho was born in i 1876, and entered tho Foreign Office in . 1900. His advance in the service was : rapid. Sir Erio Drummond's appointment," writes tho Daily News Lobby Correspondent, bo received with warm wcl- . come in political and diplomatio circles, not , only because of tho honour conveyed to Great Britain by this first appointment tc ', the League, but because it is a •srell-do-served tribute to.Sir Eric's qualities. As Mr Asquith's private secretary at Downing street, he was brought into close contact with all the leading , figures in the political world, and won golden opinions fpr his judgment, fairness, and courtesy from Liberals and Conserwatrvos alike. In time of crisis ho has been a source of strength to several of tho country's leaders—lately, it is no secret, ho has been Mr Balfour's right hand in Paris. In tho Foreign Office, where his work is best known, he has lonf beon distinguished no less for his capacity for work and tho range of his mind and interests in international affairs than for those social qualities on which the Foreign Office Services in the past has set store too exclusively. Confidence is felt that he will bo able to create a sympathetic secretariat to the League of Nations." — During the war 30.000 bombs were dropped by tho British air squadrons stationed at Dunkirk, principally upon the docks at Ostend. Bruges, and Zecbrugge, tho total veJsfht of the explosives being over 1Q&) tons.