Tt was, in a way, a fortunate accident which led. to Dr. Drummond Shiels? transfer from the India Office to the Colonial Office his new appointment, vith his chief in the Lords, Dr. Drummond has had more opportunity fof making his personality felt. "Me is a Scotsman of intense sincerity Tittle ability and his one of hard work and success gained by sheer inert, started life as a professional pho! grapher and, later, graduating Edinburgh University in medicine ko became a doctor and eventually President. of the Royal Medical Society. In the war he was com missioned to the Royal Scots, and Jcommanded—as a Captain—one of the trench mortar batteries of the oth (Scottish " Division), being severely wounded and decorated with the Military Cross and. the Belgian Croix de Guerre, His speech to the Colonial Conference on the need for technical eficiency in the services and the meaning of democratic principles in the out lying areas of the Empi characteristic of him, He is still fon the right side of 50 and his is Party and to the Gov-which he belongs may, jerry him far.
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