NEW YEAR HONOURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15497, 2 January 1914, Page 5

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

MR, BRYCE A VISCOUNT.

MR. STANLEY. KNIGHTED.

THE NEW ZEALAND LIST.

K.C.M.G. TO SIR C. BOWEN.

DIGNITY FOR PREMIER.

MADE PRIVY COUNCILLOR.

By Telegraph—Press Association— (Received January 1. 8.6 p.m.) London, January 1. The list of New Year honours contains the following: — VISCOUNT. Me. James Beyce, formerly British Ambassador to the United States. AEONS. Sir Rufcs Isaacs, Chief Justice. Lord Strathclyde, President of the Court of Session. Sir C. A. Oripps, Unionist M.P. for the Wycombe' Division of Buckinghamshire. Sir H. S. Habmsworth, Director of the Amalgamated Press. BARONET. Sir Edward Ward, of the War Office. KNIGHTHOODS. Mr. Owen Seaman, of Punch. Mr. Ernest Rutherford, scientist. G.C.M.G. Lord Emmott, Under-Secretary for the Colonies. K.0.M.0. The Hon. A. L. Stanley, GovernorDesignate of Victoria. Sir S. H. Parser, ex-Chief Justice of West Australia. Sir C. C. Bowen, Speaker of the Legislative Council of New Zealand. c.M.a. Mr. T. Evans, Queensland Minister for Railways. Mr. J. H. P. Murray, LieutenantGovernor and Chief Judge of Papua, Mr. John Shand, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Otago. K.B. Mr. T. A. Coohlan, Agent-General for New South Wales. Mr. H. B. Alien, Professor of Pathology in the University of Melbourne.

PRIVY COUNCILLOR. Mb. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand. ORDER 07 MERIT.

Sib Abchibald Gbikie, geologist.

KING'S POLICE MEDAL.

This medal has been awarded to Detective Thomas Head, Sergeant John Joseph Scanlan, and Sergeant Peter Lynch, of Queensland, for bravery in effecting an arrest in dangerous circumstances.

NEW ZEALANDERS HONOURED

SIR CHARLES C. BOWEN.

Sir Charles C. Bowen, who has occupied the Speaker's chair in the Legislative Council since 1906, is well known as the Father of the Education Act of 1877," which is still in force with its main principles unamended. Born 83 years ago in Ireland, he came to New Zealand with the first party of Canterbury settlers and aided in founding the settlement. With Mr. Crosbie Ward he was joint owner of the Lyttelton Times for some years. He was called to the Upper House in 18.4, and became Minister for Justice in the Vogel Administration. He resigned from the Council and was returned to the House of Representatives for Kaiapoi in 1875, and held portfolios in several Administrations. He was appointed to the Legislative Council a second time in 1891 as a life member. Sir Charles is the author of some poems of considerable merit.

PROFESSOR SHAND.

Professor John Shand, M.A., LL.D., F.P.S., who was born in 1834, was mathematical master at Edinburgh Academy before he became professor of mathematics and national philosophy at Otago University in 1871. Since then he has been prominently associated with primary, secondary, and university education in New Zealand, and he has been a valued member of the New Zealand University Senate for 35 years.