THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 5 July 1926, Page 7

THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

DISTINCTIONS IN THE EMPIRE. TWO NEW PEERS. i LONDON. July 4. The lis; of Birthday Honours ..-vers IS pages of the Lou-ion Gaze::-:. Recipients of honours are located practically over the whole globe. Notable exceptions are the Union of South Africa an i Canada, where the eon fern: or: of titles is now not favoured. Six baronetcies are awarded fir political public service. The principal honours are: — VISCOUNT. Baron Tredegar. BARON. Mr. Henry Seymour Berry. The above are the only peerages. Lord Berry.-a Welsh colliery owner, made iarge gifts for public purposes. PSIVY COUNCILLORS. Colonel John Gretton, M.P. Six Hal ford John Mackinder, chairman of the Imperial Shipping and Imperial Economic Committees. The Earl of Onslow. KNIGHTS BACHELOR. The must prominent names aaionj --5 Knights Baeuelor are: — Dr. Henry Coward. Mr. F. E. Lacey, secretary _■: :!__ Marylebone Cricket Club. Mr. Stanley Machin, prominent in I Chamjer of Commerce circles. GRAND CROSS OF BATE. Sir Herbert Samuel, ex-chairman of the Coal Commission. ORDER OF BRITISH EMPIRE. Mrs. ilassey is the sole Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. Among the five Dames Commander of the Order are:— Mrs. Kendal, the veteran actress. Dr. Mary D. Scharlieb. Richard William Alan Onslow, Fifta Earl, has been Under-Secretary for War since November, 1924. Previously he was in the diplomatic service. He" was Civil Lord of the Admiralty in R>2o-21 and was a British delegate to the Arms Traffic Conference at Geneva in 1325. Viscount Tredegar Countenay Caari.a Evan Morgan), Royal Monmouthshire Engineers, served in the South African war and as a captain in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve he commanded tiie armoured yacht Liberty during the Great War." He owns 40.000 acres" Lord Berry (Henry Seymour' is a Welsh coal-owner and was intimately associated with, the late Lord Rhoadda, in his colliery and other undertakings. He is chairman _f directors of -50 other commercial companies and tiie chairman iof John Lysaght, Ltd. Colonel John Gretton, C.8.E.. was MP. for Rutland from 19*17 to 19IS. and has been member for the Beaton division «... StaJfordshire since 1316. He Is c-iair- [ man o: Bass. Ratelitfe and Gretton. Ltd., brewers. He is not a regular army ofEeer. He is extremely ri-.-.i. Sir HaiforJ Mackinder was professor of geography in the University of Louie-. l-W-192.: presiient of tiie geographical section of the British Assocla.iun in I."!'.?; and leader of the Mount Kenya expedition of 1503. sir Halford was Britisa High Commissioner for aout i ; Russia from 1919 to 1920. Sir Henry Coward has been associated with Shemeld all his life and was apprenticed to tae cutlery business there. He is a conductor of the Sheffield Musical Union and author of much exeeptionullv beautit'ul church music. r_;r Francis Lacey has been secretary jto Marylebone Cricket Club since 1.9.. ]He Las been a county cricketer for CaniI bridge and Hant--. He is a barrister in law but does not practice. Sir Stanley Maoliin was presii::-. of j the London Laamber of C.mmervi- -'-.. n 1320 to 1322. He Is a dire 'or f :u... comoanies. sir Herbert Samuel .vas .Lain:...-; _:' Commission on ".;_ coal ,: : .:-- ---f ivy appointed in 1325. From I■■ " : > 190-1 i_ e -a as Pariiamen-ary lb. .:■ -Secretary to the Home De.artmer.t. i . I during the periods 1'..«j0-l'j ani l-l'-i-. was Chancellor of the Duibv .:' L.i..----caster, with a sea: in the Ca' .n---. .'- a 191'J to 1914 an-i 191-3-16 1. .-„ .. _-..-. master-General. He ais Secretary i State for Home ArTalrs m '.•'.-.." - 1 High Commissior.-- -' Pi'---- - ! 10-2 i.( to 1925. Dame Margar.-: Ke:. : -.. .- j Da:::-; Margar : La:'- -..*; '■'.-'. • as she wis .n Er._-. in Il' c.i. )!, ■ Lon 1-Ml .--.....--. j Yor,:.