HONOURS LIST IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28920, 13 June 1959, Page 13

HONOURS LIST IN BRITAIN

N.Z.-Born Classical Scholar Knighted

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

(Rec. 11 p.m.) LONDON, June 12. The New Zealand-born Camden professor of ancient history at Oxford, Dr. Ronald Syme, is among the new knights created by the Queen in the Queen’s Birthday honours list published in the London Gazette today.

Other new knights include the well-known stage and film actor, Michael Redgrave, and Stanley Spencer, the painter. . * The 2400 honours, distributed among United Kingdom and Commonwealth citizens of all ages and walks of life, included a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for Billy Wright, England’s soccer captain, and an offlcership of the same order for Bud Flanagan, one of London’s longest established comedians. 1

Ranging over science, politics, sport and the armed forces, the list included three barons. They are Sir Patrick Spens, former Chief Justice of India and a member of Parliament; Sir Thomas Dugdale, member of Parliament; and Sir John Forster, President of the Industrial Court.

The list included: BARONS Major Sir Thomas Lionel Dugdale, Bt., M.P., for political and public services. Sir John Foster, Q.C.. Presi-

dent of the Industrial Court since 1946. Sir Patrick Spens, Q.C., M.P., for political and public services. PRIVY COUNCILLORS Sir Malcolm Hilbery, Judge of the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division. Michael John, Earl St. Aldwyn, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1954-1958: Captain of the Gentleman-at-Arms and Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1958. Sir Gordon Cosmo Touche, M.P.. Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means since 1956. BARONETS Major Sir Harold Bibby, for political services in Liverpool and Cheshire,

Hendrie Dudley Oakshott, M.P., Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household, 1955-1957. Treasurer

of Her Majesty’s Household, 19571959. Robert Platt, president of the Royal College of Physicians. KNIGHTS Michael Scudamore Redgrave, actor Stanley Spencer, painter. Ronald Syme, Camden professor of ancient history, University of Oxford. ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST, GEORGE Knight Commander Commander Allan Herbert Percy Noble, R.N. (Rtd.), M.P, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, 1956-1959. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Commander Professor Sir David Brunt, for services in the organisation of the International Geophysical year. Sir Alec Martin, honorary secretary of the National Art Collections Fund, and chairman of the trustees of the Wallace collection.

ESPIONAGE BY TRAWLERS Charge By U.S. Admiral WASHINGTON, June 11. The United States Navy today declined to confirm or deny a report that Russian trawlers operating off the North American coast were feeding intelligence information to Soviet submarines in the Atlantic. Press dispatches had attributed the statement about a trawlersubmarine x liaison to RearAdmiral Stroh. Asked for comment, the Navy said in Washington: “The Navy has made no statement that Soviet trawlers are feeding information to Russian submarines in the Atlantic,