NEW YEAR HONORS

Evening Star, Issue 16347, 13 February 1917, Page 3

NEW YEAR HONORS

NEW ZEALAND KNIGHTHOODS. SIR JAMES ALLEN AND SIR J, E. DENNISTON. llis Excellency the Governor has received n, telegram from tho Secretary of State for tho Colonies announcing that Hie Majesty the King hao been graciously pleased to confer tho following New Year honors:*— Most Honorable, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).—Tho Honorable Colonel JAMES ALLEN, M.P., Minister of Defence.

K.B. (Knight Bachelor).—His Honor Mr Justice J. E. DENNISTON, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.' C.B. (Companion of tho Bath).—Colonel ROBER L' LOGAN, A.D.C., Administrator of Samoa.

C.M.G. (Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George).—The Honorable. Colonel W. E. COLLINS, M.8., M.U.C.S., member of the Legislative Council of Now Zealand. Further, His Majesty has conferred a Brevet Lieutenant-colonelcy upon Major I- W M*\Cl lON ADD. of the Royal W’arwicksinro Regiment, Chief infantry Instructor of the Dominion Force. 1 ;.

'I ho annouiifomoiifc of the military honor.* tin •{■■■■> ..inferred on Colonel Lo.-,,;m an.:l Colonel Collins, .M.L.C.—was made. ia our edition of .Saturday last. Our V> el!m_ton correspondent whes:— The. annoniMvn’.enb that hnicluhood has been conferred upon Hr Jusiice ihuinison is hound to revive the rumor unit, has ’•°on m '■ ireui.'Uion for many mouths pant ! to the effect that His jf.-.noi- is ahoufc to I ret.re ; and that the vacancy thus created ! on ihe Bench will he tilled by the item, i Hr Jlcrtlnian. Attonkiy-fdonoral. It may l;o mentioned in tins ennneetion that Hr Hi to man's, place in llm National Ce.hinct would not ea-:iv he lilied, and that his colk-aen.es would ho k-th to spare him, paitual.il!. riiiiin,;- ih.e a!..0-co- of the two Toad. .. . .tl.e .Vtcno;ey- (Tonera 1 lias e;von a t*!,. Ih.i (had oi tune and. thought, a-s u.ell u,> pi u.aj skill. t-> the pienaration and ii.-.is.ou .if various War R-enla-lion>, and the . iieridny of enemy traoo. ! iou sari yon op* -hicnnh t.i'o and water for me." " r now me a m.rhinal ion of the two and I v. ill." "I nnd.rrre and am ornn'.iles have rfvoht-' lionised the iifo farmers trad.” "So .hoy have, in •my way." " lim.v is that PR “Farmers mu-u return he.ne in their ears 1 from makim; a nip! if. of ir, in the ciiv at the hour we-m tin y used to ye; up add ;;0 , to work." “ li.ip-pus say- lie yor on by hnrniny the midniyht oil.’ "Weil, Itoepiny late hours did ha.;, him same Hr danced ail niyd.t ; thr-w or four Hm-s a weak hj,, .e IV he snot a ri--h eirl and mmoicd 1 . r." " ■ "It 1 e;ve you a i, x of clears will vou promise not to hand tleasi to 'the. janitor' l -’’ saiil_tbe wife, “i promise," replied’ the husband. [ dhl tha.a last year and the tint was cold all winter."