NEW YEAR HONORS

Evening Star, Issue 18163, 2 January 1923, Page 8

NEW YEAR HONORS

A SHALL LIST.

KEW ZEALANDERS INCLUDED.

Brew Association —By Telegraph--Copyright

LONDON, December 31. A small New Year list includes the following Baronetcies to General Sir_ Novi! Macredy (formerly Commandor-in-Quef in Ireland! and Mr Thomas Paxton, Lord Provost ox Glasgow. Grand Cross of the Victorian. Order, Sir Robert Baden-PowoD.

Grand Cross of tho British Empire, General Sdr Charles 'Warring torn Grand Cross of tho Order of St. Michael and St. George, Six Brands Dillon Bell. Commander of the Order of St. Michael ana St. George, Mr Arthur Robinson (Victoria), . Companion of the Older of St. Michael and 6t. George, Professor Barff (Sydney University), Mr Colebatch (West Australia), Mr Lewis (South Australian Legislative Oonndl), Mr Edward Newman (New Zealand), and Colonel Tate (exAdmintetrator of Samoa). Knights of the British Empire, Mr John Harrison (Sydney) and Professor Masson (Melbourne). Companions of tho British Empire. Mr W. B. Montgomery (Controller of Now Zealand Customs), Dr Pickerill, and Mr Bernard Tripp (New Zealanders). Knights Bachelor, Mr Harold Beauchamp and Mr George Elliot, of the Bank of New Zealand, General (Melbourne), Mr David Story, and Captain Broderick Wales (Sydney). Grand Cross of the Older of the Bath, General Birdwood.— A. and N.Z. Cable. The knighthoods include Mr Henery Stoddy Theobald , who became _ permanently blind two years after his appointment as Master in Lunacy. Lord Lorobnm would not accept his resignation. Mr Theobald bravely carried on, his wife acting as secretary at both office and home. Commander G. E. Talbot, former naval attache at Athens, who officially intervened to save Prince Andrew, la also knighted. The Prime Minister’s list is withheld pending consideration of the Honors re-

fHB NEW ZEALAND DECORATIONS.

G.'C.M.G. FOR SIR F. BELL. TWO KNIGHTHOODS. [Psr United Press Association.] AUCKLAND. January L Tho Governor-General (Lord Jollicoc) i has been advised that Die King has been ) graciously pleased to confer the following honors upon the gentlemen whoso names appear hereunder: — KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE (G.C.M.G.). The Hon. SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON HELL, K.C.M.G., K.C. (.Attorney-General and Leader of the Legislative Council), in recognition of his eminent services to the dominion and the Empire. KNIGHT BACHELOR (K. 8.). Mr HAROLD BEAUCHAMP, of WdHngfcon, formerly chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. One of the dominion’s leading authorities and advisers on finance. Mr GEORGE ELLIOT. 0.8. E., of Auckland, chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, was president of the Auckland Exhibition, 1913-1914, .president of the Auckland Efficiency Board during the Great War, and has served on a number of Royal Commissions, and has taken a prominent part in public affairs in New Zealand for many years. COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE (0.M.G.). Mr EDWARD NEWMAN, of Marton. formerly M.P. for Manawatu. Member of the House of Representatives for 14 years. .Among other acts of philanthropy, it may be mentioned that he took a prominent part in the very generous movement of ■ the sheep-owners of the dominion winch resulted in the creation of “ The New Zealand Sheep-owners’ Acknowledgment of Debt to the British Sea men Fund.” COLONEL ROBERT 'WARD TATE, C.8.E., Administrator of Mandated Territory of Western Samoa. COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. (Civil Division, C.8.E.). Mr WILLIAM BARR MONTGOMERY, aa.E., of Wellington, Controller of Cur- I jMBS, for conspicuous service as permanent f&d of the Customs Department. Jgr HENRY PERCY ITCKERILL, ©.8.E., M.D., of Dunedin, for valuable •arvicea rendered since the war in connection with facial and jaw operations on wounded soldiers. Mr BERNARD TRIPP, pastoralist, of Timaru, among whoso philanthropic activitise may be mentioned his valuable work in the interests of the Red Cross Association. OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (Civil Division, 0.8. E.). Mr WILLIAM HENRY LEADER FOSTER, M.A., for many years headmaster of the Clyde Quay (Wellington) Primary and a teacher of high standing finder the Wellington Education Board. ’ REPORT OF COMMISSION. VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS, y MR HENDERSON DISSENTS. LONDON, December 29. ‘Pm Royal Commission on Honors reoommenda that before the names of per- • sons for appointment to any dignity of honor are submitted to the King they ihould be referred to a committee of the Privy Council, consisting of three members who are not members of the Government, appointed for the period of the Governments holding office, and that this committee should be supplied with particulars of the service for which the honor ia proposed: also with a statement by the patronage secretary that no payment or expectation of payment to any Kor political fund is associated with 3commendation, that the name of the person making the original suggestion of •n honor should be furnished, and if in nit« of an unfavorable report by the Committee the Prime Minister still wishes to submit the the King, the latter'should be informed of the commitreport. Tne Commission further recommends the passing of a short Act imposing penS Mai on any person seeking to secure mors for another in respect of any valuable ■consideration or for an offering ,of payment for the honor. The Commission considers it irapracticable to limit the number of honors, as that would be limiting the King’s prerogative. Mr Arthur Henderson dissents from the report on the grotmd that the commission jpight have made a much more searching inquiry. He declares that though the commission possesses the names of per■ons described as touts for honors, none were called, leaving unexplored one of the iravest abuses concerning the nominations : for honors. He does not believe the present recommendations will prevent abuses. The Privy Council Committee could still be A Party Committee. Mr Hendersop thinks that public recognition for meritorious services could bo given without recourse to titles. The other members, in view of Mr Henderson’s remarks, explain that they did not call the evidence mentioned because they were already satisfied that such jfthusW had occurred, and the commiaWomr’ task was solely to prevent such jhusM ip the future.—A’, ami N.Z. Cable.

Tin: c.ii.M. LIMITING THE NUMBERS. LONDON, December 29. Tho London ' Gazette ’ announces an amendment to the Statutes covering the Order of the British Empire, ordaining that in the military division class Knights and Dames shall not exceed 10, and the civil division shall not exceed sixty. The respective limits lor the second class are thirty and 180, and for the third class 140 mil 720.—A. and. Cable.