BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20890, 4 June 1931, Page 9

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

NO PEERAGES IN LIST. NUMEROUS KNIGHTHOODS. REWARDS FOR SERVICES. OFFICIALS IN COLONIES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received Juno 3, 8.25 p.m.) British Wireless. ItUGBY, June There are no peerages among tho honours conferred by King Georgo on the occasion of his birthday. The list includes the following:— PRIVY COUNCILLORS. Earl ol Athlone, ex-Governor-General of South Africa. Sir William Jowitt, Attorney-General. BARONETCIES. Mr. Philip Devitt, founder of the Pangbourne Nautical CollegeSir Edward Elgar, the famous composer who is Master of Music in Ordinary to the King. Sir Herbert G-ibson, for services m con- i nection with the British Empire Trade Exhibition recently held at Buenos Aires. Sir Thomas Jaffrey, consulting actuary of tho Aberdeen Savings Bank. ORDER OF STAR OF INDIA, K.C.S.I. Sir George Schuster, Finances Minister of, the Executive Council of the Viceroy j of India. ORDER OF THE BATH. G.C.B. Sir Reginald Hart, tho oldest holder of i the Victoria Cross, which he won in j the Afghan campaign 52 years ago. | Air Chief Marshal Sir John Salmond. K.C.B. Vice-Admiral Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord. Vice-Admiral W. H. D. Boylo, commander of tho Royal Naval War College. Lieutenant-General F. F. Ready. Lieutenant-General G. A. Leslie. Major-General Philip Grant, Director of Works, War Office. Major-General Charles W. Gwynn, commandant Staff College, Catnberley. Air Vice-Admiral C. L. Lambe, air officer commanding Iho coastal area. Colonel Sir Olive Wigram, Private Secretary to tho King. ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. G.C.M.G. Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor of the Straits Settlements. K.O.M.G. Mr. W. E. T. Jackson, Governor of Mauritius. Colonel T. R. St. Johnston, Governor of tho Leeward Islands. Sir John Middleton, Governor of Newfoundland. Dr. W. M. Carter, formerly Archbishop of Capetown. Sir John Maffey, Governor-General of the Sudan. Mr. H. E-. Satow, Consul-Gcnoral at Beyrout. Mr. Walford Selby, private secretary to tho Foreign Secretary. ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER. G.C.V.O. Field Marshal Sir William Robertson. Sir William Llewellyn, distinguished artist, president of the lloyal Academy. K.C.V.O. Major-General Sir Guise-Moores, medical superintendent Osborne Convalescent, Homo for Officers of the Navy and Army. Mr. R. E. Harwood, Deputy "Treasurer to tho King. Colonel A. E. Erskine, Crown Equerry to the King. KNIGHTHOODS. Mr. Ben Turner, M.P., veteran Labour leader. Mr. Charles McNess, of Perth. Western Australia, for philanthropic services in that State. Mr. Charles Nelcher, Chief Justice, ' Trinidad, for philanthropic- services in Ceylon. Mr. W. A. Farquharson, for services to Jamaica. Mr. Donald Kingdon, Chief Justice, Nigeria.

ORDER OF MERIT. Sir William Bragg, in recognition of his services to science. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. D.B.E. Miss Sybil Thorndike, well known actress for services to dramatic art. Miss Joanna Cruickshank, Into matron in chief of Air Force nursing service. Miss Sarah Mair, lor services to women's education. K.B.E. Mr. R. R. Maconachie, British Minister at ' Kabul. Afghanistan. Mr. B. H. Bourdillon, Colonial Secretary, Ceylon. Vice-Aclmiral A. F. Addison, Director of Doc ky ards, Adnii ra 1 ty. Malor-Qeneral G-. A. H. Beatty, Military Adviser-in-Chief, Indian State I'orccs. Mr. Roderick Meiklejohn, First Civil Service Commissioner. COMPANIONS OF HONOUR. Dr. Albert Mansbridge, for services in connection with adult education. Mr. Seebohn Rowntree, for social services.

\ considerable number of honours also has been conferred upon members of Indian services and prominent Indians.