NEW YEAR HONOURS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17201, 2 January 1918, Page 4

NEW YEAR HONOURS

AWARDS TO NEW ZEALANDERS. TWO KNIGHTHOODS CONFERRED. (Peb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 31. Tho Governor-general has been advised that his Majesty tho King has been graciously pleased to confcr the following honours on tho occasion of tho New Year: — KNIGHTS BACHELOR. Tho Hon. WILLIAM ERASER (Minister of Public Works). JOHN ROBERT SINCLAIR (formerly a member of the Legislative Council, and lately tho representative of New Zealand on tho Dominions Royal Commission). MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Colonel CHARLES MONK GIBBON (Royal Irish Fusiliers, Chief of tho General Staff, Now Zealand). Lieutenant-colonel LOUIS EDWARD BARNETT (New Zealand Medical Corps). Major NORTON FRANCIS (Now Zealand Forces, Motor Servico Corps. Director! of Baso Records in New Zealand). MILITARY AWARDS. KNIGHTHOODS FOR NEW ZEALAND. (Psa United Peess Associatiou.) WELLINGTON, January 1. Tho Prime Minister has received from tho High Commissioner a cable message announcing that Now Year honours have been conferred upon members of tho New Zealand Expeditionary Forces as follows:—■ K.C.B. Major-general Sir Andrew H. RusselL C.8., K.C.M.G. Colonel Charles Mackies jßegg. C.M.G. Lientenant-coloriei N orris Stephen Falla. D.S.O. Lieutenant-colonel George Thompson HalL Major Thomas, Henry Dawson. , Temporary Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Mill. BAR TO D.S.O. Lieutenant-colonel Georgo Augustns King. Lieutenant-colonel Hugh Stowart, M.C. Lieutenant-colonel Jas. Henry Wiyte, D.S.O.

Lieutcnanfc-colonel Stephens Shepherd Allen.

Lieutenant-colonel Burnet Charters, C.M.G. Lieutenant-colonel Jas. Neil M'CarrolL Lieutenant-colonel George Mitchell Lieutenant-colonel Charles Treweek Hand Newton. Lieutenant-colonel Robert Amos Row. Lieutenant-colonel Claude Horace Weston* Temporary _ Lieutenant-colonel Qaibert Cecil Glcndrning. Temporary Lieutenant-colonel Edward Put-tick. Major Frederick Cameron. Major William Oliver Bnnis. Major pavid John Gibbs. \ Major 'Edward James Uolberfc. Major John M'Crae. Major Donald Sinclair More bison. Major Clarence Nathaniel Newman. Major Harry M'Kellar White Bichardson. Major James Macdonald Richmond. Major Alan Duncan Stitt. Major Hugh Vickerman. military; cross. Captain-chaplain Walter M'Lean. Captain Forbes Herbert Anderson. Captain Norman Annabel!. Captain William Gilßert Bcrrrie. Captain David Bruce. Captain John Connor. Captain Harry Delamere Dansey. Captain Robert Waklin Dunn. Captain James Evans. Captain Kenneth Farquharson Gordon. Captain James Gordon Jeffrey. 1, Captain .Frederick Noel Johns. Captain Hector Campbell Mackenzie. Captain Cyril Henry Molloy. Captain Bruce Hamilton Morison. Captain Thomas Leonard Rutber* ford. Captain Joseph Kendrick Venables. Captain William Huatahi Walker. Captain Malcolm M'Pherson Watt Captain Thomas Martin Wilkes. Captain Newman Robert Wilson. Lieutenant Ralph Fitzroger Beatham. Lieutenant Ralph John Black. Lieutenant James Fyfo Dallingor. Lieutenant Arthur Gordon Deans. Lieutenant Alfred Onslow Glasse. Lieutenant Roland Justice Hill. Lieutenant Christopher Ingrain. Lieutenant Henry Mark Keesing. Lieutenant Edward Levied Lieutenant Gerald Lyon. * Lieutenant Ewen John M'Gregor. Lieutenant Alfred Thomas White. Second Lieutenant Guy Bridgemaa. Second Lieutenant/ Fitzstanloy Gkmldiog. Second Lieutenant Gordon Verney GoWj Second Lieutenant George Albert Tuck. Second Lieutenant Albert George Wam- . scott. ROYAL RED CROSS (Second Clais). Sister Mary Frances Looney. S. Nurso Susannah Josephine M'Gann. Nurse Lucy Mary Truble. Nurse Ida Grace Willis. Nurse Frances May Billington. ( DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL. ' Lance-corporal Noel David Bowman. Corporal Walter Whiston Bollock. Private Hector Cruickfihsnk. Rifleman John Denesen. Gunner Alfred Selby. Driver-sergeant 'Frederick Greig. Sergeant-major William Alfred G-ustafson* Rifleman Sandy Nelson Managh. Rifleman Joseph M'Greanor. Rifleman Kenneth M'Kenzie: Rifleman Athol Wm. Merrill OMsan. Rifleman Henry Wooles Price. Rifleman Lawrence Robert Ritchie* Rifleman Sidney Wada MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. Duncan Cameron. 1 Samuel Stanley Choate. Ernest Sydney Colcbrook. Stanley Vincent Forrest. George Harry Griflin. Albert Hector Guy. Reginald Eames Hnnt. Thomas Jones. Timothy Kenna. James Grant Langlish. George Edward LovelL William James Mercer. Gilbert Richard Robinson, j Lewis Shaw. Haiold Leveti Walden.

MILITARY CROSS. Second Lieutenant Charles Ronald' MTKew sac. MILITARY MEDAL. Keith Campbell. . John Smith. Robert Kidd. > Kdward James Pycroft. John Frederick Wilsher. MR WADE KNIGHTED. Press Association —liy Telegraph—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 3L (Received Jan. 1, at 8.35 p.m.) Mr C. G. Wade, Agent-general for South Wales, has .been knighted. FURTHER AWARDS POSTPONED. The Times. LONDON, December 31. (Received Jan. 1, at 8.35 p.m.) The issue of the dominions list of tbflt •. British Empiro Order as been postponed for some weeks.