A NEW VISCOUNT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26177, 13 June 1946, Page 5

A NEW VISCOUNT

_oLORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN SIR CYRIL NEWALL A BARON (Rec. 1 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. His Majesty has approved the following birthday honours: — Viscount Lord Louis Mountbatten. Barons Sir William Beveridge. Mr Robert Henry Brand, British Treasury representative in the United States. Sir Walter Citrine, secretary of the Trades Union Congress. Mr George William Lucas, deputy president of the Motor Agents’ Association. Sir Cyril Newall. Mr George Robert Shepherd, national agent of the Labour Party. Sir Ambrose' Woodall, medical adviser to the National Union of Railwaymen. Privy Councillors Sir Alexander Cadogan. Sir Hartley Shawcross. Baronet Sir Ralph Verney, secretary to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Knights Bachelor Mr Arthur James Elvin, managing director of the Wembley Stadium. Mr Joseph Hallsworth, secretary of for Foreign Affairs. Mr Hector McNeill, Under-secretary Distributive Workers’ Union. Mr Reginald Claud Rootes, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Chief Justice John Patrick Dwyer, of the Supreme Court of West Australia. Mr Justice Frederick William Richards, former senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court in South Australia. Knight Commander of the Bath (K.C.8.) Vice-admiral Victor Alexander Crutchley. Order of Merit (0.M.) Field-marshal Viscount Alanbrooke. Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hindhope. Earl Halifax. Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire (G.8.E.) Vice-admiral Sir Henry Bernard Rawlings. Dames Grand Cross of the British Empire (GJB.E.) Mrs Clementine Churchill, wife of Mr Winston Churchill, for public services. She directed the Aid to Russia Fund.

Laay Cripps, for public services. She directed the Aid to China Fund.