NEW YEAR HONOURS

Otago Witness, Issue 3331, 16 January 1918, Page 53

NEW YEAR HONOURS

SOME J OF THE RECIPIENTS. Cablo messages published in the Australian papers supply particulars of the New Year honours that were not cabled to New Zealand. Among the honours that are announced are the following:— VISCOUNT. Baron Furness, chairman of directors of many shipping, steel, and, iron companies; BARONS. Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt., Liberal M.P. for the Prcstwich division of South-east Lancashire. Sir John B. Lonsdale, Bt., Unionist M.P. for Middle Armagh. M/ Hugh Almcric Paget, formerly Unionist M.P. for Cambridge. Sir J. T. "Woodhouse, a former Liberal M.P. for Huddersfield. PRIVY COUNCILLORS. Mr Thomas Richards, Labour M.P. for West Monmouthshire, and general secretary of the Miners' Federation, BARONETS. Mr Edward Tootal Broadhurst, chairman of directors of the Tootal Broadhurst Lee Company (Ltd.) .i Sir Henry J. Dalziel, P.O.f Liberal M.P. for Kircaldy Burghs, and managing director of Reynolds's Newspaper. Sir George Riddell, director of various newspaper businesses. Sir Frederick E. Smith, Attorney-general. • KNIGHTHOODS. Mr Frederick Young, Agent-general for South Australia. Mr John Galsworthy, novelist and playwright. Mr Anthony Hope Hawkins, the wellknown author, who writes under the name of Anthony Hope. Mr John Scott Keltie, F.R.G.S., editor of the Statesman's Year Book. Mr John Lavery, R.S.A., R.H.A., A.R.A.,. the well-known painter. J Mr Sidney James Low, author and journalist, and lecturer on Imperial and colonial history at the University of London. Mr Edwin L. Lutyons, A.R.A., architect and artist. . Mr David Murray, R.A., the eminent Scottish landscape painter. Mr Arthur Spurgeon, managing director of the publishing house of Cassel. MILITARY DISTINCTIONS. G.C.B. ' General Sir PL C. -0. Plumer, G.C M.G commanding the 2nd Army of the British Expeditionary Force. K.C.B. Lieutenant-general A. W. Currie, commanding the Canadian forces in Europe. , Lieutenant-general G. F. Milne, formerly commanding the British army in Macedonia. K.C.M.G. General Sir Henry Rawlinson, K.C.8., commanding a British division in France, whose work throughout the war has won the highest appreciation. Major-general Sir Henry Wilson, director of military operations at the British Army Headquarters, who was recently appointed to represent Great Britain on the Allied Military Council at Versailles. THE AUSTRALIAN LIST. K.C.M.G. Mr J. M. Davies, President of the Legislative Council*" of Victoria. KNIGHT BACHELOR. Mr Simon . Fraeer, a member of the National Convention which framed the Commonwealth Constitution, and returned at the head of the poll at the first Senate election in Victoria. C.M.G. Mr J. P. M'Dermott, 1.5.0., Under-sec-r'etary of State, Chief Secretary's Department, Brisbane, Mr W. B. Propsting, Attorney-general of Tasmania. The distinctions conferred On Australians for war service includo the following: — K.C.B. Major-general John Monash, 0.8., V.D., commanding the 3rd Australian Division. Brigadier-general J. J. T. Hobbs, C. 8., V.D., Australian Artillery. K.C.M..G. Major-general J. 'W. M'Cay, C. 8., V.D., commander of tne Australian troops m England. Colonel H. G. Bennett, commanding the 6th Battalion (Victoria). Brigadier-general C. H. Brand, D.S.O. Brigadier-general T. W. Glasgow, C.M.G., D.S.O. Lieutenant-colonel J. Heane, D. 5.0., commanding the Ist Battalion (New South Wales). . Brigadier-general G. de L. Ryrie, CM.G. „, ~ ,' Colonel A. Sutton, Army Medical Corps. The distinction of C.M.G. has been conferred on 26 Australian officers, including Major-general C. B. B. White, C. 8., D 5.0.. and Brigadier-general W. R. M'Nichol, D.S.O. Two Australian officers have been awarded a bar to the D. 5.0., and 77 including Major T. David, have received the D.S.O.