KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1934, Page 4

KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

DOMINION HAS SMALL LIST TWO NEW KNIGHTS BACHELOR. RECOGNITION OF SERVICES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Governor-General has announced that the King has been graciously pleased on the occasion of His Majesty a birthday to confer the following honours on New Zealanders in recognition of services rendered in the Dominion:— Knight Bachelor. Robert Albert Anderson, C.M.G., Invercargill. . George Henry Wilson, Auckland. C.M.G. James Christie, L.L.M., Parliamentary law draftsman. George William Hutchison, mayor of Auckland. C.B.E. Robert Percy Ward, formerly Undersecretary of the Department of Justice. 1.5.0. Ward George Wohlmann, Commissioner of Police. The following cablegram has been despatched to the King by the Gov-ernor-General: “On this Your Majesty s birthday I have the honour to tender to you on behalf of Your Majesty s Government and people of all classes and both races in the Dominion the most loyal and affectionate greetings and good wishes, and to assure you of their unwavering devotion to Your Majesty s Throne and person.” CAREERS OF RECIPIENTS. Sir Robert Anderson, C.M.G., is managing director of J. G« W&rd and Cd., Invercargill. He was bom at Queenstown in 1866, and amongst other offices he holds or has held are those of chairman of the Southland High School Board of Governors, member of the Southland Power Board (three years), chairman of the Bluff Harbour Board (1909-1913), and member of the Local Body Loans Board (1927). In commercial spheres he is chairman of New Zealand Milk Products Ltd., a director of the Bank of New Zealand (appointed 1930), a director of the New Zealand Shipping Company, a director of the New Zealand Express Company, and a director of the Permanent Investment and Loan Association. He was granted the order of C.M.G. in 1936, and has recently acted as vice-consul for Belgium. . x , Sir George Henry Wilson inaugurated between Canada and New Zealand the direct trade that has developed to such great proportions to-day. Bom at Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1869, he-went to Canada at the age of 21, and for 16 years he was in business at Toronto. In 1908 he came to New Zealand to arrange the first shipment of New Zealand wool, meat and other products to Canada on behalf of his firm, Messrs. Wilson and Canham. He first lived at Dunedin, but later moved to Auckland, where he has been living in retirement for some years. Sir George is probably best known for his active interest in patriotic and social movements. During the war he helped to initiate many of the funds that contributed to the comforts of the soldiers overseas. He took a prominent part in the movement for the provision of the new premises, at Auckland for the Y.W.C.A. He is on the directorate of the New Zealand Insurance Company, is one of the city sinking fund commissioners, and a trustee of the Knox Home for Incurables. He is- a member .of the advisory board of the Y.W.C.A., of the board of governors of St. Cuthbert’s Girls’ College, and of the Auckland Patriotic Association. For some years he ' has been provincial president of the Reform Party. Lady Wilson has been, an active worker for women’s organisations. LAW DRAFTSMAN. Mr. James Christie, C.M.G., Parliamentary law draftsman, was bora at Blue Spur, Central Otago, in 1880, and was educated at the Lawrence District High School. He took his LL.M. degree at Victoria University College, and started his career as a teacher at ..Roxburgh school in 1897. He was appointed to the Treasury Department as a ’ cadet in 1901, but three years later was transferred to the Crown Law Office, being appointed to the law drafting office in 1907. He was made acting law draftsman in 1916, and law draftsman ,in 1918. In 1930 he was appointed by the Government a member of the New Zealand Editorial Board In connection with Butterworth’s Reprint of the New Zealand Statutes, and visited England for the purpose of conferring with the publishers. Mr. G. W. Hutchison, C.M.G., is best known by his official position as mayor of Auckland. Mr. Hutchison, who is an accountant by profession, was bom at Mongonui in 1882. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar School, and has held a number of offices in connection with his profession, which he has practised at Auckland since 1907. After serving on the Auckland City Council for some time he was elected mayor in 1931. He was appointed a member of the University Council in 1929. Mr. Robert Percy Ward, C.8.E., has a connection with Taranaki, for he was born at New Plymouth in 1868, being a son of Judge Ward, of the Native Land Court. He was educated at Wanganui College, and subsequently took a prominent part in the athletic life of his community, being a player of distinction at cricket, tennis and golf. He joined the Justice Department at Wellington in 1904 as a cadet, and was located successively at Wanganui, Oamaru, Dunedin and Wellington. He was registrar of the Supreme Court at Dunedin and Auckland (1921) and was made an inspector of the department in 1922. He was an elective member of the Public Service Appeal Board for some years, and was made Under-Secretary for Justice in 1925.

Mr. Ward George Wohlmann, who was appointed Commissioner of Police in 1930, was born at Invercargill in 1872. After training with the New Zealand Permanent Artillery he joined the police force as a constable at Dunedin in 1895. He served in the clerical and administrative departments of the force in Otago, Southland, Waikato and Auckland, and was made a sub-inspector in 1918. He was Commissioner of Police at Samoa from 1920 to 1922. Subsequently he was inspector at Hamilton and superintendent at Auckland (1926).

AUSTRALIANS HONOURED.

SEVERAL NEW KNIGHTHOODS.

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 11.22 p.m. Sydney, June 3. Australian Birthday Honours include the following:— K.C.M.G.: Claude H. Reading, chairman -of the Commonwealth Bank; John C. McPhee, former Premier of Tasmania. K.8.E.: Philip H. Goldfinch, general manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. K. 8.: Robert Knox, chairman of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures, Melbourne.

Among honours conferred on women is the M.B.E. for Mrs. Bonney, who was the first woman to fly from Australia te England.