NEW YEAR HONOURS.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18524, 2 January 1932, Page 9

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

VISCOUNT SANKEY

BARONIES FOR EX-MINISTERS. OTHER OUTSTANDING RECIPIENTS (omcial wireless.) RUGBY, Dec. 31. The New Year .Honours list includes one viscountcy, five baronies, three privy councillorships, three baronetcies' 28 knighthoods and a large number of oiher appointments and promotions in various orders of chivalry. The principal honours are as follows: Viscount. Baron Sankey, Lord Chancellor. Barons. Mr Clifford Allen,' formerly chairman of \the Independent Labour Party. ' \ u . Colonel Wilfrid William Ashley, M.P A Minister of Transport in the last Conservative Government. Lieut.-Colonel Walter Edward Guinness, M.P., Minister of Agriculture in the last Conservative Govment. , Mr Stratton Jones, M.P. for Camborne, Cornwall. Sir William Mltchell-Thomson, Post-master-General In the last Conservative Government. Privy Councillors. Major Walter Elliot Eliot, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Sir Thomas Insklp, Soiicitor-Generai. Colonel Sir Clive Wigram, privato secretary to His Majesty the King. Baronets. Mr Percy Harris, Liberal M.P., and formerly chairman of the London County Council. Sir Harry Hope, M.P. Mr Arthur Samuel, M.P., Financial Secretary to the Treasury in tho last Conservative Government. Knighthoods. The following aro among the recipients of knighthoods:— Mr George Buckston Browne, surgeon, who endowed the house where Charles Darwin lived and •gave it to the nation. He has given generous financial support to medical research work. Dr. Henry Hallelt Dale, Director-in-Chicf of the National Institute for Medical Research and secretary to the Royal Society. Professor Patrick Geddes, emeritus professor of botany, St. Andrews University, for services to education. Mr Richard Hoyle Jackson, chairma'h of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation. Mr Thomas McAra, secretary to the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association. Mr Ernest Simmon, formerly Liberal M.P., and a member of the first National Government. Dr. Henry S. Wellcome, founder of the Wellcome Research Institution and Wellcome Tropical Research laboratories, Khartoum. Mr Henry Wilkins, president of the Co-operative Wholesale Society. Major Mackenzie Wood, Liberal M.P., Assistant Whip. Companion of Honour. Mr John Buchan, M.P., novelist, for public, educational and literary services.

ORDER OF BRITISH EMPIRE. Promotions and appointments in the order of the British Empire Include the following:— Damo Grand Cross. Dow r ager Viscountess Cowdray, in recognition of her numerous benefactions, particularly in connection with hospitals and the nursing profession. Dame Commanders. Miss Margaret Tuke, late principal of the Bedford College for Women. Dr. Edith Brown, principal of the Women’s Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. Saloto Tubou, Queen of Tonga. Knight Commander. Mr Frederick W. Maze, InspectorGeneral, Chinese Maritime Customs. Commanders. Miss Marrictte Chick, distinguished scientific worker in bacteriology and biochemistry. Mr Reginald Mitchell, chief designer in Supermarine Aviation Works, for services in connection with tiie Schneider Trophy contest. THE STAR OF INDIA. Knight Grand Commander. Earl Peel, Secretary of Stale fo ; India in the last Conservative Government.

ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Knight Grand Cross. Sir Francis Humphrys, High Commission for Iraq. Knight Commnndors. Mr Neville Henderson, British Minister at Belgrade. Mr Stephen G. Tallents, secretary t< the Empire Marketing Board, Appointments in Boyal Vietoriai Order include Sir Wall'ord Davies doctor of music, to be commander. KAISAB-t- HIND MEDAL. Mr J. 11. Whitley, formerly Speakei of the House of Commons, lah chairman ol llic Boyal Commission on Labour in India. ROYAL A!B EOIICE. Air Vice-Marshal Sir .lohn Steel heroines air marshal. .\ir-C"mmodore Norman D. K. .Macewen becomes air \ ice-marshal. (Continued in nc.\l column.)

AUSTRALIAN REWARDS. A SMALLER LIST. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright SYDNEY, January 1. The following Australians appear in the New Year Honours list: — Knight of British Empire. Mr W. J. Young, managing director Elder, Dempster Company. Knight Baohelor. Mr W. G. T. Goodman, general manager and chief engineer of the Adelaide municipal tramways for the past 25 years. C.M.G. Mr J. W. Davidson, Commissioner Railways in Queensland. C.B.E. Mr W. B. Slade, pastoralist, for many years prominent in tho development of the Darling Downs. 0.8. E. Miss Florence Chatflcld, superintendent of the Diamantina Hospital for chronic diseases. Mrs Rose Stephens, Hobart, for humanitarian and philanthropic work. King’s Police Mqdal. Sergeant Fahey, Brisbane, for bravery In disarming a man during a shooting affray. PRINCESS ROYAL.

TITLE FOR PRINCESS MARY

(By Telegraph.—Prc=s Association.) RUGBY, .Tan. 1. It is announced in the New- Year’s Honours list that the King’s daughter, Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood, will henceforth bear the title of Princess Royal. The last holder of the title of Princess Boyal was the Dowager Duchess of Fife, sister of King George, and eldest daughter of King Edward VII. She died on January 4 last, at the age of 03. The first daughter of a reigning sovereign, If born after her father’s , (or mothers) accession is born Princess Royal, as in llic case of the late Empress Frederick, oldest daughter of Queen Victoria. The lato Duchess of Fife, was declared Princess Royal by King Edward in 1905 on the occasion of his birthday. At the same time her daughters were created Princesses with the style of ‘‘Highness,” thus establishing 'what appears to have been a new precedent. Princess Mary was born on April 25, 1897. She was married on February 28, 1922, to Viscount Lnscelles, now' Earl of Harewood. They have two sons, George Henry Hubert, Viscount Lasccllos, born on February 7, 1923, and the lion. David Gerald Lascelles, born on August 21, 1924. BY-ELECTIONS NECESSARY. 2 CONSERVATIVE STRONGHOLDS. tomclal Wireless.) (Received Jan. 2, 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, Jan. 1. Two of the five new' Barons are members of tho present House of Commons, namely Lord Ashley, who represents Christchurch, and Lord Mitchell-Thomson, South Croydon. By-elections will be necessary. Both scats were held at the general election by large Conservative majorities.

DOMINION’S POSITION. NO RECOMMENDATIONS MADE. TIMES NOT PROPITIOUS. WELLINGTON, Friday. No official explanation of the fact dial there would lie no New Zealand recommendations for tiie Honours l.isi on this occasion was given to-day by the Prime .Minister, the lit. Hon. G. \V. Forbes. !I is staled that, in the first place, the Government sees no reason why it should lake advantage of recommending New Zealanders for inclusion in Ihe Royal Honours twice a year if it does not care to do so. Secondly, it is pointed out that oilier and more serious questions have occupied the allenlion of the Government for the past few mouths, and it has not seen ns way clear lo devote considerable allenlion In a question Hint does not demand more urgent consideration Hum Ihe dilllcull economic position of the country. It has been customary for Dominion Governments to forward lislfnr recommend a lion twice a wear. hut no compulsion evisls. The question, is en I ire 1 y one for the Government eoneerned. and it is slated that the New Zetland Government rame to the conclusion tint limes did not call for Hie conferring of honours.