KING'S BIRTHDAY

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 7

KING'S BIRTHDAY

HONOURS CONFERRED. (By C-abl*—Press Association—Copyright.) 'Aurtraliao and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received June 4th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 2. Tho King received birthday greetings from nil parts of the Empire. Accompanied by Qneen Mary, Queen Alexandra, Princess Mary, Prince Henry, the Duke of Connaught and the Grown Prince of Sweden, his Majesty attended the imposing ceremony of trooping the colours at the Horse Guards' Parade, "Whitehall. The birthday honours include the following: — Peers. Sir Robert Hudson Borwiek. Sir Joseph Benjamin RoHinson, chairman of tho Robinson South African Banking Company. Sir William Vestey, managing director of the Union Cold Storage Co., Ltd., and head of the Blue Star Line. Sir Samuel James "Waring, a director of the Alliance Aeroplane Co., Ltd. Sir Archibald Williamson, a partner in the merchant house of Biilfour, Williamson and Co., and Financial and Parliamentary Secretary to tho War Office, 1919-21. Privy Councillor. Colonel L. C. Amery," Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty sine* 1921, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies. Baronets. Mr Hildebraud Aubrey Itarmsv.ortli, newspaper proprietor. Mr Horry Mallaby-Deeley, a director of the Norwich Union Life Insurance Society. Sir John Norton-Griffiths, K.C.8., engineer and public works contractor. Sir Edward David Stern, Kt. Grand Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Sir L. Worthington-Evans, Secretary of State for War.

Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Lieut.-Colonel Alan Hughes Burgoyne, M.P., a director of the Army and Navy Co-op. Society, Ltd., and the Australian Wine Importers, Ltd. Mr Herbert Barker, manipulative surgeon. Mr I'homas Brodxick, connected with the co-operative movement for fifty years. Mr Henry Dickens, K.C., son of Charles Dickens, the novelist, and Common Serjeant of London. Dr. William Maddock Bayliss, physiologist. Dr. Charles Firth, historian. Mr Dan Godfrey, Director of Music to the Corporation of Bournemouth since 1893, and a well-known bandmaster. Mr Maurice Lowe, journalist, Washington. Mr Mills, inventor of the handgrenade.

Grand Cross of the Orler of St. Michael and St. George. ' Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, K.C.8., British Ambassador to the United States.

AUSTRALIAN AWARDS. LONDON, June 2. Mr H. N. Barwell, Premier of South Australia, has been created Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. Companionships of the Order have been conferred on Mr iidward Harkness and Mr Charles Oakes, of New South Wales, ana Air Hitchcock, Mayor of Geelong. The following are created lvnights Commander of the Order of the .British Empire.—Mr Thomashyle, Vic- . toria; Mr Mark Sheldon, Australian Trade Commissioner to the United States; Mr George Tallis, Melbourne, of the firm of J. C. Williamson and J. and N. Tuit: and Professor Macphereon, Protessor of Psycniatry at jjydney University. Sir George TalLSir George Tallis has been cuime'-'tei with tlie fii'iu o/ J. C. Williamson, Ltd., for about, thirty years. There is no oian more respo-'Uid and more honouieu by those behind and in front ot the scenes than the new kn;glit. He is recognised as the leading man in the theatrical profession in Australasia, and, apart from his interest in the theatre, he has many large commercial interests. Although a nead in his profession, he is of a- modest uiid retiring disposition. Tho manager of the J. C, Williamson Co., which is at present in Christohurc'i —Mi - Scott Colville —stated to a "Press" reporter last evening that the members of the theatrical prolessiou regarded Sir George as a man of tho kindliest disposition and consideration for those he employed. His knighthood was Considered a great uplift to the prestige of the tneatricai profession. A te.egrana from Mr John Tait, anticuneino; the news arrived just too late to be communicated to the whole company on Saturday evening. As many as possible wefe called together, and the hearty cheers of the members were testimony of the esteem in which S.r George Tallis is held. To-night the J. C. Williamson firm is entertaining the members of the company in honour of the event.