THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2183, 23 June 1914, Page 4

THE BIRTHDAY HONOURS

■■: ■-" A ' "- r In.vww of the recent discussrofi in ihii Bi-itish Parliarnertfe, iii which it - was alleged iliat an undesirable relationship 'sometimes esists between the funds of political parties and the ; distribution of hoftours, it is prob- : able that tlio Birtiday Ljstj. which ye ' published Ift another cohimu, will be " scratinised a little ttiore closely than usual. The most et-itieatl mi»d can • find very little, if anything, to take exception to in connection with the present Hst, thowgh it must be adi mitted that, apart from Viscquxt itlTCiiESEss, who has been mated an • Earl, the list is riot a-n exceptionally f brilliast ar intetesting one. Yet all of those an whom honours fcave been conferred, have done useful work for ' the Stats iii tte Array or Navy, pqlitjeal life, .the Civil Service, civie affairs, .or scientific .research. The distinction Gonfeo'ted on Vjscmrxß . KM'CHfiNBR is sure Ip.give general satisfactioa throtifbovit the Eapii'|j. He has risen from the ranfes, and his career has heefl one of.unbroken sue- • cess. There have, been rumours from time to time that his rapid prqmo- .. tion in f.li.e Army has not been viewed with unalloyed favout in'cci'tiitt oxehsive circlos, but tljs high Iwn- *, ours whkh His Majesty has thought fit to bestow en hihi show that tlie KtKs. and his Advisers have sot'allowed themselves to be ijiflue&eod by a.ny class oi sectional pi-ejn dices. By his spfendid work in' ,RD ICiTCHfcjTER has cmphasiijftc!' the., fact that ho is a great administrator" as 5 well as a great sttldiex , , and it has 3 ken f iiffiortti'fid tilat lie is to b,e ,the irtxfe VkieMj , . of India. la Egypt, his 5 rale has been firm and masterful, ! kit,ho has, Won/the doafldeneo of the ~, people hf hk. koca seasa of jwstieo, - aud his ability to see things from » their point of view. Qae of the most i. iateresting of the other distiricti'tfMs. is that ceHferyed on Dβ, MaavSoSj ; the Australian scientist, who tas |r boon'made a Knight Ea-cbelor. Dr. - experienced rtiany hartl.shi : p_& " his rceent A,ata.rctic expedjtma, the results of whicto have proved of great scientific value. Coming Bearer home, it will be &■ source ot gratification to New Zealnnd to find the aaqjo of Loitp tivEßPOoi. in the Honours List, and the fact that Gbxef.al Oodlev has been mado a K.C.M.'G. will also give satisfaction in ■view of what he kas ttene to csfcab- :■ Lists, oiw nation.a,} defence seheftic on ' lira fsuiidaticma. Ma. C, J. Paw antl Mb. T. Eossykb are also to te : GQUgratuktett upon tile marks ' of distiaetioa 'which they ijave re'eeived ~ J fi-ara His Majesty.