BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2479, 4 June 1915, Page 5

BIRTHDAY HONOURS

« KNIGHTHOOD OF THE GARTER FOR LORD KITCHENER. HON. H. D. BELL KNIGHTED MR. JAMES MACKENZIE, 1.5.0. (fly Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, June 2. The King's Birtlida.v honours includo tho following:— _ . KNIGHT OF THE GARTER EARL KITCHENER, Secretary of State for War. BARONET Bit GILBERT PARKER, M.P. for Gravesend. The well-known novelist; born in Canada in November, 1862, and educated at Trinity College, Toronto. ORDER OF THE BATH . ' GRAND CROSS. General Sir BRUCE HAMILTON. LORD READING, Chief Justice. ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE KNIGHT COMMANDER. Hon. FRANCIS HENRY DILLON BELL,- Minister of Internal Affairs and Immigration in the Dominion of New Zealand. COMPANIONSHIPS. MR. REGINALD 0. HARE, Secretary to the West Australian Government. ' MR. JAMES LESLIE WILLIAMS, Under-Secretary to the Department of the Attorney-General of New South Wales. KNIGHTS BACHELOR Bon. THOMAS HUGHES, of New South Wales, first Lord Mayor of Sydney; bom at Sydney in April, 1863, and educated at Stonvhurst College, England, and the University of Loudon. He was ;.dniitted a solicitor of .New South Wales'in 188", and later entered politics. Hon. PETER M'BRIDE, Agent-General in Great Britain for Victoria; a native of Dunolly, Victory. He was a member of tho Legislative Assembly from 1897 until March, 1913, and during that time occupied in turn the positions of Vice-President of the Board of Lands and Works, Acting ChiefSecretary, and Minister c.f Railways. MR. FREYER, Superintendent of Fisheries, who participated in the introduction of trout and salmon into New Zealand. IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER Mr. JAMES MACKENZIE, Under-Sec-retary for Lands in New Zealand. Mr. STANTON, Secretary for Education, South Australia. Mr. AVHITE, Recorder of Titles, Tasmania. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND OFFICERS HONOURED. Twelve Australians and New Zealanders at the Dardanelles have been awarded the Distinguished Service Order, ten Military Crosses, and thirtythree Distinguished Conduct Medals. For gallantry- and devotion to duty at the Dardanelles Distinguished Service Orders have been awarded as follow: — : Colonels M'Nicoll and C. White, Majors C. Brand, J. Denton, J. Hoane, W. Mansbridge, and Rankine, and Cap- 1 tain A. Butler (Australians); Majors 1 Hunt, E. O'Neill, and F. Waite (New ' Zealanders) j and Captain Critcbley Salmonson, of the Munster Fusiliers, who is attached to the New Zealanders. The Hish Commissioner reports:— Major Hunt, of the Wellington Battalion, Major O'Neill, of the Medical Corps,' and Major Waite, of the Engineers (Territorials), have all been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry at the Dardanelles. Military Crosses. Australians—Captains Magee, C. Richardson, J. W. Simpson; Lieutenants A. A. Derham, C. Fortescue, R., Legg# Short; Sergeant-Major D. Smith. New Zealanders—Captain Wallirigfcrd, Sergeant-Major Porteous. Distinguished Conduct Medals. Australians--Sergeants A. Anderson, W. Ayling, \V. A. Connell, M. E. Corbett, H. Jackson, A. Steel; Corporals It. Moore, E. Robson, P. Black, W. Francis, H. W Fream, F. Kennedy, J. ICenyon; Privates W. J. Birrejl, L. W. Burnett, A. Farmer, F. Godfrey, A. C. Merrill, R. Humbcrtson, George Rob, W. Upton, J. G. Weatherill, A. Wright, 0. lican, C. F. Mackenzie. New Zealanders—Corporals C. W. Salmon, C. W. Saunders, W. Singleton, G Stedman, W./Iroos; Privates' 'I'. Stockdill, J. W. Swann, and Tompaiiy. THE NEW ZEALAND HONOURS. SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON BELL. Sir Francis Henry Dillon- Bell is the son of a man whose name appears on many pages of New Zealand's history. Sir Francis Dillon Bell, K.C.M.G., C.8., • for many years Agent-General for New Zealand in London. Sir Francis H. D. Bell is a New Zealander, having been born in Nelson in 1851. He was educated at tho Dunedin Boys' High School, and later at St. John's College, Cambridge, where ho graduated B.A. in 1872. The following year he .was railed to the Bar of the Middle Temple, and when he returned to New Zealand he was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. In 1874 he joined Mr. C. Btzard, and commenced practice with tho firm under the style of Izard and Bell. Twenty years later, on the retirement of Mr. Izard, tho partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Bell Became senior partner in the firm which now bears tho st.yle of Bell, Gully, Bell, and Myers. As a practising barrister, Mr. Bell was for many years, and still is, regarded by the profession ns one of its most distinguished members, and when tho first King's Counsel were appointed in this country, he was amongst thoso selected for that honour. For many years ho was Crown Solicitor in Wellington. He was Mayor of Wellington in 1891-92.' and again in 1897. His iirnat achievement -ill civic affairs was the initiation of the drainage scheme in this city, for which purpose he was mainly instrumental in securing the passage throuEb Parliament of a special empowering Bill. In the years 189390 Mr. Bell represented Wellington C'itv in Parliament, sitting on the Opposition side of the House. In July, 1912. after the defeat of the Mackenzie Ministry, Mr. Bell accepted nomination to the Legislative Council, and as Minister for Internal Affairs he sat in the Masse? Ministry, and represented the Government as Leader of the Upper House. In that Chamber he has won the admiration even of his opponents by his conspicuous ability, and as an 1 administrator in control <(f one of the bi'/gesfc and most, varied Department of State he has shown no less ability. MR. -JAMES MACKIvV/JK, 1.5.0. Mr. Mackenzie was born in Edinburgh 'n November. IS'T an'! cai>-p . Tith his parents !c Oiag-i in I>-V\ He

was educated in tho district school of 1 Otago, and tho Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin, boing a pupil ol' the latter institution on its opening day in 1863. Mr. Mackenzie's connection with tho Lands and Survey Department goes back to the old Pronvineial days ol 1867, and he took his diploma as a surveyor in Dunedin in 1871. He was appointed assistant surveyor in 1872, district surveyor in 1874, and chief draughtsman and office surveyor in Wellington in 1579. He was promoted to be Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for Taranaki in 1901, , holding similar positions at Auckland in 190-1, and Wellington in 1908. He was appointed Surveyor-General in. April, 1912, and about IS months ago was made permanent head of tho Lands and Survey Department, as UnderSecretary. 110 has had 49 years of ser--1 vice. Mr. Mackenzie in his time has bold important offices, amongst which , might be mentioned the following: Member of tho North Island Representation Commission for determining electoral boundaries, from 1901 to 190 S. School Commissioner for tho Auckland, Turauaki, and Wellington Land Dis- , tricts; chairman of the New Zealand Surveyors' Examination Board (federated with the Australian Surveyors Boards); chairman of the Scenery Preservation Board for the Dominion; member of tho Land for Settlements Purchase Board, and also tho Native Laud Purchase Board; member of tho State Advances Board, Public Trust and Government Insurance Boards, etc. Mr. Mackenzie is one of tho oldest Karori residents, going there as a young man over 37 years ago, and in Karori his family of nine children were born aud brought up. Excepting for tho time he was holding important positions in the north, he and his family have resided there ever since. Mr. James Mackenzie is a brother of the Hon. T. Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand in London. • LATEST HONOURS (Rec. June 4, 1.35 a.m.) (Br Telegraph.—Press Assn.-Copyright., London, June 3. Further honours include: Sir Francis Bertie, British Ambassador at Paris, has been raised to the peerage. Sir Henry Norman (Kt.), Liberal member for Blackburn, has been created a baronet. I'ne honour of knighthood has been conferred on Rabindra Natli Tagoro, the 'distinguished Indian author, and Dr. Rashhohary Gliose, member of tho Vice-Regal Council of India. NOTES ON THE ORDERS. The Most Noble Order of the Garter. —The commonly accepted date of tho institution of this Order is August, 1345, or thereabouts, its founder being Edward tile Third; it was reconstituted in 1805 and again ill 1831. The Order itself may be said to rank indisputably as the first in the world, and the number of foreign Sovereigns who have accepted it is almost countless. A Knight of the Garter is at his investiture allotted a stall in St. George's Chapel at Windsor, over which arc set up, to be retained throughout his life, his sword, helmet, crest, banner, and a plate containing his arms and titles; this practice is still in vogue. Tho Most Honourable Order of tho Bath!—Tho name of this, by far the largest of our Orders of Knighthood and tho highest honour of those to ivhich commoners can hope to attain, was evidently taken from an initiatory ceremony of bathing. Tho Military Division of even the lowest rank is only conferred upon such distinction in action against the enemy as shall procure a medal or other decorative badge, or else a special mention in dispatches: it is never granted to any officer or lower grade than that of Major in tho Army or Commander in tho Navy—indeed very rarely even so low, the Distinguished Sendee Order; being substituted. Tho Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.—Though clearly older than the Order of tho Star of India, and now of much wider application. this Order has been placed after it. in dignity, because, having been originally established (in 1818). to commemorate the placing of the lonian Islands under the protectorate of Great Britain, it was limited at first to natives of these islands and of Malta, and to "such other subjects of His Majesty as may hold high and confidential situations in the Mediterranean indeed, it was -not made applicable to the colonies generally until some years after the foundation of the "Star of India." In 1832 its three classes were fixed at the numbers of fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five respectively ; but it was enlarged successively iii 18bS, 18??, 1879, and 1887, till it has come to be assignable to any oerson who has rendered valuable services in either colonial or foreign affairs. Baronets.—Undes James the First in 1611 the degree of baronet became, as it is now, a rank intermediate between the Peerage proper and' the Knightage, [t has no political privileges attached, and consequently there have been until lately scarcely any means, as there are with peers, for ascertaining the correct succession, the consequence being that spurious, not to soy fraudulent, assumptions of baronetcies have cropped up year after year. In 1906, however, a Commission was appointed to consider what steps should be taken to safeguard tho status of holders of Baronetcies, and in consequence of its recommendations the Home Office issued on February 11, 1910, a warrant from the King dealing with the rules relating to the hereditary Degree of Baronets. In tliis it is ordained that an official roll of JJaronots shall be prepared and kept in the Home Depart ineut. Knights Bachelor.—ln strict terms these do not constittue an "Order," though tho phrase "the Order .of Knighthood" is used as inoluding all Knisrhts whatsoever "Bachelors" (Milites Bacchilarii) were at first not Knights at all, but seem to have stood much ill the position of our modern "Companions." But by degrees, apparently through the greateV lustra of the Knights of the Bath, these other two ranks camo to lie merged in their present compound title. Imperial Service Order.—King Edward, at his Coronation, in August, 1902, instituted this Order, which was enlarged by-Royal Warrant- in 1912. It is restricted to members of the administrative or clerical (clerk) branches of the Civil Service, and consists of tbo Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and Companions (not exclusively male) to a number not exceeding 7CIO, of whom 250 may belong to tho T-Toine Services, 20(1 to 'the Indian (100 European and 100 Native) and 250 to the services of Dominions, Colonies, and Protectoraten. 'Hie Distinguished Service Order.— This order was instituted by her late Majesty Queon Victoria jn 1836, its purpose being the recognition of special services of commissioned officers in th® Army and Navy. GERMAN SOCIALISTS FALL OUT DIFFERENCES JN THE REICHSTAG. By Telesrsnh—Prose Association—Copyright (Rec. Juno 3, 10.20 p.m.) London, Juno !>. A German neivspapei reports a debate in the Reichstag over the demands of the Conservatives and Socialists for substantial territorial expansion as the price of Germany's victory. Dr. Liebkneeht, the Socialist Lesdet, strongly opposed tlionr. This debate revealed ah unmistakable breach amongst- the Socialists and other parlies. . EXPORT BAN ON BRITISH FOODSTUFFS !!"<•. June 10 10 p.m.) London, June .1 The <*> v P'>ri "i* ullf.t. li.-i'M-. ;inr] nnf.s I has b'-Gis nroliibitcd, lor .ill iikill■:;i-l-. 1