POLITICAL HONOURS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2959, 23 December 1916, Page 9

POLITICAL HONOURS

MR. ASQUITH'S APPOINTMENTS. (Rec. December 22,'6,10 i>.m.) : ; ' London, December-21. i Mr. Asquitli's resignation honours include the' following:—Created Viscounts—Lords Sandhurst and Cowdray. , and Mr. Lewis Harcourfc; Barons—lt tu Hon. v Joseph I'ease (M.r. for Roth- ' erani), Sir J. A. Dewar (M.P. for In- t verness), Sir-T: Roe (M-.P;;for Derby), i and Sir Oswald Partington.—Aus.-N.Z« i Cable Assn. ".'v v. ■ Lord Sandhurst,, was Under-Secretary ■; for War in 1886 ; and 1892-94, and Got- ; ernor of 80mbay,..1895-99. , Lord Cowdray was. Jblio Liberal mem* ber for Colcli'estsr-froiii : 189S to 1910.. Mr. Lewis Harcourt was. a membep •of Mr.' Asquitli's' Government, and was J Secretary'-of;"State '-for-'tbe " Colonies wlien wai". Wpke;oiH; ; ' On;tlfe. forma-- /; tWof 1 "the ' Coalition, Government' ha becajne lTirst Conimissidher of Works', ! and went out-of'riffice with Mr. ..As* • ; qnithr;-; 1 - . ' Mr. J. A. Pease was Postmaster-Gen- i eral in the Coalition Government under . j Mr. Asquith, and prior to that wag ■ President of the" Board of Education from 1911-15, and Chancellor of tha ; ; Duchy of Lancaster from 1910-11. i Sir' Oswald Partington has been Lib- i eral member for the Shepley Division ' of Yorkshire'since last-year.' He was a Junior Lord of the Treasury froirf j 1909-10. also Liberal Whip. •' Sir J. A. Dewar has been M.P; : 'ioJ }. Inverness since 1900, and "is chairman l | of John Dewiir.snd Sons,-Ltd., the dis- j tillers. ■ - - j Sir Thomas.'r-R-oe - has " represented ~ ; Derby since.". 1900. > - " CHIEF JUSTICE OF IRELAND (Rec. December 22,,11.30 p.m.) \ . London, December 22. • The Irish Attorney-General (tlie'Rt'. , Hon. James H. M. Campbell) has been. j ipnoint.ed Chief Justice, of Ireland.— ■ ''The--Times."- : ■." J ' ' .!