ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 90, 9 January 1918, Page 5

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

RECIPIENTS OF VARIOUS GRADES

SOME NEW ZEALAND NAMES

London, January 7,

The Gazette contains the names of recipients of various grades of the Order of- the Britisti Empire for war Rervices, headed by the I)am6 Grand Cross conferred upon Queen Alexandra. Soven Knights Grand Cross includb Sir Arthur Lee, Director of Food Production.

Five Dames Grand Cross include Viscountess Northcliffe.

Sixty-eight Knights Commander include Mr. .Roderick Jones, managing director of Reuters.

Commanders includo Colonel G. J: Smith, of the Now Zealand Forces.

Officers of the Order include the Rev. A. Macdouald, of New Zealand, Chaplain-Major (of Auckland); Captain T. M'Kibbin, N.Z.M.C. Expeditionary Force; Captain F. M'Pherson, of New Zealand, in command at the depot; Major J. T. Watson, New Zealand, embarkation officer.

Among the members of the Order aro -Misses V. C. Bell, A. M. Herbert,. A. J, Pearce, E. Stuckey, and J. C. Watson, Mesdames A. V. Goodchild and E. W. Stewart, New Zealand Voluntary Aid Detachment.—Aus.-N.Z. Capble Assn.-Reuter. THE HOMeIeRVICE LISTS

NOTIFICATION DEFERRED. London, January 7. In order to meet the- convenience of the dominions and colonies, in view of the present slowness of communications, it has been arranged to defer until a later date, probably March 1, tho notification of lists of appointments to the Order of the British Empire in respect of services in or for the dominions and tho colonies.—Reuter.

MEDALS FOR MUNITION WORKERS AND

TELEPHONE GIRLS

(Rec. January 9,1.25 a.m.) London, January 8. Threes hundred and fifty medals of the Order of the British Empire are mostly for munition workers, many of thorn women, for courage in moments of the gravest danger from tiros and explosions. There aro also a number for telcpEono girls for devotion to duty during air raids.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.