HONORS FROM THE KING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2120, 1 July 1907, Page 2

HONORS FROM THE KING.

United ■ Press, Association— Copyright * LONDON June 28. .« The following honors were ted:—Jas/ Mills, of the Union S.S Company: Walter James, former!.j ' Premier ■' of Western Australia, Knights Batchelor: Dr. Wollaston l Comptroller of the Commonwealth Customs; John Henry, former Treasurer of Tasmania, Companions ok St. Michael. •; Following are new peers: bir Jas. Kitson, Sir Sami. Montague, and Mr* Alexander Peckover, the Lord-Lieut. of Cambridgeshire. \ •>} Three new- Privy Councillors have; beer created, including Robert Spenc e Watson, formerly president of the; National Liberal Federation, and Mr i Eugene Wason, member of the House of Commons for Orkney (formerly of New'Zealand). . i Eleven baroncies have been con- ,• ferred, including Sir Wm. Treloar, the Lord Mayor of London. . • The new knights include Principal, James Donaldson, of the Universityof St: Andrew’s; W. S. Gilbert, Hubert Herkomer, artist, W, K. Or- • ebardson, painter. and Professor" Rhys, Oxford University. A major-': ity'of others are Liberal.organisers. 1 The King has established an Indian distinguished service medal._ . t Mr. Langford, late Registrar ortho Supreme Court at Fiji, has bejonmade a Companion of the Imperial i Service Order. . h Mr.-Arthur Morgan, President of the Queensland Legislative Council, has been created a Knight Batchelor. Mr. William Cremer, Labor mem-: ber of the House of Commons for.: Haggerston division of Shoreditch, lias received a Knighthood. ~ SYDNEY, June 28. H Admiral Fawkes has been created j a Knight Commander of the Bath. *j

Press Association. !‘j NELSON, Saturday. : \ All the shipping .in port hoisted s. flags to-day in honor of the knighthood of Sir James Mills, of the - Union Company.