BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1925, Page 2

BIRTHDAY HONOURS

NEW ZEALAND H ECU PBENTS. ACSTKALI.YN ANJ) N.Z. CAlll.t: ASSOCIATION AYELLIXt; TON. Juno 2. JJ is Excellency the (Bovornor-Beneral has been advised that Ids Majesty tinKing liad Isoc-n grat iotisiv jilcased to nnfer Dio following honours i i i (.cciisioji of his birthday, in recognition in' the recipients’ conspicuous services: Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire iv ;vii Division) (K.8.E.1 - Alajor-Oene-ral George Spa'T-ird. Kicliardson. C.B-, C.M.G., C.8.K., -Administrator of the mandated territory cf AA'estern Samoa.

Knight Bachelor, The Honourable John Henry Husking. K.t’.. lately retired from the oflice of .lodge ol the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and who was reappointed temporarily. Companion < f the Alost Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. Going*: (C.M.G.). -Albert Cecil Day. C.8.E.. (dli-'ial secretary to the (en ei i:.-r- General of New Zealand. LONDON, dune 2.

There is an unusually long birthday honour.-, list. It eoinains no new Peers, though it j remotes Baron Bear-ladt to a viscomitcv. Sir AAdiiam lyrcll steps up to the Grand Cress of St. Al ieliael. Sir AVilliam Pakeiiliani gets the Grand Cross of the Bath. Fight baronetcies ii-: In. c- SiV .lolin Bland Sutton. A long list of kuighlhoods include the artist Bernard I’ai'tridge and I’ltilip Smith. Grand Seerefcry ol the I n:ted Grand Lodge of Kreeniinseus. V u-it-nhle h at.ire i. -iI pi'-.'.-- of er.lerel' ihe Bril l-li Kmi ire. im-liiding six dailies. Kurds Lou-,dale and Desboroiigli receive Grand Crosses of the A’iclorian Order. LONDON, June 2. The .Ansimlian birthday honours include Allan AA’ilkie. the actor-manager who is made a Commander of the (irder of the British Empire, and Lady Cook, who, for services lo Australians in London, is made a Dame ol Lhe British Empire.

Sir John Baird, Governor-General elect of Australia, received the Grant: Gross i f S.f. Mieliael and St. George