NEW YEAR HONOURS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1929, Page 2

NEW YEAR HONOURS

NINE NEW BARONS.

THIRTY KNIGHTS CREATED.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, February 28. In the New Year’s honours list peerages are conferred on the following: Sir Jesse Boot, of the well-known firm of chemists, for services in the promotion of education. Mr Urban Buttleston Rogers Broughton, in consideration of the public, political, and philanthropic services of his father, the late Mr Urban Hanlon Broughton, whose election of the peerage would have been recommended to his Majesty but for his death on January 20th. The late Mr Urban Hanlon Broughton was a well-known British engineer, and was engaged for many years in engineering, mining, and road way work in the United States, becoming president of various big companies. Sir Berkeley Moynihan, president of the Royal College of Surgeons. The nine recipients of baronetcies include:— Mr Frederick Eckstein, chairman or the Sludan Plantations Syndicate, for services to the Sudan. Mr William Horne chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company. Mr Alexander Park Lyle, chairman of the Lyle Shipping Company, for services in connexion with the Scottish national war memorial. Mr William Morris, chairman oi Morris Motors. Thirty new knights are appointed, mostly for political and public services/ They include Mr Elliot Roe, for distinguished services in British aviation. Among other honours are tlie following : ORDER OF THE BATH, MILITARY DIVISION. Knights of the Grand Cross: Admiral Sir Osmond De Brock, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, and General Sir John Shea, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ' eastern command of India. ORDER OF THE STAR IN INDIA. Knight Grand Commander: Sir Leslie Wilson, late Governor of Bombay. 2 MOST EMINENT ORDER OF THE . BRITISH EMPIRE. / Knight' Grand Commander. His Highness the Maharaja, Sir Hari Singh. ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Knights of the Grand Cross: Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Wilson,

Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, and Sir George Clark, Ambassador at Constantinople. Knights Commanders. Sir Ronald Storrs, Governor of Cyprus. Mr Robert Greg, Minister at Bucharest. Mr Howard Kennard, Minister at Belgrade.

ORDER OF BRITISH EMPIRE,

Knights Grand Cross. Air-Vice-Marshal Sir Philip Game. Sir Henry Dobbs. High Commissioner of Iraq. Dame Grand Cross: Mrs Alfred Lyttleton. Dames Commanders: Mrs Laura Knight. Associate of the Royal Academy. Professor Anne Mcllrov, Professor of Obstetrics at the Royal Free Hospital.

Knight Commander: Mr John Pratt, Sc of the ConsulsGenoral in China.

The Commanders include:—Professor Winifred Culliss, Professor of Physiology at the 'Royill Free Hospital.

Companions of Honour: Lady Bargett, dean of the London School of Medicine for Women. Miss Lilian Bavlis lessee and manager of the Old Vic Theatre. Mr Frederic-t Doluis, the blind composer.