NEW YEAR

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1930, Page 5

NEW YEAR

LONDON WELCOME. [United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyright.] LONDON, Jan. 1. London welcomed the New Year in the heartiest fashion. In spite of a great extension of the facilities for indoor celebrations, immense crowds concentrated at Trafalgar Square, Picadillv Circus, and St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the old-time features ot hot roast chestnuts, balloons, paper hats, - singing, dancing and cheering prevailed. The newspapers are glad to be rid of the old year, but they do not seem enthusiastic about the prospects of the New Year. NEW YEAR HONOURS. ■ ' LONDON, Dec. 31. lAmongst the New Year Honours are the foil owing:— Knighthoods:—•i'(rofess<"r Granville Bantock; musician; Lt Col H. W. G. Cole, Director of the Exhibitions Section of the Department of Overseas Trade. Numerous women are ( honoured. Jn addition to Mrs Bailey and Miss Maud Royden, they include Miss Rose Rosenberg, Mr Ramsay MacDonald s persona] secretary, who is made a C.B.E : Miss Elsie Hughes (escretarv to Lord Dawson), who is created M.8.E.,’ for her services iir the King’s illness. Sir Srinivasa Sastri is made a Companion of Honour for his eminent services' in Indian affairs. SYDNEY, Jan. 1. New Year Hanours are- K.C.M.G., Professor. John Beverley reden. King’s Counsel, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and Dean of the Faculty, also Chalhs Professor / of Law at Sydney University; C.M.G., Walter.- David Love- • ridge, President of Sydney Harbour Trust,; 0.8. E., Miss Sibella MacArthur Onslow, who belongs to one of the oldest Australian pioneering families, being a prominent, welfare and red cross worker. - BRISBANE, Jan. 1. 5 Honours include:, K. 8., Mr Justice Charles. Blair (Chief Justice, of . Queensland)., MELBOURNE, Jan. 1. New Year honours for’. Australia are: K.8.E., Doctor Stanley Argyle, who was Chief Secretary of the last Victorian Ministry; Hobart honours, • Mr R. Eccles Snow,den (Agent-General for the Tasmanian Government :n England) is.created Knight Bachelor. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 1.

The “Manchester Guardian” comments, Mr MacDonald has again shown strict economy, even parsimony, in creating Labour ' supporters as Peers. He onlv appointed three in 1924, Arnold, Olivier and Thomson, and this year limited politicals to two, Ponsonby whose parliamentary style will' suit the House of Lords tetter than the House of Commons and Aman, who Is obviously intended to strengthen Labour’s debating force. CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON. SIDEY KNIGHTED. WELLINGTON, January 1. An announcement has been issued by His Excellency the Governor General to the effect that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion o'f the New Year, to confer the following honours up on the gentlemen named below : Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of ,St Michael and St George (G.C.M.G.), the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph George Ward, Bart., K.C., M.G:, M.P., Prime Minister. Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St GBKeJorge (Iv.C.M.G.) the Hon. Michael Myers, K.C., Chief . Justice. Knight Batchelor, the Hon. Thomas Kay Sidey M.L.C., Attorney General. . Companion of the Most Distinguished. Older of St Michael and St George <C.M.G.,) Edward William Kane Esq., Clerk of Parliament, and formerly Clerk of the House of Representatives ; Robert Parker, Esq., Organist, of Wellington,, for. services to music. Commander rtf the Civil Division of the' Most Excellent Order of the British* Empire (C.8.E.), Arthur Albert Luckham, Esq., Resident Commissioner of Nieu Island.