NEW YEAR HONOURS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1930, Page 3

NEW YEAR HONOURS

(British Official Wirelesß.)

RUGBY, Doc. 3]

The list of new year honours included new Peerages which are conferred upon the following:—■ Major Dudley Annin, who unsuccessfully contested Favershani for the Labour Party at the general election , Sir Willoughby Dickinson who was formerly Liberal member of Parliament and prominent member of the London County Council. He is honorary secretary of the world alliance for the promotion of international friendship through churches and lias been closely identified with the League of Nations Union. Sir’William Noble, ex-President of the Chamber of Shipping. Arthur Ponsonby, Under-Ssecret.ary for Foreign Affairs in the Labour Government of 1924 and now Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport. Sir Hugh Trencliard, Air Marshal. Sir Charles Wakefield, who has done much for aviation.

There is one new Privy Councillor, Viscount Goschen, lately Governor of Madras. New • Baronets include-:

Louis Bernhard Baron, son of late Bernhard Baron, the millionaire tobacco magnate, for public ami philanthropic services. Sir Gregory Foster recently ViceChancellor of London University and Sir Eustace Tennyson Dennyeourt. formerly director of naval construction.

Among the new Ki, lights, are Nigel Davidson, legal secretary to the Soudan Government.

Archibald Flower, Chairman of Governors of Shakespeare National Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon. John Ritchie, Chief Inspector of Customs and Excise. Frederick Wall, Secretary of the Football Association. Other honours include the following:— Order of Bath. KniMit Grand Cross.— Admiral Sir William Goodenough. Knights Commander: — General Denis Ha-11 iday. Lieut .-General Sir Percy Redeliffe. Lieut.-General Kenneth Wigrani. Indian Army. Lieut.-General Cyr.il McMullan, Indian Army. Order of Star of India, Knight Grand Commander: —• Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood,, Conumander-in- Chief in India. Order St. Michael and St. Georg". Kn’edit" Grand Cross:— Sir Horace Bvatt, lately Governor of Trinidad, Sir Malcolm Robertson, lately Ambassador at- Buenos Aii’cs. 1 Knights Commanders : Sir James Maxwell, Governor of Northern Rhodesia. Lieut.-Colonel Andrew Balfour. Director of the London 'School of llgiene and Tropical Medicine. Sir Edward Crowe, OomntrolleirGerieral of Overseas Trade Department. Frederick Leith Ross, Deputy Controller of finance at Treasury for services in connection with reparations. Tmneri.nl Order of Crown of India— Viscountess Goshen. ( Royal Victorian Order Knight* Grand Cross: — Duke of Beaufort. Sir Frederick Milner and Admiral Sir Colin Keppell. Order of British Empire, Knight Grand Cross:— Admiral Sir Edward Bradford, retired. Dame Commander:—Lady Bailey for services to aviation. Knight Commander: Harry Fox, Commercial Councillor British Legation, Peking. Sir Frank Badely, Chief Secretary, Government of Nigeria. Companion of Honour:— Miss Maud Royden, eminent in religious life of the nation.’