KING’S BIRTHDAY

Southland Times, Issue 21100, 4 June 1930, Page 5

KING’S BIRTHDAY

HONOURS CONFERRED MR NOEL BUXTON RAISED TO PEERAGE MISS JOHNSON INCLUDED (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, June 2. The list of honours conferred upon the occasion of the King’s Birthday includes:— PEERAGES. . Mr Noel Buxton, Minister of Agriculture. Mr Henry Furniss, formerly Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford,' for services to education. Sir Esme Howard, lately Ambassador to the United States. BARONETCIES. Sir Leonard Dunning, Inspector of Constabulary. Mr Basil Mott, past president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Mr Frederick Royce, founder and director of Rolls-Royce Ltd., KNIGHTHOODS. Major Thomas Crozier, Chief Inspector of Explosives at the Home Office. Dr. Harold Delf Gillies, Chief Plastic Surgeon at the Ministry of Pensions, for valuable services in the treatment of facial disfigurement. Mr Henry Lytton, famous for his parts in Gilbert and Sullivan opera. . ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA. Knight Grand Commander. Sir John Simon, chairman of the Indian Statutory Commission. ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Knights Grand Cross. Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Roger Keyes, who commanded the operations against Zeebruggo in 1918. Admiral Sir Edwin Alexander Sinclair, principal naval aide-de-camp to the King. Knights Commander. Vice-Admiral David Anderson. Surgeon Vice-Admiral Arthur Gaskell. Lieutenant-General Alexander Wardrop, of the Indian Army. Lieutenant-General Charles Godwin, Commander of the Peshawar district, India. Air Vice-Marshal Munro. Commanders of the Order. Miss Amy Johnson, in recognition of her outstanding flight to Australia. Mr Ben Turner, who has retired from the Ministry of Mines. COMPANION. Mr Robert Craigie, Counsellor to the Foreign Office, for services in connection with the Naval Conference. ORDER OF MERIT. Dr. Samuel Alexander, in recognition of his eminent position as a British philosopher. Dr. Montague James, in recognition of his contributions to mediaeval learning.' Dr. George Trevelyan, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Knights Grand Cross. Sir Herbert Stanley, Governor of Ceylon. Sir William Erskine, Ambassador at Warsaw. Knights Commander. Henry Chilton, Minister to the Holy See. Mr Herbert Malkin, Legal Adviser to the Foreign Office. Mr Claude Russell, Minister at Berne. Companion of the Order. Mr Reginald Leigh, .assistant private secretary to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE CROWN OF INDIA. Lady Birdwood, wife of Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, Commander-in-Chief in India. VICTORIAN ORDER. Knights Grand Cross. Baron Buckmaster. Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney. Knight Commander. Sir Herbert Montgomery, Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office. MISS AMY JOHNSON C.B.E. INSPIRATION OF THE KING. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) London, June 2. It is officially announced that Miss Amy Johnson has been awarded the decoration of a Commander of the British Empire. The Evening News says that Miss Johnson was awarded the decoration of Commander of the British Empire through the inspiration of the King, who, considering the Empire’s interest in the flight, believed the Order" of the British Empire the most suitable award. The paper adds that the quality of her flight is regarded as meriting the higher distinction of dame, but her youth led to the conclusion that a commandership was more suitable. Her present honour does not rule out the possibility of Miss Johnson receiving the Air Force Cross. It will be recalled that Bert Hinkler’s cross was not given until he returned, when the Prince of Wales bestowed it on behalf of the King. It would be most popular if Miss Johnson’s return was similarly celebrated. The present honour in nowise prevents the later presentation of the cross. “SIMPLY MARVELLOUS.” (Rec. 8.10 p.m.) Brisbane, June 3. Miss Amy Johnson described her C.B.E. as “simply marvellous. I cannot say how proud I feel about it.” FURTHER HONOUR? AIR FORCE CROSS SUGGESTED. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, June 3. There is speculation whether Miss Johnson’s C.B.E. may be the prelude to a further honour when she returns. Critics have already emphasized that the flight merits the Air Force Cross. AUSTRALIAN LIST THREE NEW KNIGHTS. Sydney, June 3. Included in the honours list are the following :— KNIGHTS BACHELOR. Mr Edward Henry Macartney,. AgentGeneral for Queensland. Mr John Walters Kirwan, President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia. Mr Justice Alexander Gordon, a former Judge of the Supreme Court. ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. Companions. Mr W. J, Gall, Under-Secretary to the Home Secretary’s Department, Queensland. R. L. Parker, a well-known solicitor of Launceston.

~i, .i i — , -1 ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Companions. Mr G. L. Cressy, Accountant, Launceston. ' W. G. Layton, Town Clerk of the City of Sydney. Julian Aston, the artist. Member. Mrs Ellen Leahy. IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER. Mr C. A. Berneys, Clerk to the Queensland Parliament. SIR H. D. GILLIES OLD BOY OF WANGANUI SCHOOL. (Per United Press Association). Wanganui. June 3. Ap old boy of Wanganui Collegiate School, Harold Delf Gillies, figures in the Birthday honours list. He is the recipient of a Knighthood for valuable services in the treatment of facial disfigurement. Sir Harold represented Wanganui at cricket while still a schoolboy. Since leaving New Zealand he has achieved notable success at golf in England.