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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 3, 1939.
FOUR PEERS IN NEW YEAR HONOURS Glands Restored to Diplomatic And Scientific Leaders Prominent In New Awards Youthful Vigour "Man of Million Secrets" Local Citizens In In 24 Hours
Elevated To Peerage
Hongkong Lists
N.Y. Honour Lists Scientist Explains How
The New Year Honours conferred by His Majesty the King include
HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously four Barons, two Privy Councillorships, two Baronetcies, 35 Knights Ba-pleased to approve the following appointment in the Most chelors, in addition to many conferred in the Dominions and Colonies, and Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division): two Orders of Merits.
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The Hon.
Alr.
MR. A. K. TAYLOR
twies Wopshire Regiment, beingļu irst in natural science, he was ap-Henderson was Assistant Director of firmed in 1934,
three years ago.
BARONETS
scheme
of
MR. M. F. KEY
of the
in
receives
the Imperial Service Mediat, cured from
Mr. Sung
Government service months ago.
few
On March 1, 1025, he was appoint-
to be an ordinary member of the, kong in 1920 and joined the Dally Press, where his skliful and accurate work and humorous pen were much Richard McNell
appreciated. Mr. Key accepted an The new Peers are Sir Maurice Hankey, late Secretary of the Cabinet and the Third Class, ur Commander;
Invitation to Join the staff of the The Hon. Mr. Richard McNe!! | Chamber of Commerce as Assistant Committee of Imperial Defence, Cecil Harmsworth, Sir Laurence Philips, the Henderson."
Henderson, M. Inst. C.E. Chartered Secretary in 1822; he was appointed shipping magnate, and Sir Arthur Greer, Lord Justice of Appeal.
for Saffron, Walden, Essex and be took a B.A. and LL. B. in 1905 and Civil Engineer, was born in 1888 and Acting Secretary in April, 1924, and The full list is as follows:
came Parliamentary Private Secre-after the Great War, was appointed was appointed to the Colony as Secretary in January, 1925,
Be Senior Assistant Engineer in 1913. tary to India a few months later, He Recorder at Tenterden, Kent.
To be an ordinary member of the is a protege of the Prime Minister, became Recorder at Old Bailey in the following year he was in SIR ARTHUR GREER, the who made him Parlamentary Secre- September, 1937, Justice Dodson is charge of the Tytam Tul Scheme,
Alexander Keith Taylor. tinguished English lawyer and lightary to the Ministry of Labour when the author of several light operatic 2nd Section. He was Acting Execu-Fifth Class or Member.
to the works, the first of which, the "Rebel five Engineer in 1818 when he was Court Judge, was born in 1861,
Mr. Taylor, who is Chlef Inspector he succeeded Lord Baldwin
the wet returning the following year. son of a Liverpool merchant and was premiership, and Under Secretary for Maid," he produced in collaboration seconded for special duty nt Welhal-
Phillips, Montagur with educated at Ormskirk Granmar, the Foreign Affairs in February 1038.
After another job of work in Wel-in the Sanltury Department, arrived the two were on. When Old Aberdeen Grammar School and
CROOKS-minican, HARRY CAPTAIN
lonely island off the haiwel in 1921, Mr. Henderson was in Hongkong in August, 1005 os a he where Aberdeen University,
HANK, soldier, diplomat and states- naval duty on
Shing Mun Valley Scheme. In 1925 acting Lance-Sergeant in 1960 and ::raduated,
Engineer seconded to the Registrar General's in submarines during the Great War. During the war he did valuable, is another coming young Privy Scottish coust, watching for enemy appointed Engineer in Charge of the police constable. He was appointed
Counciller. He was born
May
WILL SPENS, the Cambridge Den, he was appointed Water
He joined the Sanitary Depart- Prize Court and was work in the
and all is also included in the New Year and three years later Assistant Direc- department in 1909. knighted in 1919. He has emphasised 1893, and was educated at Elon, where
a King's scholar,
to England in connection with the ment in March 27, 1911 and become a the need for more judges in order to he was
at Rugby, where he gained Shine: Man Valley Scheine In 1020 First-Class Sanitary Inspector
1914 and Acting Chief Inspector in took expedite
the administration of justice, Magdalen College, Oxford, where he Honours. He was born in 1882 and tor of Public Works. He paid a visit In 1932, had just taken second class honours ehibition which
1930. The appointment was con- and once suggested that tro
when he was appointed D.P.W, Mr. the War King's College, Cambridge. Taking returning the same year, were necessary, and that he knew no in Moderations when the war began on
He served throughout civilized
country in the world where
MR. SUNG TENG HAN lopointed Director in Science at Co Public Works for Kowloon and the of Court Judges was with the
College in Entering the diplo-
in 1000 and five the supply
member New Territories, so meagre as in England.
SIR MAURICE HANKEY, the "man matic service in 1019, he soon forsookpus Christi
was the fetish it for a parliamentary carcer and was years later became tutor. Ile broke Labour Advisory Board, a member of secrets," of a million scale Conference in elected Conservative M.P. for Gains.cf his university work and served the Legislative and Executive Coun-
He became Under with the Foreign Office
netary Board. 1919. In recognition of his services borough in 1024.
was awarded the C.B.E.) but resum-
Joining the Police Department as suring the Great War he received Secretary for the Home Department Great War (for whichs services he cils and vice-President of the Suni-
Grand
ed his work in 1923 when he became Com- the Order of Knight of the
a member of the Statutory
To be an Ordinary member of then Interpreter in July, 1901, Mr. Sung became Firat Clark and Interpreter, Cross of the Bath and was granted
He succeeded Dr. Pearce mission, of the
in 1927 Fourth Class, or Officer
Land Omee, New Territories, on has been one £25,000. He
master of Corpus Christi as
Mr. Maurice Frederick Key.
A year later he British directors of the Suez Canal. JOHN DONALD POLLOCK is one
Mr. M. F. Key, who joined the January 1, 1901. He is 02 years of
of age and was of the greatest benefactors of Scot-and, in 1931, was elected Vice-Chan-
፡ነ South
the Staff of the Chamber of Commerce was appointed First Clerk, Medical tash education and is described as cellor of the University, but which educated at Rugby. He is
fle lime he had become one Lord Numeld." Australian and re-visited his native Scotland's country for the arst time since the established a £250,000 educational leasing theologians in the Church of in Hongkong in 1922, was, before the Department, becuning Accountant on
the advantage of early education and Centenary celebrations in 1934. Ladyed, es un extension of this, a big Fund for the benefit of students who trainhur in the University town of led Higher Class Clerk and on October Great War to attend the Melbourne trust for Scalland and later develop England. In 1933, he created a Lean War, a London journalist. He had April 1, 1910,
me for the welfare of Edinburgh had lost the incomes on which they Cambridge and in 1907 went to Fleet Hankey is also a Colonial.
Incidentally he took the had relied to enable them to remain He resigned his post as Sceretary
only a few months ag medical degree at Edinburgh
Ile retired from the Director of the
in his graduate, 10 become #1 Canal Company.
pocket set up as a doctor in London. Vice Chancellorship in 1933, the Although
he soon gained the luera- CECIL HARMSWORTH is
ORDERS OF MERIT brother of the late
Lordtive practice he threw it up to travel younger
Lord the present Northcliffe and
LORD CHATFIELD would be one ord round the world with the late Duke Rothermere. In recent yeurs he huf Leinster. On the Duke's death.
Universe - Around Us," "The himself on research work for Dr. Pollock exchanged medical for of the three men upon whom would done notable work as chairman
Preservation As commercial interests. He founded a devolve the task of protecting Bri- the Open Spaces
Garden Cities ship breaking company which broke tain should war break out. As First
their Courses" and "Through Space measuring the velocity of shells by the sociation and the
and Time," responsibility
Only a week or so ago, fring them through large colls of Association and is been instrumental British war ships at Rosyth and Ger- Sea Lord and Admiral of the Fleet, Mysterious Universe," "The Stors in forces. He invented the method the
Scapa Flow, he had in abolishing many slums in London
warships from
In the During the Great These cutcmprises made him a rich Abyssinian crisis of safeguarding he expressed the view that life was wire in an electrical circuit. After
Britain's naval positions and other areas.
miralty and the Chemical Inspection SIR PETER RYLANDS is describ- Mediterranean, where the Spanish impossible on Mars. He married in the War, he was appointed Director
young Viennese concert organisi, for
Department was also
his placed under He was responsible Aculties.
G.C.V.O.
control. Ten years ago he became brother of the late Lord Kytsant and fed us Britain's great steel king. He Civil War later brought many dif. 1935 Fraulen Sus Hock, a brilliant of Scientific Research at the Ad-
a member of the famous Lan- the mobilisation of the Flect during
Secretary xyx
the Royal Society, which SIR JOHN REITH in another pro gave him its Hughes Medal. Born in He was raised to the peerage as
minent official who figures in the October 1876, and educated at the Castle and other shipping lines
has gradually built up the concern
Lord Chatfield seven months ago. He his brother.
On the outbreak of the Great War, New Year Honours for bls services Royal College of Science, he founded by
Admiral to broadcasting. He is a pioneer inenighted (KC..) in 1931. educated at Folkestone School and the until it is now live or six times
10 when he Arst took control. During
Captain he was Flag of Mines, in recent Royal School
the World War he was union of Beatty in 1.M.S. Lion and, in that British broadcasting, which he joined has been a months the new peer
Bind Britain 11-capacity, took part in three big naval in 1922, receiving his knighthood five Dotger yesus later. Educated at the Glas- oclated prominently with Britain's first to foresee that the conclusion
hostilities would
engagements.Heligoland, equipped in the race for markets and enr
Bank and Jutland. He retired from Raw Academy, Gresham's School.
His inclusion in the New Year he has perhaps done more than any
joined the Sir John
the Czeclio- PRIVY COUNCILLORS
other Briton to maintain British in his post as Admiral of the Fleet Holt, and the Royal Technical Col-is a Counsellor of the Foreign Under dustry at a high level. He was born after the September crisis but, at the lege in Glasgow when the War be- Honours List recalls
Slovakian crisis, for IL Was Mr. Kan, soon reaching the rank of Majer.sktor-Gwae kin at request of the Government, decided Royal Engineers RICHARD
who accompanied Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in October 1868 and
tributer to his many t
work brought land's most distinguished seientists, but he was also a target for criticam, educated at Eton and Balliol College,
efforts
negotiations. becomes one of the youngest Privy Charter House and Trinity College, to relain office until next March.
Empire. Cambridge. Councillors in the British
was described by Sir Oliver Lodge but
the Right accusing him of Coin- as one of the greatest men in the Central
Faseist leanings. In June, 1938, Sir Service in the Far East in 1913. Te beenme First Secretary of the Foreign GERALD DODSON, who until the world." He is generally recognised munist sympathies and the Left of Oxford, and entered the Consular latter part of 1938 (when he retired) as one of the world's six leads John Reith left the B.B.C, to assure Ofice in 1930 and was attached to
Prince was educated, he took a double first was Chief Recorder of London, has astronomers. The views that he has
Japan during the latter's visit
1031. the cases that have gone through Old publications which, because at their imperial Airways. and was president of the Union.
Mr Ashton-Gwatkin has been "He entered the House of Commons Dalley. He was cheated at Down non-technical language, have
Counsellor at the Foreign Oflee since at the age of 27 os Conservative M.Pin College, Cambridge, where he
Comic best-sellers.
1934.
to the Cabinet
War he acted
students.
Uni-
Sucersity and with a few pounds in heat the University long enough to Street, where he established a free-2, 1035, 'was appointed Director of the
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Minister of
mian.
Blockude.
SIR LAURENCE PHILIPPS is the Lord St. David. He is prominently
Ansoclated with the Royal Mail Union cashire firm of Rylands, founded by the September crials.
This grandfather at Warrington, and
new nir, re-armament.
BUTLER A.
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ile was born in December, 1902, In India, where his father, Sie Montagu Butler, was Governor of the Provinces. At Cambridge, where
le!
educattil
KNIGHT BACHELORS
during
lance connection with the Manchester Widows and Orphans' Pensions,
On the occasion of his retirement Guardian, the British Medical Jour-
several other from the Medical Department, Mr. nal, the Lancet and leading technical periodicals.
After five years in the Army dur-Sung was the recipient of a farewell
gift from his colleagues. ing the War, Mr. Key came to Hang
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SIR JAMES JEANS, one of Eng-The tenth anniversary of the B.B.C.Lord Runelman to Prague during the
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SIR NEVILE HENDERSON was
WILLIAM STRANG, Chief of the Brilish Ambassador to Berlin during the critical days in September, and Central Department of the Foreign did herculean work in the cause of Office, is unother of Britain's briliant peace during those dark days when diplomats whose name is included in nence seemed improbable. He was the Honours list as a result of the responsible for the meetings between September crisis. He accompanied the British Prime Minister and Herr Mr. Chamberinin to Germany on the
four famous peace flights, Hitler.
This despite fnet that he was!
the
Mr. Strang was educated at Palmer's seriously 11 mat and month later School, Grays, Essex, at the Univer
to enter hospital in London for sity. College, London, and at Paris University. In the War, he served jan urgent operation.
A
hind
He entered the diplomatic service with the Worcestershire Regiment and the HQ. of the 29th Legion in
Serbly,
Con-
France.
His most notable work in the
in 1905 after being educated at Elon. He was in Russly during the Russo- Japanese war and saw much of the revolutionary events that followed diplomatle service, which he joined that conflict and led to the setting in 1910, was in Russia where he up of the first Russlan Parliament conducted affairs with such ability
that he became noted After serving in Petrograd, fain's cleverest:
as one of Bri- diplomats. In Office
young the Foreign
1034, ho accompanied Sir John stantinople, Cairo, Jugoslavia, the Simon and Mr. Anthony Eden on Argentina and Paraguay, he was their diplomate tour of the capitals promoted to the very important
1937. He of Europe and was present at the Berlin post In February,
Interview between Chamberlain and was knighted in 1932,
Her last September, drawing up the offcial report on their conversa- tion.
K.C.M.G.
SIR CAMPBELL STUART was recently appointed, Chairman of the Advisory Imperial Communications
BASIL NEWTON, Envoy Extra- Committee. He is a Canadian who has spent many years of activity in ordinary to Czecho- Slovakia since England without severing his links 1037, was also prominent during the entered Czach crisis. Much of his career in with the dominions. He Journalism towards the latter years the diplomatic service has been spent In China, where he was from 1925 of the Great War, when he was ap-
of Pro- to 1029. He was Counsellor at the pointed Deputy Director pagando in Enemy Country,
the German Embassy in 1930-35 and He was Director being the late Lord North Minister there until 1937. cliffe. After the War, Lord North-educated at Wellington and King's cllite appointed Stuart managing College, Cambridge. director of the "Times" and manag- Ing director of the "Dally Mall".
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FRANK EDWARD SMITII is an other scientist included in the New Year Honoura. He has published number of scientific papers chiefly on electrical and magnetle subjecta and during the Great War, distinguished
CAPTAIN CECIL GEORGE GRAVES, Director of the Empire and Foreign Services of the B.B.C., hits been responsible for the great expansion of Empire programmen from Daventry. He is the son of the inte Charles L. Graves of "Punch"
fame.
During the War, he went to France with the Royal Scots and was taken (Continued on Page 3.),
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