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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 18, 1938.

KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENTS INVESTED AT GOVT. HOUSE

At an investiture held at Government House this morning by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, in the presence of a distin- guished gathering, Sir Robert Hormus Kote- wall, Kt. C.M.G., J.P., LL.D. was handed the Letters Patent creating him a Knight Bache- lor, while Mr. James Harper Taggart and Su- bedar Rahim Ali Sahib, Bahadur, were invest- ed with the insignia of an officer of the British Empire order and of the Order of the Indian Empire respectively.

Among those present, at the! Let it suffice to say that 88 a ceremony were Commodore E. B. C. member of the Legislative, and Dicken, R. N., Hon. Mr. J.J. Pater- Executive Councils and of in- son, Hon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, Hon. numerable Commissions you have Mr. R. M.. Henderson, Hon. Mr. S. always tendered to - Government Caine, H.-H-Bishop Valtorta, Rev-advice-which-was-eminently sage R. O. Hall. Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, loyal and self-effacing, Lady Northcote, Mrs. Lindsell. Mrs. |

A. W. Bartholomew, Lady Pollock. In the counsel which you freely give to Government two character-

The ceremony commenced at 11 istica are always outstanding, a. m., when H. E. the Governor's ap-namely your deen, interest in the proach was announced. His Ex-welfare of the Chinese community cellency was preceded in the pro-and your keen desire to serve this cession to the dais by the Mace British Colony to its best advan- Bearer, Mr. H. J. Millington, His tage. Honour the Acting Chief Justice,

Mr. E. H. Williams the Hon. Colonial Your high attainment in the Secretary, Mr. N. L. Smith, the fields of Chinese scholarship and A.D.C. to the G.O.C., the Flag literature also serve to distinguish Lieutenant to the C.-in-C., H.E, the you among your fellow-men. G.O.C. China Command, Maior Gen-

eral A. W. Bartholomew, H.E. the It is with a deep sense of grati- C-in-C. China Station.. Vice-tude for the constant help which Admiral Sir Percy Noble, R.N., you have given to me and my pre- Private Secretary to the Governor, decessors that I now hand to you Mr. G. Treverton, Principal A.D.C. these Letters Patent. (Applause). to Governor, and Capt. H. S. Batty- Smith, R.A.

who

MR. J. H. TAGGART

Then came His Excellency, the The second recipient was Mr. Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, James Harper Taggart, O.B.E., was followed by Subadar-who was accompanied by Lt. Col. Major Jagat Singh and Subadar E. J. R. Mitchell and Lt. Col. G. D. Major Hoshiyar Singh.

R. Black.

SIR ROBERT KOTEWALL

The first recipient was Sir Robert Royal Grant of Dignity by the Act

Hormus Kotewall who was accom- panied by two sponsors, Sir Henry Pollock and Sir Shouson Chow Following the reading of the Let- ters Patent by the Acting Chief Justice, His Excellency the Gov- ernor said:

Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall,

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I have it in command from His Majesty the King to hand to you these Letters Patent through which His Majesty conferred upon you the dignity of Knighthood,

To recount here even the more notable of the occasions and ways, in which you - have served this Colony, some of which have already received His Majesty's recognition, would be to trespass too long on your patience and I will not at- tempt to do so.

Following the reading of the

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