London, Jan. 1. REAR Britain heiled the New Year with festivities in keeping with the feeling of general hopefulness.
Medicine, shipping, music, science, literature, political and public services, social work and philanthropy are recognized in the New Year Honours List, which, however, contains no promotions in the peerage, although three new barons are created.
Of particular interest to the Far East are the honours conferred upon Mr, Thomas MfeDonald, aisched to sub-Legation at Nanking, who been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire: Lady Southern, wife of Sir Thomas Southern, Colonial Secretary Hongkong, who has been made an Ameer of the Order of the British Empire: Mr. J. L. McPherson of Hongkong, who received the same honour; and Mr. L. B, Boyack, of HIM. Consulate at Shanghai, who has deen awarded the Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Dr. G. D. R. Black, senior partner of the firm, Drs, Black, Balean and Skin, of " Hongkong, " becomes an 'OMcer of the British Empire {mill tary division). During the war he was "attached to. the Royal Army Medical Corps, and then, unfit Sept~ ember, 1934, was & major in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, in charge of the medical section. Subsequently hho retired with the rank of Lieuten= ant-Colonel.
Another figure who Is. still well remembered along the China Coast has also been honoured. He Is Viee~ Admiral E.R. G. R. Evans, Commander-in-Chief of the Africa Station, who has now been made a Knight Commander of the Bath. Vice~ Admiral Evans was awarded a special gold medal by Lioyd's for saving life at the Hong Moh disaster Seas in 1021 while in An unusual number of people in th Straits receive recognition, the honours including knighthoods for Mr. Andrew Caldecott, Colonial Seeretary in the Straits Settlements since 1033, and Mr. Samuel Joyce Thomas, Chit Justice In the Federated Malay States.
Mr. Harold Fairburn, _tnspector-General of Polleé In the Siralts, has been made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George; Mr. Wees-wee Teow, of the Straits, has been appointed "an OMmeer of the Order of the British Empire: Captain Arshad and Warrant-OMcer Farrow of the Straits Volunteer have been made members of the Order of the British Empire: while Aubin Tuah, of the F.MS. police, has been awarded the medal of the Order Mr. Donald Francis Tovey, the Mr. E.'B. Boulton, for many years lecturer' on nature)' science at' Oxford University and Hon. Tite President of the Royal Entomological Society of London:
"Mr. Walter Forrest, J.P, former Coalition Liberal MP. for the Pon-tetract division of the West Riding Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C., Recorer of London; 'Major 8. E Hacvey, Conservative MP. for the Tunes' division of Devon:
Colonel John Joseph Shute, Conservative MP. for the Exchange Giviston of Liverpool and former President of the Liverpoot Cotton Wallace, National Liberal MP. for Duntermtian Burghs end Jdirector of Michael Naim & Ca, uta.
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