Among the appointments and promotions announced are a G.C.M.G.
The now baronets Mr, Douglas Hacking, chairman of the Conservative Party Organisation since 1036; Sir Archibald Welgall, chairman of the Royal Empire So: olely, whom the King has also been appointed 10 be King of Arms of the Order of St. Michael and St, George: Sir Eugene Ramsden, Unionist M, P. for North Bradford; Major S, 8, Steel, Forestry Commissioner since 1933; Sir William Alfred Churchman, direc-for of the Imperial Tobacco and other companies; Major Sir William Henry Prescott, chairman of the Metropolitan Water Board, The Order of Merit, designed as special distinelon for men and women and limited in number to 24, conferred upon Sir Arthur Eddington, astronomer and physicist, who has added to his distinguished work in these fields successful authorship fas a popularizer of science. for Sir Howard Kennard, British Ambassador at Warsaw, and a KC.MG. for the Hon. C,'C. Farqunarson Dundas, Governor of the Bahamas, and Mr. H. B. Popham, Governor of the Windward Islands, "His Highness} the Sultan of Selangor is appointed an honorary member of the second lass, or Knight Commander, of this Mr. C, M. Palairet,' until recently British Minister at Vienna, is promoted to a KCMG., and Mr.
Millington Drake, British Minister at Montevideo, becomes a CING.
Mr. Ralph Stevenson, an_ acting} counsellor in the Foreign Office and adviser on "League of" Nations affairs, also becomes a C.M.G., while in the Royal Victorian Order Mr R. Hoyer Millar, assistant private secretary' to the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, and to his predeces: sor, is made a Commander, 35 Knights Bachelor British Empire Asvards The @5 new Knights Bachelor, appointed mostly for local political and public services, include: Mr. Arthur Jackson, who carried out the main contract work for the Sing: pore Naval Base; Mr, John Alfred Amesby Brown, the celebrated R.A: Dr,. Cyril Norwood, Headmaster " of Harrow from 1926 to 1934, and now president of St. John's College, Oxford; "Dr, Hi, Nicholson, who is honoured for his services to the Church and music, It is noteworthy that among the large number of appointments and promotions in divisions of the order of the British Empire are 2 G.CBE fo: Lord Onslow, chairman of com mittees in the House of Lords since 1931.
His Highness the Sultan of Perak becomes an honorary officer of the vil division of the Order of the!
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