12 JANUARY 1918, Page 3

It is impossible to summarize the mighty list—containing over two

thousand names—of additional New Year Honours which was published in the papers of Tuesday. What can we do but say that we congratulate all our friends who are in the list ? May we not look forward to a time when a familiar form of personal adver- tisement in the newspapers will become adapted to a War Honours List ? For example: " Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns desires to con- gratulate her numerous friends whose names appear in the recent List of Honours. Not having time to read the list or to write to so many friends individually, she avails herself of this opportunity to compliment them on the services to their country which are now so deservedly recognized."