The New Year Honours List was very long, including four
new cers, six Privy Councillors, twenty Baronets, and fifty-one Knights. The New Year Honours List was very long, including four new cers, six Privy Councillors, twenty Baronets, and fifty-one Knights.
• rd Furness was made a Viscount. Sir F. Cawley, Sir J. B. nsdale, Mr. Almeric Paget, and Sir James Woodhouse were aised to the Peerage. Lord Hugh Cecil and the South Wales mers' secretary, Mr. T. Richards, were made Privy Councillors. he Attorney-General was among the new Baronets. Mr. Anthony ope Hawkins, Professor Hadow, Dr. Scott Keltie, Mr. Lutyens, . David Murray, and Mr. Leslie Ward gave some distinction to e long list of civilians knighted. At the head of the Army Honours
List appeared the name of General Plumer with the well-earned suffix of G.C.B. Seven of the commanders of the Dominions forces were included among the new K.C.B.'s, in the military division of the Order, with three naval officers and seventeen British Army officers, including General Milne, who commands the British Army at Salonika, General Trenchard, of the Flying Corps, and Lord Cavan. The sailors and soldiers have earned their honour', but it is difficult to regard without impatience the crowd of civilians who are rewarded just now for various reasons. The public has learned through an official blunder that Mr. Galsworthy refused a knighthood.
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