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Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January, 1954 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 1 JANUARY, 1954 CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS George Tait McGLASHAN, Esq., C.B.E.,. OF KNIGHTHOOD. President, Association of County Councils in Scotland. St. James's Palace, S.W.I. Colonel Stuart Sydney MALLINSON, C.B.E., 1st January, 1954. D.S.O., M.C., J.P., D.L. For public services The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to in Essex. signify her intention of conferring the Honour Herbert John Baptista MANZONI, Esq., C.B.E., of Knighthood upon the following: — City Engineer and Surveyor, Birmingham. 'Frank Ezra ADCOCK, Esq., O.B.E., Emeritus Edward Brantwood MAUFE, Esq., Architect. Professor of Ancient History, University of For services to the Imperial War Graves Cambridge. Commission. Lieutenant-Colonel Weston CRACROFT- William Robertson MILNE, Esq., Chairman of AMCOTTS, M.C., D.L. For political and the General Trustees, Church of Scotland. public services in Lincolnshire. Rhys HOPKIN MORRIS, Esq., M.B.E., Q.C., Donald Forsyth ANDERSON, Esq., Chairman, M.P., Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, Shipping Federation, and President, Chamber House of Commons, since 1951. Member of of Shipping of the United Kingdom. Parliament for Cardiganshire, 1923-1932 and Arthur Lennon BINNS, Esq., C.B.E., M.C., for Carmarthen since 1945. Chief Education Officer for Lancashire. Edward Talbot PARIS, Esq., C.B., Chief James Clark CAMPBELL, Esq., T.D., J.P., D.L., Scientific Adviser, Home Office. Chairman, Savings Bank of Glasgow. Walter Robert Dempster PERKINS, Esq., M.P., Edward Charles DODDS, Esq., M.V.O., M.D., Member of Parliament for Stroud, 1931- F.R.C.P., Courtauld Professor of Bio- 1945, and for Stroud and Thornbury since chemistry, University of London. 1950 ; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of George Foster EARLE, Esq., C.B.E., Chairman, Civil Aviation, 1945. For political and Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, public services. Ltd. John Blumenfeld ELLIOT, Esq., lately Chair- Walter Charles PUCKEY, Esq., lately Deputy man, Railway Executive. Now Chairman, Controller of Supplies (Air), Ministry of London Transport Executive. , Supply. Geoffrey Cust FABER, Esq., Chairman, Faber Reuben James PUGSLEY, Esq., O.B.E., J.P. and Faber, Ltd. For political and public services in Cardiff. Colonel William Charles FENTON, M.C., J.P. William Gordon RADLEY, Esq., C.B.E., For political and public services in Spen Engineer-in-Chief, General Post Office. Valley, Yorkshire. Brigadier Arthur Maxwell RAMSDEN, C.B., Eric Wilfred FISH, Esq., C.B.E., M.D., F.D.S., O.B.E., T.D., D.L. For political and public Chairman of the Dental Board. services in Yorkshire. Raymond Hatherell FOOKS, Esq., C.B.E., Frederick Tavinor REES, Esq., C.B.E., M.C., Chief Constable of Lincolnshire. T.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., lately Director- George GARNETT, Esq., J.P. For political and General of Medical Services, Ministry of public services 'in Bradford. Pensions Professor James GRAY, C.B.E., M.C., Member George ROBEY, Esq., C.B.E. Actor. of the Development Commission. Professor Kenneth Duncan Lecky SINCLAIR, Esq., D.L., of Zoology, University of Cambridge. Chairman, Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Edward Anthony HAWKE, Esq., Chairman, Arnold Colin SOMERVELL, Esq., O.B.E., J.P., County of London Quarter Sessions. D.L. For political and public services in Cecil George Graham HAYMAN, Esq., Director Westmorland. and Chairman of Management Committee, Distillers Company, Ltd. Charles Stuart TAYLOR, Esq., D.L., M.P., Amos Brook HIRST, Esq., O.B.E., Chairman Member of Parliament for Eastbourne since of the Football Association. 1935. For political and public services. His Honour Judge James Henry Donald Douglas VEALE, Esq., C.B.E., Registrar, HURST, Judge of County Courts. University of Oxford. Lieutenant-Commander George Ian Clark Henry George Gordon WELCH, Esq., C.B.E., HUTCHISON, Royal Navy (Retired), M.P., Controller, H.M. Stationery Office. Member of Parliament for West Edinburgh since 1941. For political and public services. Roland JENNINGS, Esq., J.P., M.P., Member of STATE OF TASMANIA. •Pad-lament for Sedgefield, 1931-1935 and for Richard Olver HARRIS, Esq., C.M.G., J.P., Lord Hallam since 1939. For political and public Mayor of the City of Hobart, State of services. Tasmania. Ernest Harry LEVER, Esq., Chairman and Chief Executive, Steel Company of Wales, Ltd. Alderman Frank LORD, O.B.E., J.P. For STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. political and public services in Oldham. Brian Herbert SWIFT, Esq., M.C., M.D., Oliver LYLE, Esq., O.B.E. For services in F.R.C.S., in recognition of his valuable ser- promoting fuel efficiency. vices, to public hospitals and to the University The Right Honourable William Victor of Adelaide, State of South Australia. McCLEERY, J.P., D.L., Member of Northern Ireland Parliament since 1945; Minister of Labour and National Insurance, 1949, and COMMONWEALTH SERVICES. Minister of Commerce, 1949-53. For Eric WESTON, Esq., Indian Civil Service political and public services in Northern (Retired), formerly Chief Justice of th& Ireland. Punjab High Court of Judicature at Simla..
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