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AMONG the recipients of honours conferred on the occasion of the celebration of the King's birthday on June 3, we notice the following names of men of science and others associated with scientific work:—Knights—Mr. C. E. Fryer, Superintending Inspector of Fisheries Division of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries since 1903; Mr. R. R. Gales, Indian Public Works Department, Engineer-in-Chief, Hardinge Bridge, Sara, Bengal; Dr. J. Mackenzie, F.R.S., lecturer on cardiac research at the London Hospital, and author of many works on the diseases of the heart; Dr. T. Muir, F.R.S., Superintendent-General of Education, Province of the Cape of Good Hope, Union of South Africa; Mr. W. Pearce, director of William Pearce and Sons (Limited) and Spencer, Chapman, and Mensel (Limited), chemical manufacturers; Mr. E. Rigg, since 1898 Superintendent of the Operative Department of the Royal Mint; Dr. W. N. Shaw. F.R.S., director of the Meteorological Office since 1905 and reader in meteorology in the University of London since 1907; Mr. W. Slingo, Engineer-in-Chief of the General Post Office. Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)—The Right Hon. Sir John Fletcher, Baron Moulton, F.R.S. Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.)—Surgeon-General T. M. Corker; Mr. E. H. Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, Director of Naval Construction, Admiralty; Mr. E. J. Cheney, Chief Agricultural Adviser, Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)—Dr. W. Peterson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, Montreal. Companions of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)—Mr. A. W. G. Bagshawe, Director of the Tropical Diseases Bureau; Dr. D. M. Gordon, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.)—Mr. W. Maxwell, Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; Lieut.-Col., Percy Moles worth Sykes. Companions of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)—Mr. A. W. Lushington, Imperial Forest Service, Conservator of Forests, Northern Circle, Madras; Mr. G. P. Millet, Indian Forest Service, Senior Conservator of Forests, Bombay Presidency; Lieut.-Col. C. H. D. Ryder, Deputy Superintendent of Survey of India. Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.)—Rai Chuni Lal Basu Bahadur, First Assistant Chemical Examiner of the Government of India, Teacher of Physics and Chemistry, Campbell Medical School.