The London Gazette 32346. St. James's Palace, S.W.1, 4th June, 1921.

Baronets

The King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring Baronetcies of the United Kingdom on the following:—

Douglas Alexander, Esq., President of the Singer Manufacturing Company. Has performed important work in the development of welfare schemes for industrial workers. For public and national services.

The Hon. William Gervase Beckett (age 55), M.P., M.P. for Whitby since 1906.

William Swart Berry, Esq., Editor-in-Chief, Sunday Times.

Charles Alexander Cain, Esq., J.P., for public services. Has devoted large sums of money to hospital work in addition to other charities. Trustee and Governor of Blue Coat Hospital, Liverpool; the Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool; and Chairman of Samaritan Hospital.

Thomas Sievewright Catto, Esq., for public services, particularly in connection with the transport of food and munitions from the United States to Great Britain and allied countries.

John Bryn Edwards, Esq., for social and philanthropic work in East Glamorgan.

Captain Sir John Malcolm Fraser, R.N.V.R., for public services. Rendered valuable assistance in the Queen's Devonshire House Fund and in the Royal Naval Air Service during the war.

Joseph William Isherwood, Esq., Inventor of Isherwood System of Longitudinal Construction of Ships. Member of Institute of Naval Architects. For public services.

Pierce Lacy, Esq., Founder and Chairman of Advisory Committee of British Shareholders Trust, Limited, which Company has financed many of the most important Industrial Companies in England.

William Arthur Mount, Esq., C.B.E., M.P., M.P. for New buryDivision of Berkshire, 1900 to 1906, and since 1910.

Sir Percy Wilson Newson, President of Bank of Bengal, 1920. Governor of Imperial Bank of India, 1921. For public services.

William Joseph Noble, Esq., J.P., President of Chamber of Shipping, 1920, and of the Baltic and White Sea Conference, 1913-21. For services rendered to the Ministry of Shipping.

George Henwick, Esq., M.P., M.P. for Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1900-1906, 1908-10, and since 1918.

Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland, K.B.E., Chairman of the Sutherland and a number of other Steamship Companies. Director of the Blyth Shipbuilding. 'Company, and Mercantile Dry Docks. Sheriff of Newcastle,. 1917; Lord Mayor of 'Newcastle during 1919. For public and national services.

Sir Charles Sykes, K.B.E., M.P., M.P. for Huddersfield since 1918; director of Wool Textile Production and Chairman of the Board of Control of the Worsted Woollen Trades.

Edmund Hoyle Vestey, Esq., for public services. Rendered great assistance in feeding the troops during the war.