tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129329.post-1148580183782673522006-05-25T11:02:00.000-07:002006-05-25T11:03:30.073-07:002006-05-25T11:03:30.073-07:003 June 1935: Sir John Hope Simpson outside Buckingham Palace after receiving a knighthood<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/61/971/640/Sir%20JHS%20outside%20Buckingham%20palace%20after%20receiving%20knighthood%20.1.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/61/971/320/Sir%20JHS%20outside%20Buckinham%20palace%20after%20receiving%20knighthood%20.1.jpg'></a><br /><em>21 November 1936: decorated by the Republic of China with the Order of the Brilliant Jade for his services as Director-General of the Chinese National Government Flood Relief Commission; 1 February 1937: "lately a member of the Commission of Government, Newfoundland" awarded the K.B.E.;photograph courtesy Professor Peter Neary</em>Llewelyn Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931443381035312352noreply@blogger.com