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	Order of the Companions of Honour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order (decoration).
		The order consists of the Sovereign, plus no more than 65 Companions of Honour, with a quota of 45 members for the United Kingdom, 7 for Australia, 2 for New Zealand and 11 for other countries.
		The badge's clear blue border bears the motto IN ACTION FAITHFUL AND IN HONOUR CLEAR in gold letters, and the oval is surmounted by an imperial crown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Companion_of_Honour (374 words)

	Discourse.net: December 24, 2003 Archives
		Honours and Honors: Why the UK's Honours System Is Under Attack, and What the US Can Learn From It The British press, and thus the British political class, are all in a lather about the Honours system; as a result of a pair of leaks, there is decent chance that the system will be reformed.
		There are also two special, separate honours called the Order of Merit (OM) which is limited to 24 living recipients at any time, and the Companion of Honour (CH), which are even higher than knighthoods, but don’t work a change on the name of the recipient.
		But in fact, the first leak revealed that refusing honours was much more common than anyone outside they system would have guessed, as it appears that some 300 people, a veritable honour role of leading figures in the arts and sciences, have refused the offer of honours in the last 50 years.
	www.discourse.net /archives/2003_12_24.html (2337 words)

	House of Commons - Public Administration - Fifth Report
		Consideration should be given to a substantial increase in awards of the Companion of Honour and to a matching decrease in awards of knighthoods and damehoods, with the objective of phasing out the awards of knighthoods (including knights bachelor) within five years.
		We propose the establishment of an Honours Commission, with members to be appointed by transparent procedures in a similar way to the equivalent body in Australia, and publicly named.
		Awarding honours may be inherently subjective, an art rather than a science, but this makes it even more necessary to have an honours system which commands public confidence.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmpubadm/212/21209.htm (3977 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the UK, the New Year Honours List is one of the milestones marking the turn of the year.
		You know, courtliness, civility and honour" said Steven Spielberg in 2001 of the knighthood awarded to him.
		Honours have in fact often prompted a mixed response.
	www.askoxford.com /worldofwords/quotations/quotefrom/prize?view=print (171 words)

	House of Commons - Public Administration - Minutes of Evidence
		Where the problem arises is making sure that the level of honour relates to what has been done rather than to the social status of the recipient.
		Mr Major: This Companion of Honour would not wear it, I do not think, but an awful lot of people have made suggestions to me over the years because they know of my interest in the honours system and the reforms I have made.
		At the moment you only wear your honours at the sort of occasion that 99% of the public never go to, and I think that is a bit of a loss.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmpubadm/212/4052007.htm (1324 words)

	Blair honours Major for Ulster role
		JOHN MAJOR is honoured by Tony Blair today for his role in starting the political process that led to the historic Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland.
		The former prime minister, who becomes a Companion of Honour, is one of several prominent figures involved in the settlement to receive awards in the New Year Honours list.
		The award of an important honour to a former prime minister by his successor is unprecedented in recent times.
	www.portal.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/12/31/nhon31.html (526 words)

	Orders, Decorations and Medals - Medals by Country - Medals of Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Medal of Honour may also be awarded posthumously, to the surviving family of Edmonton Police Service members who have lost their lives while in the lawful execution of their duties and service to the City of Edmonton.
		The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, and Robert Runciman, Minister of Public Safety and Security, presented the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery to nine firefighters and the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery to five police officers.
		The bravery medals are the province's highest honour in recognition of firefighters and police whose actions demonstrate outstanding courage and bravery in the line of duty.
	www.geocities.com /dco700/Canada.htm (5127 words)

	Office of the Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However, honorary membership may be conferred on foreign nationals who have distinguished themselves by their service in the promotion and fostering of international relations, or who have earned the respect and gratitude of the people of the Maltese Islands.
		The four grades of the Order — Companion of Honour, Companion, Officer and Member — are designed to embrace a wide spectrum of achievement and service.
		Annual appointments may not exceed two Companions, three Officers and ten Members, provided that in determining the number of appointees to the Order, no account shall be taken of the appointment of Honorary Members.
	www.opm.gov.mt /order_of_merit.htm (252 words)

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		Archbishop Worlock said; "I feel very honoured by this recognition of a service which I have been proud to give to the life of this community." The Archbishop was speaking from hospital, where he has been receiving cancer treatment for some months.
		In a joint statement, Archbishop Worlock's two auxiliaries, Bishops Vincent Malone and John Rawsthorne, said; "We are proud to lead the archdiocesan congratulations to the Archbishop on his nomination as a Companion of Honour to Her Majesty the Queen.
		"The citation says the honour is for his services to the church and to Liverpool; we in the archdiocese have been the beneficiaries of parts of this service-a two-fold declaration of the Good News of the Incarnation.
	www.catholic-ew.org.uk /briefing/9601/s003.htm (313 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| They said no to knighthood, companionably
		Mr Jones did, however, agree in 1978 to become a Companion of Honour, because it is in the gift of the Queen rather than a political award.
		Similarly, although he refused a knighthood, Anthony Powell's contribution to English literature was formally recognised in 1988 when he became a Companion of Honour.
		· The notion of the sovereign being the "fountain of honour" is an ancient one.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,977389,00.html (851 words)

	IFLA's Secretary General Honoured (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Other recipients of awards in the New Year's honours list include actress Elizabeth Taylor and entertainer Julie Andrews, who both become Dames of the British Empire (DBE), author Doris Lessing who receives a Companion of Honour (CH) and Richard Branson who becomes a Knight.
		The Honours list is published twice a year, on New Year's Eve and on the Queen's Birthday.
		Those honoured are determined by the Prime Minister with the approval of the Queen.
	www.ifla.org /V/press/pr000105.htm (288 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| News \| Writer blacklisted for wartime blunder
		Wilson disregarded the disapproval not only of his own honours committee but of his foreign secretary, James Callaghan, files released yesterday by the public record office show.
		They disclose that a similar history of enduring hostility over Wodehouse's radio broadcasts as a prisoner in Nazi Germany destroyed earlier moves in 1967 and 1971 to honour him as one of the greatest humorous writers of the century.
		The first campaign to make him a Companion of Honour in 1967, when Wilson was also prime minister, was wrecked by a savage note to the Foreign Office by Sir Patrick Dean, British ambassador in Washington.
	books.guardian.co.uk /news/articles/0,6109,775441,00.html (518 words)

	Events: LAST WORD; By Jon Stock; Jan 4, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There is, though, a more complex reason why people are turning down honours in their droves (40 "refuseniks", as they have been dubbed, in the past six years, 300 since the Second World War).
		There are plenty more examples of people declining one of the lower honours, only to accept something grander in later life.
		Some people turn down honours because they disapprove of the government of the time, or feel that they may be compromised in their line of work (Patrick French reasoned that, as a writer, he did not want to take an award from the state).
	www.the-week.com /24jan04/events7.htm (769 words)

	Search Results for honour - Encyclopædia Britannica
		British honorary institution founded in 1917 by King George V. The only rank is that of Companion, awarded to men and women who have rendered conspicuous national service, especially in the...
		Kilby began a leave of absence from TI in 1970 to pursue independent research, particularly in solar power generation, although he continued as a semiconductor consultant on a part-time basis.
		C.H. companion of honour, member of a British honorary society.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=honour&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (506 words)

	Dr. Brenda Milner promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada
		On July 29, 2004, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, announced 79 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
		Dr. Brenda Milner was promoted to a Companion, the highest honour within the Order and one of only two Companions named in this announcement.
		The recipient of prestigious international honours, most recently she was presented with the Award in Neurosciences from the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.A.).
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-08/mu-dbm080204.php (372 words)

	Stephen Hawking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born in Oxford,England to Frank and Isobel Hawking as their first child on January 8, 1942 – coincidentally, the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death.
		He was entered for a scholarship at Westminster School, but fell ill on the day of the exams and was educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire and University College, Oxford, where he obtained a first class honours degree in Natural Science.
		He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974, appointed CBE in 1982 and became a Companion of Honour in 1989.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Hawking (2365 words)

	Guardian \| Arise Sir Mick, but Pinter takes surprise top honour
		Harold Pinter today upstages Mick Jagger in the unexpected birthday honours stakes with the announcement that, while the rebellious rocker has accepted a knighthood, the turbulent playwright has become something even grander: a Companion of Honour.
		Last night he told the Guardian he was very happy to accept what he sees as "an honour given to me by the country for a long haul.
		As a £100,000 Labour donor his award was vetted by the honours scrutiny committee.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4434336-110427,00.html (600 words)

	Wodehouse knighthood blocked over war role
		The bitter wartime memories were still strongly felt in 1967 when it was suggested that Wodehouse could be made a Companion of Honour.
		The question of an honour was raised again in 1971 when a senior official advising the Honours Committee, Stewart Milner-Barry, suggested it was "time to bury any remaining wartime hatchets".
		However Dean's successor in Washington, Lord Cromer, was equally opposed to the honour.
	wodehouse.ru /tt150802.htm (491 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Animal Health Trust Companion of Honour Awards offer the perfect opportunity to recognise companion animals that enhance our lives and happiness.
		The Companion of Honour scheme has been designed to provide a means of honouring dogs, cats and horses which have a special place in the minds and hearts of their owners.
		However you choose to recognise your pet, proceedings from the Companion of Honour scheme will go towards funding the pioneering work undertaken at the Trust.
	www.aht.org.uk /companion_honour/introduction.html (196 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		He was made a Companion of Honour in 1999.
		It is usual for former prime ministers to be honoured with the Order of Garter.
		Lady Mary Soames adds her latest honour to the damehood she received in 1980.
	www.hinduonnet.com /holnus/003200504240311.htm (235 words)

	W. Somerset Maugham - Penguin Group (USA) Authors - Penguin Group (USA)
		His position as one of the most successful playwrights on the London stage was being consolidated simultaneously.
		His first play, A Man of Honour (1903), was followed by a procession of successes just before and after the First World War.
		Somerset Maugham became a Companion of Honour in 1954.
	www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000021410,00.html?sym=BIO (240 words)

	Government of Barbados - Honours and Decorations
		A local system of national awards and honours which gives special recognition to citizens of Barbados who distinguish themselves in various fields of endeavour was instituted in November 1980.
		(b) Companion of Honour of Barbados (CHB): for distinguished national achievement and merit.
		This is exclusively for members of the Barbados Defence Force, the Royal Barbados Police Force, the Barbados Fire Service and the Prisons Service, in recognition of long and faithful service.
	www.barbados.gov.bb /bdoshonours.htm (278 words)

	Officials blocked Wodehouse honour
		It is similar to one in which an honour for Charlie Chaplin was also held up.
		The Foreign Office also put the argument that since Wodehouse had taken US citizenship, he could be honoured only for some service to British interests.
		In the words of one official: "The fact that Mr Wodehouse writes in English can scarcely be held to constitute services to this country." Eventually in 1974, it was decided that Wodehouse, who had never renounced his British citizenship, should be knighted.
	wodehouse.ru /bbc150802.htm (395 words)

	www.haroldpinter.org - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In announcing the award, Horace Engdahl, Chairman of the Swedish Academy, said that Pinter was an artist "who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms." Pinter will travel to Stockholm in December to accept the award.
		He has been awarded the Shakespeare Prize (Hamburg), the European Prize for Literature (Vienna), the Pirandello Prize (Palermo), the David Cohen British Literature Prize, the Laurence Olivier Award and the Moliere D'Honneur for lifetime achievement.
		In 1999 he was made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature.
	www.haroldpinter.org /home (793 words)

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		King George VI invested him with the Companion of Honour.
		He established the Governor General's Gold Medal for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1954, and the Massey Medal to recognize national exploration, development, and description of geography for the
		He had already been granted armorial bearings (a coat of arms) in 1926 by the Kings of Arms at the College of Arms in London, England.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Vincent_Massey (1093 words)

	Four Victorians awarded top honour. 26/01/2005. ABC News Online
		Four Victorians have been awarded the country's top honour - a Companion of the Order of Australia.
		He says it is an honour to have his work recognised in this way.
		Dr Hacker says she is delighted with the honour.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200501/s1289093.htm (545 words)

	Debrett's - A Guide to the Wearing of Orders, Decorations, Miniatures and Medals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(The Order of Merit and Companion of Honour Badge are not worn in Miniature.) The Badges of a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order or Imperial Service Order are worn in Miniature on a medal bar and not as a neck Badge.
		The full-size Badge, whether worn singly or mounted on a medal bar, is worn on the left side in the same manner with civilian dress as with uniform.
		Companions of the Distinguished Service Order or Imperial Service Order wear their Insignia in this manner and not as a neck decoration.
	www.debretts.co.uk /etiquette/wearing_orders.html (2063 words)

	Focus on Pinter
		In 1960, his second full length play made his reputation, and he followed with several plays including The Homecoming (1965), a winner of the NY Drama critics Award, and Tony Award.
		In 2002 he was made a Companion of Honour for services to literature.
		In an anti-war meeting at the House of Commons in November 2002 Pinter joined the world-wide debate over the war against Iraq.
	www.billbrandt.com /Shop/Focus/focusonpinter.html (167 words)

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