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POLITICAL, municipal, industrial, and philanthropic activities are liberally represented in the list of Birthday Honours published on Tuesday, but science and other intellectual interests receive scant recognition. There are six new privy councillors, six new baronets, and thirty-two new knights in the list. Among the privy councillors is Sir Henry Roscoe, F.R.S., and among those who have received the honour of knighthood are Prof. W. A. Tilden, F.R.S., and Mr. E. H. Shackleton, the leader of the recent Antarctic expedition. Prof. A. H. Church, F.R.S., has, been appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. (K.C.V.O.). Mr. T. L. Heath has been promoted to be Knight Commander of the Bath (K.C.B.), and Dr. Sven Hedin has been appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Indian Empire (K.C.I.E.).