FEDERAL POLITICS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15421, 28 October 1915, Page 9

FEDERAL POLITICS.

» MR FISHER UECOMES HIGH CO3DILSSIOXER. MR HUGHES PRLME MINISTER. OTHER CABINET CHANGES. (Dy Cable.—ProEs Association.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Octobcr 2G. After to-day's Cabinet meeting it was announced that Mr Fisher had accepted tho High Commissioitorsbip and hail resigned his soat for Wido Bay and his position as Prime Minister. The caucus elceted Mr Hughes loader of tho party, and is considering the reconstruction of the Cabinet. MELBOURNE, October 27. Tho meeting of tho Ministerial caucus for the re-elcction of tho Ministry resulted in tho rejection of tho Hon. W. D. Archibald (Minister of Home Affairs) and tho Hon. W. G. Spenco (Postmaster-General), owing to their stand recently mado against unions. The vacant places will l>o filled by Messrs W. Webster (member for Gwydir. Queensland), Kins; O'Malley (member lor Darwin, Tasmania), and W. (i. Iligps (member for Caprirxirnia, •Queensland). " l'arliamerit will onen to-<lay. Tho ! most important, work of tho session will !bp the authorisation of a further £•20,000,000 loan. THE NEW MINISTRY. (Ilcccived October 27th, 10.30 p.m.) 31ELBOURNE, Octobcr 27. The Ministry has been completed as follows: — Mr W. M. Hughe;-, Prime Minister j and Attorney-G. neral. | .Senator G. I". IVa:ce, Minister of j Defence. Mr F. G. Tudor, Mini-.iter of Custom?. Mr li. Mnhon, Minister of External Affairs. Mr J. A. Jensen, Minister of til® i vr. j Mr W. G. Hi?Ks. Treasurer, j Mr King O'Malley, .Minister cf Homo Affairs. Mr W. Webster. Postmaster-General. J Soz-ator A. Gardinr-r. Vice-Prcsidont ; of the Executive Council. Snjiator T.". J. Rus;c!l, Assistant Minister. ! In tho House, Mr Hughes announced ! tltf? Mini-trv. Tho Ho'.ise. ndjourned till f-morrow to enable tbe Ministry to consider its business. ENGLISH COMMENT. LONDON. October 26. The newspaper comments aro favourable to Mr Fisher's appointment as I Hish many newspapers publish photographs. The "Evening Sews" re-publishes the silly story of his attending a function at Westminster Abbey in a tweed suit, thus intentionally defying the conventions. It also refers to the Stead interview with Mr Fisher on Imperial relations.