THE BRITISH CABINET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 93, 14 January 1919, Page 5

THE BRITISH CABINET

ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS

CAUSTIC NEWSPAPER CRITICISMS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. January 13j 7.20 p.m.) London, January 11. Tho following additional appointments to the Cabinet are announced:— EARL CURZONj. Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House- of Lords. MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL (L.), Secretary of State for. War and Air Minister. SIB. ALBERT STANLEY (U.), President,of the Board of Trade. LORD PROTHERO, President of tho Board of Agriculture. ' MR, H. A. L. FISHER (C), President of tho Board of Education. LORD WEIR, Ministry of Munitions, which is to become the Ministry of Supply. MR, G. H. ROBERTS (Lab.), Food Minister. ' SIR JOSEPH MACLAY, Shipping Controller. ■ ' MR. R,. S. HORNE (C), Minister of Labour. . SIR WORTHINGTON EVANS (U.), Minister of Pensions. SIR ALFRED MOND (L.), First Commissioner of Works. i SIR ER.NEST POLLOCK (U.), ; So-Hcitor-General. MR. A. H. ILLING-WORTH (L.), Postmaster-General. VISCOUNT FRENCH, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. , • SIR. HAMAR, GREENWOOD (L.), Under-Socretary to the Homo Office. ■ The Government proposes to establish a. Ministry-of'Ways and Communications, which,' if adopted, Sir Eric Geddes will control.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, TWO NEW PEERS. (Bee. January 14, 7.20 p.m.) ■ London, January 11. . Mr. R. B. Prothero and A. Weir Sir William Weir) have been raised to the Peerage.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I ' ' ____ OPINIONSJDFJHE PRESS "MANY PALPABLE MISFITS." (Rec. January 13, 7.20 p.m.) '. . London, January 11. "The Times," in a leading "article, .states: "The new Cabinet iB merely a reshuffle. There are many palpable misfits, and a pervading air of staleness. , The Cabinet is probably intended as a stop-gap during the Peace Conference, pending the launching of a reconstruction policy, but Mr. ' Lloyd George has gravely shaken confidence in his power of choosing and placing men." ' ' ■

Tho "Daily Mail," in a leader, says: "Tho'old influence is too strong for Mr. Lloyd George. Many, of the appointments are purely political."—"The Times." .