FRANCE’S NEW MINISTRY

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 November 1934, Page 7

FRANCE’S NEW MINISTRY

LED BY M. FLANDIN SHORT LIFE PREDICTED [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] PARIS, November 9. M. Flandin has formed a Ministry. The new Cabinet has officially been announced as follows:-— Premier: —M. Flandin. Foreign Affairs:—M. Laval. Finance: —M. Germain Martin. Marine:—M. Pietri. Air:—General Denain. Colonies: —M. Rollin. Pensions: —M. Rivollet. Justice: —M. Pernot. Interior:—M. Regnier. Education:—M. Mallarne. War:—General Maurin. Public Works: —M. Roy. Commerce: —M. Merchaneau. Agriculture: —M. Cassez. Labour:—M. Jacquier. Post Office:—M. Mendel. Mercantile Marine: —M. Ibertrand. Health: —M. Queuille. There are two Ministers without portfolios, M. Herriot and M. Marin. The new Cabinet is one balanced similarly to M. Doumergue’s. M. Flaudin, in announcing the names, said: “The truce continues. The differences have been forgotten.” IN THE DEPUTIES. PARIS, November 9.

To-day a brief session of the Chamber of Deputies ended with cries from the Left of “Down with assassins!” and shouts -from the Right and the Centre of “Vive Doumergue!” The meeting to-day of the Doumergue Ministry, despite the mechanical procedure, did not lack drama, inasmuch as it turned the last page of the last chapter of the public service of Papa Doumergue, whose wife quietly awaited him outside of his office, while he cleared up his papers preparatory to handing over to M. Flandin. Lobbyists declare that the pre-truce days of three-months’ Cabinets have returned. M. Flandin is the youngest Premier in the history of the French Republic. He is 45 years of aget He stands six feet six inches high. - Marshal Petain assured M. Flandin. of his goodwill. CALM AT PARIS. PARIS, November 9. The police have been reinforced in the city, which remains comparatively quiet, except for parading bands of students and bands of members of Youth Organisations, whom the police keep moving. The Croix De Feu organisation of the ex-soldiers is calm. It refrains from having meetings and speeches. The organisation will give anyone with a clean political reputation a chance, but there is no guarantee that a hurriedly-formed stop-gap Ministry will outlast a few weeks. The French patriotic organisations, though they are not mobilised, stand to attention, and are awaiting events. L’Action Francaise organisation are preparing two demonstrations.