FOUR LABOUR MEMBERS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 25 August 1931, Page 5

FOUR LABOUR MEMBERS

NEW CABINET RUMOURS

TOTAL TWELVE OR FOURTEEN

OFFICIAL STATEMENT AWAITED

Deceived 10.30 a.m. to-day

LONDON,

Aug. 24

An official announcement lias been made from Buckingham Palace: “His Majesty lias invited Mr MacDonald,Mr Baldwin and Sir Herbert Samuel to Buckingham Palace to give consideration to the formation of a national Government. A full announcement will be made later.”

Air j. Hi. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, states that he is in the new Cabinet. It is understood that three other Labour Ministers, including Mr Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will accompany Mr MacDonald in the new Cabinet, which will he small and will probably number 32 or 14.

“I am, not surprised at that,” commented Mr Lloyd George when informed a national government was being formed. It is understood that Mr Lloyd George’s health will exclude him from the Cabinet.

CAUSE or PINAL SPILT

OUT IN DOLE PAYMENT

LABOUR. OPPOSITION EXPECTED

deceived 10.30 a.m. to-day

LONDON, Aug. 26. It is stated that the Labour Cabinet finally split on a proposed cut of 2s a. week in dole payments and it is expected that Mr Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Secretary, will lead a Labour opposition when Parliament meets.

Labour circles estimate that not more than 50 Labour members will support Mr MacDonald’s new Government. Mr MacDonald, smiling .broadly to the assembled crowd on his way to the Palace, said: “The crisis is ended.”

TRIBUTE FROM GERMANY

SECOND MINISTRY'S RECORD.

LMIiRNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

deceived II a.m. to-day

BERLIN. Aug. 24

Tin* British political crisis monopolises the attention in the newspapers, file “ Ynrwaerts” says that the fall of the Mar Donald Government is tragic, but Ids second Ministry will occupy a glorious place in Ihe history of the l.a'> i.iiir movement. Its achievement in promoting i n tern a t iona I understand]"n g would live* long, and Germany was particularly grateful for its support of the I’hiii el an rI era eua t i on.