FRENCH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1934, Page 5

FRENCH POLITICS

A NEW CABINET

THE PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED.

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

PARIS, November 9,

A Ministry lias been formed by M. FJandin, who at 45 years of age, is th? youngest Premier in the history of the French Republic. He is six feiet'six inches in height. ' • TK® personnel of the New Cabinet is' 1 aa' follows: ' , ’ Premier--H. Flandin. Foreign Minister—M. Laval. ! Ffpanoe—M. Germain Martin. Marine—M.‘ Pietri. riAir—General Denain. 'Colonies —AI. Rollin. . Pensions—M. Rivoller. Justice —M. Pernot. ’ The ' Interior—M. Regnier. Edudation—M. -Mallarne. War—General Maurin. Public ■ Works—M. Ro£. Cppimerce—M. Merchaneau. Agriculture—M. Cassez.' Labour—Al. Jacquier. Post Office—M. Mendel. - Mercantile Marine—Al. Ibertrand. Health—M. Queuille:

:• There Ore two without pdrtfoiios., M. Herriot and AL Alarin. .The new Cabinet is* '6ii& balanced similarly to 7'M; Dmlmergue’s. AI. piAndin, - in anftbuneiifg ’The names, said: ■' 1 ‘The -triftSfei cofiiti fhresp The differences have ’heen forgotten ’

Ailuiii' r I. POLICE REINFORCED IN PARIS

DOUAIERGUE’S. r FINAL CHAPTER

PARTS, rsNovember 9. rThe, police ..haveriheeri*;reinforced, in the 1 : city) which T remainsj eoiftparatively qiiiet, except for parading bands of., students ' asfd ‘•• bands ''6£u members

tof > yMth /Organ i saiions, whom the police keep moving. "' ; , ' The Croix De Fetfi' organisation of ex-soldiers , is cahn. -' It refrains from haying mee'tine.s and - ■ speeches. The organisation* will give ! - anyone with ia olehn political reputation I ' (fr chance, but there' is '• no that a hurriedly-forn\edy' ; stop-gap Ministry will.outlast a few weeks. - * The Ftencli- patriotic: organisations, though .they are not biobilised, stand to' attention. and: 'are awaiting events.

L’Aetioh.. Franchise organisation are preparing two demonstrations. Vrn>: \ To-day there , was a brief . session off the Chamber ofirDermties; It ended, with-'pries from! the Left of. “Down with (assassins!’’.* and shouts from the;.-Right and th|S Centre of “Vive Loumergue!” !. '.The meeting to-day- of:'the Doumergue Ministry, de-pite the mechanical procedure, did , not lack drama, inasmtfdb fast it turned' the last page of ;the c laH chapter of the public service df Papa , Poumerque, •■whose wife quietly awaited., him, outside of, his office- while he cleared.,up hi s papers prepa r Atory ; .to Landing over to AI. Flandin on ’ Friday. ; •/, ~,