THE NEW FRENCH CABINET

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1016, 19 November 1917, Page 5

THE NEW FRENCH CABINET

(Reuter's Telegram.) Received November 19. 9 a.in. PARIS. Nov. 16. M. C'Jemenceau has formed-a Cabinet, which ’includes: Premier and Minister for war, M. Glemenceau; Minister for-Justice, M. flails; Foreign Minister, M. Pichon; Minister for the Interior, M. Paris, and Imnance, M. Klotz; (Minister . for Mayme, M. Georges Leyqucs; Munster for Commerce, M. Cl aiieillc; (Minister for Mum-1 tions.' M. Loucheur; Minister for Colonics, M. Simon. PARIS, Nov. 17. The Ministry also includes: M. Colliard (Labour), M. Jounart (Blockade), _ M. dean Ncmoy (General Administration), M. Camille (Works). REPUBLICAN groups concentrated. TolGgr»m.) Received November 19, 9 a.m. PARIS, Nov. 18. The new Ministry is a concentration of the Republican groups to the exclusion ol the Conservatives, Royalists and Socialist*. M. Clemenccau. as President of the Senate’s Army Committee, is one of the best informed men in France on the military situation, and has always demanded greater energy in the prosecution of the war. POLITICAL CENSORSHIP ABOLISHED. Received November 19, 10.50 a.m. PARIS, Nov. IC. M Glemenceau Government is maintainin'' military and diplomatic censorship, but is abolishing political censorship. Newspapers will bo free to publish all doeuincnts they obtain and nave full liberty at criticism. THE AIR MINISTRY. lord coworav resigns. (United Service.) LONDON. Nov. 17. _ fxird Cowdray is resigning from the Air Board Jlo protests that a letter written bv Lord Northcliffe was Ids first intimation that Mr Lloyd George was seeking a successor. LORD COWDRAY AND LLOYD GEORGE. Received November 19, 9.20 a.m LONDON, Nov. 18. Lord Cowdray in a letter to Mr Lloyd George says the publication of the letter wherein Lord NorlhclifV refused Mr Lloyd George’s oiler to become Air Minister hj the first iutimatum that you desired a change, consequently you cannot be surprised to receive mv resignation. . lie add. that when Mr Lloyd George appointed hi'." as Air Minister, he explained that the An Ministry was to formed with a status equal to that of the Admiralty and Mai Office and advised him of the difficulties ol co-ordinating the naval and military air services: also that the increased supply of aircraft demanded immediate attention. He submitted a solution of _ the problems within four weeks of Ids appomtmen which was embodied in the Air Service Bill winch provides the desired result, lie churns that since his appointment the arms of the air forces have been increased threefold. CONSTANTINE’S DUPLICITY. M. VENIZELOS IN LONDON. (E-anter’e Telegram 0 LONDON, Nov. 17. M Vonizclos had an enthusiastic reception at the Mansion House, where he was met by Mr Balfour, Lord Curzon, andi Hr " ; Churchill, who paid a tribute to \cmzolos firrht for the Allied cause and for freedom. °M Veuizelos, replying, said that a great majority of the Greeks disapproved of exKing Constantine’s treacherous policy, and no British setback would alter the faith of , Greece in their ultimate victory. If his policy, which the Crown had set aside, had boon carried out, (he occupation of Gallipoli would have been accomplished m a week. The moral effect on Constantinople would have been such that a separate pea.ee u itn Turkey would have resulted, and the straits would have been opened to the Allies, ; enabling them to equip Russia, whose I»R> defeat would thus have boon avoided. Bui- ! traria would not then have dared to moAe against the entents, and peace might ’ have been secured. AIR RAIDS ON GALLIPOLI AND CONSTANTINOPLE. LONDON, Nov. 17. i The Press Bureau reports; During recent J air ruid.s on Gallipoli and Constantinople, the naval air service, assisted by a Greek ngval unit, bombed, both by day and night, warehouses and aerodromes, with seaplanes at Gagara. the Turkish camp at Bulair, and 1 attacked the cruiser Goebon, causing an exf plosion and fire. The raiders twice hit the War Otfioe.