THE BRITISH MINISTRY.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6494, 14 April 1908, Page 5

THE BRITISH MINISTRY.

PERSONNEL 0E THE ASQUITH CABINET. TWO NEW PEERS. PREFERMENT FOR MR WINSTON CHURCHILL. (By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright.—Received, April 13. 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. Mr Asquith’s now Cabinet is officially announced. Mr John Morley and Sir Henry Fowler are given seats in tihe House of Lords, with the title of Viscount. They retain their present portfolios. The personnel of the reconstructed Cabinet is as under: — MINISTERS WITH CABINET RANK Mr H. H. ASQUITH Prime Minister. Lord LOREBURN Lord High Chancellor. Lord TWBEDMOUTH ... Lord President of the Council. Marquis of EIPON Lord Privy Seal. Mr H. H. ASQUITH First Lord of the Treasury. Mr REGINALD MoKENNA, ICO. ... First Lord of the Admiralty. Mr D. LLOYD-GEIORGE ... . ... Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr SYDNEY 0. BUXTON Postmaster-General. SECRETARIES 0E STATE Mr HERBERT J. GLADSTONE ... Home Affairs. Sir EDWARD GREY Foreign Affaire. Earl of CREWE Colonies. Mr RICHARD BURDON HALDANE War. Viscount MORLEY India. Mr JOHN SINCLAIR Scotland. # Air AUGUSTINE BIRRELL Ireland. PRESIDENTS OF COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL Mr WINSTON CHURCHILL ... Board of Trade. Mr JOHN BURNS Local Government Board. Earl CARRINGTON Agriculture. Mr WALTER RUNCIMAN Education. MINISTERS WITHOUT SEATS IN THE CABINET PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES Mr HERBERT SAMUEL Home Office. Lord FXTZMAURICE Foreign Office. Lord LUCAS War. Mr F. D. ACLAND Financial Secretary for War. Mr T. R. BUCHANAN ... ... India. Mr H. E. K.EARLEY ... Board of Trade. Mr T. J. MACNAMARA Local Government Board. Mr T. LOUGH Education. Sir W. S. ROBSON Attorney-General. TREASURY v Mr J. A. PEASE, Mr J. H. LEWIS, Mr J. H. WHITLEY (unpaid), Captain 0. W. NORTON Junior Lords. SCOTLAND Mr THOMAS SHAW ... ... ... Lord Advocate. Mr ALEXANDER URB ... ... Solicitor-General. IRELAND Earl of ABERDEEN ... ... ... Lord-Lieutenant. Sir SAMUEL WALKER ... ... Lord Chancellor. Mr R. R. CHERRY ... ... ... Attorney-General. Mr RBDMOiND BARRY ... ... Solicitor [The name of the new Under-Secretary for the Cbloniea is omitted from the cable message.] THE NEW LORD 0F THE ADMIRALTY RE-ELECTION NOT NECESSARY. Mr McKenna, who vacates the Presidency of the Board of Education to become First Lord of the Admiralty, will not have to seek re-election, as he already held a seat in the Cabinet. MR HOBHOUSE. It is expected that Mr Charles E. H. Hohhouse (Under - Secretary for India) will become Financial Secretary to the Treasury. PROMOTION DECLINED. Mr Herbert Samuel (Under-Secretary to the Home Office) declined promotion, preferring to pilot hie Children’s Bill. LORD MOBLEY’S HEALTH. Viscount Morley informs his constituents that the state of his health compelled him to choose between resigning office and withdrawing from the House of Commons. He chose tho latter course, at the instance of his colleagues. ME WINSTON CHURCHILL, PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING STRUGGLE. A FIGHTING MANIFESTO. Mr Churchill, whose promotion to Cabinet rank renders it necessary for him to seek re-election, has issued a fighting manifesto to his constituents asking for a renewal of confidence. He reiterates his adherence to free trade. Mr Churchill promises a railway from .the Victoria to the Albert Nyanza, in Central Africa, opening up great potentialities for the cotton industry. Mr Churchill indicates that all social reform and . commercial efficiency wait on tho passage of the Licensing Bill in its entirety. Ho declares the Government is perfectly willing to consider amendments to its proposals in regard to education, provided schools maintained out of public funds are amenable to public control and State-paid teachers are not subject to religious tests. He admits that special types of schools are needed for ihe children of Catholics and Jews. THE VOICE OF THE PRESS COMMENTS ON MR ASQUITH’S SELECTIONS. The “Chronicle” says:—Apart from the loss of Sir H. O. Bannerman, the reshuffling of offices and the introduction of now blood have undoubtedly strengthened the Government. “The Times” says:—The Cabinet is distinctly stronger and more compact. Lord Crowe’s appointment tends to secure harmonious relations with the colonies, hut since he is unable to make concessions in the way of preferential tariff treatment, his tenure is unlikely to be a conspicuous success. Hr Churchill has yet to win the confidence of business men, since briDiant rhetoric does not go far. “The Times” adds that Lord Elgin declined a Marquisate. Lord Crewe will be leader of the House of lords. The “ Telegraph ” says:—lMir Asquith is no Little Englander, but his uncompromising Oobdenism will bar the way with regard to the paramount problem of relations between the oversea dominions and the Motherland. The “Daily News” remarks:—Mr Asquith has a great opportunity, but ho needs great courage. .