THE FRENCH CABINET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10604, 5 November 1910, Page 4

THE FRENCH CABINET.

£By Er.ECTKIO TEIiIiOItAFII —CorYItICHT.] (Peii Press Association.) Received November 4, :it 1.00 p.m. , Paris, November 4. M. Briand has re-formed the Ministry, retaining the Premiership aad portfolios of Interior and Works; M. Girard will be Ministei for Justice: j\J. Pichon, Foreign Allairs: General Lc Bran, ,War; Admiral Lapeycro, Mar.ine: M. Maurice Faure, Education; M. Klotz, Finance"; M. Jean, Deputy, Commerce; M. Lafl'erere, Labor; M. Puccli, Public Works. M. Millerand declined the port [olio ofiPublic AVorks owing to M. Briand refusing to promise that the Ministerial programme should not include a denial of the light of coalition to employees in the public scrvic.n. It is expected that 31. Briand will amend the trade union laws in the direction of imposing specially /penalties,on any association organising a stoppage of the means of public communication and exciting to sabotage or practising intimidation. ;