ANOTHER MINISTRY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 110, 15 June 1914, Page 7

ANOTHER MINISTRY.

FRENCH POLITICAL CRISIS.

M. VIVTANI NEW PREMIER.

By C«ble. —Press Association.—Copyright. PARIS, June 14.

M. Ribot having been defeated on a motion of no-confidence, a new Ministry has been formed by M. Viviani as follows: "

M. Viviani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Malay, Minister of the Interior. M. Bienvenu Martin, Minister of Justice. M. Noulens, Minister of Finance. M. Messing, Minister of War. M. Gautier, Minister of Marine. • The first business of the Cabinet; will be the floating Of a £36,000^000. four per cent, loan at 99. e

THREE HOtmS OF TUMULT.

HOW M. RIBOT WAS DEFEATED,

PARIS, June 13

The crisis is considered to be the most serious in the history of the Republic, marking 'an open conflict between M; Poincare arid the majority of the Re* publicans and- Socialists, and also increasing the divergence between the Senate and the Chamber.

When M. Ribot began to explain his policy ,u the Radicdls and Socialists started an almost continuous chorus of inter-,: ruption.": The: speech' "was heard .^in ariatches. ' •

After three hours of tumult, a : no-, confidence motion -was carried. . . ,

vards, of -'Down with trienniuw!'', being mingled: with '' Vive 1 'Arm£e! "!■ and ' f Vive Poineare!'' j The rpoliee cleared , the streets.

EXCHEQUER NEARLY EMPTY.

' 4 WHAT WILL RUSSIA SAY f''

; The Budget for the .present year has not been voted. The Exchequer lis nearly empty. There was an initial deficit of £24,000,000, and nothing has been done to provide the £38,000,000 needed to pay the recent Army increase. The' question '' What will Russia say f " is much canvassed, as three years' service is.; France.'s pledge to -Russia. ,

OBJECT or THE OPPOSITION.

SUBJECTION OF THE PRESIDENT

The object of the Opposition in defeating the Ministry is. to compel M, Poineare to submit to their dictation, or make room for a more malleable President. , ; ... ' j the first tim<j ,i,n the history of ! the Republic . that a; Government has [been overthrown on its initial appear-, anee. ; RUSSIA'S EXPECTATIONS. OBLIGATIONS OF HER ALLY. (Received June 15, 8.30 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 14. An article in the ''Gazettedala Bourse," wWeh is attributed to General Sukhomlinoffj the Minister of W&r states that Russia has a right to expect her ally to fulfil her obligations. R\issi£" lias increased her peace footing t'O 2,300,000, and lias a right to expect 770,000 from France.

REPLY FROM FBANCB.

THREE YEARS' SERVICE,

PARIS, June 14.

* M. ' NViulens states that the three years' military service system will be maintained.

; i bvbnt of great gravity.

COST TO FRANCE AND EUROPE.

"Times'' and "Sydney Sun" Service*. " (Received June 15, 8 a.m.)

LONDON, June 14,

The Times, *■* in a leadfer, says:— resignation isan .event of great gravity, and it may have very: serious results "both on France and Europe; ; There is reason to fear that that Cabinet was the last hope of saving France, from one of those periods of vacillation and uncertainty which, in the past, have cost herself and Europe so dearly.