MOTHER COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12063, 19 July 1917, Page 2

MOTHER COUNTRY.

MINISTERIAL CHANGES. WINSTON CHURCHILL IN MINISTRY. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association nd Reuter. LONDON. July 17. An official message gives the following Ministerial appointments: Sir Edward Carson—Member of War Cabinet, without- portfolio. Dr Addison—Minister of Reconstruction. without portfolio. Hon Edwin S. Montagu—Secretary for India. . '-f;: Mr Winston Churchill —Ministoj of Munitions. - Sir Erie Campbell Geddes—First Lord of the Admiralty. (Sir Edward Carson was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty when Mr Lloyd George, formed his Cabinet, and Dr Addison at that time was promoted to the post of Minister of Munitions. The Hon E. S. Montagu was Minister of Munitions in Mr Asquith's Coalition Ministry, retiring when Mr Lloyd George became Prime Minister- Mr Winston Churchill, after retiring from the Admiralty, became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, but soon retired to go to the front.. On his re r turn he attacked Mr Balfour's administration of Admiralty affairs on several occasions. Sir Eric Campbell Geddes was Deputy-Director-General of Munitions until early this year, when he was appointed Controller of the Navv with tho temporary rank of YiceAdmiral.)

THE KING'S TITLES

GERMAN HONOURS DISCARDED,

LONDON. July 17. 'The King has relinquished all German titles and dignities.

ALIEN PEERS

BILL BEFORE COMMONS

LONDON, July 18

The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Titles Deprivation Bill, affecting the Dukes of Albany and Cumberland. Sir George Cave said that the Bill redeemed the late Government's promise to end rhe scandal of subjects of an enent.v Power remaining in the British peerage,

AIR RAID CASUALTIES

DANGER FROM SHRAPNEL

LONDON, July 17

In the House of Commons an announcement was made that the British aeroplane casualties iu the raid on July 7 were two pilots killed and one wounded, and an observer killed. Tho enemy destroyed two aeroplanes and two others fell. The casualties due to tho British shrapnel were sufficiently serious to emphasise the importance of taking cover.

SHIPPING PROFITS

DISCUSSION IN COMMONS

LONDON, July 17.«

The question of the treatment of shipowners again arose during the discussion of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons. The trend of the speeches was similar to Mr Bonar Law's recent exposure of the large profits. Mr C. P. Houston twitted Mr Bonar Law with having pocketed profits for two years when ho might have taken action and then having turned King's evidence.

Mr E. R. Bartlcy Dennis stated that in 1916 the British shipping profits were £355,000,000, an average of 6£ percent.

FINANCE BILL PASSED

LONDON, July 17, The third reading of the Finance Bill •was carried. 1

FIGHTERS' PAY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, July 18. The Federation of Trade Unions is circularising members of Parliament urging them to support the Labour Party's motion to increase the pay of soldiers and sailors by 200 per cent. APPEAL TO WORKERS. THE SUBMARINE MENACE. Reuter'o Telegrams. LONDON. July 17. The Iron and Steel Trades Confederation has received a message signed by Sir Edward Carson and Sir John Jellicoe impressing on them the seriousness of the position arising from submarining by a determined enemy who had set himself to blockade Britain and destroy merchantmen bringing food for the people and supplies for the Army. " We need all our resources to prevent the threatening starvation. The enemy knows this and has staked everything thereon. If he succeeds victory will rest, with him. If he fails his defeat is certain. The only two weapons we can use are both forged in the shipyards. One is a class of warships enabling the Navy to hunt and destroy submarines, and the other is the replacing of sunken merchantmen. These weapons must be used together. Upon the men in the shipyards and the engineering shops depends the output of them." The letter appeals to the men to sparo no efforts to produce the weapons to win the. war.