BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

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FURTHER MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.

{Received this (lav at 0.0 a.m.) LONDON', Jan. 21. Additional Ministerial appointments aro: - •Minister lor Pensions, Mr I'. O. .Roberts. Altorney-Gciioral. .Mr Patrick llust-

Solicitor-General, .Mr 11. 11. Slesser. Financial Secretary to the Treasury, .Mi' William Graham, y Financial Secretary to Hie War Office, Mr John James Lawson. Parliamentary Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Whip, Mr Pen Spoor. The following are the Under-Secre-taries:— War, Major C. R. Artlee. Colonies, Mr Sydney Arnold. Foreign Affairs. Mr Arthur l-onson-

■f Home Olfiee, Mr John Davies. Scottish Health, Mr James Stewart. The following are the Parliamentary Secretaries:— Admiralty, Mr Ammon Agriculture, Mi Walter 11. Smith. Hoard of Trade, Mr A. V. Alex ntier.

Education, Mr .Morgan Jones. Health, .Mr Arthur Green wood. Labour, .Miss Margaret Ilonfield. Mines, .Mr E. Sbimvell. Overseas Trade, -Mr William Dunn. All the foregoing are Commoners with the exception of Mr Sydney ir- * Mold. LORD CHELMSFORD'S CON.MTTONS. tliis (lav at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 21. Interviewed by a “Daily Herald” representative, Lord Chelmsford seated that lie did not agree to accept office until lie was satisfied that the immediate policy of Hie Labour Party was such as lie could reasonably help to promote. A TWO HOUR MEETING. LONDON, Jan. 21. A communique states that a meeting of the Cabinet lasted two hours when preliminary decisions were taken regarding a number of questions, including unemployment, housing, agriculture and those affecting the rxservice men, with a' view to effecting immediate improvements in the administration and the working out of details of the policy to he aim eineod when Parliament meets. PREMIER'S DAUGHTER. LONDON, Jan, 21. The Prime Minister. Mr Ramsay MacDonald, who is a widower, lias a studious pretty girl for his eldest daughter. She lias, rosy dimpled cheeks. At the invitation of Mrs Raklwin, wife of the ex-Premier, .Miss MacDonald, who is twenty years of age, visited No 10. Downing St. A Iterwards she said to a representative of the “Daily Express”—Of course f

.. shall lie lather's hostess. AY by not ? I ' am twenty, though people always think viumcer. It will lie an interesting experience. I am awl idly proud of my lather! I have been at the Domestic Science College, hut I may finish there soon. I have been studying laundry work, housewifery, and cooking, hut \ prefer science and physics. I think f shall like Number 10. which is a nice place, but awfully complicated. I- I dec ' old fashioned novels best. I do not like dancing, but I am fond of music, golf, and hockcx. lady a stop.- angry. THE RIGHI'2 OF WOMEN. —'■ .Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDCkv January 21. “T am certain that if any man had done as much work for the party as Miss Bondfield. he would lmvo been a member of the Cabinet,” said Lady Astor, in an angry speech at a reccpi ion tendered to the women members „f the House of Commons by the Society for Equal Citizenship. Lady Astor'added that every woman in the country, irrespective of party had been hoping" that Miss Bondfield would lie a Cabinet Minister. Continuing, Lady Astor said:— “Me an all bitterly disappointed at the omission. It is a sign that women have still to fight againt the prejudice of the people. It is said that Miss Bondfield was omitted: because of the want of Parliamentary experience. I Know some Cabinet Ministers, whose preliminary experience is not to their credit.”

Miss Doreen Jewson (Labour member for Norwich) said that the Labour Party was really anxious to appoint women. She knew that Miss Bondfield did not want to enter the Cabinet. It v as a tremendous advance to have women in the Clovermnent and they all plight rejoice thereat.