BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 212, 20 May 1915, Page 5

BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

■BEING RECONSTRUCTED. i (By' Telegraph.—-Press 4 ' A aseciation.) f, i .. ,r (Heed, 10,25 aim) ; s ’ LONDON, May 19 Mr Asquith, in the House of Commons, said he was contemplating a reconstruction of the'Government on a broader personal ahd political basis. It-would not affect ther Premiership, .the Foreign Office or the War policy. «- :v GOVERNWENT^CHANGES. 'LEADER’S EXPLANATION. T di ; (Reed. 10 a.m.) : ro cc; -T LONDON. May 18. Questioned respecting censoring in the; Australian Pres s of news which was'-published in London, on behalf of Mr ‘ Harcourt, he replied that the rerested with the Commonwealth-' Go^rnmenf^ ! , , } . ■ Mr^Lloyd l George, in reply to a quessfeid that action taken since the Hth' March :i was effective In every respectin' preventing information reach, ing the"‘Germans.

“ Mr' Asquith""in th e House of Commons' Said a’hy reconstruction of the presebf'Goverhment was.for the purpose' of-the '.war alone and must not be taken as indicating anything in the nature of surrender or compromise of anybody’s political purposes and ideals Mr Bonar Law said the Opposition’s sole consideration was the finishing of the war. They must leave out of their minds all considerations, political or otherwise. \ ~ . . s

BRITISH CABINET CHANGES. FORMATION OF NATIONAL | GOVERNMENT. ’’ LONDON, May 19. The Daily" Chronicle says a National Government is being formed. The resignations will include:— Viscount Haldanei—Lord Chancellor. Hon, L. V. Harcourt—Colonial Secretary. Hoh. A. Birrell —Chief Secretary for Ireland. Hon. Lucas—President of the Board of Agriculture. Lord Beauchamp—Lord President of the Council.. Hon. J. A. Pease—President of the Board of Education. The new Ministers will include:— The Hon Bonar Law—Leader of the . Opposition. .!( The Hon. A. J. Balfour —Prime MinVfiater of two Unionist Administrations from 1902 to 1905. 'The Hon. Austen Chamberlain—A member of Mr. Balfour's reconstructed Ministry (1903 to 1905). The Earl of DerbyM&n ex-6overnor General of Canada- and a colleague of Mr. Balfour. The Hon. Whiter Long—A veteran Unionist Mitiiktet' ! and colleague of Lord Salisbury r Mtid Mr. Balfour. .The HonJF. ‘E. Smith—A distinguished member' of the Unionist Party. At the outbreak of the war he acted as Press Censor.

: }iV SIB JOHN FISHER WILL ALSO RESIGN. ; !-■ LONDON, May 19. The'Standard says that Mr, Churchill's resignation will be fallowed by Sir John Fisher ’a. Mr. Asquith is strenuously trying, to to tain Sir John Fisher without dosing Mr. -.Churchill. PROBABLE .APPOINTMENT, '' * LONDON, May 19. The 'Daily .- Gbrotllele says tho Hon. HarceurChs likely to -succeed Lord, Har* disge As •'fleerot” of India.