BRITISH CABINET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 January 1939, Page 5

BRITISH CABINET

THE NEW APPOINTMENTS

SOME INTERESTING QUESTIONS

RAISED, DEFENCE AND AGRICULTURE. (British Official Wireless.; (Received This Day, 10.13 a.m.) RUGBY. January 30. Chief interest in the cabinet changes centres in the appointment of Lord Chatfield as Minister for Defence and Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, as Minister for Agriculture. Lord Chatfield, who at present is in India, where he has just completed his work as chairman of the Committee on Indian Defence, is expected to return to London at the end of the week. The newspapers recall that he won an outstanding reputation as First Sea Lord, and “The Times” remarks that his experience on the staff of the three services fits him most obviously to co-ordinate them now.

Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith's appointment has aroused special interest as he is an ex-President of the National Farmers’ Union, where has has been active in criticisms of the Government’s agricultural policy. Interviewed last night, he said he believed agriculture could and would be placed on a sound and prosperous footing. , PRIVY COUNCIL SEALS TO BE EXCHANGED • TOMORROW. (Received This Day, 10.13 a.m.) RUGBY, January 30. Their Majesties will return on Wednesday from Sandringham and the King will hold a privy council on Thursday, at which it is expected, that the ministers affected by the recent Cabinet changes will exchange seals of office.

MR R. S. HUDSON.

RESIGNATION TENDERED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 30. Mr R. S. Hudson, secretary for Overseas Trade, has offered his resignation to Mr Nevile Chamberlain, who declined to accept it before consideration.

CABINET COMMITTEE.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.13 a.m.) RUGBY, January 30

There was a meeting today of the Cabinet Committee which was attended by Mr Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Colonial Secretary, the President of the Board of Trade, the President of the Board of Education and the new Chancellor of Lancaster as well as his successor at the Ministry of Agriculture.