25 AUGUST 1917, Page 2

Mr. Hodge has succeeded Mr. Barnes as Minister of Pensions.

Tim Ministry of Laborer, thus vacated, has been assigned to Mr. C. H. Roberts, the Labour Member for Norwich, and Mr. Roberts's piece as Parliamentary Secretary to the Hoard of Trade ham been taken by Mr. G. J. Wardle, the Labour Member for Stockport,

who acted as Chairman of the Labour Party in the House after Mt 'Henderson joined the War Cabreests Par: .1D.C. Geddes, brother of-the First Lord, Sir Ede Geddes, woo hag been Director of Recruit- ing at the War Office and was ranked as a Bfigadier-General, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Neville Chamberlain as Minister of National Service. He has been Icnighted,me K.C.B., by the King, and will, it is stated, be provided with a seat in the House of Commons: