Empresses Pass

Premier Arthur Meighen of Canada, his party (Conservative) defeated at the polls (TIME, Sept. 27), quietly handed the resignation of his Cabinet to Governor General Baron Byng. The Baron was preparing to return to England last week and scarcely tarried longer than it took to call to the Premiership William Lyon Mackenzie King, leader of the victorious Liberals.

As Baron and Baroness Byng sailed from Quebec on the Empress of France, the newly appointed Governor General, Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Viscount Willingdon (TIME, June 21), embarked with Lady Willingdon at Southampton on the Empress of Scotland. Meanwhile Mr. King had formed the following Cabinet:

William Lyon Mackenzie King.... Prime

Minister and Minister of External Affairs James Alexander Robb....Minister of Finance

Ernest Lapointe.... Minister of Justice

Charles A. Dunning....Minister of Railways

Charles Stewart.... Minister of Interior

J. C. Elliott.... Minister of Public Works

William Richard Motherwell... Minister

of Agriculture

James Malcolm....

Minister of Trade and Commerce

W. D. Euler.... Minister

of Customs and Excises

Dr. J. H. King.... Minister of Health

Robert Forke.... Minister of Immigration

P. L. Veniot.... Postmaster General

P. J. A. Cardin.... Minister

of Marine and Fisheries

Lucien Cannon.... Solicitor General

Fernand Rinfret.... Secretary of State

Peter Heenan.... Minister of Labor

Senator Raoul Dandurand.... Minister without Portfolio