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Show WHITE DROPS OUT : OF OTTAWA CABINET OTTAWA, Aua 2. The resignation of Sir Thomas White, minister of finance fi-nance in tho Dominion cabinet, was announcer! tolay. He will be succeeded by Sir Henry Drayton, who has been riiairman of tho board of railway commissioners. com-missioners. Thcro have been previous reports that Sir Thomas, who handled successfully the difficult task of financing the government gov-ernment during the war, soon would retire to enter business. ' The1 resignation of T. A. Creerar as minister of agriculture also was announced an-nounced today. His place will bo taken by Dr. Simon Fraser Tolmie. , I'. B. Carvell has retired as minister minis-ter of public works, to take the place of Sir Henry Drayton as chairman of the board of railway commissioners. His successor has not been appointed. |