PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A cable from Petrograd states that the appointment of M. Sazonoff as Ambassador to London is officially announced.

Sergeant D, and Private 11. C. Hunter (Taranaki), of athe N.Z.R.8., are, according to mailed advice despatched on December 14, staying at Princes Square, London W.

Private W. Anderson, son of Mrs. Anderson, Stratford, is due to arrive in Auckland from active service to-day. Private Anderson has been declared medically unlit. Captain Erh N. Webb, son of Mr. S. R "Webb, of Papanni, who has been awarded a Military Cross for his service during the Sornme battle, is attached to the Engineers in the Australian Imperial Forces, and he left Australia in November, 11)15. Prior to his joining tl e forces he was on Dr. Mawson's staff as magnetic observer.

Mr. C. P. Minnitt, inspector of tli? New Zealand Insurance Company, >vill leave- for TCnghnd this week for the purpose of placing his services at the disposal of the Imperial authorities, to bs used by them in any capacity. Mr. Mmn'tt lias been a member of the company's staff for 30 years, and ims hekl iiis present high responsibilities for moje than ten years. The company's boa'd lias "ranted l'.im leave of absence for the duration of tlio war. Mr. Francis Mackenzie, who died at Heleiißvillo last, week, arrived in .Auckland with his parents in ISfIS. For some time he was engaged on a New Zealand paper, but later went to the Melbourne diggings.. Afterwards he was in the Government printing office at Sydn'y, and then returned to Auckland as overseer of the Southern Cross newspaper. In 187!) lie started the Northern Luminary at Kuwakawa, and three years ago wont to live at Helensville, where he conducted the Kaipara Echo.