CRUISE OF H.M.C. NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 3385, 29 January 1919, Page 16

CRUISE OF H.M.C. NEW ZEALAND.

■». - (By Cable.) The battle-cruiser New Zealand will be rocommissionod on February 11. I& order tihut as many e-z possib».3 of the crew may bfj m>n who manned th.v New Zealand >3u-i:ig iha war, Sir T. Mackenzie has ■arranged ffiHh the Admiralty to allow New Zealav.dxjr.3 to volunteer for.service in Australasian waters. The New Zealand will sail from here on the 20th of February. It k anticipated

that she will be absent.for 18 months. It has not been decided yet whether she will proceed to India or Australia first. Lady Jeliicoe will accompany her husband, provided her health be restored. Lord Jellicoe's staff will include Commodore Dreycr, ex-captain of the Iron Duke; Paymaster-captain Share, formerly private secretary to Lord Northcotej Commander Ramsay" ex-captain of the Broke; Commander Desalis, nephew of Count Desalis, Minister at the Vatican; Flag-lieutenant Morgan, formerly flag-lieutenant to Ad', miral King-Hall, of the Australian squadron. Commander Dreyer has been appointed Chief of the Staff, with Lieuten-

ant-commander Lloyd as secretary. Commander Loggett, formerly navigator of the Iron Duke, will command the New Zealand. The other principals are: Commander Calvert, of submarines; .Lieuten-ant-commander Boyle, of the New Zea« land; and Lieutenant. Chevalier, who served in the Vindictive at Zeebrugge, The majority of the principals served under Admiral Jellicee in the Iron Duke.