PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

| Among the returned men who arrived in New Plymouth Inst night were three Main Body men—Corporal J. K. Avery, Sergeant Fargie and Trooper Sangster. His 'Honor Mr. Justice Chapman, who is to preside at the New Plymouth sitting of the Supreme Court, which opens, on Mondav, will arrive bv to-morrow-night's mail train. Sir John Pindlay, K.C., M.P., and Mr. "C. B. Morrison, K.C., of Wellington,-who are engaged in some of the cases which wo to be heard in the Supreme Court next week, arc expected to arrive in New Plymouth on Monday night. Plain-Clothes Constable T. Fitzgibboij, of New Plymouth, has been promoted to detective and will continue to lift stationed in this districtMr Lawrence Armstrong, a nativa of Chribtchurch, has town appointed a District Court Judge.—Sydney Cable. Mrs. Hal Goodacre has received wont that her son, Trooper E. L Goodacre, is arriving frdrn Egypt by the Wiltshire, which is due in Wellington Oft Friday Mr H. A- Parkinson, headmaeter oi the Newtown School for some years past, lifts tendered his resignation from tb» service of the Wellington Education Department, retiring on superannuation. Mr Parkinson was recently appointed secretary of the New Zealand Educational Institute. Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Powles, oi Wellington, was has been serving ill: Palestine and Egypt for foar years, transferred only about a fortnight therewhen the armistice was signed. ■Ha ia. now undergoing a staff training courseat Keys College, Cambridge. 'Major' [[nklerness, of the Mounted Division, i* al'-« taking the course. Tin's protmiily will mean that these officers will later on -be attach k! to the New Zealand Staft Lieu tenant-Colonel Powles, who hr.s served with distinction with the JJgiv /'•ealand mounted men in Palestine under Mr jor-Gcncrnl Char tor. left Palesjust prior to General Allenbv's tig round-up oi the Turkish Armv, an :>e!ii(>vernent which bwiaht Turkey to. her knees, and he writes that it is' oneof hi:; regrets thst lie .'ouM IK> t particlpite in the great want.

Hie death occurred in f?;dnor, oi January UH.ii, 0 I .vir Tf.onm 1-', fster Knox, for many years a notable, personality in Sydney commercial circles. Nearly a year ago .\jr Knox iinderwcht. «. -.erious operation, alter which hit health became much weakened lie wa>: in his rUih year V 1 :s e;«ia« brotheft Mr (Jeoryii Knox, <;u J about lo -.cm-, a S"> ivin.r broth-r-i are Mr K. AY Kno.v, ;.e)u-rai manager of tin. Co.ninal Susur Bfciininjj Comiisnv. Limited, a •»( Air Adrian Knox, K.C ,* C.M.U.. •>lr Knox was f ()! - Vll „ rs lnanas , c .. of the Chrislclnirch, Xeiv Zealand, branch o: stes?ra Daltfetv, lAlackrood and Company, of Melbourne- Utir he took over the joint manaseracnt of the l.ym s Sydney branch, which was csahhsncl i„ ]877. Seven , ears later the. firm was come,tod j llfo the nt Fii.v--I)alge|, v and Company, Lttl.-andi He. lcceived the anpointjic-nt of mana<»:ng director in Sydney In this utfu t>on he remained until October, Ml*, when on his resignation, the London dnectors of the company offered lilm 1 •- e)'air>niin.ihip of the local hoard of Tl.k he accented and still httft at the time of his death.