GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 218, 20 October 1909, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

GENERAL BOOTH RESUMING WORK. By Cable—Press Association.—Copyrign 1 , ' London, October 18. General Booth has recovered from hU indisposition and is recommencing public work. AN ■ EMBEZZLER SENTENCED, f London, October IS. W. 11. Wright, chief accountant Of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, who em* healed 22,000 dollars, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. AN ATHLETIC RECORD. London, October 18. Saint Yves, a French runner, won the Marathon race at Seattle, In the State of Warrington, in 2 hours J2 ; minutCß 30 seconds—a record.

IDENTITY OF MONEY LENDERS. Loudon, October 18. The police are prosecuting seven! money lenders for trading with adopted names. SAN FRANCISCO RESTORATION. San Francisco, October 18. The Mayor of San Francisco ejprwicd his' gratitude at the British tquslron attending the reconstruction celebrations.

TRI .ST AfIENCY COMPANY. London, October 18. Tlie Trust Agency Company of Australasia has declared a dividend of five per cent. MONEY IX PHJJATELY. London, October- 18. Sir William Avery's stamp collection consisting of 100,000 varieties, lias been ± sold for €24,000. W JOHNSON'S CHALLENGER. New York .Oct, 18. Jeffries, who arranged to fight Johtt--nn fur Hie championship of Uie world is returning to America. lie states thai lie Is greatly beiiellted by hh slav at Carlsbad, in Bohemia, but manliens that he weighs lost Hlbs. TIIK FERRER DEMONSTRATIONS. London, Oct., 18.

The mounted police several tinteii charged the Socialist demonstration inarching to the Spanish Embassy in London yesterday, and broke their banners.