One of the most useful of the Salvation Army's institutions is the Workmen's Hotel, in Wellington, which accommodates between 80 and 90 men each night. The hotel supplies an average of 800 meals weekly, many at Id and 2d each. The loss in the cheap food department is partly made up in the 6d diningrooni. The officers in charge of the home assist penurious applicants 'by procuring odd jo'bs for them, one of the commonest duties being the chopping of kindling wood, which is retailed at Id per bundle. Lately a resting and reading-room lias been added to the shelter. In this issue the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board invite tenders for the purchase of 500 £100 debentures, interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Tenders close on the 25th inst. Full information can be obtained from the principal branches of the Bank of New Zealand, or | from the secretary, Town ITp.ll Buildings, Dunedin. WHAT SPOILS A LADY'S APPEARANCE ? A bad complexion! which is generally brought about by the use .of a bad soap. Peaks' Soat makes the hands white and fair, the complexion bright and clear, and the skin as smooth and soft as velvet, as is amply testified by thousands.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12910, 5 July 1905, Page 3
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