SALVATION ARMY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13870, 2 October 1908, Page 6

SALVATION ARMY.

WORK IN NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.}'. DfSSDiN-. Thursday. v Brigadier Albiston , leader of the' SaivaS tion Army work in the South Island, ha* arrived in Dunedin, and communicated dp few interesting Army facts to a Times re* porter. He stated that Colonel Hammond who is one of General Booth's - staff, ?iA': now on his way out to the Dominion fro«H| London, to make a .general inspection 06 the Army's work in New Zealand., especi-j I ally in regard to. the social side. He wu|'i arrive in Auckland; on Sunday nexty' I Colonel Hammond Is an officer of 25 years? ■"{, standing, ha* been president secretary \ in India for two years, and is now reoreV ■; senting the general in travelling indifferent ■; parte of the world. He has been to SoatJj. '; America and the Continent, and, afteflf visiting the Dominion, will go to, Aus- . tralia. Another officer of note in Briga* ■' dier Bray has just arrived in'the !)'•» minion, to take up.the position of .secret" ; tary of the whole of the social work ii; ■ New Zealand. At an early date, Brigadier Albisto^| stated, it was hoped' to have an Army shelter and metropole in full swing h{ Dimedin, to be managed on-the same* line/ ;• as those in Wellington and Auckland. " ' . Word has just come to bond that th«iP Salvation Army, after a prolonged struggle*]; has at length achieved success hi-gaining' ; admission to Russia, hitherto strenuously , denied it. Its operations will, be immediately extended into that "court-; ■'■ try. The Army has _ also by this fenej pushed its forces and work into Cores,; *j : :■■■■-. ~*~ ~~ ~ ". ■ ':,