BATHS BUT NO BARS.
The great Irish brewer who in 1891 wsb raised to the peerage of England as Lord Iveagh, put into the hands of certain trustees, about 11 years ago, the sum of £260,000, to be used in improving dwellings for the poor of London and Dublin. The buildings are all of bright red brick with small balconies and wide windoweills, to encourage the raising of pot plants. The doorways are dotted with bas-reliefs, conspicuous among which is one suggested by John Howard Payne's ' Home, Sweet Home.' Club rooms, reading rooms, music rooms and minor theatres are supplied, and various shelters for children whose mothers are out at service. Curiously, in these beautiful homes (for such they are, artistic, comfortable, and inspiring self-respect in the 8000 or 9000 population they shelter) not a drop of the brewer's own beer can be sold. Mineral water is on draft, but every form of intoxicants is banned. There are plenty of baths, but no bars.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 12, 21 March 1901, Page 15
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164BATHS BUT NO BARS. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 12, 21 March 1901, Page 15
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