The morning call., 1892-03-19
FROM THE ANFIPODES.
Lively Run on q Savings Bank
i'm Sydney.
Glut in the Labor Market-Leprosy in New
South Wales-Flo0ds in New Zea-
land.

by tue ARRIVAL OF the MoDOWal yesterday,
Sydney. Melbourne and Auckl land exchanges
were received.
On February 10 a run occurred on the
Bank of New South Wales, at Sydney. A
crowd of depositors assembled early in the
day and maintained a constant demand for
their money until O'Clock p. NJ, when the
bank doors were closed. The amount drawn
! out d uring the day was el4,000. about e10,-
600 in excess of usual Withdrawals. On the
next day between $685. and 100000 were
Withdrawn. Tue scare amounted almost to
panic, and n number of depositorS dis
posed Of their claims against the bank at a
discount to SPECTATORS, who went among
the crowd and took advantage of the evil
dent feeling that the bank was insecure.
Just how the scare arose no one knows, but
it is said 10 have been augmented by tho
utterances Of a speaker who was harang uing
the unemployed of the city in the public
square. The banks of issue promptly ca ne
TO the assistance Of the savings bank, and
after the withdrawal of $4,000 the scare
was at an end. The effect, however, had
been to aggravate somewhat the public feel =
ing with regard TO other institutions.
THE LABOR MARKET GLUTTED.
A glut in the labor market is reported
NhAOu5HOub tlic COuHlIN. rEoul al paris OF
New South Wales numbers Of workmen are
reported standing idle, many of them trav-
elng through the country IN search of em-
ployment The mines generally are work
ing slack, farmers have no work for the I'M
empIOYed-there is ne roadwOrk to he done
and IN manufacturing and other circles of
employment the supply of labor is far in
excess Of the demand.
AT Melbourne the unemployed are re-
ported as proceeding through the streets
and making demonsh ations against persons
supposed not to be in sympathy with move
ments for their relief. They are also hold
Ing meetings in Sydney and elsewhere.
DRY MONTH
Extreme heat and dryness are the ruling
features reported for February weather.
bat durihg The week ending on the 18th
many parts of the north and northwest
were mOistened through the effects Of a
thunderstorm. Armidale, Glen lines, Ten
terrified, Inverell, Maclean, each received
about hall an inch of rain. Gunnedah had
43 points, MOree Sc, Warialda 1872 and Yet
man "A. These showers did much good
service. Regarding the colony as whole,
however, ii would appear as if the usual
February rains will not come during the
present year The mornings lately have
threatened rain. but toward noon the clouds
clear away. This is the kind of weather
which ushers IN Australian drough,s.
LEPRosY IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
Uedltn
on lepTOsy IN New South Wales shows that
at the beginning of the year named IS lep-
erS were under detention at the laZaret in
accordance with the provisions of the act
"a ' lc.. Ne. 20. asSented to on the Doth of
NOvem Der, 1890 During the year II per-
sons were notified TO the board as sus-
pected 10 have leprOsy. On examination
were found 10 be Ill of some other disease :;
10 were found TO have eDrOSy. Five of them
were natives OF New South Wales of Eu-
ropean descent. four were Chinese and one
was hanaka from the island Of fauna.
One of the five whites died very soon after
Ills discovery. The number remaining
under detention on the 3iSt of Deem ber
1891, was Clone native OF New South Wales
of English descent and one Chinese having
died during the year. Eight of them were
natives Of New South Wales Of Europeau
descent six males and two females), eleven
were Chinese, one JavaneSe and one
kanaka.
sUBsIDENCE IN a MINE.
An enormous subsistence took place Feb
ruary Is ID the Broken Hill Proprietary
AMI Block II mines. A block of ground
measuring 500 feet in length by $50 feet in
width has subsidized several feet, crushing in
the underground timbering and causing the
railway line 10 he useless for some days to
come. No persons have been in any way
injured, but the bill is rent and riyen with
wide cracks in all directions. massive
ironstone buff is now being hewn down in
order TO MI IN the broken ground. The re-
porters on the field were conducted under
ground and viewed the damage. The por-
ton crushed In had been worked out, and it
was the square sets Of timber that had been
pressed uOrthward toward Block Il The
ground below the subsidized portion is solid
sulphide ore, while the surface will in due
time be quarred away.
FLOODS IN NEW ZEALAND
Disastrous floods are reported from Aux
land, the damage done being very great.
BhenomOnalIy heavy rains have fallen in
Canterbury aud North Otago, from which
the crops sustained considerable damage.
Bridges were swept away in the Taiari
district, lives lost and hundreds of sheep
and cattle were drowned. The railway also
was much damaged, trains being delayed
and traffic greatly interfered with.
NOTES.
A movement is on foot in Victoria for the
dis atch Of party of artisans TO the Chi
cago exhibition, the object being to enable
them 10 study the new modes Of building
adopted in large cities.
1t is considered that IL the Australian
G0vernm ents Will assist the New Interna-
tlonal Company, just formed to develop the
Pacific trade. an excellent opportunity for
the settlement of the New Hebrides diff
Guilty will be afforded.
Some sort of disease Is said 10 be attack.
Ing the sugar plantations in the northern
districts of New South Wales and one of
the newly appointed inspectors oil AgTl-
culture has been sent out to investigate the
matter.
A water famine has prevailed for some
time at Broken Hill, Queensland, which
has become so serious that several fire ill.,
surance companies have withdrawn their
business from the town.
In pursuance of the policy of the new
Government 10 provide immediate work for
the unemployed the members of the Board
Of Land and Works at Melbourne held
meeting February 10 70 consider the ques-
ton of proceeding with the construction of
few lines of railway in anticipation OF the
sanction of Parliament Two new Malice