BAD TIMES IN SYDNEY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1399, 5 November 1886, Page 3

BAD TIMES IN SYDNEY.

An old Napier resident writing from Sydney pars This city is in a most deplorable sta'e ; mocb worse than any place In New Zealand, I could not have bed -ved it had I not seen it for myself. The other day 1 saw a procssion marchleg down George street, consisting of about 900 men, with banners, on which were printed the words, ‘ Bread, or Work’ Dczana of people aloep out at night in the Park or Domain, having nowhere else to go. I have not got anything to do yet, and am now wishing to Heaven that I had never seen the place. The Sydney jdoming Herald contains any amount of * Wanted#,' bnt how are yon going tP get them ? I tell you for a fact, that people sleep on the steps of the Herald office door all pigbt ao that they can get a paper the first thing in the morning. To give yon an Idea of what an easy job i r . b to get a billetl aaw an advertisement in the Herald, ‘ Wsatsd a Barman. Apply at ten o’clock.’ X got there as the clock was striking. I saw a fellow going In before me; ao as he went in at one door I went in at the other. But before I got in he had been e gaged ! Before I got out there were eighteen standing ontvdr, rd I wrs rushed by questioner?, * Has he engaged youl’ I felt more Ike sitting down on lbs pavement and haviog a good swear. Hot-ever, I told them that the pises was still open if they wanted to go in. I merit t l e house wee ■till open; they thought I meant the billet Ton should have seen the rush for the door; and you thould have seen me going down the street! You must be very cautions what yen do here, as every third man yon meet at night le either a card sharper or a pick-pccket. I have only £3 left, and no sign of a billet. However, I aim living in hopes.’’