FROM THE “STAR” SIXTY YEARS AGO.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19154, 21 August 1930, Page 6

FROM THE “STAR” SIXTY YEARS AGO.

advertisements and NEWS OF AUGUST 20, 1870. The Unemployed Workmen are requested to attend a meeting in the office in Gloucester Street, next “ Lyttelton Times” office, on Monday, 22nd August, 1870, at 10 a.m., to elect a Chairman of Committee in the room of Mr James M’Pherson. resigned, and for other business that may arise. E. J. Wakefield, Hon. Sec. to the Committee. Late Telegrams.—Dunedin. August ll>. There are great complaints by the unemplo3 r ed. The Government has been compelled to offer emploj*ment, by advertisement, at roadmaking and stone-breaking. The Clyde Robbery.—The Dunedin morning paper of August 16 gives the following particulars:—A telegram was received y-csterday morning by- the Provincial Government, announcing the fact that, with the exception of two bundles of notes, amounting to about £550. and a parcel of ;30oz of inferior gold, the whole of the treasure recently stolen from the lock-up at Clyde has been recovered. It had been secreted in four different places, extending over a. distance of fortymiles. The offenders are in custody. Suspicion attaches to a member of the Police Force who was stationed at Clvde, and a magisterial inquiry is to be held to-daw