Downing Street, in which the_ Prime Minister of Britain has his residence, was named after Sir George Downing, “a aider with all times and changes, skilled in the common cant, and a preacher occasionally.” He was _ sent bv Cromwell to' Holland as resident there. After the Restoration he espoused thei King's cause, and was knighted and elected M.P. in 1161. Among the chemical wonders of the world is the famous Iron Pillar of Delhi, which was erected about A.D. 300. The pillar, which weighs about six tons and is over 23 feet high, presents one of the conundrums of metallurgical science. As there were no steam hammers ,or suitable forging persses at the time of its erection, it is not known how such a wonderful object could have been produced.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12330, 28 December 1925, Page 11
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