CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.

Inangahua Times, Issue 24, 27 November 1878, Page 2

CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.

(Times, Sopt. 21), On Friday morning tho nccosnnry ad* juilmouts linvinu hoen mado for brinßi'n^ tlio Needle into tho tmo plurnb«lino, tho oporntions for loworins; it through tho fnw inches which sopnrntod it from its podestnl wcro proceeded with. Tlio iiydraulio rams wcra sot to work tj ft sufficient extent to enso (ho weight, so tlint tho rrquisito ounmnt, of pncking m'ght bo I'cuiovcd, whoii, the valves of

'Au\ \ ■ i , i -.li'rtu'ii*s linn;; ro-tip^u 1 i. ' ! m ■' ;i---tiro mug* tlouceuiica s'o>vly L o t- •;:;■_;• i 'J "• sinnll vorlicnl hoight un'.il about noon ilui bo»c of iheobolisk rested on \U padeslnl. The follovmg i* it» a-ithentic lt»l of olvj'jols deposited in tho Iwo largo e.irihon» Kara jars cnelosaii in t'.io cjre of tbo ob*lfSß"« poilestftl and supports, ami u-tw at lonsjth covered by tho in inolith's bi<e : — Standard foot and pound, presented by tho Standard Department of tho Board of Trade; bronzi mold of the obeli*!?, -Jin senle to tho fool, etist and presented by Mr Joseph Whitloy, of L«ods ; copies of " Engineering " printed on vellum, with plant of tho various arrangements nml details employed in eroding nnd Iran-, sporting the obolisk, toother with its comploto history, presented by th? pro- \ priotors of tho publication ; j irs of I) m\ton wnro, presented by J)oulton nnd C ) ; a pioco of the obelisk stono*. comploto sot of British coinage, including an Km* press of India rupae ; parchment copy of Dr Hirch't translation of the obolisk '.« hieroglyphics; standard guige to lOO:)lh part of nn inch, n» samplo of nocur.ito workmanship, pre*onte 1 by J. Hiiltjsip* iTol ; portrait of Her M <ije.it y the (^ icon ; Bibles in various lnnuuigc*. presetted by the BritUh end Poroign Bib'o S)ci*ty ; Nradihaw's railway guido • Mippin'-i •hilling rnzir; o.se of cigars; pipe*; box of hnirpins and enndry articles of femnlo adornment; Alexandra frodingboUlo and children's toys. vr'santaJ by * liuiy ; a Ttngyo's hydraulic jiek ns uio 1 in raising lhi« obelisk, presented by Tanjjro Brothers ; win! ropes nn 1 spooimom of snbmnrine cnbie^, prosonted by Mr It. .S, Nowall ; imp of Lin lon ; copies of iln> dnily nnd illuatrntcd p.\p i ri; photo^r.ip't? of a do«n prrtty Ki)ijlisl»women, pr«.»* senfed hy Oiptnin f[i?nry O»rtor; » 2ft rule; a London D>octiry ; 'Wnit- " tnkcr'it Almnnnn/ tho )nU copy of thfl imprassion for tho year, presented by t!n> publiihers.