A NEW EXPLOSIVE
"• SEQUEL TO A RAID ON "THE FIELD." ' : ■■•■'■, , London, March 27. ' Duriiig an inquiry, regarding a now explosive called "halakito," charges against tho authorities in connection with tho raid on "Tho Field" office were withdrawn. Tho inquiry continues in referencp to the refusal.of the British authorities to accopt halakito, or permit it to be manufactured. • Sir. l< , . E. Smith stilted thai thero was no imputation; against "The Field" or against Sir T. A..Cook as editor. Eβ hinted that other ho taken against certain parties after inquiry. ** Lord Moiilton, Director-General of Explosives Supplies in the Ministry of Munitions, stated in evidence that analysis disclosed tho presence in "halakito" of 22 per cent, of nitroglycerine. Hβ considered! that a deliberate imposture was being practis-ed.—Aus.-fif.Z. Oahlo Assn, [A sensation was caused in London in the middle of January by an alleged raid on the office of "Tho Field," which turned out to he due to tho fact that tho editor' of "Tho Field l , ,, Sir Theodore A'. Cook, 1 is chairman of the White Power Syndicate. The authorities were engaged in a search for documents belonging to the syndicate in reference to a new oxplosivo.l
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3040, 29 March 1917, Page 5
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194A NEW EXPLOSIVE Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3040, 29 March 1917, Page 5
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