A NEW EXPLOSIVE.
By Cable.—Press Association.— CopTrigat London, Ootoher 21. Inn Panama Canal Commissioner! have tested ,au explosive (the invtttion of an Englishman) which is cheaper and more powerful than dynamlt*. Fire and blows with a sledge hammer had no .effect oh it. It only explodit when a special detonator la inserted, Pcrchlorato of ammonia and nitrate Of soda are among the ingredients. A fce> tory ie being erected on the lathjnnj.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 221, 23 October 1909, Page 2
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72A NEW EXPLOSIVE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 221, 23 October 1909, Page 2
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