2 NOVEMBER 1889, Page 3

The Times' correspondent in Vienna declares that the Austrian Government

is now in possession of a new and for- midable explosive, the discovery of two engineers. It is called " ecrasite," and is of the nature of dynamite ; but its force is to that of the latter explosive as ten to seven. It is impervious to fire or shook, and " can be used for rifle-cartridges or as priming for cannon, and a bombshell loaded with it explodes with such terrific results that experiments against palisades representing 100, 250, and 500 men, at ranges of 300, 750, and 1,200 metres, recorded marks on every division of the palisade standing for a soldier."