LATE CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1845, 28 August 1906, Page 2

LATE CABLES

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 11.43 p m., August 27.

Loudon, August 27. Sir I. lolleck, iu reply to air Clark, Lioutonant-Governor of Outatio, saya that all parts of the Empire need to learn from each other. Heccs the men with whom I have the honor to co-operate regard the formation of a Common Intelligence Department as the first prectioal step in putting the oommon interests of tba Empire on a businesslike footing. Received 11.47 p,m„ August 27. Newcistle, Augast 27. Sailed, Brisbane, for Lyttelton, Melbourne, August 27. 1 The Minister foe Defei.ce has appointed 1 a committee, consisting of tho Stato naval and military commandants and other leading officers, to report reeptotively on the naval aDd military sections of the Imperial Defence Comm Roe’s report. The commi tso have been instructed to submit a complete scheme for the defence of the Commonwealth; how it differs from tbo Imperial tohtme, and the difference.

Received 1 7 e.m,, August 28/ Sydney, August 27.

The steamer Tambo, from New Heb* rides, reports that on Augast 2nd a fairly severe earthquake shcck was experienced on the Island of Tanna, and another a couple of weeks later at Anektyum. Though of short duration it caused alann.

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