France has consented to send a representative to the conference of European Powers, convoked by Lord Salisbury, to discuss the desirability of abolishing the bounties on the export ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 1 Aug 1887, Page 5
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