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■ ♦ [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. >-— < EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS. PROPOSALS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. (Received June 10, 1.15 p.m.) London, June 9. In the House of Lords to-day Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, in replying to-an inquiry, stated that parleying with France in connection with the projected European Conference on Egyptian affairs is proceeding in a very satisfactory manner. His Lordship added that he hoped to be able to make a statement on the subject next week. The Pall Mall Gazette to-day publishes a paragraph asserting that England and France have arrived at an agreement regarding Egypt : that England will lend that country £8,000,000; that the British Government consents to the principle of multiple control of Egyptian finances ; that the British force will remain in Egypt for at least three years and a half; and that Turkey will occupy the Red Sea ports, and send a force of 15,000 men to pacify Soudan.
The P. and O. steamship Valetta arrived at Plymouth to-day, from Melbourne, April 22.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2489, 11 June 1884, Page 2
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