Paris, July 11.
In the presence of a delegation of] the Administrative Council of the Sinking Fund and delegates of the National Committee of Voluntary] Contributions, presided over by Marshal Joffre, 22,744 Government bonds lof the nominal value of Frs. 19,000,- }000 were solemnly burned to-day in the furnaces of the Mint. The bonds were voluntarily subscribed to be written off the public debt.
'The Voluntary Contributions Fund, up to June 30, produced in currency' Fré. 228,000,000 and in Government} bonds Frs. 70,000,000.—Reuter.
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