The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-06-10
The French Treary.

A correspondent. whose communication ap-
pears II another column. calls attention TO the
TACT that the article IN the French Treaty which
restricted our IsziSlatiag on the liquor trade. has
besa snnsIIsd, and Is lot nov IL force. The
Freach treaty vas 61aIly ratified in Ho10Iug,
September :. ISIS, aud b its provisions =as to
remain PsrPstaaliy IL force, % far as parts Of It
we're Concerned, unless a rev treaty vas made.
Certain sections could, boEeyer, be terminated
At any tine after tea years from the dass Of its
MITIGATION, Sbe1svsr either party had giveu
twelve months notice 10 this effect. In order to
faI understanding Of the sabjset, it ~iil be vel
to quote the article OF tie treaty eubodyilg this
provision
AKrTcE XVI The present treaty sail be in
force tor Ten years counting from the day OF the
chauEe Of the ratidcatio1s, and if iu year before
TIE expiration q tbis term ueithsr the one the
other q the lEo outracti1 parties 1uuCuuce 81
ocia declaration is intention ghaf IL shall cease TO
have eject, the said treaty viii remain still 0blga-
tory during oce year. ana OF wards until the
piratiou OF the tEcive no1ths which shan failoE
the OciGl declaration Ia question, al vhaieveT time
Il nay be made
Il k vel understood that in czxe this declaration
CONES 10 be mAce b. one or other Of the con
fTactinE parties the provisions Of the treaty rsla
70 Lfl4E 114 l4hl-4ELll- 4l4 G4lL4llEA
articles : g. 70. L. Il Is Il ard "a shan be al0ne
considered a. having ceased ard expired bzt that,
IL regard to the other articles, the said treaty shall
remain. neTertheless. perpet14liy obligatory, aud
cannot be modified except by mutual agreement
between the tEo contrzcii1g parties
The Hawaiian GovsruGsat, wishing to Be re-
lisTsd from the unusual restrictions which the
treaty imposed 0a il, il case il sh0ald desire to
change the tariff OF the rates Of duty OF spirits.
gave notice to the Freoch Government il April,
lsT3- Of It's Pz-Pose to terminate the articles re
fsrrsd 70 above. Pebble notice Of tie sane Eas
also given. uadsr date Of September. lsT2. which
We insert below;
a Aszo6ATToS OF Articles N TEE FRINGE
TEEArT.-Sotice bzEi1E besu given D Oficial De
CHARLTON to the Government Of the Frruch Republic
On the FIftecnth Day OF April in the Tear q Oar
Lord Que ThoGszud Eight Huudred and Seventy two,
that Articles TUB erec- respectively : y To- H. T.
IS a and ~ CT the Treaty q Friendship Commerce
ard Navizatiou- between His Majesty Napoleou III
Ezperur Of the French ard his Majesty kaueha-
zeEa " King Of the Hawaiian Islands, concluded
az EoucIulE. Ocfober g A D. 1851 should cease
ard expire according 20 the provisions Ct Article
XVI Confined the-ei1- PubIic notice i heredF
given. that 90 the Fifreenth Day Of April- which
shau be in the Year Oue thousand Eight Hundred
and Serrnty-ghres the above ue1ti0zed Articles u
the Treaty aforeszi9 VII wholly cease and expire
b command Of His M1jesfY The hi1z-
FEz0- " HUTcEISsox
Acting Miristsr for Foreign Affairs
Foreign O6ce- SSpL a ls74"
As II seems 70 Is, the notices given are all
that the treaty calls fer to secure the total alb