The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-04-24
(From ou Regular Correspondent3
Letter from Europe-No. S3.
LONDON. Feb. 20. 1880.

AONpoNs ~ AccV.
TREATY MATTERS.
Al the opening Of the German Parliament on the
18th inst, a speech from the throne was read, which
contained the following passage relating tc affairs in
the Pacific: The Imperial Government continues
its endeavours to protect and promote the commerce
and navigation Of Germany. For this purpose q
commercial treaty with Hawaii. which was concluded
last year and has already been ratified by the King
Of this island state. will be submitted to Parliament.
With the same object proposals will be submitted for
the maintenance and development Of the Hourishing
commercial relations of Germany with Samoa aud
other South Sea Islands"
Regarding the Hawaiian Treaty IL is just q year
ago since the p. c.. ADVERTISER Of March 20, 1879.
published my letter of this date giving particulars Of
the negotiations which commenced as far back ag
1876. | can now add the following details: The
protocol, signed at Berlin Aug. %, 1873, was
accepted by the Federal Council Of the Empire, AZ
basis for a treaty Of friendship, commerce, naviga-
ton and consulship, which was concluded at Berlin
March %, 1879, aud Mt Honolulu Sept 10, 1879.
Several changes from the protocol proposed by the
Council we're accepted by the Hawaiian Government,
but the latter demanded a mutual declaration, with
the view of avoiding future neutrality-suspicious., Of
some of the reaty-paragraph relating TO the legality
Of marriages in both countries, and to the legal
status of the consular officials. who are 10 be exempt
from certain taxes and contributions, but not in
Guiding custom dues. This mutual declaration took
place at Berlin on Feb. 10Th, between the Imperial
commissioners and the Hawaiian Envoy, Mr.. Carter,
who lately arrived there. TIE Imperial Chancellor,
Prince Bismarck, thereupon submitted both treaty
and declaration to the Federal Council, from where
after being approved. il goes to the Parliament.
The allusion to Samoa in the Royal speech refers
to the newly founded, Deutsche seehandels. Gesell-
schaft. German Maritime Commercial Coz which
has been started under the protection Of Prince Bis
marck. for the purpose of baying up the interest Of
the bankrupt Hamburg firm Of Godefroy in Samoa,
and thus avert its falling into the hands Of English
capitalists. The subscriptions for shares in the new
enterprise to the amount of 10 millions marks was
considerably oversigned, and il is now intended to
demand an Imperial guarantee Of the Empire from
the German Parliament for an annual dividend Of 8
per cent. on this company's stock. II is also stated
that the German Government has again returned TO
the project of founding convict colonies in some Paci-
fc islands, and that Prince Bismarck now supports
this plan, which has already been discussed in the
Federal Council.
NEW BOOKS.
Miss Bird, the author of a book on Hawaii, be-
sides just publishing n work on the Rocky Noun
IaipSs 10 AZ PtesSut preparing u bth Dook chlieuB
"Unbesten Tracks in Japan" which describes her
horseback travels in unlrequented parts Of the Mi
kadoIs Empire. A new work on the South Sea ISL
ands is Coral Land 10y H. s. Cooper. who has
lived many years in the Pacific; it will deal with the
ex-canuibal crown-cOlony of FIJI, the Solomon,
Tonga aud Samoan Islands. An American book
called " Aloha by G. L. Clancy, has been repub-
lished here, aud a leading review says about il:
" Alohal a word s~iguifying welcome in the Hawai-
ian language. furnishes the title of a readable aud
not over lengthy account OF a family visit to that
most interesting among the numerous island groups
Of the Pacific Archipelagoes."
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNORS AID CoSsULs.
Sir VIM. C. F. Robinson, late Governor Of the
Straits Settlements. has been appointed Governor of
Western Australia in place Of Major Gen. Sir Harry
Ord, who has completed his term, Governor Weld Of
Tasmania goes instead to Singapore. DIR. Kraud has
been gszetted as Consul General for Australia to
reside at Sydney, and $4,000 marks have been voted
for the new CONSULATE general of Germany at Apia.