The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-12-13

Ii DAYS guue by when II was known
rlzt Mr. Gibson vas striving sitter Office,
O., no u,zn bot himself wucld have Striysn.
Is Was customary 70 Suppose by some that
tbgCSE Be wss apparently 8 man q no
gi-ll-ls-rEt-Ye IhiLtleS a fN a. internal
matters were c1rcsrnei be possessed
a certain degree q diplomatic skill, which
ri--E. -Lse hun ; ysry useful foreign
minister Tnat bs hSi not these dIplo-
matte 1blEUer for which credit had been
gwen 70 hira wa> vel known 70 q few,
who. when NJ Gibsor WIS IN opposition.
used hiu ~ very convenient tool 10
further Their OWE ends. Nj Gibson l.
now E1rpiEr Minister snd ! now on trial
as dirllmgtisr What has be done, On
viz- Ines las be modelled hi policy A.
lzr as We know UPON the very obsolete one
% Mscchiayelh and Tallsyrznd: case II
pC-Ej = the present UnplsSsSntneSs with
the trv-eL Consulate
A. tzr as NJ can learn the ca>s stands
as follows NJ Carter wzS accredited by
The G-eer Ministry 10 the Courts Of Lis
bon and Paris. During his shsence the
Gresn Ministry fell: Mons FeeS, a be
came TIE repre>eutative Of 4 country 70
which Mr. Carter vas accreiited. made
enquiry FROM the Minister q Foreign
AfU-s here Mr.. Gibson. a. 20 Mr.. Caters
status under the present regime: the IN
formation, whatever il was. led Mons.
Fes- % inform bis government that Mr..
Carter vas 40 longer az accredited agent.
Mr. Carter b1d already commenced nego-
t-z.l1-s with the French Government. snd
matters were Progressing fzvOrshly, when
lt O Sudden en- calling On the gentleman
who v-sS cu-tfuctiDS TIE affair. Mr. Carter
WIS llf1rUad that the French Govern
u-s-t klt Information from Honolulu that
his tunrtiuEs had ceased Mr.. Carter
stated that no such information had
ussched HIM he had moreover received
his -EL Re requested the gentleman
o. give biz. this Information N writing
and a. once breaking Of al Negotiations.
started for Honolulu ard : expected n
an early date
Nov for the other SIDE. We have It on
uu.i5Cbts,i authority that Mr. Gibson de-
mes ever having made ally statement %
Mlc- Fesr that Nr. Cuter's functions
bEi ceased OF that be waS 10 longer an
accredited agent near the French Govern
usrt In h1s usual eastern way he COZ
veyet certain matters 70 Mons. Fser's
.aH .-a'- - ~ a---AA --lA-s-
Peer mlsy-zierstood HIM Mons Feer. Of
cgUrSe has a. -f57tasitr-y z-itHes- u re
rsr -s-r-zf istrriar
l. becomes. therefore. a question Of yer
aclry between the two gentlemen Mons.
Peer informed his government on the
authority q llr GIhs0u. a. be supposed.
that Nr Cutters functions had ceased.
lis l. a very awkward natter indeed
N1ES- Feeris statement 70 his government
Is on record M GIbsonrs denial l. also
on record II NJ Gibson IL Foreign
Minister has been playing a sort Of little
Mlccll1velll1 game he has certainly
shipped up. for the TINE q rptriburiou l
uos tz- Of l. VII only have shsEu him
fslf aS incapable IN tins capacity a. be
has % tie Boari Of Health We have
nj. however. any great s'lrruE for Mr.
Glb=1u- but We are troubled over ths d1ff-
cC--ss b my have brought our Ertis
-I-1u lrse. with one q ths mos. puneti-
L1us countries on the face Of the earth
ALs1EEhll=. al curresp0usisncs between
rls EreEch Consulate and cur FursiSu
once T. MT carried IN thru1zh Mons.
Eser- but through the Chsncalisr