THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH OCTOBER, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 423.
The following Circular Despatch with its enclosure is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th October, 1897.
CIRCULAR.
F.O. to Berlin, Nos, 68 & 69.
*28 July, 1897.
F.O. to Brussels, Nos. 43 & 44.
28 July, 1897.
SIR,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
835
DOWNING STREET,
20th August, 1897.
I have the honour to transmit to you copies of the despatches, noted in the margin, instructing Her Majesty's Representatives at Berlin and Brussels to denounce the Treaties of Commerce between Her Majesty and the Zollverein of 1865, and Her Majesty and the King of the Belgians of 1862.
I may add that in accordance with these instructions Her Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin announced the decision of Her Majesty's Government to the German Government in a Note dated the 30th of July, and Her Majesty's Minister at Brussels announced it to the Belgian Government in a Note dated the 29th of July. The Treaty with Germany will therefore terminate on 30th, July, 1898, and that with Belgium on the 29th July, 1898.
The Officer Administering the Government of
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
HONGKONG.
No. 68. Commercial.
SIR,
FOREIGN OFFICE,
July 28th, 1897.
I have to request that Your Excellency will at once give notice of the intention of Her Majesty's Government to terminate the Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and the Zollverein signed on the 30th May, 1865.
In virtue of the stipulations contained in Article VIII. the Treaty will accordingly terminate upon the expiration of a year dating from the day upon which you give the notice.
His Excellency
The Right Honourable
Sir F. LASCELLES, G.C.B., G.C.M.G.,
No. 69. Commercial.
SIR,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
I am, &c.,
SALISBURY.
FOREIGN OFFICE,
July 28th, 1897.
With reference to my preceding Despatch in this series, I have to request you to address a Note to the German Government informing them, in the sense of the present Despatch, of the reasons which have decided Her Majesty's Government to give notice of termination of the Treaty of Commerce of the 30th of May, 1865.