পাতা:Reminiscences Speeches And Writings Of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee Reminiscences pt. 1.pdf/১৯৬

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EvRNTS OF IIIs LIFE. 179 Government House, Calcutta. January 30th, 1904. Doar Mr. Banerjee I have been reading in the newspapers the very honourable and bofitting tributes which were paid to you in the High Court yesterday on the eve of your retirement from the Bonch. As the Head of the Government at the time when this event so universally regreted takes place, I should like to add my word of congratulation and thanks to you for your long and distinguished career of public service, and of good wishes in whatever sphere of activity and usefulness (for you could not remain idle) your leisure may tempt you to embark. When I first arrived in Calcutta I was informed that there was on the Bench of the High Court an Indian Judge who to personal high character and the intellectual aptitudes of his race, added a profound acquaintance with the principles of Western Jurisprudence and in whose mind and speech might be observed a quite remarkable blend of the bost that Asia can give or Europe teach. When I made his acquaintance, I learnt that this description was correct and now that he is about to retire from public life, I cannot dissociate myself from the valedictory tributes that are being paid to one who has been such an ornament to his profession and his country. I am, Dear Mr. Banerjee, Yours very truly, Curzon.