HANNEN, On Saturday evening (24th) a farewell entertainment to Mr. Justice and Mrs. Hannen, who are about to leave Japan for some time, was given in the Yokohama Public Hall. The primary object of the entertainment was the presentation of an address and 4 souvenir, and as it was announced that this part of the ceremony should take plage at 9.45, the great majority, of the leading residents of Yokohama and Tokyo assembled by that time. The Committee, by whom the address had been drawn up and the arrangements made, were Messrs, T, Thomas, F. S. James, W. J. Cruickshank, J. P. Mollison, and E, Abbott, and these gentlemen, representing the community, presented the address, which was handsomely inscribed on a scroll after the fashion of a Japanese Kakimono.
Mr. T. THostas prefaced the presentation by saying Mr, Hanwex—I have the honour on behalf of the Committee, representing between one and two hundred residents at Hakodate, Nagasaki, Kobe, Tokyo, and Yokohama, to ask your acceptance of a testimonial, sccompanied by an address which I will read to you. It was originally intended that the autograph list of names should have been appended to the address, but foreseeing certain difficulties in the way of obtaining all the signatures and in view of the delicacy of your office as Judge, the Committee thought it better to eliminate anything from it which might seem in the leastwise of an invidious charreter, hoping thereby to render their offering to you more acceptable though bereft of the names of all your well-wishers. I can scarcely tell you how much I appreciate the honour of the present occasion, or the pleasure I have in reminding you that I have known you the best part of your life,—I don't mean to say more than half your actual existence, but I use the words advisedly in saying the best part of your life,—that is since you weremarried.—(Applause.) Wemetduring your honeymoon, when you, having taken chance in the lottery of life, had drawn 'a prize—one who has proved such a blessing to your domestic heart, and who by her genial kindheartedness has found favour with all who have known her.—(Applause.) I will now read the address To Nicuoxas J. H., Esquire, Judge of Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Str,—On the occasion of your departure for England, we, residents in Japan, desire to express our sense of the many high qualities you have displayed in the discharge of your important functions as Judge of Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Japan, qualities that have confirmed the reputation of the tribunal over which you preside, and strengthened public confidence i the ulministration of British justice, Nor is our farewell prompted solely by the respect that you have won in your official capacity. We address you also'as a friend, whose genial participation in all our recreations and hearty promotion of our social unity will always be associated with many of the brighter phases of our life in Japan, Hoping soon to welcome your return, and wishing you the fullest enjoyment of your well-earned leave of absence, we beg you and Mrs. Hannen to accept the acconipanying souvenir, a slight token of the sentiments by which all classes are animated towards you.
We have the honour to remain, Sir, Your obedient servants, Tuomas, J.P. Mouttsox, W. J. Cavicsiasx, Committee for the Subscribers.
The testimonial will take the form of a Silver Tea Service of Japanese work, but, not being yet complete, the Committee have to deny themselves the pleasure of handing it to you now. It will be forwarded to you at home as soon as it is finished.—(Applause.)
Mr. Hannen then said:—Mr. Thomas, Ladies and Gentlemen,—I am quite sure that you all will agree with me that what I have to say should be short. I would indeed, for my own sake and yours, prefer to say simply we thank you. But to say a few more words is the only means I have of endeavouring to express our heartfelt thanks for your kindles to-night. The address and testimonial which you have presented fill me with a sense of pain mingled with pleasure. There is hardly anything in this world which gives one more pain than listening to undeserved praise. There is hardly anything which gives one more pleasure than thinking of the kindness which prompts it. It is trae I have endeavoured. 80 to discharge my duties as to strengthen ublic confidence in the administration of ritish Justice, and I am truly grateful to Tear your kindness, not my merit which on for saying that I have succeeded; it is,
causes you so to speak. Asto my participation in'your recreations, I have simply enjoyed myself amongst you. I could not Ip it, and I deserve no thanks for that, That I have desired social unity here is true. If I have promoted it I have done one of the things which I have always had most sincerely at heart, Iam told that others besides my fellow countrymen have joined in conferring on me to-night's honour, and I see many nationalities here to-night. What: have I done that you should all be so kind to me? Twenty years ago, when I first left England for the East I felt that with every lunge of the ship, I was leaving further behind me those whom I cherished. I little thought that with every plunge I was coming nearer to shores where I should find friends so many and so true, We who live in Japan have the advantage over many other exiles; for we can and do love the country in which we live and the people amongst whom we dwell. Let me take
for the genial courtesy they have this opportunity of thanking them publicly times displayed towards me and mine. Before concluding I would add one word. I only know of one act that I ever performed which have has truly proved of some use to Yokohama, and that act 1 performed nearl 19 years ago when—I married. I feel that owe most of your kindness to what my wife, has, rather than to what I myself have, done. And now let me on her behalf and on mine thank you all for your goodness, and wish prosperity and hay pines, health, wealth, and content to you al.—{Applause.
Shortly after the presentation of the Address, dancing commenced and was kept up with spirit,—the evening being a perfectly happy one but for the cause that brought the guests together,—till half-past eleven, when, on the curtain being raised, it disclosed the stage with supper tables laid out, and a general move was made in that direction, The band of the U.S. gunboat Monoca supplied the music, and played in capital ime. Mr. Edgar Abbott has to be credited with the design and execution of the decorations, which were in excellent taste, and in the carrying out of his ideas he received valuable assistance from men from H.M.S. Leander.
'The following invitations were also issued, but owing to Otticial Mourniny recipe: ents were unable to accept:—Marquis and Marchioness Nabeshima, Count and Countess Saigo, Count and' Countess Oyama, Count and Countess Inouye, Count Okum: Count Yamada, Count and Countess Viscount and Viscountess Mori, Viscou and Viscountess Aoki, Baron and Baroness Takasaki; also the foreign Ministers, About 230 people were present, and most of the leading Japanese Merchants put in an appearance. japan Mail,
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