Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-07-29
FAREWELL TO CHAMBERS
Members OF Samoan Bar Pay Him
High Tribute,
Refers 10 Document from Commission Stating
Reasons for His Departure, but De.
Cides Not To Make II Public.

says:
His Homo Chief Justice Cham.
bers to * his seat for the last time
on the beuch. There being a
number Of residents present to bid
His Honor good bye. After some
ordinary business had been trans
acted, Mr.. Hetherington Car
ruthers rose and addressed His
Honor, he being the senior men,
Der of the bar as follows:
The thought that am now adj
dressing your Honor for the last
time arises in me laden with re-
grets.
In my first addresses to you as
Chief Justice l ventured to pre-
die; that when your term of office
was completed you would go
bringing in your shesves" and
that prediction has been amply
verified.
The members of the bar of this
Court have strong reasons for
pride and Satisfaction that yet
another Judge of the Supreme
Court has been weighed N the
balance and has u t been found
wanting.
We will retain pleasant rem I'm
ORANGES of your courtesy; your
patience, your ability.
We have pleasure in bearing
testimony that it has continuously
been maize ,vident to us that your
CO s,ie &c Vas dire lug your ju.
dicial &C ioa and that 20 far as we
know aud believe every judgment
you have del,v-re hss Il c!ed |
VOW h0u at c1Iylctl u.
You have bean II : t by hrr.s-
sing perpiexities, ul,li, ut c., sid |
even dangers, thr ug out which |
you have demesned yourself with |
dignity and forbearsnce, uuquail
lingly to the path of duty, over
clouded obscured and darkened as
j, was by hostile efforts, and only
illuminated by the pare light of
faith that right and truth"
although for the moment PROSTATE,
would yet arise triumphant, and
your firm ness and constancy, have
been rewarded by the confrma
ton of your judgment by the
High Commission, in the King
ship trial.
We rejoice that your health has
sustained the heavy strain to
which it has been exposed and as
we now say farewell to you we
would also say that the confidence
between the Bench and the Bar
has never been impaired that we
hope that we have been in some
measure helpful to you, and that
you will som etimes think kindly
of US when you are far distant
from us.
In saying farewell we assure
your Honor of our high esteem for
yourself, for Mrs. Chambers, for
Miss Chambers, your sons, and
the other members Of your family
and we trust that on ripened ex.
perience and the trials you have
passed through have only better
fitted yon for a more exalted sta
ton which we have no doubt is
before you.
Messrs. II. l.. Skeen and L. W.
Gurr also addressed His Honor.
They corroborated what Mr.. Car
ruthers has said, and wished His
Honor and family a prosperous
voyage.
His Honor in reply said: l know
that it is customary on occasions
like this to have speeches. And
for the recipient to say he is taken
by surprise by truth and candour
compelled him to say that they
had not taken him by surprise.
Messrs. Carruthers, Skeen and
Gurr he knew so well and SO close
had been their 'ola'ious that
they WIS almost sacred reia-
tons. and he knew that
those gentlemen wished these
sentiments. He knew that these
coupsels who came before the
Bar OF the Court would defend
the rights and claims of thell
clients, no matter who they be
Be he th poorest man on thu
beach or The richest, or the higt
Official the members of this bal
pleaded for all alike. The bar
risters had conf lence in TIT
Judge, cal no o4a single mem
Der Of ihl B,r that he could re
member hal ever had a seriou
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