186 EVENTS OF HIS LIFE. religion. His is such a simple and unassuming nature. and in him the qualities of the heart and mind, character and intellect are so harmoniously blended that any nation may feel proud of the birth and growth of, such a personality amongst them. ( Calcutta Weekly Notes Dated 1. 2. 1904) Knighthood. He received fhis Knighthood in June 1904. Some letters of congratulation are reproduced befow, 1 Carston House, Terrace, S. W. June 24, 1904, Dear Sir Gooroodlass Banerjee I need only add to the letter which I wrote to you upon your retirement that it has becn a sincerc pleasure to me to set the scal of the Sovereign's approval upon your long and honorable career by proposing you for the Knighthood which is announced in today's Gazette and which I hope that you may live long to enjoy. Yours very truly Curzon.
