. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 1, 1915.] THE BBITISH BEE JOURNAL 101. OBITUARY XOTTCE. MAJOR FAIR. We regret to announce the death on March 21st of Major Fair, Avho has resided at Anlaby Road, Teddington, for over thirty years. He came of a family Avhich has for generations given its sons to the Army. Major Fair was a man of many interests. He was a keen apiarist, who took great delight in his bees, and was also interested in educational matters, natural history, and microscopy. He had a wealth of information on botanical subjects, and another of his hobbies was m
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. April 1, 1915.] THE BBITISH BEE JOURNAL 101. OBITUARY XOTTCE. MAJOR FAIR. We regret to announce the death on March 21st of Major Fair, Avho has resided at Anlaby Road, Teddington, for over thirty years. He came of a family Avhich has for generations given its sons to the Army. Major Fair was a man of many interests. He was a keen apiarist, who took great delight in his bees, and was also interested in educational matters, natural history, and microscopy. He had a wealth of information on botanical subjects, and another of his hobbies was mechanics. Major Fair was the honorary secretary of the Middlesex Association for some years, until his age and the amount of Avork became too much for him, and he resigned the post, the work being undertaken by our Junior Editor. He was also at one time a member of the Council of the His illness was of very brief duration. On Saturday lie complained of pains in the chest and arms. Medical aid was obtained on Sunday, but he quietly I^assed away in the evening at the age of 75 years. THE CONVERSAZIONE, MARCH 18th. lbcturb by mr. g. hayes, beb8t0n, on "the separation, examination and photographing of pollen grains from ; Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, —I am here to-night, as most of you know, at the Council's invitation. I was rather pleased when I received that invitation, for the reason that many people have expressed to me their desire to know something of the method of dealing with pollen grains. I do not know whether you will be too full of expectancy from the notice of Mr. Herrod-Hempsall in the British Bee Journal, but I hope you will not be dis- appointed in what j^ou will hear and see. There is one thing in my favour, that is, it is a somewhat new subject to you, and which will help me very much. What I hope is that what I do say may raise questions on points on which I may not touch. I want to try to be useful to all of you presen
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