. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. October 1, 1879.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 118 direct libel against the integrity of others who profess, by equal right, to have Cyprian queens qf undoubted purity. Such a libel is damaging to every other bee-keeper who makes profession of having Cyprian queens, and to every sender of those described as such. We leave others who may feel hurt by the imputation to defend themselves; but, on our own behalf, shall be glad if the gentlemen who sanctioned the statement that has gone forth, as described, will make plain the grounds upon which th
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. October 1, 1879.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 118 direct libel against the integrity of others who profess, by equal right, to have Cyprian queens qf undoubted purity. Such a libel is damaging to every other bee-keeper who makes profession of having Cyprian queens, and to every sender of those described as such. We leave others who may feel hurt by the imputation to defend themselves; but, on our own behalf, shall be glad if the gentlemen who sanctioned the statement that has gone forth, as described, will make plain the grounds upon which the purity of the Cyprian queen which we purchased at the late great Kilburn Show, can be impeached P To the best of our belief the Cyprian queen, imported by Mr. Jackson, was bred in Germany, and brought over to him by Herr Gravenhorst, our visitor at South Kensington. Ours, on the other hand, though also bred in Germany, came by the usual ex- press route, and was delivered over to the Rev. H. R. Peel, the Hon. Secretary of the British Bee-keepers' Association, of whom we purchased it. From our personal knowledge of Mr. Jackson we do not believe he made use of the words attributed to him, but would rather consider them the effusion of mischievous writers, who use the pages of the Journal re- ferred to for their own aggrandisement, with- out reference to truth and justice, and without concern for the injury they may inflict upon others.—Ed. B. B. J. ABBOTT'S ROYAL STANDARD HIVE. First Prize at the Royal Agricultural Society's International Show at Kilburn, This hive exhibits an extension of the ' Com- bination ' principle which prevailed at nearly every competition in England during 1878, and shows to the fullest extent the advantages that such principle offers. Hitherto prizes have been offered for hives alone, but this year greater opportunities for the display of judgment and ingenuity were afforded, the rjrize offered being for— 'The Best Hive, on the Moveable Comb
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