. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 470 x'HE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Sept, 28, British Bee-Keepers' Association Conversazione. The autumn conversazione was held at Pritchard'S Restaurant, Oxford Street, on Thursday, September 21. The attend- ance was good, about 60 members and friends (the number increasing later as those engaged in business were able to attend) assembling at 3 to hear a lecture on " Comb Honey Production," by Mr. D. Wilson, of Belper. Mr. W. F. Reid took the chair, and Mr. Wilson gave an excellent lecture, which, with the discussion follo
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 470 x'HE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. Sept, 28, British Bee-Keepers' Association Conversazione. The autumn conversazione was held at Pritchard'S Restaurant, Oxford Street, on Thursday, September 21. The attend- ance was good, about 60 members and friends (the number increasing later as those engaged in business were able to attend) assembling at 3 to hear a lecture on " Comb Honey Production," by Mr. D. Wilson, of Belper. Mr. W. F. Reid took the chair, and Mr. Wilson gave an excellent lecture, which, with the discussion following, fully occu- pied the time until 4 o'clock, when an ex- cellent tea was served. After a pleasant hour enjoying this and discussing various bee matters, Mr. Price gave a lecture on " The Preparation of Exhibits for the Show Bench," followed by a discussion. At 6 o'clock Mr. F. W. Watts gave a lec- ture on " The Production of Extracted Honey," which, with the discussion, was carried on till about 7 o'clock. Mr. Lamb then took over the duties of Master of Ceremonies, which he was unfortunately obliged to relinquish after a short time, Mr. W. H. Simms very kindly taking his place and carrying out the duties in a very tactful manner. A pleasant hour was spent in listening to music, songs, and recitations, the com- pany gradually dwindling away as " train times " for those coming from outside the town approached. We hope to give at least the main points of the lectures in future issues. The discussions following were very ani- mated, the lecturers all having a large number of questions to answer, some of which would have required a further half-hour's lecture to answer fully. Mr. Tom Sleight's Bereavement. We are sure all our readers will join with us in heartfelt sympathy for our well-known correspondent, Mr. Tom Sleight, in the great loss he has recently sustained by the tragic death of his two sons, Charles and Leonard. No doubt the majority of o
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