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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 19, 14 September 1912, Page 6

The return euchre match between the Egmont Club and Fire Brigade will take place at the Club rooms on Wednesday evening next.

"Money Lent—Free of Interest is the alluring title of a small supplement circulated with our issue ot today. Its contents are well worthy ot study.

Flags wore half-mast on the warships in Britain on the occasion of the Mikado's funeral (states a cable). At Tokio the ceremonies have opened and enormous crowds are'present. The Emperor decreed an amnesty and <-ranted a million yen to charities, assigning 200,000 to Korea.

Mr. C. A. Wilkinson's meetings on Friday, the Reform candidate visited More-mere and Ararata, where he gave addresses on questions of interest to elector.;. Mr. Geary presided at the former place, and Mr. T. Winks at Ararata. Hearty votes of thanks were given for Mr. Wilkinson after he had answered questions. The keen interest so prevalent in other districts as regards Mr. Wilkinson's candidature was shown, particularly at Ararata, hearty cheers being given for him at the close of the meeting.

The State of California has recently discovered the great value of the ladybird as a destroyer of the plant lice that kill the fruit buds. 'Jhcse lice destroy orchards and vines, and their greatest enemy is the ladybird. The difficulty was to procure the ladybirds in sufficient number, and collectors were sent out into the mountain* and wilds of the Sierra country to collect them. In one canyon they discovered large quantities of the cast-off shells of ladybirds, but not a trace of the insect. After staking out the place, they returned in the winter to discover the secret of the mystery. For under the snow they came across what looked like a peculiar snowball, with a nucleus of twigs and pine-needles. The ball was broken open, and inside found a squirming fass of ladybirds. Four hundred pounds of ladybirds were dug up in one day from under the .'-'.now and sent to Sacramento. The little creatures were kept alive during the winter, and then let loose in the fields, where they soon destroyed the noxious grubs. The expedition in search of ladybirds is made every year, and some ninety millions are generally collected in this way before they come out of their winter quarters.

Two Guineas for lour linos of poetry ! Read Tonking's Linseed Emulsion .ntimation every Saturday amoEgst news ifcerr.3.