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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 149, 23 December 1896, Page 3

The oldeßt-eßtabliehed Butchery in the Dißtriot. THE underßigaaa, having taken over the above olcUes ablished butchery business, is prepared to supply the BEST BEEF, PO£K, & MUTTON to all parts of the Borough at the Lowest Prices for cash. Fainiließ waited bn daily for orders. Terms: Cash or Monthly. JOHN BTJTHEBFOBP, . 4 Manchester Street ; Feiiaiag. The Compliments of Hie Serison. JS. PALMER, the present pro- » prietor of THE EMPIRE HOTEL, Desires to intimate to the travelling public and the residents of Feilaing and Bnrronnding district, that sincp he has taken over the above hostelry he has effected improvements for the convenience of visitors to the town. ......; In wishing his numerous patrons the compliments of the season, he begs to announce that he has received large importations of the choicest Wibes, Spirits, and Ales, of all the best brands, to suit the public taste during this Festive Season. v . Christmas Hampers will be made up, according to the desire of customers, at reasonable rates. „ On Boxing Day a free Cold Luncheon will be obtainable at noon ; Hot Dinner at 5 o'clock, after the SjTprts. The Empire Hotel, which is a^jaceni to the railway station, affords splendid accommodation for visitors. i J. S. PALMER, Proprietor HE MANOHEBTER HOTEL, Feilding, having been taken over by , „ . DAVID BABBITT (Late of the Colyton Hotel), The new proprietor wishes one and all A Merry Christmas and a Tlrvpy New Year. 0* Special Arrangements have been made for the Accommodation of Visitors to Feilding during the Festive Season. A large and well- selected stock of the CHOICEST Wines, Ales, and Spirits* The Tables second to none on the Coast. CHRISTMAS HAMPERS made np to order. The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S.A. :— «8i MILES OF BICYCLE. "fTIHE Herald Bioycl© Parade has I proved to be not the hit of a day, but the hit of the season, and no better proof of this can be had than the lack that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who is not ea^er for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prizes. "Then, too, the great display which went to make up THB 8£ MILBS OP BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on. many thousands. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is discussed, and the basis of discussion is very largely made up of expressions of wonder at the size of it all. Thousands never imagined the extent or the force or the yalue of cycling, and in quarters where once existed only dis» paragement there is now nothing but praise. '' It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats of exciting races on the road or m the club rooms, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald's two big feasts are, if not the sole, the principal topics of discussion. " The contest for bicycle popularity to decide which wheel of them all should bear the stamp 'the most populab bioychj,' tbe last of the two battles to come to an end, was a battle royal, with, a royal victory as a final. Weeks and months did this contest go on, followed and participated in with an interest and a xest that surpassed expectations. To every rider his particular wheel is the only wheel on earth, and in comparison with his wheel all others are as twinkling ■tars to the sun. " The riders' name is legion, and when the test of popularity was begun the legion got to work. Ballots came in in bundles, in bags, m crates and in all ways, until those whose duty it was to receive them were buried under the avalanche. The cyclists rallied loyally about the standards of the wheels which they had chosen. It soon became a record-breaking contest, both in point of interest and in number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of hun» dreds of thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 bsllots webb oast. "The contest went on tor month* and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS TffE WIKNEB, The victory of the Warwiok had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LEAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. " The'winaing machine id one that is well and favorably known to all oycliats, and nothing can better prove this than tbe big vote and final result of the baU lotting. It is manufactured by the War-. wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Fear is Sole Agent frrNew Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITOES The following are those of the 98 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK... ... 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,613 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes ... ... 4,307 Cleveland") White > ...Under 2,000 World ) 11 The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solb Agent, F. J. W. FEAB, WILLIS STEEET The oldeatsestublished practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— GK W, Fowlbs THE DELIGHT OP THOUSANDS. /^AMEEON'S NEW VENUS TO* Kj bacco, Manufactured only from the finest Growths CAMERON'S NEW VENUS TOBACOO Stands unrivalled as a Pure Virginian Tvbncco Camuboh's New Vbwus Tocacco Is the Ultima Tiiulc of Smokers' happiness.