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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 204, 2 March 1897, Page 1

The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S :— "8i MILES OF BICYCLE. " fXIHE Herald Bicycl* Parade hat JL proved to be not the bit of a day, but the hit of the season, and vj better proof of this can be had than the tact that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who is not eager for a repetition of it, nnd another chance to compete for prises. "Then, too, the great display which went to make up TEB 8£ MILKS OF BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educatioual effect on many thousands. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is disoussed, nnd the basil of discussion is very largely made up of expressions of wonder at the sixe 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 bat praise. " It is not amis* to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats of exciting races on the road or in 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 •thb host popdlab bxctcii,' the 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 zest 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 stars 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 i bundles, in bags, in crates and in all [ ways, until those whose 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 beeane a record-breaking contest, both in point of interest and in number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, bnt to the leaders it grew into a matter of nun* 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 B ALLOTS WEBH CAST. " The contest went on lor months, and when the end came THE WAKWICK WAS THE WTNNBB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatio as a vote of 671.689 and A LRAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. •• The winain j machine it one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better provo this than the big vote and final result of the baK lotting. It is manufactured by the War* wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Fear is Sole Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITOBS. The following are those of the 98 Com* petitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 285,365 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 ) " The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solb Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldest»established practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— G. W. Fowlbs CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhocse Quay, Wellington. THE LARGEST, STRONGEST, A MOST PROGRESSIVE Industrial Office in Australasia. Cash Secur* ity given to N.Z. Government to cover risks of N.Z. Policy-holders, Policyholders now number 180.000. Eleven Claims on an average paid for each working day. Prompt Payment of Claims a specialty with the Citizens'. Policies issued under Life, Endowment, and SemUendowment Tibles, all ages, male or female, from a penst a Week upwards, collectable monthly from policy-holders by the Company's agents, The 'Australian Workman,' under i date December 26th, 1896, says : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance ; it is a pure business contract. And yet on* can't help remarking that the ' Citizens' * is the ' Good Samaritan ' to the poor, and that the pain and sorrow at the part* ing in death are to some extent tonel down by the operations of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch busi* ness offers very favourable advantages to those who can afford quarterly, half* yearly, or yearly premiums. Profits in the shape of BONUSES are added to Policies bach tkaß, and for the past three years these have been larger* than those declared by ami other dnstralian Life Office. The Citizen*.' is the only Life Office that declares a yearly Bonus iv connection with the Temper* ance section. Fjur»fifths of the entire profits of the Citizens' Ordinary Breach business divided annually amou^ |><.>].cy» holders, 08. Policies issuod from £50 upwards* JAMES F. I.ANE, Resident Secretary. Special Notice.— The Liabilities of the Citizens' have been valued on a net premium basis, interest being assumed at 3£ per cent. This valuation is more stringent than has ever baen adopted by any other Life office,