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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 207, 5 March 1897, Page 1

' The following is an extract from the Boston Herald, U.S. 4 :— "8£ MILES OF BICYCLE. [ "fTIHE Herald Bicycle Parade hat X 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 tact that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who is not eager for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prices. I " Then, too, the great display wkieh I went to make up THE 8£ MIIiBS OV BBAUTIHTL, 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 value of cycling, and m quarters where once existed only dis* paragement there is now nothing but praise. " It is not amis* to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats of escit'.ng 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 'THE MOaT POPUIAB BIOTCXB,' 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 und a test 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 bundles, in bags, in 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 tn number of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, but te the leaders it grew into a matter of nun* dreds of thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those haying a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BQLLOTa WEBB CAST. " The contest went on tor Months, aad when the end came THE WAJiWICX WAS THE WIKITBB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,589 and A LHAD OF ALMOST 200,000 ovor its nearest competitor. " The winning machine is one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final resmlt of the baK lotting. It is manufactured by the Wats wick Cycle Company of Springfield, of which Mr P. J. W. Feab is Sole Agent for New Zealand. " HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY-EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the 08 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 ) " The WARWICK subsequently won with 671)339 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Sow Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldeetsestnblished practical Cycle Expert in Wkllinoton Feilding Agent— G. W. Fowlbs CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wbllinoton. THE LARGEST, STRONGEBT, A MOST PROGRESSIVE Indus. trial Office in Australasia. Cash Security 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 Semi»endowment Tables, all ages, male or female, from a. fenni a Week upwards, collectable monthly from policy-holders by the Company's agents, The 'Australian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896. saya : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance ; it is a pure business contract. And yet one 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 toned down by the operations of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch bust* ness offers very favourable advantages to those who can afford quarterly, halfyearly, or yearly premiums, Profits in the shape of BONUSES are added to Policies bach tiab, jmd for the past three years these have been larger than those declared by any other Australian, Life Office. The, Citizens' is the only Life Office that declares a yearly Bonus in connection with the Temper* ance section. Four* fifths of the entire profits of the Citizens' Ordinary Branoh business divided annually among policy* holders. O."B. Policies issued from £60 upwards. JAMES F. LANE, Resident Secretary. Sibcial Notice.— The Liabilities of >he < itizbnb' have been valued on a net jnnmm basis, interest being assumed •t r§ per cent. This valuation is more m gent than has ever been adopted by tm.v other Life office,