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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 236, 8 April 1897, Page 1

The following is an ex ract f. om the Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "8J MILES OF BICYCLE. THE Herald Bicycle Parade has proved to be not the hit of a day, but die 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 prizes. " Then, too, the great display which went to make up THE 8^ MILES OF BEAUTIFUL, interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on many thousand!. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycled om 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 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 ov 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 MOST POPCLAB BICYCLt,' 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 catae iv 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 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 iv the list, those haying a poll of 70,000 or over, more than 2,000,000 BaLtors weee cast. " The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WAHWICK WAS THE WINNEB, The victory of the Warwick 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 winning machine id one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the 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 for New 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.R13 Sterling 9,315 Dayton 8,327 Barnes 4,307 Cleveland} White > ...Under 2,000 World J " The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Solk Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET rhe oldestsestablished practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— G. W. Fowles CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wellington, THE LARGEST, STRONGEST, & MOST PROGRESSIVE Indus. trial Office in Australasia. Cash Secur* ity given to N.Z. Government to cover risks of N.Z. Policy-holders, Policyliolders 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, end Seuri»endowment Tables, all iges, male or female, from a penny a Week upwards, collectable monthly from policy-holders by the Company's agents, The ' Australian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896, aays : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance; it L 8 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 parting in death are to some extent toned down by the operations of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch business offers very favourable advantages to those who can afford quarterly, halfyearly, or yesrly premiums. Profits in the shape of BONUSES are added to Policies each tkab, and for the past three years these have been larger than those declared by any other Australian Life Office. The Citizens' is the only Lite Oflice that declares a yearly Bonus in connection with the Temper* ance section. Four- fifths of the entire profits of the Citizens' Ordinary Branch business iivided annually among policy-* holders. O B. Policies issued from £50 upwards, JAMES P. LANE, Resident Secretary. Special Noticb.— The Liabilities of the < itixkns' have been valued on a net prero urn basis, interest being- assumed dt ?§ i <-r 'eni. This valuation is more strn gent ha a has ever been adopted bj any other Lite oflice.