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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 244, 20 April 1897, Page 1

} The following is an extract from 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 the hit of the season, and no better proof of this can be had than the t lact 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. . I " Then, too, the great display which . went to make up j THE 8£ MILES OP BEAUTIFUL, j interesting and instructive pageant had an educational effect on many thousand!. Among people who did not appreciate the force that cycledom had become, the Herald parade is discussed, and the basis of discussion is rery largely mtide 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 bat praise. '• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom is all agog, and wherever cyclists get to* gether, whether between the heats of excit'.ng races on the road or in the club rooms, which are so comfortable these cool nights, the Herald'g 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 ehoald bear the stamp 'THE MOST POFOLAK BICYCTjB,' 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 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 tbey had chosen. It soon became a record-breaking contest, both in point of interest and in nunrber of ballots. It was not a matter of thousands, bnfc to the leaders it grew into a matter of nun* died 8 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 BaLLors weee cast. 11 The contest went on tor months, and when the end came THE WARWICK WAS T.WE WTNNEB, The victory of the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671, 559 and A LEAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. "The winning machine is one that is well and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than tbe big vote and final result of the baK lotting. It is manufactured by the Wars wick Cycle Company of Springiield, of which Mr F. J. W. Feab. is Solo Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETY>EIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the ( J8 Com. petitors best known to N.Z. Cyclists: — WARWICK 336,960 Columbia 235,365 Waverley 85,379 Union 81,996 Steams 40,490 Spalding 10,813 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." Solr Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STREET The oldesNestablished practical Cyck Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— Gr. W. Fowxes CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED). Head Office for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wellington, HPHE LARGEST, STRONGEST, & X MOST PROGRESSIVE Industrial Office in Australasia. Cash Secur* ity given to N.Z. Government to cover ri:ks 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 Seini»endowment Tables, all ages, male or female, from a penny a Week upwards, collectable monthly from policj'-holdera by the Company's agents, The 'Australian Workman,' under date December 26th, 1896. says : "There is nothing sentimental in Assurance; it is a pure business contract. Andyeton« can't help remarking that the • Cuizen*' ' is the ' Good Samaritan ' to the poor, and that the pain and sorrow at the part, in^ in death are to some extent toned ' down by the operations of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch bnsiness offers very favourable advantages to ( those who can afford quarterly, half- . yearly, or yearly premiums. Profits in the shape of BONUSES are I added to Policies each yeab, and for the past three years these have been larger than those declared hy any oilier Aus~ trnUan Life Office. Ihe Citizens' is tho ; only Lite Ofike that declares ;i yearly Bonus in connection with the Temper* ance section. Four- fifths of tho entire ; profi-s of the f!i*iz«n»' Ordinary Branch business mded annually umou^ policy* ; holders. O B Policies issued From £50 upwards. JAMEdF. LANE, Resident Secretary. Spfxial Notics. — The Liabilities of th 3 Citizens' ' aye been valued on a net pr m>uui ba9is, intercut being ssnumed ■ at £| iH-r rent. This valuation i-< more I sti ir gent than has ever baen adopted by any other Life office.