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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 246, 22 April 1897, Page 1

' The following is an extract fiom tho Boston Herald, U.S. A :— "81 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 ; fact that there is not a single devotee of the wheel, man or woman, who ia not eager for a repetition of it, and another chance to compete for prizes. " Then, too, tho great display which went to make up THE 8-3- MILES OP BEAUTIFUL, J 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. Ihousands 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 I praise. J '• It is not amiss to say that wheeldom i is all agog, and wherever cyclists get toj gother, whether between the heats of I excit'.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 boar the stamp 'THE MOST POPULA.E BICYCLE,' 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 espectations. To every rider his particular wheel i 9 the only wheel on earth, and in comparison with his wheel all others are as twinkling stars to tho 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 wiys, 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 wis not a matter of thousands, but to the leaders it grew into a matter of hunv (iredsof thousands, and for the first 10 wheels in the list, those having c. poll of 70,000 or over, more lhan 2,000,000 BaLLors week cast. " The contest went on tor months and when the end came THE WAKWICK WAS THE WIUNEB ( The victory oE the Warwick had nothing uncertain about it ; it was as emphatic as a vote of 671,5*9 and A LKAD OF ALMOST 200,000 over its nearest competitor. "The winning machine is one that ia will and favorably known to all cyclists, and nothing can better prove this than the big vote and final result of the baK lotting. It is manufactured by the War«> wick Cycle Company o£ Springfield, of which Mr F. J. W. Fear is Solo Agent for New Zealand." HOW THE VOTES STOOD ON THE 27th AUGUST. NINETJVEIGHT COMPETITORS. The following are those of the !)8 Competitors best known to N.Z. Cvdists: — 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 J " The WARWICK subsequently won with 671,589 votes, and a lead of almost 200,000 over its nearest competitor." Sole Agent, F. J. W. FEAR, WILLIS STEEET The oldestsestablished practical Cycle Expert in Wellington Feilding Agent— Gr. W. Fowles CITIZENS' LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANI (LIMITED). Head Oflice for New Zealand : Customhouse Quay, Wellington, | rriHE L\RG£ST, STRONGEST, & X MOST PROGRESSIVE Industrial Oilice in Australasia. Cash Secur* itj given to N.Z. Government to cover ris-ks of N.Z. Policy-holders, Policyholders now number 180.000. Eleven Claims on an average paid for each working day. Prompt Payment of Ulaim« a specialty with the Citizens'. Policies issued under Life, Endowment, and SemUendowment Tables, all ages, male or female, from a penny a Weik upwards, collectable monthly from policy-holders 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 ' Citizenß* ' 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 tho oporatious of the company." The Citizens' ordinary branch business offers very favourable advantages to those who can afford quarterly, halfyearly, or yearly premiums, Profits in the shape of BONUSES are adaed to Policies each yrak, and for the past three years these have been larger th-.in those declared by any other Australian Life Office. The Citizen >' is the o>lA' Lite Oliico tlmt declares . a yearly Bonus in connection with tho Tempers anee section. F u.fifhs uf lu<; entire pr-jfrs of tho (•i»iz"»>- 1 '-> "'.Hilary Branch business lvidcd anuualiy union 4 policys holders. O B. Policies ih.suo.i from i'so upwards. JAMKS F. LANE, liesident Secretary. Sfecial Notics. — The Liabilities of the Citizens' lave been valued on a net premium basis, interest being assumed at 3£ i>er cent. This valuation is more stri; genf 'haJ has ovor b3en adopted by aoy other Aiife office,