WHAT’S all this noise about “ Painting the Lily,” 44 Yellow Agony” oi “ Yellow Fever,” or something of the sort! How many 44 Best ” bicycles are there any how ? I thought Ananias was dead, but — Now wo are not prophets nor the sons of prophets, but we can see through a ladder. Between now and Xmas you will hear the phrase 44 As good as a Columbia” a good many times. You will also hear such ex pressions as 44 High Grade,” “ Up to Date,” “ Best in the World,” 44 No Better Made,” &c,, &c., ad lib., ad nauseam. Gentlemen, there is only one best, it is the Columbia—” Standard of the World.” It is called the Standard because it is the Standard No machine has been and is copied anc imitated like the Columbia, The Pope Manufacturing Company have bad 17 law. suits for infringement of name-plates alone. Suppose wo let others talk for a little Hero are three letters—America, Australia Now Zealand. Mr G. G. Dawe is in no way connected with any Bicycle Firm, and writes in a friendly way as follows : Tho Office of Review of Reviews, 13, Astor Place, Now York, May IC, 1896, Dear Mb Terex,— Yours of the IGth of April has just roachoi me. I shall attend immediately to tho orde: for “Cycling World.” As to the merits o: tho Columbia bicycles, permit me to say thai in this country wo regard tho Columbia as tin finest bicycle made. In fact, if you were to see the highways bore crowded with bicyclists, you would b< astonished to notice what a very large pro portion arc on Columbias, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts that are hero made bj anywhere from two hundred to three hundred firms to dispose of their own goods. Very truly yours, G. Grosvenbr Dawe. Messrs Bown and Raphael are Victoriai Agents for Columbias, and write us as fellow agents. They say From Bown and Raphael, Solo Agents for Columbia Bicycles, 270, Swanston street, Melbourne, 28th April. To Mr G. M. Yerax, Esq., Wellington. Dear Sir,— Wc are glad to learn you intend handling Columbias, for we are sure no better whoe' is manufactured on this globe. 