Ranger, Henry J., Cycle Manufacturer and Mechanical Engineer, Victoria Cycle Works, 45 Victoria Street, Christchurch. Bankers, Union Bank of Australia. Private residence, 54 Victoria Street. Mr. Ranger, who was born in Christchurch in 1863, learned his trade in Melbourne, and established the present business in 1896, as a high-grade cycle repairing depôt. In the following year he became a manufacturer of bicycles, and has succeeded in producing a first-class machine, which is giving general satisfaction. These machines are made from the best material procurable, and imported direct; they are finished in enamel of any colour, and are adorned with the well-known name plate “Victoria.” The premises occupied by Mr. Ranger consist of a two-storey building, having nearly 2000 square feet of floor space. The plate-glass windows display a large assortment of bicycles. Behind the shop is the factory, where a complete plant is in daily use, with a full staff of skilled workmen. Mr. Ranger is a member of the Foresters' Order, and has occupied the chief chair in connection with Court Star of Canterbury. He is also Right Worshipful Grand Master of the Orange Institution in the Middle Island, and secretary of the Canterbury Cycle Traders' Association.