A GRIEVANCE.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 266, 15 May 1907, Page 2

A GRIEVANCE.

TO THE BDITOB Sir,— While cycling from Kimbolton to Feilding last Friday, the 10th iust., to catch the mail train to Palmerston. I had the misfortune to puncture my back tyre> about five miles out of Feilding, having no re pairing outfit with me (I had given mine to unfortunate the day before). Seeing the mail coach about 500 yards ahead, I rode on the rim and overtook the driver (Mr Sam Daw) who, I am informed, owns as well as drives the mail coach, and »«ked him to take me and my bike, to Feilding; of course, fully expeel> ing to pay the fare for both self and bike. He had not a single passdnger on board, or any luggage on top of the coach. But' he refused to take me up, although it w,as, and had been, raining very hard. I was wet through and anxious to get home to Palmerston to get a change of dry clothes. His excuse was that he was late. I was, therefore, compelled to ride on the rim of my mach me all the way to Feilding behind the mail coach, which I assure, you « as anything but pleasant and I might have lost the -mail train and had to stay in my wet clothes until the eight train, to say nothing of ruining my tube and tyre. 'We both arrived at Feilding at 2.10 p.m., and I was informed if he had arrived at 2.30 he was in plenty of time. I taust, Mr Editor, you will $ivc this letter space in your valuable paper, — Yours, etc.. GEO. PARTRIDGE, Traveller, P.N.,.-