A Curious Law Suit.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3406, 10 January 1890, Page 3

A Curious Law Suit.

The St, Petersburg correspondent oftlie LondouDaily Telegraph writes: A verj curious law suit will bo heard in a few days in one of tlw law courts ot Warsaw which might bo made the basis of an intorestin? novel.. It is all about a swallowtail coat, Mr L,, an inhabitant of the ancient capital of Poland, ordered of a well-known tailor, and which for a convenanted sum was to be delivered punctually by a certain day. The tailor, howover, like most Russian tailors and tradesmen, failed to keep his word and dolivered the garmout tbo day after the term fixed, when it proved, as Russians say, as seasonable as mustard after supper. Mr L, not only refusod to pay the stipulated Bum, but' commenced proceedings against the tailor for very heavy damages for the momentous and lamentable results of his dilatoriness; and hereby hangs the tale. Mr L, alleges in his statement of cb.im that he squired the swallow-tailed coat to qualify him to appear at a largo evening party, given by the parents of the lady of his heart, whoso hand he intended to formally solicit in tbo course of the evening during tho valse, the quadrille or tho mazurka Unprovided with the magic evening dress he was in the sad predicament of the guest in the parable' which had not on a wedding garmentbut,wiser than that person, he did not put in an appearance. Meanwliilo ' the other , fellow,' taking a mean advantage of him, went, and saft, and conquored; proposed, was accepted, and is now the chorished bridegroom of the beautiful Helen. Tho Court is now callod 011 to estimate in roubles and copecks the oxtont of tho loss inilictod on the confiding MrL byhisdilatorytailor,-ami to insist upon a substantial fee from < the latter for being taught the truth i of tho old adags, that, 1 a stitch in < time saves nine.' " 5 —— t A skilful cork-cutter enn produco irom 1500 to 2000 corks a day, iiis only tools bein<; two sharp knives with broad blades. Machines hiivo been brought ouc which turn out about 2000 corks nn hour; but they aro usolfSß for the cutting of tho finor varieties, Tho Olydo,leads tho world in shipbuilding. Twenty miles (if water-front is utilised in this industry. The Fairfield Shipyard employe 4000 men,