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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 30, 1940. By Ernie Bushmiller

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Nancy.

NINOTCHKA

Three members of the Russian Board of Trade come to Paris to sell the court jewels of the exiled former Grand Duchess Swana. Wanting, for once, to taste magnificence, thay engage the Royal Suite in the Hotel Clarence, and telephone the jewellor, Mercier, A waiter at the hotel, the former Count Alexis Rakonin, overhears the telephone con- versation and hastens to the Duchess Swana with the news that her jewels' arc in Paris to be sold. Count Leon d'Algout, her lover, overhears the mention of jewels.

"RAKONIN, bless him, has given me the most amazing news! I must call my lawyer at once.".

"I am sorry, but I have to leave," said Rakonin.

"Thank you so much, my friend. I will get in touch with you."

Count

Duchess:Swana put in her call while the maid was showing Rakonin oul. d'Algout, highly interested, listened to Swana's conversation with her lawyer.

must

From the novel by

M. LENGYEL Adapted from the M.-G.-M. film by Lebbeus which will shortly be screened in Hongkong.

Mitchell

"I thought it my business to warn you."

jam acting for Her Highness, the be French, the jurors will be "Commissar Razinin, Board of Moscow. Unexpected Duchess. Here is my power of French, everybody in that court Trade, attorney."

room will be French. And situation here. Duchess Swana ¡when a beautiful woman sits on in Paris claims jewels and has AS Mercier

brought injunction read the docu- the witness stand in a French already

After ment, Kopalski court and lifts her skirt a little against sale or removal.

long and careful study we sug interjected: "These may

property of the Iranoff. Duchess Swana, but, like all pri-

to

"Oh, Monsieur Cornillon, the most incredible thing has happened. My jewels are here in Paris. Three Bolshevik swines are trying to sell them! We must act at once! Call the police

"I suppose you expect us to gest in the interest of our be have been the hand over the jewels?" said loved country a fifty-fifty settle Iranoff, have them arrested!

ment as best solution. Well, then get an injunction.

Buljanoff, and Kopalski.". But they are "I assure you," continued the

"Oh, no, I am not a highway- my

"If we say that, Leon, we'll be sent be jeweller, "no one else could meet vate property, they were con- man. All I'm trying to do is to

Siberia 1" gaid jewels! There

make things as difficult for you

Kopalski. some way of getting them the figure named by my syndi-fiscated by the State."

cate under present economic

jas possible." But how can conditions." back!

"We'll leave the problem of

But Rakonin, the waiter, en- "We are not giving in an tered with more champagne, their ownership to the French thore be a question?

"We can wait," said Kopalski. courts," returned Leon, "Mean- inch," said Kopalaki, "but tell us and while the agents were busy you my lawyer or theirs..

"Let's put our cards face while, I have filed for an in- what is in your mind."

with that and the cigarette girls, down, gentlemen. You need junction to prohibit you from "All right, but let's have a Leon gave the telegram to "What did he say? asked mency and you-need-it-quickly, either selling or removing the little lunch." Leon went to the Rakonin with instructions-to-

Right now there is a Russian jewels. Here is a copy." The telephone and called for room send it. commission in New York trying Russian agents read the in-service.. "Pretty hopeless, but there to sell fifteen Rembrandts; an-junction, flabbergasted, and may be a chance. The French other in London mortgaging the Leon turned to the jeweller. I Government

recognized oil fields in Baku. Now, my offer thought it my duty to warn you, Soviet Russia and he doubts that is fair and does not even take Monsieur Mercier. I would hate it will risk a war for my poor advantage of your situation." to see you get into trouble.”.

Arc

All right, I'll let you know.”

Leon.

has

sake. Ho might make some

sort of a case, but it will cost money, money, money! That's all they are interested in, those lawyers!"

"Darling, calm down," suiɑ Leon, taking her in his arms. "Why do you need a lawyer? Haven't you your little Volga 'boatman?"

ful kiss

Iranoff.

THE Russian "Thank you," said the jeweller, agents again and addressed the Soviet agents: withdrew for a "This introduces a new element whispered con- into our negotiations. Until

sultation.

FOR the next hour champagne flowed freely in the Royal Suite Hotel of the Clarence. Love

ly cigarette girls

were most in- gratiating while

this claim is completely settled, the Soviet agents were in an "He's cutting we can do nothing. Understand, admiring and generous mood. It our throats, but any offer stands as soon as you became a loud and hilarious but

said

TO-MORROW. THE ENVOY.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Summary issued yesterday says, we have to ac produce a clear title, approved harmless party, Leon quickly great amount of activity they Recordings to-day do not display cept," said by the French courts. Until

became Leonitchka to the Soviet bayo however, been marked by un then, good day,"

After agents and they were Sascha, impressive rise in Douglases. She looked up at him, hope "But don't let's give in so "I hope you will forgive me." Serge and Mischa to him. He remaining nominal for a 'long while, dawning, and gave him a grate- quckly," objected Kopalski. "We said Leon as the jeweller made sat at a desk, apart from the Emerging from total neglect an en- they have come into prominence. have to uphold the prestige of for the door.

bulabaloo, a telegraph blank inquiry set in, without attracting shares, Russin." MERCIER,

"On the contrary, I consider front of him. At his call the and it was not until today, when the jeweller, ro- "All right," said Buljanoff. myself very lucky.

Good day." befuddled agents gathered about the rate was, advanced to $100 bld. that any passing of shares took ploce, moved the eye "let's uphold it for another ten

Leon went back to the dis- him.

At the close, the demand was still piece through minutes."

comfited Russlans. "Well, gen-

"Why should you bother about uutised, which he had As they returned to the tlemen, how about

Buyers a little this telegram to Moscow? I'll been examining jeweller, there was a knock on lunch 7"

H.K. Bank, $1,305- write.it.for you."

Canton Ins $205. the Duchess the door. Iranoff unlocked it.

"Got out of here!" commanded Licon-Leonitchka, why are

Douglases $190 Swana's jewels Count Leon d'Algout introduced

Wharves $101 Iranoff. which the three himself.

good to us?"

Ducks. $20 Soviet agents had spread out on "We don't want to be dis- "Don't look so gloomy, gentle Buljanoff, kissing his cheek.

Providents, a table in the Royal Suite. turbed, Return later if you men All, is not lost. You may

"Oh, Leon, you are so good.". have a chance very slim he said: Kopalski, embracing him. axcellent want to see us." "Very good

"I want a word with Monsieur I want to be fair. You might What's the name of that ...muperb. It would be foolish Mercier." Leon pushed past make out same kind of a case.””. to belittle the quality of the tranoff despite the latter's re-

We haven't anything to dig. Comnilegar on the Board" of

Trade?" gems, but your terms are im possible. My counter offer jeweller. "Monsieur Mercier, I out angrily. "We'll talk to you wouldn't like Razinin."

monstrances and approached the cuss with you." Kopalski broke

"Bazinin," said Kopalski. the absolute maximum."

am Count Leon d'Algout. Ilawyer! To our Ambassador !" "But, Monaleur," objected think: I had the pleasure of "All right, go ahead. You He's bad man said Kopalaki, "the Jewals—"

meeting you in your beautiful talk to a lawyer, and I'll talk to Buljanoff. "Sends people to Gentlemen, I'll let you in on shop. I Was admiring n the judge!** a little secret we are under platinum watch with diamond That won't help you. You We don't like Razinin. But taking this deal only for the numbers."

can't intimidate ua. Soviet we like you, Leon," said Iranoff, prestige involved, and, quite "Oh, yes. Yes, I recall.” Russia will put all its might "Don't we like Leon?" frankly, we expect to také, a "I hope you haven't closed the behind this case." losu,"

་་ ! deal for these jewels. It might I warn you gentlemen, it this Iranoff drew Bulianoff to one bring you into serious difficul case comes to trial it will be side, whispering: "Capitalistic ties"

- before a French court, and when methods!"

"Who are you? What do you a woman so charming, bautiful "They accumulate millions by vant?" asked the Soviet agents, and exquisite as the Duchess taking loss after jogs."mile getting between Leon and the Swana takes the stand

Kopalski Jaft the Jeweller to jawols sprond out on the table. "All right, get her on the wit

you

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TLE question broughton re newod demons-

Hotels $5.10 Lands $33.70 Electrics $59.20

Telephones (Old), $24 Watsona :$8.00 Entertainments $0.90

Sellers " Union Ins. $470 Electrics $55K

HR. Govt, 45% Loan $102

Galos Douglases $100 Ducks $20%

Providents $4.40 Hotels $5.16

Telephones (Old) #243% Cementa $10

PETS SCARCE

Owing to the "panic destruction" Frations, of of thousands of pets when war broke drunken Russian out last September there is a shortage affection, and in London of kittens and puppies. dit pushed As a result, people who evacuated find on retuming, that, mice or rats them away and are over-running their homes, pl anawer the telephone: Yes 7"These jewels are the pro- ness stand. What can sho.say?"

bogah to write More than 80,000 doksand cats were No, porty of the Duchess Swand of How will she look? The on the telegraph Blink. There, destroyed and burled by the P.D.S.A: no, it must be a mistake. We Russia, and were seized illegally fashion this spring 18 very be how does this strike you?" He last September, but now 'officials.re receiving counlioks) requests for new can't be disturbed 7 by the Soviet Government. I coming, to her, The judge will read the wire:

count d'Algout?

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