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NANCY

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH J

January 31, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

CHIC BUTIAMARALLE

JAN-4

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SHOES and SOCKS

NINOTCHKA

Three Russian agents sent to Paris to sell the jewels of the former Grand Duchess Swana, find their deal with Mercier, the jewoller, blocked, when Count Leon d'Algout presents himself as the agent of Duchess Swana, with an injunction against the sale of the Jewels or their removal from France until a French court has heard the case. Count d'Algout, the lover of the Duchess, by means of champagne and a friendly manner, wins the confidence and liking of the Soviet agents, and he writes for them a telegram to the Commissar of the Board of Trade in Mos- ców suggesting a fifty-fifty split with Swana.

THE ENVOY

COMRADE IRANOFF was at the tele- phone when Comrade Buljanoff entered the Royal Suite two days later.

"You can't hurry such things, Leon. You must give Moscow a little time. Why don't you drop in later? Au revoir."

"Mischa! Mischa!" cried | Buljanoff excitedly. "Here's a telegram from Moscow! It must have been all day!! It says: "Halt negotiations immediately. Envoy Ex- traordinary arrives Thurs- day sixten with full power. Your authority cancelled herewith. Razinin.'

"This is Thursday!" ex- claimed Iranoff.

"And it's six o'clock ready!" said Iranoff.

From the novel by

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

"I thought it my business to warn you."

"I am ashamed to put the pic-gering. If I add it all up 1 mustit. ture of Lenin in a room like this," have spent yours waiting for said Ninotchka, nevertheless pine-algnals. Imagine! An important ing it on the desk. "Comrades, part of my life wasted between your telegram was received with whistles." great disfavour in Moscow."

"In other words, you don't "We did our best, Comrade," know." pleaded Kopalaki,

"No."

"I hope so for your sakes. What did the lawyer say?"

"We didn't want to get mixed up with lawyers," said Buljanoff,

work. Let's not waste time. "They are very expensive here."

Shall we go?"

"We dealt directly with the re- presentative of the Grand Duchess. Nina Yakushova stooped to if we call him I am sure he will pick up her suitcases, and Iran-give you a very clear picture." al-off hastily cailed for a porter. She refused to surrender them. "I always said it would "Why should you carry other be Siberia!" said Kapolski, people's bags?" she asked the ing with the Grand Duchess nor entering the room. "Iranoff, Porter::--

Commde Ninotchka snt at the desk and drew a sheet of paper this map for me." bafore her.. "I shall not repent your mistake. I will have no deal-

"I'd love to."

SHC turned her attention A Way from him to the map in her hand.

Can I help] you?" asked Leon, deference in his voice,

"You might hold

Eiffel Tower Let me see

Your fingor, please."

HE took her finger and pointed

to the map with

jt.

"Why do you

need my finger?"

ale asked skept!- cally.

"Bad manners to point with your own. Here; that's the Eiffel Tower."

"And where are we?"

"Here we are." He shifted hor finger back to the hotel, “Hero you are and here I am. Feel it?"

"I am interested only in the shortest distance between these two points. Must you flirt?”

"I don't have to, but I find it.

Ninotchka examined the map. Correct me if I'm wrong--we are, natural.” facing north, aren't we?”

tion would you call your approach "Suppress it. For my informa- to me typical of the local morale?"

"Madame, it is the kind of ap- proach which has made Paris what it is.".

"I have heard of the arrogant male in Capitalistic society-"

her representative." She began to write. "Comrade Buljanoff, do you tell the manager a Special "Well, that's my business, spell your name with one or two "Facing north?" repeated Leon, Envoy is coming from Mos- Madame."

f'87"

bowildered. "I'd hate to commit with two," stammered Bulin-myself without my compass. cow and will occupy the "That's no business. That's Royal Suite and to move fused to let Kopalaki carry the

social injustice." She even re- not in fright.

Pardon me, are you an explorer?" "Comrades, I am not in a posi- our things to the smallest bags.

tion to pass final judgment but at "No, I am looking for the Eiffel the best, you have been careless Tower": room he's got. "We'll have "How are things in Moscow ?" in your duty to 'the State. You "Is that thing lost again?" Liston a taxi waiting in front." asked Buljanoff to make conver- were entrusted with more than a if you are interested in a view

"A Russian I love Russians! The train had already [ention.

mere sale of 'jowellery. Our next "I am interested in the Eiffel Comrade, I have been fascinated arrived when they reached "Very good. The lust mass year's crop is in danger and you Tower from a technical stand-by your five

know it. Unleas we can get for-point."

fifteen years far plan for the phat n great success. the station, Not knowing trials were

eign currency to buy tractors there' "Technical? I couldn't help you "Your type will soon be extinct,” the name of the Envoy but better Russians."

There are going to be fewer will not be enough bread for our from that angle. You see, a real she said, and left him as the traffic

people."

Parisian only goes to the top of whistle blew. Extraordinary, they were] The three Russians glanced We neted with the best inten- the tower in moments of despair trying to discover an au-at each other in covert panic. tions "

to jump off." thoritative, Russian-looking In spite of the now Envoy's "We cannot feed the Russian "How long does it take a man man among the scurrying ped before a hat shop in the per sent, to a so-called Duchess!

being all for business, she stop-people on your intentiona. Fifty to land?"

"Now that's too bad! The last passengers, when a woman lobby of the Hotel. Clarence. Half of overy loaf of bread to our time I jumped I forgot to clock with two suitcases address- "What's that?" she asked, in enemy! Comrade Kopalski, go at once to our Embassy and get the ed them.

address of the best lawyer in

dicating a hat.

"I am looking for Michael "It's a hat, Comrade. A wo- Paris. You, Comrade Iranoff, go to Simonovitch Iranoff" Iran-man's hat," replied Kopalski, the public library and get me the "Tak, tsk, how can such a section of the Civil Code on proper off acknowledge that he civilisation survive which per ty. Comrado Buljanoff, you might was the person she was mits women to put things like get me an accurate map of Paris. looking for, and she con- that on their heads! It won't want to use my spare time to in- spect the pubile utilities and make tinued: "I am Nina Ivanova be long now, Comrades."

a study of all outstanding technical COMRADE | achievements in the city." Yakushova glanced around the Royal Suite, and inquired serious- ly: "Which part of the room is mino?"

Yakushova, Envoy. Extra- ordinary, acting under direct orders of Comrade Commissar Razinin. Pre-

sent me to your colleagues." NERVOUS-

LY they shook her hand

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Special Envoy a woman, and fearful of what her in- structions, might be regard ing them.

"You sce.

enormous

"began Iran-

"How much does this cost?" "Two thousand, francs.” "A week?"

"No, a day."

SHE took a map of Paris from

suitcase and left

them.

She was step- ping off the kafety lalo in the middle of the street in front of the Hotel;

THEY WED

IN MISTAKE!

Lilian Lloyd nineteen, and Dennis Scott, tweny-three, both of Sunbury, Middlesex, were Ro excited when they obtained the consent of the Feltham magis- trates to their marriage that Scott inadvertently arranged the wedding at a register office in-

stend of a church..

So instead of walking to the altar of the local church that day, Lillan. In her full bridal dress and with bouquet, had to go to Staines Register Office lo be married. Later they will be re-wed at aj church,

off diffidently, "it". It's dif-Clarence when the signal for street Iran off pre-ferent here. They don't rent a traffle to go was given. She step- Bented them, room in pieces. We had to take ped back on the isle of anfety, just

as did Count Leon d'Algout on his all arrangements for a wedding at a "I got my wedding dress and made confused at the whole suite."

way to see the Soviet ngents. local church," she said, "I was finding the

You, please, Ninotchka ad- amazed when a few days ago the dressed him impersonally, "Could registrar notified us that we were to you give me some information: be married at his office. how long do

have to wait į Wo

"My Bance was so excited after the here?"

Court case that he misread the fenn "Well, oh, until the police- about giving notice of marriage. But later we shall be re-married at the "At what Intervals does he church." man whistles again."

That's funny! I never

It a

At the police court, Mr. Lloyd, whe Rave

lives at Yeovil, objected to his thought before l”

daugher's marriage on the grounds "Have you never been cauglit in that she was too young, and that a similar situntion?"

Scott would probably be called up "Have 17 Do you know, when I for the Army and would have to come to think about it, - il's stag- leave her.

"A day! That is the price of

a cow, Comrade Iranoff! If I

I

"What a charming idea stay here a week it will cost the

Russian people seven cows whistle?" for Moscow to surprise us And who am I to cost the Ras- with a lady comrade,"

"said alan people seven cows?"

"We had to take it on account of (the safe," explained Buljanoff, "Don't make an issue of my visions of exile to Siberin in his womanhood, We are hero for mind's eye.

Iranoff.

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