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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

REVELATION

The three agents of the Moscow Board of Trade, sent to Paris to sell the court jewels of the former Grand. Duchess Swana, having got into difficulties when Swana's lover. Count Leon d'Algout, obtained an injunction against their sale or removal, the Commissar of the Board of Trade, sent as a Special Envoy. Nina Yakushova. Count d'Algout meets her on a safety island in the street, and is fascinated by her.

COUNT

Leon d'Algout, frivolity against you. As basic started in fascination material you might not be bad, but you are the unfortunate after the retreating Russian product of a doomed culture. girl.

feel sorry for you."

I

It was growing dark and the lights of the city were turned hean, sparkling over the wide ex-

Pase of Paris.

Her fair hair, the beauty of her face, the sweetness of her mouth-well, couldn't just let her go

of his life like that.

out

"What a city!" he exclaimed. and pointed out to her various the points of interest. He dropped hela frane in the slot of a telescope. "And now its greatest attrue-

tion, the most wonderful spot in all Paris.

She was going to Eiffel Tower-well, would follow her. She was of a very technical turn of mind: he went into the Look. Hotel Clarence and bought a guide arrived at the tower ahead of her.

When he saw her, she was asking questions of an at tendant.

"Can you tell me the exact width of the foundation on which the piers are resting? And the depth?"

"You don't have to worry, The thing is safe," said the attendant.

"I am not afraid. I want

to know."

Yes, here it is. What do you see?"

" see a honge that look like all the other homes. What'a remarka-

le about it?"

"It's not the structure, but the spirit that dwells within. There are three rooms and a kitchenette dedicated to hospitality."

"So that's your house?" "Well, let's say I live in it.

Such

a pleasant place-all kinds of com- fort, easy to rench-"

SUE

"You are something we do not interrupt-have in Russia. That is why I be ed, straight from lieve in the future of, my the shoulder: "Does try," that mean you WRHL there?"

to

He thought 11: "You pronounce my name invpri had offended her.rectly, It's Ni-notchka."

Leon advanced, reading understand me from his book: "The foun- "Then you don't want me to go a little?"

there."

said.

By Ernie

I'M FINISHED!

February 1, 1940.

Bushmiller

MAKE MINE CHOCOLATE!

*12

JAN-$

NINOTCHKA

From The Novel By MELCHIOR NENGYEL

Adaptation By

LEBBEUS MITCHELL

and

in neel of you. You must ar-

He left her and picked up the

"Ifello..

Yes. I'm sorry,

myself. What's her

That's the way clocks work,”! "Love is not so simple. Why do swer." coun-doves bill and coo? Why do flawers

open their petals? Oh, Ninotchka, receiver, "I begin to believe in it myself, surely you feel some slight symp It still frightens me a little, but ittom of the divine passion--a strance but I couldn't make it. I ran into fascinates me. Ninotchka."

heaviness in your limbs, a burningja friend from the army. of the lips that is not thirst." What? The deal is off! Are you

"You are

very talkative.", she crazy, BuljanofT A special en- Voy has arrived? That's belter. "Ninotchka. do you like me just kissed her. Was that talkative me?

He took her in his arms

Oh, she doesn't want to see Well, I get in touch "No, that was restful. Do it with her "The general appearance is not lagain."

name? say that either distasteful. The whites of He stopped reading Naturally, nothing would please me eyes are clear.

your'! Your cornea is ex-up A and tipped-his-hat. "I hope more."

cellent."- "Then why don't we go? You you'll forgive me, but I-"

might be an interesting subject of Ninotchka in turn inter-studly." rupted with સ curt: "Go "I will do my best," he promised ahead." She started up the in deep delight.

Gaston let them in and took his stairway leading to the top master's hat. of the tower. He followed, "la this what you call the butler?" reading:

Jasked

"Yes Russian.

dation is 141 yards square "Now, I didn't

"

He

whe

expert ou

things-can it be I'm falling in love

"Tell me--you're so

with you?"

cess.

"Love in a romantic designation for a most ordinary biological pro- A lot of nonsense is wrliten and talked about It."

"What do you use instead?" "I acknowledge a natural im- pulse common to all."

"What can I possibly do ta en courage such an impulse in you?"

"You don't have to do a thing.! Chemically we are already quito sympathetic."

THEY talked for

hours,

Ninotchka

the

HE repeated the

names.

. Spell it... Yaku.

. Heavens, these Russian

Yakushova.

| _.kles_und_murmured; Ninotchka."

a "thank you. Oh,

He dropped the receiver and

my barbaric turned to And Ninotchka putting on Ninotchka! My ma her hat. Ilo

possible, unroman-} "Ninotelikn

took her arm.

tie, statistical, . "I must go," she said coldly. glorious, analyt—”

"The telephone is

ringing," she said.

"Oh, let it ring." "But one of your friends may

£1,300 Luck Comes To Holy Island

"Four massive piers of "Good evening, Comrade," masonry are sunk to a depth said to Gaston. "But this man is of 46 feet on one side of the horribly old. You should not make

him work. Seine, and 29 feet on the

"He takes good care of that." other side. The girders of "He looks sad. Do you whip interlaced ironwork which him?"

"No, but the thought makes my stay the structure have an mouth water."

1ilm shuwed inclination of 54 degrees.

come when you "The day will

Wound in her Ascending the tower is a stair-will be free," she said to the fab-

shoulder "Go to bed, little

inflicted YEARS ago people on Holy bergasted butler. case of 254 steps!

father. We want to be alone."

when she

was alaland, off the Northumberland stopped in consternation as he As Leon was about to follow her

sergeant in the realised she was going to climb into the living room, Gaston In-

const, used to pray for a boat Third Cavalry to be wrecked there. to the top, then resumed hur formed his master that there had

Brigade before

That was because of their poverty, riedly: "and an additional 254 been a number of telephone calls. steps to the very top."

When the present war broke out She Leon summarily sent him

"Let me confess something," he their off to

descendants faced a blcak aald. "Never did I dream 1 could winter, was not impressed. "There is bed.

feel like this towards a sergeant." an elevator included in the price) "May I offer you a drink. or

Visitors vanished and fishing, the of admission."

something to cat?" he asked her. The clock struck twelve. "It's mid-standers chief means of livelihood,

"Thank you, I've had all the Paris is making love to the other

night-the hour that one-half of was curtalled. NINOTCHKA calories necessary for to-day.half. The hands of the clock kiss. Norwegian steamer Royal ran uground Then, some weeks ago, the 900-ton continued to What do we do now?"

near the island. climb. Leon "We take off our hat and cont," Isn't that. wonderful?" hesitated, then ho repiled, taking her things. "We started down the make ourselves comfortable for a stairs and made most enjoyable evening. We look his way to the each other. We smile..

Well, we don't smile then. How elevator. He had about some musle?" to wait for it to

"Is that customary?" come down and then to fill with passengers.

to

"It helps. I shall turn on the

radio."

Warsaw.

HITLER'S WIRELESS

OFFENSIVE

(Continued from Page 4)

This point of view was discussed [recently in the Catholic weekly, "The Tablet", which remarked in a short editorial on sen warfare, that the repercussions of the sinking of the "Graf Spee" abroad may prove un- expectedly great, because Great Bri-

Because of their knowledge of the tides, the islanders were, put to workt on refloating the vessel.

Nearly every lad and man WOS employed. They walked four miles daily to the ship,

Their job has ended, and £1,300 will be distributed among them a godsend to many households.

TO-MORROW

A

RUSE

LONDON LETTER

(Continued from Page 4.)

Townley Lord, who is 111, and preach- Ing in the church in which normally

He is a member of the congregation.

*

*

Count Ciano, Golfer NLIKE his father-in-law, Count

Clano, the Halian Foreign Minis- er, is neither a vegetarian, nor in- tensively athletic.

his

has recently added golf to recreations, which have been limited to fencing and swimming.

He has become a member of the Acqun Santa course Just outside

He takes regular lessons from the Ronie. And he is an enthusiast.

club professional and he is improving steadily.

Cool

He plays a round almost every day.

Fellow members say that he will play, well and that he shows a cool, unexcitable temperament,

Signor Muti, the newly appointed secretary of the Fascist party, has also taken up golf and has beginner's Jessons several times a week at Acqua. Santa. And it may be to the benefit

and

OUR GUIDE TO, of the world that both the British

THE CINEMAS

Americon Ambassadors are members of the some course,

Boginning At Home

She was already at the top "I should say this room is 18 by when he stopped, dumb-founded, 25," she observed. out of the elevator. She-turned "Oh, the typical room of the him nonchalantly. "You average man-or a little above the

"Code of the Secret Bervice" (Orleń- gave me some valuable informa- average. If there are any special tain had accepted the initial distal

Drama of aspects you wish to study, just advantage of telling the truth about counterfeiting by the United States war waged against tion. Thank you:"

look around. I "And thank you for getting conceal. Thone

have nothing to losses and gains in sen warfare, Secret Service. Material for the almA CO., who takes a fatherly interest Hro my books, which proved a hurdleap in neutral | was obtained from the Ales of a former in bin men, sent for a certain me up here," he said, looking inj Hero am I,"

countries during the early months of chief of the Secret Service. Ronald private and gave himn word of ad-

Reagan and Roselln Towne co-star, Vic monition. surprise at the dazzling, view. "I shall start with you. What the war.

Hugo, popular manager of the Oriental, "I've never

As weeks and months pass neutrals has refused to raise the prices for this said, "and most of us are trying to Been this before. la your profession?”

"Times are difficult at home," he Beautiful, isn't it?"

"Keeping my body fit, my mind will, it is pointed out, learn to sea film in spite of the fact that it is send a little extrn money to our "Yes, it is."

alert, and my landlord appeased. In proper proportion German sink showing for the first time locally. wives. I notion that you have not "I'm glad I saw it before be- I'm 36 and weigh 182 pounds strip-muccessful, nollchist

background agalast

of the "Three Smart Girls Grow Up" (Majen-dono so." ped," coming extinct."

sens byte) Deanna Durkin straightening out

"If you think it would help, sir," England and France, as instanced in the love affairs of two uldor lateral was the reply, "I will certainly send "Do not misunderstand me,"

one week's happenings recently when, and singing a few songs in a fresh and her a few shillings each week. But sho said, looking him up and womankind the record is not quite sunk off British coasts whereas one Winninger and Robert Cummings are in towing C3390

"For mankind not a thing for ten British and neutral ships were girls, Nan Gros, Itolen Parrish, Charles a matter of fact she is alrends

entertaining sequal to "Threa_mart down. "I do not hold your so bleak.""

What do you for mankind?"

thousand came and went safely,

the curl,

estate."

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