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NANCY

NANCY CERTAINLY IS PROUD OF THAT

WRIST - WATCH SHE GOT FOR CHRISTMAS!

14-7

Tuesday,

COME, DEAR IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH!

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

WHERE'S YOUR WRIST-WATCH, NANCY?

February 6, 1940.

Bushmiller

CHAMPAGNE PARTY NINOTCHKA

Ninotchka and Count Leon d'Algout fall in love before they know each other's identity. She is in Paris to sell the Duchess Swana's jewels for the Soviet. He is the sweetheart and representative of the Duchess, with an injunction pending to prevent the sale of the jewels. But love finds a way, and they are together when the Duchess discovers them at a night club and tries to lord it over Ninotchka as she would have done in the old Russia. She comes off second best, and Ninotchka takes champagne to wash the taste out of her mouth.

LEON filled their glasses. the bar but a few minutes when

"Darling," he said "the only thing that will be over on Thursday is the law suit.

the manager of the night club camo up to him in great excite- ment.

"I'm very

Borry, Count

There will be no Thursday d'Algout, it is most embarassing," for us--not next week or but the lady you brought with any week. We won't let it you is spreading communistle happen. I'll tear it out of the calendar...

"Wonderful," she breath- ed, touched by his sincerity, "if one could believe it." "You must, darling." She lifted her glass. the loveliest story I ever heard."

"To

As they drank, the orches tra started to play, and Ninotchka, fearful of the emotional path into which the conversation had stray- ed, suggested, "shall we dance?"

She had taken but a few steps in the waltz when the effect of the unaccustomed champagne made itself felt. "Oo-oh, darling!" she said tipsily. "Something is the .matter."

propaganda room,"

in the powder

Leon stared, then ordered an- "What other double brandy. can I do about it?"

"She's inciting the attendants to go on strike. She has been asked to leave, without success.

We would appreciate it if you would see to it yourself."

"You want me to go in there ?" "I'm sorry, but I must insist that you get her out.

IT was some hours later that Leon and Ninotchka, both very tipsy, en- tered the Royal Suite at the Hotel Clarence. Leon carried a bottle of cham-

He

pagne with a napkin about it belong to the same party,” They reached a couch and Bank Salute!" down on it. Ninotchka moved They embraced again, and she said with vague happiness: "Now up close to Leon.

"Are we going to build our twice to the left and stop at seven-

teen." little house?" she asked happily. followed instructions and "Yes, a little white house." they found themselves staring into Don't the opon safe. "No muale," whe "Not white darling.

they No said, disappointed. "There let's have any colour. "Oh, everything is

Just a house. Let's are. They are terrible things, those colour...

jewela." wonderful! Thursday's get-form our own party."

"But big," he said. ting further and further "Right! Lovers of the world,

unito!" away."

"You just made the trip from goats to grapes a little too quickly."

SO

"And we won't stretch up our arms and clench our fists."

"No, no,"

"And our salute will be a kiss, won't it, Leon?"

From The Novel By MELCHIOR LENGYEL Adaptation By LEBBEUS MITCHELL

stood

NINOTCH K A| exaggerated quietness out of the 2 p un room, down the corridor. But at steadily. "Com- the door his uncertain gestures be- mdes! People of trayed him, for the door closed after him with a bang. the World! The

Ninotchka stirred in her sleep at revolution is on the bang, and opened her eyes. The the march.light was on, and the disapproving Wars will wash face of Lenin started at her.

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Last Month

San M

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5 (Reu- LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-The of battling number of unemployed on the re- ter)-After two days against merciless snow storms in an gisters on January 15 showed on in-

all civilization little father, smile."

She smiled charmingly. "Smile, Army transport plane, two injured crease of over 157,000 compared with

C.C.C. boys from Arizona are now December. 11. last

Over 139,000 of the increase are undergoing medical treatment here. bombs will fall. will crumble, but not yet. Wait,

The photograph seemed to her One, a boy of 19, is suffering from accounted for by the fact that in- please wait, wait... What's the to smile, and she closed her eyes a broken back. The other, a kid of dustries were adversely affected by.

give

17 years, has

T a broken

and frost and snow. They are the tears of old Russia, hurry? Let us be happy..

us our moment." She turned ap-

shoulder received in a lorry accident See that one?"

pealingly to Leon. "We are happy.

on Christmas Day.

"Who cried that one?" "Czar Peter gave it to his wife. aren't we, Leon." For it he sold 10,000 serfs."

"Don't say that, darling. Some day when I come home to you I may say, 'Darling, I drove Gaston to the market and look what I got for him!"

"Yes, sweetheart. Very hapny." His arms supported her as she sank blissfully into a chair.

"So happy and...ao...tired," she murmured, and fell asleep.

"Yes, don't worry. Every- thing will be all right."

"Comrades! comrades!" ciled Ninotchka gaily, ad- dressing the crowd on the "Yes, a kiss. Saluto!" dance floor.

She sank into his arms and

He gathered her in his arms, the diadem still on her head, and "Darling! Darling" be-kissed him, murmuring: "I am so

He took from the jewels in the carried her into the bedroom, put sought the

embarrassed happy. No one can be so happy

without being punished. I will be safe a beautiful diamond and held her gently down on the bed. Kiss- Leon "Please!"

punished and I should be punished," it in front of her. "Come, sweet- "I must talk to my bro-She got up suddenly. "I want to heart, let me put it on you. ouing her once more, he stole with

will teach those jewels. For the thers., I am People. I want confess, darling."

"I know. It's the Russian soul." first time they will learn how they to make a speech. I want to "I am a traitor. When I kissed look." overthrow the Duchess." you betrayed the Russian ideal. up against the "But, darling, you can't Leon,, stand me

wall."

"Captured" (Oriental, to-morrow) | "I give them back to the do that," he said, urging her "All right, if that'll make you said!

but Junt the plain, straight-forward off the dance floor towards happler." He led her to one end people.....I make you Ninotchka Not in any way meant as propuganda, of the rOORL still lugging the the Great. Grand Duchess of story of the brutality and horrors of the door to the powder champagne bottle, stood her inst the People 1" He placed the diadema German prison camp. That, in a aul- the wall, covered her eyes with the fumblingly on her head. "Is. thin shell, aut up "Captured," the latent "But, darling, you can't do napkin from the bottle. Then he the wish of the masses?" she asked, Warner Bros. war picture to be shown that," he said, urging her off the walked away, starting to extract the falling in with his imaginings.

1'oom.

.

"They belong to the People." In a very ceremonial voice, hel

"It is their wish."

cork. danés floor towards the door to There was a sudden pop, and "Thank you, Leon. Thank you, Ninotchka sank into chair, saying

the powder room.

masses." Then low to Leon: "Can SHE realsted. happily: "I have paid the penalty. I make a speech now?

Now let's have some music.!

"Let's turn on the radio," he

"Comrades!

Good people of suggested. Franco 1

"It's a little box, with a little knob you turn."

They are all

She started to hunt, repeating, Duchesses here, "Little knob. little knob." end- Leon. Thoued up in front of the safe. She sand.s of opened the concealing door and saw Duchesses, and I am going to the safe's dial. "Here it lu?". tell them"

"What shall we get?" she asked. "Quite right, yes, yes," agreed "The newa?" Leon, now that he had almost

"No. We don't want to know reached the powder room, "but what's going on. We want to be first you are going in that door left alone, don't we."

"Yas, sweetheart..... all by our and you are going to take little spirits of ammonia and lie golven."

"Well then," she said memory doan

coming to her vaguely, "turn twice to the right and stop at seven."

THEY waited,'

"No specch?"? sho sweetly.

"No speech, darling.”

4

asked

"I love you, my little Loon- itchka!"

"And I adore you,

Now in with you!"

Ninotchka.

She went unsteadily through

the door, and he repaired to the

bar, ordered a double brandy and

came. Ninotchka

"Please do."

Swedish Exports: Diverted

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

on the local screen. The film will be, in the way of a Chinese New Year treat Oriental Anil will be shown at the Theatro at their ordinary popular m prices! When the Studio executives de clied to make this pictare, they were enterprising enough to get into touch with Sir Philip Gibbs, author of "Follow Priaunera", from which the flm wast adapted, and the executives then went one batter and filmed the picturo executives then went one better and Almed the picturo exactly as it waN TC- lated by Sir Phillp.

We have all board or read a lot about Nasi brutality. We have seen some) examples on the screen. Some of us STOCKHOLM, Feb. 5 (Reuter) have even had the misfortune of having A conference between Swedish and suffered first hand from Naaliam, but all this will pale Into Insignifosace Norwegian State Railway representa- when compared with "Captured" it i tives ni Ostersund is reported to have the picture of the century and the agreed to the diverting of Swedish management of the Oriental Theatro exports from Baltie to Norwegian must be congratulated upon securing such a timely dim" for the public of ports.

Further recommendation, Hongkong. "At the time when Germany Arst if indeed such is necessary, is that the seized Swedish cargoes and pulp, cer- teuding roles will be taken by Leslie tain Swedish producera took steps to Howard, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr and ensure warehouse accommodation in Margaret Lindsay, Norwegian ports with the view to such diversion.

but no sound Reich Not Sending

Arms To Russia

..wald it was dead,

"Hardy Ride High" (Queen'■: and,

now Alhambra) In this oplode the celebrated American family fall heir to a fortune, with stranga effects on each) member. One of the funniesť saquences; shows Micky, Rooney in a night club, registering all emotions from astonish ment and incredulity to adolefcant joy. "They Made Me Criminal". (I£Ing's):] John Garfield, rialng mavio netor, in

suspected of BERLIN, Feb. 6 (Neuter).Omcial story about a pugilist circles scoff at reports made that murder and belloved to have boon "lika

killed in n car accident. A fruit ranch. Germany is sending arms and muni- in the West provides opportunity for people. Like you tions to Soviet Russia,

his regeneration. Also In the cast are and me. First

"Such stories are unfounded non- the "Dead End" kids, May Itolson,!

Glaude Emine and Gloria Dickson.

but Leon naisted

It took a while to warmi

up

tossed it off. He had been at you wanted to fight me and now wał sense," is the official comment.

TO-MORROW

DICTATOR

TWO

When they did not respond to treat while,

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