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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1934.

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Against the three no trump con- tract, West opens the queen of alphons diamonds, which the declürer winsnkow with the ace. He now lends ilitonalatu small club and West plays the Kob eight.

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periode knocking South's king out, and a sharter

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be

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of clubs are cashed.

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