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Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 12

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LICENSING BILL. !iW' Stinging. Committee of. the New Zealand Alliance issues a statement i.n’ whtch approval is expressed of the Premier’s assurance that 'parliament will he left to .thresh .the matter out. It is disappointed' that the pjovision of the two-issue ballot paper is stultilied by the provision of a 55 per cent, majority to carry Prohibition. In reference’ tp the six-year poll, the Alliance has always strenuously opposed the .extern,icp of the time between the polls. The Alliance opposes the proposal to extend the hours'for the sale of liquor in the dining'rooms of hotels until’ 10 o'clock at night, and also the removal of control from, licensing committees to the police.—tress Assooia’tioU telegram. . ' CJ.C. RACES. Jockcv Club Handicap, BOOsovs lm.— Great Charter (7.0), 1; Grand Knight (R.J.n, 2; Set Sad (8.2), 3. The starters and harrier positions were.—Keu-moana (L. G. Morris) 4, Beacon Light (8. R uijclell) !■>, Civility (A M/Gormae) ;i, Grand Knight (15. H. Morns; /, Centrepiece ( lx. E Jones) 6, Set Sail (C. Emerson) I, Ovenianl (K. inoclie; 5, Mundane (Puller) 8. Great Charter (Tito) 2, \\ iugatiu (Ellis) 10. Grand Knight was made lavorito, Reremoana, Beacon Light, Mundane, and Set Sad also being-well hacked. Great Charter and Set Sail had the best of the start', and Beacon Light and Mandane were the slowest to begin* Great Charter showed the way to Set Sail and Civiliv. Reremoana raced into second position behind Great Charter, who 'held a two-lengths’ lead. At the live-lurlong post order was.—Great Charter, Reremoana, Mandane. Ret Sail,-Grand Knight, Civility. Centrepiece, and Overhaul. Great Charter was still in Iront at the straight entrance from Rciemoana, with the rest ol the held hunched. On the straight run Grand Knight nmved np into second position and Cei.tiepieco came with a run, hut he was too iar hack. Great Charter had plenty in reserve, and although Grand Knight ■-halienged. the • leader held on to win by two lengths from Grand K«i"ht. with Set Sail four lengths back. Civility was fourth and G- nitre niece hf-h. Rem-on l.isiht hmshed 1 o v [. T ime. Iniiu .. --isei. Tbo winner paid a double-figure dividend.- —‘Star’s’ Radio Service. Now Zealand ,()aks Slakes, Toltsovs, For throe-year-old fillies. 3 ini.—Wild Pigeon (B. H. Morris) 1, Doree 2, Vigilance d. Also: Scrarnbei’. Won by four lengths. Time, 2min 35 3-osec. Star s - Radio Service.