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Evening Star, Issue 22975, 4 June 1938, Page 30

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D.J.C. RACES. In the Otago Steeples Black Banner took charge after jumping the first fence and led all the way. Trisox baulked at the first of the brush doubles along the back and Amy Johnson and Sunmaid fell at the big sod wall. Birthday Handicap, £3OO. One mile two and a-half furlongs.—4-1 Last Refrain S.o (C. T. Wilson) 1, 5-5 Monipere 7.10 (J. W. Jennings) 2, 7-7 Wild Career 8.3 (H. W. Hibberd) 3. Scratched : Island Linnet. Won by half a length; two lengths. Mungatoon was fourth. Time, 2min 21 2-ssec. [> t OTAKI-MAORI RACES. Maiden Race.—First division: 7 Dainty Sheila 1, 15 Dioreus 2, 1 Lord Cavendish 3. Second division: 3 Shining Hours 1, 9 Great Quex 2, 6 Snigger 3. AUCKLAND TROTS. Adams Memorial.—l-1 Ironside 1, 2-2 Star Pronto 2, 7-7 Kewpie's Triumph 3. ALEXANDRETTA TENSION. PARIS, June 3.—The decision to impose martial law in Alexandretta is regarded as necessary to prevent further incidents incensing Turkey and irremediably injuring French policy. M. Bonnet discussed the situation with the Turkish Ambassador, who protested against the recent killings. A Franco-Turkish pact of friendship is being drawn up, for which reason there is every inducement to France to avoid increased tension. A later cablegram states that the ' Telegraph's ' Antioch correspondent says that extreme tension persists at Alexandretta. Twenty thousand French troops and Moroccan levies are patrolling the main centres, and Turkish concentrations remain on the frontier.