The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-26

ity Of the Wholesale houses OF the
u city wiIi close their doors at noon
30 that during the heated term
The employees Will have n day and a
ralf for Incorporation In the week.
Meanwhile the retail houses are dis
c1ssin< the matter OF n half holiday
and steps looking toward such a change
IN the existing business hours may be
taken during the coming week
The move for the half OF Saturday
~as inauSurated BY the Merchants As
ISOLATION and has met with hearty sup
port all along the line. there being
II, point os fact only four houses In the
dow1-tO~n district which have not az
nxed their names to the agreement 10
close. The merchants have had sew
eraI kno;ty points TO meet IN their de-
tsru1ina.ion. but through u all was the
desire 20 give the men a chance 20 en-
5cy to the sun the week end and this
nralIy triumphcd. and the move will
s< inauzuratsd BY those who consider
that the open houses win come into
Inc WY soon
One of iho@e houses stin open L.
HsckfeId 4 Company. ana this house u
perhaps tse most anxious that an
AGREEMENT may BE- made looking toward
rhe taxsng or 90 the half day. Di-
r~ctorS OF the house stiil are hopeful
that there may b. n complete under
standing and say that they are conf
denf that the doors win b. closed By
July 4. Thls house has made an n con-
dition to 10 shutting down for the half
day that other dryEoods houses shall
net nke~i.-. This includes Hyman *
Company. Horsehlager and Crinbaun.
thr others OF the quartet Hyman may
hold out 20 the end. but u now appears
probable that the others will come into
the compact which practically win re-
l<asc the clerks OF the downtown dis
frict on Saturday afternoon
One of the principal reasons why
there IL trouble connected with the
shutting down of the stores - the late
arrival OF the Kinau ON Saturday. and
the necessity for looking over the mall
from the other islands. so that IL may
be In shape for the packers TO make up
the bills OF goods which must 20 out
On the steamers leaving on Tuesday ot
~. roIfouinx week. Some OF the houses
md that the demand for plantation
supplies - 40 great that " keeps the
men working overtime on Monday 10
get out the goods for the Kinau. This
while they have had all day Saturday
10 20 over the acquisitions
There - n strong feeling among the
business people that Representations
should be made with the object OF hav-
ing the ship arrive early Saturday
morning. 80 th1. the mail may be
opened. the rernftfsnces banked and the
general work carried through before
the closing hour OF noon Until some
such plan may b. reached there VIII
b.. more or less trouble attending sat
urday closing. but the majority OF the
houses are willing 20 take this so that
they may have the chance TO give the
men the extra holiday. This - 80
atrongly impressed upon such houses
ss Hackf~id that whenever a man
wishes 10 have the day To himself he
Il ch~erfulIy given the vacation
In the retail district there has been
.,ixnt discussion OF the half holiday.
and owing TO the fact that the expert !
urent OF last year was practically
failure. there IL some reluctance on the
part OF the managers 10 take up the
riau Mrs Brown. secretary OF the n
w. e. A.. who took the initiative be-
fore. haA done nothing 80 far. but viii
sudeavor 20 arouse some Interest In the
closing plan later. The matter hrst
wfu b. laid before the board OF the
= association at its meeting Monday. and
upon the decision there VIII depend
me action 20 BE- taken later In the
premises
Among some houses there IL talk OF
making the Fourth OF July a holiday
~ extend over the entire end OF the
week. taking In Saturday as weii as
Friday. This subject was opened when
m. celebration OF the Fourth was first 4
discussed. There was at that time some
surrestion that the races at Pearl Har-
Dor BE- held on the NTH. but the oars
r~n would not have this. as they want
"A 10 have their races and get into the
-fty for some OF the rnerry-makinE. IL
xas suggested. however. that there
would be a regatta held IN the haroor
fCorffnue1 on Pare So