The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-21
SUNDAY CLOSING
PLEASES SHERIFF


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II was very much pleased" said High
Sheriff Henry this morning over the
way that the community responded
yesterday in the matter Of Sunday clos
ing and "a general observance Of the
day Prominent people have come to
me and expressed satisfaction over the
enforcement of the law. II seemed m
the matter Of the observation Of sun
day that each man was waiting for his
neighbor to take the lead
There We're some notifications IN
the matter of the enforcement Of the
law, from the announcements first
made. For instance, 10 was explained
TO me what the purposes of the Aqua
rum We're. IL was shown that that es-
Establishment can be classified under the
head of an educational institution. so
ii was permitted to run and perhaps to
take a small entrance fee. The restau-
rants and hotels were also permitted to
keep open later than o'clock during
the evening, to serve meals for fire.
quently there are people who could not
eat so early and certainly they should
not go without their meals.
"In the matter of base ball. am OPP
posed to any game where an admit
lance fee is charged or where any un-
usually noisy crowd congregates, but
see no harm in the boys getting toge-
Their and enjoying healthful amuse-
ment with base ball on Sunday provid-
| ed they go out where they will not dis
/ turb other people.
'The stores were closed during the
/ day and no business was done. In spite
fof the fact that 1 had special officers
detailed to go about the city and see II
! there were any violations, not single
case of violating the Sunday law APP
pears on the police court calendar this
morning Many of the Chinese stores
We're no doubt noticed apparently open
but business was not transacted. Those
storekeepers live i'm the stores and had
the right to keep their houses open but
not to sell goods"
Throughout the city yesterday there
appears to have been a general observ-
ance of the day. No baseball appears
to have been played but large crowds
| took the street cars and enjoyed riding.
Many japanese and Chinese appear to
have visited the Aquarium. The crowd
at the band was not nearly so large as
formerly.
The beach resorts were fairly well
patrOnized, numerous bathers being in
the water. The South Sea Island Curio
store kept open until o'clock when
complaint being made, the place had to
close. The store was permitted to keep
open owing to the presence of the S. s.
/ MiOWera en- route to the Colonies, in
port. 1t is stated however that there
were a number of passengers on the
vessel anxious to spend considerable
money but they We're unable IN find a
place to part with their cash. The
park at Kaimuki was open during the
day.
There was pilikia for many a caller
at the fish market yesterday morning.
where the Sunday closing order pre-
vented a number of people from get
ting supplies for the day Inspector
BeTndt was on duty early, to see that
the o'clock closing orders We're car
ried out and he did it thoroughly. The
stall keepers We're notified that they
must be through by 9 O'clock. and most
of them quit selling at half-past eight,
4 to clean up and get out by nine.
! BY a quarter to nine all the stalls
We're closed. Several people came to
the market and tried to buy fish, meat
and butter and vegetables. but they
were turned away. The stall-keepers
were busy cleaning up and the inspec-
tor would not allow them to resume
sales. When Q o'clock came all were
through, and the market was closed,
q it opened in the present location. In a
number of homes the expected Sunday
: fish or meat did not materialize