The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-06-28
QUIET SESSION
OF SALOON BOARD
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
PATHETIC FIGURE TESTIFIBS
AGAINST SALOON.

test made by a woman against the
granting of saloon license to one APP
plicant from Kewalo The testimony
of the yoman vas pathetic at times,
but in rebuttal, it was claimed that
she had been frequently drunk herself.
The application of the Kwong Chong
Lung Company for wholesale license
was first taken up. A. G. M. Robert
son appeared for the applicant, There
was no written protest against the APP
plication, so Robertson did not make
any extended remarks in support of
the application other than to claim
that the shaved head of the senior
member of the Chinese firm showed
more piety than did che head of Lyle
Dickey who is a temperance reformer.
The application of M. M. Callahan of
the Waianuenue Saloon on South
Queen street was then considered. A.
V. Gear appeared in his behalf and
urged that the license be granted, as
the presence of the saloon in the Ma
COON block caused the people of the
neighborhood to refrain from drinking
swipes.
There was no protest against the
application for the Encore Saloon
The application of Fred Kiley for
restaurant license for the Grotto went
over at his request. A general protest
against the presence of saloons on the
water front was read against the APP
plication for licenses at 124 North
Queen street. A. " Gear contenued
that this protest did not apply, as the
saloon did not cater to the sailor or
stevedore trade.
No protest was made against the ap-
plication of Gus Cordes of 209 North
King Street.
A general protest on the part of
Waialua plantation and Waialua resi-
dents was read when Leong Chee's
application was called. A. M. Brown
represented the applicant and asked
that he be given time in which to file
rebuttal evidence.
S. Ozaki of Waialua and Tanagawa
Ichitaro of Waipahu were other APP
plicants represented by Brown. A
general protest from Waipahu against
the granting of numerous licenses had
been received.
There was no opposition to Gonsal-
res & Company's application for a
wholesale license.
A protest from the Hawaiian Evan
gelical Association against R. G. Con-
don's application for the Greater New
York Saloon was read. He spoke in
support of his application.
Against the application of Jacintho
Miguel for a license for the Kewalo
Saloon, represented by A. V. Gear,
there appeared an Hawaiian woman
named Mrs. Kalilikane who entered a
protest. She claimed that the saloon
was opposite her home and men and
women got drunk and INDUCED in vul-
gar and improper language. Her hus-
band also came home drunk and beat
her. She did not know, however, if
her husband patronized that saloon in
particular The woman admitted that
she drank herself.
]. M. Martin also added his protest,
claiming that the saloon got more OF
the road and garbage employees
money than did their wives and fami-
lies. John said that he had tried to
get some children to testify against
the saloon but they had been afraid
that they would be whipped if they
did.
, Gear said that most of the women
in the Territory would undoubtedly
favor the abolition of saloons Miguel
testified in his own behalf and claim
ed that the women had been intoXi-
Gated herself
Other applications considered were
those of X. Odo, corner of Beretania
and Nuuanu streets: w. G. Bergin OF
the Waikiki Inn and u Tsukamoto
corner of King and River streets. No
protests were heard against these APP
: plications,
) Following the public meeting, the
Board sat in executive session and re-
ported favorably on the following APP
plications, and the licenses will be
granted:
s. l. Shaw, saloon, King street and
Nuuanu avenue.
Wing Chong Lung Co., saloon, 79
Hotel street.
Hop, King & Co., first-class license
43 Hotel street.
D. H. Lewis, Mint saloon, Nuuanu
= avenue.
D. H. Lewis, for Lovejoy & Co., first
class license, Nuuanu avenue.
d. II. Lewis, Anchor saloon, corner
Guuanu avenue and King street
Wing. Wo Tai & Co., first-class Ii
cense, 941 Nuuanu avenue.
s. Ozald first-class license, 100 King
D street.
Grimes & Scully, Fashion saloon
Hotel street.