The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-08
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BEEFlESSDAKNOT
ON THE SCHEDULE
Householdsrs and Public Eating
Places Unable To Obtain Sup
plies Owing To Shortage
CONDITION. MAY, LAST II
XII MONTH is PREDICTION
Lack Serves AS Lesson On Ne
cessity Of Conserving Meat;
Use of Island Product Urged

Honolulu had a beefless day yester-
day which was entirely Involuntary.
There was no beef in town, or prac-
tically none, and the city had fore
taste of what may before long be the
general condition IL the people do not
heed the advice that is being drummed
into them, to save meat as wen as
wheat. T.. " 49,
Not only were householders unable
to obtain their customary steaks, chops
and ronsts yesterday, but even the
hotels and restaurants were compelled
to subject their patrons to a meatless
day that was not on the schedule. Per-
sons who were so fortunate as to OBJ
tain small piece of beef early in the
day guarded it the rest Of the day Ms
IL IL were diamonds, for the news
quickly spread that the city was with
out its usual supply. T.. ,g..r
The fact that there was q severe, II
Temporary, shortage in beef in Homo
lulu first became known yesterday
morning when both the Union Grill and
the Alexander Young hotei were un-
able TO I'LL their meat orders for the
day. Yesterday afternoon il was stat
ed that the shortage might continue
for q month at least.
There was plenty Of pork and NUT
ton in the markets, but no beef yes
terday morning. A, small shipment
came in later, and was distributed in
the afternoon as far as it would 60.
None Prom California
AT the Hawaii Meat Company's Of
flee the shortage was explained by the
fact that q large order of California
beef had been cancelled by Them, land
q sudden decrease in marketable cat.
tie from Hawaii brought about q tenn
poraEily strained, condition. ~.
A small shipment came in late in
the morning, and other small ship.
vents are expected during the week
the company said. 1t was thought
that there would be enough beef to
supply the demand If it did not at any
time rise above normal, although nc
insurance to that effect could be given
A scarcity Of beef would probably
be felt for a month to come, said the
meat company. The scarcity of Island
beef would undoubtedly continue, q,
the severe drought on Hawaii had
much reduced the mum number Of mar market g;
No one was refused beef yesterday
at Yee Hops market, although il wal
admitted there that beef was scarce
md would continue so for some time
They expect to have enough to al
their regular orders. 80 - s..
May Teach Lesson III ~, ".
Many Of the small butcher shops
about town were out of beef all day
yesterday. They had sold out on Sat
urday or Sunday and could obtain nj
more from the meat companies yester
day morning. If the present supply
holds out they will probably be able
to get beef today. @N.slF ...s 49,.
sit may be a good thing for Ia
waii to have a temporary shortage o.
beef" said member Of the women
important it is to conserve 1t in ordeI
that our armies may not feel it,
lack" ="
y. A number of wen known citizens
among them the proprietor OF down
town cafe, said that even at the cos
Of possible shortage Hawaii should dc
pend on Island beef alone, and not OF
the imported article. 1t seemed 70 bI
the consensus of opinion that if enopgl
beef could not be raised here to feet
the population, other foods and substi
tutes should be used rather than to cal
on the mainland to make good thu
shortage. ..' >.
If beef continues to be scarce, it i
possible that the women's committe,
may call for one beefless day a weel
in addition to the regular meatless day
On that day other meats such as porl
and mutton, or poultry, could take tn
place of steaks and roasts. Fish coulC
also be used on more than one day
week, and the eyer,faithful pork ant
beans is always at hand as a beef sub