The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-23

Wen Protected and Carefully Hidden
Dens Where Drentals nre Relieved 1f
THEIR Roll Between Cars.


breeze am army of emerald standards
the ragged banners of acres of banana
plantations.
The land. whose soaWard limit Is the
Waikiki road. from the Bishop switch
90 the Waikiki limit of ihs Hawaiian
Hotel annex. Be- leased fcom the Owners
boy thrifty Chinese. severed of whom
join together Boa little hul form abe enc
terpuse and hire as th air l8Dorcrs th,it
less wealthy fellow aOgn-rymcn.
From the road che btnanes stretch
apparently in regular uaralla lines far
back towards the valley. a bird s-eye
view would show "a maze If slrlus ~
land between which DE stagIaut pools
/ of water half checked with greer scum
and mosses. into which the brown and
golden carp. fat and sluggish. bore
their way. These are the mosquito
breeding grounds OF the city. Thou
sands Of Wiggliug larvae occupy every
I square foot Of the semi-lgIII. AZ sJI-
set the land Dr. hummilg with thaIr
song, an American would Boz tortured
/ beyond self control in faW moments.
These strips OF land age Joined By
I dimsy bridges. marrow pieces 81 plank
ing while along the edges oTerbung y
the wide leaves runs a little pathway
Here and there in the heart Of the plan
tauOn appears "a broader. nrmer road
winding between the IOW avenue.
These lead % sheds. dwellings barns
whore live the stock. the coolies and
their few draught animals.
The whole place is - mighty swamp
out Of which rise the ridges Of dirt
where grow the bananas. Everywhere
DE shells rounded pebbles. that show
that not 80 long ago the sea washed
and Hawaiian warriors landed their
canoes for f0ray up wild ManOa.
Here and there "a Grmer dump Of land
grass grown, supports "a few cOcOanut
trees with maybe . broader foliaged
growth OyershadOwlnR % stack 81 rice
straw or dried banana Wlthies made
from the outer skin ~ the cellular
neshy stems.
Here. in a community Of their own.
live the men who cultivate the place
There are no women. no children. For
domestic or more unhallOWed delights
the coolies travel on the cars ~ their
c0untrymen in town four miles away
Here they live as apart from the world
as n they were on the banks NJ the
Pei-hO. All day long they work in the
green twilight Of the translucent leaves
where the weighted braucheg hang IOw
with the green candelebra n the ripeu-
ing fruit clad only in blue denim over
ais, their naked skins glisten with per-
sDirati0n IN the Intense tropical heat
Of the long avenues. The wind 0auuts
light Do reflected back from the shining
leaves, but along the paths 10 sunshine
falls or bTeeZes rustic.
Work ended. rice and vegetables eaten
the coolies To- lauRuid enjoyment light
the opium pipes and ln senEuDus intOz-
icatlon dream cycle Of cathay one
advantage have they CLEANED from
modern civilization. they claim . Chris
tan holiday and Sundays loaf and gam
f.f "a
Inactivity have not diminished the ply
steal passions ~ John ChlHamaH. He b.
as ardent "A gambler as the world pro-
duces. Nothing stops him, police rcgu-
lations or the raids Of the officers them
selves For the latter they are always
prepared.
In town the defengeg take the shane
~ trapdO0rs, sliding panels. many exits
ana guarded entrances. IN the banana
patches the precautions are even better
ChlnamaD come from town on one car
ana often return after a bad quarter OF
an hour on the next, despOilcd Of all
their earnings, sometimes ten some
times n hundred dollars, for they are
blooded gamblers ana desDisc small
stake. Gambling Is In their blood az
the love Of the lottery H. second nature
10 the Italian peasant.
There h not q household that has two
or three Chinese servants living on the
premises, but the quarters nightly hear
the click Of the dOminOes IN the all en-
thralling che IA.
Police officers have attempted 10 raid
the banana gamblers but ~ vain. The
game goes on first IN one then IN an.
other Of the shacks hidden among the
leaves. The main entrance opposite the
Bishop switch ig always open and I'M
suspicious. Peaceful horses, q multi
tude Of ducks, imperturbablc Cinnamon
smoking or working. who talk among
themselves and pass the word that h
stranger II within the gates IN an or
binary tone Of voice Tho many paths
leading into the interior Of the swamp
are maze unreasonable by day ana
full of pitfalls by night
Every where the STEMS and leaves
CLOS" the Yistas on either side AZ you
travel further the little plank bridges
are missing, carried of by scouts, there
are bitches 10 jump or fail into the
dark
Somewhere In the center Of the maze
Hes Shiny scummy pond. deep enough
10 dampeD the aFdOr Of the most en-
lhusiastic detective. In the middle.
hneen feet from shore, rises a wooden
shack with one window light reflected
In the water. The click Of the dOminOes
and the babble Of Oriental tongues
comes from the Interior. A plank low
$3.50 INV III iEf lhBUlDU HlUlltE inc
eager gamblers or is lowered 10 allow
the unfortunate Spectator 10 depart.
Long before the stranger arrives how.
eyer, the light IN out, the draw bridge
up the players scattered through the
shadoWy groves, cursinR the foreign
devils silently but 1ueDtly, and waiting
10 hear them reported safely on the pre-
misses before they resume their worship
az the Temple ~ Fortune A balloon
IA Al
apparently the only practical means ~
catching the gamblers round the board
immunity has made them bOldor Of
late and last Sunday a domino game
was In full blast only q hundred yards
from the main entrance, The building
~ new shed built over n ditch ana
boasts one window and two doors a
race inspeets you az you come up ana
there II merely friendly game IN pro-
gross until you pass.
some day their b0ldness VIII result IN
carelessness and there VIII be a long