The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-27
WALTER c. WELDON, FOREMAN OF THE GRAND ulpy


| suited the High Sheriff of the Territory
| regarding the proposed scheme and Sc
cured from him the idea that ne would
| be allowed to maintain the proposed
houses of prostitution if the same We're
conducted under the regulations given
by the Police Department and Board of
Health. Accordingly, the lease of cor
! tain land belonging to John Ena AMI
held by two Cinnamon named Chung
Lum and Leong Cheau, was obtained by
the payment to the Cinnamon of bonus
o. $4,000 and a quarterly rental of $3.50.
The entire outlay required to secure the
lease, erect the buildings and to furnish
the same was about $4,000 The cost of
maintaining the establishment is about
$500 per month, which amount pays a
bookkeeper, collector of rents, janitors,
electric lights, ETC., but does not include
the payment of the salary of one police
officer stationed upon the premises,
whose duty it is to enforce the require
ments of the police regulations, which
are printed in the Japanese language
and posted at each of the five entrances
20 the stockade. A literal translation
of these regulations, as given by off,
cial interpreter, is as follows:
.'Iwilei Police Regulations-Rule l. Bus
mess hours shall be from 4 p. m. to 2
a. m. of each and every day, during
which time the gates shall be kept open.
Rule 2 Every prostitute is required
to stay in her own room and is not per-
| rnitted to solicit anyone outside of her
own apartment
Rule g. Every prostitute is permitted
to remain there after business hours,
and shall have the privilege of going in
and out of the same at her convenience.
She is not permitted to stay there with
any male person outside of business
hours, all night.
Rule T. Every procurer is not permit
ted to even stay there and sleep there
all night.
Rule 5. Male minors are prohibited
from entering the room of any prostitute
or her quarters.
''Rule 6. The police officer snail be in
attendance and remain on duty from 4
p. m. to a. m, which shall be appor-
| toned as follows: (a) From p. m. to
z a. m. OBJ from p. m. to a. m. At
the end of each and every week the po-
lice officers shall change hands.
Rule Z. The police officer is required
| to keep the peace and avoid all disturb
ances within the gates.
And also see that the above rules
are complied with. Conclusion"
Another translation of the regulations
made by an eminent Japanese scholar
| is as follows:
Regulations of the Iwilei Police Of
fee:
Il. Hours of occupation, from 4 p m.
] to a. M, and the gates will be open
during these hours.
| 80 The prostitutes must stay in their
| own rooms and never be allowed to
engage in the business at the roadside
| 49, Prostitutes, If they wish to, may
remain all night in their rooms; they
| may also come in and go out at any
| time; but they may not ply their trade
after the said hours.
| Il. The masters of the prostitutes. or
| their parasites (shogi no isoro), are
not allowed to remain inside the fence
or to sleep with their prostitutes through
| the night.
| 3 Minors are prohibited from enter
| Ing the enclosure.
| &C A policeman shall remain within
! the court from p. m. to 6 a. m. Their
hours of duty are as follows: One po-
| iceman from D. m to II m One po-
| lceman from u m. to a. m. These po-
| Ecemen will be changed, taking their
turn at the end of each week.
| ~ The duty of the police will be to
quiet any disturbances that occur and
! to preserve good order in the place.
! Additional instructions to this oticer
are that no children be admitted within
| the gates, and he refuses admission TO
| all boys supposed to be under 10 years
OF age. He is also directed to keep the
stockade closed on Sunday. This officer
| salary is paid by the Police Department
| We find that the total income from
| this resort has been from s1,46o to sl.s
per month, leaving a net income to the
owners of the place of from S1,l6O to VI
| $50 per month"; The rooms rent for s2
and SIS per month, according to the 10
cation. This rent is collected by j. NJ
| hanematsu, who with Mr.. Sullivan is
| associated with T. Masuda, in the own
| ership and management of the place
| When the entire amount of money ad-
/ yanced by Masuda has been collected
and repaid to him together with sueh
| 9onus and interest as may be agreed up
| by the parties interested, then Ine
| ownership is to be transferred to Sullf-
! van and Kanematsu. Mr.. Masuda mas
| gently caused the title of this property
! be transferred to relative nameo
| lwaza admlttet4y that his social stsnu. :
ing might not be injured by reason OF