The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-17
FOUND POLICE STATION INSTEAD
JAPANESE CLAmoREO FOR THE
RETURN OF HARD EARNED
CASH.
Troubles Poised on Sturdy Shoulders
The Little Brown Man Would
Unload Them at the Central
Station House-Galasy of Mixed
Tongues Start Guessing Contest.

/ A diminutive Japanese. upon whose
: shoulders was poised a large and ap-
parently new travelling trunk. follow
ed by a young and rather comely
lady from the land OF the Mikado.
shambled up TO the central police
station at a late hour yesterday
evening. and. without removing the
burdensome load from aloft, both set
up a simultaneous and boisterous
clam0r. in which about the only word
recognizable TO the officers and by
ISLANDERS was Policeman. We want
policeman"
Station Clerk Kalakiela, better
known as Jack" sized up the alb
breviated caravan with increased
wonderment and surprise.
Opened up lodging house.
Jack?" was the comment from pas
ser-by attracted by the somewhat
novel spectacle of man standing in
statuesque pose with an overgrown
trunk perched in midair.
Have they come TO stay. and
brought their evening costume with
theme vouchsafed by another.
Perhaps you might find the Lu-
beck mystery locked up in that
runk." suggested a third.
Wanted Policeman.
The little brown man wanted a
policeman. and he endeavored to
make his wants known in brand of
mixed English which nearly carried
the able-bodied officers off their feet
At intervals the woman would take
hand in the bable of strange
tongues.
In voice that resembled the notes
coming from a fiddle with but one
string, the Japanese finally succeed
ed in making ii clear TO the police
that he had bought the trunk at
Chinese store, and upon taking his
purchase home had discovered that
the receptacle possessed many flaws
in its construction. The Japanese
further claimed that he had been told
by sympathizing neighbors that if he
Brought the damaged article to the
police station the officers would at
once remedy all existing evils and.
if necessary. produce new and per-
feet trunk
DRINKS Not Trunks.
This is not trunk factory" in
terposed the smiling station clerk.
when the true state of things dawnei
upon him. I'VE have storage capac-
ity for a limited number OF DRINKS.
but trunks are not in our line"
The police had even greater diff
Guilty in making the Oriental couple
realize their mistake than they had
in comprehending the object of their
visit.
After about half hours parleying
the weight OF the trunk began to as
sert itself upon the stoical Japanese,
and il was removed TO a lower level
and placed on the sidewalk, where
upon the man and woman sat down
and reflected upon the perverse ma
ture OF pake merchants who sell dam
aged goods and an unsympathetie
police department who will not re
fund money or repair trunks.
Go Back and Be Good.
Verify the faith Of the average
Oriental in the ability OF policeman
as an adjuster of petty differences or
fancied grievances. surpasseth all I'M
Outstanding. was the parting com
ment OF Clerk Kalakiela. as he has
tened to the telephone in response to
a riot call from q Palama resident.
who wanted to know the correct time
Of night, claiming his watch had run
down.
The japanese was persuaded 10 go
way back home and be good
POLO GAME IN THE PARK.