The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-08
IN JAPTOWN BY NIGHT.


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In the EVA portion section OF Honolulu
Guiding Hotel River Pauai and Aaunakea
and also Beretana and King
Paaa is done by night than by day and
time psing between six clock and midnight
It is the section where Japanese shops apa
hotels lodging predominae the place where
one sees at this year many Japanese clad only
knlono wearing sandals Paradng the after night
fall stopping shop and then another
conregatng baths and eating with relish large
ed big by the Japanese Seated at tables IN back OF
bamboo lattice work Partons the japanese
make the of their evenings.
The streets mentioned above small
~ en+ er, conceivable kind Of business One finds the
the place that buys the goods purchased by
Japanese all the residences Of the and ask
er + "anv+hno to sell DISPLAYING all manner wares
can buy mirror that dozens OF Hawaiian house
well framed but gaudy Autograph OF the Battle OF ey-
burg perhaps hand shaving and brush If
want buttons the buse of them pulled from
have been imported Hawaii from foreign lands for
past fifty years.
On all sides are large buildings traps which house
dozens Japanese known hotels but
often are simply known as lodging houses Some fitted
with cubicles about eight feet long by
containing but window large containing
ON which dozens of both male and female japanese will
camp on the mating sleep night On the ground floors
Perhaps the most interesting these the soda
shops The latter usually consist OF small ROOM whose whole
These places sell bottled soda
ale and root beer and Of these three drinks an enormous quantity
japanese every day Few the
much bottled soda does Honolulu At this
of the the in front OF the shops are loaded "
slice and with bottle of
ginger ale sells rapidly These the of the Japa
nese laborers of Honolulu
When the Japanese the soda shop find him in
eagerly looking the Autographs of the Rusoap War
all windows and changed rapidly
steamers from the Orient bring in fresh supply.
Few of the Japanese lodging houses provided with baths
opened up large numbers OF small bath
this district rich Japanese has
his dinner and then the bath house He small fee
weekly for this. After his bath he wander around his kmono
spending n the little shops.
Practically all of the shops employment agencies apa-
gather there One knows OF vacant job and informs all
of his friends of it. Then they tell their friends and by the follow
ing morning any number OF Japanese the place clamor
for the work
Men all of these small shops and soda stands but the bust
entirely conducted by the By the
remind their OF the life OF Japan
able much small change In the general
they clerks but successful trading with
ago white who wished picture OF Ad
Togo where hundreds of thogrphs and
reviews, ali in Japanese sale waited him
She spoke little English and in reply questions concerning
Of Togo said: mo Togo here You show The
buyer followed her down the and led into jewellers
brought the from the latter of e Togo
what you want The white left Perhaps Togo the
distant relative OF Togo the ADMIRAL but would
better English than that Japanese capable OF to learn anything
about his relatives.
Several small shops little articles which eff
masks sale These heads They be
bought for each and OF couple of dozen of them
border of the walls having high ceiling
makes effective decoration folks for bach
many printed Japanese crepes
and these be made novel and dainty sofa pillows
WHEN PERDICARIs PRODUCED PLAYS.