The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-29
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given by Prof. Denning that the Japa'
nese Foreign Office knew that he was
coming to Honolulu to assist as Japa-
nese expert, in the prosecution of Ma
kino, Neg0ro and their crowd. The
only possible inference, therefore, is
that the Japanese government has TAX
en- the measure OF the Higher Wage
crowd IN Hawaii and is willing and
anxious to have them suppressed, even
to the extent to loaning TO the prosecu-
ton a professor from one of the big
government colleges,
When court convened at $3.50 yester-
day morning, Prof. Denning again took
the stand for the purpose OF identity
ing his translation of the letters found
in Maxine Higgin botham s safe. These
letters, which have been admitted in
evidence, contain the usual vicious at
tacks upon Sheba and the other "syco-
plants who refused to truckle to the
Higginbotham gang. They were EVIL
IDENTIFY intended for publication in the
Jiji but had not been printed.
When Lightfoot took the witness for
REORGANIZATION. he made vigorous
effort to induce Prof Denning to state
that some of the words translated as
meaning get rid of, destroy and other
things indicating bodily harm might
not necessarily have the significance
of anything as strong as those express
sions. But the attorney made little
Roadway along this line. Prof. Den
ming was evidently jealous of his in
terpretations and showed himself to be
a very thorough student of the Japa-
nese language and careful translator.
Lightfoot played a long time on the
indecent word so often appearing IN
the Jill and translated by Prof DEN
ming, for the sake of decency, as "sy
copnant.' He tried to get the witness
to admit that the word might, through
use, have come to have a less objection
able meaning, but Prof. Denning em
phatically denied that such is the case
But, he said, great many of the Jap
anese are accustomed to read indecent
literature and might no. think much
of the use of the word, though it's
meaning is unmistakable.
The word hikokomin' had been
translated as meaning traitor. Light
foot tried to break the witness down
on this Interpretation, but did not sue
coed at all. The word, said Prof. Den
ming, has come into general use in
Japan since the war with Russia, and
is one of the strongest words that can
be found in the japanese language. 1t
always means man who has become
traitor to his country This word has
been. used by the Jiji time and again
in mentioning Editor Sheba.
The exact meaning and shades of
meaning of the word ''taizi, trans
la.ed by the expert as ''get rid of, =
caused long fight between the witness
and counsel for the defense, and before
the controversy ended Prof. Denning
had the floor beside him piled with Jap,
anese dictionaries from which he mad
endeavoTed to prove that his transla-
tion is the correct one. The expere
sturdily maintained that his rendition
was correct.
A wordy war took place between OPP
posing counsel over Lightfoot s. efforts
TO make the witness give the transla-
ton of words without reference to the
context. This Prof. Denning absolute
ly refused to do, and he maintained his
position with all the zeal Of the school
man whose accuracy has been assaiIeo
Attorney Kinney came to the rescue of
mis- witness, and his objections to Light
foot S manner OF cross-examination were
upheld by the Judge.
Another word frequently appearing
in the Jill where reference is made to
Sheha, the Hawaii Shinpo and to those
who had failed to side with the ssrik-
ers, is bokumetzu.'' This Prof. Dem
ming had translated as meaning eide
stroy." All the efforts OF the defense
to get him to modify his translation
resulted in failure. The professor stuck
20 his guns, and when he was finally ex-
cused and allowed to leave the stand
his evidence stood practically as he
gave it on direct examination The
defense had failed to score a single
point.
One other witness was examined dur
ing the morning, Mr.. Onodera, editor
of the japanese Daily Chronicle, who
was questioned by the prosecution as
TO what took place at the Aala Lam
theater on the night of January Is,
when the Higher Wage drama was pro
duced. His testimony was along the
same lines as that given the previous
| day by Terada. He said one of the
characters in the play, Fusi, represented
| Editor Sheba. and that his appearance
and the words put into his mouth by
the playwright greatly excited ;he audi
ence, who yelled to ''fx" him.
The witness was still on the stand
the prosecution having just finished his
direct examination, when court adj
journed for the day, to meet again at
$3.50 this morning.