No.56 (January 26, 1909)
An Ugly Case (cont’d) Chiba had obtained Omichi from Matsumoto in exchange for 150 dollars. He did obtain Omichi, and thought that it was a shame to let her go. Furthermore, hearing the course of Omichi’s travel into the interior Chiba noticed that the prostitute’s fate is not solely in the hands of Matsumoto to […]
No.57 (January 27, 1909)
An Ugly Case (cont’d) Satō showed the authorization letter to Chiba and others and declared that he would surely take the woman to Vancouver. He tried to pull the woman out from the Salvation Army but this did not work out easily. The Salvation Army was cautious about passing on the girl under their protection […]
No.58 (January 28, 1909)
Ugly Case II Devil minion is a ship’s boy Ex-prostitute from Yokohama Once a waitress at a restaurant in Vancouver I announced the completion of the section on Omichi Kawada in the last issue, but I would like you to know that Exploration of Devil Caves still continues. This section is also entitled the Ugly […]
No.59 (January 29, 1909)
Ugly Case II (cont’d) Her nickname was Okan but she currently goes by Omine in the interior, and her real name is Omaki. Using three different names is a unique phenomenon that can only be seen among wily fellows. She arrived in this port safely and Tatsurō Shinjō’s duty was over. Around this time, landing […]
No.60 (January 30, 1909)
Miscellany Preceding “An Ugly Case,” I introduced some episodes under the section Miscellany, including Ex-Prostitute Christian and Murder of Prostitutes, and the reader might still have fresh memories of them. I found a few undisclosed fragments among the materials piled up on my desk. It is a shame to discard such material but I also […]
No.61 (February 1, 1909)
Miscellany (cont’d) Otaki already returned to Japan a long time ago. Although it might seem well off track, I would like to detail a story of her nephew, who I mentioned earlier is serving his prison time in Hong Kong. Two year ago, there was a dreadful stabbing incident in Hong Kong. The victim is […]
No.62 (February 2, 1909)
Miscellany (cont’d) An Evil Strategy to Cajole a Police Officer Every one of the readers would imagine that prostitutes use every possible strategy to secure their own prostitution businesses, but among many strategies there is a particularly eye-and-ear-opening one; some prostitutes in some situations cajole police officers into being their lovers. However, there are not […]
No.63 (February 3, 1909)
Miscellany (cont’d) Devils in Yokohama and Hо̄gachо̄* I have mentioned several times that there are devil leaders in Yokohama, who are fully prepared to abduct prostitutes and send them over here. There are Blind Nakamura and Yoshida just to name a few among many but the most powerful one is, supposedly, Blind Nakamura. Apparently, he […]
No.64 (February 4, 1909)
Miscellany (cont’d) A Surprise Picture Marriage Four years ago, in Fernie, there was a young man called Tokuda from Fukuoka Prefecture, who was running a western restaurant together with devil Umino whom you know. Devils around Tokuda convinced him to make easy money and he sent a request for a wife to his hometown. Little […]
No.65 (February 5, 1909)
Miscellany (cont’d) A Surprise Picture Marriage According to Kaneno, they said, “Having a heartless husband like him, you have no future. He went to the homeland to find another woman. If you cut your relationship with him, we will take care of your new partner.” Having a lonely life in a foreign land as a […]