THE DEPARTURE OF DOWIE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1904, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE DEPARTURE OF DOWIE.

A Naturalised American. (From our Canadian correspondent.)] VANCOUVER, 8.C., Jan. 2. Conqueror, not bankrupt, is the role that John Alexander Dowie will assume when lie revisits Australia, for whence he is to embark at San Francisco on Jan. 21. As a recently full-fledged American citizen he seems not to be sorry for the' change which enabled him to escape sailing on the Miowera from this port. No longer is he a lover of the Union Jack under which he was born. He is of the stars starry and the stripes stripey. Moreover, by taking the southern route, he doubtless reckons that he can pick up more shekels in New Orleans and San. Francisco than in Vancouver and Victoria. Waggishly he announces that he is going to "leave everything in Zion City n 1 am not going to steal away to Australia with either the lace works or tli3 temple; 1 will only take enough cash for spending money," be added. And if tho spending money gives out, why surely Australia can provide for Elijah 11. better than did the ravens for No. I. of the ilkNow that he is an American John Alex_uider has become respectful towards the powers that be. Where he attacked King Edward he praises Mr. Roosevelt, praying that the latter's enemies may be "circumvented in their mischievous plans." The programme of addresses that Restorer Dowie had prepared for Vancouver he will carry out in San Francisco, lie has decided that he cannot come north even to deliver one harangue, as his disciples bad fondly hoped he would be able to do after turning them down so signally. But as the mountain will not come lo the Dowieites the infatuated will do the Mahomet act and go to liim—if they can get a, cheap rate from tne railway or steamship companies. The elders and brethren here de-« nounce as nonsensical the report that Dowie. will build a fleet for the conquest; of the world. It was said that he would descend on New York in 1005 with ten j ships, and afterwards would cruise to Denmark, .Sweden, Germany, France and Spain. It is true that he is to go to Europe after leaving Australia, hut his chief onslaught is to be made on England where he promises to renew his attack ou King Edward "within the shadow of Buckingham Palace." After that he will return to Zion City and laccmaking. The owners of the Moana found out by experience that, Canada wants ano- ( her ( f dr y dock on tllis coaKt (writes the Stars" Vancouver correspondent). First, the Australian boat was refused the use of the Admiralty dock at Esquimalf, because the Grafton was iH it. Next the. disaster to the Flora necessitated that cruiser taking tho dock, and the Moana wa.s precluded altogether. She had lo be put into tha coffer dam, and a temporary dry dock was built around her. There was cousiderable delay while negotiations wer_ going on with the Admiralty, and money was lost that, way as well as in tha addition to the expenses connected with the repairs. Moreover, the mail schedule lo Australia was disarranged—in fact, things were made uncomfortable all round. The repairs had not been finished when the Miowera left to-day. They cost £#-WI.