The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-09

lay ensued before the policemen carried
our the request. as they were taker
by complete surprise.
In the meantime the audience nrass-
ed round TO see the nature of the trou-
ole The result was that the policemen
twere roughly handled in their endeavors
to keep the crowd away, and great dis
order ensued- Several additional police
men made their way with difficulty 10
the seat of the disturbance, and Volt
va and Middleton, who were astounded
at the turn of events. were escorted
through the crowd. This task was &C
complished with the utmost difficulty.
Iano IT was fortunate that no one was
seriously injured The efforts of the
police TO force back the people were
fruitless. and the constables We're sim
ply pushed and forced towards the
nearest exit door.
/ The member for the Barwon mounted
a chair and, waving cane and gesticu-
lating vigorously. tried to address some
remarks 70 a crowd which surged round
him. What he said. however, was alb
| soluteiy drowned in the din. Noticing
him in an elevated position. the crowd
cheered him, and these cheers were
taken up by the majority present.
MIR. DOWIE ESCAPES FROM THE
PLATFORM.
Meanwhile Mr.. Dowfe was advised by
those on the platform that it was use
less to continue his sermon. and he beat
hasty retreat through the platform
door, followed by his immediate adher-
ents. Then a section of youths. crying
We want Dowie,' forced their way
towards the organ gallery, with the evil |
dent intention of molesting the Zionist |
leader, but they We're repealed by a de- |
tachment of police, headed by Sub-In- |
spector Sherwood. This particular
crowd, foiled in their object, surged |
back into the body of the hall, and con- |
tented themselves with shouting after |
the Zionists, and interspersing their re- /
marks with combined choruses of |
Bring ort Your prophet" All the pop |
ular songs We're tried in turn, and this
disorder was continued for about a /
quarter of an hour, when the hall began /
to gradually empty.
When Mr.. Dowie and his followers
left the platform, some one, surrounded |
by a yelling crowd, shouted hes get
ting away; outside after him.. I'm
mediately there was a scramble |
amongst lot of young fellows to get
out of the hall. They were followed
by others, and all congregated outside
with the avowed intention of greeting
Mr.. Dowie in a very hostile manner
The shouts of I'VE want Dowie," were
at times deafening. Mr.. Dowie, how
ever, had been made aware of the I
throng of people in the front of the |
Town Hall, and Immediately he left |
the platform he made his way into a
vehicle which was waiting at the back
of the building in a most unfrequented
place. A side gate was opened, and the
cab was at the Hotel Australia long
before the crowd had time to realize
that Mr.. Dowie had left the precincts
of the building.
THE ARREST OF OvERSEER
VOLIVA.
Whilst this scene of wild disorder
was proceeding at the Town Hail. SEN
ior-constable Cooper and Constable
Payne had escorted the two Zionists to
the Clarence-street police station. Mr.
Willis followed soon afterwards, and
entered charge against both men of
using threatening words to one Will
liam Nicholas Willis in the Town Hall.
then open to the public, whereby
breach of the peace might be OCCASION
ed" The charge against Charles Mid
dleton was entered first. He stated he
was a native of the United States, and
a Zionist. The other charge was of
a similar nature, and was against Will
bur Glenn Voliva, minister of the Cos
pei of the Christian Catholic Church in
Zion. Neither made any statement in
connection with the charge, and when
the usual formalities had been COM
pleted both men We're admitted to bail |
The charge will be heard at 10 o'clock
this morning at the Central Police
Court.