It chanced that there was a man residing in Oudtshoorn, who was of European, but not Dutch, descent.
During the next week Mr. Schoeman, with a considerable number of his neighbours, was ordered to Oudtshoorn.
These are mostly disposed of by auction at Oudtshoorn, the clearing house for this product of the sub-continent.
He was taken to the southern part of the colony, and became the slave of a Dutch farmer residing near Oudtshoorn.
Mr. D. Savory, formerly of the branch bank at Oudtshoorn, will be manager of the Bloemfontein branch.
