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APPENDIX B.
APPLICATIONS FOR RELEASE, &c.
In the course of her visits to the camps, and her correspondence, Miss Hobhouse naturally
received a large number of applications for release. In the earlier period of her visit, she found that
some very few were able to get away from the camp, and she was fortunately able to give them some
assistance in doing so. One of these cases was that of a Free State lady and her four children, who
were allowed to go to friends in the Colony in February. Another was that of a German widow, who
was allowed to return to her friends in Germany. Miss Hobhouse helped this lady to send in her
application, and gave her some money towards her journey.
The professed policy of the authorities at Bloemfontein in the month of February, as far as Miss
Hobhouse could judge from their utterances, was to release those women and children who had
friends in Cape Colony ready to receive them, and had no grown man in the party within the camp.
Miss Hobhouse accordingly obtained and forwarded to the authorities certain applications from such
cases. The authorities gave no pledges, but promised to consider each on its individual merits. But as
no favourable reply was received, the applications fell off. At Kimberley Miss Hobhouse met with
some success in getting permission for a few women “ prisoners ” of war to leave the town of
Kimberley for the south of Cape Colony.
The following applications, handed to Miss Hobhouse at Bloemfontein, have hitherto met with
no success :
(Copy.)
MAJOR WRIGHT (Commandant),
We, the undersigned, respectfully wish to address you with the following request :
1.
As we are separated from our husbands, and thus left without help, it is impossible, in
the circumstances in which we are placed, to live.
2.
On account of carelessness, bad managemeat, and ill-treatment, it is now the second time
that we are drenched through and through by rain, which caused our children, already sick
with measles, whooping cough, and fever, to become dangerously ill.
3.
Being without money, it is impossible for us to provide or obtain soap, candles, or other
necessaries. It is now almost three weeks that most of us have been unable to do any washing.
It is more than we can stand to be satisfied under all this. These are our griefs. This our
humble request is—to look into our case with all reasonableness, and to have compassion on
our position, and to give us our liberty by allowing us to return to our respective homes.
We hope and trust that you will take our humble request in favourable consideration, and meet us
in this our request as soon as possible.
We are, dear Sir,
Your humble Servants—
A. S. EABLE.
C.E. LOUW
ANNIE EARLE.
J. VAN NIEKERK.
J. M. HORAK.
M. BRITZ.
R DU TOIT.
C. ROODT.
A. J. BRITS.
C. DU TOIT.
S. BOTHA.
HERMINA VAN
E. BOTHA.
BREDA.
M. DE KLERK.
R. HORAK.
A. SERFONTEIN. M. COMBRINCK.
H. BRITS.
S. COMBRINCK.
M. BRITS.
A. BOTHA.
M. J. ROODT.
C. BOTHA.
E. M. ROODT.
A. DE KLERK.
A. C. COMBRINCK. W. WESSELS.
A. PIENAAR.
M. SERFONTEIN.
S. DU TOIT.
S. BRITS.
J. HORAK.
M. C. ROODT.
M. BOTHA.
J. J. ROODT.
J. C. MATTHEE.
M. HERBST.
Newton Refugee Camp, Kimberley.
P.S.—Major Commandant and others in authority,—With God there is mercy. Is there, then, no
mercy with you for us poor innocent women and children ? Our request is to allow us to leave the
10th March, 1901.
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