Shoshong

Shoshong, capital of Khama, chief of the Bamangwato in the Bechuanaland protectorate, near the telegraph and projected railway to Mashonaland, was in 1892 superseded by Palapwe or Palapye, 60 miles to the NE. Shoshong, now deserted by most of its population, was long the largest native town in South Africa, and a great trade centre, being on the trade route to the coast and the farther interior. The exports of the region are chiefly ostrich-feathers, ivory, and skins; Man- chester piece-goods and Sheffield hardware are among the imports. The population, formerly stated at 20,000, was on the founding of Palapwe reduced to a few hundreds.