Complex sentence: Bracegirdle was served with the order of deportation on 22 April and given 48 hours to leave, but he defied the order, going into hiding and the Colonial Government began an unsuccessful man-hunt.
Split into simpler sentences: Bracegirdle was served with the order of deportation on 22 April and given 48 hours to leave, but he defied the order. Bracegirdle went into hiding and the Colonial Government began an unsuccessful man-hunt.