SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
September 2003 edition
It was probably predictable that now the ANC regime has full control over the country that SABC would devote a whole days' programmes to celebrating the 85th birthday of that godfather of terrorism, "Nelson" Mandela.
The crimes of Mandela which led to his sentence of life imprisonment in 1963 are well documented - his direct involvement in the Johannesburg Railway Station bombing which resulted in the killing and maiming of dozens of innocent people, and being caught red-handed at Rivonia with (to use his own words) "enough explosives to blow up half of Johannesburg". But what is far more damning about Mandela is what happened to South Africa after he was handed power in 1994. Law and Order broke down completely, and as a result South Africa became the "murder capital of the world". Thousands of innocent citizens died as a result of the mayhem, with non-Whites probably suffering worse than Whites. More sinister and heart-rending, however, has been the systematic terrorist-style murder campaign against the White South African farming community. Over 1600 members of the farming community have been slaughtered since Mandela was handed power in 1994, often in the most savage fashion, and often with nothing being stolen. This has accurately been described as a genocide campaign against White South African farmers, and there is much evidence to suggest that this has been orchestrated from higher levels.
There are those who claim that our detestation of Mandela is simply because he is Black. This is not true; it is purely because he is an unreconstructed terrorist. Our detestation is equally strong regarding White terrorists of the IRA and Baader-Meinhof varieties. Furthermore, in the Southern Hemisphere colonial context perhaps the closest comparison to Mandela is the 19th century Australian terrorist Ned Kelly, who of course was also White. Like Kelly Mandela developed a "chip on his shoulder" against the state in which he lived because of his own inadequacies. Like Kelly Mandela vented his hatred against ordinary upholders of law and order and innocent civilians. Like Kelly Mandela was prepared to enact the most sadistic terror tactics against those who he irrationally perceived as his enemies. Here the comparison ends however, for the Australian judiciary rightfully sentenced the terrorist Kelly to death, whereas the more liberal South African judiciary allowed Mandela to live. Many claim that by hanging Kelly the Australian authorities simply turned him into a sick cult-hero - but hasn't the terrorist Mandela also become a sick cult-hero even in spite of being allowed to live?
Few can argue that South Africa - and indeed the world - would be a far better place today if Mandela had received his just deserts for all his terrorist crimes in 1963, and a lot of innocent people who have subsequently been killed would still be alive today as a result - Black as well as White. South Africans would also have been spared the obscenity of a day's programmes on SABC spent glorifying terrorism.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Springbok Club which was called last month a number of important decisions were taken.
The resignation of Mr. Robert Shipley from the Executive Committee was unanimously approved, though great pleasure was also expressed at the fact that he would remain as Chairman of the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club. Mr. Raymond Simpson was then unanimously elected to take his place on the Executive Committee.
In view of the above change certain other movements in official positions became necessary, and as a result the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club now consists of the following:-
Chairman/Organiser : Alan Harvey
Vice-Chairman : Raymond Simpson
Secretary : David Williams
Treasurer : Allan Robertson
Liaison Officer : Bill Binding
Official Translator : Ryan Kriste
Branch Development Officer : Daniel Wilkinson
A number of other decisions were then made on the matters of fund-raising, production of publicity material and branch development (with particular reference to the encouraging news about the planned establishment of a new branch in Northern Ireland).
A copy of the minutes of this EGM is available to all current members of the Springbok Club upon request.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB LONDON BRANCH SOCIAL GATHERING
The London (Capital) Branch of The Springbok Club will be holding a social gathering later this month. The details are as follows:-
Date : Sunday 21st September 2003.
Venue : The ORANGE TREE, Richmond, Surrey. (Nearest railway station: Richmond, on both the District Line and mainlines. Turn right after leaving the station - the Orange Tree is then on the left-hand side of the road, less than 5 minutes away).
Time : The gathering will take place informally in the pub between 12:00 noon and 14:00 hrs for drinks and convivial conversation. Afterwards, weather permitting and depending on the preferences of those present, a trip to nearby Richmond Park or along the Thames will take place, before returning to the pub for more of the same.
The London (Capital) Branch extends a warm invitation to all to attend this event, and hope and look forward to being able to see all who can make it.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB ACTIVITIES
In October the Springbok Club will be welcoming a high-profile expatriate South African lady as guest speaker. On 15th November the Springbok Club will be holding its annual UDI Day Dinner at which a leading member of the last Rhodesian Government will be Guest of Honour, and on 16th December the Springbok Club will be holding its traditional Day of the Vow Commemorations, when the organisation will welcome a current British MP as Guest of Honour.
If you would like to make an advanced booking for any of these events then please let us know.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETING
The London Swinton Circle will be holding a very important meeting early next week, the details of which are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 9th September 2003.
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue: The Thatcher Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1.
Guest Speaker : Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson MP (UUP, Lagan Valley), who will speak on "Resisting the Joint Declaration of the British and Irish Governments, and realigning Unionism."
(In view of the fact that Mr. Donaldson has recently resigned the UUP Parliamentary whip, and that at a subsequent meeting of the UUP's ruling council David Trimble only narrowly won a vote "regretting this action", it would seem that these are very dramatic times for Ulster Unionism. Mr. Donaldson's speech to the London Swinton Circle could therefore be of great historical significance.)
At their well-attended and highly successful Summer Buffet this year the London Swinton Circle were highly honoured to welcome Miss Ann Widdecombe MP, the former Home Office minister and Shadow Home Secretary, as guest speaker. She gave a very interesting and informative speech, concentrating mainly on the key provisions of the Criminal Justice Bill and the Sexual Offences Bill currently going through Parliament. During a lively question time she covered a huge range of topics, including support for the War in Iraq, the banning of fox hunting, the suitability of Margaret Hodge as Children's Minister, improving higher education, sex education, the Belfast Agreement and the Asylum-seeking crisis.
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CAN YOU HELP ?
Guy Levi writes as follows:-
I have a web-site to seek a Caucasian (White) South African wife. I lived in South Africa from 1973 till 1996; well I'm sure glad I left the RSA run by the ANC and am now based in the UK. I am 37 years old and found myself without South African friends here. I live in
Folkestone, Kent, and my web-site address is :-
http://www.geocities.com/guylevi2003
All are welcome to look it up and to contact me at my hotmail account, which is : guylevi45@hotmail.com. I am a UK citizen and single. I would be grateful if you could tell others about my web site also. So if you know any South African ladies who would like to live in Britain, please let me know. Thank you for any assistance.
Kind regards,
Guy Levi.
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Anthony Frost writes as follows :-
I wonder if you could help me - I take it that you have been keeping a close eye on all the murders of Whites by Blacks. I am trying to trace a murder that happened around May/June 1998 of a guy named Bester that took place in the Transvaal.
Many thanks,
Anthony Frost
(If anyone can help Anthony in this regard please contact him at: frostnz@msn.com)
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TRANSVAAL "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
A "Rhodie Reunion" will again be held in the Transvaal on November 11th this year. It will take place at the Morningside Country Club, Rivonia, Sandton (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), and a live band "Sounds Like Thunder" (ex-Rhodies) will be appearing.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
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To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! have created a special order page just for subscribers to the SCN at:-
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AUCTION OF RHODESIANA
Rhodesians Worldwide magazine has been bringing news of Rhodesians to Rhodesians for the past 19 years, and we would like to continue to do so for many more years. An auction of Rhodesiana is being organised by Rhodesiawassuper.com with all proceeds going to Rhodesians Worldwide magazine.
Up for grabs: an autographed copy of the Great Betrayal, autographed John Edmonds double CD, Rhodesian Rugby Jersey (Your choise of logo that includes the Rhodesian Flag, shoulder flash along with your name on the sleeve,) Rhodesian football shirt, Rhodesia Was Super golf shirt and hat, Rhodesian desktop flag, bumper stickers, mouse pad and a 1973 land tenure map with a certificate personally signed by The Honorable Ian Douglas Smith, plus some other great surprise items.
The web-address for the auction is :-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2184940965&category=135
or it can be accessed directly from the www.rhodesiawassuper.com website.
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson, is an account of experiences and reminiscences from the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the editor at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
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There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
The players were guarded by gun
So they could bowl or clock up a run
But no matter the score
There's one thing for sure
It was Robert Mugabe who won.
- Charles Garside
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PHILIP BENWELL CAMPAIGN
Philip Benwell MBE, the Chairman of the Australian Constitutional Monarchy League, is mounting a campaign in Australia, Canada and New Zealand opposing the European Constitution on the basis that it has the potential to interfere with the sovereignty of these Commonwealth countries. He will be travelling to the UK next April primarily to encourage expatriates in the UK to be vocal in opposition to the European Union. Inter alia he will be holding a meeting in this regard at the House of Lords on 21st April 2004. More details about this meeting and other aspects of Philip Benwell's campaign and visit will be appearing in future editions of the SCN.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.58 : Mr. WALTER HOLLOWAY of Poole.
Walter Holloway was active with a number of pro-Rhodesian and pro-South African organisations in the Medway Towns during the 1970s, and was also an early supporter of S.A.Patriot after the magazine was founded in 1980. During the early 1980s he moved to Poole in Dorset and remained in regular correspondence for a few years, but then communications inexplicably ceased. We have reason to believe that he is no longer resident at his last known address in Poole (7 Symes Road, Hamworthy), but a number of former colleagues would very much like to be able to make contact with him again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
We have recently been informed of an excellent web-site established by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland dedicated to the signing of the Ulster Covenant. Many of our readers may find it interesting to browse through the images of the various signatures which it contains. This web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenant/index.html
In total, the Ulster Covenant was signed by 237,368 men (many in their own blood), and the accompanying Declaration by 234,046 women.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BUSINESS FLIGHTS
Sir,
I had not been in South Africa for 11 years, but felt it was time to go and have a look myself once again. I am of the opinion that it is good to get first hand information, which is possibly not really possible in 3 weeks. So my report was simply what my feelings were during the trip and from what we heard.
I do not agree that all this business development had been planned already during the eighties, in my opinion it is simply a flight of established businesses and banks from the inner cities. They could not find qualified staff anymore who were prepared to work in the towns, so they closed their offices there and moved to the outskirts. Urban development in Umhlanga Ridge, just over the road from the Sharks Board down to the Freeway apparantly is mainly occupied by Indians. Huge business development as well across the Freeway from Alexandra on the Outer Ring Road is a similar situation. Industrial quarters like Kew, etc. have been abandoned as it was totally unsafe for people to go to work there. And the inner city of Johannesburg, with the exception of the financial district (stock exchange area!) which is the best protected place in the whole of South Africa, has also completely slummed up and businesses have moved to the outskirts. Two weeks ago we had friends of ours visiting who told us a few very funny stories on what is happening in some places in the north west of Randburg like Kya Sands, where even the better off squatters on their borders are teaming up with the tennants of Kya Sands properties to form vigliante guarding. Ever since they are working together the burglaries have come down by a high percentage. I am afraid that you are probably very right with your anticipation that future development will slow down tremendously to a little trinkle.
Yours etc.,
Margrit Stutz-Laube, Lengnau, Switzerland
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STATEMENT
Sir,
1,500 large white crosses were placed along the N1 highway in Gauteng [i.e. the PWV area] today - to commemorate each Boer soul which has died in the Boer Genocide since 1994.
Yours etc.,
Adriana Stuijt, Holwerd, Friesland, the Netherlands.
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ROGUES GALLERY
It has not been uncommon for us to receive antagonistic e-mails from those who oppose our aims and objectives, most of which come clearly from agents of the ANC and ZANU/PF regimes.
Although we hadn't received any such hostile e-mails for several months now, during this past month we've received a fresh batch of such antagonistic mailings from seemingly two separate sources - though in view of the timing and the similar styles of writing we somehow think they are linked.
The first, giving the e-mail address of MistaOrgazmatron@aol.com, was from someone going by the name of Mwana Wevhu who claimed to be an opponent of Mugabe, but who castigated us for our support of the erstwhile Rhodesia (without giving any reason why this was wrong). When we politely wrote back to Mr. Wevhu, however, our e-mail "bounced", thus suggesting that it may have been a completely phoney set-up.
The second source was anonymous however, and the e-mail address given was realtories@btopenworld.com. Their e-mails contained a number of direct attacks on the Springbok Club and "conservative circles" in general, as well as forwarding some bizarre extreme left-wing material. In this instance our replies didn't "bounce" however, although we received no subsequent responses from the anonymous individual concerned. The weird thing about the e-mail prefix used in this case, however, was that it could be translated as "Real Tories", the slang term for the British Conservative Party - which of course is the last thing which these warped individuals evidently represent!
We wonder therefore whether anyone knows anything further about who might be behind these weird e-mail addresses?
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OBITUARY
PROFESSOR ESMOND WRIGHT
Esmond Wright, who died last month aged 87, was one of the leading British academic experts on American History. He also won a famous by-election for the Conservative Party in the Glasgow Pollok constituency in 1967, thus proving that the city is not necessarily a "no-go" area for right-of-centre political parties as is commonly assumed.
Once in Parliament Esmond Wright formed a close bond with Enoch Powell, and not only because of their common academic background (they were then the only two professors in Parliament). Both were opposed to Britain's entry into the European Economic Community, and both were keen Atlanticists, seeing the "open seas" as a more viable and natural alternative to European entrapment.
Of more particular interest is that Esmond Wright went on to become principal of Swinton College, an institution from which today's London Swinton Circle traces its roots. We mourn the passing of this great patriot.
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Sunday, 7 September 2003
Thursday, 21 August 2003
August 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
August 2003 edition
When Rudyard Kipling made his famous injunction to "Take up the White Man's burden" he was addressing the United States.
At the time for America "the West had just been won", but although the United States went on to obtain a few colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific there was never to be any official American colony on the African continent alongside all the great European Empires. There was one de facto American colony in Africa however: Liberia.
Although (perhaps because) Liberia has officially been independent longer than any other African nation it has slipped back further than most into primeval savagery, to join such other "basket cases" as Somalia, Rwanda and the DRC. It has become a source of poison which, in this age of rapid global communications, could have bad repercussions throughout the planet. Some form of intervention to sort out the mess was therefore essential, but to rely upon another African nation - Nigeria - which is itself beset by tribal conflict and a breakdown in law and order is a classic case of the blind leading the blind.
Liberia is traditionally in the United States's sphere of influence, so the current intervention of American forces - limited though it unfortunately is - must therefore be greatly applauded, just as we must applaud UK intervention in the traditional British sphere of influence in Sierra Leone and France's intervention in the traditional French sphere of influence in the Ivory Coast.
A century after Rudyard Kipling made his famous call to "Take up the White Man's burden" the United States seems at last to be doing just that - not only in Liberia of course, but also in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ironically, alas, at exactly the same time too many European nations - particularly those termed "Old Europe" - seem to have negated the "White Man's burden" in their retrogressive and doomed quest for European Federalism.
Kipling's injunction must go out again therefore, but this time addressed to Europe more than to the United States.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB JULY MEETING
Raymond Simpson gave a masterful speech to a well-attended meeting of the Springbok Club last month, in which he outlined the history of South Africa during the latter half of the last century. He paid special attention to the part paid by Dr. Hendrick Verwoerd, and emphasised how if his policies had been carried through to their conclusion South Africa would today be an infinitely better place than alas it is. He also reminded everyone about how - in spite of popular misconceptions - Dr. Verwoerd was actually firmly in favour of unity between Afrikaners and British South Africans, and how under the present depressing circumstances such unity is now more important than ever.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Springbok Club has been called for Wednesday 27th August, and all fully paid-up members of the organisation should by now have been informed of the precise details.
The main matters for discussion at this EGM will be fund-raising and our plans to produce new literature both for recruitment purposes and to distribute in South Africa itself informing people there of our continuing active support for their cause. Full details of decisions made at this EGM will be reported in next month's edition of the SCN.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
We are happy to be able to report that Robert Shipley has now re-made contact with the Springbok Club's Executive Committee, and has explained the unfortunate reasons why he was unable to fulfil his duties in organising the Kent Branch summer braai. Mr. Shipley's suspensions from the positions which he currently holds within the organisation have now therefore been completely lifted. A relatively young man, Mr. Shipley's employment position has evidently made it very difficult for him to do full justice to all his posts in the Springbok Club, and as a result it seems likely that he will relinquish his position on the Executive Committee, whilst still remaining Chairman of the Kent Branch. Over the year or so since Mr. Shipley became an active member of the Springbok Club he has proved himself to be keen, dedicated and ideological sound, so we are therefore most happy that we will not be losing his undoubted talents completely.
Pastor Nigel Owens, formerly of the embryo Essex Branch of the Springbok Club, has now moved back to his native Ulster, and has expressed great enthusiasm in forming a new branch in Northern Ireland based in Co.Antrim - having already produced a considerable amount of material about the planned branch. This branch in Northern Ireland therefore seems very close to formation, and we would like to congratulate Pastor Owens on all his hard work and efficiency in this respect - which hopefully will be an inspiration to all others who have expressed an interest in forming branches in the past.
A joint London and Chilterns Branches braai (or similar social function) is planned for September, and fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETING
The London Swinton Circle will be holding a very interesting meeting in September, the details of which are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 9th September 2003.
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue: The Thatcher Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1.
Guest Speaker : Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson MP (UUP, Lagan Valley), who will speak on "Resisting the Joint Declaration of the British and Irish Governments, and realigning Unionism."
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
As all readers will know, the Springbok Club initially gave its full support to Malcolm Wren's recent so-called "Soul Walk" across southern England, allegedly in order to draw international attention to the ongoing murder campaign against South African farmers. Indeed we believe that apart from the Netherlands-based "CensorBugBear" web-site the Springbok Club was the only organisation to give this enterprise any form of publicity.
Inter alia the Springbok Club:-
1) Circulated the majority of names on our database both in the UK and in continental Europe with material detailing information about the "Walk" (at considerable expense).
2) Included details about the "Walk" in 4 editions of the SCN (April, May, June & July).
3) Circulated an e-mail reminder giving full details to all our circulation list shortly before the "Walk" was due to commence.
4) Obtained complementary accommodation for Mr. & Mrs. Wren through one of our supporters in Gloucestershire for the night prior to the commencement of the "Walk".
5) Organised a lunchtime refreshment break for the last day of the "Walk" at the house of personal friends in north-west Kent.
6) Telephoned a number of supporters who lived along the route of the "Walk" asking them to give their active support.
It was therefore with great regret that we were faced with no alternative other than to withdraw all our support from this "Walk" on Saturday 2nd August. This decision - which was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club - was not taken lightly, and followed a number of incidents which caused great offence to some of our supporters, caused the organisation considerable embarrassment as a result, and which suggested that Mr. & Mrs. Wren did not wish to receive our support - indeed as one Executive Committee member accurately observed, it was not so much a case of us withdrawing support, but rather the fact that all our support was being rejected. We will not bore readers by going into full details about these incidents, but they included:-
1) The total abuse of the free hospitality which was provided by the owner of the hotel in Gloucestershire where Mr. & Mrs. Wren and their party stayed on the night before the "Walk" began, which caused her great distress.
2) The arbitrary alteration of venues for overnight stops along the route with no attempts being made to inform the Springbok Club or anybody else in advance about these changes. This resulted in at least two of our supporters (probably more) going to the wrong venues in order to rendezvous with Mr. Wren.
3) The arrogant rejection of all offers to assist in the obtaining of media publicity and a venue for a final rendezvous point in Gravesend by Mrs. Wren.
4) The rude last-minute cancellation of the lunchtime refreshment break which we had organised at the house of a personal friend in north-west Kent after preparations had already commenced.
We must emphasise, of course, that this withdrawal of support for the Wren "Walk" does NOT indicate any diminishment in our support for the cause which the enterprise was allegedly staged for, namely to draw international attention to the plight of the South African farmers - quite the reverse in fact, for we believe that the offence, embarrassment and ill-feeling which Mr. & Mrs. Wren generated resulted in far more harm than good being done to the cause which they claimed to be supporting.
There are many unanswered questions concerning this "Walk" however - not only why the Wren's eschewed all support from the Springbok Club (the only potentially meaningful support which they received), but also why they obtained absolutely no media publicity in the UK, and indeed rejected all offers of help in this respect (when the whole reason for the "Walk" was allegedly to raise international awareness)?
We would therefore like to apologise to any other supporters who may have tried to support this "Walk" but who were similarly offended or inconvenienced in any way, and to emphasise that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Wren have ever been members of the Springbok Club, and that the movement was never officially involved in the organising of this "Walk".
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TRANSVAAL "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
A "Rhodie Reunion" will again be held in the Transvaal on November 11th this year. It will be held at the Morningside Country Club, Rivonia, Sandton (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), and a live band "Sounds Like Thunder" (ex-Rhodies) will be appearing.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
Biltongmakers.Com! runs a monthly competition which is free for anyone to enter. There are some great prizes to be won each month. Some of the prizes during the last couple of months have included a Skottel Braai, Biltongmakers, Barbecue Utensil sets and Potjies!
To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! have created a special order page just for subscribers to the SCN at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com/biltong09_sc_orderplacing.html
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson, is an account of experiences and reminiscences from the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the editor at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
[We have again been asked to emphasis that Ronnie Anderson only edited this book, and didn't write it in its entirety, as we erroneously implied in the June edition of the SCN.]
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Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Though Mugabe's speeches belie it
When his "war vets" are causing a riot,
Though for his good he'll fight
And harangue with great might,
He prefers his diplomacy quiet.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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SOUTH AFRICANS WORLDWIDE
Does anyone know whether the "South Africans Worldwide" organisation is still functioning? We haven't received any material from them for some time, and circulars sent to their last known e-mail address (i.e. saw-mail@thos.co.za) are now being "bounced".
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From deep in the heart of Africa to you...
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We would love to be of service to you too, so please give us a call on: 01803-380712, e-mail us at : ron@biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk, or visit our web-site at: www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.57 : Ms. DAWN DORKIN of Natal.
Dawn Dorkin, originally from Pietermaritzburg, was a most remarkable young woman who ran her own debt-collecting business in Durban. She was also a regular squash partner of the present Chairman of the Springbok Club during the early 1980s, and both he and a number of other friends would like to make contact with her again. She is believed to have married a German and to have moved to Zululand.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The South African Neighbourhood Watch web-site gives far more information than just about the S.A. Neighbourhood Watch network itself. It is well worth a visit, and can be accessed at:-
http://sanwatch.homestead.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AFRICA ADDIO
Sir,
Looking at events in the Congo took me back about forty years. Mad Mike Hoare, Black Jacques Schramme, Bob Denard - where are you now that we need you?
Seriously, it's becoming depressingly obvious that there are only two solutions for Africa. Either we abandon her to her fate or take the destiny of Africa into our own hands again. This means, among other things, a qualified franchise - those who can't read shouldn't be able to vote!
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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DOWN THE GLUG HOLE
Sir,
The June issue of the SCN was excellent in every way. I of course knew all about Mandela, but I am pretty sure that most White readers below the age of fifty don't. I dislike this crowd so much that when they (i.e. sportsmen, politicians, AIDS activists etc.) appear on TV, I switch off. White sports items, such as golf, cricket, surfing, etc. are generally about two minutes, but "Bfana-Bfana" is always at least three - once it was six, I actually timed it! There is always a terrific fanfare whenever they play a match, even when they lose, which is most of the time. Scotland beat them last month, and I hate to think what would happen to them if they were put against an average English club team. A new Black team has come into being, its name, believe it or not, is Ama-Glug-Glug. Black players are so enthusiastic that four times out of ten when they kick at goal the ball goes so high over the crossbar that it is almost out of sight. As both sides favour this practice I suppose it counts as a goal. This no doubt explains the huge mass of balls on the grass that we are occasionally allowed to see.
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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WALK MAN
Sir,
The Springbok Club took the lead in publicising Malcolm Wren's Soul Walk, but reckoned without the incompetence of Mr. Wren who completely failed to arrange any newspaper publicity for this event - either from local papers or foreign correspondents in national dailies. I am astonished that they received free food and lodgings across England. This reflects well on the generous spirit of British folk but it was wasted on the curmudgeonly Wren and his wife.
I am annoyed that Mr. Wren constantly whinges about his lack of a send-off from Springbok Club supporters on 26th July, but a send-off function had been planned at the hotel we organised for him for the time of his original booking, but of course the dates which he gave the hotel proved to be incorrect.
Yours etc.,
Allan Robertson, Vice-Chairman, the Springbok Club.
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OBITUARIES
The 6th MARQUESS OF SALISBURY
It was with great sadness that we recently learnt of the death of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury. The great-grandson of the 3rd Marquess, the British Prime Minister at the time of the foundation of Rhodesia and after whom the capital, Salisbury, was named (and whose first ever chauffeur, incidentally, was the grandfather of the present Chairman of the Springbok Club), the 6th Marquess was no less of a friend of Rhodesia. He lived in the country for several years during the 1950s, and at various times was president of the Anglo-Rhodesian Society, the Monday Club and the Friends of the Union. He was also an active supporter of the Rhodesian Christian Group, and hosted a number of receptions in their honour at the House of Lords, where he gave powerful speeches and was always eager to make conversation with everyone in attendance. Many members of the Springbok Club fondly remember his courtesy and enthusiasm at these gatherings.
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RUSSELL ENDEAN
Russell Endean, who died earlier this month aged 79, played 28 Tests for South Africa. He was not only a great cricketer however, but also a great South African. Although he settled in Surrey after marrying a British wife his loyalty to his country of birth and to the Springbok badge never ceased. During the subversive opposition to the 1970 Springbok Tour he wrote many letters to the British press putting forward the South African case. As a result of one of these letters a young South African then visiting Britain, Vic Long, contacted him to express his support, yet busy though he was Russell Endean still found the time to write him a long letter of reply, which proved greatly helpful and was received with great pride by a young man in a strange country.
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August 2003 edition
When Rudyard Kipling made his famous injunction to "Take up the White Man's burden" he was addressing the United States.
At the time for America "the West had just been won", but although the United States went on to obtain a few colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific there was never to be any official American colony on the African continent alongside all the great European Empires. There was one de facto American colony in Africa however: Liberia.
Although (perhaps because) Liberia has officially been independent longer than any other African nation it has slipped back further than most into primeval savagery, to join such other "basket cases" as Somalia, Rwanda and the DRC. It has become a source of poison which, in this age of rapid global communications, could have bad repercussions throughout the planet. Some form of intervention to sort out the mess was therefore essential, but to rely upon another African nation - Nigeria - which is itself beset by tribal conflict and a breakdown in law and order is a classic case of the blind leading the blind.
Liberia is traditionally in the United States's sphere of influence, so the current intervention of American forces - limited though it unfortunately is - must therefore be greatly applauded, just as we must applaud UK intervention in the traditional British sphere of influence in Sierra Leone and France's intervention in the traditional French sphere of influence in the Ivory Coast.
A century after Rudyard Kipling made his famous call to "Take up the White Man's burden" the United States seems at last to be doing just that - not only in Liberia of course, but also in Afghanistan and Iraq. Ironically, alas, at exactly the same time too many European nations - particularly those termed "Old Europe" - seem to have negated the "White Man's burden" in their retrogressive and doomed quest for European Federalism.
Kipling's injunction must go out again therefore, but this time addressed to Europe more than to the United States.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB JULY MEETING
Raymond Simpson gave a masterful speech to a well-attended meeting of the Springbok Club last month, in which he outlined the history of South Africa during the latter half of the last century. He paid special attention to the part paid by Dr. Hendrick Verwoerd, and emphasised how if his policies had been carried through to their conclusion South Africa would today be an infinitely better place than alas it is. He also reminded everyone about how - in spite of popular misconceptions - Dr. Verwoerd was actually firmly in favour of unity between Afrikaners and British South Africans, and how under the present depressing circumstances such unity is now more important than ever.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Springbok Club has been called for Wednesday 27th August, and all fully paid-up members of the organisation should by now have been informed of the precise details.
The main matters for discussion at this EGM will be fund-raising and our plans to produce new literature both for recruitment purposes and to distribute in South Africa itself informing people there of our continuing active support for their cause. Full details of decisions made at this EGM will be reported in next month's edition of the SCN.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
We are happy to be able to report that Robert Shipley has now re-made contact with the Springbok Club's Executive Committee, and has explained the unfortunate reasons why he was unable to fulfil his duties in organising the Kent Branch summer braai. Mr. Shipley's suspensions from the positions which he currently holds within the organisation have now therefore been completely lifted. A relatively young man, Mr. Shipley's employment position has evidently made it very difficult for him to do full justice to all his posts in the Springbok Club, and as a result it seems likely that he will relinquish his position on the Executive Committee, whilst still remaining Chairman of the Kent Branch. Over the year or so since Mr. Shipley became an active member of the Springbok Club he has proved himself to be keen, dedicated and ideological sound, so we are therefore most happy that we will not be losing his undoubted talents completely.
Pastor Nigel Owens, formerly of the embryo Essex Branch of the Springbok Club, has now moved back to his native Ulster, and has expressed great enthusiasm in forming a new branch in Northern Ireland based in Co.Antrim - having already produced a considerable amount of material about the planned branch. This branch in Northern Ireland therefore seems very close to formation, and we would like to congratulate Pastor Owens on all his hard work and efficiency in this respect - which hopefully will be an inspiration to all others who have expressed an interest in forming branches in the past.
A joint London and Chilterns Branches braai (or similar social function) is planned for September, and fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETING
The London Swinton Circle will be holding a very interesting meeting in September, the details of which are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 9th September 2003.
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue: The Thatcher Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1.
Guest Speaker : Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson MP (UUP, Lagan Valley), who will speak on "Resisting the Joint Declaration of the British and Irish Governments, and realigning Unionism."
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
As all readers will know, the Springbok Club initially gave its full support to Malcolm Wren's recent so-called "Soul Walk" across southern England, allegedly in order to draw international attention to the ongoing murder campaign against South African farmers. Indeed we believe that apart from the Netherlands-based "CensorBugBear" web-site the Springbok Club was the only organisation to give this enterprise any form of publicity.
Inter alia the Springbok Club:-
1) Circulated the majority of names on our database both in the UK and in continental Europe with material detailing information about the "Walk" (at considerable expense).
2) Included details about the "Walk" in 4 editions of the SCN (April, May, June & July).
3) Circulated an e-mail reminder giving full details to all our circulation list shortly before the "Walk" was due to commence.
4) Obtained complementary accommodation for Mr. & Mrs. Wren through one of our supporters in Gloucestershire for the night prior to the commencement of the "Walk".
5) Organised a lunchtime refreshment break for the last day of the "Walk" at the house of personal friends in north-west Kent.
6) Telephoned a number of supporters who lived along the route of the "Walk" asking them to give their active support.
It was therefore with great regret that we were faced with no alternative other than to withdraw all our support from this "Walk" on Saturday 2nd August. This decision - which was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club - was not taken lightly, and followed a number of incidents which caused great offence to some of our supporters, caused the organisation considerable embarrassment as a result, and which suggested that Mr. & Mrs. Wren did not wish to receive our support - indeed as one Executive Committee member accurately observed, it was not so much a case of us withdrawing support, but rather the fact that all our support was being rejected. We will not bore readers by going into full details about these incidents, but they included:-
1) The total abuse of the free hospitality which was provided by the owner of the hotel in Gloucestershire where Mr. & Mrs. Wren and their party stayed on the night before the "Walk" began, which caused her great distress.
2) The arbitrary alteration of venues for overnight stops along the route with no attempts being made to inform the Springbok Club or anybody else in advance about these changes. This resulted in at least two of our supporters (probably more) going to the wrong venues in order to rendezvous with Mr. Wren.
3) The arrogant rejection of all offers to assist in the obtaining of media publicity and a venue for a final rendezvous point in Gravesend by Mrs. Wren.
4) The rude last-minute cancellation of the lunchtime refreshment break which we had organised at the house of a personal friend in north-west Kent after preparations had already commenced.
We must emphasise, of course, that this withdrawal of support for the Wren "Walk" does NOT indicate any diminishment in our support for the cause which the enterprise was allegedly staged for, namely to draw international attention to the plight of the South African farmers - quite the reverse in fact, for we believe that the offence, embarrassment and ill-feeling which Mr. & Mrs. Wren generated resulted in far more harm than good being done to the cause which they claimed to be supporting.
There are many unanswered questions concerning this "Walk" however - not only why the Wren's eschewed all support from the Springbok Club (the only potentially meaningful support which they received), but also why they obtained absolutely no media publicity in the UK, and indeed rejected all offers of help in this respect (when the whole reason for the "Walk" was allegedly to raise international awareness)?
We would therefore like to apologise to any other supporters who may have tried to support this "Walk" but who were similarly offended or inconvenienced in any way, and to emphasise that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Wren have ever been members of the Springbok Club, and that the movement was never officially involved in the organising of this "Walk".
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TRANSVAAL "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
A "Rhodie Reunion" will again be held in the Transvaal on November 11th this year. It will be held at the Morningside Country Club, Rivonia, Sandton (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), and a live band "Sounds Like Thunder" (ex-Rhodies) will be appearing.
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To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson, is an account of experiences and reminiscences from the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the editor at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
[We have again been asked to emphasis that Ronnie Anderson only edited this book, and didn't write it in its entirety, as we erroneously implied in the June edition of the SCN.]
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Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
To order, just click on:-
www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Though Mugabe's speeches belie it
When his "war vets" are causing a riot,
Though for his good he'll fight
And harangue with great might,
He prefers his diplomacy quiet.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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SOUTH AFRICANS WORLDWIDE
Does anyone know whether the "South Africans Worldwide" organisation is still functioning? We haven't received any material from them for some time, and circulars sent to their last known e-mail address (i.e. saw-mail@thos.co.za) are now being "bounced".
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From deep in the heart of Africa to you...
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Made from our tried and tested recipes in both Rhodesia and South Africa since 1965. Now made in the UK from 100% pure British meats, with no glutens or ingredients added, just our own secret blend of spices.
We would love to be of service to you too, so please give us a call on: 01803-380712, e-mail us at : ron@biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk, or visit our web-site at: www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.57 : Ms. DAWN DORKIN of Natal.
Dawn Dorkin, originally from Pietermaritzburg, was a most remarkable young woman who ran her own debt-collecting business in Durban. She was also a regular squash partner of the present Chairman of the Springbok Club during the early 1980s, and both he and a number of other friends would like to make contact with her again. She is believed to have married a German and to have moved to Zululand.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The South African Neighbourhood Watch web-site gives far more information than just about the S.A. Neighbourhood Watch network itself. It is well worth a visit, and can be accessed at:-
http://sanwatch.homestead.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AFRICA ADDIO
Sir,
Looking at events in the Congo took me back about forty years. Mad Mike Hoare, Black Jacques Schramme, Bob Denard - where are you now that we need you?
Seriously, it's becoming depressingly obvious that there are only two solutions for Africa. Either we abandon her to her fate or take the destiny of Africa into our own hands again. This means, among other things, a qualified franchise - those who can't read shouldn't be able to vote!
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, London, U.K.
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DOWN THE GLUG HOLE
Sir,
The June issue of the SCN was excellent in every way. I of course knew all about Mandela, but I am pretty sure that most White readers below the age of fifty don't. I dislike this crowd so much that when they (i.e. sportsmen, politicians, AIDS activists etc.) appear on TV, I switch off. White sports items, such as golf, cricket, surfing, etc. are generally about two minutes, but "Bfana-Bfana" is always at least three - once it was six, I actually timed it! There is always a terrific fanfare whenever they play a match, even when they lose, which is most of the time. Scotland beat them last month, and I hate to think what would happen to them if they were put against an average English club team. A new Black team has come into being, its name, believe it or not, is Ama-Glug-Glug. Black players are so enthusiastic that four times out of ten when they kick at goal the ball goes so high over the crossbar that it is almost out of sight. As both sides favour this practice I suppose it counts as a goal. This no doubt explains the huge mass of balls on the grass that we are occasionally allowed to see.
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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WALK MAN
Sir,
The Springbok Club took the lead in publicising Malcolm Wren's Soul Walk, but reckoned without the incompetence of Mr. Wren who completely failed to arrange any newspaper publicity for this event - either from local papers or foreign correspondents in national dailies. I am astonished that they received free food and lodgings across England. This reflects well on the generous spirit of British folk but it was wasted on the curmudgeonly Wren and his wife.
I am annoyed that Mr. Wren constantly whinges about his lack of a send-off from Springbok Club supporters on 26th July, but a send-off function had been planned at the hotel we organised for him for the time of his original booking, but of course the dates which he gave the hotel proved to be incorrect.
Yours etc.,
Allan Robertson, Vice-Chairman, the Springbok Club.
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OBITUARIES
The 6th MARQUESS OF SALISBURY
It was with great sadness that we recently learnt of the death of the 6th Marquess of Salisbury. The great-grandson of the 3rd Marquess, the British Prime Minister at the time of the foundation of Rhodesia and after whom the capital, Salisbury, was named (and whose first ever chauffeur, incidentally, was the grandfather of the present Chairman of the Springbok Club), the 6th Marquess was no less of a friend of Rhodesia. He lived in the country for several years during the 1950s, and at various times was president of the Anglo-Rhodesian Society, the Monday Club and the Friends of the Union. He was also an active supporter of the Rhodesian Christian Group, and hosted a number of receptions in their honour at the House of Lords, where he gave powerful speeches and was always eager to make conversation with everyone in attendance. Many members of the Springbok Club fondly remember his courtesy and enthusiasm at these gatherings.
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RUSSELL ENDEAN
Russell Endean, who died earlier this month aged 79, played 28 Tests for South Africa. He was not only a great cricketer however, but also a great South African. Although he settled in Surrey after marrying a British wife his loyalty to his country of birth and to the Springbok badge never ceased. During the subversive opposition to the 1970 Springbok Tour he wrote many letters to the British press putting forward the South African case. As a result of one of these letters a young South African then visiting Britain, Vic Long, contacted him to express his support, yet busy though he was Russell Endean still found the time to write him a long letter of reply, which proved greatly helpful and was received with great pride by a young man in a strange country.
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Saturday, 12 July 2003
July 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
July 2003 edition
On July 1st an estimated half-a-million demonstrators protested in Hong Kong against the imposition of the notorious Article 23 "anti-subversion" legislation and the administration of Tung Chee-hwa. They also voiced their anger at the decline of Hong Kong since the end of British colonial rule in 1997, and during the course of the demonstration the [communist] Chinese flag was burnt.
The clear sub-text of this demonstration was that communist Chinese administration had proved a disaster, and that the average Hong Kong citizen was infinitely better off under British rule.
Such a sentiment expressed by an Asiatic people is of course similar to the recent reactions of the Iraqi people, the vast majority of whom were euphoric in their welcome for the Western forces as the liberators which they were.
It has not only been in Asia where this clear longing for a return of civilised Western rule has manifested itself however. Ian Douglas Smith has often mentioned how he is constantly being approached by Blacks in Zimbabwe who tell him how much better off their families were when he was in power, and we have also heard of two separate occasions in Natal when BLACK anti-ANC demonstrators have proudly waved the real South African flag as an act of defiance.
Consciously or sub-consciously (probably the latter) most non-Whites around the world are aware of how much better life was under European colonial rule, and long for its return. Alas there doesn't appear to the will in most European nations to re-establish their natural and rightful duty of governing the world - though recent Western interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq and certain African countries perhaps shows that with the dawn of the new millennium the tide is quickly turning in this regard (certainly as far as some Western nations are concerned!).
Unfortunately the situation in South Africa itself seems certain to become increasing worse on its path towards Zimbabwean ruin before the nations of the West are prepared to intervene, and many more innocent Whites (and members of other races for that matter) are bound to die in the ensuing chaos. Our advice to all White South Africans therefore still remains the same, namely to leave the disintegrating country by any means possible as soon as they can, as in the immediate future the risk to their lives will continue to increase.
In the long term, however, perhaps we are at last starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB JULY MEETING
The Springbok Club will be staging a most interesting and informative meeting in July, which will consist of a report-back by Raymond Simpson on his recent trip back to Cape Town and the Western Cape, and to which all supporters and friends are cordially invited. The details are as follows:-
Date : Thursday 17th July 2003
Time : 19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
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SPRINGBOK CLUB KENT BRANCH SUMMER BRAAI PROBLEMS
As many readers will probably know, the summer braai allegedly arranged by the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club encountered severe problems. This braai was chaotically organised by the current Chairman of the Kent Branch, Robert Shipley, who bizarrely didn't even turn up to the event himself! Although several supporters both from the London and Chiltern Branches of the SC journeyed considerable distances to attend, the number of supporters from Kent itself who attended was negligible, and it subsequently transpired that very few of them had been contacted by Mr. Shipley to remind them that the event was taking place. Even more worryingly the patron of the establishment where the braai took place is justifiably asking for some form of financial compensation to cover his losses resulting from the unexpectedly low turnout. (Mr. Shipley had assured him that a far more people were certain to attend than actually turned up, and more staff and facilities were provided for the afternoon as a result.)
Mr. Shipley neither replied to 'phone messages prior to the event, nor has he given any subsequent explanation for the severe damage which he has caused. It may well be that Mr. Shipley has some valid excuse for his negation of duty, but until such an explanation is forthcoming the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club has decided to suspend (not expel) Mr. Shipley from all official positions within the organisation. He therefore should no longer be regarded as having any authority to speak on behalf of the Springbok Club.
It has also been decided to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Springbok Club during August, when Mr. Shipley's position (and a number of far happier matters!) will be discussed.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN
Over the past few months it has become more and more obvious that surprisingly few people in South Africa itself are aware of the activities of the Springbok Club. Those who are inevitable tell us that they are inspired and encouraged to learn of the active support which they still possess overseas during their current plight. We have therefore decided to initiate a publicity campaign aimed at our White South African kith-and-kin to let them know that they have not been forgotten, and to tell them a bit about the Springbok Club. We have the names of almost 1200 South Africans on our lists who we would like to circulate. With standard postage from the UK being almost 50p, plus the cost of printing a brochure, we estimate that the total cost for this exercise with be approximately £700. We hope therefore that you may be able to help us financially to achieve this aim.
All donations to this campaign (made payable to "Patriotic Press" - contributions in all major currencies are acceptable) should be sent to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
The London Swinton Circle held two highly successful and well attended meetings during the last month. The first was addressed by the Rt. Hon. Eric Forth MP (the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons), who gave a masterful overview of the current state of the Blair government, and the dangers posed by the proposed EU constitution. The second was addressed by Mr. Ashley Mote who spoke on "Britain's Immigration Crisis" (a timely subject, as according to the 2001 Census as much as 6.8% of the UK's population is now non-White.)
Later this month the London Swinton Circle will hold their annual summer buffet which will be addressed by the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP. All tickets for this event have now been sold, but a full report of this meeting will be given in August's SCN.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
There has evidently been some confusion about the precise dates of Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk". It is confirmed, therefore, that this will take place between Sunday 27th July and Thursday 7th August.
Malcolm, widely know as the "Engelse Boer", will be doing this 150 mile walk from Avonmouth on the banks of the Severn to Gravesend on the banks of the Thames. He will be placing 1500 gold-and-green (Springbok colours) ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each "Soul", murdered in the vicious farm attacks which have occurred in South Africa since 1994. The purpose of this exercise is not to raise funds, but rather to draw attention to the GENOCIDE campaign against South African (particularly Afrikaner) farmers which is currently taking place. Malcolm will be joined for the length of his walk by another good friend of the Springbok Club, Anthony LoBaido (the highly-acclaimed American journalist), and perhaps by another supporter.
We hope that as many friends as possible will be able to support and encourage Malcolm and Anthony in this noble endeavour - either by joining them for part of their walk, cheering them along their way, or simply by publicising the event. The full itinerary of the walk is as follows:-
26th July - send-off reception during the evening at the Swan Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
27th July - set-off from Avonmouth (Andrews Rd/Crowley Way junction), and walk to Warmley via Bristol (A4 & A420).
28th July - walk from Warmley (east Bristol) to the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, via the A420, Wick, Marshfield and “The Shoe”.
29th July - walk from the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, to the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, via the A420 & A4, Chippenham and Calne.
30th July - walk from the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, to the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, via the A4, Beckhampton, West Kennett & Flyfield.
31st July - walk from the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, via the A4, Froxfield & Hungerford.
1st Aug. - walk from the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, to the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, via the A4, Newbury & Woolhampton.
2nd Aug. - walk from the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, to the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, via the A4, A329 & Reading.
3rd Aug. - walk from the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, to the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) via the A329, Wokingham, Bracknell & Ascot.
4th Aug. - walk from the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) to the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park, London (B358) via the A329, A30, A308, A316 & Staines.
5th Aug. - walk from the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park (B358) to the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, via the A316 & A205, Twickenham, Richmond, East Sheen, Putney & Wandsworth.
6th Aug. - walk from the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, to the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220), via the A205 & A2, Dulwich, Catford, & Eltham.
7th Aug. - walk from the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220) to Gravesend, Kent, via the A2 & A227, south Dartford, Bean and Stonewood.
Each day Malcolm and Anthony aim to set out at 9.00 hrs, and to arrive at their destination during the late afternoon, with an approximate one hour’s break for lunch. If you aim to follow their route on any day then simply look out for the gold-and-green ribbons each tenth of a mile to see how far they have progressed.
If you can help Malcolm in in any way, or wish to obtain more informion, then e-mail him at: engelseboer@hotmail.com
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TRANSVAAL "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
A "Rhodie Reunion" will again be held in the Transvaal on November 11th this year. It will be held at the Morningside Country Club, Rivonia, Sandton (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), and a live band "Sounds Like Thunder" (ex-Rhodies) will be appearing.
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To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! have created a special order page just for subscribers to the SCN at:-
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson, is an account of experiences and reminiscences from the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the editor at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
[We have been asked to emphasis that Ronnie Anderson edited this book, and didn't write it in its entirety as we erroneously implied in June's SCN.]
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Whenever Bob speaks at the mikes
He knows he can do what he likes
He can rig each election
To ensure his selection
And make MDC take to their bikes.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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Britain today is in the throws of the greatest and direst transformation in its history. We are becoming an ideological state, a country with an official state ideology enforced by the power of the government and unelected euro-state bureaucrats in both London and Brussels. Through "hate crimes" trials we now have people serving jail sentences for political thoughts, and the Government and European Union is now moving to expand that category ever further across state and national boundaries.
FreeUk is part of a growing Campaign for British Freedom and we NEED your support. Open to all those concerned about Freedom of Speech in this age of Political Correctness in a society controlled by oppressive and dictatorial left-wing fascists. This elite has come to dominate expression in our institutions - education, the media, arts and government. It is their concerted plan to DECONSTRUCT the United Kingdom which they seek to replace and devolve to the European Super State (a new Soviet for Europe run by unelected, fraudulent bureaucrats).
FreeUK is against all forms of racism because being free in the UK applies to people of all colours and backgrounds. For this reason we seek to highlight "politically correct" racism that is directed against the indigenous people, including the concerted efforts of the Race Relations and Equal Opportunities "industry", whose propaganda is directed at whipping up "race hate" with which they hope to gain more support and power.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.56 : Ms. JEAN CLEMENTS of Durban.
Jean Clements owned the "Blades Unisex" hairdressing salon in John Milne Road, Durban, and indeed was a former South African hairdressing champion. A highly attractive woman with a charismatic personality, she was of part French Mauritian origin. She had one daughter, Candis, who must now be in her late-teens. A number of her former friends and customers would very much like to be able to make contact with her again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
As this edition of the SCN is being written on the 12th July we thought it appropriate to recommend the official web-site of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland in this issue. This professionally constructed and highly informative site, giving full details about the history and current position of Orangeism, can be accessed at:-
http://www.grandorange.org.uk
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BLACK ARMBANDS
Sir,
I heard an interview on our National Programme the other day with the Black cricketer Henry Olonga who wore the armband at the World Cup matches. Basically he conveyed the message that Mugabe is a bit of a tyrant. I later 'phoned the show's producer and basically asked her why that message had to come from a Black sportsman before people would finally believe it. Suffice to say we (Rhodesians) had been trying to do just that for the last 30 years - but of course, we're just a bunch of bloody racists, aren't we?!?
Yours etc.,
A.A., Kapiti Coast, New Zealand.
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DISABILITY DEBATE
Sir,
Many thanks for forwarding me a copy of "Why the Left Loves Osama and Saddam" [sent via the Springbok Special Circulation List]. It gave a clear explanation. What is disturbing in talking to these people is their total inability to debate, consider the facts or listen to personal experience. It is quite frightening. The paper described how they automatically embrace anyone who "takes on the US". Mandela is a "saint" and any of his misdemeanours or the excesses of his ANC team are "understandable and excusable". White farmers and their families in Zimbabwe "bought it upon themselves after years of abusing the indigenous peoples". Any hope of debate and discussion to arrive at a reasoned conclusion is, I'm afraid, a pipe dream.
Yours etc.,
Paul Rhodes, London, U.K.
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RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Sir,
I recently paid a visit to South Africa after 11 years, and took the train to Cape Town. It was not the Bluetrain or Rovosrail as that was beyond our budget. It now costs no less than R18,000.00 for a 2-berth compartment. It is much cheaper to fly or take the Shozolosa Myl, which cost us R1,800.00 for the 4-berth 1st class compartment. We only got food the McDonalds way served in our compartment, but we survived and arrived 27 hours later in Cape Town. From there we took a hire-car and drove to Stellenbosch and along the Garden Route, before we took a flight to Durban from Port Elizabeth.
As I had lived in Durban for a number of years in the 70's we spent quite a few days there, visiting the Sugar Terminal, Umgeni Bird Park and the Sharks Board, etc., and then carried on along the coast to Richards Bay, through Hluhluwe Game Reserve and Swaziland, and then finally back to Johannesburg International Airport for our trip back home to Switzerland.
Travelling intensively like this it was difficult to make an opinion on today's circumstances. What shocked me most was the state of the inner cities of Durban and Johannesburg. The result is intensive building activities at the outskirts, e.g. on the other side of the eastern outer ring road of Jo'burg just across the Freeway from Alexandra there are hundreds of new business buildings, and Umhlanga Ridge north of Durban is a similar example.
Well, I came back home with very mixed feeling. Our last house we stayed in in Robindale, Randburg, is now occupied by an Indian Family and the previous one in Blairgowrie is painted a bright yellow and the roof a bright blue, which points to an Indian family too. On the other hand friends are living behind high walls with razor wire on top, or in areas which are protected with barriers entering their suburbs and security guards patrolling day and night, AND their properties are still protected with electrical barriers. Most of my friends I talked to have been mugged, burgled, car-hijacked or worse. Generally the countryside is still simply magnificient and beautiful, if you are outside cities.
Yours etc.,
Margrit Stutz-Laube, Lengnau, Switzerland
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ROGUES GALLERY
A year or so ago we were contacted by an apparent supporter from Washington in the United States who went by the name of "Pastor" Lawrence Blanchard. After he expressed specific interest in the Battle of Blood River - and accepting his bona fides - we sent him an audio-tape about this historical event which we possessed.
More recently, however, this same "Pastor" Blanchard has contacted us again to object to the pro-Western stance which we have taken regarding the War in Iraq. Quite clearly therefore this idiot has totally mistaken what our movement actually stands for, and apparently has been under the erroneous impression that Blood River was somehow a victory by the "poor exploited Blacks" against the "evil White oppressors"! Furthermore, in a more recent antagonistic message to us "Pastor" Blanchard has expressed a paranoid hatred for the State of Israel, which indeed borders on anti-Semitism.
We would be very interested to learn any further information which anyone may know concerning this crank. In the meantime we would advise all supporters to be extremely wary of him.
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OBITUARY
Sir Dennis Thatcher Bt.
Sir Dennis Thatcher, who died last month, represented everything that was best in the British race. A successful businessman and keen sportsman (being both a top rugby referee and a low-handicap golfer), but it was as the husband of Baroness Thatcher that he will be best remembered. His support for his wife was substantial and vital - though always in the background. A great friend of South Africa during the days of civilised rule, he undoubtedly influenced his wife positively in this respect. He is succeeded to the baronetcy by his son Mark Thatcher. We trust that he will be able to live up to his father's high standards.
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July 2003 edition
On July 1st an estimated half-a-million demonstrators protested in Hong Kong against the imposition of the notorious Article 23 "anti-subversion" legislation and the administration of Tung Chee-hwa. They also voiced their anger at the decline of Hong Kong since the end of British colonial rule in 1997, and during the course of the demonstration the [communist] Chinese flag was burnt.
The clear sub-text of this demonstration was that communist Chinese administration had proved a disaster, and that the average Hong Kong citizen was infinitely better off under British rule.
Such a sentiment expressed by an Asiatic people is of course similar to the recent reactions of the Iraqi people, the vast majority of whom were euphoric in their welcome for the Western forces as the liberators which they were.
It has not only been in Asia where this clear longing for a return of civilised Western rule has manifested itself however. Ian Douglas Smith has often mentioned how he is constantly being approached by Blacks in Zimbabwe who tell him how much better off their families were when he was in power, and we have also heard of two separate occasions in Natal when BLACK anti-ANC demonstrators have proudly waved the real South African flag as an act of defiance.
Consciously or sub-consciously (probably the latter) most non-Whites around the world are aware of how much better life was under European colonial rule, and long for its return. Alas there doesn't appear to the will in most European nations to re-establish their natural and rightful duty of governing the world - though recent Western interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq and certain African countries perhaps shows that with the dawn of the new millennium the tide is quickly turning in this regard (certainly as far as some Western nations are concerned!).
Unfortunately the situation in South Africa itself seems certain to become increasing worse on its path towards Zimbabwean ruin before the nations of the West are prepared to intervene, and many more innocent Whites (and members of other races for that matter) are bound to die in the ensuing chaos. Our advice to all White South Africans therefore still remains the same, namely to leave the disintegrating country by any means possible as soon as they can, as in the immediate future the risk to their lives will continue to increase.
In the long term, however, perhaps we are at last starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB JULY MEETING
The Springbok Club will be staging a most interesting and informative meeting in July, which will consist of a report-back by Raymond Simpson on his recent trip back to Cape Town and the Western Cape, and to which all supporters and friends are cordially invited. The details are as follows:-
Date : Thursday 17th July 2003
Time : 19.15 hrs for 19.45 hrs.
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
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SPRINGBOK CLUB KENT BRANCH SUMMER BRAAI PROBLEMS
As many readers will probably know, the summer braai allegedly arranged by the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club encountered severe problems. This braai was chaotically organised by the current Chairman of the Kent Branch, Robert Shipley, who bizarrely didn't even turn up to the event himself! Although several supporters both from the London and Chiltern Branches of the SC journeyed considerable distances to attend, the number of supporters from Kent itself who attended was negligible, and it subsequently transpired that very few of them had been contacted by Mr. Shipley to remind them that the event was taking place. Even more worryingly the patron of the establishment where the braai took place is justifiably asking for some form of financial compensation to cover his losses resulting from the unexpectedly low turnout. (Mr. Shipley had assured him that a far more people were certain to attend than actually turned up, and more staff and facilities were provided for the afternoon as a result.)
Mr. Shipley neither replied to 'phone messages prior to the event, nor has he given any subsequent explanation for the severe damage which he has caused. It may well be that Mr. Shipley has some valid excuse for his negation of duty, but until such an explanation is forthcoming the Executive Committee of the Springbok Club has decided to suspend (not expel) Mr. Shipley from all official positions within the organisation. He therefore should no longer be regarded as having any authority to speak on behalf of the Springbok Club.
It has also been decided to call an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Springbok Club during August, when Mr. Shipley's position (and a number of far happier matters!) will be discussed.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN
Over the past few months it has become more and more obvious that surprisingly few people in South Africa itself are aware of the activities of the Springbok Club. Those who are inevitable tell us that they are inspired and encouraged to learn of the active support which they still possess overseas during their current plight. We have therefore decided to initiate a publicity campaign aimed at our White South African kith-and-kin to let them know that they have not been forgotten, and to tell them a bit about the Springbok Club. We have the names of almost 1200 South Africans on our lists who we would like to circulate. With standard postage from the UK being almost 50p, plus the cost of printing a brochure, we estimate that the total cost for this exercise with be approximately £700. We hope therefore that you may be able to help us financially to achieve this aim.
All donations to this campaign (made payable to "Patriotic Press" - contributions in all major currencies are acceptable) should be sent to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
The London Swinton Circle held two highly successful and well attended meetings during the last month. The first was addressed by the Rt. Hon. Eric Forth MP (the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons), who gave a masterful overview of the current state of the Blair government, and the dangers posed by the proposed EU constitution. The second was addressed by Mr. Ashley Mote who spoke on "Britain's Immigration Crisis" (a timely subject, as according to the 2001 Census as much as 6.8% of the UK's population is now non-White.)
Later this month the London Swinton Circle will hold their annual summer buffet which will be addressed by the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP. All tickets for this event have now been sold, but a full report of this meeting will be given in August's SCN.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
There has evidently been some confusion about the precise dates of Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk". It is confirmed, therefore, that this will take place between Sunday 27th July and Thursday 7th August.
Malcolm, widely know as the "Engelse Boer", will be doing this 150 mile walk from Avonmouth on the banks of the Severn to Gravesend on the banks of the Thames. He will be placing 1500 gold-and-green (Springbok colours) ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each "Soul", murdered in the vicious farm attacks which have occurred in South Africa since 1994. The purpose of this exercise is not to raise funds, but rather to draw attention to the GENOCIDE campaign against South African (particularly Afrikaner) farmers which is currently taking place. Malcolm will be joined for the length of his walk by another good friend of the Springbok Club, Anthony LoBaido (the highly-acclaimed American journalist), and perhaps by another supporter.
We hope that as many friends as possible will be able to support and encourage Malcolm and Anthony in this noble endeavour - either by joining them for part of their walk, cheering them along their way, or simply by publicising the event. The full itinerary of the walk is as follows:-
26th July - send-off reception during the evening at the Swan Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
27th July - set-off from Avonmouth (Andrews Rd/Crowley Way junction), and walk to Warmley via Bristol (A4 & A420).
28th July - walk from Warmley (east Bristol) to the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, via the A420, Wick, Marshfield and “The Shoe”.
29th July - walk from the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, to the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, via the A420 & A4, Chippenham and Calne.
30th July - walk from the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, to the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, via the A4, Beckhampton, West Kennett & Flyfield.
31st July - walk from the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, via the A4, Froxfield & Hungerford.
1st Aug. - walk from the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, to the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, via the A4, Newbury & Woolhampton.
2nd Aug. - walk from the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, to the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, via the A4, A329 & Reading.
3rd Aug. - walk from the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, to the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) via the A329, Wokingham, Bracknell & Ascot.
4th Aug. - walk from the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) to the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park, London (B358) via the A329, A30, A308, A316 & Staines.
5th Aug. - walk from the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park (B358) to the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, via the A316 & A205, Twickenham, Richmond, East Sheen, Putney & Wandsworth.
6th Aug. - walk from the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, to the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220), via the A205 & A2, Dulwich, Catford, & Eltham.
7th Aug. - walk from the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220) to Gravesend, Kent, via the A2 & A227, south Dartford, Bean and Stonewood.
Each day Malcolm and Anthony aim to set out at 9.00 hrs, and to arrive at their destination during the late afternoon, with an approximate one hour’s break for lunch. If you aim to follow their route on any day then simply look out for the gold-and-green ribbons each tenth of a mile to see how far they have progressed.
If you can help Malcolm in in any way, or wish to obtain more informion, then e-mail him at: engelseboer@hotmail.com
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TRANSVAAL "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
A "Rhodie Reunion" will again be held in the Transvaal on November 11th this year. It will be held at the Morningside Country Club, Rivonia, Sandton (between Johannesburg and Pretoria), and a live band "Sounds Like Thunder" (ex-Rhodies) will be appearing.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
Biltongmakers.Com! runs a monthly competition which is free for anyone to enter. There are some great prizes to be won each month. Some of the prizes during the last couple of months have included a Skottel Braai, Biltongmakers, Barbecue Utensil sets and Potjies!
To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
Biltongmakers.Com! have created a special order page just for subscribers to the SCN at:-
http://www.biltongmakers.com/biltong09_sc_orderplacing.html
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson, is an account of experiences and reminiscences from the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the editor at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
[We have been asked to emphasis that Ronnie Anderson edited this book, and didn't write it in its entirety as we erroneously implied in June's SCN.]
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Whenever Bob speaks at the mikes
He knows he can do what he likes
He can rig each election
To ensure his selection
And make MDC take to their bikes.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.56 : Ms. JEAN CLEMENTS of Durban.
Jean Clements owned the "Blades Unisex" hairdressing salon in John Milne Road, Durban, and indeed was a former South African hairdressing champion. A highly attractive woman with a charismatic personality, she was of part French Mauritian origin. She had one daughter, Candis, who must now be in her late-teens. A number of her former friends and customers would very much like to be able to make contact with her again.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
As this edition of the SCN is being written on the 12th July we thought it appropriate to recommend the official web-site of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland in this issue. This professionally constructed and highly informative site, giving full details about the history and current position of Orangeism, can be accessed at:-
http://www.grandorange.org.uk
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BLACK ARMBANDS
Sir,
I heard an interview on our National Programme the other day with the Black cricketer Henry Olonga who wore the armband at the World Cup matches. Basically he conveyed the message that Mugabe is a bit of a tyrant. I later 'phoned the show's producer and basically asked her why that message had to come from a Black sportsman before people would finally believe it. Suffice to say we (Rhodesians) had been trying to do just that for the last 30 years - but of course, we're just a bunch of bloody racists, aren't we?!?
Yours etc.,
A.A., Kapiti Coast, New Zealand.
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DISABILITY DEBATE
Sir,
Many thanks for forwarding me a copy of "Why the Left Loves Osama and Saddam" [sent via the Springbok Special Circulation List]. It gave a clear explanation. What is disturbing in talking to these people is their total inability to debate, consider the facts or listen to personal experience. It is quite frightening. The paper described how they automatically embrace anyone who "takes on the US". Mandela is a "saint" and any of his misdemeanours or the excesses of his ANC team are "understandable and excusable". White farmers and their families in Zimbabwe "bought it upon themselves after years of abusing the indigenous peoples". Any hope of debate and discussion to arrive at a reasoned conclusion is, I'm afraid, a pipe dream.
Yours etc.,
Paul Rhodes, London, U.K.
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RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Sir,
I recently paid a visit to South Africa after 11 years, and took the train to Cape Town. It was not the Bluetrain or Rovosrail as that was beyond our budget. It now costs no less than R18,000.00 for a 2-berth compartment. It is much cheaper to fly or take the Shozolosa Myl, which cost us R1,800.00 for the 4-berth 1st class compartment. We only got food the McDonalds way served in our compartment, but we survived and arrived 27 hours later in Cape Town. From there we took a hire-car and drove to Stellenbosch and along the Garden Route, before we took a flight to Durban from Port Elizabeth.
As I had lived in Durban for a number of years in the 70's we spent quite a few days there, visiting the Sugar Terminal, Umgeni Bird Park and the Sharks Board, etc., and then carried on along the coast to Richards Bay, through Hluhluwe Game Reserve and Swaziland, and then finally back to Johannesburg International Airport for our trip back home to Switzerland.
Travelling intensively like this it was difficult to make an opinion on today's circumstances. What shocked me most was the state of the inner cities of Durban and Johannesburg. The result is intensive building activities at the outskirts, e.g. on the other side of the eastern outer ring road of Jo'burg just across the Freeway from Alexandra there are hundreds of new business buildings, and Umhlanga Ridge north of Durban is a similar example.
Well, I came back home with very mixed feeling. Our last house we stayed in in Robindale, Randburg, is now occupied by an Indian Family and the previous one in Blairgowrie is painted a bright yellow and the roof a bright blue, which points to an Indian family too. On the other hand friends are living behind high walls with razor wire on top, or in areas which are protected with barriers entering their suburbs and security guards patrolling day and night, AND their properties are still protected with electrical barriers. Most of my friends I talked to have been mugged, burgled, car-hijacked or worse. Generally the countryside is still simply magnificient and beautiful, if you are outside cities.
Yours etc.,
Margrit Stutz-Laube, Lengnau, Switzerland
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ROGUES GALLERY
A year or so ago we were contacted by an apparent supporter from Washington in the United States who went by the name of "Pastor" Lawrence Blanchard. After he expressed specific interest in the Battle of Blood River - and accepting his bona fides - we sent him an audio-tape about this historical event which we possessed.
More recently, however, this same "Pastor" Blanchard has contacted us again to object to the pro-Western stance which we have taken regarding the War in Iraq. Quite clearly therefore this idiot has totally mistaken what our movement actually stands for, and apparently has been under the erroneous impression that Blood River was somehow a victory by the "poor exploited Blacks" against the "evil White oppressors"! Furthermore, in a more recent antagonistic message to us "Pastor" Blanchard has expressed a paranoid hatred for the State of Israel, which indeed borders on anti-Semitism.
We would be very interested to learn any further information which anyone may know concerning this crank. In the meantime we would advise all supporters to be extremely wary of him.
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OBITUARY
Sir Dennis Thatcher Bt.
Sir Dennis Thatcher, who died last month, represented everything that was best in the British race. A successful businessman and keen sportsman (being both a top rugby referee and a low-handicap golfer), but it was as the husband of Baroness Thatcher that he will be best remembered. His support for his wife was substantial and vital - though always in the background. A great friend of South Africa during the days of civilised rule, he undoubtedly influenced his wife positively in this respect. He is succeeded to the baronetcy by his son Mark Thatcher. We trust that he will be able to live up to his father's high standards.
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Sunday, 15 June 2003
June 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
June 2003 edition
Shortly before England's recent soccer international against South Africa a contingent from the England team, including coach Sven-Goran Eriksen and captain David Beckham, staged a much-hyped meeting with Nelson Mandela.
Although most sections of the media chose simply to describe Mandela as a former president of the "new" South Africa, those with even a rudimentary knowledge of modern South African history know that he is far more renowned for being a convicted terrorist criminal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1963 (although eventually serving only 27 years) after being caught red-handed with enough explosives to blow up half of central Johannesburg. A terrorist offence such as this should have resulted in the death sentence, and it was only the liberal South African judiciary which prevented Mandela from going to the gallows.
At his meeting with the unspeakable Mandela Beckham grotesquely described the rendezvous as an "amazing honour". Amazing it certainly was, but to describe meeting a convicted terrorist as an "honour" is like spitting on the graves of all those who have died at the hands of ANC terrorism over the years - and all those who continue to die in the lawless tyranny which the ANC regime has subsequently unleashed. Indeed, in this current period of an international War against Terrorism (concerning which, incidentally, Mandela and the rest of the ANC hierarchy openly sided with the likes of Saddam Hussein against the West) it was also like spitting on the graves of all those who died on September 11th, at Bali and at Mombasa.
David Beckham, of course, is not particularly noted for his intellect, and probably was blissfully ignorant of Mandela's well-documented terrorist convictions. Hopefully one day he will read a bit of history and will become aware of the great offence which he caused. Not all of the England team chose to meet Mandela however, and a number of them bravely stayed away - including Joe Cole, Phil Neville, Gareth Southgate, Stephen Gerrard, Danny Mills and Paul Robinson. We salute the courage of these players who have possessed a bit of a conscience; they at least have redeemed the England team's reputation.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB MAY EVENTS
The Springbok Club's Empire Day buffet for 2003 proved to be a good and memorable success. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Albert Poggio MBE, the official UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar. In his key-note speech Mr. Poggio gave an overview of the history and current constitutional position of Gibraltar, and ended on a very encouraging note by telling how the recent campaign to oppose all attempts to establish "joint sovereignty" over the Rock with Spain - particularly the emphatic result of the Referendum called by the Gibraltarian Government - had resulted in triumph, with the Blair government now conceding that it would be impossible to alter Gibraltar's constitutional position as a British overseas territory, and abandoning all negotiations with Spain. Everyone present enjoyed the absolutely sumptuous array of buffet snacks which were provided, and the evening ended on a fascinating and more light-hearted note with a truly amazing display of close-up magic by Mr. Bruce Munton.
Alas the subsequent meeting of the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club was not nearly so well attended - in spite of the fact that the Springbok Club's Organiser, Mr. Robert Shipley, had journeyed all the way up from Kent to attend. On paper the Springbok Club has one of its largest numbers of supporters in the Chilterns area, yet for some unknown reason the branch always struggles to attract many people to the events which it organises. Could anyone from the area let us know what the problem is we wonder? Are either the venue (usually in High Wycombe) or the times when meetings are staged (usually Saturday afternoons) inconvenient, and if so what better arrangements can be suggested?
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SPRINGBOK CLUB KENT BRANCH SUMMER BRAAI
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their annual summer braai later during June, to which friends and supporters not only from Kent but from around the country are heartily welcomed to attend. The details are as follows:-
Date : Saturday 28th June 2003
Time : throughout the afternoon - from approx. 14.00 hrs onwards
Venue: The BRITISH QUEEN, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
As this event will be held in licensed premises there will of course be no need to bring along any liquid refreshments. Please bring all your own meat and salads etc. however, and also, as braai facilities may prove to be a little limited, please bring along any braai equipment which you might require. There will be no charge for this event, but a raffle will be held in order to defray expenses, so if you could bring along a raffle prize it would be most appreciated. It is also anticipated that a local supporter will be giving a "report-back" on his recent trip to South Africa at this gathering.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB EVENTS
On Thursday 17th July Mr. Raymond Simpson will give a "report-back" on his recent trip back to South Africa to the Springbok Club. Further details will be given in the July edition of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
The London Swinton Circle was most honoured to welcome Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the editor of the "City of London and Docklands Times" and National Chairman of "New Britain", as their guest speaker in May. Although the turnout may have been slightly disappointing, Mr. Delderfield gave an excellent and enlightening talk about Commonwealth issues, particularly concentrating upon the current situations in Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and Australia. He also gave details of events planned to celebrate Canada Day in July, and commented upon the relevance of the recent Allied victory in Iraq.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 17th June 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Thatcher Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1.
(Opposite the Houses of Parliament, entry via the Embankment - nearest tube station: Westminster.)
Guest Speaker: The Rt. Hon. ERIC FORTH M.P., Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Mr. Forth will be speaking on the theme of "Restoring traditional Conservative and Unionist values in the Conservative Party and in the country".
The London Swinton Circle also has two interesting meetings planned for July. On Wednesday 9th July they will be addressed at "The Clarence", 53 Whitehall, by Mr. Ashley Mote on the theme of "Britain's immigration crisis", and on Monday 14th July will be staging their summer buffet, also at "The Clarence", when the Guest of Honour will be the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe M.P.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
Plans for Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk" across southern England during July/August are now well advanced. Malcolm, widely know as the "Engelse Boer", will be doing a 150 mile walk from Avonmouth on the banks of the Severn to Gravesend on the banks of the Thames. He will be placing 1500 gold-and-green (Springbok colours) ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each "Soul", murdered in the vicious farm attacks which have occurred in South Africa since 1994. The purpose of this exercise is not primarily to raise funds, but rather to draw attention to the GENOCIDE campaign against South African (particularly Afrikaner) farmers which is currently taking place. We have also been pleased to learn that Malcolm will be joined for the length of his walk by another good friend of the Springbok Club, Mr. Anthony LoBaido (the highly-acclaimed American journalist), and probably by another supporter.
We hope that as many friends as possible will be able to support and encourage Malcolm and Anthony in this noble endeavour - either by joining them for part of their walk, cheering them along their way, or simply by publicising the event. Already contingents of supporters plan to see Malcolm and Anthony off at Avonmouth on 27th July, and to welcome them at Gravesend on 7th August. The full itinerary of the walk is as follows:-
26th July - send-off reception during the evening at the Swan Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
27th July - set-off from Avonmouth (Andrews Rd/Crowley Way junction), and walk to Warmley via Bristol (A4 & A420).
28th July - walk from Warmley (east Bristol) to the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, via the A420, Wick, Marshfield and “The Shoe”.
29th July - walk from the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, to the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, via the A420 & A4, Chippenham and Calne.
30th July - walk from the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, to the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, via the A4, Beckhampton, West Kennett & Flyfield.
31st July - walk from the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, via the A4, Froxfield & Hungerford.
1st Aug. - walk from the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, to the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, via the A4, Newbury & Woolhampton.
2nd Aug. - walk from the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, to the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, via the A4, A329 & Reading.
3rd Aug. - walk from the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, to the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) via the A329, Wokingham, Bracknell & Ascot.
4th Aug. - walk from the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) to the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park, London (B358) via the A329, A30, A308, A316 & Staines.
5th Aug. - walk from the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park (B358) to the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, via the A316 & A205, Twickenham, Richmond, East Sheen, Putney & Wandsworth.
6th Aug. - walk from the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, to the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220), via the A205 & A2, Dulwich, Catford, & Eltham.
7th Aug. - walk from the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220) to Gravesend, Kent, via the A2 & A227, south Dartford, Bean and Stonewood.
Each day Malcolm and Anthony aim to set out at 9.00 hrs, and to arrive at their destination during the late afternoon, with an approximate one hour’s break for lunch. If you aim to follow their route on any day then simply look out for the gold-and-green ribbons each tenth of a mile to see how far they have progressed.
If you can help Malcolm in in any way, or wish to obtain more informion, then e-mail him at: engelseboer@hotmail.com
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JOHANNESBURG "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
Rodger Graeme has confirmed that he will again be hosting a "Rhodie Reunion" at the Johannesburg Social Club on November 11th this year. A band for this function has now been booked, and further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS" by Ronnie Anderson is an account of the author's experiences and reminiscences whilst working for the colonial service in eastern Nigeria, and will be of particular interest to all readers of the SCN. It is available price £20.00 from: "Yesterdays Books", 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants, BH8 9EH, or direct from the author at: "Betham Heights", Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9192, New Zealand.
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Some thought his brain light as a feather,
When Mad Bob tried to censor the weather,
He believed he'd control
Each poor ignorant soul
With them all kept in darkness together.
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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We would love to be of service to you too, so please give us a call on: 01803-380712, e-mail us at : ron@biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk, or visit our web-site at: www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.55 : Mr. NIGEL FORD of Banbury.
Nigel Ford was a good supporter from the Chilterns area who we have been particularly disappointed not to see at any SC Chilterns Branch meetings. A skilled artist and long-standing subscriber to S.A.Patriot, he actually drew all the art-work for the logos of both S.A.Patriot-in-Exile and the Springbok Club. When he was 'phoned shortly before the latest Chilterns Branch meeting, however, we were informed that he had moved address, but no-one knew where he was now living. His last known address was: 50 Ferriston, Arden Estate, Banbury, Oxfordshire. Needless to say we would be very keen to make contact with him again, so if anyone could let us know his new location we would be most grateful.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Adriana Stuijt, who is in charge of publicity for Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk", has recommended that everyone has a good look at the following web-page which details the on-going "Boer Genocide" which Malcolm is trying to highlight. It can be accessed at:-
http://www.genocidewatch.org/BoersSlain01.htm
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LESSER BREEDS
Sir,
Many thanks for your most interesting SCN. It is just about the only form of reliable information I get these days. I trust you will bear with me if I attempt to reproduce some of the ridiculous indignities to which we, the South African TV viewers, are subjected these days. You are probably aware that before the end of 1994 an enforced change of top and medium level personnel, in both private and public sectors, took place. This very soon came to the attention of the viewing and listening public when all the White personnel to which we had become accustomed were replaced overnight by the most gruesome collection of Black nonentities you can imagine. It took me a long time to realise that this particular wind of change had also taken place in the top ranks of the public service, newspapers, financial institutions, sports bodies, etc., in fact every sphere of business and public activity you could think of, as well of all those you could not. Every day I have been expecting the same thing to occur to the Grand Lodges of Freemasonry !
So far as TV is concerned the former White anchor-men were replaced by Blacks. They have the most dreadful accents - and voices - imaginable, and their pronounciation of English is, to say the least, peculiar. Two of those I would like to heave a brick at move their heads rhythmically to the top of each shoulder in succession as they talk. Worst of all, two of them wear their hair in dirty looking ringlets way past their shoulders!
In fairness I must say that we occasionally get a civilized Black on the screen. We had an excellent man on the eight o'clock evening news. Suddenly he disappeared, as did two of the Indians. They are now with CNN!
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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EXIT STRATEGY
Sir,
Life in Zimboland is getting very tiresome to say the least. I am thinking of putting in an appeal to the USS Kitty Hawk to swing via the Mozambique Channel on their way home and discharge a few of their surplus Tomahawks down the throat of our leader. This place is a microcosm of Iraq!
Yours etc.,
MPW, Zimbabwe
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BLAIR BABE
Sir,
I am an American who is not a poliltical person, but I have been watching our great President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair while they were trying to get the U.N. to agree to the War on Terrorism. I watched PM Blair fighting to get his point across, and I saw how our President and PM Blair fought for this and won. I am sorry for your losses, and ours, in this war, but I saw how well the British Troops fought during the war - they were excellent, and fighting alongside our U.S. soldiers. I would just like to tell PM Blair "thank you" for what he did to help our cause, and the world's cause, by fighting as hard as he did to convince the U.N. that he and President Bush felt this was a necessary war. It was, and now we can understand a bit better just how bad Saddam Hussein was to his own people. We also can feel safer than we have been since September 11th,
now that the coalition is in Iraq, and has control of Baghdad. The U.S. and British Soldiers did this together. I did not like to see the innocent people of Iraq die during this war, but I guess that is the price of war to get the greater good in the end. Can I
please have an e-mail address or a regular address in Britian where I can write to Prime Minister Blair, to thank him for being such a good friend to us as well as our President Bush in this War on Terrorism? I feel Prime Minister Blair was a great supporter to us in the U.S..
Yours etc.,
Silvia Howard, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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ROGUES GALLERY
In the July 2002 edition of the SCN our "Recommended Web-Site of the Month" was for an organisation calling itself "The British Club Worldwide", which was run by a man named Arnold Parkinson, who was evidently a British expat currently living in the United States.
At the time we had no reason to doubt Mr. Parkinson's bona fides, and indeed his web-site - embellished as it was by patriotic flags and emblems - gave every impression of agreeing fully with our own aims and objectives. This has not turned out to be the case however. Our first worries were raised when Mr. Parkinson objected to what he termed our political bias, claiming that his own organisation was totally non-political. This turned out to be a lie however, for subsequent newsletters which we received from him revealed an EXTREME left-wing position. He opposed the War in Iraq, exhibited a totally paranoid hatred for President Bush, and most tellingly of all conducted continuing attacks upon what he termed "big business" (i.e. the capitalist system).
Quite clearly therefore Mr. Parkinson is a doctrinaire socialist, and to term his organisation "The British Club Worldwide" is a complete misnomer. It would be far better if he was to rename his outfit "The Socialist Club Worldwide" - or perhaps even "The Anti-British Club Worldwide"! Needless to say we can no longer recommend Mr. Parkinson's phoney web-site.
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June 2003 edition
Shortly before England's recent soccer international against South Africa a contingent from the England team, including coach Sven-Goran Eriksen and captain David Beckham, staged a much-hyped meeting with Nelson Mandela.
Although most sections of the media chose simply to describe Mandela as a former president of the "new" South Africa, those with even a rudimentary knowledge of modern South African history know that he is far more renowned for being a convicted terrorist criminal. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1963 (although eventually serving only 27 years) after being caught red-handed with enough explosives to blow up half of central Johannesburg. A terrorist offence such as this should have resulted in the death sentence, and it was only the liberal South African judiciary which prevented Mandela from going to the gallows.
At his meeting with the unspeakable Mandela Beckham grotesquely described the rendezvous as an "amazing honour". Amazing it certainly was, but to describe meeting a convicted terrorist as an "honour" is like spitting on the graves of all those who have died at the hands of ANC terrorism over the years - and all those who continue to die in the lawless tyranny which the ANC regime has subsequently unleashed. Indeed, in this current period of an international War against Terrorism (concerning which, incidentally, Mandela and the rest of the ANC hierarchy openly sided with the likes of Saddam Hussein against the West) it was also like spitting on the graves of all those who died on September 11th, at Bali and at Mombasa.
David Beckham, of course, is not particularly noted for his intellect, and probably was blissfully ignorant of Mandela's well-documented terrorist convictions. Hopefully one day he will read a bit of history and will become aware of the great offence which he caused. Not all of the England team chose to meet Mandela however, and a number of them bravely stayed away - including Joe Cole, Phil Neville, Gareth Southgate, Stephen Gerrard, Danny Mills and Paul Robinson. We salute the courage of these players who have possessed a bit of a conscience; they at least have redeemed the England team's reputation.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB MAY EVENTS
The Springbok Club's Empire Day buffet for 2003 proved to be a good and memorable success. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Albert Poggio MBE, the official UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar. In his key-note speech Mr. Poggio gave an overview of the history and current constitutional position of Gibraltar, and ended on a very encouraging note by telling how the recent campaign to oppose all attempts to establish "joint sovereignty" over the Rock with Spain - particularly the emphatic result of the Referendum called by the Gibraltarian Government - had resulted in triumph, with the Blair government now conceding that it would be impossible to alter Gibraltar's constitutional position as a British overseas territory, and abandoning all negotiations with Spain. Everyone present enjoyed the absolutely sumptuous array of buffet snacks which were provided, and the evening ended on a fascinating and more light-hearted note with a truly amazing display of close-up magic by Mr. Bruce Munton.
Alas the subsequent meeting of the Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club was not nearly so well attended - in spite of the fact that the Springbok Club's Organiser, Mr. Robert Shipley, had journeyed all the way up from Kent to attend. On paper the Springbok Club has one of its largest numbers of supporters in the Chilterns area, yet for some unknown reason the branch always struggles to attract many people to the events which it organises. Could anyone from the area let us know what the problem is we wonder? Are either the venue (usually in High Wycombe) or the times when meetings are staged (usually Saturday afternoons) inconvenient, and if so what better arrangements can be suggested?
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SPRINGBOK CLUB KENT BRANCH SUMMER BRAAI
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding their annual summer braai later during June, to which friends and supporters not only from Kent but from around the country are heartily welcomed to attend. The details are as follows:-
Date : Saturday 28th June 2003
Time : throughout the afternoon - from approx. 14.00 hrs onwards
Venue: The BRITISH QUEEN, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent
As this event will be held in licensed premises there will of course be no need to bring along any liquid refreshments. Please bring all your own meat and salads etc. however, and also, as braai facilities may prove to be a little limited, please bring along any braai equipment which you might require. There will be no charge for this event, but a raffle will be held in order to defray expenses, so if you could bring along a raffle prize it would be most appreciated. It is also anticipated that a local supporter will be giving a "report-back" on his recent trip to South Africa at this gathering.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB EVENTS
On Thursday 17th July Mr. Raymond Simpson will give a "report-back" on his recent trip back to South Africa to the Springbok Club. Further details will be given in the July edition of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
The London Swinton Circle was most honoured to welcome Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the editor of the "City of London and Docklands Times" and National Chairman of "New Britain", as their guest speaker in May. Although the turnout may have been slightly disappointing, Mr. Delderfield gave an excellent and enlightening talk about Commonwealth issues, particularly concentrating upon the current situations in Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and Australia. He also gave details of events planned to celebrate Canada Day in July, and commented upon the relevance of the recent Allied victory in Iraq.
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Tuesday 17th June 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Thatcher Suite, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1.
(Opposite the Houses of Parliament, entry via the Embankment - nearest tube station: Westminster.)
Guest Speaker: The Rt. Hon. ERIC FORTH M.P., Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Mr. Forth will be speaking on the theme of "Restoring traditional Conservative and Unionist values in the Conservative Party and in the country".
The London Swinton Circle also has two interesting meetings planned for July. On Wednesday 9th July they will be addressed at "The Clarence", 53 Whitehall, by Mr. Ashley Mote on the theme of "Britain's immigration crisis", and on Monday 14th July will be staging their summer buffet, also at "The Clarence", when the Guest of Honour will be the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe M.P.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
Plans for Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk" across southern England during July/August are now well advanced. Malcolm, widely know as the "Engelse Boer", will be doing a 150 mile walk from Avonmouth on the banks of the Severn to Gravesend on the banks of the Thames. He will be placing 1500 gold-and-green (Springbok colours) ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each "Soul", murdered in the vicious farm attacks which have occurred in South Africa since 1994. The purpose of this exercise is not primarily to raise funds, but rather to draw attention to the GENOCIDE campaign against South African (particularly Afrikaner) farmers which is currently taking place. We have also been pleased to learn that Malcolm will be joined for the length of his walk by another good friend of the Springbok Club, Mr. Anthony LoBaido (the highly-acclaimed American journalist), and probably by another supporter.
We hope that as many friends as possible will be able to support and encourage Malcolm and Anthony in this noble endeavour - either by joining them for part of their walk, cheering them along their way, or simply by publicising the event. Already contingents of supporters plan to see Malcolm and Anthony off at Avonmouth on 27th July, and to welcome them at Gravesend on 7th August. The full itinerary of the walk is as follows:-
26th July - send-off reception during the evening at the Swan Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.
27th July - set-off from Avonmouth (Andrews Rd/Crowley Way junction), and walk to Warmley via Bristol (A4 & A420).
28th July - walk from Warmley (east Bristol) to the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, via the A420, Wick, Marshfield and “The Shoe”.
29th July - walk from the White Hart, Ford, Wiltshire, to the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, via the A420 & A4, Chippenham and Calne.
30th July - walk from the Hayle Farm Hotel, Quemerford, Wiltshire, to the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, via the A4, Beckhampton, West Kennett & Flyfield.
31st July - walk from the Lamb Inn, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, via the A4, Froxfield & Hungerford.
1st Aug. - walk from the Ramada Hotel, Halfway Inn, Berkshire, to the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, via the A4, Newbury & Woolhampton.
2nd Aug. - walk from the Little Paddocks Guest House, Aldermaston Wharf, Berkshire, to the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, via the A4, A329 & Reading.
3rd Aug. - walk from the Pheasant Inn, Winnersh, Berkshire, to the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) via the A329, Wokingham, Bracknell & Ascot.
4th Aug. - walk from the Ennis Lodge Guest House, Sunninghill, Berkshire (B383) to the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park, London (B358) via the A329, A30, A308, A316 & Staines.
5th Aug. - walk from the Bluebell Mansion, Fulwell Park (B358) to the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, via the A316 & A205, Twickenham, Richmond, East Sheen, Putney & Wandsworth.
6th Aug. - walk from the Diana Hotel, Tulse Hill, London, to the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220), via the A205 & A2, Dulwich, Catford, & Eltham.
7th Aug. - walk from the Aardvark Guest House, Bexley (A220) to Gravesend, Kent, via the A2 & A227, south Dartford, Bean and Stonewood.
Each day Malcolm and Anthony aim to set out at 9.00 hrs, and to arrive at their destination during the late afternoon, with an approximate one hour’s break for lunch. If you aim to follow their route on any day then simply look out for the gold-and-green ribbons each tenth of a mile to see how far they have progressed.
If you can help Malcolm in in any way, or wish to obtain more informion, then e-mail him at: engelseboer@hotmail.com
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JOHANNESBURG "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
Rodger Graeme has confirmed that he will again be hosting a "Rhodie Reunion" at the Johannesburg Social Club on November 11th this year. A band for this function has now been booked, and further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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BOOK OFFERS
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.55 : Mr. NIGEL FORD of Banbury.
Nigel Ford was a good supporter from the Chilterns area who we have been particularly disappointed not to see at any SC Chilterns Branch meetings. A skilled artist and long-standing subscriber to S.A.Patriot, he actually drew all the art-work for the logos of both S.A.Patriot-in-Exile and the Springbok Club. When he was 'phoned shortly before the latest Chilterns Branch meeting, however, we were informed that he had moved address, but no-one knew where he was now living. His last known address was: 50 Ferriston, Arden Estate, Banbury, Oxfordshire. Needless to say we would be very keen to make contact with him again, so if anyone could let us know his new location we would be most grateful.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Adriana Stuijt, who is in charge of publicity for Malcolm Wren's "Soul Walk", has recommended that everyone has a good look at the following web-page which details the on-going "Boer Genocide" which Malcolm is trying to highlight. It can be accessed at:-
http://www.genocidewatch.org/BoersSlain01.htm
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LESSER BREEDS
Sir,
Many thanks for your most interesting SCN. It is just about the only form of reliable information I get these days. I trust you will bear with me if I attempt to reproduce some of the ridiculous indignities to which we, the South African TV viewers, are subjected these days. You are probably aware that before the end of 1994 an enforced change of top and medium level personnel, in both private and public sectors, took place. This very soon came to the attention of the viewing and listening public when all the White personnel to which we had become accustomed were replaced overnight by the most gruesome collection of Black nonentities you can imagine. It took me a long time to realise that this particular wind of change had also taken place in the top ranks of the public service, newspapers, financial institutions, sports bodies, etc., in fact every sphere of business and public activity you could think of, as well of all those you could not. Every day I have been expecting the same thing to occur to the Grand Lodges of Freemasonry !
So far as TV is concerned the former White anchor-men were replaced by Blacks. They have the most dreadful accents - and voices - imaginable, and their pronounciation of English is, to say the least, peculiar. Two of those I would like to heave a brick at move their heads rhythmically to the top of each shoulder in succession as they talk. Worst of all, two of them wear their hair in dirty looking ringlets way past their shoulders!
In fairness I must say that we occasionally get a civilized Black on the screen. We had an excellent man on the eight o'clock evening news. Suddenly he disappeared, as did two of the Indians. They are now with CNN!
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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EXIT STRATEGY
Sir,
Life in Zimboland is getting very tiresome to say the least. I am thinking of putting in an appeal to the USS Kitty Hawk to swing via the Mozambique Channel on their way home and discharge a few of their surplus Tomahawks down the throat of our leader. This place is a microcosm of Iraq!
Yours etc.,
MPW, Zimbabwe
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BLAIR BABE
Sir,
I am an American who is not a poliltical person, but I have been watching our great President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair while they were trying to get the U.N. to agree to the War on Terrorism. I watched PM Blair fighting to get his point across, and I saw how our President and PM Blair fought for this and won. I am sorry for your losses, and ours, in this war, but I saw how well the British Troops fought during the war - they were excellent, and fighting alongside our U.S. soldiers. I would just like to tell PM Blair "thank you" for what he did to help our cause, and the world's cause, by fighting as hard as he did to convince the U.N. that he and President Bush felt this was a necessary war. It was, and now we can understand a bit better just how bad Saddam Hussein was to his own people. We also can feel safer than we have been since September 11th,
now that the coalition is in Iraq, and has control of Baghdad. The U.S. and British Soldiers did this together. I did not like to see the innocent people of Iraq die during this war, but I guess that is the price of war to get the greater good in the end. Can I
please have an e-mail address or a regular address in Britian where I can write to Prime Minister Blair, to thank him for being such a good friend to us as well as our President Bush in this War on Terrorism? I feel Prime Minister Blair was a great supporter to us in the U.S..
Yours etc.,
Silvia Howard, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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ROGUES GALLERY
In the July 2002 edition of the SCN our "Recommended Web-Site of the Month" was for an organisation calling itself "The British Club Worldwide", which was run by a man named Arnold Parkinson, who was evidently a British expat currently living in the United States.
At the time we had no reason to doubt Mr. Parkinson's bona fides, and indeed his web-site - embellished as it was by patriotic flags and emblems - gave every impression of agreeing fully with our own aims and objectives. This has not turned out to be the case however. Our first worries were raised when Mr. Parkinson objected to what he termed our political bias, claiming that his own organisation was totally non-political. This turned out to be a lie however, for subsequent newsletters which we received from him revealed an EXTREME left-wing position. He opposed the War in Iraq, exhibited a totally paranoid hatred for President Bush, and most tellingly of all conducted continuing attacks upon what he termed "big business" (i.e. the capitalist system).
Quite clearly therefore Mr. Parkinson is a doctrinaire socialist, and to term his organisation "The British Club Worldwide" is a complete misnomer. It would be far better if he was to rename his outfit "The Socialist Club Worldwide" - or perhaps even "The Anti-British Club Worldwide"! Needless to say we can no longer recommend Mr. Parkinson's phoney web-site.
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Sunday, 11 May 2003
May 2003 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
May 2003 edition
Following the West's glorious victory in Iraq (a conflict which, as we predicted, resulted in far fewer casualties and a far quicker outcome than the anti-war Left prophesied - indeed the "resistance" in Baghdad proved more like Warmington-on-Sea than Stalingrad!), the big question now is what should happen to the newly-liberated Iraq?
The interim allied administration headed by Gen. Jay Garner is a good first step, but all concerned seem to regard this as simply a temporary measure. Much talk has been made of Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress coming to power, and some have also suggested the restoration of the Iraqi monarchy. Both these developments would certainly be in the interests of the West and would advance pro-Western influence in the middle east, but how stable would such administrations turn out to be? The Arab world - particularly Iraq - is notoriously subject to coups and revolutions (most of which being fundamentalist Islamic in nature), so the possibility of a second Saddam Hussein usurping power in the years ahead is a very real threat.
As a neo-Imperialist movement we would strongly advocate that Iraq reverts to a Protectorate status, which it enjoyed from 1914 to 1932 (during which period, incidentally, the RAF under the command of that great Rhodesian Arthur "Bomber" Harris destroyed the bandit gangs who had been terrorising the ordinary Iraqi people for centuries.) Of course there is little colonial tradition in the United States because of its very nature, so as the only other significant nation to contribute troops and wherewithal to the liberation of Iraq it would therefore fall upon Britain to resume the Mandate of 1919/1932.
By reverting to Protectorate status the Iraqi people would gain by having an ongoing non-corrupt civil power not be subject to overthrow by any dictator, Britain would gain by regaining a colony of considerable wealth, and the whole of the middle east - particularly Israel - would gain by increased stability in the region. In fact there would seem to be no losers except for would-be Islamic tyrants.
Alas, however, there is very little possibility of such a state of affairs coming about under the Tony Blair's government, as he possesses neither the vision nor the political daring. After all, when an even more ideal opportunity for re-colonisation presented itself in Sierra Leone during the late 1990s this chance was lost. Recent events in Iraq have however confirmed that when a leader with the necessary will does eventually emerge in Britain (and in the other great nation-states of western Europe for that matter) then the task of resuming civilising colonial responsibilities around the globe will be a relatively easy one.
Meanwhile we have learnt with great sadness of two southern Africans who had volunteered to serve with the British forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the War in Iraq. Sholto Hedenskog, 27, from Pretoria joined the Royal Marines after studying at Rhodes University where he obtained a B.Sc. degree. He was one of the eight British and four American soldiers who were killed when a US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter came down during deployment operations in southern Iraq. Christopher Muzvura, 21, a Black Zimbabwean who served as a Piper in the Irish Guards, was killed by a sniper in Basra. We salute the courage and heroism of these two brave volunteers who died ensuring the freedom and security of us all.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB EMPIRE DAY BUFFET
We are pleased to be able to announce that details for the Springbok Club's annual Empire Day buffet have now been finalised, and that the Guest of Honour will be Mr. Albert Poggio MBE. Mr. Poggio is the official UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar, and will report on the current situation in Gibraltar following the overwhelming vote by the citizens of the Rock to remain British last November. Details of this event are as follows:-
Date : Saturday 24th May 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 19.00 hrs
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
A splendid array of buffet-snacks will be provided for all who attend, and we anticipate that the evening will be concluded by a display of close-up magic by the conjuror Bruce Munton.
Admission charges will be £5.00 per head for Life, Honorary and Full Members of the Springbok Club, £7.50 per head for Associate Members, and £10.00 for non-members. Although payment may be made on the night it would help to gauge numbers if all those wishing to attend could inform us in advance. This can be done either by forwarding the relevant payment (made payable to "Patriotic Press") to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, or by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club held a most successful meeting last month, which was addressed by Mr. Roy Painter. In a wide-ranging speech Mr. Painter explained why the War in Iraq was necessary, and then went on to remind everyone of the others dangers which still face the West, most notably "political correctness" and third world immigration. He ended on an optimistic note however, telling of his faith in the younger generation, and how with no prompting his own grandchildren were adopting his own patriotic sentiments.
We are happy to be able to announce that Mr. Bill Binding has been elected the new Chairman of the London Branch of the Springbok Club.
The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding an informal pub gathering at "The Bell", Frogmoor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (10 minutes walk from High Wycombe railway station) on Saturday 31st May. This pub has a reputation for good food and real ales, and boast a small paved patio which can be used if the weather is suitable. This will take place during the late afternoon and early evening, and although there will be no hard-and-fast start time we expect people will start arriving from about 15.00 hrs onwards. Springbok Club Organiser Robert Shipley will be attending, and will give an overview of his thoughts concerning the situation in southern Africa today.
The Kent Branch will also be holding their annual summer braai at Minster on the Isle of Sheppey on Saturday 28th June. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Monday 12th May 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Function Room, The Red Lion, 48 Parliament Street, Westminster, London SW1. (a block away from the Houses of Parliament - nearest tube station: Westminster.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. DENNIS DELDERFIELD
Mr. Delderfield is founder and National Chairman of the New Britain Party and editor of their monthly journal, and for 18 years he was a member of the Court of Common Council of the City of London. His talk will centre on Commonwealth issues, particularly the monarchy, Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and links with Canada and Australia.
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
Malcolm Wren, the "Engelse Boer", will be doing a 150 mile walk across southern England in July/August. He will be placing 1500 ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each Soul, murdered in the vicious farm attacks in South Africa. The purpose of this exercise is to draw attention to the Afrikaner Genocide currently taking place.
Since 1994 more than 1400 South African farmers have been murdered, and 50% of farmers have permanently left farming as a result of these ongoing attacks. Murder is the only motive, as in 95% of attacks nothing was stolen. Whilst it is not only the Afrikaner farmers who are being murdered, but also other Ethnic-Europeans as well as tribal Black farmers, Afrikaners make up over 90% of those murdered. The actual number per capita is still increasing, and now stands at 311 per 100,000. There is strong evidence to show that these attacks are politically motivated.
The world however remains oddly silent. Maybe we are partly to blame for not showing the world what is happening? With his "Soul Walk" Malcolm hopes to alter this silence - by raising awareness.
The "Soul Walk" will start on Sunday 27th July at Avonmouth, Bristol, and Malcolm will walk approximately 13 miles each day for 12 days, ending at Gravesend, Kent on 7th August, i.e. from the Severn to the Thames - from the west to the east of England.
If there is anyone willing to accompany Malcolm along the route (either partly or in full) this would be greatly appreciated.
At the present moment Malcolm is still looking for overnight accommodation on the following nights at the following places:-
26th July - Avonmouth
29th July - Quemerford, near Calne, Wiltshire
30th July - Marlborough, Wiltshire
1st August - Aldermaston Warf, Berkshire
3rd August - Sunningdale, Berkshire
4th August - Hounslow/Teddington/Twickenham area
6th August - Bexley, Kent
If you can help Malcolm in this regard please e-mail him at: MALCOLM.WREN@innogy.com
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JOHANNESBURG "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
Rodger Graeme writes to confirm that he will again be hosting a "Rhodie Reunion" at the Johannesburg Social Club on November 11th this year. Fuller details will be included in future editions of the SCN.
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Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
To order, just click on the URL below and you will be directed to the Biltong Brother site.
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CAN YOU HELP?
Search for Carol Appleton.
Next year (2004) will witness the 60th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy and planning is now underway to put on Anniversary Celebrations and Memorial Services by City
Authorities and French WWII Veteran Associations. The Veterans Association (ANSA - Assoc. Normande du Souvenir Aerian) are heavily involved and one of their main tributes will be dedicated to the approximate 200 Typhoon Pilots killed during the Normandy Campaign. This tribute will be focused on Group Captain Charles Appleton, the senior pilot of this group, who was originally understood to be Rhodesian. Research was hampered by the fact that the identify of his 'next of kin' could not be established, with the result that access to official RAF Records was denied. Charles Appleton's wife, son and daughter emigrated to Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia some time after he was killed (12 Aug 1944). The last survivor of the family was the daughter, Carol Appleton. She attended Girls High School (GHS) in Salisbury from 1946 to 1950. A GHS Old Girl has stated: "There was only one other child, Carol, with whom I was at school, but she was not a close companion of mine. I think she married a guy from the British Army, this would have been in the mid-50's, but I have not kept in touch. She would be about 70-72 by now, if still alive. I think she lived in the UK, but I don't know her married name or where she may have lived, except that at some time she and her husband probably were in an Army establishment." The GHS Old Girls Association in Harare [Salisbury] has been contacted, but without any success.
If someone could help locating Carol Appleton and/or any children, this would put "the icing on the cake" for ANSA. They would receive a special invitation to attend the services and celebrations as honoured guests, all arrangements will be undertaken by ANSA, and royal treatment will be guaranteed. Perhaps there is someone out there somewhere, maybe a GHS Old Girl or ex-resident of Marandellas, who knew Carol Appleton and who would know what happened to her after leaving school - and more importantly, her married name.
If you can help in this quest please e-mail either Bill Musgrave at: mandbill@onetel.com or Neil at: neil@np-m.com
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Old Bob from up north said "Ho, hum,
About England I care not a crumb.
For I hate Tony Blair
And need never go there
As long as my groceries still come."
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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BOERWORS AND BILTONG
From deep in the heart of Africa to you....
CAMPBELLS ORIGINAL FARM STYLE BILTONG, BOEREWORS, BOERE BURGER PATTIES & DRY WORS.
Made from our tried and tested recipes in both Rhodesia and South Africa since 1965. Now made in the UK from 100% pure British meats, with no glutens or ingredients added, just our own secret blend of spices.
We would love to be of service to you too, so please give us a call on: 01803-380712, e-mail us at : ron@biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk, or visit our web-site at: www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.54a : Mr. KEITH THOMPSON of Marlow (cont.)
In last month's SCN we featured Mr. Keith Thompson, formerly from Marlow in Buckinghamshire, in our "Where are they Now?" column. We have since been informed that the correct name of the traditionalist English group he was a leading member of was the "Royal Society of St.George", and not the "League of St.George" as we erroneously stated. More importantly, however, we have also been informed that he now lives at Hockley, near Southend in Essex - but unfortunately we still don't know his full address. Can anyone help?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
In the March edition of the SCN we reported on the excellent speech which Peter Robinson MP, the Deputy-Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, had recently given to the London Swinton Circle.
The DUP run an excellent award-winning and highly informative web-site which is maintained by Peter Robinson's son Jonathan. It is well worth a visit, and can be accessed at:-
http://www.dup.org.uk
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ENOCH WAS RIGHT
Sir,
Many people here have mentioned the words of Enoch Powell and realise that we now have that "enemy within", as do all White countries. The atrocities in the USA would not have occurred if the enemy had not been invited to live there. A typical example of the stupidity of politicians is the Moslem soldier with the US forces in Iraq (was he a conscript?) who threw a grenade killing at least one US soldier.
Here on the Gold Coast we already have a mosque and a few days ago the cleric was spewing his hate against the coalition forces. Now if I get up and mildly criticise him I would be labelled a racist by the traitors in the news media.
Yours etc.,
Nick Maine, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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BLOOD KURDLING
Sir,
I have had a lengthy conversation with an aquaintance who is a Kurdish refugee. He asked me about the 'anti-war' protestors, and wanted to know why they support this evil regime. He said that supporting Saddam is like supporting Hitler or Stalin. I'm afraid I had to confess that many of my fellow countrymen are not evil, just incredibly STUPID!
Yours etc.,
Gary Cartwright, London, U.K.
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RHODES SCHOLAR
Sir,
Any true Muslim believer cannot commit himself to "the state". A true believer is committed to God and his duty is to God as laid down in the Koran and Tawhid. Sadly but perhaps inevitably in today's PC society the truth must be suppressed. Sometimes of course commentators and politicians are ignorant of the facts. The implications are frightening and perhaps the birds are coming home to roost. It is impossible for a true believer to integrate into any western/liberal society. The values and practices
commonplace in, for example, the UK and USA are anathema to Islam and the work of Satan. To suggest that Jesus Christ was the son of God is blasphemy as is to suggest that man was created in God's image. It is forbidden for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim and remain within the faith (she will lose her family) or for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim unless she converts to Islam. There are many other factors that prevent integration and assimilation. Of course Islam like all/most religions is losing its appeal and many young Muslims in Western societies embrace capitalism, however the underlying issues and conflicts of loyalties will not go away. How many Muslims serve in the USA/UK armed forces or Police forces? What would they do if they did serve and were required to fight against fellow Muslims? Very late in the day our security services have woken from their slumbers and realised the dangers.
Yours etc.,
Paul Rhodes, London, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We recently received an e-mail from someone named Tim Vaux which simply asked for more details about our organisation in the title, but no text whatsoever.
Tim Vaux is however a name well known to us. His father, Martin Vaux, owned the Black Cock [sic] Inn at Molland in north Devon where the notorious White Rhino Club meeting of June 1993 which was sabotaged by the wretched Mark Cotterill (see January SCN) was staged. Indeed it was Cotterill, evidently a personal friend of Vaux jnr., who recommended this establishment to us, assuring us that the proprietors shared our own patriotic and pro-Rhodesian sentiments. This did not turn out to be the case however. Vaux snr. turned out to be a fully paid-up member of the Liberal Democrat Party, whereas conversely Vaux jnr. was a member of the neo-fascist BNP! Both however openly voiced opposition to the then recent first Gulf War - unpatriotic sentiments which certainly didn't go down too well with the WRC supporters present!
Vaux jnr. subsequently wrote to us on several occasions using the pseudonym of Edward First. This surname, of course, was the maiden name of the communist-terrorist Joe Slovo's wife, Ruth First - which perhaps says a lot about where Vaux's true sympathies lie!
We have also recently been informed that the wretched Cotterill himself, who has returned to the UK after being refused permission to remain in the US (apparently because of his overt neo-Nazi activities), has been trying to re-contact old acquaintances. Needless to say both the Vaux's and Cotterill should be avoided like the plague!
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See you again next month!
May 2003 edition
Following the West's glorious victory in Iraq (a conflict which, as we predicted, resulted in far fewer casualties and a far quicker outcome than the anti-war Left prophesied - indeed the "resistance" in Baghdad proved more like Warmington-on-Sea than Stalingrad!), the big question now is what should happen to the newly-liberated Iraq?
The interim allied administration headed by Gen. Jay Garner is a good first step, but all concerned seem to regard this as simply a temporary measure. Much talk has been made of Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress coming to power, and some have also suggested the restoration of the Iraqi monarchy. Both these developments would certainly be in the interests of the West and would advance pro-Western influence in the middle east, but how stable would such administrations turn out to be? The Arab world - particularly Iraq - is notoriously subject to coups and revolutions (most of which being fundamentalist Islamic in nature), so the possibility of a second Saddam Hussein usurping power in the years ahead is a very real threat.
As a neo-Imperialist movement we would strongly advocate that Iraq reverts to a Protectorate status, which it enjoyed from 1914 to 1932 (during which period, incidentally, the RAF under the command of that great Rhodesian Arthur "Bomber" Harris destroyed the bandit gangs who had been terrorising the ordinary Iraqi people for centuries.) Of course there is little colonial tradition in the United States because of its very nature, so as the only other significant nation to contribute troops and wherewithal to the liberation of Iraq it would therefore fall upon Britain to resume the Mandate of 1919/1932.
By reverting to Protectorate status the Iraqi people would gain by having an ongoing non-corrupt civil power not be subject to overthrow by any dictator, Britain would gain by regaining a colony of considerable wealth, and the whole of the middle east - particularly Israel - would gain by increased stability in the region. In fact there would seem to be no losers except for would-be Islamic tyrants.
Alas, however, there is very little possibility of such a state of affairs coming about under the Tony Blair's government, as he possesses neither the vision nor the political daring. After all, when an even more ideal opportunity for re-colonisation presented itself in Sierra Leone during the late 1990s this chance was lost. Recent events in Iraq have however confirmed that when a leader with the necessary will does eventually emerge in Britain (and in the other great nation-states of western Europe for that matter) then the task of resuming civilising colonial responsibilities around the globe will be a relatively easy one.
Meanwhile we have learnt with great sadness of two southern Africans who had volunteered to serve with the British forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the War in Iraq. Sholto Hedenskog, 27, from Pretoria joined the Royal Marines after studying at Rhodes University where he obtained a B.Sc. degree. He was one of the eight British and four American soldiers who were killed when a US Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter came down during deployment operations in southern Iraq. Christopher Muzvura, 21, a Black Zimbabwean who served as a Piper in the Irish Guards, was killed by a sniper in Basra. We salute the courage and heroism of these two brave volunteers who died ensuring the freedom and security of us all.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB EMPIRE DAY BUFFET
We are pleased to be able to announce that details for the Springbok Club's annual Empire Day buffet have now been finalised, and that the Guest of Honour will be Mr. Albert Poggio MBE. Mr. Poggio is the official UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar, and will report on the current situation in Gibraltar following the overwhelming vote by the citizens of the Rock to remain British last November. Details of this event are as follows:-
Date : Saturday 24th May 2003
Time : 18.30 hrs for 19.00 hrs
Venue : The MORPETH ARMS (the upstairs Function Room), 58 Millbank, Westminster, London SW1 (close to the Tate Gallery and Vauxhall Bridge - nearest tube station: Pimlico).
A splendid array of buffet-snacks will be provided for all who attend, and we anticipate that the evening will be concluded by a display of close-up magic by the conjuror Bruce Munton.
Admission charges will be £5.00 per head for Life, Honorary and Full Members of the Springbok Club, £7.50 per head for Associate Members, and £10.00 for non-members. Although payment may be made on the night it would help to gauge numbers if all those wishing to attend could inform us in advance. This can be done either by forwarding the relevant payment (made payable to "Patriotic Press") to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, or by e-mailing: springbok@falklands.org.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB BRANCH NEWS
The London Branch of the Springbok Club held a most successful meeting last month, which was addressed by Mr. Roy Painter. In a wide-ranging speech Mr. Painter explained why the War in Iraq was necessary, and then went on to remind everyone of the others dangers which still face the West, most notably "political correctness" and third world immigration. He ended on an optimistic note however, telling of his faith in the younger generation, and how with no prompting his own grandchildren were adopting his own patriotic sentiments.
We are happy to be able to announce that Mr. Bill Binding has been elected the new Chairman of the London Branch of the Springbok Club.
The Chilterns Branch of the Springbok Club will be holding an informal pub gathering at "The Bell", Frogmoor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (10 minutes walk from High Wycombe railway station) on Saturday 31st May. This pub has a reputation for good food and real ales, and boast a small paved patio which can be used if the weather is suitable. This will take place during the late afternoon and early evening, and although there will be no hard-and-fast start time we expect people will start arriving from about 15.00 hrs onwards. Springbok Club Organiser Robert Shipley will be attending, and will give an overview of his thoughts concerning the situation in southern Africa today.
The Kent Branch will also be holding their annual summer braai at Minster on the Isle of Sheppey on Saturday 28th June. Fuller details will be given in next month's SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETINGS
Details of the next London Swinton Circle meeting are as follows:-
Date : Monday 12th May 2003
Time : 18.45 hrs for 19.00 hrs.
Venue : The Function Room, The Red Lion, 48 Parliament Street, Westminster, London SW1. (a block away from the Houses of Parliament - nearest tube station: Westminster.)
Guest Speaker: Mr. DENNIS DELDERFIELD
Mr. Delderfield is founder and National Chairman of the New Britain Party and editor of their monthly journal, and for 18 years he was a member of the Court of Common Council of the City of London. His talk will centre on Commonwealth issues, particularly the monarchy, Gibraltar, Zimbabwe and links with Canada and Australia.
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REMEMBER RHODESIANS WORLDWIDE CLUB (UK)?
Oldfriends.co.nz is a great new site that lets you find your old Rhodesian school-friends and work-buddies, and see what they are doing now.
Oldfriends.co.nz is free and easy to use. You can even upload your old school photos!
To see who else is registered click on: http://www.oldfriends.co.nz
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MALCOLM WREN'S "SOUL WALK"
Malcolm Wren, the "Engelse Boer", will be doing a 150 mile walk across southern England in July/August. He will be placing 1500 ribbons - 10 per mile - for each person, each Soul, murdered in the vicious farm attacks in South Africa. The purpose of this exercise is to draw attention to the Afrikaner Genocide currently taking place.
Since 1994 more than 1400 South African farmers have been murdered, and 50% of farmers have permanently left farming as a result of these ongoing attacks. Murder is the only motive, as in 95% of attacks nothing was stolen. Whilst it is not only the Afrikaner farmers who are being murdered, but also other Ethnic-Europeans as well as tribal Black farmers, Afrikaners make up over 90% of those murdered. The actual number per capita is still increasing, and now stands at 311 per 100,000. There is strong evidence to show that these attacks are politically motivated.
The world however remains oddly silent. Maybe we are partly to blame for not showing the world what is happening? With his "Soul Walk" Malcolm hopes to alter this silence - by raising awareness.
The "Soul Walk" will start on Sunday 27th July at Avonmouth, Bristol, and Malcolm will walk approximately 13 miles each day for 12 days, ending at Gravesend, Kent on 7th August, i.e. from the Severn to the Thames - from the west to the east of England.
If there is anyone willing to accompany Malcolm along the route (either partly or in full) this would be greatly appreciated.
At the present moment Malcolm is still looking for overnight accommodation on the following nights at the following places:-
26th July - Avonmouth
29th July - Quemerford, near Calne, Wiltshire
30th July - Marlborough, Wiltshire
1st August - Aldermaston Warf, Berkshire
3rd August - Sunningdale, Berkshire
4th August - Hounslow/Teddington/Twickenham area
6th August - Bexley, Kent
If you can help Malcolm in this regard please e-mail him at: MALCOLM.WREN@innogy.com
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JOHANNESBURG "RHODIE REUNION" - NOVEMBER
Rodger Graeme writes to confirm that he will again be hosting a "Rhodie Reunion" at the Johannesburg Social Club on November 11th this year. Fuller details will be included in future editions of the SCN.
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HOME BILTONG MAKERS
Biltongmakers.Com! runs a monthly competition which is free for anyone to enter. There are some great prizes to be won every month. Some of the prizes during the last couple of months have included a Skottel Braai, Biltongmakers, Barbecue Utensil sets and Potjies!
To enter please go to: www.biltongmakers.com and follow the competition link!
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BRAAI SUPPLIES
Braai Supplies offer South African apparel including rugby jerseys and flags, and also offer World Cup Rugby 2003 apparel. They can be contacted at:-
http://www.braaisupplies.com/
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BOOK OFFERS
The Springbok Club is now retailing copies of the book "AFRICA PAR ADVENTURE", an anthology of African stories edited by Peter Ward. The book is priced at £14.95 per copy, plus 20% for p.& p. (though copies may be collected at Springbok Club activities for no extra cost.) Payments should be made payable to "Patriotic Press" and forwarded to: The Springbok Club, BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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"GOODBYE OZ CULTURE" is a well illustrated and easy to read expose of what politicians have done to the Australia we loved as a homogeneous and peaceful society. Many of our suburbs have now lost all semblance of being "Australian". Meanwhile the families of servicemen have been threatened by strangers in our midst, we now need an army in the rear to protect the backs of our troops.
Price Aus $12.00 including postage. Send to: Nick Maine, 2/23 Duet Dve, Mermaid Waters, Queensland, 2418, Australia - or e-mail: nmaine@optusnet.com.au
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"WAY OUT OF LINE" by Trisha Jackson is a novel which tells the story of the profound impact that an innocent youthful love affair has on the lives of two young lovers. The plot moves from a cult and a maximum security prison in the US to the savannah grasslands of Mozambique and Zimbabwe - this makes for adventure, suspense and melodrama. Packed with conflict and sexual tension, anyone who loves romance, passion and excitement should enjoy reading this story.
Trisha Jackson was born and grew up in Rhodesia. She immigrated to the USA with her husband and three children in 1990. She and her husband live in a unique, rural community in the Tonto National Forest in the eastern mountains of Arizona.
For more information visit Trisha's web-site at:-
www.youngarizonarealestate.com
or you can order a copy of the book directly from the publishers at www.publishamerica.com - in the "search" sector, type in the title "Way out of Line" or "Trisha Jackson". NOTE: It is case sensitive and you should not include quote marks. You may also order by phone at 877 333-7422
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BILTONG SALES IN THE UK
Biltong Brother produces top quality, handcrafted biltong. 100% British beef is used, no artificial flavourings or preservatives.
There are 5 types, Traditional, Garlic, Pepper, Hot & Spicy and Ostrich.
To order, just click on the URL below and you will be directed to the Biltong Brother site.
www.biltong-brother.co.uk
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CAN YOU HELP?
Search for Carol Appleton.
Next year (2004) will witness the 60th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy and planning is now underway to put on Anniversary Celebrations and Memorial Services by City
Authorities and French WWII Veteran Associations. The Veterans Association (ANSA - Assoc. Normande du Souvenir Aerian) are heavily involved and one of their main tributes will be dedicated to the approximate 200 Typhoon Pilots killed during the Normandy Campaign. This tribute will be focused on Group Captain Charles Appleton, the senior pilot of this group, who was originally understood to be Rhodesian. Research was hampered by the fact that the identify of his 'next of kin' could not be established, with the result that access to official RAF Records was denied. Charles Appleton's wife, son and daughter emigrated to Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia some time after he was killed (12 Aug 1944). The last survivor of the family was the daughter, Carol Appleton. She attended Girls High School (GHS) in Salisbury from 1946 to 1950. A GHS Old Girl has stated: "There was only one other child, Carol, with whom I was at school, but she was not a close companion of mine. I think she married a guy from the British Army, this would have been in the mid-50's, but I have not kept in touch. She would be about 70-72 by now, if still alive. I think she lived in the UK, but I don't know her married name or where she may have lived, except that at some time she and her husband probably were in an Army establishment." The GHS Old Girls Association in Harare [Salisbury] has been contacted, but without any success.
If someone could help locating Carol Appleton and/or any children, this would put "the icing on the cake" for ANSA. They would receive a special invitation to attend the services and celebrations as honoured guests, all arrangements will be undertaken by ANSA, and royal treatment will be guaranteed. Perhaps there is someone out there somewhere, maybe a GHS Old Girl or ex-resident of Marandellas, who knew Carol Appleton and who would know what happened to her after leaving school - and more importantly, her married name.
If you can help in this quest please e-mail either Bill Musgrave at: mandbill@onetel.com or Neil at: neil@np-m.com
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ZIMERICK COLUMN
Old Bob from up north said "Ho, hum,
About England I care not a crumb.
For I hate Tony Blair
And need never go there
As long as my groceries still come."
- Yvonne Redfern Duff
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BOERWORS AND BILTONG
From deep in the heart of Africa to you....
CAMPBELLS ORIGINAL FARM STYLE BILTONG, BOEREWORS, BOERE BURGER PATTIES & DRY WORS.
Made from our tried and tested recipes in both Rhodesia and South Africa since 1965. Now made in the UK from 100% pure British meats, with no glutens or ingredients added, just our own secret blend of spices.
We would love to be of service to you too, so please give us a call on: 01803-380712, e-mail us at : ron@biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk, or visit our web-site at: www.biltong-boereforafrica.co.uk
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.54a : Mr. KEITH THOMPSON of Marlow (cont.)
In last month's SCN we featured Mr. Keith Thompson, formerly from Marlow in Buckinghamshire, in our "Where are they Now?" column. We have since been informed that the correct name of the traditionalist English group he was a leading member of was the "Royal Society of St.George", and not the "League of St.George" as we erroneously stated. More importantly, however, we have also been informed that he now lives at Hockley, near Southend in Essex - but unfortunately we still don't know his full address. Can anyone help?
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
In the March edition of the SCN we reported on the excellent speech which Peter Robinson MP, the Deputy-Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, had recently given to the London Swinton Circle.
The DUP run an excellent award-winning and highly informative web-site which is maintained by Peter Robinson's son Jonathan. It is well worth a visit, and can be accessed at:-
http://www.dup.org.uk
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RHODESIAN ON-LINE STORE
The Rhodesian on-line Store supplies Rhodesian and South African flags (full, mid-size and table-top) CDs including Wrex Tarr, John Edmonds and many more, and other Rhodesiana.
Based in Canada, their web-site can be accessed at: www.Rhodesiawassuper.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ENOCH WAS RIGHT
Sir,
Many people here have mentioned the words of Enoch Powell and realise that we now have that "enemy within", as do all White countries. The atrocities in the USA would not have occurred if the enemy had not been invited to live there. A typical example of the stupidity of politicians is the Moslem soldier with the US forces in Iraq (was he a conscript?) who threw a grenade killing at least one US soldier.
Here on the Gold Coast we already have a mosque and a few days ago the cleric was spewing his hate against the coalition forces. Now if I get up and mildly criticise him I would be labelled a racist by the traitors in the news media.
Yours etc.,
Nick Maine, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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BLOOD KURDLING
Sir,
I have had a lengthy conversation with an aquaintance who is a Kurdish refugee. He asked me about the 'anti-war' protestors, and wanted to know why they support this evil regime. He said that supporting Saddam is like supporting Hitler or Stalin. I'm afraid I had to confess that many of my fellow countrymen are not evil, just incredibly STUPID!
Yours etc.,
Gary Cartwright, London, U.K.
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RHODES SCHOLAR
Sir,
Any true Muslim believer cannot commit himself to "the state". A true believer is committed to God and his duty is to God as laid down in the Koran and Tawhid. Sadly but perhaps inevitably in today's PC society the truth must be suppressed. Sometimes of course commentators and politicians are ignorant of the facts. The implications are frightening and perhaps the birds are coming home to roost. It is impossible for a true believer to integrate into any western/liberal society. The values and practices
commonplace in, for example, the UK and USA are anathema to Islam and the work of Satan. To suggest that Jesus Christ was the son of God is blasphemy as is to suggest that man was created in God's image. It is forbidden for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim and remain within the faith (she will lose her family) or for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim unless she converts to Islam. There are many other factors that prevent integration and assimilation. Of course Islam like all/most religions is losing its appeal and many young Muslims in Western societies embrace capitalism, however the underlying issues and conflicts of loyalties will not go away. How many Muslims serve in the USA/UK armed forces or Police forces? What would they do if they did serve and were required to fight against fellow Muslims? Very late in the day our security services have woken from their slumbers and realised the dangers.
Yours etc.,
Paul Rhodes, London, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We recently received an e-mail from someone named Tim Vaux which simply asked for more details about our organisation in the title, but no text whatsoever.
Tim Vaux is however a name well known to us. His father, Martin Vaux, owned the Black Cock [sic] Inn at Molland in north Devon where the notorious White Rhino Club meeting of June 1993 which was sabotaged by the wretched Mark Cotterill (see January SCN) was staged. Indeed it was Cotterill, evidently a personal friend of Vaux jnr., who recommended this establishment to us, assuring us that the proprietors shared our own patriotic and pro-Rhodesian sentiments. This did not turn out to be the case however. Vaux snr. turned out to be a fully paid-up member of the Liberal Democrat Party, whereas conversely Vaux jnr. was a member of the neo-fascist BNP! Both however openly voiced opposition to the then recent first Gulf War - unpatriotic sentiments which certainly didn't go down too well with the WRC supporters present!
Vaux jnr. subsequently wrote to us on several occasions using the pseudonym of Edward First. This surname, of course, was the maiden name of the communist-terrorist Joe Slovo's wife, Ruth First - which perhaps says a lot about where Vaux's true sympathies lie!
We have also recently been informed that the wretched Cotterill himself, who has returned to the UK after being refused permission to remain in the US (apparently because of his overt neo-Nazi activities), has been trying to re-contact old acquaintances. Needless to say both the Vaux's and Cotterill should be avoided like the plague!
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