SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
February 2020 edition
Over the centuries the British monarchy has served the British people very well. To be sure, there have been some rogues who have sat upon the throne, but these were mainly effectively removed without any lasting damage being caused to the nation. Indeed, ever since the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the consequent establishment of constitutional monarchy, the power, prestige and prosperity of the United Kingdom (as came to fruition under Queen Anne in 1707) only increased, with successive monarchs all presiding over an expansion of the bounteous British Empire.
In spite of the hiccup of 1936 when Edward VIII chose a totally unsuitable woman to be his wife, the respect which the British people held for their monarch held good, and the steadfastness of his brother and successor George VI was an inspiration to the British nation and the Commonwealth as they withstood and overcame German aggression during WWII – just as his father George V had provided similar inspiration against the same threat during WWI, and as his great-grandmother Queen Victoria had done by personifying national advancement throughout the nineteenth century.
It is difficult to criticise the present Queen Elizabeth, as increasing constitutional constraints have made it very difficult for her to do other than “to consult, to encourage and to warn”, but we do however believe that she should have warned successive governments strongly about their great mistakes in dismantling the British Empire, joining the Common Market/EU and allowing massive alien immigration into the British homeland, all steps which had a grave detrimental effect upon the well-being of her subjects. Furthermore, her willingness to welcome evil overseas dictators and terrorists on state visits seemingly without any criticism will surely mean that history will not view her entirely kindly.
But it is two more recent developments concerning the British Royal Family which are of concern now. Firstly HRH the Duke of York has been criticised for his business relationship with the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died mysteriously in jail whilst facing charges of engaging in underage-sex. This criticism is therefore nothing more than an allegation of “guilt by association”. The subsequent accusation of a similar crime committed by HRH the Duke of York himself was made by a publicity-seeking woman of admitted lax morals during her youth, and lacks any form of substantiated proof whatsoever. If the photograph produced to try to justify this claim was genuine then HRH the Duke of York must have a very long left arm! HRH the Duke of York is highly popular, is a British war hero and, his unwise choice of friends notwithstanding, has served his country extremely well in many other ways. Quite clearly there are those both inside and outside Royal circles who wish to do him down, and the reasons for this are a matter of puzzling concern.
The other recent crisis which has hit the Royal Family involves Prince Harry (now officially titled the Duke of Sussex) and is far more worrying and serious. It is surely now an accepted fact that he made a highly unsuitable choice in his wife, but there is a more important “elephant in the room” involved which has been hardly mentioned in the UK media, namely the severe doubts over his true paternity. Rumours have abounded for years on the Internet and in “pub talk” that his biological father was actually Major James Hewitt, but there has been an almost complete blackout regarding this theory in the British media – though apparently not so much in Australia and other parts of the world where the subject has been discussed openly. The rumour has been floated that a DNA test was carried out on Prince Harry and the result was that he was indeed the son of the Prince of Wales – but as these have only been rumours there is therefore no evidence that any such tests ever took place! We therefore call upon the authorities to conduct an open DNA test upon Prince Harry to be conducted by respected experts, and if the result proves that he has no Royal blood then he and his descendants must be removed from the order of succession. Be this as it may, the actions of Prince Harry – or the Duke of Sussex as he now officially should be called – in abandoning his HRH prefix and withdrawing from all Royal duties, must mean that some far more fundamental actions will further have to be taken. Already a motion has been tabled in the Brighton & Hove City Council requesting that the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex be revoked, presumably because they do not approve of the name of their beautiful and beloved county being sullied because of the ethnicity of the controversial Duchess. Surely therefore the precedence of Prince Harry’s great-granduncle, who also insisted upon marrying an equally unsuitable divorcée, should be enacted, and he should similarly be instructed to abandon any position for himself and his descendants in the order of succession to the throne. Perhaps it might also be a good idea for the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex to be renounced, and that instead the couple be awarded the titles given to his great-granduncle and his wife, namely the Duke and Duchess of Windsor – titles which have been in abeyance since the death of the earlier Duchess.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
Happily it can be reported that the Springbok Club’s 2020 AGM held last month proved a most enjoyable and successful occasion, with an attendance somewhat higher than for several years. A new member was elected to the Committee to take the place of the vacancy, and a new appointment as Fund-raiser was also successfully filled. A motion was also proposed and passed that the annual fee for Associate Membership should be raised from £10.00 to £15.00, although the fee for Full Membership would remain at £20.00 per annum. After the business side of proceedings was concluded Mr. Gary Vincent gave a superlative PowerPoint presentation about the 1820 Settlers in order to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their colonisation of the Eastern Cape. This presentation dwelt on the selection process for the initial settlers (which mainly took place at the “Crown & Anchor” Ballroom in London, the site of the current “The George” pub in the Strand), the voyages of the main ships S.S.Chapman and S.S.Nautilus to transport the settlers to the Eastern Cape, and the significant part played in the whole enterprise by Sir Rafate Donkin – after whose late wife Port Elizabeth was named. Unexpectedly this presentation ended with the words “The Beginning” rather than “The End” – which was truly accurate as the colonisation of the Eastern Cape by the 1820 Settlers actually marked the beginning of the establishment of British civilisation in this part of Southern Africa – a triumphant achievement which was alas betrayed by the sell-out “National Party” government of South Africa some 170 years later!
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The Springbok Club will be staging a trip to the Wallace Collection in London on Saturday 15th February, in order to see a special exhibition entitled “Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East Indian Company”. Rendezvous at “The Devonshire Arms”, 7 Duke Street, London, W1U 3EE, between 14.00 hrs and 15.00 hrs., before leaving for the near-by Wallace Collection at 15.00 hrs sharp. After viewing the exhibition the Springbok Club party will adjourn to another near-by hostelry for discussions and a convivial conclusion to the day.
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In March the Springbok Club will be holding a special meeting to be addressed by a prominent Loyalist who will be speaking about the history and work of the three Loyal Orders, and in April will be staging a special event in order to celebrate van Riebeeck’s Day. More details about these two events will be given in next month’s SCN.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
On the evening of Friday 31st January a large contingent of Patriotic Forum members and supporters participated in the massive celebrations at Parliament Square marking the restoration of Britain’s sovereign independence. This proved a most spectacular and memorable event, and good new contacts were established with a number of prominent Brexit Party members and others who had campaigned for decades to achieve Britain’s withdrawal from the hated European Union. The Patriotic Forum had special publicity flyers printed for this event, and hundreds were distributed among the large crowds, alerting everyone to the on-going activities which the Patriotic Forum will continue to stage in order to advance the patriotic cause. It was also most encouraging to make contact with a group of Flemish nationalists who had journeyed over to London specially for this occasion. Although of course the Patriotic Forum, being a staunchly Unionist organisation, doesn’t support the cause of Flemish breakaway from the Belgium nation, the fact that a group of fellow anti-EU Europeans went out of their way to support the enactment of Brexit can only be regarded as a great encouragement.
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Unfortunately the planned guest speaker for the Patriotic Forum’s annual New Zealand Day celebration meeting had to withdraw because of an unexpected return visit to New Zealand, so this year’s event was therefore a far lower-keyed affair than anticipated. The scheduled guest speaker has promised that she will speak for the organisation in a future year however.
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The Patriotic Forum will be holding a special Australian-themed event in April 2020 in order to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Captain James Cook’s landing at Botany Bay, and in May will be holding its traditional Empire Day celebration meeting. In August the first annual “Delderfield Lecture”(to be held in honour of the late Dennis Delderfield, who founded New Britain, a component part of today’s Patriotic Forum) will be staged, at which the guest speaker will be a long-standing soul-mate of Dennis Delderfield who similarly campaigned for decades to achieve Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. More details about all these events will be given in future editions of the SCN
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MESSAGE FROM THE NETWORK FOR ANIMALS
We have recently received the following most disturbing message from the Network for Animals organisation :-
“The African country of Botswana has taken the outrageous step of legalizing elephant hunting, at a time when elephants are dying, at the rate of 100 a day, from poaching – and it’s getting worse in Botswana. A recent aerial wildlife survey, conducted by Elephants Without Borders (EWB), showed an increased number of fresh elephant carcasses in the north of the country, undoubtedly the victims of poaching..
“Even worse, Botswana now wants to sell ivory from the dead elephants on the world markets!
“Make no mistake, the present government of Botswana cares nothing for elephants, viewing them as little more than a nuisance. Such is their contempt for world opinion and the safety of elephants, that it recently presented stools, made from elephant feet, to three African leaders during a meeting on the future of elephants.
“If the Botswana government continues, the country’s elephants will be wiped out – all 130,000 of them.
“The scale of this disaster is utterly catastrophic for elephants. During the 20th century, it is estimated that there were between three to five million African elephants. Now, there are only 400,000 left, and that number drops every single day, by 100 or more.
“Yet Botswana is asking the upcoming meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), to allow it to export elephant tusks to the world, in spite of an international ban on the trade.
“This outrageous behavior by Botswana makes Network for Animals’ work to save elephants in neighboring South Africa, even more important. We are relocating elephant families to wilderness areas, thousands of miles from poaching routes, and we are helping protect them by financing anti-poaching patrols.
“In the light of these latest developments, we urgently need to do more – and do it faster, and we need your help to do so. Please give generously to Network for Animals today so that, no matter what happens in Botswana, we can save as many wild elephants as possible.
“The area we work in is called the Addo National Park, and it is really the best hope for the world’s elephants. It is nearly 800 miles from Botswana, and 1,000 miles from the poaching hotspot of Mozambique. At Addo, if nowhere else, elephants will, hopefully, be safe.
“For the Animals,
“Brian and Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!) - Founder and CEO.
“P.S. We will do everything we can to persuade the Botswana government to reverse its sickening policies towards elephants, but we have little faith in the present government. What animal lovers need to do, is help elephants in practical ways, and that’s why we so urgently need you to donate today..”
For more details about the Network for Animals organisation, or to make a donation, visit their web-site at: https://networkforanimals.org/
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ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN POISONING SCANDAL?
Shortly after the touring England Cricket team arrived in South Africa recently several of their leading players were taken ill with food poisoning, and as a result the weakened England team lost a couple of matches which they were expected to win easily. Although there has been no suggestion that these poisonings were deliberate, the whole incident does bring back memories of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in South Africa, when several members of the hot-favourite New Zealand team were laid low with food-poisoning in an incident which was later revealed to have been deliberate (see April 2016 SCN). Although it was claimed that this poisoning was enacted at the behest of a Far Eastern betting syndicate, many believe that its true reason was in order for the ANC-regime to gain international prestige by means of a sporting triumph. In view of this the “new” South Africa’s surprising victory at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan becomes even more potentially sinister, as they were not expected to beat Wales in the semi-final, let alone the in-form England team in the final. Perhaps a full investigation should therefore take place in order to check whether any of the Welsh or English players displayed any subsequent signs of food-poisoning?
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LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS
We have recently been informed of a very interesting and indeed most encouraging development in Australia when a prominent historian turned the tables on the “politically correct brigade” by successfully claiming that he was the victim of anti-White racism, and was then awarded Aus$2,500 compensation as a result! A YouTube recording of a subsequent interview which he gave can be found at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6udTJP0V0
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PRO-FAMILY CRUSADER SUFFERS FURTHER VICTIMISATION
In last month’s SCN we reported on how Caroline Farrow, the UK and RoI Campaigns Director for the CitizenGO pro-family organisation, was facing a criminal prosecution and possible imprisonment as a result of a vicious and vindictive hate campaign being waged against her by pro-homosexual activists
We have now learnt that this hate-campaign against Caroline has continued, and somehow – apparently by spreading fake news about her – the pro-perversion lobby has managed to have her barred from entering the United States. The reason she was aiming to visit the U.S. was in order to join other CitizenGO activists from around the world in delivering a protest petition to the Disney Corporation’s headquarters at Orlando in Florida, asking Disney to stop converting their parks and movies into a pro-homosexual propaganda machine. Caroline and her CitizenGO colleagues had the last laugh however, for the organisation successfully managed to deliver its petition containing some half-million signatures to Disney’s CEO at their Orlando HQ! We therefore salute Caroline Farrow and the CitizenGO organisation in their efforts to uphold civilised standards and to protect the well-being of our children in this way. A YouTube video of the delivery of the petition can be viewed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw_D-bH5JmY&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTlRnNFpqRTBNREpoTlRWbCIsInQiOiJxNjg3bHBpaGx6eFhCQWF1YlgwWkxyVFBUSGxBalRwWVhXTTM0VGtvbjdQNkRQNHBqalwvMnpOVXdOcEZCXC9vXC9tbG52WnFTdnpobCtuRW1qcm1HR1wvNDkxdUlUK3pKenA3NVZycGxSTnNvR1JVR0N0UXNOdEdcL1V0bmNUcWVydkJyIn0%3D
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.255 - Mr. GERRY BARKER of Durban and Australia
Gerry Barker was a prominent member of the Roper Set in Durban. British by birth, he had a brother named Alan (although he was not so active in the Roper Set) and was a keen and talented sportsman. He lived in Durban for many years, before re-emigrating to Australia in the early-1980s, but only about a year later he returned to Durban on a visit where he amazed and amused everybody by having perfected an outrageous Australian accent! It would be very interesting to learn whether he is still based in Australia, or whether he has continued his globe-trotting!
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
A supporter from the United States has recently informed us about a very interesting organisation called Refugee Re-settlement Watch. Their web-site can be accessed at :-
https://refugeeresettlementwatch.org/?p=170595
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
GHERKIN REMEMBERED
Sir,
I have recently come across an extremely interesting press cutting from the Sunday Times of March 8th 1992 featuring a certain Mr. Gordon Parkin. The report begins as follows :-
“Right-wing Durban city councillor Gordon Parkin was nervous and ‘hyped up’ during his maiden speech at City Hall. But when the Democratic Party’s Yvonne Hart asked him to speak up he angrily suggested that she ‘come outside’. Mayor Gys Muller ordered Mr.Parkin to leave the council chamber after he refused to withdraw his ‘threatening’ remark. It was the first time a Durban councillor had been ejected after making a maiden speech. The confrontation occurred on Monday when Mr.Parkin – councillor for Umhlatazana East - rose to speak on the issue of appointing a task-force to draw up by-laws to control informal street-trading. Mr.Parkin had not said anything in the chamber since his election last year, and appeared nervous on his big day, He spoke quickly – and not into the microphone. Several councillors asked him to speak up, but Mr.Parkin continued to ‘ramble’. When Mrs.Hart stood up and asked him to speak more slowly, he said: ‘If you want to argue, come outside’.”
I knew Mr.Gordon Parkin several years ago, but I didn’t know previously that he had been elected a Durban city councilor. I’m afraid however that my memories of him were not very favourable. He attached himself to the “Right-wing” movement in the city during the struggle against the NP’s betrayal programme, but managed to upset and alienate one person after another. The two main reasons for this were his habit of telling people what to do, but then doing nothing himself (i.e. being “all talk but no action”), and failing to turn up to meetings and other activities after promising to do so. It was a great surprise therefore to learn that he was elected to council as a “Right-winger”. Who was behind his election campaign I therefore wonder, and how come people voted for such an incapable and unqualified candidate who only brought shame to the Right-wing cause by his oafish behaviour?
Yours etc.,
A.Davison, Durban, Natal, South Africa.
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OBITUARY
TERRY JONES
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Terry Jones, the famous comedian and comedy scriptwriter, at the age of 77. Terry Jones was born at Colwyn Bay, but moved with his family to Surrey whilst still a boy. He attended the Royal Guildford Grammar School where his precocious talents propelled him not only to become head boy, but also to become captain of the school’s Rugby Union Football 1st XV. He was also a keen member of the school’s Officer Cadet Corp, wherein he proved to be a crack shot. After school he won a place at St.Edmund Hall, Oxford, where he studied English and History – but he also immersed himself in university drama and comedy reviews.
As a result of the acclaim which he received for his comedy productions at university he was recruited into the scriptwriting team for David Frost’s various TV programmes, and from there went on to appear on the screen himself in the ground-breaking TV comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set, alongside his Oxford colleague Michael Palin. Together with the other main characters from the Do Not Adjust Your Set team Terry Jones joined up with members from the other ground-breaking TV comedy series of the period, At Last the 1948 Show, in order to form probably the greatest comedy manifestation of all time – Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The rest, as they say, is history.
Terry Jones remained with the Monty Python team throughout all of its on-and-off reincarnations for the rest of his life, even though he, like all other team members, branched out into his own comedy ventures. But his solo ventures were not only of a comedy nature, for he also returned to his academic expertise by writing, producing and presenting several TV documentary series about medieval history – though these always had constant humorous twists! Probably the most important of these was his series Crusades, which emphasised none too subtly that the West faced the same threat from Islamic expansionism today as it did during medieval times.
The Monty Python team, and Terry Jones in particular, brought great joy and laughter to millions of people during the dark depressing era of the latter half of the 20th century, in particular by pillorying and ridiculing many of the “politically correct” shibboleths of the time – something which alas most subsequent mainstream comedians have been too frightened to do. Perhaps now is therefore a good time to remind ourselves of one of the best “non-politically correct” sketches featuring Terry Jones, which can be accessed at :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpPaBwZoQkg
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