August 2021 edition
When Tokyo staged the most successful Olympic Games of 1964 it was said that this marked and confirmed Japan’s transformation from a third world state to being an advanced Western nation. The past three decades, however, have been observed as Japan’s “lost decades”, and Tokyo’s staging of the problematic 2020 Olympic Games – particularly when compared to the magnificence of the 1964 Games – has only tended to confirm Japan’s decline.
Of course most of the problems surrounding the 2020 Games were not the fault of the Tokyo organising committee, but rather were a result of the world’s madness in totally over-reacting to the emergence of a new variant of the Flu virus – but the Tokyo administrators must bear the blame for adhering to this global insanity. As a result the world witnessed such lunacy as no spectators from the general public being allowed into the stadia, competitors being obliged to wear ridiculous face-masks when not actually competing, medals being placed around their own necks by the winners themselves – and most bizarre of all by the so-called 2020 Games being held in 2021! In years to come people will regard the Japanese organisers of these Games as being totally mad for enacting such ludicrous stipulations – and they will be right!
But it was not the effects of the Covid-1984 hysteria alone which made the 2020 Olympics so forgettable. Perhaps the World has been spoilt by the two previous spectacular Olympic and Paralympic Games staged at London and Rio de Janeiro – not forgetting earlier equally well-organised Games at Barcelona in 1992 and Sydney in 2000 – where everything seemed to proceed like clockwork. Who can forget the magnificent historical backdrops of the 2012 London Games or the glorious splendours displayed at Rio in 2016 – but Tokyo in 2020 (or more accurately in 2021!) seemed to have backdrops consisting only of motorway flyovers (with vehicles driven along by drivers who seemed totally oblivious to the fact that the World’s greatest sporting extravaganza was taking place near-by!) or dour apartment blocks. Then of course we had several hic-cups in the administration of the Games, the most comical example being when a boat sped across the waters in front of the Triathlon competitors just as they were about to dive in! Japan’s decline was crystal clear for all to see.
But there were two other aspects of the 2020/2021 Olympic Games which were deeply disturbing. The first was the appearance of several new “sports” which clearly have no place in a serious sporting festival, namely skate-boarding, BMX park freestyle and karate. It was Lord Killanin, the IOC President from 1972 to 1980, who stated that Olympic events should be decided by the stop-watch and the tape-measure, and not by the opinions of judges. Alas, in spite of these wise comments by Lord Killanin other ridiculous “sports” such as synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics have been added to the Olympic programme in recent years. We believe therefore that Lord Killanin’s stipulations should now be adhered to and all the stupid pseudo-sports - the more recent of which are nothing more than messing around on kiddie’s toys - should be dropped immediately. If this also means dropping more long-standing Olympic sports such as artistic gymnastics and diving then so be it! Likewise oriental “martial arts” have no place in a Western-orientated sporting spectacular. Karate, along with judo and taekwondo (which in reality involves little more than kicking people!) should therefore also be dropped. If the organisers of the Asian Games wish to include these activities then fine, but they have no place in the traditional Olympics. There are of course plenty of real sports such as Cricket, Squash, Snooker and Bowls eager for Olympic admission to take their places!
The other increasingly disturbing aspect of recent Olympic and Paralympic Games has been the allowing of sporting mercenaries to compete for nations which are not their own. This worrying development concerns mainly Athletics, and up until recently the main culprits were only Britain and France. Now, however, practically every Western European and Middle-Eastern country seems to be up to the same unfair and immoral tactic, simply in order to steal medals from other countries. This must be stopped, and both the IOC and the IAAF should take steps to ensure that in future competitors can only represent countries where they have ethnic roots.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB NEWS
The Springbok Club staged a most enjoyable and successful trip to Herne Bay on the north Kent coast last month, The Springbok Club party first visited the statue in honour of Amy Johnson, the female aviation pioneer of the 1930s, on the Herne Bay beachfront, and were able to see the area out at sea where her plane tragically crashed in 1941 The party then went on to see the statue in honour of Sir Barnes Wallis, before proceeding to Reculver where Sir Barnes Wallis’s “bouncing bombs” were tested. Finally the party adjourned to a near-by hostelry where Mr. Gary Vincent gave an excellent PowerPoint presentation about Sir Barnes Wallis, the Reculver testing site, and the Dam-Busters’ raid.
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The Springbok Club will be staging a trip to Theydon Bois on the Essex/Greater London border later this month, to visit the grave of James Theodore Bent and to pay their respects there. James Theodore Bent was a late-19th century traveller, explorer and archeologist, who inter alia was commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society and the BSAC to visit and study the mysterious Zimbabwe ruins in the newly-colonised Rhodesia, and to report back on his findings concerning its origins. Following this visit Mr. Gary Vincent will be giving a PowerPoint presentation about the life and career of James Theodore Bent, and his conclusions about the origins of the Zimbabwe ruins. Details of this event are as follows :-
Date: Saturday 21st August 2021
Rendezvous time : between 12.30 hrs and 13.00 hrs
Rendezvous place : The Queen Victoria pub, Coppice Row, Theydon Bois (this is only a stones’ throw away from Theydon Bois underground station on the Central Line)
We would ask all those intending to attend to notify us beforehand either by e-mail or by ‘phone on: 07711188430 so that we can gauge numbers. This ‘phone number can also be used on the day if you have any difficulty finding the rendezvous point.
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The Springbok Club will be staging the annual “Raising of the Flag” ceremony in late September or early October at a property once owned by Cecil John Rhodes in Suffolk. Fuller details will of course be given in the September edition of the SCN. The Springbok Club also hopes to re-schedule the planned meeting to be addressed by a prominent member of the Loyal Orders in England, which unfortunately had to be postponed because of all the draconian “lockdown” restrictions, later during the year.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum is still finalising arrangements for its next Zoom meeting, which will be featuring an interesting high-profile guest speaker. Needless to say all members and supporters of the organisation will be notified of the details by e-mail as soon as a date has been booked. The Patriotic Forum is also starting to make arrangements for the resumption of live meetings later during the year, now that all the draconian “lockdown” restrictions have been lifted. Again more precise details will be circulated as soon as details have been finalised.
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THE IMPERIAL PATRIOT
Edition No.42 of The Imperial Patriot has now been completely written, but unfortunately further funds are still required in order to complete the postage of edition No.41 to all overseas subscribers, and to pay for the printing of issue No.42. We hope therefore that all supporters who can afford to do so will be prepared to assist us financially so that we can achieve this aim as soon as possible. Our bank account details for direct bank transfers are :-
Bank name: NatWest Bank Ltd., Herne Bay Branch Sort-code: 60 – 10 – 37 Account Name: Patriotic Press Account No.: 54015138 IBAN : GB35NWBK60103754015138 IBAN BIC : NWBKGB2L
or alternatively donations may be made by cheques made payable to “Patriotic Press”, and sent to: Patriotic Press, BM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, U.K.
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MESSAGE FROM THE POLITICAL ANIMAL LOBBY
We have recently received the following somewhat heartening message from the Political Animal Lobby organisation. It reads as follows :-
“Earlier this year, we asked you to help us provide two state-of-the-art, solar-powered water pumps to bring water to thirsty elephants. The elephants live in the Addo National Park in South Africa, where a terrible drought is raging - the worst in 100 years.
“Thanks to your help, we were successful and managed to supply the elephants and other wildlife, including lions and zebras, in one area of the park with a consistent water supply.
”Unfortunately, it’s still not enough. The drought is showing no sign of letting up. To make matters worse, Addo’s rainy season is over and even drier months are expected until October - best-case scenario.
”We must help hundreds of elephants, and thousands more other animals, in the park survive until then. Time is ticking, and already, antelope (such as kudu) and warthogs are dying of thirst.
“If we don’t secure enough water, Addo’s animals face an unprecedented catastrophe when hundreds more start dying of dehydration.
“If we can provide two more waterholes, we will be saving so many more animals. Wildlife travels from all corners of the park to the waterholes we have already secured, but there is fierce competition to access the life-giving water. Just one elephant drinks more than 50 gallons (200 liters) every day. Smaller animals simply don’t stand a chance. And, with Addo now entering its driest winter months, even our new waterholes are under increasing pressure.
“We urgently need to provide more waterholes around the park to safeguard one of Africa’s most precious elephant populations and thousands of other animals.
“This drought’s devastation will last for generations if we cannot act now. Lack of water has devastating consequences on elephants and their future generations. Insufficient water severely slows down elephant reproduction rates, and the risk of calves dying increases drastically because mothers cannot produce enough milk for their babies. Already, elephants across Africa are in a critical state with ivory poaching and habitat encroachment pushing them closer and closer to extinction each year. In the last century, elephant numbers have dramatically decreased from about 12 million to just over 400,000.
“The Addo National Park is one of the most important conservation areas for protecting Africa’s beleaguered savanna elephants. 90 years ago, only 11 elephants remained in the area after hunters had almost completely wiped them out. Now, thanks to the protection the park provides, more than 600 of these extraordinary creatures exist here.
“We can’t lose Addo’s elephants again! Thankfully, underground water is still available in the park and pumping it into waterholes is a solution that will buy the animals time.
“At Political Animal Lobby, we are committed to doing whatever we can to save animals. Olease help us to save Addo’s wildlife by providing water to see them through this horrific drought. Two more solar pumps will provide two more vital waterholes to help sustain elephants and all the animals in the park.”
For more details about the Political Anumal Lobby organisation, or to make a donation, visit their web-site at: https://animalsurvival.org/
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SOUTHGATE MUST GO!
Gareth Southgate, the current manager of the England Association Football team, has recently been subjected to great criticism, not so much for his performance as manager, but more because of the extremely Left-wing political decisions which he has made regarding the structure and behaviour of the team.
He has insulted all decent England Football supporters – and indeed England as a whole – by insisting that the team perform the despicable Marxist “taking of the knee” gesture before matches, and has upset many leading players by choosing to select foreign players – mainly Negros – ahead of equally talented players with generations-long English roots.
Southgate has however perhaps now met his denouement. The final of the recent Euro 2020 Tournament, where England played Italy, resulted in a draw, and so the match was decided on “penalties” (a misnomer of a term actually – it is not a foul to draw a match. They are Spot-Kicks!). For clearly “politically correct” reasons Southgate chose three Negros out of the five players selected to take the spot-kicks, thinking that if England were victorious he could then claim that it was only because of the “diversity” of the team that England won. This tactic back-fired however, as all three of the Negros “fluffed their lines” and missed their kicks, with Italy thus triumphing!
Southgate of course then faced huge criticism for his tactics – and not just from patriotic and right-wing quarters! It has subsequently been reported that he is now contemplating resigning as England manager, and there is a strong rumour that he is currently in negotiations with a Gulf Arab country to take-over as manager of their national team. In view of his evident great liking for Negro players however, perhaps it would be better if he was to take-over an African team – and then teach them all how to take spot-kicks!
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SPANISH NATIONALIST WEB-SITES
Our friends from the Spanish cultural organisation Devenir Europeo have recently told us about their own web-site which can be accessed at :-
www.devenireuropeo.com
and the web-site of a connected Spanish nationalist publication which can be accessed at :-
https://elosoblindado.com/author/elosoblindado/
They assert, “We fight for the identity of all European peoples, our history and tradition “
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PETITION TO PRESERVE THE CURRENT ONTARIO FLAG
A supporter has recently informed us about a most worthy petition campaign which opposes all attempts to alter the current design of the Ontario provincial flag in Canada. We hope that as many of our supporters around the world as possible will be prepared to sign this important petition, which can be reached at :-
http://chng.it/SzvByxW4
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DIE SUIDLANDERS
A subscriber from London has recently forwarded us the following message which he has received from Die Suidlanders civil defence organisation in South Africa. It reads as follows :-
“Dear Sir,
”Suidlanders civil defence organisation of South Africa is the most active organisation of its type in the world and I am writing to you today to ask for help. We hope that, as a fellow conservative, concerned with tradition, order, and values may be interested in our appeal for support.
”Please see the attached material and consider the request contained therein. We trust that you will be willing to discuss our request and to hear more about Suidlanders and the vital work we do to ensure the preservation of our people, our culture, and our God in South Africa in the frightful times that lie ahead of us.
“https://youtu.be/BMW07sKerq8
”Please be so kind as to reply to this email address, send a WhatsApp (or make a free WhatsApp call) to +27-82-945-949491, or ask us to telephone to you (landline or cellphone) by satellite 'phone.
”We look sincerely forward to chatting further. Simon Roche Afdeling Buitelands - Foreign Section Suidlanders Civil Defence Organisation South Africa +27(0)76-467-7112 suidlanders.org (English)”
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SEARCH SERVICES FOR THOSE SEEKING LOST RELATIVES
Find any South African, even those who have emigrated. We also search Botswana, Namibia and ex-Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Please use the search request form at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/emails.php?id=emails_from_SCN
Also check the list of South African expatriates/emigrants web-sites, which can be found at :-
http://www.bellemodel.biz/uruguay/uruguay.php?id=uruguay_from_springbk
and
http://www.bellemodel.biz/emails/expatriates/toplist_expatriates.php?id=toplist_expatriates_from_springbk
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BILTONG AND BOEREWORS
Springers Biltong offers a marvellous range of biltong, boerewors and drywors – all of the very highest quality, reasonably priced, and fully registered and licensed with their local authority Their web-site can be accessed at :-
http://www.springersbiltong.com/index.html
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BOOK OFFERS
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CREST PUBLISHING BOOKS
The latest book published by Crest Publishing is entitled: “BOWLS - QUIRKS, CHIRPS AND ANECDOTES". This is not an instruction manual but rather a cheerful, humourous and sometimes controversial chronicle about the game and its history worldwide. Written to celebrate 40 years in the sport by the author, Glenn MacAskill, it should be of interest to all bowlers and other sports enthusiasts.
For more information about all books published, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 4178, Honeydew, Johannesburg, 2040, South Africa, e-mail: glennallanmacaskill@gmail.com, or visit the Crest Publishing web-site at: www.crestpublishing.co.za. Special discounts are available to ex-servicemen, Rhodies and Springboks!
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"THE SAINTS" – a unique documentary in support of the book on the brief history of the RLI.
DVD available along with other premium titles of historical interest from Msasa Enterprises. Visit www.rhodesianvideos.co.za or write to msasasa@mweb.co.za for more information. UK contact telephone: 07415 753 340.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.273 - Mr. LARS GJERTVEIT of Norway
Lars Gjertveit was a Norwegian member of the Springbok Club who had strong South African connections, although he was living at Bodoe in Norway when he joined the organisation about fifteen years ago. Unfortunately e-mails sent to him started to be returned a few months ago, and when he was written to in order to ask for his new e-mail address this letter was alas also returned as he was evidently no longer resident there. We would very much like to re-make contact with him of course, so if anyone can help us discover where he can now be contacted we would be most grateful.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Israel Britain Alliance (IBA) is a community of partners and supporters working together to educate politicians and others about the challenges that Israel faces as the only democracy in the Middle East, and to celebrate Israel’s relationship with Britain on crucial issues such as trade and security. Its interesting web-site can be accessed at :-
https://www.israelbritain.org.uk/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE MARVELLOUS “NEW” SOUTH AFRICA
Sir,
Jo’burg has been looted and burned by millions of kaffirs - ongoing gun-fights. Ahhh, “Azania” burns!
All White and Indian areas in Durban are being looted and burning – thousands of criminals are bussed in per hour. Kaffirs say tomorrow they will start killing Whites – about 100 Blacks shot in the last 24 hours.
Whites and Indians with guns are blocking roads in their communities – many shot.
In Durban armed Indians are burning Black squatter camps. Malema is screaming kill Indians on SATV.
Yours etc.,
Richard Windsor, Canterbury, Kent, U.K.
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ROAD TO SIAM
Sir,
The Patriotic Forum Zoom conference was wonderful and very intellectually engaging. I immediately liked Mr. Atkinson, and his comments were very keen.
I plan to make use of your SCNs when I get back and put them to good use. However, it is an open question if I can get back. The restrictions on travel are beyond the absurd, and a return might even be impossible. Right now, my Thai friends are running out of money, starting to starve, and have little access to most vaccines. Very dark days are coming for the Kingdom and I think I'm seeing a replay of the late 20's & early 30's of Thai history. All I can say is the results could be very explosive. (That era is very sensitive in Siamese history, so I am speaking softly.)
Yours etc.,
Prof. Jason Jellison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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VAXXED
Sir,
I feel upset and depressed because my Dad was previously in good health, but he had the vax in February, and in March he was diagnosed with Alzheimers!
I am convinced something sinister is afoot in our country and the world, and many more are of the same opinion.
Yours etc.,
R.B.T., Horsham, Sussex, U.K.
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CRY FREEDOM
Sir,
The situation in South Africa look's appalling, not least for ordinary people
Hardly "Freedom"! Chaos, mayhem and collapse of infrastructure
Yours etc.,
Phillip Boatley, Gillingham, Kent, U.K.
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LOOK BACK IN PLEASURE
Sir,
Life is lived forward but understood backwards. That’s what I thought after yesterday’s interesting Springbok Club visit to Herne Bay.
Yours etc.,
Roger Alsop, Islington, London, U.K.
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FOUR FAULTS
Sir,
What happened to Show Jumping? It used to be on TV all the time.
Yours etc.,
Mark Taylor, Ealing, London, U.K.
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THE CONNING OF Mrs. H.H.GOODHIND
The subject of the notorious Brendan Willmer, the infamous political phony who caused so much trouble and division for the patriotic movement in Durban during the mid-1980s, recently came up during conversation, and we were specifically asked about his financial crimes.
As was detailed in the article “Brendan Joseph Willmer – The Career of a Political Phoney” (http://www.springbk.org.uk/BJW-CPP.htm), in September 1978 Willmer initiated a R100,000 reward fund to bring the terrorist Nkomo to justice, but in spite of at least R20,000 of this sum reported to have been donated and yet Nkomo was never caught or tried in any way, nothing was ever heard about what happened to this fund. More disturbing, however, was the fact that Willmer managed to “con” a Somerset West old-aged pensioner, Mrs.H.H.Goodhind out of R10,000, a “con-trick” which was fully reported in the Afrikaans Sunday newspaper Rapport of 27 June 1982. (All of these were considerable sums of money in those days).
As a result of this enquiry we researched back into the records of our movement from when we were still based in Durban, and discovered two very revealing letters. The first was from Mrs. Sheila Rossouw (who was the subject of the “Where are They Now?” section of the October 2017 Edition of the SCN, but who sadly we were informed had died) and dated 11th February 1982. Mrs. Rossouw was based in Cape Town where she was involved with several patriotic organisations including the Save Rhodesia Campaign (which Willmer had helped to found and run), and was also an early subscriber to S.A.Patriot. She wrote to warn us to be very wary of Willmer (not that we needed any warning!), stating inter alia that he was “absolutely unscrupulous and feckless with money …. even mention of fraud and misappropriation of funds”. She further told us that three other colleagues from the patriotic movement in Cape Town, who she named simply as Messrs. Patten and Sherlock and Mrs. Kitching, who had all evidently also been involved with the Save Rhodesia Campaign, joined her in wishing to warn members of the patriotic movement in Durban to beware of Willmer.
The other letter was from an American friend of Rhodesia and South Africa who had become a keen long-distance supporter of the Save Rhodesia Campaign and the South Africa First Campaign, before himself seeing through Willmer during trips to Cape Town, but who had subsequently dropped all contact with him. He told us that his wife had “observed him [Willmer] taking money from envelopes, apparently to pay for their lunch [at a plush establishment], the first reaction was that these monies must be contributions from dues-paying members”. This American then went on to tell us the saga about how he had managed to obtain a stock 1000 copies of Aida Parker’s famed book “Secret U.S. War against South Africa” in the States for Willmer, and had charged him R400.00 for these (this being the cost price plus postage). In the end however Willmer only ever paid him R150.00!
After all these reports and revelations about Willmer’s financial misdemeanours – and don’t forget that there were massive reports throughout the South African press about his financial scandals, particularly at the time of his mysterious disappearance from Cape Town in January 1980 - it is difficult to fathom how anyone within the patriotic movement in Durban could have wanted to have anything to do with him when he equally mysteriously turned up in the city in April 1981. But alas several of those who should have known better did. As well as Mrs.A.S.Edwards (whose family ran a “witch doctor’s shop” in Commercial Road) who “loaned” Willmer a Jaguar car, there was also Lynn Hurt and Kate Massie (both founder members of the White Rhino Club Mk 1), David Culverwell (see May 2021 SCN), Peggy Morris, Elizabeth English, Marianne McCurdie, Pastor Johan Smit and Warren Trollope. The strange thing about these gullible fools is that they were all either women or extremely religious – yet Willmer of course was an overt homosexual! It must be added however that both Marianne McCurdie and – we believe – Elizabeth English subsequently realised the incredible mistake which they had made, and disassociated themselves from Willmer.)
Many readers may possibly be asking why we haven’t included Alan Richards (see September 2020 SCN) in this list of gullible fools who had been beguiled by the unspeakable Willmer? The fact is that Richards was exposed as being an agent for the sell-out National Party government, and therefore he was simply doing his despicable job by encouraging all the division and disruption which Willmer was causing within the patriotic movement in Durban. The other people mentioned have no such excuse however, and they must stand condemned as equally culpable as Willmer himself for causing so much damage and division to the patriotic movement at such a vital moment in South African history.
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