SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
August 2007 edition
During recent weeks we have received many positive comments about the popularity of the "De la Rey Song" in today's South Africa, and the inspiration which it is evidently bringing to so many beleaguered Whites still trapped inside that fallen country. This mesmerising song by Bok van Blerk, which can easily be accessed via YouTube etc, has furthermore become an iconic rallying-call for the internal South African resistance movement - both among Afrikaners and British South Africans. Even so, however, there was unexpected glee when the editor of the SCN was greeted with a recording of the "De la Rey Song" when he 'phoned a company in Randfontein on personal business a few weeks ago!
General Jacobus de la Rey, "The Lion of the West", is perhaps an ideal figure to act as an icon for all South African Whites in their resistance struggle against the present suppression by the ANC-terrorist regime. Although a leading and accomplished Boer commander during the fratricidal Anglo-Boer War, de la Rey was not a "bitter-ender", and supported Louis Botha and Jan Smuts in their subsequent quest for White unity and the establishment of the Union of South Africa. If this song written in his memory can help inspire today's South Africans to rise up against the evils of the ANC regime which currently confront them, then perhaps General de la Rey's greatest achievement will take place almost 100 years after his death.
As we have observed and often stated ever since de Klerk's treasonable "Black Tuesday" speech of 1990 however, the South African struggle is NOT going to be won internally (or certainly not by internal resistance alone). This has been the thinking of so many South African patriotic activists who have relocated to Britain and elsewhere in the Western World over the past 17 despondent years, who have realised that just like our ANC enemies during previous decades the main battleground to win back our country will be "in exile". The resistance movement "in exile" is already in place, with the Springbok Club being its main instrument of operation. The potential is certainly present "in exile", and the manpower is definitely in place - all that is lacking are the necessary financial resources. Let us hope therefore that the "De la Rey Song" will not only prove to be an inspiration for those who have no alternative other than to fight the internal battle, but also to those who are able and capable of assisting the main front of the struggle externally.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB'S RHODES & FOUNDERS CELEBRATION GATHERING
The Springbok Club was most honoured to be able to welcome Mr. Albert Weidemann, the hard-working and persistent Zimbabwe human rights activist, as guest speaker for this year's Rhodes & Founders Celebration buffet. In a wide-ranging speech entitled "Zimbabwe - the forgotten land, the forgotten people", Mr. Weidemann detailed the true horrific state of affairs - many of them harrowing in the extreme - which exists in Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and furthermore castigated those with influence who have refused to take any effective action to relieve the suffering of that decaying land. It was most encouraging to see quite a number of new faces at this gathering, which was further enhanced by musical entertainment provided by Mr. Robin Willow, who inter alia sang his composition "One Man All Alone" about the lone protestor who stood defiantly in front of the PLA tanks in Tiananmen Square during 1989 - an incident which has great resonance when compared to the situation in today's Zimbabwe.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC LONDON BRANCH GET-TOGETHER
The London Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC will be holding an informal social get-together early next month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Saturday 8th September 2007
Time : from 19.30 onwards (no hard and fast start and finish time).
Venue : The Founders Arms, Hopton Street (NOT Hopton Road), Southwark (on the south bank of the Thames immediately to the west of the Millennium Bridge and the Tate Modern art gallery - nearest tube station for the Millennium Bridge: Mansion House).
An inside table has been reserved for this event, but if the weather is fine the gathering will take place in the outside area alongside the Thames. A warm welcome is extended to all members, supporters and friends to join the London Branch for this convivial event.
[It is anticipated that the planned London Branch braai in Canning Town will still take place in the near future.]
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
A new branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is being formed in the Surrey/Sussex area. Members and supporters in this region have already been contacted in this regard, but if anyone else is interested in becoming actively involved please e-mail : springbok@falklands.org
The Kent Branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is planning another pub gathering during the autumn in north Kent, full details of which will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
During late September the SC/ELC hopes to be welcoming a prominent former Conservative MP who has recently published a series of empirical books about the Royal Houses of Europe as guest speaker. More precise details will be given in next month's SCN.
In November the Springbok Club will be staging their annual UDI Day celebration buffet, at which it is hoped to welcome a direct descendant of one of the most prominent original Rhodesian pioneers as guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle) will be holding an important meeting to be addressed by Prof. David Marsland during October.
The Patriotic Forum will also be supporting a special Trafalgar Lunch to be staged by New Britain to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, details of which are as follows :-
Date : Sunday 21st October 2007
Time : 14.30 hrs.
Venue : the historic Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich.
Cost : £20.00 per head for a full two-course roast lunch (tickets are limited, so please book early).
Mr. Robert Crouch MVO will reply to the toast "The Immortal Memory". Mr. Crouch was for 12 years the Bargemaster to HM The Queen, and is also a past Master of the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, and won the Doggett's Coat and Badge Race in 1958.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle has an exciting series of meetings planned for the autumn, including a one to be addressed by Mr. Nick Seaton of the Campaign for Real Education and another by Mr. Roger Helmer MEP (Conservative, East Midlands). Full details will be given in next month's SCN.
Membership of the London Swinton Circle is open to all those who support Conservative and Unionist principles, which includes those who are members of not only the Conservative Party and the various Unionist parties of Northern Ireland, but also members of other democratic patriotic parties such as UKIP and New Britain. Membership of extremist parties on either wing of the political spectrum is however incompatible with membership of the London Swinton Circle.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
New Britain held a very successful event on Saturday 28 July to remind people of the freedom for which men and women have died in the past. Councillor David James, the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, had been challenged to a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe by Dennis Delderfield, National Chairman of New Britain (Sir Francis Drake was playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe when he heard the news that the Spanish Armada which threatened to conquer the country and take away its freedom had been sighted, and famously observed "We have time to finish this game and defeat the Spaniards too!". The Lord Mayor was very supportive of this event and a crowd watched as he and Mr. Delderfield played their game of bowls, which resulted in a draw. This game was followed by a match between two leading bowls teams from Devon, which included David Cutler, the former England international and English Singles Champion. Plymouth Sea Cadets paraded the St.George's flag of England (the Spanish Armada was defeated prior to the Union of the English and Scottish crowns and flag) and Mr. Brian Whipp, dressed as Sir Francis Drake, added a colourful touch to the proceedings. Toasts to "Freedom" were then drunk in Devon wine, and Mr. Delderfield gave a rousing speech about the freedom which had been won in the past by Drake and Nelson and their crews and those who fought and won the Battle of Britain in 1940, but warned that freedom was nowadays in danger from the EU which wants to control the nation. Proceedings ended with a procession to the statue of Sir Francis Drake on Plymouth Hoe, where a wreath was laid and the National Anthem sung.
New Britain will shortly be staging a special pro-Gibraltar meeting to be addressed by Mr. Albert Poggio MBE, the official UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar, details of which are as follows :-
Date : Monday 8th October
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : St.Catherine Cree Hall, Leadenhall Street, London EC3 (nearest tube stations: Bank and Aldgate).
On Friday 19th October New Britain will be laying a wreath on the tomb of Horatio Nelson in the crypt of St.Paul's Cathedral at the official Royal Navy ceremony. The public are admitted to this ceremony, which will take place at 11.30 hrs. On Saturday 20th October New Britain will be holding a Trafalgar Lunch at the historic Northe Fort in Weymouth, Dorset, commencing at 13.00 hrs. Councillor David Harris, the Mayor of Weymouth, will attend this event, and the cost will be £15.00 per head. As detailed above, New Britain will also be holding a special Trafalgar lunch in Greenwich on Sunday 21st October.
For more information on any of these New Britain activities, or to make a booking, please 'phone: 0207-2472524.
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag, £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version), £80
South African Police Flag, £50
Transvaal South African Republic Flag, £110
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design, £10
Republic of Venda official book, £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation, £30
South African Navy Badge, £55
British Red Ensign WWII, £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack, £10
An Empire Youth Annual, £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book, £20
The booklet "The Art of War" issued by the Military Information Bureau of the SADF, £15
A Picture of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour, with the Orange White and Blue flying, £5
A copper ashtray from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, £10
(all prices include postage and packaging - all reasonable offers will be considered)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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REPORT FROM SEAL-ALERT S.A.
With less than 30 days to go to the start of Namibia's 2007 annual baby seal cull, the second largest Seal Slaughter in the world, Seal Alert-SA raises some serious questions that need answering by the Namibian Fisheries Ministry.
Unlike the commercial seal hunt in Canada, the Cape Fur Seal population has always been culled and not hunted. There is no fair chase, instead baby seals are rounded up on Namibia's beaches with their nursing cow mothers and clubbed to death. "Cull" is a term conservation managers use in relation to the control of a wild animal populations. Scientifically therefore it should have no basis for a commercial sealing industry. Furthermore, numbering less than 1/5th of the Canadian seal population, the Cape Fur Seal population can hardly be considered large (not even Canadian Fisheries uses that excuse for their hunt).
Considering that the domestic cat has become the largest predator of marine fish, would any civilised country allow their feral cat population to be rounded up and clubbed to death on their beaches or in public streets?
Although the Cape Fur Seal, the only species of seal found breeding on the whole African continent, was classified by the Convention In Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) as an endangered species since 1977, the southern African countries of South Africa and Namibia (the distribution range of this species) have instituted an annual 50% population reduction or cull of its new-born pups and adult bulls by the inhumane and internationally illegal practice of clubbing seals in their nursery habitats.
As far back as 1971, the US banned imports of Seal Products from South Africa and Namibia, as under the US Marine Mammal Protection Act regulations it is a crime to club or kill seal pups still nursing or suckling in their breeding habitats. Europe likewise banned baby seal imports in 1983, as did the remaining sealing countries (Canada, Greenland, Russia and Norway) who wrote into their sealing regulations the banning of clubbing "baby seals in nurseries". A Commission on Sealing enquiry held in 1990 in South Africa, where 11 top marine scientists recommended that Cape Fur Seals be managed by both countries (Namibia and South Africa) as one population under one management policy, lead to South Africa ending its commercial seal culling policy in 1990.
The world had hoped this practice of clubbing nursing baby seals had ended worldwide. Through a loop-hole in European legislation imports of baby Cape Fur Seal products had been omitted, primarily due to the fact that most European legislators had never heard of Cape Fur Seals or the culling policies in southern Africa. A Namibian fisheries official (Dr. B.J. van Zyl) has stated that upon Namibia's independence in 1990 "when the current concessionaires became involved in sealing", the industry was non-existent. No market existed for any of the raw product, other than male genitals.
Last year the group CEO Stephen Lussier of De Beers Diamonds (the largest contributor to Namibia's GDP) wrote to Seal Alert-SA stating, "De Beers does not support any seal culling activities, and like you I cannot help but be moved by the images you have seen". Shortly thereafter Germany became the third country to ban imports of specifically Cape Fur Seal products - one of the largest tourism countries to Namibia.
In response Namibia's Fishery Minister Abraham Iyambo replied, "If Culling seals is a problem, the solution is to eat them".
Seal Alert-SA has just received confirmation that the fourth largest tourism country to Namibia, the Netherlands, will be implementing a Cape Fur Seal product import ban within the coming weeks.
The Seal Alert-SA web-site can be accessed at: www.sealalert.org
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DISTURBING REPORT ABOUT THE CULLINAN REHABILITATION CENTRE
We have recently received a most disturbing report about the current conditions which prevail in the Cullinan Rehabilitation Centre for the mentally disabled in the Transvaal in the "new" South Africa. This report can be accessed at :-
http://crimexposouthafrica.net/crimexp/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1871&Itemid=2
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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BOOK OFFERS
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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.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"PALM WINE AND LEOPARD'S WHISKERS", edited by Ronnie Anderson.
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A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MasAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood".
For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, or e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za
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COPIES OF SOUTH AFRICAN PANORAMA MAGAZINE AVAILABLE
Bob Vinnicombe from New South Wales, Australia, writes as follows :-
"I have a big quantity of South African Panorama magazines (about 40) from the 1960s & 70s, published by the South African Government. If anyone locally in Sydney who would like them they are welcome to them. I am sure some expatriate South Africans would find them of great interest, as they are full of very good articles and photos (with no ad's) about South Africa at the time. Anyone interested should contact me on 96454910/0407949963, or e-mail triumph@zip.com.au "
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.105 : Dr. GEOFF WALLIS of Amanzimtoti.
Geoff Wallis held a doctorate in music, and was a keen and active member of both the Durban Parliamentary Debating Society and the Patriotic Forum in Natal during the late 1980s. He remained in very good written contact with our movement after we were forced into exile in 1990, and indeed we were helping him to publish a novel which he had written in the UK. Alas, however, all communications with him ceased abruptly about a couple of years ago before his book publishing venture could come to fruition, and all subsequent efforts to re-contact him have met with failure. We have therefore become increasingly concerned about what has happened to him, so would be very grateful if anyone could give us any news about him.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
Keir Heath has recently informed us about the excellent "British Imperial Ensigns" web-site which he has constructed, which illustrates flag designs from throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth, and indeed from around the world where the Union Flag is or has been featured. This site is therefore well worth a visit, and can be accessed at :-
http://imperialflags.blogspot.com/
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AXIS OF EVIL
Sir,
Do you suppose Arthur Kemp and Francis Andrew are connected?
Yours etc.,
Mike Turner, London U.K.
[See "The Plot Thickens" below - Ed.]
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ZIMBABWE AS IT REALLY IS
Sir,
The situation is becoming untenable here, with no power, no water and the rising inflation. It is such a shame that we live in a country where we are more scared of the police than the criminal element. The other day they (the police) were stopping motorists and asking them to produce their driving licences (mainly White) and if they could not produce it they were told they had to drive a policeman to the police station, and when he got into the car he said to the driver that if he gave him Z$150,000.00 he would let him/her go. This is how they subsidise their income, nice isn't it.
Yours etc.,
Derrick, Zimbabwe.
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SOUTH AFRICA AS IT REALLY IS
Sir,
You know, I came back to South Africa just 2 months ago, I was home sick and missed everything South African! But there is no other reality, Africa is lost, there is no future here for a White face! We might be able to stay here for 10 more years, but after that you would be stupid to stay! No-one wants to leave a country as beautiful and diverse as this one, but what good is the beauty if you're dead? - or raped, or high-jacked?
I don't want to start a family in a place where your baby might get raped by 5 men with AIDS who are ignorant enough to think it will cure them. I don't want to live behind burglar bars and electric fencing and still know I am not safe.
Last year in April I came home for a short visit; all the security guards where on strike, I got stuck in a riot where 6000 men where running down the street with sticks and pangas, burning cars that got in their way. Who do you call? It's the security guards that are on strike!
Right now everyone except the private sector is on strike, the teachers the police, everyone. How does an economy stay on track if no-one will work? When people do decide to go to work, we have power breaks - on the coldest night in 52 years we had no electricity!
Let's face it, there is no future here! Not in Africa. The sooner you can face the facts the better it is!
Yours etc.,
E.C. (ex Sussex)
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FRIENDLY FLAGS
Sir,
We have added a photograph of the national flags in our United Commonwealth Society office in Toronto. The big one on the far right of the picture is the UCS flag which is the Union Jack with the Maple Leaf, the Australian Commonwealth star and the Southern Cross Stars superimposed on it. We are using this for now until we agree on a design. You will notice the proper South African flag is present.
Regards,
James Alcock, United Commonwealth Society, Toronto, Canada
[ The UCS web-site can be accessed at: www.unitedcommonwealth.org ]
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THE PLOT THICKENS
When we first read Mike Turner's theory (see letter "Axis of Evil" above) that Arthur Kemp and Francis Andrew (two trouble-makers who have caused us considerable problems in the past) might be connected we rejected the idea out of hand. Kemp, after all, is a Rhodesian-born South African who was a close colleague when our movement was still based in South Africa during the 1980's, but who alas turned traitor against us during the mid-1990's, when it was revealed by the "Mail & Guardian" that he was working for the "new" South African security services (see April 2000 SCN). Andrew, on the other hand, is an Aberdeen-born Arabist with apparently no South African connections whatsoever, who has spent the past 20 or so years living in Arab lands (first the Sudan, then Saudi Arabia and now Jordan) where he has earned a living by teaching Arab boys to speak English, and who judging from his outspoken opposition to the West's War against Terror in Iraq now identifies himself far more with the lands of his residence rather than with the land of his birth.
More recent revelations, however, have suggested that there could well be a connection between these two enemies of our movement. Most readers will probably remember that we were threatened with legal action by Mr. Mike Smith (aka Michael Keith-Smith) following criticisms of him and his "Conservative Democratic Alliance" outfit which were made in the June 2006 edition of the SCN, which were the result of an earlier vile, offensive and irrational smear campaign which had been waged against us on the CDA discussion forum by both Mr. Smith and the aforementioned Mr. Andrew. Although Mr. Smith now appears to have backed-down from his original threat to sue us, we are still keeping our options open regarding whether to counter-sue both him and Mr. Andrew for the original libellous comments which they made against us which initiated the whole dispute, so we therefore feel it best not to go into any further details about these two antagonistic individuals at this stage. Significantly, however, in a recent mischief-making letter to our lawyers Mr. Smith (who also has no apparent South African connections) quotes from an alleged former South African colleague of ours - who judging from the phraseology and the unsubstantiated smears and lies contained, is none other than Mr. Arthur Kemp!
So how are Smith and Kemp connected? A clue comes from an article in the July 2007 edition of the renowned anti-fascist magazine "Searchlight", which as well as confirming that Kemp "went on to pursue a career in the intelligence services of the new post-apartheid South Africa", also reveals that Kemp "is now living in England and is active in the [neo-fascist] BNP." Two of Smith's close CDA associates also turn out to be members of this odious party - Gregory Lauder-Frost (who was revealed as a BNP member by an expose in "The Guardian" towards the end of last year), and Mr. Sam Swerling, who makes no secret of his membership.
It would appear therefore that what we are seeing here is a pathetic little international network of trouble-makers stretching from the apparent ANC agent Kemp, through a clique of phoney-fascists in the UK, to the fanatical Arabist Andrew in Jordan. Perhaps not so surprising when it is remembered how the ANC-regime supported their fellow-terrorists from the Ba'athist regime during the West's War against Terror in Iraq, and how all three facets of this putrid little network have anti-Semitic connotations.
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OBITUARY
BILL ANDREWS
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Bill Andrews, just a couple of months after the death of his dear wife Eileen. Bill Andrews was born in London in 1919, and served with distinction in the Royal Engineers during World War II. Immediately after WWII he emigrated to southern Africa however, living first in Durban, then moving to Port Elizabeth, before finally settling in Bulawayo, Rhodesia. He soon became a true and loyal Rhodesian, founding his own successful plumbing and sheet-metal working business in Bulawayo, before accepting a position as senior lecturer in plumbing and sheet-metal work at the Bulawayo Technical College. He loved fishing and the Rhodesian bush, and enjoyed many holidays travelling around the country on fishing expeditions. He was also a keen and active Freemason, and a leading member of the Sons of England, rising to become head of that esteemed organisation in Rhodesia. In 1983, following the fall of Rhodesia, Bill returned to the UK with his family and settled on the Isle of Sheppey. His commitment to the Rhodesian cause was still not finished however, as he became increasingly involved with the Rhodesians Worldwide organisation, becoming the Chairman of the Kent Branch of this movement and helping to build it into one of the most dynamic branches in the country. Bill Andrews was a great Rhodesian and a great man, and will be greatly missed. Our sincerest condolences are extended to his daughter Barbara, son-in-law Nigel, and the rest of his family.
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July 2007 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
July 2007 edition
By all accounts the guest speaker at this year's graduation ceremony at Queen's University Belfast was the South African primate Desmond Tutu, who evidently made some very ignorant comments in which he tried to compare recent developments in South Africa with those in Northern Ireland.
We do not intend to list all of the 1001 differences between the situations in these two most strategic parts of the globe, but one fundamental difference must be glowingly obvious to all but the primate Tutu. Whereas in South Africa the terrorist ANC have been totally victorious in their complete takeover of the country, and all manifestations of the previous White-ruled nation have been destroyed as a result, in Ulster the terrorist SF/IRA have completely failed to achieve their basic aims.
To be sure, there have been several recent developments in Northern Ireland which have been sickening in the extreme, such as the renaming and restructuring of the RUC and the presence of unreconstructed terrorists in government, but the fact remains that the prospect of a "United Ireland" is now probably further away than when SF/IRA resumed their terror campaign during the late 1960s - indeed it is probably true that the re-unification of the entire United Kingdom is now more likely than an independent united Ireland! The true flag of Northern Ireland still proudly flies across the province rather than the terrorist's flag (unlike in South Africa, where the terrorist government have banned open displays of the nation's real flag), the SF/IRA murder campaign has all but ceased (unlike the ongoing ANC-inspired murder campaign in the South African platteland), and all forms of Loyalist culture are flourishing (unlike in South Africa, where Afrikaner culture is being suppressed).
Hardliners on both sides of the political divide in Ulster have of course been vociferous in condemning the power-sharing government foisted upon the province by Blair's Labour government, but from the Unionist point-of-view the situation undoubtedly could have been far, far worse. SF/IRA have been forced to lay down their weapons and to recognise the Crown's forces of law and order in order to enter the power-sharing government. When one also considers that the First Minister at Stormont is not simply a Unionist but the non-compromising leader of the DUP, Dr. Ian Paisley, then it is quite obvious which side has come out on top.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC KENT BRANCH'S SUMMER GATHERING
Although last month's SC/ELC Kent Branch's summer gathering proved a happy and enjoyable occasion, the turnout alas was surprisingly low. As one member travelled all the way down from the Chilterns in order to attend it was therefore particularly disappointing that not more supporters from the county itself took the trouble to patronise this branch event. Current Branch Chairman Robert Shipley announced that because of pressures in his personal life, and his extra responsibilities as the SC/ELC Overseas Liaison Officer, he wished to step down from the Branch Chairmanship. Happily, however, it seems as if another branch member will be willing to takeover this position, so it is therefore hoped that the branch will be able to obtain more support at future such gatherings.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB RHODES & FOUNDERS CELEBRATION BUFFET
Details of the Springbok Club's forthcoming Rhodes & Founders celebration buffet are as follows :-
Guest Speaker : Mr. ALBERT WEIDEMANN who will speak on the theme : "Zimbabwe - the forgotten land, the forgotten people"
Date : Friday 27th July 2007
Time : assemble from 18.00 hrs onwards, meeting to commence at 19.00 hrs, buffet to be served at approx. 20.00 hrs.
Venue : The MELTON MOWBRAY (the downstairs function room), 18 Holborn, London EC1N 2LE. (The Melton Mowbray is barely 2 minutes walk from Chancery Lane tube station, in the direction of Holborn Circus).
Albert Weidemann was born at Broken Hill in Northern Rhodesia, before moving to Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia as a child during the early 1960s. He went to junior school in Bulawayo and senior school in the Rhodesian Midlands, before serving in the Rhodesian Army from 1977 to 1980.
Having moved to the UK, he became Deputy Chairman of the Manchester Branch of the MDC in 2000. He has campaigned vigorously outside the Zimbabwe High Commission in London with both Black and White colleagues, and has spoken out in debates and in both the local and international media exposing Mugabe's mass human rights abuses. He writes as follows:-
"History shall no doubt bear witness to Zimbabwe's illegal president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe's scorched earth policy that has escalated year on year over the last 27 years of his autocratic rule, along with his insistence to remain in power at all costs. Yet, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders and African Union (AU) leaders remain resolute, consistently failing to criticize or condemn Zimbabwe's actions. Why? With mass displacement of the vulnerable, the disadvantaged, the homeless, the sick and the poor taking place, and the eviction of Black farm workers who have lived and worked generation upon generation within the farming industry - persecuting, torturing and incarcerating any and all who question or oppose his draconian rule. Many the world over remain shell-shocked in listening to and watching Mugabe's hysterical rants and attempts at blaming not only the White commercial farmers but the international community at large for Zimbabwe's decline and the demise of it's once vibrant, self-sustaining and growing agricultural economy. In Zimbabwe's first decade they acquired 40% of land from Whites. In 1994 a land tenure commission recommended the best way to achieve distribution was through a land tax, implementing the "fast track" resettlement programme in July 2000. What happened to the land tax recommendations? We all know why his 'fast track' programme was implemented!!"
A sumptuous array of buffet snacks will be provided at this meeting, and the costs will be £7.50 per head for Full Members of the SC/ELC, £10.00 per head for Associate Members, and £12.50 per head for non-members. To make a booking or for more details please 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
In late August the London Branch of the SC/ELC aim to hold a Summer Braai at The Peacock Pub, Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, at which it is anticipated that a most interesting guest of honour will be present. Precise details of this event will be given in next month's SCN.
A new branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is in the process of being formed in the Surrey/Sussex area. Many members and supporters in this region have already been contacted in this regard, but if anyone else is interested in becoming actively involved please e-mail : springbok@falklands.org
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In September it is hoped that the SC/ELC will be welcoming a prominent former Conservative MP who has recently published a series of empirical books about the Royal Houses of Europe as guest speaker. More precise details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
In November the Springbok Club will be staging their annual UDI Day celebration buffet, at which it is hoped to welcome a direct descendant of one of the most prominent original Rhodesian pioneers as guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle etc.) anticipates holding two events during October. The first will be a meeting to be addressed by Prof. David Marsland, and the second will be a function to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Again further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle held three separate meetings during early July.
The first was addressed by Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley), a leading member of the "Better Off Out" group and owner of the racehorse Osolomio. This proved to be a most successful meeting, with Mr. Davies giving a highly enlightening speech in which he relayed current feelings within the Conservative caucus at Westminster, and overall gave a very optimistic view of possible future developments.
The second was the LSC's annual Summer Buffet at which the guest speaker will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP peer and elected hereditary member of the House of Lords. Lord Willoughby de Broke gave an excellent speech in which he explained why he had resigned the Conservative whip in the House of Lords to join UKIP, and also outlined the reasons why he believed that it was in Britain's best interests to leave the EU. Alas this function was marred somewhat by some over-aggressive questioning of the guest speaker by one gentleman in particular, who for good measure also launched an unfortunate verbal attack upon a long-standing and highly-respected LSC supporter. Certainly steps must be taken to prevent similar such unseemly behaviour in future.
The third meeting was addressed by Mr. Philip Hollobone MP (Conservative, Kettering), another member of the "Better Off Out" group. In spite of the fact that Mr. Hollobone's speech unfortunately conveyed a very pessimistic outlook for the immediate future, and the fact that a couple of the views which he expressed were at odds with the opinions of most LSC members, he even so gave a most informative and captivating speech, and demonstrated why there is so much hope for us all in the newer intake of Conservative MPs.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
New Britain held a most successful event on Sunday 1st July, when in order to mark Canada's National Day they laid a wreath on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe at St.Alfege's Church in Greenwich.
On Saturday 28th July New Britain will be staging a special day's activity in Plymouth in memory of Sir Francis Drake. The highlight of the day will be a challenge game of bowls between the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, and the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Cllr. David James, at Plymouth Hoe Bowling Club. This match will take place between 11.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs, and everyone is invited to come along to watch. Following this challenge match, between 12.00 hrs and 13.00 hrs, a short bowls tournament will take place featuring some of the top teams in Devon, after which a selection of wines provided by English wine-growers from Totnes will be sampled and a toast raised to the immortal memory of Drake and his English fleet. The City of Plymouth Sea Cadets have also been invited to parade at this event, carrying a special banner which has been specially made for the occasion. The final event of the day will be a keynote speech to be delivered by Mr. Delderfield on the theme of "Freedom", which will take place in the Plymouth Hoe Bowling Club Pavilion. It is believed that all this will take place on the exact anniversary of the first sighting of the Spanish Armada when Drake was playing his famous game of bowls!
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag, £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version), £80
South African Police Flag, £50
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design, £10
Republic of Venda official book, £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation, £30
British Red Ensign WWII, £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack, £10
An Empire Youth Annual, £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book, £20
The booklet "The Art of War" issued by the Military Information Bureau of the SADF, £15
A copper ashtray from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, £10
State flag of the US state of Georgia, £10
HMS Coventry ship's badge, £30
Book entitled "British Way and Purpose" £10
Plaque of the Royal Scots Royal Regiment, £15
Plaque of the South Africa State President's Guard, £20
Large Royal Navy White Ensign (good condition), £150.
(all prices include postage and packaging - all reasonable offers will be considered)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE ZIMBABWE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
The Zimbabwe National SPCA (ZNSPCA)’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, has returned to the High Court to discuss the issue of the Shearwater elephants with a judge, as access to the elephants continued to be denied to the ZNSPCA despite a recent Court order granting access. The ZNSPCA continues to question why access is denied. Welfare concerns grow as yet another elephant has died.
ZNSPCA attorney Beatrice Mtetwa stated before the judge that she found the situation extremely unusual in that the ZNSPCA was being instructed to rely on veterinarians that they did not commission. Ms Mtetwa has written to the Director of Veterinary Services and to one of the veterinarians nominated by Shearwater Adventures to organise a visit to the premises where the elephants are being kept. To date, no reply has been received. Both the above veterinarians were included in the court order at Shearwater’s request.
The ZNSPCA’s statutory right to inspect the elephants continues to be frustrated. The ZNSPCA believes it should not have to go to court in the first place to have access to animals for inspection.
In November 2006, 12 juvenile elephants were captured from wild herds in the Hwange [Wankie] National Park to be "trained" for work with Shearwater Adventures. One elephant subsequently escaped and one died days after capture.
The Zimbabwe National SPCA (ZNSPCA) laid charges on 19 December 2006 to initiate a prosecution process against Shearwater Adventures, for cruelty to animals. The ZNSPCA has consistently been denied access to the 10 elephants that were being held in the bomas at Nakavango range in the Victoria Falls. Veterinarians from both Zimbabwe and South Africa have also been denied access to the elephants.
On the 12th January 2007, the ZNSPCA filed a complaint with Zimbabwe Republic Police in Victoria Falls, for obstruction (in terms of section 12 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act) after access to the elephants was again denied.
The ZNSPCA attempted to meet with representatives of Shearwater to discuss the way forward. The board of the ZNSPCA attempted to engage in dialogue with Shearwater’s appointed lawyer but no agreement was imminent. Shearwater Adventures threatened to bring a civil suit against ZNSPCA for malicious prosecution, claiming that its business had suffered due to the ZNSPCA’s actions.
Shearwater eventually agreed to meet with ZNSPCA in the presence of their lawyer on 31 January 2007. In this meeting it was agreed that both parties would release a statement to the effect that they were working together for the betterment of the elephants concerned.
Shearwater have not withdrawn their threat of malicious prosecution against ZNSPCA.
On 19 February 2007, the ZNSPCA expressed concern that access continued to be denied. After phoning Shearwater, the ZNSPCA was informed by the then Managing Director, Allen Roberts, that until press statements were approved, no access would be granted.
Mrs. Mtetwa, the lawyer acting for and on behalf of the ZNSPCA proceeded to the High Court to obtain an order for ZNSPCA to have unrestricted/unhindered access to the elephants.
On 9 March the Honourable Mr Justice Patel granted a Court order to the ZNSPCA, giving access to the elephants. Shearwater Adventures insisted that they wanted ZNSPCA personnel to be accompanied by two vets, namely Drs Foggin and Zvishiri as well as a member of National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority on such visits. Shearwater Adventures requested that the ZNSPCA would give them 24-hours notice before a visit in order to facilitate the summoning of two veterinarians to accompany them.
The ZNSPCA gave Shearwater Adventures 2 working days notice of an intended visit/inspection on 26 March 2007. Shearwater personnel insisted that it was ZNSPCA’s responsibility to obtain the relevant veterinarians and because this had not been done, the ZNSPCA was denied access.
Shearwater has given access to numerous individuals and companies but still resists the ZNSPCA. In the interim, another elephant has died, leaving 9 elephants in the bomas.
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REQUEST FROM ORAFs
We have recently received the following request from Eddy Norris of ORAFs (Old Rhodesian Air Force Sods) :-
"ORAFs has been requested to assist with the search for photos relating to the SAS and anything that might work on the cover of a book about the Rhodesian SAS.
"Please direct your replies to orafs@isdial.net
"At this time I am unable to give further details other than saying it will be good one to read and own."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.104 : Dr. FERDI HARTZENBERG of Lichtenburg.
Dr. Hartzenberg was leader of the Conservative Party of South Africa, and spoke at a Springbok Club meeting way back in 1997. Alas, with the increasingly dictatorial rule of the ANC regime in the "new" South Africa opposition politics has become steadily more irrelevant, and as a result all contact has been lost with Dr. Hartzenberg and other members of the former Conservative Party of SA. We have recently been contacted by Dr. Hartzenberg's nephew Joshua Hartzenberg however, who has evidently been trying unsuccessfully to contact his uncle for some time now. If anybody can help Joshua with Dr. Hartzenberg's current address details then please contact him direct at: jhartzenberg@btinternet.com
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Ulster Society promotes all aspects of Ulster-British heritage and culture. Their developing web-site is always worth a visit, and can be accessed at: http://www.ulstersociety.org
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
OUT OF TUNE
I am a fairly competent church organist: lost in a concert hall or cathedral, but more or less adequate for an average sized church. Despite outward appearances a church is not a peaceful place, and after the decades all I wanted was out, out, OUT. Twenty years later I was approached by a senior member of our Anglican church with the usual request. To my eternal shame and regret I complied.
My predecessor had resigned after a row. This is quite usual, but in this case caused me some difficulty. Most English hymns have more than one tune, and custom invariably decrees which particular hymn-tune should be used. In this case not even the top clergy could be of assistance, so I decided to use the tunes current at my previous church. It soon became apparent that none of my tunes were known to any of the Coloured domestics, who formed far too large a part of the congregation. They rushed up and tore my hands from the keyboard. This happened twice, so I pulled out. A new and competent Black priest was soon afterwards appointed, and I gratefully thought my troubles were over. Actually they had only just begun. A non-stop routine of walking up and banging the organist's chair began. The seating of this church is such that when the congregation is standing for the hymns, the organist is invisible from the front of the church. It is hard to concentrate while this is going on, but I persevered. But when several of these viragos seized the organ stool and tried to shake me off, I did what I should have done long before, and walked out.
God Bless Africa indeed, but NOT the Whites in the Anglican Church!
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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SO MUCH TO DO
Sir,
The purpose of the Association of the Commonwealth Realms is to ensure we do not complete with existing organisations, but rather to complement them by bringing into the debate on Europe the concerns of those other nations who rely on the Crown for their constitutional security.
By the time you receive this letter I expect that John Clemence will have addressed your meeting. He is a chap greatly underestimated and should long ago have been knighted rather than the sorts of people who have been honoured in recent years.
The main problem, of course, is keeping the Australian Monarchist League alive in spite of rising costs. As you would have been noted from my recent e-mails, there is so much to be done, and yet, as Rhodes so wisely said, so little time.
Yours etc.,
Philip Benwell, National Chairman, Australian Monarchist League.
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TELLING THE TRUTH
Sir,
Thank you for being so brave as to expose what is happening in South Africa. My own brother was murdered outside his farm in 2003. I do trust that after reading the article "The Unlucky Country" people all over the world would take sides with those White South Africans who are left behind and cannot get out of the country.
Yours etc.,
Ray Absalom, Auckland, New Zealand
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OBITUARY
NORMAN POTTER
It was with extreme sadness that we recently learnt the tragic news of the sudden death of Norman Potter.
Norman Potter was born at Rochdale in Lancashire, but emigrated to Rhodesia together with his brother immediately following World War II. An engineer by profession, specialising in heavy diesel engineering, he quickly made his mark in his new country, settling at Gatooma. Here he met and married his wife Beryl, and they had two sons together. He subsequently served in the Rhodesian Army, rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major in the Staff Corps, and became an active member of the MOTHs (the Memorable Order of Tin Hats) after leaving the army.
Following the fall of Rhodesia he moved first to Australia, but then back to southern Africa where he settled in Durban. With the decline of South Africa he eventually returned to the UK however, settling at Herne Bay on the Kent coast. His commitment to the cause of his southern African kith and kin still wasn't over however, for he became a very keen, active and popular member of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide movement, as well as attending a number of functions staged by the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club.
Norman Potter will be greatly missed by all who knew him and admired him so much. He embodied all that is best in our race, and all the time that the British nation can continue to produce men like Norman then we will have nothing to fear for the future. Our sincerest sympathies are extended to Beryl, his grandson Josh and all other members of his family.
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July 2007 edition
By all accounts the guest speaker at this year's graduation ceremony at Queen's University Belfast was the South African primate Desmond Tutu, who evidently made some very ignorant comments in which he tried to compare recent developments in South Africa with those in Northern Ireland.
We do not intend to list all of the 1001 differences between the situations in these two most strategic parts of the globe, but one fundamental difference must be glowingly obvious to all but the primate Tutu. Whereas in South Africa the terrorist ANC have been totally victorious in their complete takeover of the country, and all manifestations of the previous White-ruled nation have been destroyed as a result, in Ulster the terrorist SF/IRA have completely failed to achieve their basic aims.
To be sure, there have been several recent developments in Northern Ireland which have been sickening in the extreme, such as the renaming and restructuring of the RUC and the presence of unreconstructed terrorists in government, but the fact remains that the prospect of a "United Ireland" is now probably further away than when SF/IRA resumed their terror campaign during the late 1960s - indeed it is probably true that the re-unification of the entire United Kingdom is now more likely than an independent united Ireland! The true flag of Northern Ireland still proudly flies across the province rather than the terrorist's flag (unlike in South Africa, where the terrorist government have banned open displays of the nation's real flag), the SF/IRA murder campaign has all but ceased (unlike the ongoing ANC-inspired murder campaign in the South African platteland), and all forms of Loyalist culture are flourishing (unlike in South Africa, where Afrikaner culture is being suppressed).
Hardliners on both sides of the political divide in Ulster have of course been vociferous in condemning the power-sharing government foisted upon the province by Blair's Labour government, but from the Unionist point-of-view the situation undoubtedly could have been far, far worse. SF/IRA have been forced to lay down their weapons and to recognise the Crown's forces of law and order in order to enter the power-sharing government. When one also considers that the First Minister at Stormont is not simply a Unionist but the non-compromising leader of the DUP, Dr. Ian Paisley, then it is quite obvious which side has come out on top.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC KENT BRANCH'S SUMMER GATHERING
Although last month's SC/ELC Kent Branch's summer gathering proved a happy and enjoyable occasion, the turnout alas was surprisingly low. As one member travelled all the way down from the Chilterns in order to attend it was therefore particularly disappointing that not more supporters from the county itself took the trouble to patronise this branch event. Current Branch Chairman Robert Shipley announced that because of pressures in his personal life, and his extra responsibilities as the SC/ELC Overseas Liaison Officer, he wished to step down from the Branch Chairmanship. Happily, however, it seems as if another branch member will be willing to takeover this position, so it is therefore hoped that the branch will be able to obtain more support at future such gatherings.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB RHODES & FOUNDERS CELEBRATION BUFFET
Details of the Springbok Club's forthcoming Rhodes & Founders celebration buffet are as follows :-
Guest Speaker : Mr. ALBERT WEIDEMANN who will speak on the theme : "Zimbabwe - the forgotten land, the forgotten people"
Date : Friday 27th July 2007
Time : assemble from 18.00 hrs onwards, meeting to commence at 19.00 hrs, buffet to be served at approx. 20.00 hrs.
Venue : The MELTON MOWBRAY (the downstairs function room), 18 Holborn, London EC1N 2LE. (The Melton Mowbray is barely 2 minutes walk from Chancery Lane tube station, in the direction of Holborn Circus).
Albert Weidemann was born at Broken Hill in Northern Rhodesia, before moving to Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia as a child during the early 1960s. He went to junior school in Bulawayo and senior school in the Rhodesian Midlands, before serving in the Rhodesian Army from 1977 to 1980.
Having moved to the UK, he became Deputy Chairman of the Manchester Branch of the MDC in 2000. He has campaigned vigorously outside the Zimbabwe High Commission in London with both Black and White colleagues, and has spoken out in debates and in both the local and international media exposing Mugabe's mass human rights abuses. He writes as follows:-
"History shall no doubt bear witness to Zimbabwe's illegal president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe's scorched earth policy that has escalated year on year over the last 27 years of his autocratic rule, along with his insistence to remain in power at all costs. Yet, Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders and African Union (AU) leaders remain resolute, consistently failing to criticize or condemn Zimbabwe's actions. Why? With mass displacement of the vulnerable, the disadvantaged, the homeless, the sick and the poor taking place, and the eviction of Black farm workers who have lived and worked generation upon generation within the farming industry - persecuting, torturing and incarcerating any and all who question or oppose his draconian rule. Many the world over remain shell-shocked in listening to and watching Mugabe's hysterical rants and attempts at blaming not only the White commercial farmers but the international community at large for Zimbabwe's decline and the demise of it's once vibrant, self-sustaining and growing agricultural economy. In Zimbabwe's first decade they acquired 40% of land from Whites. In 1994 a land tenure commission recommended the best way to achieve distribution was through a land tax, implementing the "fast track" resettlement programme in July 2000. What happened to the land tax recommendations? We all know why his 'fast track' programme was implemented!!"
A sumptuous array of buffet snacks will be provided at this meeting, and the costs will be £7.50 per head for Full Members of the SC/ELC, £10.00 per head for Associate Members, and £12.50 per head for non-members. To make a booking or for more details please 'phone: 07711-188430.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
In late August the London Branch of the SC/ELC aim to hold a Summer Braai at The Peacock Pub, Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, at which it is anticipated that a most interesting guest of honour will be present. Precise details of this event will be given in next month's SCN.
A new branch of the Springbok Club/ELC is in the process of being formed in the Surrey/Sussex area. Many members and supporters in this region have already been contacted in this regard, but if anyone else is interested in becoming actively involved please e-mail : springbok@falklands.org
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In September it is hoped that the SC/ELC will be welcoming a prominent former Conservative MP who has recently published a series of empirical books about the Royal Houses of Europe as guest speaker. More precise details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
In November the Springbok Club will be staging their annual UDI Day celebration buffet, at which it is hoped to welcome a direct descendant of one of the most prominent original Rhodesian pioneers as guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM NEWS
The Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle etc.) anticipates holding two events during October. The first will be a meeting to be addressed by Prof. David Marsland, and the second will be a function to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Again further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle held three separate meetings during early July.
The first was addressed by Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley), a leading member of the "Better Off Out" group and owner of the racehorse Osolomio. This proved to be a most successful meeting, with Mr. Davies giving a highly enlightening speech in which he relayed current feelings within the Conservative caucus at Westminster, and overall gave a very optimistic view of possible future developments.
The second was the LSC's annual Summer Buffet at which the guest speaker will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP peer and elected hereditary member of the House of Lords. Lord Willoughby de Broke gave an excellent speech in which he explained why he had resigned the Conservative whip in the House of Lords to join UKIP, and also outlined the reasons why he believed that it was in Britain's best interests to leave the EU. Alas this function was marred somewhat by some over-aggressive questioning of the guest speaker by one gentleman in particular, who for good measure also launched an unfortunate verbal attack upon a long-standing and highly-respected LSC supporter. Certainly steps must be taken to prevent similar such unseemly behaviour in future.
The third meeting was addressed by Mr. Philip Hollobone MP (Conservative, Kettering), another member of the "Better Off Out" group. In spite of the fact that Mr. Hollobone's speech unfortunately conveyed a very pessimistic outlook for the immediate future, and the fact that a couple of the views which he expressed were at odds with the opinions of most LSC members, he even so gave a most informative and captivating speech, and demonstrated why there is so much hope for us all in the newer intake of Conservative MPs.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
New Britain held a most successful event on Sunday 1st July, when in order to mark Canada's National Day they laid a wreath on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe at St.Alfege's Church in Greenwich.
On Saturday 28th July New Britain will be staging a special day's activity in Plymouth in memory of Sir Francis Drake. The highlight of the day will be a challenge game of bowls between the National Chairman of New Britain, Mr. Dennis Delderfield, and the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Cllr. David James, at Plymouth Hoe Bowling Club. This match will take place between 11.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs, and everyone is invited to come along to watch. Following this challenge match, between 12.00 hrs and 13.00 hrs, a short bowls tournament will take place featuring some of the top teams in Devon, after which a selection of wines provided by English wine-growers from Totnes will be sampled and a toast raised to the immortal memory of Drake and his English fleet. The City of Plymouth Sea Cadets have also been invited to parade at this event, carrying a special banner which has been specially made for the occasion. The final event of the day will be a keynote speech to be delivered by Mr. Delderfield on the theme of "Freedom", which will take place in the Plymouth Hoe Bowling Club Pavilion. It is believed that all this will take place on the exact anniversary of the first sighting of the Spanish Armada when Drake was playing his famous game of bowls!
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag, £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version), £80
South African Police Flag, £50
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design, £10
Republic of Venda official book, £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation, £30
British Red Ensign WWII, £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack, £10
An Empire Youth Annual, £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book, £20
The booklet "The Art of War" issued by the Military Information Bureau of the SADF, £15
A copper ashtray from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, £10
State flag of the US state of Georgia, £10
HMS Coventry ship's badge, £30
Book entitled "British Way and Purpose" £10
Plaque of the Royal Scots Royal Regiment, £15
Plaque of the South Africa State President's Guard, £20
Large Royal Navy White Ensign (good condition), £150.
(all prices include postage and packaging - all reasonable offers will be considered)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE ZIMBABWE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
The Zimbabwe National SPCA (ZNSPCA)’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, has returned to the High Court to discuss the issue of the Shearwater elephants with a judge, as access to the elephants continued to be denied to the ZNSPCA despite a recent Court order granting access. The ZNSPCA continues to question why access is denied. Welfare concerns grow as yet another elephant has died.
ZNSPCA attorney Beatrice Mtetwa stated before the judge that she found the situation extremely unusual in that the ZNSPCA was being instructed to rely on veterinarians that they did not commission. Ms Mtetwa has written to the Director of Veterinary Services and to one of the veterinarians nominated by Shearwater Adventures to organise a visit to the premises where the elephants are being kept. To date, no reply has been received. Both the above veterinarians were included in the court order at Shearwater’s request.
The ZNSPCA’s statutory right to inspect the elephants continues to be frustrated. The ZNSPCA believes it should not have to go to court in the first place to have access to animals for inspection.
In November 2006, 12 juvenile elephants were captured from wild herds in the Hwange [Wankie] National Park to be "trained" for work with Shearwater Adventures. One elephant subsequently escaped and one died days after capture.
The Zimbabwe National SPCA (ZNSPCA) laid charges on 19 December 2006 to initiate a prosecution process against Shearwater Adventures, for cruelty to animals. The ZNSPCA has consistently been denied access to the 10 elephants that were being held in the bomas at Nakavango range in the Victoria Falls. Veterinarians from both Zimbabwe and South Africa have also been denied access to the elephants.
On the 12th January 2007, the ZNSPCA filed a complaint with Zimbabwe Republic Police in Victoria Falls, for obstruction (in terms of section 12 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act) after access to the elephants was again denied.
The ZNSPCA attempted to meet with representatives of Shearwater to discuss the way forward. The board of the ZNSPCA attempted to engage in dialogue with Shearwater’s appointed lawyer but no agreement was imminent. Shearwater Adventures threatened to bring a civil suit against ZNSPCA for malicious prosecution, claiming that its business had suffered due to the ZNSPCA’s actions.
Shearwater eventually agreed to meet with ZNSPCA in the presence of their lawyer on 31 January 2007. In this meeting it was agreed that both parties would release a statement to the effect that they were working together for the betterment of the elephants concerned.
Shearwater have not withdrawn their threat of malicious prosecution against ZNSPCA.
On 19 February 2007, the ZNSPCA expressed concern that access continued to be denied. After phoning Shearwater, the ZNSPCA was informed by the then Managing Director, Allen Roberts, that until press statements were approved, no access would be granted.
Mrs. Mtetwa, the lawyer acting for and on behalf of the ZNSPCA proceeded to the High Court to obtain an order for ZNSPCA to have unrestricted/unhindered access to the elephants.
On 9 March the Honourable Mr Justice Patel granted a Court order to the ZNSPCA, giving access to the elephants. Shearwater Adventures insisted that they wanted ZNSPCA personnel to be accompanied by two vets, namely Drs Foggin and Zvishiri as well as a member of National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority on such visits. Shearwater Adventures requested that the ZNSPCA would give them 24-hours notice before a visit in order to facilitate the summoning of two veterinarians to accompany them.
The ZNSPCA gave Shearwater Adventures 2 working days notice of an intended visit/inspection on 26 March 2007. Shearwater personnel insisted that it was ZNSPCA’s responsibility to obtain the relevant veterinarians and because this had not been done, the ZNSPCA was denied access.
Shearwater has given access to numerous individuals and companies but still resists the ZNSPCA. In the interim, another elephant has died, leaving 9 elephants in the bomas.
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REQUEST FROM ORAFs
We have recently received the following request from Eddy Norris of ORAFs (Old Rhodesian Air Force Sods) :-
"ORAFs has been requested to assist with the search for photos relating to the SAS and anything that might work on the cover of a book about the Rhodesian SAS.
"Please direct your replies to orafs@isdial.net
"At this time I am unable to give further details other than saying it will be good one to read and own."
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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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.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
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An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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Glenn MacAskill and Michael Bowery of Crest Publishing have written three books each. Glenn MasAskill is ex-BSAP Special Branch and still working (as Mugabe has denied him any pension) and Michael Bowery is ex-South African Special Forces. Due to the difficulties confronting White writers in the "new" South Africa they launched Crest Publishing to self-publish their own books, and have been doing this since October 2006. Michael Bowery is author of: "Canham's Run", "The Sligo Piper" and "Kill the President", whilst Glenn MacAskill is author of: "King's Gold", "Crime Lords" and "Of Royal Blood".
For more information, or to make an order, please contact Crest Publishing at: P.O.Box, 97910, Petervale, Transvaal, 2151, South Africa, or e-mail: crestbooks@mweb.co.za
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.104 : Dr. FERDI HARTZENBERG of Lichtenburg.
Dr. Hartzenberg was leader of the Conservative Party of South Africa, and spoke at a Springbok Club meeting way back in 1997. Alas, with the increasingly dictatorial rule of the ANC regime in the "new" South Africa opposition politics has become steadily more irrelevant, and as a result all contact has been lost with Dr. Hartzenberg and other members of the former Conservative Party of SA. We have recently been contacted by Dr. Hartzenberg's nephew Joshua Hartzenberg however, who has evidently been trying unsuccessfully to contact his uncle for some time now. If anybody can help Joshua with Dr. Hartzenberg's current address details then please contact him direct at: jhartzenberg@btinternet.com
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
The Ulster Society promotes all aspects of Ulster-British heritage and culture. Their developing web-site is always worth a visit, and can be accessed at: http://www.ulstersociety.org
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
OUT OF TUNE
I am a fairly competent church organist: lost in a concert hall or cathedral, but more or less adequate for an average sized church. Despite outward appearances a church is not a peaceful place, and after the decades all I wanted was out, out, OUT. Twenty years later I was approached by a senior member of our Anglican church with the usual request. To my eternal shame and regret I complied.
My predecessor had resigned after a row. This is quite usual, but in this case caused me some difficulty. Most English hymns have more than one tune, and custom invariably decrees which particular hymn-tune should be used. In this case not even the top clergy could be of assistance, so I decided to use the tunes current at my previous church. It soon became apparent that none of my tunes were known to any of the Coloured domestics, who formed far too large a part of the congregation. They rushed up and tore my hands from the keyboard. This happened twice, so I pulled out. A new and competent Black priest was soon afterwards appointed, and I gratefully thought my troubles were over. Actually they had only just begun. A non-stop routine of walking up and banging the organist's chair began. The seating of this church is such that when the congregation is standing for the hymns, the organist is invisible from the front of the church. It is hard to concentrate while this is going on, but I persevered. But when several of these viragos seized the organ stool and tried to shake me off, I did what I should have done long before, and walked out.
God Bless Africa indeed, but NOT the Whites in the Anglican Church!
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town.
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SO MUCH TO DO
Sir,
The purpose of the Association of the Commonwealth Realms is to ensure we do not complete with existing organisations, but rather to complement them by bringing into the debate on Europe the concerns of those other nations who rely on the Crown for their constitutional security.
By the time you receive this letter I expect that John Clemence will have addressed your meeting. He is a chap greatly underestimated and should long ago have been knighted rather than the sorts of people who have been honoured in recent years.
The main problem, of course, is keeping the Australian Monarchist League alive in spite of rising costs. As you would have been noted from my recent e-mails, there is so much to be done, and yet, as Rhodes so wisely said, so little time.
Yours etc.,
Philip Benwell, National Chairman, Australian Monarchist League.
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TELLING THE TRUTH
Sir,
Thank you for being so brave as to expose what is happening in South Africa. My own brother was murdered outside his farm in 2003. I do trust that after reading the article "The Unlucky Country" people all over the world would take sides with those White South Africans who are left behind and cannot get out of the country.
Yours etc.,
Ray Absalom, Auckland, New Zealand
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OBITUARY
NORMAN POTTER
It was with extreme sadness that we recently learnt the tragic news of the sudden death of Norman Potter.
Norman Potter was born at Rochdale in Lancashire, but emigrated to Rhodesia together with his brother immediately following World War II. An engineer by profession, specialising in heavy diesel engineering, he quickly made his mark in his new country, settling at Gatooma. Here he met and married his wife Beryl, and they had two sons together. He subsequently served in the Rhodesian Army, rising to the rank of Sergeant-Major in the Staff Corps, and became an active member of the MOTHs (the Memorable Order of Tin Hats) after leaving the army.
Following the fall of Rhodesia he moved first to Australia, but then back to southern Africa where he settled in Durban. With the decline of South Africa he eventually returned to the UK however, settling at Herne Bay on the Kent coast. His commitment to the cause of his southern African kith and kin still wasn't over however, for he became a very keen, active and popular member of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide movement, as well as attending a number of functions staged by the Kent Branch of the Springbok Club.
Norman Potter will be greatly missed by all who knew him and admired him so much. He embodied all that is best in our race, and all the time that the British nation can continue to produce men like Norman then we will have nothing to fear for the future. Our sincerest sympathies are extended to Beryl, his grandson Josh and all other members of his family.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Special Intermediary Edition - June 2007.
SPRINGBOK CUBER NEWSLETTER
Intermediary Edition
LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETING
Unfortunately a mistake was made concerning the date of next week's London Swinton Circle meeting in the LSC newsletter which was recently circulated. We would therefore like to confirm that this meeting will definitely be taking place on MONDAY 2nd July. Once again the full details are as follows :-
Date : Monday 2nd July 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : No.1 Parliament Street (one block away from the Houses of Parliament in the direction of Whitehall - nearest underground station : Westminster).
Guest Speaker : Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley). As well as being a highly-respected MP and prominent member of the EuroSceptic "Better Off Out" group, Mr. Davies is also an astute racehorse owner, whose horse Osolomio won at Ripon a couple of weeks ago.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB RHODES & FOUNDERS BUFFET
The date of this year's annual Springbok Club's Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet has now been finalised for Friday 27th July 2007, and will take place in central London. The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Albert Weidemann, the eminent Zimbabwe human rights activist.
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ITEMS FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag, £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version), £80
South African Police Flag, £50
Transvaal South African Republic Flag, £110
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design, £10
Republic of Venda official book, £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation, £30
South African Navy badge, £55
British Red Ensign WWII, £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack, £10
An Empire Youth Annual, £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book, £20
A picture of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour with the Orange White and Blue South African flag flying, £5
The booklet "The Art of War" issued by the Military Information Bureau of the SADF, £15
A copper ashtray from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, £10.
(all prices include postage and packaging - all reasonable offers will be considered)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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Intermediary Edition
LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE MEETING
Unfortunately a mistake was made concerning the date of next week's London Swinton Circle meeting in the LSC newsletter which was recently circulated. We would therefore like to confirm that this meeting will definitely be taking place on MONDAY 2nd July. Once again the full details are as follows :-
Date : Monday 2nd July 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : No.1 Parliament Street (one block away from the Houses of Parliament in the direction of Whitehall - nearest underground station : Westminster).
Guest Speaker : Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley). As well as being a highly-respected MP and prominent member of the EuroSceptic "Better Off Out" group, Mr. Davies is also an astute racehorse owner, whose horse Osolomio won at Ripon a couple of weeks ago.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB RHODES & FOUNDERS BUFFET
The date of this year's annual Springbok Club's Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet has now been finalised for Friday 27th July 2007, and will take place in central London. The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Albert Weidemann, the eminent Zimbabwe human rights activist.
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ITEMS FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag, £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version), £80
South African Police Flag, £50
Transvaal South African Republic Flag, £110
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design, £10
Republic of Venda official book, £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation, £30
South African Navy badge, £55
British Red Ensign WWII, £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack, £10
An Empire Youth Annual, £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book, £20
A picture of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour with the Orange White and Blue South African flag flying, £5
The booklet "The Art of War" issued by the Military Information Bureau of the SADF, £15
A copper ashtray from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, £10.
(all prices include postage and packaging - all reasonable offers will be considered)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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Monday, 18 June 2007
June 2007 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
June 2007 edition
As Tony Blair nears the end of his tenure as British Prime Minister it is both ironic and sickening to observe that the most often quoted "criticism" of his premiership is probably about the only important thing which he did right during his entire term in office - namely his commitment to Britain's role in the worldwide War against [Islamic] Terrorism.
Forget about all the constitutional vandalism which has taken place during Blair's premiership (most frighteningly brought home by the recent Scottish parliamentary results), forget about the furtherance of the poisonous homosexual agenda (particularly by the obscene "civil partnerships" legislation), forget about the cancellation of Britain's EU rebate - and indeed by the increasing encroachment of the EU into UK affairs, forget about the running-down of Britain's armed forces, forget about the crisis of escalating Eastern European and non-White immigration, forget about the appeasement of SF/IRA terrorists in Northern Ireland, forget about the criminal war against White Christians in the Balkans - no, according to the politically-correct brigade the worst thing which Blair did was to commit Britain to the global struggle against militant Islamic terrorism, not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also by initiating more effective security measures in the UK itself.
To be sure, there have also been other less important actions initiated by the Blair government which should be applauded - such as education reforms, increased private financial involvement in public institutions, and military intervention in Sierra Leone (temporary though this alas proved to be) - but it has been Blair's courage in the face of massive extreme left-wing pressure to commit Britain to the fight against expansionist Islamic terrorism which should be praised the most. If this proves to be Blair's greatest legacy then it will indeed be a noble one - though alas in our eyes it will not be able to compensate for all the more disastrous consequences of his rule as detailed above.
When Blair came to power in 1997 we predicted that he would turn out to be a second Ramsey MacDonald; in reality, however, he has turned out to be a second Lear - a tragic figure condemned by all. There have been some who've asserted that Blair has been Britain's worst Prime Minister ever; such a claim though is of course complete nonsense - one only has to remember Attlee (under whose rule Britain was destroyed as a great Imperial power, who initiated massive nationalisation of industry, and who presided over the start of the disastrous non-White immigration programme), Wilson (now widely accepted as a Soviet "agent of influence", and who openly sided with the terrorists in Rhodesia against his own kith-and-kin) and Heath (who betrayed Britain's sovereignty by joining the then EEC and who betrayed Loyal Ulster by proroguing Stormont) to realise that there have been far worse British premiers even in recent history. Having said this, however, Blair must still rank far closer to the bottom than to the top of the league of the greatest British Prime Ministers of all time.
But what of Blair's future? There has been much speculation that he will convert to Roman Catholicism upon his retirement - but might he undertake an even more significant conversion? Both Callaghan and (to a lesser degree) Wilson tended to admit mistakes after they left office. Blair now seems to be vilified by almost all sections of the present Labour Party. His "New Labour" project lies in tatters. Has his 10 year term in office tempered him and made him realise the true realities of the world in which we live - as his admirable latter stance towards the War against Terrorism would tend to suggest? If so then maybe he will be honest enough to admit the failures of the perverse ideology of internationalist and multi-culturalist socialism in the days ahead, and to reject the very concept of the Labour Party - both "old" and "new". If so then perhaps his greatest legacy is yet still to come.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club held a highly successful buffet last month in order to celebrate Empire Day. The guest speaker was Mr. John Clemence QPM, BSc (Econ.) Hons., a former Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police. Mr. Clemence gave an extremely well received speech in which he relayed some of his experiences in not only the RHKP, but also in the Metropolitan Police before that. Mr. Clemence is also a leading official in both the Royal Society of St. George and the newly founded Association of the Commonwealth Realms, and as a result of this meeting we trust that even closer links can be forged between our respective patriotic organisations.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
Following an extremely busy May, the Springbok Club/ELC has decided not to organise any event at national level during June - but the Kent Branch of the movement will be staging an informal get-together towards the end of the month to which all members and supporters are warmly invited. The details of this gathering are as follows :-
Date : Sunday 24th June 2007
Time : Throughout the afternoon - start assembling from 12.00 noon to 13.00 hrs onwards.
Venue : The King's Head, Rochester High Street, Rochester, Kent (The King's Head is approximately 10 minutes walk from Rochester Railway Station. Turn right out of Rochester Railway Station, then turn right again into Rochester High Street. The King's Head can then be found on the left-hand side).
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In late August the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding a Summer Braai at The Peacock Pub, Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, at which it is anticipated that a most interesting guest of honour will be present.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In July the Springbok Club will be staging its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet. The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Albert Weidemann, the eminent Zimbabwe human rights activist. Fuller details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
In September it is hoped that the SC/ELC will be welcoming a prominent former Conservative MP who has recently published a series of empirical books about the Royal Houses of Europe as guest speaker. Again further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM MEETING
The Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including both the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle) held a special meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War last month, at which the guest speaker was Mr. Peter Pepper, a leading official of the Falkland Islands Association. Mr. Pepper, a geologist by profession and a scion of a prominent British military family, lives for at least part of each year in Argentina, where he monitors political and economic developments very closely, and as a result he was able to give a most insightful report regarding the current situation as it effects both the Falkland Islands and Argentina.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle will be staging three most important events during early July, the details of which are as follows :-
On Monday 2nd July the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley) as guest speaker. This meeting will take place at No.1 Parliament Street, commencing at 19.00 hrs. As well as being a highly-respected MP and prominent member of the "Better Off Out" group, Mr. Davies is also an astute racehorse owner, whose horse Osolomio won at Ripon last week.
On Tuesday 10th July the London Swinton Circle will be holding its annual Summer Buffet at which the guest speaker will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP peer and elected hereditary member of the House of Lords. This event will take place at The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3, commencing at 19.00 hrs. The subjects of Lord Willoughby de Broke's speech will include House of Lords reform, EU developments, and foreign policy and defence issues. Tickets will be priced at £15.00 per head (which includes a sumptuous buffet and wine), and can be ordered by writing to: The London Swinton Circle, P.O.Box 29208, London SE8 3ZU.
On Monday 16th July the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Mr. Philip Hollobone MP (Conservative, Kettering) as guest speaker. This meeting will be held in Committee Room No.13 of the House of Commons, beginning at 19.00 hrs.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
New Britain held their first annual Goldsmith Lecture in memory of Sir James Goldsmith last month, which proved to be a great success. Chaired by Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain, the speakers at this event were the Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit CH and Professor Stephen Bush of Manchester University, who both gave most masterful addresses.
New Britain also celebrated "Keep the United Kingdom United Day" on the date of the Trooping of the Colour. After forming a contingent to cheer Her Majesty at the ceremony itself, a pageant was held later during the day in Pimlico where representatives from all the four component parts of the United Kingdom were present. Songs were sung by Tessa Spong representing England and Tim Ward representing Wales, and a special Ulster poem was also read.
On Sunday 1st July New Britain will be staging a special event to mark Canada's National Day. Supporters are invited to assemble at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich at 12.30 hrs, from where a procession will proceed to St.Alfege's Church in Greenwich where a wreath will be laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe, accompanied by the singing of the Canadian National Anthem. A message of friendship to the Prime Minister of Canada will also be signed on this occasion, after which a convivial lunch and conducted tour of Greenwich will take place.
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version) £80
South African Police Flag £50
Transvaal South African Republic Flag £110
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design £10
Republic of Venda official book £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation £30
South African Navy badge £55
British Red Ensign WWII £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack £10
An Empire Youth Annual £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book £20
A picture of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour with the Orange White and Blue South African flag flying £5
A bronze plaque of the SWA border, 1977, £15
(all prices include postage and packaging)
For more details, or to place an order, please contact Mr. Robert Lee Shipley on: 07748-194373, or e-mail: robertshipley1729@yahoo.co.uk
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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS
The Argentinian publication "Clarin" recently reported upon the visit to the Falkland Islands by the Rt.Hon. William Hague MP, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, and also included an interview with him - which of course was supportive of the Islanders, and for the Falklands policy of the Blair Government, which he stated was a policy of state.
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GREENLAND SLED DOG CAMPAIGN
Earle Bingley of the "Canadian Voice for Animals" writes as follows :-
"I now have an update on the Greenland Sled Dogs. We have been successful in bringing the Danish Prime Minister and Mr. Kleist, a Danish MP, to the bargaining table. They have agreed to set up some teams to see if they can't solve the problem of the horror that the sled dogs must suffer each and every day of their lives.
"Some of the owners even kill their dogs when they are three and four years old, because they refuse to work as hard as they did when they were one and two years old. How sick can a nation be?
"We had a very nice write up in the Danish on line newspaper. See our new opening page for the dogs. The English version is there:
http://www.canadianvoiceforanimals.org/GreenlandSledDogs.html
"We are also trying to get IAMS in Denmark and Norway to send some dry dog food to Greenland so that the dogs at least don't starve as they have been doing for decades. With all the bad publicity IAMS is getting because of the poison in their wet can food, they may just want to get some good publicity and send several tons of food to the dogs.
"My girl Coqui, Professor Myrta Montiel, has done wonders in Argentina. Once she became our representative three years ago she has managed to get several provinces in her country slated as no kill areas. She's quite the girl. Some publicity for her would also be appreciated, as she has been a great help with our campaign for the Sled Dogs."
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THE UNITED COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY OF CANADA
The Federal Commonwealth Society of Canada has recently announced that they have changed their name to the United Commonwealth Society of Canada, and furthermore have ratified an official affiliation with the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club.
James Alcock, the International President of the United Commonwealth Society, writes as follows :-
"We have purchased a 1928 South Africa flag and will be parading it along with other [Commonwealth] member nations' flags in our upcoming annual parade in Toronto.
"Flag manufacturers here still print the 1928 flag as well as that silly 1994 flag. The Canadian Red Ensign (my preferred Canadian flag) is also still printed."
[Many readers will probably recall that the Springbok Club/ELC was previously represented in Canada by Mr. John Beattie, who alas subsequently reneged upon his promises and responsibilities. We would like emphasise that Mr. Beattie and his "British People's League" has absolutely no connection to the United Commonwealth Society of Canada.]
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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A small stock of this book, which makes an ideal gift, are still available from : Yesterdays Books, 6 Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth, BH8 9EH, UK at £15.00 - plus £3.50 or £6.50 (airmail) for postage and packing.
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Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.103 : Mr. GRAEME MEIKLE of Salisbury and Durban.
Meryl, now resident in the United States, writes as follows :-
"I was wondering if you can help me locate Graeme (or Graham) Meikle whose family owned Meikle's in Salisbury. He was in Durban, South Africa in the 1960's."
If you can help Meryl in this regard please contact her direct on: Merylhg@cs.com - although she does ask that no attachments be sent with any initial e-mails.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"Green Ratel" has contacted us from South Africa to inform us of an excellent new web-site dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hendrick Verwoerd. He writes as follows :-
"A new site on Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa's greatest statesman. Chronicles the reality of separate development and how South Africa defeated terrorism. Link: http://hendrikverwoerd.blogspot.com/ "
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LOTTERY MYSTERY (1)
Sir,
Hope you are well. As you probably realised, I sent that item [the petition protesting against the alleged fact that the South African National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund was refusing to make grants to the South African Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and that certain branches of the South African SPCA were being threatened with closure as a result - see April's SCN] in good faith. My experience is 6 years old, and the SPCA at that time was not permitted to go on the street to collect, as they had always done in the past, as it was not a charity for humans. That ruling was introduced by the Mbeki Government, so they were really battling for cash. So things have changed.
Yours etc.,
M.H.G., Crawley, Sussex, U.K.
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LOTTERY MYSTERY (2)
Sir,
Regarding the South African Lotto, it is no more!!! Closed down about 4 weeks ago - no-one knows what is happening, so I doubt ANYONE is getting any money from the Lotto any more!
Yours etc.,
Rodger, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
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WHY OH WHY?
Sir,
Why isn't Britain carrying its own weight in Iraq? - Blair did call for war, you know. 8000 British troops, 5500 of whom are to be soon pulled out is nothing compared to the American presence there; the UK has a population of over 60m, it can afford the manpower. Why did Brits talk like they had a potential showdown with Iran? It was two American aircraft carriers floating around the Gulf near Iran, not British carriers; why do the Brits exaggerate their commitment and sufferings? Why don't the Brits expel the Muslims that are swarming into Britain rather than continuing to urge the Americans to do the dirty work of securing the world from Islam? Why do the Brits urge Americans to fight when Britain itself has but a tiny military? Why?
Yours etc.,
Rob Busey, U.S.A.
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AMNESTY HYPOCRITICAL
Sir,
I was recently shocked to learn about the fate of Australian George Forbes. For those readers not familiar with the plight of this Brisbane man, he is unjustly wasting away in Sudan, found guilty of the murder of a suicide victim he barely knew.
If, like me, you knew nothing about this case, you should rightly be outraged. Especially as you are likely VERY familiar with the so-called "David Hicks" character and his every attempt at finding legal loopholes to wriggle out of the mess he got himself into. So much so, that you'd probably be able to pick his primary school mug-shot from a photo line-out.
And why is it that everyone - from the daily newspapers to Amnesty International - keep insisting to refer to Daoud Mohammed as "David Hicks"? Is it not just a cheap trick to try and make Mr Mohammed come across as more acceptable to the Judeo-Christian culture he undertook to overthrow violently?
Daoud might have spent 5 years incarcerated, but lets face it, it wasn't for writing e-mails or waving placards. But due to all the effort by well meaning (if somewhat naive) folk, he is getting out of jail after only 5 years; and by all accounts he was rather chubby on leaving Guantanamo. A state of health that would have been seen as quite a luxury in the Sudanese hell-hole in which George Forbes languished.
Forbes, no doubt, would have been very eager to swap places with Daoud. At the very least he would've been able to get proper medical attention for the malaria-related kidney problems and dehydration he developed while incarcerated. Rumbek Prison has been described as a cess-pit where you sleep on the floor in overflowing sewage with five hundred inmates sharing three showers...
Difficult to picture, as I never saw Amnesty International carting a model of one of those around the country. Probably not as slick as the bright orange (and squeaky clean) Guantanamo model cells used to fleece a gullible public while making propaganda for "Hicks".
But maybe knowing so much about him and what he looks like around here can actually come in handy one day. After all, that convicted terrorist is going to be freely roaming our streets in the very near future!
Probably way before George Forbes receives any justice...
Yours etc.,
Jaco Strauss, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
As most readers will probably be aware, the editor of the SCN has recently been threatened with legal action by an enemy of our movement in relation to two articles which appeared in our "Rogues Gallery" column - one being over 18 months ago now, and the other just over 12 months ago. Both these items were written in a satirical vein following earlier vile comments defaming leading officials of the Springbok Club/ELC and London Swinton Circle which had been posted on an obscure Internet discussion forum run by the individual in question. Faced with this threatened legal action we therefore had no alternative other than to threaten counter legal action in relation to the defamatory items vilifying us which started the whole dispute, as well as against some even more provocative attacks against us which were posted following the "Rogues Gallery" items in question.
As legal action is still proceeding we feel it best not comment in detail about the specifics of this dispute, suffice to say that we are becoming increasingly sanguine about the eventual outcome. We would however like to thank all our many friends around the globe who have offered us support and encouragement during this most testing time. We have been particularly encouraged by the comments of one supporter from Canada, however, who reminded us that "only the tallest trees attract the wind"!
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OBITUARY
EILEEN ANDREWS
It was with great sadness that we recently heard the news of the death of Eileen Andrews.
Born as Eileen Hall in the Shepherd's Bush area of London, Eileen emigrated to the then Southern Rhodesia with her husband Bill Andrews shortly after the end of World War II. Settling in Bulawayo, she became a stalwart of local society, being active in the Women's Institute, the Sons of England and the Masonic ladies movement.
Even after returning to the UK following the fall of Rhodesia in the early 1980s she still maintained her active support for the Rhodesian cause, being a founder member of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide organisation, and being actively involved with the movement almost to the last. We pass on our sincerest condolences to Bill, their daughter Barbara and other members of their family on the sad loss of this great woman who we will always remember with much fondness.
At the same meeting of the Kent Branch of RW where we learnt the sad news of Eileen's death we also learnt that Shereen, another stalwart of the branch, was pregnant, and what's more is anticipating a daughter! Our congratulations are therefore extended to both Shereen and Terry. Rhodesians Never Die!
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June 2007 edition
As Tony Blair nears the end of his tenure as British Prime Minister it is both ironic and sickening to observe that the most often quoted "criticism" of his premiership is probably about the only important thing which he did right during his entire term in office - namely his commitment to Britain's role in the worldwide War against [Islamic] Terrorism.
Forget about all the constitutional vandalism which has taken place during Blair's premiership (most frighteningly brought home by the recent Scottish parliamentary results), forget about the furtherance of the poisonous homosexual agenda (particularly by the obscene "civil partnerships" legislation), forget about the cancellation of Britain's EU rebate - and indeed by the increasing encroachment of the EU into UK affairs, forget about the running-down of Britain's armed forces, forget about the crisis of escalating Eastern European and non-White immigration, forget about the appeasement of SF/IRA terrorists in Northern Ireland, forget about the criminal war against White Christians in the Balkans - no, according to the politically-correct brigade the worst thing which Blair did was to commit Britain to the global struggle against militant Islamic terrorism, not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also by initiating more effective security measures in the UK itself.
To be sure, there have also been other less important actions initiated by the Blair government which should be applauded - such as education reforms, increased private financial involvement in public institutions, and military intervention in Sierra Leone (temporary though this alas proved to be) - but it has been Blair's courage in the face of massive extreme left-wing pressure to commit Britain to the fight against expansionist Islamic terrorism which should be praised the most. If this proves to be Blair's greatest legacy then it will indeed be a noble one - though alas in our eyes it will not be able to compensate for all the more disastrous consequences of his rule as detailed above.
When Blair came to power in 1997 we predicted that he would turn out to be a second Ramsey MacDonald; in reality, however, he has turned out to be a second Lear - a tragic figure condemned by all. There have been some who've asserted that Blair has been Britain's worst Prime Minister ever; such a claim though is of course complete nonsense - one only has to remember Attlee (under whose rule Britain was destroyed as a great Imperial power, who initiated massive nationalisation of industry, and who presided over the start of the disastrous non-White immigration programme), Wilson (now widely accepted as a Soviet "agent of influence", and who openly sided with the terrorists in Rhodesia against his own kith-and-kin) and Heath (who betrayed Britain's sovereignty by joining the then EEC and who betrayed Loyal Ulster by proroguing Stormont) to realise that there have been far worse British premiers even in recent history. Having said this, however, Blair must still rank far closer to the bottom than to the top of the league of the greatest British Prime Ministers of all time.
But what of Blair's future? There has been much speculation that he will convert to Roman Catholicism upon his retirement - but might he undertake an even more significant conversion? Both Callaghan and (to a lesser degree) Wilson tended to admit mistakes after they left office. Blair now seems to be vilified by almost all sections of the present Labour Party. His "New Labour" project lies in tatters. Has his 10 year term in office tempered him and made him realise the true realities of the world in which we live - as his admirable latter stance towards the War against Terrorism would tend to suggest? If so then maybe he will be honest enough to admit the failures of the perverse ideology of internationalist and multi-culturalist socialism in the days ahead, and to reject the very concept of the Labour Party - both "old" and "new". If so then perhaps his greatest legacy is yet still to come.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS
The Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club held a highly successful buffet last month in order to celebrate Empire Day. The guest speaker was Mr. John Clemence QPM, BSc (Econ.) Hons., a former Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police. Mr. Clemence gave an extremely well received speech in which he relayed some of his experiences in not only the RHKP, but also in the Metropolitan Police before that. Mr. Clemence is also a leading official in both the Royal Society of St. George and the newly founded Association of the Commonwealth Realms, and as a result of this meeting we trust that even closer links can be forged between our respective patriotic organisations.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC BRANCH NEWS
Following an extremely busy May, the Springbok Club/ELC has decided not to organise any event at national level during June - but the Kent Branch of the movement will be staging an informal get-together towards the end of the month to which all members and supporters are warmly invited. The details of this gathering are as follows :-
Date : Sunday 24th June 2007
Time : Throughout the afternoon - start assembling from 12.00 noon to 13.00 hrs onwards.
Venue : The King's Head, Rochester High Street, Rochester, Kent (The King's Head is approximately 10 minutes walk from Rochester Railway Station. Turn right out of Rochester Railway Station, then turn right again into Rochester High Street. The King's Head can then be found on the left-hand side).
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In late August the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding a Summer Braai at The Peacock Pub, Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, at which it is anticipated that a most interesting guest of honour will be present.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
In July the Springbok Club will be staging its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet. The Guest of Honour at this event will be Mr. Albert Weidemann, the eminent Zimbabwe human rights activist. Fuller details will be given in next month's edition of the SCN.
In September it is hoped that the SC/ELC will be welcoming a prominent former Conservative MP who has recently published a series of empirical books about the Royal Houses of Europe as guest speaker. Again further details will be given in future editions of the SCN.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM MEETING
The Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including both the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle) held a special meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War last month, at which the guest speaker was Mr. Peter Pepper, a leading official of the Falkland Islands Association. Mr. Pepper, a geologist by profession and a scion of a prominent British military family, lives for at least part of each year in Argentina, where he monitors political and economic developments very closely, and as a result he was able to give a most insightful report regarding the current situation as it effects both the Falkland Islands and Argentina.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle will be staging three most important events during early July, the details of which are as follows :-
On Monday 2nd July the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Mr. Philip Davies MP (Conservative, Shipley) as guest speaker. This meeting will take place at No.1 Parliament Street, commencing at 19.00 hrs. As well as being a highly-respected MP and prominent member of the "Better Off Out" group, Mr. Davies is also an astute racehorse owner, whose horse Osolomio won at Ripon last week.
On Tuesday 10th July the London Swinton Circle will be holding its annual Summer Buffet at which the guest speaker will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP peer and elected hereditary member of the House of Lords. This event will take place at The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3, commencing at 19.00 hrs. The subjects of Lord Willoughby de Broke's speech will include House of Lords reform, EU developments, and foreign policy and defence issues. Tickets will be priced at £15.00 per head (which includes a sumptuous buffet and wine), and can be ordered by writing to: The London Swinton Circle, P.O.Box 29208, London SE8 3ZU.
On Monday 16th July the London Swinton Circle will be welcoming Mr. Philip Hollobone MP (Conservative, Kettering) as guest speaker. This meeting will be held in Committee Room No.13 of the House of Commons, beginning at 19.00 hrs.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
New Britain held their first annual Goldsmith Lecture in memory of Sir James Goldsmith last month, which proved to be a great success. Chaired by Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain, the speakers at this event were the Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit CH and Professor Stephen Bush of Manchester University, who both gave most masterful addresses.
New Britain also celebrated "Keep the United Kingdom United Day" on the date of the Trooping of the Colour. After forming a contingent to cheer Her Majesty at the ceremony itself, a pageant was held later during the day in Pimlico where representatives from all the four component parts of the United Kingdom were present. Songs were sung by Tessa Spong representing England and Tim Ward representing Wales, and a special Ulster poem was also read.
On Sunday 1st July New Britain will be staging a special event to mark Canada's National Day. Supporters are invited to assemble at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich at 12.30 hrs, from where a procession will proceed to St.Alfege's Church in Greenwich where a wreath will be laid on the grave of Gen. James Wolfe, accompanied by the singing of the Canadian National Anthem. A message of friendship to the Prime Minister of Canada will also be signed on this occasion, after which a convivial lunch and conducted tour of Greenwich will take place.
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN MEMORABILIA FOR SALE
The following flags and other items of Southern African interest are for sale :-
270cm x 180cm real South African National Flag £130
South African Naval Ensign (Scandinavian Cross version) £80
South African Police Flag £50
Transvaal South African Republic Flag £110
Rhodesia Flag 1968 to 1979 design £10
Republic of Venda official book £25
Union of South Africa High Commissioner package, brochures, newspapers and other documentation £30
South African Navy badge £55
British Red Ensign WWII £80
Queen's Golden Jubilee Union Jack £10
An Empire Youth Annual £15
A Pictorial History of South Africa Book £20
A picture of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour with the Orange White and Blue South African flag flying £5
A bronze plaque of the SWA border, 1977, £15
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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS
The Argentinian publication "Clarin" recently reported upon the visit to the Falkland Islands by the Rt.Hon. William Hague MP, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, and also included an interview with him - which of course was supportive of the Islanders, and for the Falklands policy of the Blair Government, which he stated was a policy of state.
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GREENLAND SLED DOG CAMPAIGN
Earle Bingley of the "Canadian Voice for Animals" writes as follows :-
"I now have an update on the Greenland Sled Dogs. We have been successful in bringing the Danish Prime Minister and Mr. Kleist, a Danish MP, to the bargaining table. They have agreed to set up some teams to see if they can't solve the problem of the horror that the sled dogs must suffer each and every day of their lives.
"Some of the owners even kill their dogs when they are three and four years old, because they refuse to work as hard as they did when they were one and two years old. How sick can a nation be?
"We had a very nice write up in the Danish on line newspaper. See our new opening page for the dogs. The English version is there:
http://www.canadianvoiceforanimals.org/GreenlandSledDogs.html
"We are also trying to get IAMS in Denmark and Norway to send some dry dog food to Greenland so that the dogs at least don't starve as they have been doing for decades. With all the bad publicity IAMS is getting because of the poison in their wet can food, they may just want to get some good publicity and send several tons of food to the dogs.
"My girl Coqui, Professor Myrta Montiel, has done wonders in Argentina. Once she became our representative three years ago she has managed to get several provinces in her country slated as no kill areas. She's quite the girl. Some publicity for her would also be appreciated, as she has been a great help with our campaign for the Sled Dogs."
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THE UNITED COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY OF CANADA
The Federal Commonwealth Society of Canada has recently announced that they have changed their name to the United Commonwealth Society of Canada, and furthermore have ratified an official affiliation with the Springbok Club/Empire Loyalist Club.
James Alcock, the International President of the United Commonwealth Society, writes as follows :-
"We have purchased a 1928 South Africa flag and will be parading it along with other [Commonwealth] member nations' flags in our upcoming annual parade in Toronto.
"Flag manufacturers here still print the 1928 flag as well as that silly 1994 flag. The Canadian Red Ensign (my preferred Canadian flag) is also still printed."
[Many readers will probably recall that the Springbok Club/ELC was previously represented in Canada by Mr. John Beattie, who alas subsequently reneged upon his promises and responsibilities. We would like emphasise that Mr. Beattie and his "British People's League" has absolutely no connection to the United Commonwealth Society of Canada.]
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.103 : Mr. GRAEME MEIKLE of Salisbury and Durban.
Meryl, now resident in the United States, writes as follows :-
"I was wondering if you can help me locate Graeme (or Graham) Meikle whose family owned Meikle's in Salisbury. He was in Durban, South Africa in the 1960's."
If you can help Meryl in this regard please contact her direct on: Merylhg@cs.com - although she does ask that no attachments be sent with any initial e-mails.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
"Green Ratel" has contacted us from South Africa to inform us of an excellent new web-site dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hendrick Verwoerd. He writes as follows :-
"A new site on Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa's greatest statesman. Chronicles the reality of separate development and how South Africa defeated terrorism. Link: http://hendrikverwoerd.blogspot.com/ "
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LOTTERY MYSTERY (1)
Sir,
Hope you are well. As you probably realised, I sent that item [the petition protesting against the alleged fact that the South African National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund was refusing to make grants to the South African Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and that certain branches of the South African SPCA were being threatened with closure as a result - see April's SCN] in good faith. My experience is 6 years old, and the SPCA at that time was not permitted to go on the street to collect, as they had always done in the past, as it was not a charity for humans. That ruling was introduced by the Mbeki Government, so they were really battling for cash. So things have changed.
Yours etc.,
M.H.G., Crawley, Sussex, U.K.
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LOTTERY MYSTERY (2)
Sir,
Regarding the South African Lotto, it is no more!!! Closed down about 4 weeks ago - no-one knows what is happening, so I doubt ANYONE is getting any money from the Lotto any more!
Yours etc.,
Rodger, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
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WHY OH WHY?
Sir,
Why isn't Britain carrying its own weight in Iraq? - Blair did call for war, you know. 8000 British troops, 5500 of whom are to be soon pulled out is nothing compared to the American presence there; the UK has a population of over 60m, it can afford the manpower. Why did Brits talk like they had a potential showdown with Iran? It was two American aircraft carriers floating around the Gulf near Iran, not British carriers; why do the Brits exaggerate their commitment and sufferings? Why don't the Brits expel the Muslims that are swarming into Britain rather than continuing to urge the Americans to do the dirty work of securing the world from Islam? Why do the Brits urge Americans to fight when Britain itself has but a tiny military? Why?
Yours etc.,
Rob Busey, U.S.A.
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AMNESTY HYPOCRITICAL
Sir,
I was recently shocked to learn about the fate of Australian George Forbes. For those readers not familiar with the plight of this Brisbane man, he is unjustly wasting away in Sudan, found guilty of the murder of a suicide victim he barely knew.
If, like me, you knew nothing about this case, you should rightly be outraged. Especially as you are likely VERY familiar with the so-called "David Hicks" character and his every attempt at finding legal loopholes to wriggle out of the mess he got himself into. So much so, that you'd probably be able to pick his primary school mug-shot from a photo line-out.
And why is it that everyone - from the daily newspapers to Amnesty International - keep insisting to refer to Daoud Mohammed as "David Hicks"? Is it not just a cheap trick to try and make Mr Mohammed come across as more acceptable to the Judeo-Christian culture he undertook to overthrow violently?
Daoud might have spent 5 years incarcerated, but lets face it, it wasn't for writing e-mails or waving placards. But due to all the effort by well meaning (if somewhat naive) folk, he is getting out of jail after only 5 years; and by all accounts he was rather chubby on leaving Guantanamo. A state of health that would have been seen as quite a luxury in the Sudanese hell-hole in which George Forbes languished.
Forbes, no doubt, would have been very eager to swap places with Daoud. At the very least he would've been able to get proper medical attention for the malaria-related kidney problems and dehydration he developed while incarcerated. Rumbek Prison has been described as a cess-pit where you sleep on the floor in overflowing sewage with five hundred inmates sharing three showers...
Difficult to picture, as I never saw Amnesty International carting a model of one of those around the country. Probably not as slick as the bright orange (and squeaky clean) Guantanamo model cells used to fleece a gullible public while making propaganda for "Hicks".
But maybe knowing so much about him and what he looks like around here can actually come in handy one day. After all, that convicted terrorist is going to be freely roaming our streets in the very near future!
Probably way before George Forbes receives any justice...
Yours etc.,
Jaco Strauss, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
As most readers will probably be aware, the editor of the SCN has recently been threatened with legal action by an enemy of our movement in relation to two articles which appeared in our "Rogues Gallery" column - one being over 18 months ago now, and the other just over 12 months ago. Both these items were written in a satirical vein following earlier vile comments defaming leading officials of the Springbok Club/ELC and London Swinton Circle which had been posted on an obscure Internet discussion forum run by the individual in question. Faced with this threatened legal action we therefore had no alternative other than to threaten counter legal action in relation to the defamatory items vilifying us which started the whole dispute, as well as against some even more provocative attacks against us which were posted following the "Rogues Gallery" items in question.
As legal action is still proceeding we feel it best not comment in detail about the specifics of this dispute, suffice to say that we are becoming increasingly sanguine about the eventual outcome. We would however like to thank all our many friends around the globe who have offered us support and encouragement during this most testing time. We have been particularly encouraged by the comments of one supporter from Canada, however, who reminded us that "only the tallest trees attract the wind"!
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OBITUARY
EILEEN ANDREWS
It was with great sadness that we recently heard the news of the death of Eileen Andrews.
Born as Eileen Hall in the Shepherd's Bush area of London, Eileen emigrated to the then Southern Rhodesia with her husband Bill Andrews shortly after the end of World War II. Settling in Bulawayo, she became a stalwart of local society, being active in the Women's Institute, the Sons of England and the Masonic ladies movement.
Even after returning to the UK following the fall of Rhodesia in the early 1980s she still maintained her active support for the Rhodesian cause, being a founder member of the Kent Branch of the Rhodesians Worldwide organisation, and being actively involved with the movement almost to the last. We pass on our sincerest condolences to Bill, their daughter Barbara and other members of their family on the sad loss of this great woman who we will always remember with much fondness.
At the same meeting of the Kent Branch of RW where we learnt the sad news of Eileen's death we also learnt that Shereen, another stalwart of the branch, was pregnant, and what's more is anticipating a daughter! Our congratulations are therefore extended to both Shereen and Terry. Rhodesians Never Die!
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Sunday, 20 May 2007
May 2007 Edition.
SPRINGBOK CYBER NEWSLETTER
May 2007 edition
All commentators seemed to be in agreement that the recent Cricket World Cup was a bit of a disaster as far as organisation and administration were concerned - but being held in what is now sadly part of the "third world", the West Indies, perhaps this wasn't too surprising. The omens for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, to be held in yet another newly incorporated part of the "third world", South Africa, therefore look increasingly bleak.
From the playing point of view the performances of the two Southern African countries proved very poor. "Zimbabwe" were shown to be below the standard of many non-Test-playing countries - but the wonder is of course how any country in the grips of such chaos, tyranny and runaway inflation can even field a team for international competition, and more particularly how any White players can debase themselves by representing a terrorist regime which has initiated the slaughter of so many of their kith and kin. The latter condemnation can of course be equally levelled at the White South African players, and perhaps more especially against their ignominious supporters who were prepared to wave the "national" flag of the ANC regime.
Although on the face of it South Africa's playing performance was not too bad as they managed to reach the semi-finals, this result was more through a fluke of fortune rather than by skill. South Africa were thoroughly trounced by Australia both times they met, and couldn't even beat lowly Bangladesh. As we've often stated in the past, South Africa will inevitably decline in all sports now that the country is no longer a civilised "first world" nation. This decline may be slow and have its ups and downs (such as relative successes in this year's "Super 14" competition), but the overall direction is unquestionably down. This isn't just because of the imposition of the retrograde "quota system", but more because of the disintegration of all the infrastructures of state in the "new" South Africa.
But there has been another significant cricketing development recently. Tom Cartwright, the England medium-pace bowler whose suspicious withdrawal from 1968/69 England tour of South Africa precipitated the so-called "D'Oliveira Crisis", died last month. In his obituaries it was revealed that Cartwright was not only a card-carrying member of the Labour Party, but was also very much "Old Labour". There was widespread speculation at the time that Cartwright's withdrawal - which resulted in the illogical inclusion of the batting/all-rounder D'Oliveira - was for political rather than for medical reasons. This revelation about Cartwright's left-wing sympathies would certainly tend to confirm this speculation. It should also never be forgotten that John Vorster did NOT ban the 1968/69 England tour because of D'Oliveira's inclusion, but because of political interference in the selection of the touring squad. It would therefore seem that Vorster was definitely onto something.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC APRIL ACTIVITY
The contingent of Springbok Club/ELC members paid a visit to the MOTH's (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) England Command HQ in Hackney last month, and enjoyed extremely high hospitality from all MOTH members who they met as a result.
The Springbok Club/ELC party was shown around the MOTH HQ (the General Browning Club) by MOTH Hughie Richardson, the PlayBill of the the MOTH's England Command and Treasurer of the General Browning Shellhole. As well as the organisation's main function areas the tour also incorporated viewings of both the MOTH's main meeting room, where the Douglas Bader, Imjimn, General Browning, Inniskilling and Field Marshall Montgomery Shellholes all meet, and the MOTHWA's (Memorable Order of Tin Hats Women's Association) meeting room. In all areas there was much interesting regalia and memorabilia on display, much of it emphasising the MOTH's roots in South Africa.
Extremely good contacts were established as a result of this trip, and it is hoped that the two organisations will be able to work increasingly closely together in the days ahead.
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EMPIRE LOYALIST CLUB'S EMPIRE DAY BUFFET
The Empire Loyalist Club will be holding their annual Empire Day celebration buffet later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Venue : The MELTON MOWBRAY (the downstairs function room), 18 Holborn (NOT High Holborn), London EC1N 2LE. (The Melton Mowbray is barely 2 minutes walk from Chancery Lane underground station, in the direction of Holborn Circus).
Date : Friday 25th May 2007
Time : Start assembling from 18.00 hrs onwards, meeting to start 19.00 hrs, buffet to be served at approx. 20.00 hrs.
Guest of Honour : Mr. JOHN CLEMENCE Q.P.M., B.Sc.(Econ) Hons. Ldn.
John Clemence was born in 1937 and educated at Rutlish School, Merton. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1956, transferring to Scotland Yard in 1962 and rising to the rank of Detective Inspector. In 1973 he was posted to the Royal Hong Kong Police on temporary attachment as a Detective Superintendent. He transferred to that Force permanently in 1976 and retired in 1992 in the rank of Assistant Commissioner. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service. He is a Vice-President of the Royal Society of St.George, the immediate past Chairman of the Society, a Vice-President of the Chigwell Branch and a past President of the Hong Kong Branch. Married with three children, he takes a keen interest in music and the theatre (having been an organist and choir-master in the past, and having designed sets for and directed stage shows), history, sailing and narrow-boating, and high-handicap golf.
A sumptuous array of buffet snacks will be provided at this meeting, and the costs will be £7.50 per head for Full Members of the SC/ELC, £10.00 per head for Associate Members of the SC/ELC, and £12.50 per head for non-members. To make a booking, or for more details, please 'phone: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC aims to hold a summer get-together during June, to which all members and supporters will be invited. Fuller details will be given in June's edition of the SCN.
In July the Springbok Club will be holding its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet, at which welcome a prominent ex-Rhodesian with first-hand knowledge of the current situation in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF tyranny will be guest of honour.
In August the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding its Summer Braai in the Canning Town area, at which a visiting member from Sweden will be guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM MEETINGS
On 1st May the Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including both the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle) held a special meeting to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union coming into force. This proved to be a highly successful event, with the novel format of having four speakers present, representing the four component parts of the UK. The four speakers, Allan Robertson (representing Scotland), Chris Luke (England), David Williams (Wales) and Adela Hamilton (Northern Ireland) all gave fascinating cameo talks about what their respective parts of the country had contributed to the Union, and what the Union meant to them.
The Patriotic Forum will be holding a further important meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest Speaker : Mr. Peter Pepper.
Peter Pepper is a leading member of the Falkland Islands Association, and a geologist by profession. He lives for at least part of each year in Argentina, where he monitors political and economic developments very closely.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle staged a very successful meeting last month at which the guest speaker was Mr. David Simpson MP, the DUP member for Upper Bann. Mr. Simpson gave a very enlightening speech in which he explained why, although by no means ideal, the DUP had agreed to enter into a power-sharing agreement for devolved administration at Stormont.
On Tuesday 10th July 2007 the London Swinton Circle will be holding their annual summer buffet, at which the guest of honour will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP elected hereditary peer, and on Monday 16th July the guest speaker will be Philip Hollobone MP, the Conservative member for Kettering. Fuller details regarding both these events will be appearing in next month's SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Wednesday 9th May (so-called "Europe Day") New Britain staged a highly impressive march down Whitehall (which included several people in special patriotic costumes!), stopping off to hand in a letter at 10 Downing Street demanding a referendum as to whether the UK should leave the European Union, and pointing out that the auditors have refused to sign off the EU accounts for a number of years. The march then proceeded to the European Union's UK office in Queen Anne's Gate where a similar letter was handed in. A polite letter of acknowledgement was subsequently received from 10 Downing Street, but significantly not from the EU's UK office!
On Tuesday 22nd May, with the approval of Lady Goldsmith, New Britain will be holding their first Goldsmith Lecture in memory of Sir James Goldsmith. This will take place at the Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Hall, Roberts Building, University College London, commencing at 19.00 hrs, and the speakers will be the Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit CH and Professor Stephen Bush of Manchester University, with the meeting being chaired by Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain. Lord Tebbit is planning to deliver an empirical address on the theme of "The State of the British Nation Today", which promises to be of great significance. A few tickets are still available for this event, priced £4.00 per head, and can be purchased at the door prior to the meeting, which commences at 19.00 hrs. The Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Hall is situated in Malet Place off Torrington Place, with the nearest underground station being Goodge Street. (Come out of Goodge Street station and turn left, where Torrington Place will be found on the right. Malet Place is opposite Waterson's book shop.)
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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS
Both the Argentinian publications Clarin and La Nacion have recently reported comments by Tony Blair that he would have sent troops to recover the Falklands in 1982, just as Margaret Thatcher did - and his admiration for her political courage in doing this.
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STOP THE SEAL HUNT
The ice floes of Eastern Canada are a breathtaking vision: an endless sea and sky filled with white as far as the eye can see. In one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles, hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals call out to their mothers, alone on the ice for the first time.
In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of these baby seals will be cruelly clubbed or shot — an annual harp seal slaughter endorsed by the Canadian government, although the majority of Canadians are opposed to the hunting of seal pups under any circumstances. Scores of baby seals, some as young as three weeks old, will be beaten or shot and left to die. Some will even be skinned alive.
www.StoptheSealHunt.co.uk is the number one resource to stay up to date on what’s happening at this year’s hunt and to meet other seal activists from around the world.
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SOUND WORDS FROM AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
Rob Busey from the United States has recently sent us a most interesting report from this year's annual Herzliya Conference, at which a number of U.S. presidential aspirants showed encouraging awareness of the dangers which Iran posed to the West. It reads as follows :-
"Richard Perle assured the conference that [George W.] Bush will attack Iran rather than see it acquire nuclear weapons capabilities.
"Newt Gingrich remarked 'Citizens who do not wake up every morning and think about possible catastrophic civilian casualties are deluding themselves. Three nuclear weapons are a second holocaust. ... I'll repeat it. Three nuclear weapons are a second holocaust. ... Our enemies are fully as determined as Nazi Germany and more determined than the Soviets. Our enemies will kill us the first chance they get. If we knew that tomorrow morning we would lose Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, what would we do to stop it? If we knew that we would tomorrow lose Boston, San Francisco or Atlanta, what would we do?'
"Mitt Romney agreed. Ahmadinejad's Iran is more dangerous than Khrushchev's Soviet Union, which put missiles in Cuba. For the Soviets 'were never suicidal. Soviet commitment to national survival was never in question. That assumption cannot be made to an irrational regime [Iran] that celebrates martyrdom.'
"Then came U.S. Democratic candidate John Edwards. Keeping Iran from nuclear weapons 'is the greatest challenge of our generation. ... To ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons, we need to keep all options on the table. ... Let me reiterate -- all options'."
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10 DOWNING STREET PETITIONS
In the February edition of the SCN mention was made of the "10 Downing Street Petitions Site". Since then a number of our supporters have attempted to add their own petitions to this site. One, advocating more united "British Lions" style sporting sides representing all of the British Isles, can now be accessed as follows :-
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk
Once there type "BritishLions" in the "Search Petitions" box.
Unfortunately another attempted petition has now been rejected by the 10 Downing Street controllers on two separate occasions on extremely spurious grounds. This attempted petition read as follows :-
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'encourage the relevant local authorities to remove the offensive bust of the convicted terrorist Nelson Mandela from outside the Royal Festival Hall'."
and its details read as follows :-
"Nelson Mandela was convicted of terrorist offences in South Africa in 1964 and sentenced to life imprisonment. At a time when the western world is engaged in a War against Terrorism, and our troops are being killed daily in the fight against international terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is highly offensive in the extreme that a bust 'honouring' this terrorist leader should be allowed to remain in London. The Prime Minister should use his influence to have it removed immediately and replaced by a memorial honouring the victims of international terrorism and those who risk their lives combating this evil."
We wonder therefore whether other readers could also attempt to submit similar petitions to this, to let the controllers know the depth of feeling on this important issue.
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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BOOK OFFERS
"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.
Copies of "Way Out of Line" can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
Prices include p&p. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log on to www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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EMPIRE'S CHILDREN
Sam Wagstaff of Illumina Digital writes as follows :-
"If you have an Empire story or know someone that does, I would love to hear from you.
"I am working on the website for a new Channel 4 Series called Empire’s Children. I am looking to speak to as many people as possible with Empire and end of Empire experiences or family connections, however minor - they could be personal experiences, family stories, or through friends. We are also specifically looking for people who have done their own family history research and who may have documents and perhaps photographs relating to their personal and family connection to the Empire. I have included more about the series and the website below and I would like to speak to people in the next couple of weeks.
"Empire’s Children is a new six-part Channel 4 television series which will be aired at the end of May. Empire’s Children will tell the story of the end of the British Empire and the effects of its legacy, by revealing the Imperial backgrounds of six British celebrities - Dame Diana Rigg, Adrian Lester, former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Steel, comedian Jenny Éclair, Shameless star Chris Bisson, and Coronation Street’s Shobna Gulati. The show will follow celebrities investigating their past to discover how the British Empire played its role in shaping their family as it exists today. Empire’s Children is being made by Wall to Wall, the same production company that pioneered the successful genealogy show 'Who do You Think You Are?' The show will be accompanied by a website which will be produced by the BAFTA award winning internet production company Illumina.
"The Empire’s Children website will be a unique, specialist online resource to help people with connections to the Empire to trace their own family history. The website will also be a research resource for everyone with an interest in the history of the Empire and a forum for shared memories and experiences of the public about the British Empire. The website will cover all aspects of the Empire including information relating to families who left the UK to make lives for themselves in the Empire and also those who came to settle in the UK from the Empire.
"Illumina have the important task of capturing for prosperity the experience of the end of the Empire from all points of view and would much appreciate any help that you would be able to give us.
"If you give me a call on 0208 600 9302 or email samala.wagstaff@illumina.co.uk, I can explain more about the project and call you back at a convenient time. Any help you can give us with building this important and unique record of the Empire’s history and personal memories would be much appreciated.
"Please feel free to forward this message."
Sam Wagstaff, Producer, Illumina Digital.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.102 : Ms. JENNY SALZMAN of Durban
Jenny Salzman was an outstanding beauty and a close friend. Her parents (her mother was of Rhodesian origin) alas broke up when she was very young, and as a result she had a troubled childhood, being brought up by her paternal grandparents who ran a successful private taxi company. Her brother Spencer was a very affable chap, and indeed became a keen supporter of the patriotic movement during the late 1980s. We would be extremely keen to know where they both are now.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
There are many excellent videos now appearing on the YouTube service, but one which has been particularly recommended to us sings of the glories of the remaining British Overseas Territories. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QySH24UQ6Mo
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WHAT THE RHODESIANS DID FOR US
Sir,
In the days of UDI, during the war between Rhodesian forces and terrorists, Rhodesian engineers were able to make roadside bomb and landmine-resistant vehicles, using parts from Land Rovers and other vehicles. They were very effective and saved many lives.
Thirty years on, experts and engineers now seem unable to produce something similar to protect our poor, exposed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If a small country such as Rhodesia could produce vehicles like that, surely our modern engineers should be able to build something better than the vehicles being used now.
Yours etc.,
N. Dacomb, Wallington, Surrey, U.K.
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CAPE OF NO HOPE
Sir,
Out of the blue what passes for a government in South Africa has announced a 500% countrywide increase in municipal housing valuations. The night before last there was a hostile ratepayers' meeting in our local dance hall. This normally takes five hundred, but far more than this figure attended: latecomers were sitting on the carpeted floor with their backs against the wall.
My own rates are nearly two thousand monthly, and my local pension is R7800, the British pension one thousand. My wife works as well. I am now 81, so it is quite impossible to augment my income. The so-called government has been cagey about what happens should one be unable to meet the increased rate. Prevalent feeling is that one's house will be confiscated, and no allowance made.
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
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THE MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER
Sir,
There are a lot of South Africans here in Edmonton and Fort McMurray [3 hours north of us]. You hear people speaking Afrikaans often. They all say they will never go back again. We also have South African friends in Toronto, St. Catharine's, Calgary, Vancouver and Mission [British Columbia]. They also say they will never go back to live there again.
One friend from Mission went back for 2 months in Dec/Jan after he tragically lost his wife to lung cancer. He says the people in South Africa are all walking around with blinkers on. They all say "alles sal regkom" not sure when this miracle is suppose to happen as I can't see any light at the end of that tunnel!
Yours etc.,
"Skedonk", Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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CEREBRAL DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATION
Sir,
Below is the name of the re-created CDA Yahoo group :-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cdaforum/
Yours etc.,
"Ironside", Manchester, Lancashire, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We've recently heard rumours that young Mr. Arthur Kemp (see SCNs passim) has left South Africa again (apparently leaving his wife and children behind), and is now flitting backwards and forwards between the United States and Europe attempting to ingratiate himself with neo-Nazi groups on both sides of the Atlantic. We know from firsthand past contact, of course, that young Mr. Kemp is most certainly NOT a neo-Nazi crank himself - so what therefore is the purpose of his continuing attempts to create such an image for himself, and who is paying for his current activities? Any confirmation about these rumours and any further information about this turncoat would be most gratefully received.
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OBITUARY
BOB WOOLMER
Bob Woolmer, who was assassinated by mysterious international forces during the recent Cricket World Cup in Jamaica, was a tragic figure.
A superb Kent and England cricketer himself during his playing days, and was a particular hero of English cricket fans at this time. During the final part of his playing career, furthermore, he seemed to nail his colours firmly to the mast by taking part in "rebel" tours to South Africa and remaining in the country to coach during the days of civilised rule. With the approaching change in dispensation in that sorry land he sadly acted like a "Vicar of Bray" however, and remained in the country under the auspices of the new sell-out cricketing authorities. During this time he also appeared in a cameo SABC documentary about his son, who he was encouraging to play not for his local White schoolboy side, but for a Coloured team in one of the dangerous Cape Town Coloured townships. Many people observed that it seemed the height of irresponsibility to put the safety of his own son regularly at risk simply in order to make a warped political point.
Woolmer subsequently sickeningly became coach to the "new" South African team, but a few years later made an even greater departure from his roots when he accepted the position as coach for the Pakistan side. Woolmer was not a Muslim of course, and turned out to be totally out of his depth in trying to comprehend the intrigues, conflicts and corruption of the Indian sub-continent. He unquestionably made a great mistake in accepting this appointment therefore, for his complete naivety in this regard was probably the main cause of his tragic and premature death.
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May 2007 edition
All commentators seemed to be in agreement that the recent Cricket World Cup was a bit of a disaster as far as organisation and administration were concerned - but being held in what is now sadly part of the "third world", the West Indies, perhaps this wasn't too surprising. The omens for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, to be held in yet another newly incorporated part of the "third world", South Africa, therefore look increasingly bleak.
From the playing point of view the performances of the two Southern African countries proved very poor. "Zimbabwe" were shown to be below the standard of many non-Test-playing countries - but the wonder is of course how any country in the grips of such chaos, tyranny and runaway inflation can even field a team for international competition, and more particularly how any White players can debase themselves by representing a terrorist regime which has initiated the slaughter of so many of their kith and kin. The latter condemnation can of course be equally levelled at the White South African players, and perhaps more especially against their ignominious supporters who were prepared to wave the "national" flag of the ANC regime.
Although on the face of it South Africa's playing performance was not too bad as they managed to reach the semi-finals, this result was more through a fluke of fortune rather than by skill. South Africa were thoroughly trounced by Australia both times they met, and couldn't even beat lowly Bangladesh. As we've often stated in the past, South Africa will inevitably decline in all sports now that the country is no longer a civilised "first world" nation. This decline may be slow and have its ups and downs (such as relative successes in this year's "Super 14" competition), but the overall direction is unquestionably down. This isn't just because of the imposition of the retrograde "quota system", but more because of the disintegration of all the infrastructures of state in the "new" South Africa.
But there has been another significant cricketing development recently. Tom Cartwright, the England medium-pace bowler whose suspicious withdrawal from 1968/69 England tour of South Africa precipitated the so-called "D'Oliveira Crisis", died last month. In his obituaries it was revealed that Cartwright was not only a card-carrying member of the Labour Party, but was also very much "Old Labour". There was widespread speculation at the time that Cartwright's withdrawal - which resulted in the illogical inclusion of the batting/all-rounder D'Oliveira - was for political rather than for medical reasons. This revelation about Cartwright's left-wing sympathies would certainly tend to confirm this speculation. It should also never be forgotten that John Vorster did NOT ban the 1968/69 England tour because of D'Oliveira's inclusion, but because of political interference in the selection of the touring squad. It would therefore seem that Vorster was definitely onto something.
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SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC APRIL ACTIVITY
The contingent of Springbok Club/ELC members paid a visit to the MOTH's (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) England Command HQ in Hackney last month, and enjoyed extremely high hospitality from all MOTH members who they met as a result.
The Springbok Club/ELC party was shown around the MOTH HQ (the General Browning Club) by MOTH Hughie Richardson, the PlayBill of the the MOTH's England Command and Treasurer of the General Browning Shellhole. As well as the organisation's main function areas the tour also incorporated viewings of both the MOTH's main meeting room, where the Douglas Bader, Imjimn, General Browning, Inniskilling and Field Marshall Montgomery Shellholes all meet, and the MOTHWA's (Memorable Order of Tin Hats Women's Association) meeting room. In all areas there was much interesting regalia and memorabilia on display, much of it emphasising the MOTH's roots in South Africa.
Extremely good contacts were established as a result of this trip, and it is hoped that the two organisations will be able to work increasingly closely together in the days ahead.
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EMPIRE LOYALIST CLUB'S EMPIRE DAY BUFFET
The Empire Loyalist Club will be holding their annual Empire Day celebration buffet later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Venue : The MELTON MOWBRAY (the downstairs function room), 18 Holborn (NOT High Holborn), London EC1N 2LE. (The Melton Mowbray is barely 2 minutes walk from Chancery Lane underground station, in the direction of Holborn Circus).
Date : Friday 25th May 2007
Time : Start assembling from 18.00 hrs onwards, meeting to start 19.00 hrs, buffet to be served at approx. 20.00 hrs.
Guest of Honour : Mr. JOHN CLEMENCE Q.P.M., B.Sc.(Econ) Hons. Ldn.
John Clemence was born in 1937 and educated at Rutlish School, Merton. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Constable in 1956, transferring to Scotland Yard in 1962 and rising to the rank of Detective Inspector. In 1973 he was posted to the Royal Hong Kong Police on temporary attachment as a Detective Superintendent. He transferred to that Force permanently in 1976 and retired in 1992 in the rank of Assistant Commissioner. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service. He is a Vice-President of the Royal Society of St.George, the immediate past Chairman of the Society, a Vice-President of the Chigwell Branch and a past President of the Hong Kong Branch. Married with three children, he takes a keen interest in music and the theatre (having been an organist and choir-master in the past, and having designed sets for and directed stage shows), history, sailing and narrow-boating, and high-handicap golf.
A sumptuous array of buffet snacks will be provided at this meeting, and the costs will be £7.50 per head for Full Members of the SC/ELC, £10.00 per head for Associate Members of the SC/ELC, and £12.50 per head for non-members. To make a booking, or for more details, please 'phone: 07711-188430.
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FUTURE SPRINGBOK CLUB/ELC EVENTS
The Kent Branch of the SC/ELC aims to hold a summer get-together during June, to which all members and supporters will be invited. Fuller details will be given in June's edition of the SCN.
In July the Springbok Club will be holding its annual Rhodes & Founders Day celebration buffet, at which welcome a prominent ex-Rhodesian with first-hand knowledge of the current situation in Zimbabwe under the ZANU-PF tyranny will be guest of honour.
In August the London Branch of the SC/ELC will be holding its Summer Braai in the Canning Town area, at which a visiting member from Sweden will be guest of honour.
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PATRIOTIC FORUM MEETINGS
On 1st May the Patriotic Forum (an umbrella grouping of patriotic organisations including both the SC/ELC and the London Swinton Circle) held a special meeting to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union coming into force. This proved to be a highly successful event, with the novel format of having four speakers present, representing the four component parts of the UK. The four speakers, Allan Robertson (representing Scotland), Chris Luke (England), David Williams (Wales) and Adela Hamilton (Northern Ireland) all gave fascinating cameo talks about what their respective parts of the country had contributed to the Union, and what the Union meant to them.
The Patriotic Forum will be holding a further important meeting to celebrate the 25th anniversary of victory in the Falklands War later this month, the details of which are as follows :-
Date : Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Time : 19.00 hrs
Venue : The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3 (nearest underground station: Bank - leave via Exit 5)
Guest Speaker : Mr. Peter Pepper.
Peter Pepper is a leading member of the Falkland Islands Association, and a geologist by profession. He lives for at least part of each year in Argentina, where he monitors political and economic developments very closely.
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LONDON SWINTON CIRCLE NEWS
The London Swinton Circle staged a very successful meeting last month at which the guest speaker was Mr. David Simpson MP, the DUP member for Upper Bann. Mr. Simpson gave a very enlightening speech in which he explained why, although by no means ideal, the DUP had agreed to enter into a power-sharing agreement for devolved administration at Stormont.
On Tuesday 10th July 2007 the London Swinton Circle will be holding their annual summer buffet, at which the guest of honour will be Lord Willoughby de Broke, the UKIP elected hereditary peer, and on Monday 16th July the guest speaker will be Philip Hollobone MP, the Conservative member for Kettering. Fuller details regarding both these events will be appearing in next month's SCN.
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NEW BRITAIN NEWS
On Wednesday 9th May (so-called "Europe Day") New Britain staged a highly impressive march down Whitehall (which included several people in special patriotic costumes!), stopping off to hand in a letter at 10 Downing Street demanding a referendum as to whether the UK should leave the European Union, and pointing out that the auditors have refused to sign off the EU accounts for a number of years. The march then proceeded to the European Union's UK office in Queen Anne's Gate where a similar letter was handed in. A polite letter of acknowledgement was subsequently received from 10 Downing Street, but significantly not from the EU's UK office!
On Tuesday 22nd May, with the approval of Lady Goldsmith, New Britain will be holding their first Goldsmith Lecture in memory of Sir James Goldsmith. This will take place at the Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Hall, Roberts Building, University College London, commencing at 19.00 hrs, and the speakers will be the Rt. Hon. Lord Tebbit CH and Professor Stephen Bush of Manchester University, with the meeting being chaired by Mr. Dennis Delderfield, the National Chairman of New Britain. Lord Tebbit is planning to deliver an empirical address on the theme of "The State of the British Nation Today", which promises to be of great significance. A few tickets are still available for this event, priced £4.00 per head, and can be purchased at the door prior to the meeting, which commences at 19.00 hrs. The Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Hall is situated in Malet Place off Torrington Place, with the nearest underground station being Goodge Street. (Come out of Goodge Street station and turn left, where Torrington Place will be found on the right. Malet Place is opposite Waterson's book shop.)
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LATEST FALKLANDS NEWS
Both the Argentinian publications Clarin and La Nacion have recently reported comments by Tony Blair that he would have sent troops to recover the Falklands in 1982, just as Margaret Thatcher did - and his admiration for her political courage in doing this.
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STOP THE SEAL HUNT
The ice floes of Eastern Canada are a breathtaking vision: an endless sea and sky filled with white as far as the eye can see. In one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles, hundreds of thousands of baby harp seals call out to their mothers, alone on the ice for the first time.
In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of these baby seals will be cruelly clubbed or shot — an annual harp seal slaughter endorsed by the Canadian government, although the majority of Canadians are opposed to the hunting of seal pups under any circumstances. Scores of baby seals, some as young as three weeks old, will be beaten or shot and left to die. Some will even be skinned alive.
www.StoptheSealHunt.co.uk is the number one resource to stay up to date on what’s happening at this year’s hunt and to meet other seal activists from around the world.
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SOUND WORDS FROM AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
Rob Busey from the United States has recently sent us a most interesting report from this year's annual Herzliya Conference, at which a number of U.S. presidential aspirants showed encouraging awareness of the dangers which Iran posed to the West. It reads as follows :-
"Richard Perle assured the conference that [George W.] Bush will attack Iran rather than see it acquire nuclear weapons capabilities.
"Newt Gingrich remarked 'Citizens who do not wake up every morning and think about possible catastrophic civilian casualties are deluding themselves. Three nuclear weapons are a second holocaust. ... I'll repeat it. Three nuclear weapons are a second holocaust. ... Our enemies are fully as determined as Nazi Germany and more determined than the Soviets. Our enemies will kill us the first chance they get. If we knew that tomorrow morning we would lose Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, what would we do to stop it? If we knew that we would tomorrow lose Boston, San Francisco or Atlanta, what would we do?'
"Mitt Romney agreed. Ahmadinejad's Iran is more dangerous than Khrushchev's Soviet Union, which put missiles in Cuba. For the Soviets 'were never suicidal. Soviet commitment to national survival was never in question. That assumption cannot be made to an irrational regime [Iran] that celebrates martyrdom.'
"Then came U.S. Democratic candidate John Edwards. Keeping Iran from nuclear weapons 'is the greatest challenge of our generation. ... To ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons, we need to keep all options on the table. ... Let me reiterate -- all options'."
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10 DOWNING STREET PETITIONS
In the February edition of the SCN mention was made of the "10 Downing Street Petitions Site". Since then a number of our supporters have attempted to add their own petitions to this site. One, advocating more united "British Lions" style sporting sides representing all of the British Isles, can now be accessed as follows :-
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk
Once there type "BritishLions" in the "Search Petitions" box.
Unfortunately another attempted petition has now been rejected by the 10 Downing Street controllers on two separate occasions on extremely spurious grounds. This attempted petition read as follows :-
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to: 'encourage the relevant local authorities to remove the offensive bust of the convicted terrorist Nelson Mandela from outside the Royal Festival Hall'."
and its details read as follows :-
"Nelson Mandela was convicted of terrorist offences in South Africa in 1964 and sentenced to life imprisonment. At a time when the western world is engaged in a War against Terrorism, and our troops are being killed daily in the fight against international terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is highly offensive in the extreme that a bust 'honouring' this terrorist leader should be allowed to remain in London. The Prime Minister should use his influence to have it removed immediately and replaced by a memorial honouring the victims of international terrorism and those who risk their lives combating this evil."
We wonder therefore whether other readers could also attempt to submit similar petitions to this, to let the controllers know the depth of feeling on this important issue.
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MAKE YOUR OWN BILTONG AT THE FRACTION OF THE COST ....
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Please visit www.biltongmakers.com and see all they have available.
You will never be without some REAL South African Biltong again!
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FLAGS etc.
The Springbok Club/ELC now retails Union Flag lapel badges and key-rings, price £2.00 each (plus 20% p&p).
Payments should be made to "The Springbok Club" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
Copies of S.A.Patriot-in-Exile (editions 30 to 36) are still available price R5.00 or 50p each, as well as batches of 50 copies (including copies of the original S.A.Patriot) price R80.00 or £8.00 (plus 20% for p&p.)
Payments should be made to "Patriotic Press" and sent to: BCM SAPAT, London WC1N 3XX, UK.
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BOOK OFFERS
"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.
Copies of "Way Out of Line" can be ordered from Amazon.com.
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"GOVERNMENT BY DECEPTION" by Jan Lamprecht details the disasters of Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and illustrates the similarities between Mugabe's rule and that of Mandela/Mbeki in South Africa. It can be ordered on-line at: www.AfricanCrisis.org
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"OF RICE AND MEN", by Jimmy Walker
111 pages. Illustrated. With excellent cartoons by Fusilier Norman Lambert, produced whilst in captivity. Soft-back £5.00 (cover price £10.00)
An irreverent, left of centre, look at life as a POW by Jimmy Walker, who was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. Jimmy takes us through incarceration at the notorious Changi jail, forced labour on the railroad, and deportation to Japan, where the Japanese exploited the mining skills of the boys from Northumberland. Norman Lambert’s sketches are both amusing and frightening at the same time. Through the bitterness and resentment, and physical trauma of captivity shines the humour and the indomitable spirit of the British soldier. An enjoyable and educational read, with a surprise ending.
Prices include p&p. Payment can be made by credit or debit card. To order on line, log on to www.paypal.com and enter postmaster@gcartwright.demon.co.uk as payment destination.
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"THE BLIGHT OF BLAIRISM" by Francis Bennion is a devastating indictment of the "new" Labour administration. For more details about the book visit: www.francisbennion.com
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"THE THOUSAND STEPS" by Dr Helen Anderson
Dr Anderson spent what she describes as "26 privileged years in Africa, privileged because life was never dull and medical practice never ceased to be truly exciting and fulfilling." It is a personal account of practice, both in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Sudan, Congo and Botswana. She describes her fascinating experiences. She married in Gulu, Uganda, where she ran the local Hospital, dealing with surgical cases never before described in textbooks. She also describes her time in Serowe, Botswana, and the problems with the resident ghost in the Residency.
The book is copiously and superbly illustrated with numerous colour photographs. Available at £20.00 direct from the author at Lake Hawea, R.D.2., Wanaka, 9382, New Zealand, by cheque or money order.
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"THE RAPE OF ZIMBABWE" by Ricky Wilson - which tells it like it was (and is)!
Rhodesia was once a prosperous and thriving country, and the story of the author's enterprising and entrepreneurial spirit in that land, followed by his desperate escape from the country when, as Zimbabwe, it became ruled by a tyrant, imparts a realistic perspective of the present desperate plight of many exiles from a country that was once a paradise and the breadbasket for so much of Africa.
You can order this book via http://www.diadembooks.com/zimbabwe.htm
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EMPIRE'S CHILDREN
Sam Wagstaff of Illumina Digital writes as follows :-
"If you have an Empire story or know someone that does, I would love to hear from you.
"I am working on the website for a new Channel 4 Series called Empire’s Children. I am looking to speak to as many people as possible with Empire and end of Empire experiences or family connections, however minor - they could be personal experiences, family stories, or through friends. We are also specifically looking for people who have done their own family history research and who may have documents and perhaps photographs relating to their personal and family connection to the Empire. I have included more about the series and the website below and I would like to speak to people in the next couple of weeks.
"Empire’s Children is a new six-part Channel 4 television series which will be aired at the end of May. Empire’s Children will tell the story of the end of the British Empire and the effects of its legacy, by revealing the Imperial backgrounds of six British celebrities - Dame Diana Rigg, Adrian Lester, former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Steel, comedian Jenny Éclair, Shameless star Chris Bisson, and Coronation Street’s Shobna Gulati. The show will follow celebrities investigating their past to discover how the British Empire played its role in shaping their family as it exists today. Empire’s Children is being made by Wall to Wall, the same production company that pioneered the successful genealogy show 'Who do You Think You Are?' The show will be accompanied by a website which will be produced by the BAFTA award winning internet production company Illumina.
"The Empire’s Children website will be a unique, specialist online resource to help people with connections to the Empire to trace their own family history. The website will also be a research resource for everyone with an interest in the history of the Empire and a forum for shared memories and experiences of the public about the British Empire. The website will cover all aspects of the Empire including information relating to families who left the UK to make lives for themselves in the Empire and also those who came to settle in the UK from the Empire.
"Illumina have the important task of capturing for prosperity the experience of the end of the Empire from all points of view and would much appreciate any help that you would be able to give us.
"If you give me a call on 0208 600 9302 or email samala.wagstaff@illumina.co.uk, I can explain more about the project and call you back at a convenient time. Any help you can give us with building this important and unique record of the Empire’s history and personal memories would be much appreciated.
"Please feel free to forward this message."
Sam Wagstaff, Producer, Illumina Digital.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
No.102 : Ms. JENNY SALZMAN of Durban
Jenny Salzman was an outstanding beauty and a close friend. Her parents (her mother was of Rhodesian origin) alas broke up when she was very young, and as a result she had a troubled childhood, being brought up by her paternal grandparents who ran a successful private taxi company. Her brother Spencer was a very affable chap, and indeed became a keen supporter of the patriotic movement during the late 1980s. We would be extremely keen to know where they both are now.
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RECOMMENDED WEB-SITE OF THE MONTH
There are many excellent videos now appearing on the YouTube service, but one which has been particularly recommended to us sings of the glories of the remaining British Overseas Territories. It can be accessed at :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QySH24UQ6Mo
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WHAT THE RHODESIANS DID FOR US
Sir,
In the days of UDI, during the war between Rhodesian forces and terrorists, Rhodesian engineers were able to make roadside bomb and landmine-resistant vehicles, using parts from Land Rovers and other vehicles. They were very effective and saved many lives.
Thirty years on, experts and engineers now seem unable to produce something similar to protect our poor, exposed troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If a small country such as Rhodesia could produce vehicles like that, surely our modern engineers should be able to build something better than the vehicles being used now.
Yours etc.,
N. Dacomb, Wallington, Surrey, U.K.
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CAPE OF NO HOPE
Sir,
Out of the blue what passes for a government in South Africa has announced a 500% countrywide increase in municipal housing valuations. The night before last there was a hostile ratepayers' meeting in our local dance hall. This normally takes five hundred, but far more than this figure attended: latecomers were sitting on the carpeted floor with their backs against the wall.
My own rates are nearly two thousand monthly, and my local pension is R7800, the British pension one thousand. My wife works as well. I am now 81, so it is quite impossible to augment my income. The so-called government has been cagey about what happens should one be unable to meet the increased rate. Prevalent feeling is that one's house will be confiscated, and no allowance made.
Yours etc.,
Richard Deane, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.
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THE MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER
Sir,
There are a lot of South Africans here in Edmonton and Fort McMurray [3 hours north of us]. You hear people speaking Afrikaans often. They all say they will never go back again. We also have South African friends in Toronto, St. Catharine's, Calgary, Vancouver and Mission [British Columbia]. They also say they will never go back to live there again.
One friend from Mission went back for 2 months in Dec/Jan after he tragically lost his wife to lung cancer. He says the people in South Africa are all walking around with blinkers on. They all say "alles sal regkom" not sure when this miracle is suppose to happen as I can't see any light at the end of that tunnel!
Yours etc.,
"Skedonk", Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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CEREBRAL DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATION
Sir,
Below is the name of the re-created CDA Yahoo group :-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cdaforum/
Yours etc.,
"Ironside", Manchester, Lancashire, U.K.
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ROGUES GALLERY
We've recently heard rumours that young Mr. Arthur Kemp (see SCNs passim) has left South Africa again (apparently leaving his wife and children behind), and is now flitting backwards and forwards between the United States and Europe attempting to ingratiate himself with neo-Nazi groups on both sides of the Atlantic. We know from firsthand past contact, of course, that young Mr. Kemp is most certainly NOT a neo-Nazi crank himself - so what therefore is the purpose of his continuing attempts to create such an image for himself, and who is paying for his current activities? Any confirmation about these rumours and any further information about this turncoat would be most gratefully received.
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OBITUARY
BOB WOOLMER
Bob Woolmer, who was assassinated by mysterious international forces during the recent Cricket World Cup in Jamaica, was a tragic figure.
A superb Kent and England cricketer himself during his playing days, and was a particular hero of English cricket fans at this time. During the final part of his playing career, furthermore, he seemed to nail his colours firmly to the mast by taking part in "rebel" tours to South Africa and remaining in the country to coach during the days of civilised rule. With the approaching change in dispensation in that sorry land he sadly acted like a "Vicar of Bray" however, and remained in the country under the auspices of the new sell-out cricketing authorities. During this time he also appeared in a cameo SABC documentary about his son, who he was encouraging to play not for his local White schoolboy side, but for a Coloured team in one of the dangerous Cape Town Coloured townships. Many people observed that it seemed the height of irresponsibility to put the safety of his own son regularly at risk simply in order to make a warped political point.
Woolmer subsequently sickeningly became coach to the "new" South African team, but a few years later made an even greater departure from his roots when he accepted the position as coach for the Pakistan side. Woolmer was not a Muslim of course, and turned out to be totally out of his depth in trying to comprehend the intrigues, conflicts and corruption of the Indian sub-continent. He unquestionably made a great mistake in accepting this appointment therefore, for his complete naivety in this regard was probably the main cause of his tragic and premature death.
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