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THE UNITED KINGDOM

OUTPOST

ISSUE No. 15 SUMMER 1990

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OUR HONORARY COMMISSIONER

HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

arriving at the Centenary Dinner in London November 1989

EDITORIALThe daunting task of editing and producing TheOutpost has fallen on new shoulders. Thethanks and appreciation of all members must begiven to our Chairman, Tim Wcimer, forcarrying out this task as well as all the otherduties required by his office. His will be a hardact to follow.Brian Tindale and his family will continue thearduous task of collating and posting the

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Outpost and it will help if all members adviseMike Leach of any changes of address as soonas possible.Which brings me to thc next point - money!Producing and posting the Outpost costs moneyand whilst costs are kept as low as possible itdoes have to bc paid for. Payment comes out ofsubscriptions. Those members who do not paytheir subscriptions increase the burden on thosewho do and reduce thc abilily of your Associa-tion to help any member who falls on hardtimes. Elswhere in this Outpost is a list of thosewho have not been heard from for some time. ,

We hope that consciences are pricked and the

necessary cheques will flood into the Treasurer.For those members who wish to bring theirspouses and/or siblings to the annual dinner,

but are prevented by thc rule that only members

may attend, are reminded that spouses and

siblings may become Associate Members which

entitles them to all thc privileges of member-

ship except voting rights.Elsewhere there is an article on the future ofour Association, and I hope that this will be

read by ALL members. It is hoped that mem-

bers will bring up suggestions for the type offunctions they would like to see the Association

holtL We all have experience of innovation solet us tap that valuable source.

Also let your Editor have articles, stories,cartoons, and clear black and white photo-

graphs. We' ll try to fit them in.

Do not be afraid of controversy - it is what

cnablcs an association to be what its members

want it tobe so let us hear your views - LOUD

AND CLEAR please!

ROLL OF HONOURWc regret to announce the deaths ofthe following members and extend our

sincere condolences to their fatnilies

and friends.

George ATKINSON 4094 on 9th June

1990 in Harare f'ollowing a heart attack

Clive BULLEY 5008, peacefully after

a long illness at Hillcrest Hospital,

Durban on 1st Junc 1990.

George DAWKINGS 3109. It is with

great sadness that we rcport George' s

passing on 27th April 1989. George

supported the Association fully over

many years and his passing will be felt

by many. Our belated sympathies toKathleen.

George EAMES at Fish Hock on 20th

January at 83 years young.

John Sidney HATTON 3918 passed

away on 14th February 1990.He was"senior" troop at Rusape with the

white-kneed trio of Ted Galloway,

Taffy Morgan and Paddy Watson. P.K.Allum was also there at that time. Jolm

Hatton left the BSAP for a career with

National Parks before retiring to Eng-

land.

Stan MORRIS-SMITH P/r 17820(father of John 8476) on 27th March

following a long illness.

Roger ORRELL 4943 on 8th April 1990

after a long illness bravely born. His

ashes were returned to "God's own

country" and scattered over the Zam-

besi Valley.

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1990AUGUST 7th: Get together: Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.30pm.

SEPTEMBER 1st: Broadway Braai. Anyone wishing to attend please advise Alan Lucas on Tel:(H)0386 840191 or (O) 0386 858585

SEPTEMBER 4th: Get together: Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.30pm.

SEPTEMBER 8th Saturday. North West England gathering at New Inn, Galgate for GameVenison Pie'.

SEPTEMBER 28th: Annual Dinner. At the Victory Services Club, Seymour Street, I pndpn. Scc'

separate insert.

OCTOBER 2nd: Get together: Rogby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.30pm.

OCTOBER 14th: South West (Somerset) Gathering. Contact Pop Ellis with SAE at his home 46 FpzdStreet, Moretonhampstead, Devon TQ13 8CH who will advise venue.

NOVEMBER 6th: Get together: Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.30pm.

DECEMBER 4th: Get together: Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.3Qpm.

CHRISTMAS SUNDOWNER: This will NOT bc held as your Committee fee] that tpp manyfunctions take, piace at this time of year AND the last one held was so poorly supported, In its placea 'SPRING GATHERING' will be held.

1991

JANUARY 8th: Get together: Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London, 5.3Qpm,

MARCH 15th 1991:Spring Gathering. Venue to be advised.

MAY 17th 1991:Annual General Meeting

SEPTEMBER 27th 1991:Annual Dinner.

REGULAR EVENTSRhodesians Worldwide - Southarnpton. First Sunday of each month. Contact Judy WpzgcrLymington on 0590 679304.I.ondon Monthly - First Tuesday of each month - Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London. Bar opens5.30pm. NOTE: In January it will be, held on the Second Tuesday as above.

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CHAIRMAN'SREPORYThe Chairman opened his report by asking for amoment's silent tribute to those who hadanswered the last roll call in the past year andthanked those who had attended variousfunerals t,o represent the Association." The past year has been one of the mostmomentous in the history of thc'Association.The highlight was without doubt, the celeb-rations to mark the founding of that PoliceForce in which we all served. Branchesthroughout the world, organised suitable eventsto mark the occasion but we of this branch werein the honoured position to organise the Centen-ary Reception here in London which was gracedby the presence of Her Majesty, Queen Eliza-beth, The Queen Mother, our Honourary Com-missioner. Members travelled from far andwide across the world to attend and theirpresence was sufficient reward for the mem-bers of the Committee of this Branch and theirco-opted volunteers for the many hours ofplanning and work to bring to fruition theevents connected with thc Centenary Celeb-ration. It is perhaps invidious to single out any

one member when all have worked so hard, but

I am sure you will all agree our hard-workingSecretary, Mike Leach, deserves a specialmention. We are sure from the many messageswe have received from those attending, that allevents were well and truly enjoyetL

Turning now to our Monthly Gatherings at the

Rugby Club, the level of support has beensomewhat erratic. The causes are not too clear- I personally suspect two aspects; firstly the

location is not too convenient and secondly the

liquor prices are well above average. I would

suggest the Committee examines this matter

with a view to considering relocating. I thank

those who have supported these gatherings.

During the year local regional events have been

held; I refer to the annual braai at Haslcmereorganised by Dave Champion and John Turkand the gatherings at Galgate for which wcthank Allen Day and his wife, Irene. Members

in certain areas attend events organised byother Associations connected with Rhodesia

which doubtless prove useful means of main-

taining contact with old friends,

I regret you have not received as many editions

of the United Kingdon Outpost during the year

as planned. Unfortunately, my working life has

been and still is at a level which has reduced

thc time I could spend on such activities. I am

happy to report that Brian and Adrienne Gibbs

have taken over the compilation, editing and

printing of the Outpost and Brian and Barbara

Tindale, despite job and home upheavals, are

continuing the collating and despatch ope-

rations. My thanks go to them for their loyal

support.Concurrent with the delay of Edition No. 14 of

the Outpost was the late despatch of details of

the photographs of the Centenary Reception.

For this I must apologise most humbly. Some

members will have received the copies they

ordered whilst others arc awaiting their copies

which are being made. These will be despat-

ched as soon as received.

Matters concerning finance will be dealt with

as another item on the agenda, likewise a rcport

on the BSAP TRUST. At this stage I would like

to pay tribute to the work done by our

Treasurer, John Restorick who has handled a

large amount of stock during thc year. Fred

Mason in liaison with John has been involved in

the complicated matter of preparing all the

paper work necessary for the recovery of tax

from Inland Revenue in respect of covenants

from members. To Fred as well, I express my

appreciation.Tonight John Restorick, Gerry Paxton and

George Glibbery retire by rotation from the

Committee. John has indicated that he is

prepared to stand for relection and to continue

as Treasurer, whilst unfortunately Gerry and

George have intimated their inability to offer

themselves for re-election. We thank them for

their help and assistance during their 'three'.

Whilst on the matter of retiring by rotation, I

must mention, that this time next year, it will

be the turn of our Secretary, Mike Leach, Brian

Tindale and me. By then I will have had the

honour of being your Chairman for eight years.

I am now a 'Senior Citizen' and whilst I am

still working in I.ondon, my longer term plansare unclear. I might well be in a position tooffer myself for re-election to thc Committccbut I think it would be prudent for you to givethought during the next twelve months aboutwhom you would wish to have as Chairman.Thank you all for attending this Annual GeneralMeeting.

THE A.G.M.

THE SECRETARY SPEAKS

There were 37 Members present and a full listappears below. Finances are reported to behealthy. An exercise by thc Treasurer resultedin subs received doubling the previous yearsfigure due to arrears being collected.

Committee saw two new. members DickRay 5075 and Brian Gibbs 6050 joining theteam as both Gerry Paxton and George Glibberyhad to stand down for business reasons. Detailsof your new committee appear on the back pageof this issue. The question of wives attendingthe Annual Dinner was again raised, but as thiswas only rejected by a postal ballot of allmembers on last year's AGM, it was notpersued as there already exists the facility forthem to join the Branch. The venue of theLondon Gatherings was discussed and theConunittee will examine this and other alterna-tives suggested.

The following members were present at thcAGM: 3948 E. Collier, 4158 T. Weimer, 4332P. Short, 4494 J. Restorick, 4735 C. Rogers,4829 T. Oatt, 4853 F. Punter, 5063 S. Bolas,5143 J. Vye, 5659 H. Hopkins, 5951 Q. Lamb,6130 R. Symmons, 6630 J. Hazlett, 6841 B.Tindale, 6907 P. Shew, 7348 P. O' Hara, 7833R. McLeod, 10367 C. Churchill, Associate K.Leach, 3980 R. Rees, 4180 E.J. May, 4393 A.Lucas, 4730 D. Hallward, 4797 R. Paget t, 4837J. Brown, 4995 D. Jones, 5075 D. Ray, 5479 M.

Leach, 5907 P. Wilsm. , 6050 B. Gibbs, 6432 C.Roberts, 6632 G. Paxton, 6905 P. Phillips, 7153M. Crafter, 7391 A. Toms, 9620 P. Bryan,Associate H. McCubbin.

Apologies were received from: 2853 Col. H.Jackson, 2906 P.W. Barnes, 3385 L.L. Lum-holtz Smith, 3686 A.V. Wcston, 3713 F. JimmyJames, 3749 S. Edwards, 3799 A.L. Andrew,3941 J. H. Baker, 4005 S. Forrest, 4041 A. Day,4046 E.B. Galloway, 4240 R.H.T. Warwick,4327 A.D. Johnston, 4383 A.H. Lowther-Pin-kerton, 4614 A.B. Bulman, 4851 A.M. Harri-son, 4857 M.B, Wiltshirc, 4955 R.C. Morriston,5044 A.E. Bradshaw, 5518 K.W. Mitchell, 5537B. Litton, 5766 G. Fairlie, 5934 F.C. Mason,6629 G. Glibbery, 7125 P. Ellis„7547 C.J.Inglis, 8760 A.J. Butterworth, P/r 931 D.Webber, P/r 3148 M.E. Few, P/r 21100 B. Wild,WFR D. Litton, Associate R. Litton, 3993 T.C.Banister.

CENTENARY MEMORABILIAThe following are available from theTrca surcr:-CENTENARYSilk Cravats @ E15.00 eaSilk Ties @ E 17.50 caPolyester Ties @ E 5.00 eaGold-plated Brooches @ E15.00 eaPorcelain Mugs @ E10.00 caPorcelain Plates @ E 7.00 eaShields (hand-painted) @ E15.00 eaMenus Bc Tickets @ E 1.00 setOTHERPolyester BSAP Ties @ E 5.00 eaSilk Association Ties @ E10.00 eaPrints BSAP Uniforms, sets of 3 @E10.00BSAP Xmas Cards, Pkts of 5 @ E 1.00 pktThere's no profit in these sales but we wouldlike to clear thc stock. However E1 towardspackaging and postage would be appreciated.

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THE FUTUREThe UK branch of the BSA Police Regimental

Association is part of an organisation forgedout of service over the last 100 years.

It is the thin BLUE LINE that extends all over

the world, which assures former comrades of a

warm welcome and a cold beer, wherever they

meet.This spirit of comradeship developed by our

common experiences of the past is what makes

us what we are.But the Association must not be the vehicle forus to look back and bemoan the loss of the past.

It must bc the means for us to look to the future

and use thc same spirit of comradeship to

support and enhance the new lives wc are all

now living.A number of younger members have said

recently that they see no point in attending

meetings or get togethers as it appears to bc a

crowd of old fogcys talking about a bygone age

to which they cannot relate.

To some extent this criticism is not without

justification, but the more important fact that

seems to have been forgotten by younger

members is that those they criticise have

demonstrated the most essential quality of a

member of any club or association - LOYALTY

AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICPIATE.

The life blood of any association is the

contribution made to it by each and every

member. Therefore your Association is calling

on ALL members to make us a living organism

that benefits all its members.

We arc all now in different walks of life and

new careers. Using the comradeship within the

Association we can assist one another in many

ways to enhance and improve our lives. These

ways could be through business, advice, career

assistance or simple mutual support.

Our Association cannot move forward unless

EVERY member gets off his backside and

PARTICIPATES. Don't make excuses, get in-

volved and make our Association the vibrant

living source of support and comradeship that

was the Force to which we all belonged.

The following poem rather says it alll

ARE YOU AN ACTIVEMEMBER?

(With acknowledgement to M.W. Olenick)

Are you an active Member,

The kind that would be missed'!

Or are you just contented

That your name is on the list'I

Do you attend the meetings,

And mingle with the flock?

Or do you stay at home

To criticise and knock'I

Do you take an active part

To help the work along'I

Or are you satisfied

To only just belong'I

When Committee assignments come around

Do you pretend to be sick'I

And leave the work to just a few

Then talk about the clique I

Think this over, Member,

You know right from wrong,

'ARE YOU AN ACTIVE MEMBER

OR DO YOU JUST BELONG'I

Overheard at the Rugby Club:

It is not just what you know or who you know,

but WHAT you know about WHO you knowl

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MAKING A COVENANTThe British South Africa Police Trust has beenestablished to provide financial assistance andhelp to members of the BSA Police RegimentalAssociation or their dependants in case of need.Thc Regimental Association (UK Branch) hasagreed that atmual membership subscriptionsmay bc covenanted as donations to the Trust,without affecting membership of the Associa-tion.As a registered charity, the Trust may receivecovenanted donations after thc deduction ofIncome Tax at the basic rate and then recoverthis tax from the Inland Revenue. This, at thcpresent basic rate, increases the value of thecovenant in the hands of the Trust by one third,i.e. a I5.00 is worth L6.67.Normally, you would make your covenantpayments out of your taxed income and IncomeTax at the basic rate will have been deductedand paid by you.Non-taxpayers SHOULD NOT covenantbecause Inland Revenue will then seek torecover the tax from you.If you would like to make a covenant with theTrust (minimum E5.00 per annum over fouryears) please ask for a Dccd of Covenant fromthe Secretary. The simplest method of paymentis by Banker's Order. This also applies toordinary subscriptions to the Association as itsaves you having to remember each year.We really do need the funds. Who knows, oneday you may need help.

WELCOME TO NEWMEMBERS

Jon William ALLEN P/r 15488 - GardenCottage, Alresford House, Old Alresford, HantsSO24 9DY. Tel: 0862 733968David Graham BULLOCK P/r (number notavailable) - Warmington Manor, Banbury,Oxfordshire OX17 1BU. Tel: (H) 029589 239(0) 029589 302Phillip BRYAN 9620 - 42 Dunfield Gar-dens, London SE6 3RN. Tel: (H) 461 0757 (0)071 734 7020

Robert Alexander COWE P/r 9382 - 149(A)Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2AP.Tel: (H) 0202 478204 (0) 0202 294357Rex CRAKER 4991 - 10 Rutherford Road,Aylcsbury, Bucks HP21 8AP, Tel: (H) 029626240 (0) 0235 815596Andrew Kendaj Franks DOUGAL 7002 - c/oComputer Solutions, 24 Dale Street, LiverpoolL2 4TR. Tcl; (0) 051 2364771Derek George "Vic" EDWARDS PCG, 8158-9 Bathurst, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough PE2OQH. Tel: (H) 0733 232922 (0) 0733 237378Joseph Michael EGLINGTON 6349 - 1 PoplarClose; Ecclcshall, Staffs ST21 6DY. Tel: (H)0785 850049 (0) 0532 737373John Stuart FINDLAY 6621 - 6 WestwaysClose, Wrenthorpe, Wakeficld, West YorkshireWF2 OTF. Tel: (H) 0924 320454 (0) 0532330034Andrew Jeremy GRAY 6819 -3 Ashton Place,Sandisplatt Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 4TA.Tel: (H) 0628 75285 (0) 0628 776350Mark Steven GRI~ 8123 - 122 FieldWay, Aldcrhot, Hants GU12 4UW. Tel: (H)0252 24978 (0) 0252 24545Henry Christopher HARDING P/r (number notavailable) - Kingweston House, Kingwes-ton, Somerton, Somerset TA11 6BD. Tcl: (H)0458 223139 (0) 0458 42291Robert John HOBART P/r 383362 - 28 White-haven Park, Chapel Lane, Blackfield, South-ampton SO4 1YX. Tel: (H) 0703 893588 (0)0703 663155David Eion POULTNEY 8107 - Hall Farm,Dagnall, Berkhampstead, Herts HP4 1QY. Tel:(H) 044582 2395 (0) 0442 42831Robert Malcolm SAVAGE 5164 - 72 RyderClose, Dursley, Gloucestershire GL11 5SG.Tel: (H) 0453 546179 (0) 0454 260681

INFORMATION pLEASE: Can any memberasstst the Secretary m tdcnttfymg MrchaclRoch Joseph DOYLE born Victoria, Australiaon 9.12.527 Any details - reghnental number orservice - would assist.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE1990 SUBSCRIPTION REMINDERThose members who pay their subscriptions bycash, cheque or postal order are reminded that

they were due on the 4th January 1990 and thefee of E5.00 should be sent to Mike Leach, 5

Winksley Grove, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

HG3 2SZ or John Restorick, 33 Gilbert Road,Camberley, Surrey GU15 2RD without delay.

We have not heard from thc following Mem-

bers, nor have we received subs from them forsome time. Any Member who knows of theirwhereabouts, just in case they are lost, please

jog their memories and remind them ofHon. Treasurer's address. Any who do' recognise

their names will, we trust, make contact soon.

If nothing is heard by the time the next issue ofOutpost is due, regretably we will have to

accept that these Members no longer wish to be

so and they will be removed from the list. Ifyou have paid by now then please ignore this

notice and accept our apologies.

4552 Adams C.A.B.,7231 Bruce J.H. ,4595Brookes M.N. ,4837 Brown J.C.,950485 Bolas

(Dyer) A. , 5942 Beat tie I., 9191 BerryD.S.,6424 Berry W.H. , Assoc Bannister E,5299 Bannister C.A. , 7015 Barnard (7869) R r

5317 Brooks K.J., 7446 Brown D. , 5257 Brown

(5852) J.M. , 4934 Burman M.S., 6446 Bushnell

T.B., P/r 7510 Chip K., 7065 Collins D.J.H5558 Cahill J.B., 5600 Campbell P. , 3920Carstairs W.J., 5612 Davies P., 901213 Dawson

J.C., 2260 Dance F.,5404 Dixon A. , Wp 357

Easton nee Walker C., 7188 Easton M.J., 7125Ellis P.J., Assoc Emmett J.C., 2870 Francis

A.J., 3914 Griffin V.J., 7460 Good R.C., P/r

14777 Garbett H.C., 950358 Goggin K.M. , 9159

Guy R., 5049 Grimwood D.J., 5355 Gibson

H.J;, 4213 Hale E.B.M. , 10577 Harris J.A. ,4865 Hogan W.P., 6902 Horn R.G., P/r 17338

Harris J.M. , Hawkey G., 5731 Hackett R.B.,4471 Hcbron H. ,P/r 17485 Horsman P.L., 459'/

Howard P.D., 9499 Hurry (110890) K.V. , 7547

Inglis (9130) C.J., 5688 Jones D.J.F.,5858 Jack

M.F., 6616 Kecns D.H. , 2963 Kennedy T.W.M. ,

5956 Kennedy D.A. , 5977 Lebish (7280) R.D.&

4910 Lce D.J., P/r 17172 Laming M. ,7167 Long

P., 9486 Luscombc D., Lovett S., P/r 28925

McKean D.J., 3762 Mitchell J.A. , 5636 McA-

lister'B. , 4874 Merricks L.R., 5698 Mandeville

M. , 4720 Moss, 5311 Perigo A.J.T., 5307Puckle A.H.M. , 8514 Percival R., 9640 Penman

D., 8515 Powys M„Parfitt K., 6060 Pollard

C.J.W. ,Wp 29 Rcnouf DMA V. , 5098 Riley D. ,5365 Robins R.F., 9447 Sanderson J.A. ,7476

Seeley D.J., P/r 18998 Smith A.F., 6988 Say

C.,3256 Seward J.L.A. , 9939 Shaw A.C., 9638

Smith B., 5494 Sutherland S.H.M. , 5782 Taylor

H.N. , 4964 Tadman M.,4944 Tullett D.R., 4974

Taylor J., 8079 Townend C.R., P/r 19221

Waugh T., 4878 Whitcley OBE QPM S.L, , 9274Williamson P.S., 6883 Webb T.C.S., 5906Wells M. ,10099 %igham K., 5427 Wilder L.G.,7175 Wood G. , 5400 Wood J.L.,4635 Wright

B., %augh D.M. , W/p 393 Whitney A. , 6635

%oods M.D.,8200 Wood T.W. , 5666 %right

D.J., 8816 Yoko M.

PLEASE make contact as we do not want

to lose you!

CHANGES OF ADDRESSJ.W. ARKLEY 8291 and Wp M.M. Arkley 205have moved to Durban, Natal, RSA. Tel:76556/7. Natal please note.Rowland BLAKE P/r 1119 - 34 Balliol Road,Biccster, Oxfordshire OX6 7HP. Tel: {H) 0869244979

BUSHNELL 6446 - 48 St Johns Hill,Ryde, Isle of Wtght PO33 1EU. Tcl: (0) 0983523834Doug COX P/r 17677 - 7 The Furlongs» KingStreet, Tring, Herts. HP23 6BX. Tcl: 0442890176Mike CRAFTER 7153 - 42 Kingsmead Road,Borrowdalc, Harare, Zimbabwe. Tel: 730219.D L.R. HALLWARD 4730 - 9 Fairview Close,Cupcrnham, Romscy, Hants SO51 7LS Tel:(0)& (H) 0794 514693

HAND 8962 - 44 Christie Miller Road,Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7EN. Tel: (0) 0722411444 (Dogs)H J Hoppy HOPKINS 5659 - 21 Leamington .Road, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7EQ.Tel (H) 0386 852236 & (0) 0386 858585R A.H. JOHNSTONE 8488 - 21 Primrose

Beckcnham Hill Road, London. SE63NR

Terry KEEN 7875 - 6860 Glen Erin Drive, UnitNo 17, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada LSN 2EI.Tel (H) 416 567 0289,Bryan LITTON 5537 - Tel: (0) & (H) 072742887H A McCUBBIN (Associate) - Park St.James,

James Terrace, Prince Albert Road,London NW8Milton McGARRICK P/r - P.O. Box 12994Ccntrahil, 6066, RSAJon L. MILNER 6645 - 11407 July Drive, Apt "204, Silver Spring»Maryland 20904, USAKen W, MITCHELL 5518 - 82 Rowland Way,Hartwell Estate, Aylsbury,Bucks, HP21 8SW. Tel: (H) 0296 431590 (0)0296 26151 Ext 2355Jim O' TOOLE 6580 - 4 Mortehoe Apartments,Chapel Hill, Mortehoc, North Devon. Tel:(0) &(H) 0271 870674

Richard PIKE 8745 - Rcs Tel: 0835 454-239Russell POND P/r 14716 - 23 Minster Yard,Lincoln LN2 1PY. Tcl:(H) 0522 560274 (0) 0522 530230Tom POWELL P/r - I Meadowcraft Cottages,Ings, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9PYDenis READ 3979 - 7 Mount Felix, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 2TJ. Tel(H) 0932222204 and (0) 0753 830052J.C.REEVES 4922 - 2 Jocelyn EntombcniDrive, Amanzimtoti, Natal, 4126,RSAPaul SHEW 6907 - c/o Maid Marion, Cumber-land Basin, Regents Park, London Nl. Tel (0)071 387-9913R.C.SYMMONS 6130 - 98 Western Way,Grange Estate, Letchworth, Herts SG6 4SN. Tel(H).0462 673914 & (0) 0582 31900Johnny VYE 5143 - The King Alfred Inn, SaxonRoad, Winchester, Hants. 0962 54370(H) & (0),Dcnis I. WADSWORTH 5831 - 26 JamesonAvenue, Melrose Estates, Johannesburg RSA.Barry WILD P/r 21100 - The Broadway ParkHotel, Melville Street,Sandown, Isle of Wight. PO36 9DJ. Tel:{H) &(0) 0983 405214Kcn WOOD 5802 - 33 Ridge Road, Hillcrest,Natal 3610, RSAA ncw address list of merytbcrs is available.Please send a self-addressed AS envelope witha 28p stamp (2nd class) to the Jason. Sec,

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ANY FOOL CAN BAKE A CAKE!To a District man, Saturday afternoon wasalways 'Sports' afternoon and since there wereseldom enough men on a station to formanything larger than a tennis team, Saturdaywas 'tennis' day. The standard of tennis wasreasonably high but it was also an importantsocial occasion. By tradition, the 'mess' pro-vided tea while the local ladies provided thecakes and cookies. The enormous capacity of aDistrict man to put away vast quantities ofthese was legendary and the subject of many aleg-pu 11.

The crunch came at Odzi when one of the ladsresponded to a comment about his eating beingbetter than his tennis. In a fit of bravado, heoffered to bake the cake for the followingweeL Needless to say, the local ladies jumpedat this chance to show up the lads and acceptedthe challenge before the enormity of it had sunkin. It was only on the afternoon of the followingFriday that anybody took the matter seriouslyand, since the honour of the mess was at stake,urgent action was called for. Then we dis-covered that both thc mess boys were havingthe day off on the Saturday and a sense ofdespair began to creep into the mood of themess."Fourpence, how do you bake a cake7""Idon't know, boss"."Naison, what about you? Don't you know how

to bake a cake7""Inever tried it, boss. ""Sar Major, who've we got in the stocks who

can cook?""They' re all poachers and farm labourers, sir.No drunks atall, sir.""Good Lord, now what7"

But the lads were made of stout stuff and not to

be beaten by anything as simple as a cake."Come on, " said Mike, "We' ll show them.

We' ll give them something to really get them

talking' *.

"It can't be that difficult", said George,"After all a cake is only flour and eggs and

things like that with whatever you chuck in to

give it flavour. I mean if it's a fruit cake, you

chuck in fruit and if it's a chocolate cake, then

you just add chocolate. Pretty simple really. ""That's an idea, " I said, "They' re always

giving us lemon sponges and chocolate cakes

and things. Why don't we make a good, old

fashioned fruit cake7"We hadn't a baking pan but we did have a large

saucepan that was fairly clean and about the

right size and shape for a good fruit cake. OK~

one packet of self-raising flour, one dozen

eggs, - seems simple, no trouble so far, just mix

it all up."Hey, Mike, what do they put into a cake to

give it that lovely yellowy golden colour7" .

"Idunno, custard powder, I suppose."

Straight forward, can' t, do any harm, chuck in

one tin of custard powder. How's that'! A bit

stiff and solid, better chuck in a pint of milk to' soften it all up a bit. Fruit! What about fruit7

One packet of raisins, one packet sultanas, one

packet mixed fruit. We' ve forgotten sugarl OK

one packet of sugar."You sure this saucepan's going to be big

enough7""Should be OK. It looks good anyway.

""Hey, does anyone know how we'rc supposed

to actually cook it7 Do we stick it on the top of

the stove or inside the oven7 ""No, boiling you do on the top, baking you do

mstde. ""The big advantage of these old 'Do~er' stoves

is you just stoke up the fire and off you go.

None of this new fashioned nonsense of having

to know what setting to put it qn. ""Surely it can't be as simple as that otherwise

we'd get a cake every day in the mess. You' re

probably supposed to add some secret ingre, -

dient to make it bake, otherwise what would be

the difference between roasting and baking. Imean, you never heard of a 'roast' cake did

you7""Baking powder - that's probably what it's for.It makes things bake!""There's a tin of it on the shelf. That's luck, it

would be terrible if it didn't bake just because

we didn't know about the secret ingredientt"

"Hang on, there's not a full tin here, only

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about three quarters. Oh, well, that"11 have todo. Let's chuck it all in just to be on the safeside. After all, we do want it to bake, don' twc 7 I

Chuck it in, stir it all up. Looks quite good andits nearly to the top of the saucepan, so it' ll bea nice shape. That's it then. Stuff it in the ovenand wait until this afternoon.The ladies were dying to see what we had donefor a cake, but no amount of persuasion andcajolling would prise thc secrct out of any ofus. They would just have to suffer until teatimewhen the whole district would find out who thebest cake makers were. Even Dim Markidesfrom the store phoned us up to find out whatwas going on. Ile'd had so many enquiries frompeople around the district wanting to know ifwe'd ordered a cake from him that hc thoughtthere must be a special celebration!The great moment arrived. We brought the teaout and then all three of us went back to collectour masterpiece - the result of our combinedculinary expertise!As we entered the kitchen, the smell wasdelicious, quite mouth-watering. It was a won-der they couldn't smell it down by the tenniscourt."Tarantaraaah!!!!!" With a flourish and a

fanfare, we opened the oven door, jostling oneanother for a peep at the fruits of our labours."Good heavens, what on earth is that7""It's turned into rock buns!", cried George inhorror.Sure enough, there was our cake looking for all

'the world like a miniature volcano belchingforth molten larva down the sides of thesaucepan. Beneath it on the floor of the ovenwas a collection of beautifully cooked rockbunsf We started shovelling as fast as we couldand the faster we shovelled the faster new rockcakes were forming, at the bottom of the oven.What had happened to our beautiful cake Idon't know but in its place was this veritablecornucopia spewing forth rock buns.What a success! We were inundated withrequests for the recipe, Thc flavour was superb.They were cooked to a beautiful golden brown,

full of fruit and quite delicious. The patronsaint of cooks nutst have beeen grhming a!1over his face. King Alfred, eat your heart out!

Somehow, despite thc pleas over the followingmonths for "more of those delicious rockbuns" we never did get round to makinganother batch and we never passed on therecipe to anyone. One thing is certain, though,nobody ever doubted our culinary expertise

And just in case you thought that the ladies hadno problems, this old ditty will prove youwrong - Ed.

HER FIRST CAKEShe measured out the flourwith a very solemn air,The milk and sugar alsoAnd she took thc greatest careTo count the eggs correctlyAnd to add a little bitOf Bak!ng Powder which you knowBeginners oft omit

Then she stirred it all togetherAnd she baked it for an hourBut she never quite forgave herselfFor leaving out the flour!

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DATENDA DENNIS I

'D C Rcprographics have very generouslydonated the paper for our crested letter-heads. This was arranged through the goodoffices of Dennis HOYES P/r 12213 towhom thc Association is deeply indebted.Having used the majority of thc first orderover the Centenary Dinner, a second orderhas again been honoured by the donation ofthe paper by D C Reprographics.

U.K. MAILBAG

VISITATIONSRandy SYMMONS 6130 has recently returnedfrom a break in Zimbabwe kindly financed byan Insurance Policy. After 14 years, hc foundseveral changes but was pleased to see thebasic infrastructure was still there albeit hismoney did not go far. Amongst ex-membersimbibed with were Angus Ross, Ian Hayes,Robbie Robinson, Tom Mercer, Derry Carterand Shirley Wilson nee McEnery in Harare andin Manicaland, Jannaway, Tony Gale, PatKnight, Bill Chadder, Ajax Kircos, Bill Per-kins, Rupert Buxton, John Cook and BrianJames who runs a mine in Penhalonga. Randyalso chatted with Peter Sherren and Ian Smithduring his visit. Enquiring into air fares toNdola, it was over $500 going north or K5921south i

Ted GALLOWAY 4046 has finally retired(again!) and vanished for a couple of months toChattanooga, America. His letters quicklyadopted the American drawl, a sample of whichappeared in the local newspaper there, writtenby a retired American Copper from KnoxCounty. 'Balker Aighteen, I' ll be tin-twenny-five with a grain Shivalay on twenny five dubyaat Baiver Creek Drive. Th' taig number is

thray, aight, fower, sevin, won. Thur'll baythray white mails in the vaihicle' (Interpreterpleasci)Bill HAND 8962 has recently returned from amonth's break in RSA. Although he thoughtabout a move there he resisted thc temptationand has returned to a move to Salisbury (Wilts)with the Police Dog Section. (see addresschanges). Whilst in the Ciskei, he enjoyed thehospitality of Ian 'Ging' Bulford who is run-ning his own Security business in Buttcrworth,Transkci.Reg VINCENT has returned from an extendedbreak in South Africa. Being over 60, bylanding in Joburg and then taking anotherconnecting flight to Cape Town, he saved 60%of the cost of the internal flight. Thanks for the

tip Rcg. Another tip was the use of the IPAfacilities. In the Cape at Timour Hall, accom-

odation is available from R20.00(E5.00) perperson pcr day. And it was in Pretoria that hemade contact with several members at the IPAhouse there. In the Cape, hc met George andDoris EAMES not long before George answeredthe last call. Sam Brewer lives nearby and

Gilly Potter and Isobel arranged a Que Que gcttogether with John Fairfax Franklin whom hchad not seen for over 30 years! Also presentwere Tony Robinson, Derick Edwards and Dave

Hogg with wives, At Timour Hall, Reg met upwith Doug Grierson, Harvey Wilhelm, DerekEdwards, Gilly Potter, John Manning, TerryRyall, Dave Blacker, Jock Young, Dave Hogg,Stan McMillan, Dave Tippets aud Steve Barry.Touring the Country, Reg also met with SteveStephens (Equitation), Derek Cleary (ByoTownships Admin), Andy Fleming (Law 8r.

Order), Stan Flett (Parliamentary Sec),. BobVincent (Byo, QQ, Sby), Jack Kendrick (4080),Dave Barry, Graham Walker and Dave Parker.

Rcg sadly advises that he saw Jack Kendrick inAddington hospital soon after he'd had bothlegs amputated. He was in good spirits andMembers pass on best wishes to him throughthe Natal branch.

During one bus journey from Plettenberg Bay toPort Shepstone, the bus Reg and Doris weretravelling in was stoned. Although the wind-

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~creen was shattered, there were no injuries toany passengers. Reg comments 'Just like theold days'.Tony ANDREW 3799 has just returned from a 6month tour. In Durban hc stayed with Bill andKay Crabtree who arranged a gathering whichmcludcd Ken Lever, Keith and Beryl Rawson,Oppy and Kay Oppenheim and he also met upwith McFarlane (Ex Nuanetsi) whilst in Under-berg. In Perth he met Bunty Ludlow then on to

Zealand where he stayed with DickHopper and even attended a Kiwi CommitteeMeeting where he met Bill Scholium, PeterBurridge and Clive Harris. - It must be dreadfulhaving to come back to sunny Devon again,Tonyi

RHODESIAN S WORLD WIDESOUTHAMPTONMembers in the South should be aware of theopening of a ncw Southampton Branch. It is run

Judy WORGER from Lymington whosecontact phone number is 0590 679304. Theywill be holding a gathering on thc 1st Sunday ofeach month.

SUBSEQUENT STORIESNeal ARDEN 3044 sent in his subs im-

mediately following the 62nd anniversary ofabout 18 youths setting sail from Southamptonfor Southern Rhodesia. It was quite likepioneering times then- no radio, very few andbad roads - one could strike straight acrosscountry, swim rivers, appearing at kraal'sunexpectedly. Game was plentiful but only forthe pot. Isolated farmers treated thc patrollingtrooper as a newspaper in those days. Nealcomments 'It was a fine life for a young manwho did not mind sleeping out in all (well,almost all) weathers. ' Sadly colleagues arepassing on, but Neal says 'I can't go yet as Ihave been invited to take part in the Pro-AmGolf Tournament at St. Andrews in 1994. It is inaid of the National Deaf Childrens Society. '

The Association wishes you well, Neal.P/r Roy Thompson-Holland is another who sentin his subs without reminders - well donct Hecomments on his small flat being less than thesize of his Painting Studio of years gone by.Roy still paints and if any member can assist in

displaying for sale, hc would welcome a littletrade.

AROUND AND ABOUTPeter F. Currie has motivated himself fromtropical lazincss (duc to humidity) or lager) tosend for a Centenary Plate, He and Lorraine areinfanticipating again (must be something intheir beer - not too lazyl) Efforts to start aBranch in Oz have resulted in stony silencefrom members there so he has abandoned theidea. Regards to all friends in UK.Buddy DEETLEFS 5470 wrote from Scotsvilleordering some Centenary Mcmorabillia. Unableto attend our Dinnerge went to the Pieter-maritzburg one which was a great success.Buddy made three visits back to Zimbabwe

'during 1989 where he met too many ex membersand enjoyed too many 'good nights'. In sendingregards to all members, he advises that Zim isstill a great place for a holiday.

Dave POULTNEY 8107 has been in touch withthe Branch with a view to joining. He is hopingto spend a summer break in Ncw Zealand andhas been given thc details of Commit teeMembers with a promise to pass on our regardsto members there.John NEALE 4996 in his capacity as 'God-father' attended the wedding in Guildford on26th May of Mark, son of John BISHOP 5024.Richard PIKE 8745 is still battling for compen-sation from his injuries sustained whilst apolice officer during the Wandsworth riots ofApril 1986 which is involving a lengthy legalbattle. Members of the BSAP Association arebehind you, Richard, and offer you and Lyn oursupport.

Dick EALES 2944 writes to thank us for thelast edition of the Outpost and is saddened tosee the passing of so many 'Old Comrades'. At85 years young, he loves to read news ofmembers of his cra. The last Outpost remindedhim of a dinner he attended several years backwhen he met Terrence Kennedy who despite thepassing years, rccogniscd him and greeted himsaying 'Well, I' ll bc buggered, if it isn't OldDick Ealesl' Dick, I am sure you are full ofmany fond memories and escapades of yes-

teryear. Keep in good health,Bert PICKARD 4310 responded to JimmyJames' 3713 request for buttons. Many thanksfor your generosity and interest in the Associa-tion and its Members, Bert.Congratulation to John BISHOP 5024 who wasone of the recipients of the 1989 'PresidentsAward' for outstanding service to the RoyalSociety for the protection oi Birds. The awardwas presented by Magnus Magnusson at theSociety's AGM in Edinburgh.Murray Harrison 4851 sent his apologies for notbeing at the AGM. Living in sunny Spain, hesends greetings to all his friends.Jon MILNER 6645 writes from Maryland USAwith compliments on the April Outpost. "It hasbeen read, as usual, from cover to cover.Another excellent publication which hasgenerated a number of 're-contact' letters topeople I had lost touch with. " Jon goes on topraise thc ncw editor in accepting the task (Mysentiments entirely and thanks for thc com-ments - Sec.) Jon is planning to gct togetherwith Brian PYM in September this year at theAmerican Society of Industrial Security whoseconference will be in San Francisco from 10th-13th. I wonder if any other members will bethere, if so get in touch with Jon.P/r Milton McGARRICK writes from PortElizabeth concerning the Centenary Videos andPhotos which he is also experiencing difficultyin obtaining - join the clubl See changes ofaddress for his new box number.

Barry LITTON 5537 is now working from homeunder the name of Abbey Catering. Check hisphone number under Changes of Address.Dick STREETER 2807 recently lost his wife.Hc hopes to be in the UK this Autumn andperhaps attend the Dinner this year.Mike CRAFTER 7153 has returned to Zim-babwe being unable to settle here and he is nowworidng for Securitas in Southerton. His newaddress is 42 Kingsmead Road, BorrowdaleHarare. Tcl: 730219. Almost immediately fol-lowing his arrival there, he attended a gettogether with Angus Ross to meet with DaveHALLWARD 4730 who was on holiday from

the UK. Others present included Hugh Phillips,Ron Blacionore, Brian Thomas, Chris Locker,Al Patterson, Gerry Gibson, Bill Ellway, BobSchonken and Jack Bacon.Steve ROBINS 7192 writes from Hong Kong tojoin our Branch. He is serving in the Policethere with Dave OSBOURN 7426 in Kowloon.Will CORNELL 6388 writes from California,USA, to thank us for the last Outpost and tothank all the members who were so kind andgenerous to his daughter and her husbandduring their recent belated honeymoon inEurope. Will has already reserved his dinnerticket for 29th September when he hopes tomeet many who attended thc Centenary Dinnerwhom he just did not manage to chat to. That isprobably the most common complaint about thcDinner, Bill. See you at this year's Dinner.Our good wishes are extended to JinUny SHIEL5926, who is recovering from major surgery atthe beginning of thc year. Whilst in the samevein, I hear that Pat Wilcox has had a kidneyremoved in Harare and is progressing verywell.

Barry WILD P/r 21100 has now left Weston-Super-Mare and taken over the Broadway ParkHotel in Sandown on the Isle of Wight.Members are welcome to contact Barry wherepreferential treatment will be accorded. If localmembers care to contact him, perhaps a gather-ing can be arrangedlGATHERINGSNorth West England have held two quarterlygatherings since the last edition, On the 3rdMarch those in attendance were Alan 4041 andIrene Day, Ted Galloway 4046 (visiting), ChrisSowden 4182, Sandy 4327 and Rona Johnston,Mike 5479 and Jan Leach, John Butterworth8760, Bob 8958 and Ingrid Belder, P/r Tom andLaura Powell and P/r Mick and Terry Coleman.In addition to normal fare, the Inn laid on'Game Pie' which was very well received.There was an even better attendance on 9thJune when 27 members descended on thc NewInn, Galgatc for their quartcly reunion andpartaking of the local 'Game and Venison Pie'.Several new faces joined the regulars in renew-ing acquaintances from their days in the Force

Wd it was delightful to sce that time had noteakened the bonds of friendship. The next

meeting will be on 8th September 1990. ( See"orthcoming Events)~ose attending this time included Allan 4041+ Irene Day, Chris Bowden 4182, Joe Mercer

572& Roger 5219 and Hazel Booth, Bill 5634nd Linda Royle, Mike 5639 and Morag Hog-

garth, Phil 6712 and Sue Miles, Frank 7084 andMargaret Dearden, Howard 7836 and CatherineB'ggs» John Hodgson 8319, John 8760 andLeonie Butterworth, Bob 8958 and Ingrid Bel-der, P/r 28844 Mick and Terry Coleman, BobClarke 8317 and Richard Pike 8745 who madethe journey north from Birminghaml

ollowtng strenuous efforts by Peter 'Pop' Ellis125, members in the South West were invited

first gathering in a suitable hostelry in

Wellington, Somerset on Sunday 29th April. Itwas a great success with 41 persons attendingwhere discussions ranged from the Centenary

er to the 1990 Dinner with wives able toattend. (Subject to Associate Membership)Those attending included Eugene Allison 3362,Ted Ayres-Hunt 6479, Doug Bing 9190, Dave

»dy 9226, Ray Cheetham 5685, Ted Cutfield4753, Pop Ellis 7125, Tom Fry 5009, NickHcale 8576, Martin Howell 5242, peter Jones3660, M. Kemp, Quinn Lamb 4916, Dave

MacDonald 5566, John Morgan 4743, Paddy

Morton 5329, G. Patterson 3663, Dick Shawyer

4/21, Dave Petch 6796, John Strouts 6049, RonPeters 4709 and their better halves. Ten mem-

bers sent apologies including Rowland BlakeP/r 1119, Ted Crawford 6449, D.S. Johnston

3967, Paul Triggol 9264 and his wife Jane Wp408, Kendryck Lewis 6757, John Bellamy 3005,Jim Gilbert 5085, Dcnis Hoyes P/r 12213 andChris Inglis 7547. Mention was made of othersin the area including John Vye 5143, GerryMoores 5279, Chris Carver 5306, Stan Morris-Smith P/r 17820 and A.Jordan and A. Lam-bert, two new recruits for our branch. The nextgathering will be at the same venue on 14thOctober - sce Forthcoming Events for details.John TURK 4809 reports back on the Hasle-mere Braai on 29th April. About 60 personsattended including Hugh Gaitskell 3620, Paddy

Powell 3849, John Restorick 4494, Cliff Rogers4735, John Turk 4809, Peter Dancer 4882, DaveChampion 5436, Doug Broderick 5456, StuEdwards 5755, Pete Wilson 5907, John Langton7070, Fred Hubbard 7085, Assoc. HarryMcGubbin and it was lovely to meet the familyof the late Roger Orrell 4943. This was theirfourth April Braai all held in good weatherdespite what people think of the weather in this

country. Next year's date 'is yet to be arrangedas circumstances are changing but watch thisspacel

MONTHLY GET TOGETHERS:RUGBY CLUB

Don't forget the first Tuesday in each month

from 5 pm with last orders at about. 10.30 pm atThe Rugby Club, 49 Hallam Street, London.Attendances have improved and the followingMembers have been seen at the last threemeetings:Tim Weimer, Dan Hughes, Ricky May, JohnRestorick, Peter Philips, Tony Hall and guestStephen Clubbe, Brian Gibbs, Alan Smith, TonyGrangcrand guest, Brain Murphy, Nicky andDan Erber, daughter and son-in-law of WillyCornell, David Bullock, Mike Eglington, DaveDarby visiting from Bahrain with his daughterXandra, Ken and Anthea Mitchell, Stan Bolas,Bill Niven, Harry McCubbin, Graham Res-torick, Phillip Bryan, Fred Punter, John Smith,Peter Wilson, guest Peter Clcments brother ofJohnny, Mike Leach, Percy Fraser-Milner,Andy Gray, Les Lloyd, guest Ray Castle (exThames Valley) and Ivan Woods (RUC).We hope we haven't missed anybody out andthank everyone for attending. We hope to seemany more at tending in the coming months.

HEARD ELSEWHERE. ....

The shark refused to eat the lawyer out ofprofessional courtesy.

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NEWS FROM OVERSEASCENTRALSince the last Outpost, Hugh Phillips has senttwo Newsletters numbers 28 8c 29 the first ofwhich begins with letters from South Africa,including a plea for a member lost, stolen orstrayed.This. comes on an enigmatic scrap bearing thewriting pf Jimmy and Sally Walsh and theincomplete description 'Instructor at the Driv-ing School for many. ...' Then follows 'Mana-geress of Salisbury Central Canteen' and belowis clipped a card representing Gray SecurityServices in White River and the name P.J.Russell. Hugh comments, " I guess someonewants to get in touch with someone, so if theWalsh family are still around, go for Box 1933,White River 1240. Natal. "Other letters came from Oliver Kesby whodescribes himself as the recipient of threehernia operations, Gerry Rowlands (P/r 6522)in Scheepers Hoogte, Paddy Finn (6787) andBill Crabtree. Bill makes mention of theoutstanding services of the late Ruth Nicholson.On a lighter note, Hugh continues:"From that home of fishermen and walkers, theLake District, comes another letter from LionelLumholtz. Lionel missed the London dinnerhaving to be in the South Pacific (shame!) atthat time, but he managed to see Bill Scholiumand Dick Hopper in New Zealand and BuntyLudlow and Peter Bartlett in Perth.Nearer home now and news in the Herald of theretirements from the ZRP of Douglas Chingokaat the age cf 63,and from the LegislativeAssembly of 'Hank' Blowers. To both of them,all the best for a happy and healthy enjoymentof their well-earned pensions. News too, from90 years old David Leslie who tells somegently amusing stories about a certain dinnerheld here not too long ago. David joined thePolice Reserve in 1957 to eventually becomeunit leader of the 'Recce'. He looks forward tofurther convivial evenings at the 'Vatican'.The remnants of Squad 6/53 held a get togetherin one of the local watering holes a few weeksago, mainly to celebrate and meet up with Dave

Riley out on a flying visit from Britain. A

photograph of the squad pass-out showed Ian

Hayes, Jack Bacon, Dave and Ted Mallon whowas Law and Police Instructor - all of whomwere present and reasonably correct; in addi-tion Gilbert, Perkins, Wakely, Lancaster~Wheatcroft, Cowan, Csernovitz, McMahon,Hirst, Storry, Bailey N, Honeyman, Aked, RayPunter, Hall R and Taylor D. Others in thephoto were John Mylrea, Gilfillan, R.J.V.Bailey and 'Steve' Stephens; whilst others atthe gathering included Martin Braidwood, IvanStitt, Peter Bcllingham, Dave de Burgh Thomasand HCP. "Hugh's second newsletter begins in his usualhimitable style."For those who daily, blindly and no doubtmiserably commute to work; for those who sitand wait for the increasingly light thud of thepension cheque dropping through the letter box;or for the very few who sail,

'fish and booze on

Kariba, off the Barrier Reef, in Devon estuariesor on the sunny Mediterranean - for all of youthis gentle reference to the scourge sweepingthe world will mean little. Happily, it doesn' tmean a lot to me either, but I smiled when Iread-'The sexual revolution is not yct dead - it's just'that some of the troops are dying '

In April there were so many public holidayspiled up together that, for two days of accumu-lated leave, most Zimbabweans could comfort-ably stretch to a ten-day vacation - and a lot ofthem didi I was one of twettty members of thelocal Mountain Club who flew to Malawi andthen took a bus to the base of Mount Mulanje,before starting up that vast, magnificent citadelthat rises to just under 10,000 feet from the flatplains of the country's southern region. One ofmy companions was Tony Cozens who used tobe with Internal Affairs at Gatooma. He and I-naked in an icy river at the time - chatted aboutmany of the BSAP he had known over theyears; Peter Short, 'Willy' Hamilton, 'Jamie'Whitelaw. , Barney Lomas. On another occasion,while I drank whisky and stream water from anenamel mug, I talked to Frank Kippax of theMountain Club of Malawi and learned that

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Dennis Callow is now retired and living inBiantyre and that Michael Tadman (whom some

»I remember for his cartoons) is now resident«he London area and does a lot of work for"e Nyasaland Police Old Comrades. Intcrest-

mg too, it was, to sec among the list of theDirectors of the Limbc Country Club, the name

McIntyre'. I didn't get to meet 'thcgeneral' but unless he's mightily changed fromthe old days, perhaps that was just as well!"A little while later, Hugh enjoyed a drink withTony Brown 7212 and Judy, Jack Bacon andNelson Graham. from whom he heard that JimO' Toole had left his little shop in NorthMoulton, Devon and had rather dropped out of

tght (Oh~o he hasn' t! See our Changes ofaddress. ) Anyway, if this edition comes to hisattention, Hugh suggests that Jim joins anexcellent male voice choir which is conductedm the Bideford/Barnstable area by an ex-Rhodesian, Sheila Bellew.'Trade Fair in Bulawayo would have been a

dull affair indeed were it not for our one-timemembers. Although only there for a day, I metup with Alan Stock, Tom Mercer, 'Taffy'Morgan (now with Edgars), Charlie Sutton,Rick Summers, Mike Taverner and Mike Lam-bourn. Not seen, but very definitely there wereAdrian Staines, Dave Grimbley, Dick Hall,Barry Dodd and Jeremy Bulling. A onc-dayvisit to Gaberone, Botswana after Trade Fairwas too hectic to make any contacts but Igather that Peter Jackson has moved there fromBulawayo and I do know that Mike Main isgoing great guns with articles and pictures inmany prestige magazines describing the beautyand mystique of the Kalahari.From Masvingo came a brief but welcomeletter from Laurie Gearing. I detect a hint ofsmugness and certainly very justifiable pride inthe short statement 'Our strength is now 24Life Members; there are no Ordinary Membersat this time. ' Laurie, who keeps in good health,points out that there have been no formalmeetings because of the spread of the members.(I presume this to bc geographic, not stoma-chicf) but there are occasional get togethers atthe Masvingo Sports Club.

Ken MacDonald writes from Bulawayo drawingat tention to the retirement from secretarialduties of Bob Berger after many, many devotedand exemplary years with the Association.Bob's duties have been taken over by DavidAdams whose home address is 34 WindemereRoad, Morningside, Bulawayo. Ken writes; '

'I travelled to Gwanda to attend the funeral ofRichard Richardson whom a great number ofour ex-members will remember as Mine Host atTod's Hotel. After war-time Royal Navy Ser-vice, 'Richard joined the BSAP and, on leaving,I think, took over the hotel. During the war, hcand his second wife, Yvonne, were towers of

strength in ministering to the convoys on theBulawayo to Beitbridge run and he will beremembered by many of the travellers of thosedays.'At the funeral I learned that Richard had beenmade a Freeman of the City of Chester in 1985in recognition of his family's long associationwith that city. It appears that his family wereSilversmiths and trace their craft and associa-tion with Chester back about three centuriesColin Armstrong had a very bad motor accidentduring February as a result of which hesuffered a heart attack. Thankfully he was notbadly injured and having now recovered fromthe attack, appears to be well on the way tocomplete recovery.I had a visit from Duncan Beveridge (exSupport Unit) the other day. His sister ismarried to Gerry Day (4747)...Duncan is now in

, business in Sclibe Pikwe. Also visiting rela-tives at Esigodini over the festive season wasMike 'Kudu Ears' Taylor. '

A most delightful letter from Harry Went inMutare. ....in which he mentions new membersPeter Hall 4706 and F.A. Coates P/r 23544Gmaking up the Branch to 41 members. Hebriefly recounts his 'birthday party' on or aboutthe 3rd November last year when no less thanthe local police 'chief' turned up to congratu-late him!Harry also refers to the only other member ofhis squad still in Zimbabtvc, (they attested on1st April 1932) R.E.B.'lob' Long and to thechange over of command from Col. Stops to

Co!,Morris which took place that same year.'Bob' has an honoured seat at all major rugbygames which are still played at the PoliceGround. Only a couple of weeks ago, he wasthere with his son, David, who heads up LyonsBrooke Bond in Zimbabwe. Close by wereGeorge Stuart. , 'Butch' Buckley and DigbyAllen. (For the purists I' ll add that Lancashiregave Mashonaland a lesson in hard, thinkingrugby, )And reverting to Col. Morris, his grand-daughter, Jenny was one of the clitnbers with uson Mulanje. (And I didtt't find (hat out in an icyriver!)"Hugh also received a letter from Basil Kelly3413 who does a fair job of remembering hissquad of August 1934. He mentions BuntyLudlow, Frankie Holman, Dupe du Plessis, JackBrandon, Paul Blythe, Nigel Hunter and TankDennison. He also recounted months spent oncattle cordons near the Bechuanaland Borderbefore moving with the 1st Contingent toEritrea, Crete, Abyssinia and Somalia.Hugh noted that as he'd made reference to a lotof chaps who served in the 30's and 40', theywould enjoy thc following poem found in the'Telegraph. "

To my dentures I'm accustomed,To my deafness I'm resigned,I can manage my bifocals;But how I miss my mind!

Further news about Zimbabwe comes fromDave Hallward who recently visited there. Hewas met at the airport by Angus and Laura Rosswho arranged a gathering at his home whichwas attended by Ron Blackmore, Brain Darling,Al Patterson, Bill Ellway, Jack Bacon, FlughPhillips, Mike Robinson, Bob Skonken, GerryGibson, Brian Thomas, Harry Kefford, Dave deBurgh Thomas, Chris Lennard and Mike Crafterwho had recently returned after living inEngland. Wives and partners made it a veryenjoyable reunion but sadly Eileen Blackmorchad recently passed on."Thc Police Club and the bowling greenscontinue to be a watering hole for pensionerswhere I met up with George Gibbons, Jack

Hammond, Taffy Morgan, Nelson Graham,Rodd Finnigan, Ian McCallum, Johnny Cle-ments, Peter Bell and Skinner Wright. I alsosaw Aileen Coetzer and Barry Cotton.Before visiting Bulawayo, l had a return trip tothe Zambezi Valley canoeing from Mana Poolsto Kanyemba which I always thought the bestpart of the river. .. I was joined by mysister-in-law and husband Paul Falla (ex NRP)and some friends from Johnnies. Our guide witltShearwater was Derek O'Donncll's grandson»Shan e.Whilst in Bulawayo, I played golf at theirThursday Club which Dave Goodhead arrangedHe and I played Gerry Dunn, the Manager ofFounders BS who was sponsoring the Tourna-ment and the Thursday Club Captain, LesOwen. The golf may not have been the best, butthe company was. Others playing that afternoonwere Hughie James and Ray Wheeler. I alsosaw Ken Miners, Marion 'Fox' Cappleton andWendy Kruger. On the flight back to Hararewas Bob Parry, still with Universal Electricwho was on route to a holiday in England Backin Harare, I met up with Pat and HeatherKnight who were visiting Angus and Laura.Peter manages the Umtali Club. "

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"What'1. ...They turned it into aWASTEbasket'1"

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EASTERN CAPEWe have recently received the March 1990edition of the Algoa Outpost in which thc editorhas a long mutter about no news from localmen;bers. Are they too lost, stolen or strayed7It is very important to keep in touch and we notonly sympathise with the editor, we would alsolike to know how you all are.However, mention was made of their AGM atwhich honorary life membership was bestowedupon Messrs B. Obcrholster and T. Comptonfor their contributions over the last 6 years.Awards were also made to them as well asT.van der Watt and R. Spargo.We also hear that there are some new arrivalsin the Cape - though we are not sure whichparti They are Alan Hadfield (8755), Trevor leRoux (8225), Mike Webster(8336), Alan Brcnt(7055), Colin Banks (5217) and back from the

'Golden City', Butch von Horsten. Among old

titners making an appearance have been Bob

Hardy (2862) and Colin Cable (3276).News from the June Cape Outpost includes an

article by Doug Grierson about Timour Hall

which has now been fully restored. It has six

fully-equipped bedrooms which are available

for IPA and BSAP members costing R20 and

R30 per day, respectively, Doug will happily

assist with bookings tind you can contact him at

20 Meyrick Avenue,'

Plumstead, Cape 7800,

Tel: (H) (021) 7979130 or (0) 650224. One of

the first guests was Steve Barry (5806) for-

merly with the BSAP band and now with the

SAP band in Pretoria. There is also a second

IPA guest house at De Tijer Goodwood, and for

bookings please contact Capt. Andy Millar on

telephone Cape Town 242040 or write P.O. Box

5577, Cape Town 8000.

of the past year, is one, Bill Murray (8363)running six retail and wholesale outlets for the

Indian Ocean Export Company. A permanent

detachment of the French Foreign Legion

(though more French than foreign he com-

ments) keeps law and order while the locals

spend their free time diving in the coral reef.

As he is the sole representative of the Associa-

tion on the, island, he and his wife, celebrated

3rd November with a quiet dinner, toasting thc

Queen' Mother at the time she was attending thc

London reception.And on a more down-to-earth level, there were

also letters from Dick Streeter, Don Darkes,

J.A. Reed and Diane Buys.**8"It*A'*4'**%*1t***

The editor noticed an advertisement for a

concert by John Edmond and son! How time

flies.

It is said that if a.man finds a beautiful girl and

a good cook he could have a perfect marriage-

sounds more like bigamy l

NATALFound in the Natal Outpost of March this year

was a letter from paradise - but, if one must be

prosaic, actually thc island of Mayotte. It is in

the Comores Archipelago, which is still ruled

by France, and there, sweating away at his job

4y4" 4 &l

,Ip'

~ o ~'L plntal~ ~ ~ LtOp

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BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICEREGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION BRANCHES

CENTRAL:Evc Chapman (Hon Scc)Box GD 148GrccndaleH arareZimbabwe

EASTERN CAPE:Alan Fabrc (Hon Scc)Box 27648Green AcresPort Elizabeth 6057RSA

HARARE:Taffy Morgau (Hon Scc)21, Kenilworth RoadH i gh Ian dsH arareZimbabsve

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BULAWAYO:David Adatns (Hon Sec)34 Wmdermerc RoadMorniagsideBulawayoZimbabwe

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