Friday, June 7, 1912

Heavy Rain

Correspondence (0)

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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.

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H.H. Asquith
At Sea
HIS DAYAt sea (Gibraltar to Portsmouth). Passed Trafalgar and Cape St Vincent
Venetia Stanley
London

Official Register

1912-06-07

Top News

Daily Edition

A Hungarian legislator attempted to assassinate Prime Minister István Tisza in parliament before shooting himself. French aviation pioneer Hubert Latham was killed by a water buffalo in Africa.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Opium Cultivation India, Clause 4 Amendment And Repeal Of Acts, Clause 2 Provisions As To The Province, Clause 3 Creation Of Legislative, Business Of The House, New Clause Residence At Dacca

Witness Observations

Violet Asquith
Violet Asquith

"Dearest - The Lord Chancellor has resigned - great impending Cabinet re-organizations - I hope Montagu may get something good in the shuffle though I rather doubt it. Personally I am anti Seely as a successor to Haldane... We were turned out of the ship early yesterday morning as coaling was impending & I had my first look at the Rock."