Friday, August 7, 1914

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Additional Correspondence

According to the Letters to Venetia Stanley book, there is 1 more letter that day, but its content is not currently in the digital archive.

Archive Notice
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYAsquith was at 10 Downing Street playing bridge, from which he was "dragged away early".
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ

Official Register

1914-08-07

Top News

Daily Edition

New £1 and 10s. currency notes are issued as banks reopen. British forces land in France (the Expeditionary Force begins crossing). The cruiser H.M.S. *Birmingham* sinks the German submarine U-15,,.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: National Insurance Service Mens, German Traders, Merchant Shipping Bill, Mr Churchill And The Press, Railway Sleeping Carriages, Army Supply Of Food Forage And Stores

Witness Observations

Diana Cooper
Diana Cooper

"Edward darling, I think it's up to the Coterie to stop this war... My scheme is simple enough... It consists of getting a neutral country... to ask each fighting country to pledge their word... to cease hostilities..."

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"Henry was dragged away early from bridge in 10 Downing St... I drove away from the House with dear old H. Chaplin."

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"On the morning of Friday, August 7th, I called to see L. G. and congratulated him on his speeches in the House... We then went to Buckingham Palace to see the King regarding the Prince of Wales’s Fund."