Sunday, August 30, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #130Morning
"

. . . I was not disappointed. Your darling little letter came just as I awoke . . . Out at sea but quite near we can see a squadron of 8 battle-ships . . . I wrote to Kitchener . . . and you may like to see his answer.

Asquith mentions seeing warships at sea, troop movements, and a message from Kitchener.

Mentioned:Kitchener • Sir John French

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration5/10
Political Unburdening3/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Troop movementsNaval sightingFrench telegram
H.H. Asquith
Kentⓘ
HIS DAYWatching ships. Correspondence.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

Official Register

1914-08-30

Top News

Daily Edition

A sensational dispatch in *The Times* reports the British Army is 'broken' and retreating, causing public alarm, though the War Office later issues a reassuring statement,.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"We spent Sunday 30th August 1914 at Lympne... I was, and indeed we all were, becalmed from the strain of an agonizing week—the first week of the greatest and most savage European war that has ever been known."