Monday, August 31, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #140Time not recorded
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The private soldiers in the general ward were really more interesting. . . . One of them . . . assured me . . . that he had seen with his own eyes after Mons the Germans advancing with a screen of women & children . . .

Asquith describes a visit to the coast to see naval preparations and Belgian refugees, and recounts conversations with wounded soldiers at Shorncliffe hospital.

Mentioned:Winston Churchill • Col. Parker • Sylvia Henley • Anthony Henley • F. E. Smith • H. A. Gwynne • Sir John French • Joffre • Redmond • Bonar Law • Carson

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening7/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Naval preparationsBelgian refugeesWounded soldiersGerman atrocitiesPress censorshipFrench army retirementIrish politics
H.H. Asquith
Lympne Castle; Londonⓘ
HIS DAYAttended church at Lympne. drove to Dover and Folkestone. visited Shorncliffe hospital. motored to London. Cabinet meeting. interviews with Redmond and Bonar Law.
Venetia Stanley
Angleseyⓘ
HER DAYRunning a crèche. Church-going. Sent Asquith a book

Official Register

1914-08-31

Top News

Daily Edition

The Battle of Tannenberg concludes with the near destruction of the Russian Second Army.. A papal conclave begins in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Pius X.. The British Army establishes the 60th through 66th Infantry Divisions.. In Albania, insurgents occupy Valona and attack Durazzo, leading to the departure of Prince William of Wied.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Sporting Cartridges Customs Inspection, Sugar Prices, Precautions Against Epidemics, Government Of Ireland And Established, Royal Assent, Naval Prize Bounties

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"31st no news. Henry came into my room, looking almost ill from worry. He told me that K. had gone off to Paris at 3 a.m., after the Monday 31st cabinet."