Wednesday, September 2, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #142Time not recorded
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This is the anniversary of Sedan in 1870 – a date of ill omen: and we hear this morning that this evening the President & Government of France leave Paris for Bordeaux.

Asquith notes the anniversary of Sedan and the French government's move to Bordeaux, and discusses recruiting and Cabinet topics.

Mentioned:Lady Scott • Frau • Frank Lawson • Sir John French • Joffre • Grey • Tyrrell • Mrs Lyell • Bluey • Montagu • Kitchener • Winston Churchill • Clementine Churchill • Goonie Churchill • F. E. Smith • Speyer

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening8/10
Emotional Desolation3/10

Thematic Tags

Sedan anniversaryFrench Government moveRecruitingRussian reversesCabinet business
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLunch with Churchills. Cabinet meeting. Dinner with Grey.
Venetia Stanley
Prestatynⓘ
HER DAYHoliday from crèche. At Prestatyn. Had a 'sand pic-nic'. Sent photographs. Sent Rhoda's book

Official Register

1914-09-02

Top News

Daily Edition

Japan lands between 15,000 and 20,000 troops at Longkou, China, to lay siege to the German port of Tsingtao, violating Chinese neutrality [5], [6]. The French government moves from Paris to Bordeaux as the German army threatens the capital [7]. The British government's secret War Propaganda Bureau is formed at Wellington House [8], [6].

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned