Sunday, September 27, 1914

Sunny

Correspondence (0)

No known letters exchanged

The Prime Minister and Venetia shared intimate hours together in a garden setting.

In-Person Meeting
H.H. Asquith
Anglesey
HIS DAYStaying with the Stanley family (including Venetia) on return journey from Dublin
Venetia Stanley
Anglesey
HER DAYWith Asquith at 'dear little hollow'

Official Register

1914-09-27

Top News

Daily Edition

British and French colonial forces invade German Cameroon [41]. A riot occurs at Budge Budge, Calcutta, involving passengers of the *Komagata Maru* who had been refused entry to Canada; police fire on the crowd, killing 19 [55], [56], [57]. In the Battle of Albert, Germans push back French reserve armies [58], [56].

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"We dined with Benckendorffs. … I motored back with Grey, who got on to his favourite topic (letting out secrets from here that will help the Germans). He was dry and irritating on it."