Monday, September 28, 1914
Cloudy
Correspondence (1 of 1)
Queen Anne's Gateⓘ
HIS DAYDiscussion with Montagu/Drummond.. Had an audience of the King.
Anglesey / Holyhead district, North Walesⓘ
HER DAYStaying at (or based from) Penrhos, Anglesey, in the Stanley family circle.. Outdoor country-house routine: taking walks/rides (and likely tennis), and writing frequent letters to Asquith.. Preparing for (and anticipating) Asquith’s planned visit later that week (he was proposing to come to her on Thursday, ahead of his Dublin engagement).
Official Register
1914-09-28Top News
Daily Edition
German forces begin the bombardment of the fortress city of Antwerp [59], [60]. Ulster Day is celebrated in Belfast with a demonstration of patriotism for the Empire [61]. Several German naval ships are scuttled at Tsingtao to prevent capture [62], [60].
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Margot Asquith
"Walter Long lunched, and was particularly nice. ... he told H. that though he was a strong conscriptionist, he would never utter, or allow any one else to utter, unless he (Walter) knew that H. wanted it."
FS
Frances Stevenson
"C. is preparing his speech for Cardiff tomorrow. Yesterday we discussed what it would mean to C. if he retired from politics. We both know that he cannot do it."