Saturday, October 10, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #179Time not recorded
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The bulk of them – including I hope & believe Oc’s brigade – got through . . . but the last lot of about 2000 . . . took refuge in Holland . . . Sir J. Simon has just done Raymond a good turn, by making him junior counsel to the Inland Revenue.

Asquith mentions the naval division's escape (some interned), air raid on Düsseldorf, French's flanking movement, and Raymond's appointment.

Mentioned:Oc Asquith • Winston Churchill • Spenser Gray • Sir John French • Rawlinson • Simon • Raymond Asquith • Aberdeen • Lady Aberdeen • Seely • Rupert Brooke

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation2/10

Thematic Tags

Naval Division internmentZeppelin raidFrench's movementRaymond's jobAberdeen's reluctance to leave Ireland
H.H. Asquith
London -> The Wharfⓘ
HIS DAYMotor to Huntercombe. Golf. To the Wharf.
Venetia Stanley
Penrhosⓘ
HER DAYAt Alderley (postal complaint). Expecting Asquith's letter

Official Register

1914-10-10

Top News

Daily Edition

King Carol I of Romania dies and is succeeded by his nephew Ferdinand,,. The Japanese and British formally take over the German colonial port of Tsingtao (though the siege continues). Mexican revolutionary leaders meet at the Convention of Aguascalientes. The Battle of La Bassée begins in northern France.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: Possibility of German invasion, Espionage and aliens, Appointment of Cabinet Committee on invasion (Kitchener, Haldane, Lloyd George, Churchill, McKenna, Runciman)

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Spent the day with L. G. ... L. G. and McKenna very critical about the Antwerp Expedition. ... L. G.: Grey is worn out with the strain."

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