
The cruiser H.M.S. *Hawke* is sunk by a submarine in the North Sea with heavy loss of life. A Labour manifesto supports the continuance of the war until victory,.

"I woke up at 5 and wrote to K., Crewe, Ed. Grey and Hankey. I’m never very sure if Grey knows what is going on; he is so self-centred."

"Dined at Masterman's at Walton Health. L. G. there also. ... L. G. said that Elizabeth Asquith had described Kitchener as “a big poster”... L. G.: I think she is right. He is a big man, but he does not understand English life"
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