Sunday, November 1, 1914

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Additional Correspondence

According to the Letters to Venetia Stanley book, there is 1 more letter that day, but its content is not currently in the digital archive.

Archive Notice
H.H. Asquith
Sutton Courtenayⓘ
HIS DAYAsquith had returned to activity. He suggested to Bonar Law that Law might become Secretary of State for War (a proposal Law rejected the next day). He dined with John Morley at Wimbledon.
Venetia Stanley
Cheshireⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

Official Register

1914-11-01

Top News

Daily Edition

Battle of Coronel: A British naval squadron is defeated by German cruisers off the coast of Chile; H.M.S. *Good Hope* and *Monmouth* are lost. Admiralty announces the Turkish attacks on Russia,.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

PS
Patrick Shaw-Stewart

"Do try and make a night of it one night next week. I’m sure you can if you exert yourself... We left our cards on you last night. Did you get them? To testify to our grief at your not dining."

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"It is odd to see one’s husband’s name in vast letters in Trafalgar Square: ‘No price can be too high where Honour and Freedom are at stake. Mr Asquith’."