Tuesday, November 10, 1914

Cloudy

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #209Night
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. . . You may think I am becoming vain if I send you these cuttings . . . What a joy it is to think of next Sunday! When shall I really see you again? Glimpses at any rate to-morrow . . .

Asquith sends press cuttings about his Guildhall speech and expresses joy at the prospect of seeing Venetia next Sunday.

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration8/10
Political Unburdening1/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Press cuttingsGuildhall speechUpcoming meeting
In-Person Meetingⓘ
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYWriting.
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYIn London (Arrived). Staying for next few days

Official Register

1914-11-10

Top News

Daily Edition

News reaches London that the German cruiser *Emden* has been destroyed by H.M.A.S. *Sydney* at the Cocos Islands [16], [17], [18]. It is announced that the German cruiser *Königsberg* has been blocked in the Rufiji Delta [16], [19], [18]. At the Lord Mayor's Banquet, the Prime Minister and Mr. Churchill speak on the war, with Mr. Churchill stating the German navy will be 'dug out like rats in a hole' [20], [21], [22].

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"L. G. and Nicoll to tea. Then on to the meeting at the City Temple. L. G. said he was going to follow the P.M.’s example and try reading his speech... After the meeting went to dinner at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel."