Monday, December 21, 1914

Cloudy

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #231Time not recorded
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I thought Winston's letter about the 'Scarborough baby-killers,' . . . rather banal . . . I hope you won't exclude Jan 2nd at Walmer from the sphere of possibility . . .

Asquith criticizes Churchill's letter about Scarborough and hopes for a visit from Venetia at Walmer.

Mentioned:Winston Churchill • Kitchener • French • Lady Randolph Churchill • Olive Guthrie • Violet Asquith

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Scarborough raidChurchill/KitchenerVenetia's visitAustrian peace
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYReturn to London. Lunch with Lady Randolph. Cabinet/Admiralty work.
Venetia Stanley
Cheshireⓘ
HER DAYPreparing to move to East End. Contemplated going to India (cancelled)

Official Register

1914-12-21

Top News

Daily Edition

Great Britain is bombed by a German aircraft for the first time when an Etrich Taube drops two bombs near the Admiralty Pier in Dover [38]. The Colonial Office announces the opening of the port of Duala (Cameroons) to trade [39]. In the US, the Supreme Court decides Harry Thaw must be extradited to New York [40].

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"Winston wrote [a] foolish letter to the Mayor of Scarborough. The reason I call it foolish is not because of … the highfalutin’ rubbish but because the one thing in war times that no one can stomach is rhetoric..."

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Lunched with the McKennas. McK. very sarcastic about the Navy. He cannot understand Fisher. Thinks he and Winston were manoeuvring for a spectacular battle on the old-fashioned lines."