Thursday, December 31, 1914

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #243Time not recorded
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We are asking the Bud to stay here for a few days to recuperate . . . I got a lot of figures this morning . . . Delcassé is extremely anxious to bring the Japs into the European theatre.

Asquith describes the party at Walmer, logistics statistics from Winston, and discussions about Japanese intervention.

Mentioned:Sir Edgar Vincent • Raymond Asquith • Katharine Asquith • Edwin Montagu • Elizabeth Asquith • Margot Asquith • Nellie Hozier • Kitchener • Winston Churchill • Sir F. Bertie • Delcassé • Sir A. Murray • Sir W. Robertson • Haig

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration5/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Walmer partyTransport statisticsFrench troop numbersJapanese interventionHigh Command changes
H.H. Asquith
Kentⓘ
HIS DAYHosting party. showing Kitchener around Walmer.
Venetia Stanley
Cheshireⓘ
HER DAYHunting (presumed). Sent sirloin from Prize Beast. Rearranging books (implied)

Official Register

1914-12-31

Top News

Daily Edition

The battleship H.M.S. *Formidable* is torpedoed in the Channel during the night (news reported early Jan). The London Stock Exchange prepares to reopen. Economic reports show trade is adapting to war conditions,.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned