Wednesday, January 20, 1915
Heavy Rain
Correspondence (1 of 3)
Letter #268Afternoon
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I have just come back from a huge official luncheon . . . Hankey came to me to-day . . . to say . . . that Fisher . . . had come to him in a very unhappy frame of mind.
Asquith describes a lunch with American journalists, a Cabinet on the Balkans/Near East, and Fisher's complaints about Churchill.
Mentioned:St Loe Strachey • Bethmann-Hollweg • Lloyd George • Gulland • Sir Edward Grey • Kitchener • Hankey • Fisher • Winston Churchill
Metric Analysis
Romantic Adoration4/10
Political Unburdening7/10
Emotional Desolation1/10
Thematic Tags
American journalistsBethmann-Hollweg interviewCabinet (Cyprus, Food prices)Fisher/Churchill frictionMarconi
Letter #269Night
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'Why is Mr A. such a good host?' 'Because he can always find snug places for his Tennants & Guests.'
A riddle about Asquith as a host.
Metric Analysis
Romantic Adoration0/10
Political Unburdening1/10
Emotional Desolation0/10
Thematic Tags
Joke/Riddle
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLunch with American journalists. Cabinet meeting. Interview with Hankey. Presiding over Marconi discussion.. In London. Discussion on Marconi libel action
Londonⓘ
HER DAYDinner (previous night).
Official Register
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British cruiser HMS Conquest was launched at Chatham Dockyard.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
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Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned