Thursday, March 11, 1915

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #343Morning
"

My darling – would you, do you think, care rather more for me if I cared rather less for you? . . .

Asquith wonders if Venetia would care more if he cared less, and expresses joy at her letter.

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration8/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Nature of relationship
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLunch (with Venetia present). House of Commons.. London
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYLunch with PM (in group).. Wrote to Asquith

Official Register

1915-03-11

Top News

Daily Edition

HMS Bayano was sunk in the North Channel with the loss of about 200 crew.. HMS Manica was converted into the first British balloon ship.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: National Service, Civil Servants Enlistment, Sale Of Liquor India, Royal Dockyards Pay, China And Japan, Opium Supply

Witness Observations

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"I agree with every word of it. I quite agree with what you say about the Dardanelles. Although on general principles this operation is brilliantly conceived... I am not at all satisfied that it is being carried out in the best [way]... the troops ought to have come in as a bolt from the blue..."

FS
Frances Stevenson

"The last fortnight has been too dreary and unhappy to write of. I am down..."