Tuesday, April 27, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #411Night
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My darlingest -- We had a heavenly drive this afternoon -- hadn't we? . . . I went straight back to the House . . . to find Austen Chamberlain on his legs complaining . . . So I got up . . . & made a short speech . . .

Asquith describes a drive with Venetia, a debate on prisoners, and dinner at the Admiralty.

Mentioned:Austen Chamberlain • Winston Churchill • Clementine Churchill • Goonie Churchill • Sir A. Sinclair • Seely • Nellie Hozier • Harold Baker • Reginald McKenna

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration9/10
Political Unburdening3/10
Emotional Desolation2/10

Thematic Tags

Drive with VenetiaPrisoners in Germany debateVenetia's detachment
In-Person Meeting
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYDrive with Venetia. Speech in House. Dinner at Admiralty.. London. Statement in House of Commons (Prisoners of War)
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYDrive with PM. playing bridge with Bluey and McKenna.

Official Register

1915-04-27

Top News

Daily Edition

Allied forces advanced towards Krithia on the Gallipoli peninsula.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Veterinary Corps Promotion, Commissions From Ranks, Workmens Badges, Payments To Officers, Hay Purchases, Territorial Force Pay

Witness Observations

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"The news seems fairly serious. ... Superstition forbids me to breathe it, but I feel the most unaccountable, almost apathetic, want of terror about Beb..."

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"Saw Fisher in morning. Found him rather disturbed about disquieting telegram from Gallipoli... Saw Churchill, who jeered at me because I had said landing would be difficult... Fisher told me he and Churchill had seen Kitchener..."