Thursday, April 29, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #414Time not recorded
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. . . Of course you are right to stay in bed to-day. I only hope the temperature will come & go . . . Violet . . . came to see me late & we had rather an intimate talk—some of it about you . . .

Asquith hopes Venetia recovers from her inoculation and mentions a talk with Violet about her.

Mentioned:Violet Asquith

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration7/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Venetia's health
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYTalk with Violet.. London
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYOpposite me sits the P.M in a more cheerful frame of mind... Diana & I settled last night that 'if & when' we were ever engaged we would never... go out together... I saw Katharine this morning

Official Register

1915-04-29

Top News

Daily Edition

British colonial troops held off a larger German force at the Battle of Gurin in Nigeria.. British monitors HMS Havelock and HMS Raglan were launched in Belfast for the Gallipoli campaign.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Union Of South Africa Rebellion, Royal Dockyards, School Attendance, Belgian Refugees, Nyasaland, Soldiers On Sick Furlough Travelling

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Interview with Kitchener... Winston asked me to lunch. ... He said, “I think the Dardanelles Expedition will be the turning-point of the war... I am not responsible for the Expedition; the whole details were approved by the War Council"."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"News seems somewhat better. Advance appears to be checked. French cruisers torpedoed and all lives lost. A great deal in the papers about the asphyxiating gases..."