Wednesday, June 9, 1915

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H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYLondon. Cabinet meeting. House of Commons
Venetia Stanley
Franceⓘ
HER DAYI bathed in the morning with 4 of the other 'sisters'... Afterwards... I bicycled into Boulogne... &, incidentally, called on Gilbert... I've been quite fairly occupied as we've got a man dying. Wrote to Edwin Montagu

Official Register

1915-06-09

Top News

Daily Edition

British cruiser HMS Dublin was torpedoed and damaged in the Adriatic Sea.. British naval forces occupied the island of Kamaran in the Red Sea.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: Reinforcements for Sir Ian Hamilton (3 Divisions), Naval force strength

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: War Workers Advertisements, Development Of Bogs Ireland, Bromley County School, Male Registration, Board Of Agriculture Scotland Class Ii, Interned Aliens

Witness Observations

Margot Asquith
Margot Asquith

"Yesterday I had a great triumph. A Foul paper called London Mail wrote enclosed on 29th May. ... I insisted on an apology and £100 for Red Cross."

Venetia Stanley
Venetia Stanley

"My darling no letter from you to-day... I bathed in the morning... Afterwards... I bicycled into Boulogne... I've been quite fairly occupied as we've got a man dying..."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Went out at ten and worked at respirators... Basil and Lord Edward Grosvenor called for me... Winston and Clemmie came to lunch."