Saturday, October 9, 1915

Cloudy

Correspondence (0)

Gap in Correspondence

No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.

Archive Silence
Map Unavailable
H.H. Asquith
Travelling to the country
?

Venetia Stanley

Location unknown.

Official Register

1915-10-09

Top News

Daily Edition

The Central Powers captured Belgrade.. French and British forces began a second campaign to capture Jaunde in German Cameroon.. British destroyer HMS Nestor was launched in Govan, Scotland.. British naval ship HMS Moth was launched in Sunderland for operations in the Middle East.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Several talks with various people about recruiting. I understand that K. has drawn up a memorandum, embodying his views."

FS
Frances Stevenson

"K. returned on Saturday [9 October], but instead of summoning the Cabinet on Saturday to discuss the result of K.’s interviews in France, the P.M. insisted on going away for the weekend..."

Maurice Hankey
Maurice Hankey

"Lunched with the Prime Minister and Bonham Carter and discussed Kitchener... Birdwood's letter set me thinking and on arriving at office went straight to Lloyd George... to ask if they could supply apparatus to pump sea water into the Turkish trenches..."