Thursday, February 17, 1916
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
H.H. Asquith
No correspondence or official record found.
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-02-17Top News
The Ross Sea party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was halted by hostile weather during their return trek from Mount Hope, leaving two members ill and the party stranded [5].. The 58th Australian Battalion was established [5].
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Air-raid defence (Debate held 'last night', i.e., Feb 16)
Witness Observations
"One of those thoroughly fiendish telephoning mornings... Dr Lawrence came to see Beb in the morning. He reported ‘substantial improvement’..."
"D. at not at all well. I think he is really very depressed... He says that Colonel House, when over in Germany, was not received by any of the military authorities..."