Tuesday, February 29, 1916
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No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
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H.H. Asquith
No correspondence or official record found.
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Venetia Stanley
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Official Register
1916-02-29Top News
Daily Edition
The German raider SMS Greif was intercepted and sunk by Royal Navy ships in the North Sea; the British auxiliary cruiser HMS Alcantara also sank during the engagement.
Cabinet Council
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Parliament
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>>Topics: Territorial Force Discharges, Expeditionary Force Descriptive Accounts, Fruit Imports, British Ships For Italy, Swiss Chocolate Imports, Enemy Air Raids Cold Light System
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"After dinner I read Whibley's Blackwood's article aloud... Blow talked a lot about his much adored Kitchener. ... K. is devoted to him..."