Tuesday, March 7, 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
1916-03-07Top News
The destroyer HMS Coquette struck a mine and sank in the North Sea.. The submarine HMS E5 struck a mine and was lost with all hands.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Navy Estimates, Winston Churchill's speech attacking Balfour's naval policy, Appeal for Lord Fisher's return
Witness Observations
"The snow redoubling its efforts. Great expedition into Worcester to see Mary Anderson's return to the stage... She came to life and looked about thirty..."
"I went down to the “Talking Shop” this afternoon to hear A.J.B. introduce the Navy Estimates. ... Then Winston got up and “strafed” the Admiralty for lack of ginger."