Wednesday, April 19, 1916

Heavy Rain

Correspondence (0)

Gap in Correspondence

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

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H.H. Asquith
In London
HIS DAYPresiding over Cabinet meeting. In London. Opposing Lloyd George's proposals
Venetia Stanley
London

Official Register

1916-04-19

Top News

Daily Edition

German forces took the remaining craters at St Eloi, Belgium, moving their trench line west; total British casualties for the action were 2,233.. South African forces captured Kondoa Irangi in German East Africa.. German Field Marshall Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, commander of Ottoman forces in Mesopotamia, died suddenly.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

IN SESSION

>>Topics: Government delays, Universal military service (House of Lords)

Witness Observations

FS
Frances Stevenson

"D. sent a message to me last night to say that the King approved of his proposals... However, when the Cabinet met it appeared that the P.M. had made up his mind to accept D.'s proposals..."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"I went to His Majesty's and found Viola, Moira, Phyllis, Pamela, Joan Poynder... It was decided that the performance must be postponed... I dined with the Montagus. ... Viola and Diana were giving sort of imitations of themselves..."