Tuesday, May 2, 1916
Heavy Rain
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London
HIS DAYIntroducing the Second Military Service Bill in the House of Commons. Speaking in the House of Commons debate
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Venetia Stanley
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Official Register
1916-05-02Top News
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Courts-martial began for 187 Irish citizens involved in the Easter Rising, with ninety sentenced to death.. Eight German Zeppelins raided the east coast of England, causing 39 casualties.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Maurice Hankey
"Spent morning preparing notes for P.M.’s speech to introduce compulsion... A plan which no member of the Cabinet and none of the regimental soldiers... believe in..."