Monday, May 8, 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
1916-05-08Top News
Irish leaders Éamonn Ceannt, Con Colbert, Michael Mallin, and Seán Heuston were executed.. The British steamship SS Cymric was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine.. Ernest Shackleton's relief crew sighted South Georgia Island.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Lord Curzons Recommendations, Pensions Committees Labour Representation, Exchequer Bonds, Board Of Customs And Excise Assistant, National Reserve, Secretary Of State For War Salary
Witness Observations
"The telephone bell rang before dinner and, to my surprise, I recognised Basil’s voice. He had just come over from Ireland... I unscrupulously decided to chuck Bluetooth, and we arranged to lunch together..."