Tuesday, May 9, 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
1916-05-09Top News
Irish nationalist Thomas Kent was executed by firing squad for his role in the Easter Rising [2].. South African forces withdrew to the outskirts of Kondoa Irangi in German East Africa to better repel German attacks [2].
Cabinet Council
Parliament
>>Topics: Air Services, Soldiers Pay Hospital Deductions, Building Constbuction London, Parliamentary Register, Royal Engineers Commissions, Motor Cars Speed Limit
Witness Observations
"I enjoyed my lunch very much. ... He thinks he will have to give evidence at the Commission... We walked to the Bath Club... and went on to Bruton Street together."
"A first class row in War Ctee. . . Bonar Law read a letter from a member of Parliament . . . saying we had lost command of the air."