Saturday, May 20, 1916

Sunny

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

No correspondence or official record found.

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Venetia Stanley

Location unknown.

Official Register

1916-05-20

Top News

Daily Edition

Ernest Shackleton and two companions crossed South Georgia to reach the whaling station at Husvik and arrange rescue for their stranded crew.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Diana Cooper
Diana Cooper

"Scarcely had I finished my letter to you at eleven... when loud went the maroon... Darling, you know I am a little frightened. ... It is a thing that the stoutest campaigners... cannot endure..."

Cynthia Asquith
Cynthia Asquith

"Took Mamma to Paddington to catch the 10.30. ... We put the clocks on an hour in obedience to the Daylight Saving Bill."