Thursday, October 5, 1916
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-10-05Top News
A Bulgarian army of 26,000 defended the Crna River in Macedonia against Allied forces, beating back Serbian attempts to cross.. The Italian government advanced reservations about the secret agreement between France, Britain, and Russia regarding the partition of the Ottoman Empire, demanding parts of Asia Minor.. The German light cruiser SMS Cöln was launched in Hamburg.. British aviation pioneer George Holt Thomas registered Aircraft Transport and Travel, a precursor to commercial aviation.
Cabinet Council
Parliament
Witness Observations
"Breakfasted with Colonel David Davies, M.P., by arrangement, so that L. G. might meet Burnham of the Daily Telegraph. L. G. deprecated the article in yesterday's Times advocating military compulsion for Ireland."
"Laid the foundation stone of Michael’s education by taking him to a Montessori class at Miss Richardson’s school in Westminster."