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Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Dick Llwyd's composition: 'Buck up & you will soon show them a Lloyd George by whose side the present one will be of no account'. Legal matters. Tim's speech; Uncle Lloyd should write to congratulate him - 'Uncle Lloyd is a very influential personality at Pantycelyn & a word from him will be very highly prized'.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Delighted at the Bethesda result. I am now getting up a guarantee fund of £100,000 in order to approach the Daily News people with a view to purchase. Got £10,000 to start with. Next week hope to get another £10,000. The rest I hope to get together when Parliament meets'. Lock out Penrhyn. The fight will be a very bitter one. If it ends without surrender [?Lord] Penrhyn will have someone besides himself to thank for that'.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Congratulations on William George's 'splendid fight in Bangor. It is the town talk - ie a siarad gwlad hefyd. It is your greatest score. Between ourselves you had better fight to a finish - dont you think so [?] ... However I am entirely at your service. Gwnaf yn union fel y dymuni'.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Christmas dinner at Garthcelyn: '... I only wish I were there with you. But Roberts' mother being seriously ill it is a good thing I am up'.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Cannot make the meeting he has that evening with Spicer at Hackney. Has two important business engagements the next day.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Business and legal matters,
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Believed that William George was now off to Italy. Has arranged to spend two weeks at Criccieth and has invited Massingham down: 'He wants to study the Welsh Education fight on the spot & he will probably go to Herbert Lewis & Frank Edwards'. His speech at the National Reform Club dinner the previous night.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London. Business meetings,
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street. Is going to Norwich. Does not know of a Joint Conference on the 24th. The need to fight; have put 'the other side in the wrong with the moderate men on their own side'.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street. Feels better, but needs rest. 'Met Churchill by appointment today. He is willing to come over to our side & thinks 30 other Unionists will accompany him. I told him that on Education & Temperance we were inexorable. He is willing to meet us on these ...'. Legal work.
Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Steet, London E.C. Botha's letter has been published in the Dutch newspapers. Is to spend Sunday with Sir Robert Reid. Hopes that William George can attend the Bangor meeting on Wednesday.
Written at Ormond House. Was the Pwllheli stabbing business an election row?' Progress with the newspaper - It is a very big job & will take time. Lord Welby is helping. Sir Robt. Reid has joined. So has Sedgwick (Oxford)'. Maggie's health. Rev S. R. Jenkins Merthyr writes me of his experiences stumping South Wales during election "What delighted me more than ought else was the magnificent reception given to every mention of your name. Your popularity is unbounded in South Wales". Wish I could make some good use of it'.
Written at Ormond House. The weather. Family news and books purchased. 'Letters of congratulation still pouring in. The incident has stirred our men throughout the country ir gwaelodion. The fools. They have helped the cause & the man they hate as no single incident hitherto has'. Spender is to dine the next day. Is going to Lewes with the Mayor of Fulharn on Friday and staying in Brighton. Merry Christmas to Uncle Lloyd and Auntie Polly.
Written at Ormond House. The shares in the Genedl. The Boer War; the alarmist telegram in the Daily Express. Fy marn i ydyw y bydd peth fel hyn yn mynd ymlaen yn y Transvaal flwyddyn i heddyw. My estimate at the beginning of the war as you may remember was April 1901. I think I rather underestimated the difficulties considerably in fact. 'Lief [Jones] whilst privately despising the leaders of the Welsh party with true Jonesian conceit - these Jones's Brynmor, Viriamu & Lief are the quintessence of self-satisfaction - did not object to enlist support by pretending that we sympathised with him'.
Written at Ormond House. The Penrhyn matter. Goes to Hull the following day for a meeting of the Northern Education League. Mutilated.
Written at Ormond House. The Penrhyn case. The Llanelly meeting 'Alfred Davies is beneath notice. He is laughed at. Our meeting is to be held in a chapel with sitting accommodation for 900. His meeting is to be in a hall wh: only holds 350 altogether'.
Written at Ormond House. The Penrhyn case. 'Been reading in the N. W. Express the smashing up you gave to the Police case at Bangor on Monday. Campus'. Smillie's poll.
Written at Ormond House. Sheffield was 'a magnificent success. Largest meeting ever held by Liberation Society at their autumnal gathering. Judging by reception given I think it is fair to say they came there to see & hear your brother'. The Liberal paper says that he 'absolutely fascinated the audience'. Has attended Lawrence's wedding. Is addressing the Clapham Junction Literary Society that evening - 'M: worried me into that'.
Written at Ormond House. New Year greetings! Has written to Lloyd George and George about the Penrhyn libel. The income tax assessment.