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- 1894, Feb. 23.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Parry's trip to Patagonia. Would like William George to have a talk with Parry.
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Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Parry's trip to Patagonia. Would like William George to have a talk with Parry.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Parry's instructions. The violent article on D. Lloyd George in the National Observer, 'the high Tory weekly': 'It is not altogether abuse. ... Finishes up by saying that I may do a lot of mischief!'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Paratoi araeth [sic] ar gwestiwn llosgir tyddynod yn Affrica'. The article in the Goleuad. 'Prichard Morgan wedi syrthio allan a'i bartner Richards'. Does not know the details.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. No South African news. The blowing up of the bridge South of De[ ]ar is serious'. Fragment.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. No one turned up on the train. Returned from Cardiff the previous night. 'Cochfarf told me that he never saw any public man get such a reception from a Cardiff audience as I did. It was really remarkable. For half an hour I had them completely in my hands'. Herbert Lewis, Robert Perks and Alfred Thomas also spoke - 'Ni dderbyniwyd yr un o honynt yn gyffelyb'. Philips is 'amiable but desperately weak'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. No letter received from Garthcelyn that day,
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. News of the Boer War. '90 British captured". ... "Bethlehem occupied". ... These Boers must be mocking us. They are not suffering for nought. Their struggle is a great one'. Is to spend Sunday with Sir Robert Reid near Wolmer 'Y mae yn awyddus iawn i mi i fod yn un o dri gydag ef yn y Senedd newydd i osod pethau mewn trefn'. Business matters; the failure of the Mintoscope.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Myrddin's settlement. 'Dined at Lord Rendel's last night with a dozen other Welsh MPs. He put me in the place of honour - ar ei ddeheulaw - much to the chagrin of Sam [Evans] & one or two others. He was full of the position I had attained'. Balfour is said to anticipate a dissolution in February; D. Lloyd George agrees.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Massingham wishes him to begin a guerilla fight against the government next session.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. 'Marshall nothing like as effective a man as Lloyd. Am surprised they didn't get Bankes'. Business matters. Captain Philip Davies.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Mari's 'very kind & sensible letter'. I had an instinctive feeling that things were that way. R.O. is losing his head. I had already written him a soft letter. I have put a little cayenne pepper in his soup today - half chaffingly'. 'Go dda, Bryn'. Is to see Lord Welby about the newspaper.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Margaret is 'highly pleased'. Is departing for the conference at Leicester and goes to Paisley the next night. Has received much praise for his Christchurch, Oxford, speech.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Margaret has gone to Battersea Park; he is to fetch her from the home of Llewelyn Williams. The Tynemouth case. Pity about O.R.J. Goes to Grasgarth that evening. R. O. Davies wishes to see him, perhaps about William Owen. His letter from Philip Davies - 'very characteristic, thoroughly genial'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. 'London is sad over its disappointment today'. Roberts sends reports of 'stiff fights' in the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Progress with the newspaper - 'It is getting on satisfactorily tho' nothing big landed yet. Who will do Wales for us? Travel the country seeing people - 21/2 per cent Commission on amount realised'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Letters received from Cochfarf and his brother. Arrangements to meet Eilir and Ballinger. The advance of the Boers. A possible invitation for the Carnarvon lads to sing at Windsor Castle: 'It looks like coming off'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Letter received. No news. Hopes to spend New Year's Day with William George and the family.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Legal matters,
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Legal matters. William George should write to him at Abertillery. Tom Ellis is annoyed with Y Goleuad. Asquith has accepted D. Lloyd George's amendment.