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Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is to lunch with Sir John Jones Jenkins and then to listen to a lecture on Canada by Sir Gilbert Parker.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is to help the Methodist chapel at Walham Green. Philip Davies's success. No news from the war.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is to come up to Sunderland for a conference with Jelf and Roskell the following Friday. The Criccieth Water Cases. Legal cases.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is taking the children to Kew. Business. The 'extraordinary article' in the Cambrian News. - 'He is playing up to me now. What does it mean?' Spoke briefly in the House the previous night.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is still working on the paper; 'our trouble will be to raise the money necessary to start our paper with'. Has been invited to go to Ireland by Lough. 'If the Election is coming - & Heaven knows what these ruffians will not do - they are capable of any & every trickery - if it is coming I must have a fortnight's rest before I start campaigning. On the other hand this company has got to be put through somehow - ac nis gall neb arall ei wneyd. "Beth na i [?]"'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is staying on reluctantly to dine with some clients. The Fielding dinner has been wired to the Canadian papers. Regrets that William George cannot attend the Welsh Party dinner, but hopes that he can do so next year.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is returning from Barry. Had an interview the previous afternoon with the Labour leaders there - 'a very intractable crowd - aggressive, hostile to Nonconformity in general & to Welsh Nonconformity in particular'. Last night's meetings. Had an interview about the Joint Council for Wales.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is researching in the library. The death of Owen Hughes. Margaret's health. Visited Gerald Balfour on Tuesday.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is reflecting about Bowen Rowlands: 'At his best he is the man for a case of this sort but he is off colour just now. ... Bowen Rowlands is capable of bigger things than any man on circuit - when at his best'. The serious news from China - 'In the face of this crisis we are helpless & the great Chinese problem will be settled without our assistance & therefore without reckoning us'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is receiving widespread congratulations. 'Cytuna pawb ei fod wedi gwneyd lles dirfawr ir achos ac i minnau. Dywed y Llaw [sic] fy mod wedi ychwanegu 50 per cent at fy maintioli. Dyna'r fam yma'. Has received a letter from Cadbury.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is preparing for the Kingston meeting. Because of the illness of Lord Spencer he is to be the main speaker at the annual meeting of the Scottish Liberal Association: '... People clamouring for me - say they want Lloyd George - dim eisieu neb arall'. Lord Tweedmouth is to take the chair.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is playing golf all day. Is late now for lunch at the Savage Club.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is 'perplexed what to do'. Has taken medical advice on whether he should go to South Africa, but the opinion of the doctor and the specialist are contradictory. Would like to hear from William George.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is on his way to speak at Manchester - 'Hate these meetings. Growing dislike of them & especially of the travelling they involve. But this is no time for a man to consult personal convenience or profit. My earnest conviction is that the British people will despite all we say insist on pursuing their headlong rush to ruin'. Burns has decided to refuse to attend any further meetings. 'If we had only the war to think of this might be sound policy. But the future has to be thought of & this is in my judgment preeminently the time to build up or rather rebuild a new party & a policy ready for the day when the nation is penitent & willing to be saved. What think you?' 'Asquith a minnau yn tynnu CB groes yn groes'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Is on his way to Brigg, uncertain what to do. The Patagonian meeting.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Is now concluding the last Patagonian meeting for some time. Are to meet Hoefer at Victoria Station to see him off. Parry and Hughes were ousted from the Board. Believed that William George would enjoy a trip to London when Parliament is sitting. Does not wish to face very much legal work during the next fortnight. 'I have for the last 3 months not given a thought to politics & unless I am going to lapse into the background altogether & let those confounded Methodist snobs sweep past me & deprive me of a hard earned position I must make 2 to 3 good speeches before Parliament meets. I have 3 very important engagements'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is meeting Edwards of the Daily News. Has seen Sir Edward Grey and co-imperialists holding council and has had 'a regular set to for an hour' with Grey - 'He was very genial & very complimentary to me personally. He wanted my forecast of the future. I gave it frankly. I said that as long as [the] nation was in present mood it was right to call Tories in. Liberals could not & would not [do] the job required by England now. But when social reform & bread needed Liberals would be sent for'. 'Imperialist papers foaming at the mouth to-day ...'. Incomplete.