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Written at Ashdown Forest Hotel, Forest Row, Sussex. Has to return by the 21st for meetings at Bangor and Carnarvon. 'Golf & drives here. Cornwall has a fine landau & a pair of horses & he took me yesterday a very long drive'.
Written at Alexandra Drive, Liverpool. Has attended the Lord Mayor's luncheon to the President of the Board of Trade. The occasion was a great success.
Written at Albion House, 122-6 High Street West, Sunderland. A legal case - 'You may take it that we are I am sorry to say beaten'.
Written at Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. The report in the Liverpool Daily Post on the success of the previous night's meeting. Is accompanying Sir Christopher Furness on a trip to the Solent the next day.
Written at Acton Golf Club, East Acton. Has come here with Llewelyn Williams. Will try to dictate something for William George the following day. Anson's attitude to Pantglas.
Written at 99 Ashley Gardens, Westminster, S.W. Has received an invitation to stay with Kearley at Cannes. Encloses a letter sent him by Francis Williams [?] of Glasgow. Gibson's 'sensible' article in the previous day's Cambrian News: '... one needs to be reminded of the millions who have to suffer amongst the humble and lowly without the help of the atmosphere of sympathy & affection which surrounds us on all hands'. Are off to Walton Heath.
Written at 99 Ashley Gardens, Westminster S.W. The strike in the cotton industry has been settled, and his intervention is regarded as decisive. The family is now in the most comfortable flat. Dick has not wired. Has received a 'calm restrained' letter from Sir Edward Grey.
Written at 99 Ashley Gardens, Westminster S.W. Are all departing for Parkwood by closed motor,
Written at 9 Palace Mansions, Addison Bridge. The Cymru Fydd garden party. Dick accompanied him to the city that morning - '... He is as keen as a hawk'. The Barmouth papers - 'Asquith will want 30 guineas. What do you say? It is important we should have a leader who has the ear of the Court'. Attended the Rhys Lewis performance.
Written at 9 Palace Mansions. Pybus. Gwynoro [Davies] to come up that day. Is to dine with Frank Edwards and Tom Ellis that evening - 'We are now fast friends'. 'Tom [Ellis] has changed. I had a good illustration of it last in the desire he manifested to induce me not to press my amendment in favour of a National Council, his old pet idea. Gresyn'. R. A. Griffiths's letter in that day's Mercury. - 'It is frightfully crushing. Simply crumples Bryn up'.
Written at 9 Palace Mansions. Pentrerfelin. Is to go to South Wales. Rosebery's assurances are worth nothing; 'We mean to press on but we must do so very circumspectly, if firmly'. Frank Edwards was 'taken in' by Rosebery's pledge. 'Our policy is to crow over it as our triumph, to claim it as a justification of our independent policy'. Has a meeting at Llandrindod on Monday.
Written at 9 Palace Mansions. His letters to Saffery. Legal matters. Now plans to prepare his speech. Is to see the secretary to the Light Railway Commission on Monday.
Written at 8 New Inn, London W.C. The Barmouth Local Board; plans to see Ellis the following day. The Pybus case. Is now a little ashamed of parts of the interview; 'still I believe in interviews as a general principle. They are read where speeches are not'. Family news.
Written at 8 New Inn, London W.C. Legal cases,
Written at 7.20 pm, House of Commons. 'Balfour wrthi yn ateb Bannerman. The latter fairly good. The former wretched'. 'The depression of the Jingoes is most manifest. Chamberlain is specially unhappy. He looks a disappointed man. As if an enterprise out of which he expected a political fortune has turned out disastrously'. Plans to speak towards the end of the debate. His Oxford speech has been highly praised.
Written at 63 Queen Victoria Street. Uncle Lloyd's letter - 'He never misses a post'. The Boer War,
Written at 63 Queen Victoria Street. The weather. 'I had my fling last night. A most useful intervention. I believe I last night did something to improve the condition of thousands of poor little Boer kiddies in these horrible camps. I felt quite happy over it'. Incomplete.
Written at 63 Queen Victoria Street. The financial affairs of the newspaper,
Written at 63 Queen Victoria Street. The arrival of the Trinity Road Light House. Secured tickets for the pantomine on Boxing Day. The meeting on the 28th. Business matters.
Written at 63 Queen Victoria Street. Has been very busy for the last fortnight. Is 'still on the track of the other newspaper & today I had an appointment with the Manager. I have got cash enough to enable me to bargain but am afraid the Liberal Imperialists may step in & cast us out'. Sir Charles Dilke entertained the Radical MPs to dinner the previous night: I spoke South African [sic] & suggested a line of policy for Liberal party. ... One Liberal Imperialist said it was a most statesmanlike speech & he regretted only that Asquith & Grey were not there to hear it. Another said it was the best speech I ever made! Decided to press C.B. to take the line suggested by me'. Plans to speak in the War Loans Debate the following week. Incomplete.