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Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Walton Heath to spend Sunday. Bad news from Russia; wrote a memorandum to the Cabinet warning them five or six months ago. Has long considered a disaster in Russia inevitable.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Walton Heath for a rest. Has thousands of papers to read. Dick is now able to return to his work 'repaired & renewed'.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Manchester and Liverpool. Had a significant meeting that morning with Colonel Hours, confidante to President Wilson; he believes that the USA will join the conflict.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Folkestone until Tuesday. Would like to devote all his time to Insurance until Easter, but this is not possible.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Brighton with Harold Spender. Outlines his activities of the previous day.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Brighton on the 10 o'clock train. Churchill is very pleased with the draft of his Budget speech: 'Thinks it will put life into the old Radical horse once more'. The final Budget Cabinet is to take place on Monday. 'Speaker cant let you & Dick in except as distinguished foreigners!'.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Brighton. 'Completely captured old Rothschild' at the bankers' dinner last night - 'He gave me a topping idea for a tax that will bring in £800,000'.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is leaving for Brighton. Balfour as 'feeble & almost faint hearted - exceedingly poor performance'. William George's Irish story was excellent.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is in charge of the vote on Old Age Pensions. The debate is proceeding smoothly. Herbert Morgan's excellent sermon last night on patriotism.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is in Cabinet that day and feels better. Asquith is anxious to keep him close at hand to be able to confer; otherwise he would go to Brighton. The coal dispute.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to Wolmer Castle to spend the weekend with Asquith. The death of Mrs Freeman. The previous night's dinner at Kitchener's; Millerand seemed 'a capable man without a spark of genius'.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to Walton Heath with Percy Illingworth. Spoke extremely well the previous night. Mail received. His character sketch in the Daily News.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to Walton Heath to play golf and to spend the weekend. The Budget is proceeding well.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to the City Temple to talk on the problem of destitution in this country.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to Sunningdale to spend Sunday at the cottage of the Master of Elibank. He [Elibank] fainted from overwork at the Welsh dinner last night.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to Sir John Barker's. The speech is prepared. Lord Beauchamp has been making arrangements for the meeting. Is grateful to Uncle Lloyd for the licourice [sic] ball, a great asset in lubricating the throat.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going to play golf with Masterman and Sir George Riddell. Asquith has delivered 'a good old breechloading shot of the old style'.
Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is going for a motor run with Maggie and Megan. The reports in the Tory papers. Hopes that the Marconi affair is at an end. Asquith and Margot are truly delighted.