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Written at Hotel Leland, Winnipeg. Awaits news from the Transvaal. 'The Carnarvon news makes me wild. Gresyn filwaith na buaswn i yno. Pan y dof yn ol ni bydd terfyn ar yr eiddigedd fwriaf ar y spaniels fu'n cyfarth tros y Sais - er mwyn yr esgyrn disgyna o'i fwrdd - yn nghyfarfod Caernarvon'. Will contact R. O. Davies to arrange a meeting at Bangor and Caernarvon.
Written at Hotel International, Lisbon. Describes his surroundings - 'The heat is intense but not so intolerable as it is in England'. Cannot send cables as they are too expensive, but will cable from Rio and Buenos Aires to Alfred Davies, Liverpool, and he will circulate a letter to a list of friends. 'I am getting as tanned as a Portuguee & I think otherwise making progress towards an improvement in tone & strength. But of course it is too early to talk about that yet'. Have been given the cabin recently vacated by Sir Francis and Lady Cook.
Written at Hotel Gassion, Pau. Arrived with the party the previous day. Spent last evening with Lawson, Walton and Lord Selby.
Written at Hotel du Nord, Coln. Describes Cologne Cathedral: 'What struck me most was not the imposing appearance of the structure itself - grand as that is - but the gorgeous windows'. Incomplete.
Written at Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Letters from home take a long time to reach him. The weather. Letters are pouring in from Scotland - one from Campbell-Bannerman's constituency and one from Bryce's. The Aberdeen Liberals are anxious for him to go there. The Young Man is anxious to have a photograph of the old house at Llanystumdwy.
Written at Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Is to spend Sunday in Paris and return to London on Monday: 'the end of a very pleasant holiday & a most healthful one ...'. Has been invited to stay with Harcourt.
Written at Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Is glad that William George has had a chat with Roberts about Ashton. The weather. 'Massingham disabled with gout. Ac yn lled ddigalon ydi o dan unrhyw gystudd'. Plans to return home. Has a series of important speeches to prepare. Has been discussing the future with Margaret.
Written at Hotel Continental, Biarritz. Family news: Kids as a rule are so selfish - at least self-centred'. Describes the holiday.
Written at Hótel Continental, B Peyta, Biarritz. William George's 'charming account of the Beriah meeting': '... the history of its great success has given me more satisfaction than the victory of Cardiff over the South Africans although that also gave me like Wil Llwyd unmixed pleasure'. The tea and meeting at Berea chapel. Has been playing golf with Emmott that afternoon. Outlines his travel plans.
Written at Hótel Continental, B Peyta, Biarritz. Is anxious to receive news of the New Year festivities. The weather and the scenery. Describes a journey to the mouth of the Adour. Plans to return on Tuesday to see Harry Jones and the other Church Commissioners before they meet on Thursday.
Written at Hornsey. Is at Hornsey addressing a meeting with Tom Ellis and Herbert Gladstone. Pentrerfelin - the 'difficulty is with the Education Department'.
Written at Holie House, Wick. Outlines in some detail his proposed Newcastle speech: why an appeal should be made to the Liberal Party to adopt Disestablishment and why the Liberal Party should agree to such a measure - 'Wales wants it & no harm wd ensue to England'.
Written at Hertford College, Oxford. Expects a large audience that evening. Is to stay that night with one of the college officials who is the Liberal candidate for Mid-Oxfordshire. Rosebery was very good the previous night.
Written at Heath. Is with Moelwyn Hughes. The success of the tour thus far. The Storey case. William George should write to him at Tonypandy. There are to be Cymru Fydd meetings there the following day.
Written at Hanger Hill Golf Club, Ealing. Is playing golf with Clarke, his secretary. Has received letters from G[ ] P[ ] and the Archbishop of Canterbury and a cable from the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Will say his thanksgiving at Castle Street the following day. Has been praised even in the 'priggish' Spectator!.
Written at Hanger Hill Golf Club, Ealing. Is delighted that William George is also taking up golf: 'You ought not to allow a week to pass without one & if possible two games'. Is now going to play with Llew. Sam Evans, a coward, is resigning from the Welsh Church Commission - 'All the same he is missing his chance of making a great name in Wales. Not sorry personally. He is funking Vaughan Williams'.
Written at Gwerneinwn [sic]. 'Yr hen Archddiacon. What a thrilling horror. Beth a ddigywddodd [?] Ambition disappointed curdling the brain?' The previous day's meeting was a great success.
Written at Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire. Is to go to Pontypridd for the conference the following day. Wishes to know how registration is proceeding. Has decided to go for the Bar and is urged to do so by Marchant Williams. Wishes William George to forward the necessary papers.
Written at Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells. Has heard from a very intelligent boy from Caernarfon that twenty votes are being lost because of W. J. Williams conducting the cases in the court at Caernarfon - 'hollol inept'. The next day a large number of objections and good claims come up, but poor advocacy in the court could cost thirty of these. Begs William George to go to the court. Has been advised it would be unwise for him [D. Lloyd George] to go there. Legal cases. 'A myn siarad dros y blaid'.
Written at Gwalia House, Llandrindod Wells. Had promised Dr G. B. Clarke MP to visit Scotland and address a meeting at Aberdeen. Has now received an enigmatic telegram from Clarke and is at a loss what to do. Clarke 'is a very wealthy fellow & as he talks of starting an evening paper in London. I should like to be well in with him'. Believes Clarke would like him [D. Lloyd George] to address meetings in his constituency. 'I am in a dickens of a fix'.