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- 1899, Aug. 24.
Written at Compton Hotel, Liverpool. Uncle Lloyd's englyn was well received by the Welsh settlers. His journey to Canada. W. J. Rees is 'a very pleasant chap'.
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Written at Compton Hotel, Liverpool. Uncle Lloyd's englyn was well received by the Welsh settlers. His journey to Canada. W. J. Rees is 'a very pleasant chap'.
Written at Committee Rooms, House of Commons. Is in committee 'judging some confounded Scotch Water Bill'. The reports of his maiden speech in the Welsh newspapers. Legal cases. They came within four votes of defeating the government.
Written at Coetmor Hall, Bethesda, Bangor. Concluded the Menai Bridge enquiry that day: 'Think I made a good concluding speech. Completely exposed fallacy of Thornton's financial argument'. W. R. Davies has been suspended for two years. Legal matters.
Written at Clyde. His plans to travel to Buenos Aires and La Plata. Hopes to visit Von Heyking to discuss Patagonia on Saturday: 'We shall know then exactly where we stand in the matter'. Describes the voyage.
Written at Cluny Hill Hydropathic, Forres, N.B. Plans for the journey home. Describes a visit to Doonaway Castle. The Storey case.
Written at Cluny Hill Hydropathic, Forres, N.B. 'Glad you overthrew the Rector'; gives advice on tactics. The illness of Evan Jones, Carnarvon.
Written at Cluny Hill Hydropathic, Forres, N.B. Describes the golf; 'Now that we have links at Criccieth we must get up a club'. Describes the place - 'nice people, good feeding, bracing air, fine view &c'.
Written at Close de la Garoupe, Antibes. The weather. Tenders he has received. Is going to play golf and take tea with the Rendels.
Written at Clos de la Garoupe, Antibes. The weather,
Written at Cheyne Place. The effect of his speech at the Queens Hall. The Asaph Bill is going well; 'I want education out of the way to fight the publicans'. His cold is better, and is going out for a walk with Spender. No change in the condition of the Prime Minister.
Written at Château de Thorenc, Cannes. Would like to know more of the evening meeting at Berea. William George's school dadl is first rate and deserves to be published. Describes the magnificent surroundings 'as if they had leapt out of a picture'.
Written at Château de la Garoupe, Antibes. The weather and the golf. Are to travel over the Esterelles that day. Olwen.
Written at Charing Cross Post Office. Is to attend a meeting at Castle Street that evening. Will be down on Monday.
Written at Charing Cross. Has wired R. O. [Roberts] to arrange a meeting on Wednesday or Friday: 'I must have a meeting. Ellis is strong on it & I agree. ... Either the Mayor or a minister shd. be put in the Chair. Carnarvon must give the cue to the rest of the country. Now I know how busy you are but as you know how dilatory R.O. is - altho' he is a thoroughly goodhearted chap & I beg of you to run over there tomorrow to arrange'.
Written at Central Station Hotel, Glasgow. Has arrived here and is going on to Wemyss Bay,
Written at Caskieben, Kinaldie, Aberdeenshire. There are prospects for a good meeting,
Written at Carnarvon Post Office. 'Llwyddiant perffaith. Better than my most sanguine expectations'. The opposition last night endured 'a pitiable collapse'. Is staying with Herbert Lewis.
Written at Carnarvon. Is 'deeply disgusted but not surprised' by the result of the voting - 'Sectarian zeal triumphed over all sense of right & of gratitude. It is just what I had been led to expect'. All William George needs is patience.