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Includes a note from Margaret Lloyd-George: 'The best speech I ever heard him deliver, I wish you had been there. Grey the schoolmaster had been at it irritating all the Welsh members & D more especially as he made mistakes & gave the wrong impression to the house but D squashed him until he never looked up again & the house like a boiling pot'.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Goes the following day to listen to the Bethesda boys to receive inspiration to defend them in the House on Tuesday. D. A. Thomas is receiving medical treatment in London because of a weak heart: 'Not to leave them for two months. During that period he is not allowed to read a letter or even to see his Secretary. His wife found him twice lately on the floor of the bedroom. Sorry for him'. Fragment.

Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. Believed that William George was now off to Italy. Has arranged to spend two weeks at Criccieth and has invited Massingham down: 'He wants to study the Welsh Education fight on the spot & he will probably go to Herbert Lewis & Frank Edwards'. His speech at the National Reform Club dinner the previous night.

Written at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London E.C. The previous night's success. Forgot to post the previous day's letter.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. The weather. The previous night's success at Caernarfon - 'C.A.J. has surrendered completely. We can use this fact as a proof that the Welsh people are practically unanimous'. Has been invited to lunch with John Morley the next day.

Written at House of Commons. The government is 'doing badly'. Ritchie's speech. Plans to speak that night or the next day.

Written at House of Commons. May not get his 'fling on Education'. The House of Commons is 'a small & limp one today'. The reference in that day's Manchester Guardian to his letter to Merioneth - 'My messages getting Gladstonian'.

Written at House of Commons. The J.T.J. meeting - 'classical in its quaint humour'. The Pall Mall Gazette plebiscite on the next Liberal and Tory ministries - 'I was the only new man elected to the Liberal Cabinet - President Local Govt Bd. I came second for Home Secretary, second for Bd. of Trade & Postmaster General. Significant coming from readers of a Tory journal'.

Written at House of Commons. The county council election results seem to express approval of his policy of witholding rates from sectarian schools: 'Wales has done marvellously. ... Radnor now stands alone & I have hopes of it. ...'. Has been invited by Lord Tweedmouth to dine at his home on Friday to meet the King; believes that the King added his name to the guest list. Incomplete.

Written at House of Commons. The Government was defeated on one of the Irish estimates. The previous day's debate; has been approached by Anson and Morant. Praise for his speech in that day's newspapers: 'Whole debate turned on me & they all talked as if I had Wales in [the] hollow of my hands'.

Written at House of Commons. The Chinese debate; Campbell-Bannerman has made 'a splendid speech - probably the best of his career'. Does not plan to speak in the House.

Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Has been in conference with Rufus Isaacs. The reports in the press on his speech.

Written at House of Commons. Myrddin's cheque. A Russian battleship has been torpedoed and sunk: '... a great stroke for Japan & very good news for this country as the complete naval supremacy of Japan is the likeliest thing to help us out of it'.

Written at House of Commons. Is to lunch with Herbert Gladstone. The Commons is 'very listless ... expecting some excitement tomorrow night'.

Written at House of Commons. Is to say a word in the House on the difference between denominational school provisions in Scotland and England. Margaret and he are to dine with Sir Edward Grey.