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Written at War Office, Whitehall. Is dictating a letter as he has no time to write. Has received excellent news from the front that day: 'We have made real progress and the Germans must be getting a little anxious. But the end is not yet'. Dick expects leave in three weeks.

Written at Wandsworth. The selection of the Liberal candidate for the Eivion division: '... Were Ellis Davies a young Welshman of the right sort it would have been one's duty to support him. I help W[illiam] Jones against D[ ] P[ ] but Ellis D is 75 per cent charlatan - & that is too high a percentage of adulteration even for public life'. Davies is also 'a refractory one' who 'would give trouble for purposes of self advertisement'. Has been ordered by the Cabinet to speak on Tuesday on the Education Bill.

Written at Wandsworth. Is preparing his speech for Cardiff. Is to dine with Sidney Webb that evening. Plans to refer in his speech to the labour troubles in South Wales, urging moderation. His attack on Lord Lansdowne in The Times that day.

Telegram.

Includes notes from Gwilym and Mair.

Written at Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton-on-the-Hill, Epsom. Has come down for a game of golf with Donald of the Daily Chronicle and Sir Henry Norman. There should be no alarm at the expense of the Investiture as it occurs only once in 600 years.

Written at Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton-on-the Hill, Epsom. Is playing golf with Churchill. Goes to Brighton that evening. Last night's great success has made the Tories 'baffled & perplexed'. Believed that a settlement is now likely and is convinced that Balfour is anxious for this. Has private talks with Balfour the following week which are likely to yield positive results. A settlement of the Welsh Church question is likely.

Written at Walton Health Golf Club, Walton-on-the Hill, Epsom. Is playing golf with Sir Joseph Lawrence and Elmolie Carr of the Western Mail. Goes to Parkwood the next day.

Written at Walbrook, E.C. Legal matters. The Castle Street meeting the previous night was a great success - 'Cynulliad da iawn o bob enwad. Vide this week's Cymro & Celt. Da iawn. ... Llythyrau yn dylifo i mewn'.

Written at Walbrook. Work routine in the office. 'Cwyd dy galon frawd. Y mae pethau yn gwella. Cawsom job arall heddyw - un arall ddydd Sadwrn'. Has been unable to go to the Commons. The meeting of the National Liberal Club the previous night.

Written at Walbrook. William George's wire was 'too laconic' and thus unclear. Legal matters. Is to speak that evening in the London School Board election. Uncle Lloyd's health: 'Da iawn gennyf fod yr esgob yn gwella. Aeth a llwyth o bryder oddiar fy meddwl'. Is to address the soiree of the Wandsworth Liberal Association. Plans to come to Wales before going to Rome. Acland wishes him to address a meeting in his constituency in January.

Written at Walbrook. The meeting in South Wales was very successful; 'Think I delivered one of the best speeches I ever gave on the Education Question. Arddeliad mawr'. The quarries; is departing for Liverpool and may go to Bethesda the following day to see the Moel Faban quarry.

Written at Walbrook. Margaret's 'neuralgic pains in her eye'. Went to High Mass in the morning - 'We had a powerful sermon by the Cardinal's brother on the Catholic attitude towards the Bible'. The meeting at Newtown - 'The people seem fonder of me than ever. Humphreys Owen was also very nice. Letters still pouring in. I have given up replying to them. It is a hopeless task'. Incomplete.

Written at Walbrook. Legal cases. Goes to Cardiff on Thursday afternoon and is to make a speech that evening. Listened to Elfed the previuos night and proposed the vote of thanks. Margaret's vote of thanks to Plenydd.

Written at Walbrook. Has received no reply from Barrow. The meeting at Manchester was a great success - 'the only meeting of the kind they have been able to get together in the constituency for years'.

Written at Villa Cardiff. A princely reception at Cardiff. Is now staying at the Mansion House as the Lord Mayor's guest: 'Tory a brewer ydyw ef ond bachgen neis iawn. He is going to help me as to the National Council'.