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Written at Rio de Janeiro. Describes his surroundings - 'Dreams cannot picture a land more fair. You cannot imagine anything more beautiful. ... You must make up your mind to visit these regions. I'll undertake to take effective charge of the office during your absence'. 'These are the first two days of real downright enjoyment I have had since sailing. Homesickness aggravated by the monotony of ship life deprived one of his appetite for enjoyment'.
Written at Regina, Assa [sic]. Has received a parcel of letters from home. The triumph at Dolgelley. Describes his surroundings. Would like William George to send some of the London papers to Montreal.
Written at Reform Club, Pall Mall, S.W. Went to the South Kensington Museum with Frank Edwards because the threat of rain prevented them from playing golf. Are expecting Dick that afternoon. Campbell-Bannerman's health. The speeches in the Chamber of Shipping meetings the previous day.
Written at Reform Club, Manchester. Has been busy with Alfred Davies. A letter from the Pembrokeshire Liberal agent claiming that he is 'simply inundated with applications for Lloyd George from all parts of the county'. Goes back to London the following day.
Written at Reform Club, Manchester. Failed to go to Liverpool, but may go the following day. Made a superb speech last night.
Written at Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury. The tour of South Wales was very successful. Clifton has wired to inform him that the Sunderland petition has been arranged for 19th December. '[Tom] Ellis has written me a capital letter - best he cd. possibly have written. I am fully satisfied. He has gone out of his way to have a dig at Bryn [Roberts] & D. A. [Thomas]'.
Written at Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury. The previous night's meeting 'squelched the opposition'. Does not anticipate victory as there was a majority of 3,600 against the Liberals in 1892. Hopes to reduce the majority to 1,500.
Written at Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury. The 'most unexpected collapse' at the University Court. 'What a crowd of irresolutes! They were afraid: Why on earth then did they invite deputations [?] What sport for the Philistines who have taunted us with our inability to agree on a capital'. Tom Ellis 'made a bitter & violent anti-Cardiff speech. ... Why on earth he made it is not clear to his best friends!'.
Written at Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury. Has come to meet the county councils. The defeat at Lindley has postponed the general election: 'They can't very well say the war is over in the face of so serious a defeat'. His election expenses - 'I won't pay for the privilege of fighting an insecure seat'. His shares in the Genedl.
Written at Raven Hotel. The court proceedings went well,
Written at Queen's Hotel, Oswestry. Has come to Oswestry to speak on behalf of Alan Bright - 'Such a fine chap I couldn't refuse him. Open air meeting. Takes less out of you physically but more out of your voice'. May speak on the second reading of the Budget but not on Fowler's amendment. [A by-election was held in the Oswestry division on 24 May 1901 on the succession of Hon. G. R. C. Ormsby-Gore to the peerage as Lord Harlech. A. H. Bright was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate].
Written at Queen's Hotel, Eastbourne. Have driven through the rain to see Gwilym. He had lunch at the home of Lord James of Hereford with Churchill and Masterman (near the Walton Heath Golf Links) the previous day - 'He is 82 years of age & as spruce as Uncle Lloyd - almost'. He related a store of political anecdotes about Gladstone, Chamberlain, John Bright and others. Includes note from Gwilym Lloyd George.
Written at Queen Victoria Street. Has been too busy to look at a newspaper. Received another £1,000 that day: 'Dim llawer mewn cymmariaeth but it helps us along'. A raid into Cape Colony.
Written at Pwllheli. Legal cases. Plans to go to South Wales. Would like Sam T. Evans to meet him at Llandrindod.
Written at Putney. Has spent the day with Dalziel. Has received Y Tyst from Uncle Lloyd; the Cardiff notes are 'very significant'.
Written at 'Patagonian Committee.' Discusses Patagonia: Hoefer could not go out and is determined to send W. J. Parry out again. 'It is a very troublesome business but I never have ceased to hope that one day we'll pull it off'. The Peter Williams business - 'a complication of financial & domestic trouble'.
Written at Parliament Street. 'Just finished. Dwy awr a hanner today unquestionably',
Telegram.
Written at Parliament Street. '... Mair getting on alright. Just taken some nourishment',
Telegram.
Written at Parkwood, Henley-on-Thames. The weather. Has been visited by Kearley and the Dowager Lady Nunburnholme who has made an offer of her villa at Nice: 'That sounds better than a noisy hotel in my present state. M[aggie] would rather go to Criccieth otherwise she might very well come. But as she puts it she likes quiet & hates meeting people. On the other hand solitude or even quietness would kill me'. Gwilym and Dick are to accompany him. A letter received from the Bishop of St. Asaph.