§ Message from the King: Delivered by the Lord Privy Seal (M. Crewe), and read as follows:
§ "The present state of public affairs in "Europe constituting in the opinion "of His Majesty a case of great emergency within the meaning of the Acts of "Parliament in that behalf, His Majesty "deems it proper to provide additional "means for the Military Service, and, "therefore, in pursuance of these Acts, "His Majesty has thought it right to "communicate to the House of Lords "that His Majesty is, by proclamation, "about to order that the Army Reserve "shall be called out on permanent ser "vice; that soldiers who would other "wise be entitled, in pursuance of the "terms of their enlistment to be trans "ferred to the Reserve, shall continue in "Army Service for such period, not "exceeding the period for which they "might be required to serve if they were "transferred to the Reserve and called "out for permanent service, as to His "Majesty may seem expedient; and that "such directions as may seem necessary "may be given for embodying the Terri "torial Force and for making such special "arrangements as may be proper with "regard to units or individuals whose "services may be required in other than "a military capacity."
§ Then it was moved that the acid Message be taken into consideration forthwith: The same was agreed to, and the said Message considered accordingly: Then it was moved That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty thanking His Majesty for His most gracious Message communicating to this House His Majesty's intention to call out the Army Reserve on permanent service and to cause the Territorial Force to be embodied; agreed to, nemine dissentiente: Ordered That the said Address be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.