The King has spent a busy week visiting the Midlands
and Lancashire and reviewing Territorial troops. On Saturday last his Majesty, accompanied by the Queen, opened the new Speech House at Rugby School. On Monday there was a review of the West Lancashire Territorial Division in the park at Knowsley, where the King and Queen stayed with Lord Derby. After the review the King issued a message, in which he said that "the cohesion of all arms was remarkable in a force brought together for the first time under entirely new conditions." On Tuesday the King, accompanied by the Queen, opened the new infirmary at Manchester, and afterwards journeyed to Worsley, where there was a review of the East Lancashire Territorial Division and a presentation of colours. After the review the King was able to declare that he was "particularly struck with the cohesion and mobility exhibited by the division, which would be creditable to any troops."
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