19 FEBRUARY 1916, Page 2

There have been rumours that the Germans are massing in

great numbers in the neighbourhood of Salonika, and that an attack may be expected before long. That is possible, but it is ntuch more likely that these rumours are spread about in order, as they would have said in the eighteenth century, to " amuse " the Allies. We do not believethat the Germans are now aiming at more than " containing " the Salonika' force.