1 JANUARY 1916, Page 10

Very probably that is what will happen ; but it

must not be supposed, as our pessimists are now beginning to hint, that we are merely going to be " hungup" round Salonika-as inthe other theatres of the war. We shall be very much surprised if the Germans and -their allies have a sufficient force to contain us at all points. On the contrary, we believe that when we are ready we shall be able to issue from the Salonika lines and take such action as we may then desire. Our base is a sea base, and-this means supplies of shell so ample that we shall probably be able to break out when in the opinion of our military experts the time for such action has come.