30 OCTOBER 1915, Page 1

It would require a great deal more knowledge than we

possess to justify any attempt to " appreciate " the military position. All we can say of the confused fighting is that the Serbians seem to be holding their own bettor than we bad any right to expect, and that there appears a possibility of their being able to cause considerable delay in the German and Bulgarian advance. Though it is to be feared that the Germans will very soon be in a position to control the railway to Constantinople, and forward the munitions for which the Turks are calling so loudly, we trust and believe that the main Serbian force is not yet in any danger of destruction, but will be able to hold its enemies at bay till the reliefs which we and the French aro sending them can come into play.