A CHEERFUL VIEW.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 866, 18 November 1916, Page 2

A CHEERFUL VIEW.

FRENCH MINISTER HOPEFUL. GREEKS HELPING ALLIES. Australian and X.7.. Cable Association (Received November 18, 12.1(1 p.m.) LONDON, November 17. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Athens interviewed General Roques (French Minister of War), who said, "The new soldiers of the Allied armies are proving themselves equal to seasoned veterans. There is no portion of the Allied fronts where the military conditions arc not better than they were a year ago. Everywhere the Allies' superiority over their enemies, man for man, is clearly evident. "We must have patience and faith, in the Allied armies. Progress under the present conditions is necessarily slow. It is no longer possible to secure definite results by short actions. "My mission in Greece is purely a military one. "1 am convinced that the Salonica army has done all that is possible. The Serbians are advancing determinedly. "The British forward movement on the Struma was a brilliant piece of work. "It is our hope that shortly we shall have a serviceable contingent of Greek Nationalists. Already an entire regiment is serving with the Allies, and it has won praise from the British for its scouting achievements."