OPINION OF DR DILLON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 2 November 1915, Page 5

OPINION OF DR DILLON.

(Received Last S..i o'clock.; LONDON, 'Novefnbt'r Ist. li'-. Iv J. Dillon writes: "Now that a juncture has Ujcii ,tri;Ked bctwern tho A tlie Bulgarians, and thn lurks, tho utmost the Allies can liopn ts; achieve is the pivWTyatioj) r.i the Serbian army and its inaintonanco on Serbian soil. JI r t is driven iiKto Albania, tho consequences will bo extremely a,rave. Greece's real interests «ro in Albania., and tlu'y havo r»H?ent.ly become greater. The Serbians eannqt possibly resist a.n enemy iiv'(i times superior numerically. The Anglc-.l'Yeneh ti'oops, to l'aek of time, ejxnnot desp.itcb suiri;cient niMiiilv-'ivs t*-* jremforce thcan. iGreec.i '«md lvaig •<.''Onstanj6ino are witlunit ilu> doubt., in league with oiv eiiemi«'s. aiwl Kiup; Constantino will reiloc.ni his promise (ro the Kaiser that it' neutrality ; .s unu'iiabie hn will >ido with the Austrc-Ger-imans, unless constrained by ,ihe. I'lntento. ll' th-e (,• bestirs itself it limy yet ■transform tl.\> enemies' advanagi' iiru» ;i souix'o of weakness."

THE FINAL BATTLE,

(Received Last COrKNiHA.GI'LV. 'Xovem.bi.'r 1. A mesapr- rrnm the Austrian front s;tys it is expected the iina) bsiit'tlo -between the Austi-o-Gernnuis ; ud .Serbians will t:ike place in three week's ftiinie at. Kraguo^ivar.

SERBIANS WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST MAN.

(Received Last Juftht. !).30 o'clock.) PAIUS, November 1. The Serbian Minister states that the Serbians, being now assured oi effective Allied co-operation, will ?ight to the last man.

BOMBARDMENT OF VARNA

(Received Last I*"ight, 10.30 o'ctock.) BUCHAREST; November 1 Tim bombardment of Varna extremely violent on Thursday, The 'Bulgarians returned tho fii O.

A BULGARIAN REPORT.

(Received Last Night, 10.30 o'clock.) AMSTERDAM, Noyember 1. A Bulgarian communique says: Since our capture of Pirot cn Thursday, wn have defeated and are pursuing the Serbians,

AN AUSTRIAN REPORT.

(Received Last Aiglil", 10.30 o'clock.) AMSTJOPDAiM, November 1. An Austrian commuinque We stormed several strong Serbian positions at Tilanovae, capturing fo/ur guns. The Germans co-operated, and entered the town. Our troops are progressing everywhere north-west of Kragajevstz. Tho Germans captured heights south-west of Lapovo.

KING CONSTANTINE AT SALONIKA

(Received Last Night, 10.30 o'clock.) BUCHAREST, November 1. King Constantino has arrived at Salonika with Princo Nicholas. He was received by General Hamilton.

LORD LANSDOWNE'S SPEECH

' (Reeoived Last > igh't, 11.30 o'clock.) ~»• • • PARIS, Xovember 1. Tho Paris "Journal" says: "Lord Lansdowne's speech has caused much disappointment, Tho British troops were ordered next da.y to co-operate with the French, and crossed the Servian frontier forthwith."