Tumultuous Welcome as Border Mark Goes On the Dobrudja-Bulgarian Frontier at Varna, Sept. 22.
Fifty thousand spirited Bulgarian troops at 9 a.m. yesterday moved with clockwork precision over the whole frontier line to occupy South Dobrudja.
Asithey advanced the main frontier post marking the old boundary line was blown into the air and a clamorous shout rose from about 1,000 Bulgarian refugees who were wait with their cattle and household possessions to return to the fertile land from which they were driven a generation ago.
Dobrudja Bulgarians had prepared a riotous welcome for the occupying troops, who were greeted with a veritable barrage of flowers. Cavalry with pennants flying and sabres drawn staged their entry with a full battle charge. The troops were led by Ge: eral Popoff, riding a handsome wi charger presented to him in honour of the occasion. While warplanes circled over the scene military bands played Bulgarian troops into the first zone of the ceded territory.
The chief economic result of the cession of territory will be a revival of the port of Varna, which years ago was an export centre for the Dobrudia wheat belt.
The Soeaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly _vesterday thanked Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini for ative in sunvorting Bulgar: im for the Dobrudja's re-
Agreement Ratified Sofia, Sept. 22.
Speaking in the Bulgarian National Assembly on the occupation of south. ern Dobrudia, the Prime Minister, M. Filoff, declared that the recent agreement with Rumania was the outcome of Bulearia's policy' of peace and neutrality.
Both countries had been inspired by a firm desire to re-establish their traditional friend- relations and so contribute to strengthening peace in the Balkans.
The agreement was unanimously approved by the House.—Reuter.
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