'Thousands of radio listeners at San Juan were thrown into a panic when 'Mey heard several show crack out Police and troops rushed the sssassine and brought their guns into' play, 'They' killed one uni destined Nation: alist and. arrested. several "men, Ftteon shots were fired. 'Eight per: sons in all' were conveyed "to "the system of a combination rank and service, which in each individual case had made retired pay dependent to a great degree upon hazard.
These measures, Mr. Here-Belisha went on to explain, applied to all combatant corps of the Army, and would come into effect on August 1, The attempt was made as the Gov cones, his stand Puerto" oficiais were reviewing a big parade iis, Govetnontcephoned' dea at San Juan who were: gravely cone cerned, informing them "that every. thing Svas normal in Ponce and that martin Taw had' been declared. United Press, No Hardships Caused 'The reforms would be so brought into operation that no officer on full pay would suiter compulsory retire. ment as a consequence, and the reduction in the tenures' of command und staff appointments from four years to three would not occasion the displacement of any officer with-cut a year's warning.
In yeneval, the measures, including. the new time scale of promotion and incremental stages would apply as ruling date to officers of the Britis 'Army on Indian establishment, and consequential adjustments, of Indian rates of pay issuable to' emeers on Indian establishment would be decided shortly, The promotion of one quarter of the subalterns and captains in the British Army in one single day, which would go into effect under the new scheme, would involve the largest gazette in the history of the Army, Mr, Here-Belisha declared.
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