Acoorpine to the "South China Morning - Post," January 27 brought the seamen's strike a little nearer settlement, the men sending to the Secretary of Chinese Affairs a new offer. The first demand was for increase of 30 per cent. on wages over $30 a month and 40 per cent. for wages under $30 per month. The owners offered a scale ranging from 74 per cent. up to 25 per cent. increase, and the men in a counteroffer stipulated a scale ranging from 20 per cent. to 32) per cent. The scale was based on different steamer routes. Now the men in a further offer state in effect that thay will return to work at once and await arbitration, if the owners immediately concede increases ranging from 20 per cent. to 40 per cent. on_ the existing wages. The new offer represents really a small concession. Other conditions attached to the offer are set out in a detail below. The seamen's letter came through the Consul General at Canton. It is being considered by the owners.
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