Agitation is going on among the Chinese postal employees to secure fan inerense in the amount of their bonus, oF "encouragement money," which' is granted at the end of each Lunar year.
'A meeting was held on January 411, when the question was discussed, was decided to send two more representatives to Nanking to pre~ sent their demands to the Chino-tungpu, two others having already gone without meeting with much success, Tt was further resolved to take "necessary action" if the workers? demands in this respect were re-Jected and a "bonus increase movement committee" was appointed. The meeting-also framed a telegram to the Minister of Communcations pointing out that postal employees, unlike workers in commercial Th depended entirely upon their wages for their livelihood and had no other source of income beyond their low monthly wages. At the present time, when the Government was endeavouring to improve the condi tions of workers, the postal employes' demands should not be rejected. They, therefore, asked for a bonus equivalent to a month's pay to men who have been in the service for three years or less; two months? extra pay in the ease of those who have served from three to ten years; and three months' "encouragement: money" for those who have served for more than ten years.
In this connection, the Chinese press says that the administration of the Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo ways have granted a bonus equ valent to two months! pay in com-ison with an extra month's pay last Sear to, their employees.
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