Approached by a reporter of the "North-China Daily News" Mr. AWA. Owing manager of the company. denied a report that the workers had asked for a 150 per cent, increase in salaries,"but confirmed other reports that the workers had made repres sentations "to the management. Immediate threat of a labour dispute atthe company was anticipated, The labour situation in the Settle-informed of the dispute, a guard was sent to the depot and ofoes of the company, The number of strikers mounted to over 2,000, The ofice personnel and the employees of the ment saw a. slight change yesterday when: about 70 employees of the Zang Foo Iron Works at 898 Macao Road returned to their jobs after a brief strike, According to,
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