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Show STEAMSHIP CO. GRAITSJCREASE LONDON, June 16. Tho shipping Btrike has developed largely Into a 6qunbbIo over wages, and outside of n few mall steamers tho ship owners genernlly are not suffering appreciable Inconvenience The number of the strikers is limited strictly to deck hands. Despite tho concession of $2.50 a month In wages made by tho Canadian Pacific railroad company yesterday when the time came for the signing of a crew for the Empress of Ireland today the company was forced to concede con-cede an additional $1.25. The original signing of a Chinese crew for the Empress Em-press forced the company to concede an additional $1 25. The original demand de-mand was for an advance of $5 a month. |