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Show BIG BONUS FOR SUGARWDRKERS Record in Extra Pay For Hawaiian Ha-waiian Plantation Laborers La-borers 'HONOLULU, T. H.. May 10. The April bonus to be paid to workers m tho sugar plantations of Hawaii will be 294 percent, according to estimates In sugar circles. Of this 220 percent will be paid along with the monthly wages and the remaining 7t per cent held until the end of tho year. Tho April bonus will be the largest ever paid to laborers on Hawaiian sugar su-gar plantations. Lost year's bonus ovcraged y2 percent and that of 191S was 78 percent In estimating the bonus the planters take the average price of sugar from March 16 to April 15 as a basis. The average price for that period was 14,-106 14,-106 cents per pound. The April bonus is calculated to be about three times the regular wages of the workers. No change is reported in the Oahu Island strike situation. The planters have reiterated their determination not to compromise and tho Japanese Federation of Labor has just announced an-nounced that Its members are standing stand-ing firm for their increased wage demand. The federation stated that only seventy of Its members had broken brok-en from the ranks and roturned to work In order to share in the heavy Wago bonus being paid on the plantations. planta-tions. nn |