Stories from the Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph: May 27th, 1916.

From what we gather no fewer than 470 girls employed at a Luton factory lost half a day's pay and the firm lost the labour yesterday.

At one o'clock, the girls employed in a certain department [munitions at Vauxhall] ranged themselves inside the gates and made certain wage demands from the firm and requested that the manager of their department, Mr Edward H. Bolton, should see them. He appeared shortly afterwards and said he would allow them ten minutes to get back to their places or not have an opportunity of returning to work until Monday morning.

The announcement was greeted with indignation and the girls, after standing about discussing the situation, resolved to march through the town. A considerable number went home, but upwards of 200 paraded with much singing and cheering.

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• Some time ago the Luton Borough Tribunal gave conditional exemption to a young man employed in his father's bleaching and dyeing business as a chemist. The Military Authorities appealed against the decision and the County Appeal Tribunal decided in their favour, but allowed an appeal. The matter came before the Central Tribunal in London, which revoked the decision of the County Tribunal and restored that of the Borough Tribunal, whose members received the news with satisfaction on Thursday.

• An impressive scene was witnessed in Luton on Thursday when the funeral took place with full military honours of Mr J. Clifford Cook, hon lieutenant in charge of 'Rathfarnham,' which is occupied by the officers of the 3rd London Brigade R.F.A. A funeral procession left Luton Town Hall and went via Upper George Street and Dunstable Road on its way to the interment at Biscot Church.

• Sgt "Jack" Lawrence, of the 24th London Regiment (The Queen's) and Miss Ethel Ward, third daughter of Mr and Mrs W. H. Ward, of Wardown Lodge, Luton, were married on Wednesday at Christ Church, Luton. Sgt Lawrence is the third son of Mr and Mrs James Lawrence, of Meppershall, Beds, and returns to France tomorrow with his best man, Sgt George West.

• We learn that a memorial service to the late Lieut Reginald Green is to be held at the Luton Parish Church on Friday next at 12.30. There are many in Luton who will wish to pay tribute to this gallant young officer.

• The south-west district of Luton is now practically clear of soldiers with the last of the Lincolns having departed. But there are whispers of another invasion imminent.

• Along the New Bedford Road one fine morning this week we were chatting with Mr William Austin and Mr J. W. Green. The latter is nearing his 70th birthday, and Mr Austin has a record of 40 years in Luton as a public official.

• Mr George Hall, the well-known singer from Offley who is well known in Luton, is "somewhere in France" singing to the troops with one of Princess Victoria's concert parties. The party is motored from camp to camp and hospital to hospital, giving three concerts a day. Mr Hall says he has never been before such appreciative audiences.