Labour M.P. Meets Famous People

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 76, 21 June 1927, Page 9

Labour M.P. Meets Famous People

MR. F. N. BARTRAM RETURNS CHATTED TWICE WITH KING T OOKING particularly fit and Li well, Mr. F, N. Bartram, M.P. • for Grey Lynn, and Mrs. Bartram, returned to Auckland this morning after a holiday of seven months in " England. During their stay at Home, Mr. and Mrs. Bartram were presented to the King and Queen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace, and spent a week-end with the Oountess of Warwick, who is an ardent supporter of the Labour movement. The King was very interested in New Zealand, Mr. Bartram said this morning. After the formal presentation at the garden party the Lord Chamberlain approached, him and said that his Majesty desired a chat with the visitor from New Zealand. BUCKINGHAM PALACE WONDERFUL Buckingham Palace impressed Mrs. Bartram. “It was a wonderful sight,” she said. “I really couldn’t describe it. We chatted twice with the King during our stay in England.” Although he was on holiday Mr. Bartram found time to address the members of the Empire Parliamentary Association, at which Mr. George Lansbury took the chair. Mr. Arthur Henderson and Mr. Philip Snowden were among the other prominent Labour men with whom Mr. Bartram talked while in iiondon. The Labour members of the Parliamentary delegation which visited New Zealand some time ago entertained Mr. Bartram Vat dinner in the House of Commons.One of the many incidents Mr. Bartram remembers with pleasure was the day he took afternoon tea with the celebrated author, Mr. H. G. Wells. “I found him a very interesting and charming man,” said Mr. Bartram. SEAT IN HOUSE OF LORDS “I had a seat in the House of Lords for the opening of Parliament,” said Mr. Bartram. “Sir Howard D’Egville was most kind and gave me the entree to many places I otherwise could not have visited.” Both Mr. and Mrs. Bartram were charmed with Lady Warwick. Mr, Bartram is an old boy of the Warwick Grammar School, and when Lady Warwick was fighting an Election campaign some years ago he sent her a cable message stating that an old boy of Warwick Grammar School, the Labour M.P. for Grey Lynn, wished her luck. Since then they have frequently corresponded, and when Mr. Bartram went Home they renewed old acquaintances. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bartram are enthusiastic about London. “It is the only city in the world,” was their comment. “I should like to live there,” said Mrs. Bartram, “but then I don’t know. We are both glad to get back to New Zealand again.”