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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10522, 25 February 1920, Page 8

Someone has been telling 1 me about the splendid work done by that generous New Zealander, Mr Peter Parvitt, for our soldiers during tho war, says a writer in tho "British Australasian". Mr Parvitt was formerly manager of tho Bank of New Zealand in 'Wellington, and ho gave his expert services to the Anzno Buffet, keeping its accounts, almost from its inception, until tho work camo to an end a. few days ago. Ho raised much money for tho buffet also, and his daughter worked there regularly for four years or more. Both were untiring in their kindness and hospitality to Australian and New Zealand soldiers. Among others who worked there are Mrs Lyttelton and her daughters. Miss Lyttelton worked regularly at tho Anzac Buffet, and she and her sister, better known to thousands of readers as "G. B. Lancaster," gave up most of thoir time during the war to tho care and entertainment of Australian and New Zealand soldiers and nurses. Brazil supplies half the coffee of tho world. Swamp lands in tho United States aggregate 102,800,000 acres, threequarters of the area of France. Tho Elms, Nuneaton, where Cher go Eliot, the famous woman novoii.it, uus a pupil, was recently sold at ruction. In early playing cards swords took the place of "spades," and representations 0 f coins wore the equivalent of “diamonds. - ‘ By turning refuse into manure, and salving old tins and paper, the Glasgow Corporal ion last year obtained a revenue of X 11,000, !