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Grey River Argus, 3 August 1935, Page 2

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(British Official Wireless.' BUOBY. July 31. The okapi, a rare anima, from Belgian Congo, described as a cross beiween a giraffe, deer and zebra arrived at London Zoologica. Gardens. It is >aid to be the only living example of the speu.es to. Lave reached England. It ha* been given to the Gardens by the Prince of Wales, who received it as a gift from the King of the Belgians. An interesting adaptation of the most up to-date services »»f the post office for the purpose of speeding up the work uf the Labour Ministry employment exchanges, was inaugurated yesterday. io enable 31 exchanges in the area of London, which has a population of insured workers estimated at 2,500.000 and contains some 83,000 employers to circulate among themselves as rapidly as possible notifications of vacancies received at any one exchange. A telegraph system designed by the post office engineering department has been installed, which links the central clearing house with each branch. The new system should enable vacancies to be filled within a few hours of notification. The Min- • siry has over 1200 branch exchanges ’hroughout the country, and last vear tilled 2.360,000 vacancies 1 h«- Prime of Wales sent a message to the commander of the Brazilian naval training ship Almirante Saldanha, which is on a visit to Plymouth, expressing regret at being prevented by the pressure of engagements, before his departure on holiday, from meeting the officers and cadets in person, and wishing them an enjoyable stay. The commander and four other officers, who have been in London, have been entertained by the Port of London authority, and the Ibero-American Institute, and by the Brazilian Ambassador at luncheon, at which the first Lord of the Admiralty and the Lord Chancellor were among the guests.