Mr. H. Sabben, OBE, Retires
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From Fiji Service
AFTER 39 years in the Government service in Fiji—l 3 of them on Gov ernment ships in and around the group—Mr. H. Sabben has retired. His last position was that of mechanical en gineer in the Public Works Department.
Mr. Sabben was born in Levuka 60 years ago; educated there, and in Aus tralia; joined the service of the AUSN Company; and transferred to the Fiji service in 1907.
When World War II came, Mr. Sabben was commissioned as a captain, in charge of the Transport Company in Fiji.
The distinguished work which he did in that position resulted, in 1943, in his hav ing the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) conferred upon him.
Mr. K, W. March, left Suva by air last Friday for New Zealand on the first stage of a journey to China where he will hold discussions with high officials of the Chinese Government. Mr. March has been Chairman of the Kup Min Tang party in Fiji for 18 years.