ONE of the principal speakers at the dinner of the Outward Bound Trust held at the Savoy Hotel, London, on the 28th of April was Coxswain Sidney Page, of Southend. The speakers were introduced by Mr. Wynford Vaughan Thomas, who paid "a tribute to the spirit of adventure." Other guests who spoke were Miss Nina Epton, Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Fleming, Mr.

- Eric Shipton and Captain Robert Ryder, V.C., M.P.

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder also spoke at the dinner and proposed the toast of "Adventure and Service.".