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Can It Grow ?

today's China Mall there

is published a brief sum- mary of an intriguing 20- page report compiled by a new association In the Con- servative Party called the Expanding Commonwealth! Group. Among its members Are Mr Patrick Maitland, Mr Julian Amery, Mr Anthony Fell, Viscount

Hitchingbrooke anst Mr James Liudnay, some better-; known of a group of force- | ful backlonchers whore views commund wide respect.

Britain's future! Their outlook

therefore

Commonwealth and they pro- |

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PROPOSAL

London, Oct. 4.

Building Collapse:

Ten Men Killed

Jackson, Mich., Oct. 3.

came

An entire end of a four- storey steel and concrete crushing building down around a building crew of 126 men today and it ap. peared that at least 10 meu

were killed.

Bix bodies had been recovered

since the early afternoon

col.

dreds of rescue workers tolled

A special committee of Conservative These men probably include legislators said today that Britain should lenders tighten economic ties with Europe and demands careful attention, consider an eventual offer of "associate They propose revitalising the membership" in the Commonwealth to reed from the assertion nations now outside the British sphere. that unless it does grow, 11 Fifteen Conservative Members of Parliament, will shrink and. In time, die. it is a bold statement which who call themselves the "Expanding Common-lapse of the building. But hun- many will find difell to newealth Group", presented a four-point plan de cept and obviously this is) an shstarke to be tackled signed to realign the balance of power in Europe. "Either the Commonwealth will expand and and, if possible, cleared ut the quisel. 1.et it be said im grow, or shrink and die," they warned in their mediately the Ceunmon wendth

it exists today is i report on a year's investigation of means of bring danger of contracting. Anding new members into the Commonwealth.

The report, although unoeial, was the first concrete Indication of growing offeint belief that Britain should re- dure its dependence on US policy and markets and seek closer ties with its European neighbours.

it is not a satisfactory con- cept, despite all the eulogies which its protagonists have showered upon it.

FOR example, there are some

who deplore that republies

allowed Lo remain members which are either

are

The eventual nutcome could be a "third force" strong enough to choose its own course in defending its freedom.

neutral or pacifist in pre- MOLLET INTERESTED

fession, subscribing to none. of the old idens of Co- operation

which grew up with the Empire, atta whose membership is die- tated purely by convenience. It is the Commonwealth's

The Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, and the French Premier, M. Guy Mollet, ure known to have discussed the idea at recent meetings. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Harold Macmillan, bronched it at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' meeting last weekend,

The Commonwealth Group in Parliament include a grentest weakness yet native of Toronto, Mr William Aitken; a former South paradoxically, others say it, African farmer, Mr James Landsay; a former Indian Civil is its greatest strength. Servant, Mr John Biggs-Davison; a native of New Zealand, If India, Pakistan and Ceylon | Mr Anthony Fell; and the chairman of the Conservative conviction valeat hor niner Party's Commonwealth Economics and Development sub-

rather than Committee, Mr John Tilney. pinch-penny parsimony en- couraged by imperiul trade arrangements.

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membership to any foreign country.

"Rut at Some stage the Commonwealth might wish to initiate some form of associate membership. This might be based in an agreement along the lines of the Comeil of Europe, But there is no reason why tay foreign country with the same ideas of freedom and democracy should not be able to join," he raid.

CRITICAL QUERIES

At a press conference in the Commona, Mr Patrick Mait- and stressed that the Commonwealth at present contained no the unwilling meinbers and that, at present, it did not offer argue the Commonwealth would be stronger for their Joxa, and that at leust Britain and its true brothers would remain in indissoluble. union. And they are not! all blatant old Blimps who! opt for what would in effect be a Union Jack Association. Is it possible to ignore this formidable stumbling block!

tacked by five members of the Committee, Mr Maitland (ouid self-preservation

threatened dictate it,

He was asked stood up to a number of critical questions, Commonwealth Individual

what he thought of the comments made yesterday by the US members are with relega Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, on "colonialism". "His declaration was of great frankness and interest. tion to servility to the In- dustrial colosal of America But if he is going to throw us into the dustbin and condemn and Soviet Russin. And if the freest colonial empire the world has ever known, that It is possible where is the is his business," said Mr Maitland, way เร bu found? The

He slapped down Expanding Commonwealth Commonwealth plan was a scheme. Group argue from the basis supremacy or to institute a pre-eminently "white Common- that the Commonwealth is wealth" by the admission of European countries. a healthy, virile structure with latent strength in its! apparently weakest links. They see in the Commot- wealth the possibility of, synthesising the extremities

into the night under searchlights to remove at least four other under the

of

workmen belleved still buried

towering mass steel girders, rods, huge steel and concrete pillars and tons of concrete.

Thirteen men were in Foote and Merey Hospitals here with perious or critical injuries,

The count of four men still

of t from foremen buried came work crews in an announcement Consumers Power WV).. by owners of the building.

But

sheet metal" foreman, who refused to allow the use of his name, said he was certain more nen than that were missing.

"We can enly presume that These wupd men are dead,"

Staff Police Detective, Charles Southworth

LEGS AMPUTATED

Nearly

บ CUTE of workers were in hospital, several of them At least In critical condition. two workers had their legs am- pistated at the scene of the DC- cident, four nice of west or here, where the Herthy Mit Continent Construction Co. of Chlongo is building for Consumers Power

Co.

crete

erecting the office

were pouring con-

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MARRIAGE BREAKS UP

AMERICAN TROOPS

IN ICELAND

Elizabeth Taylor

To Seek Divorce

Negotiations Arranged

Washington, Oct. 3.

The United States and Iceland have agreed to enter negotiations in Reykjavik in November on the presence of American troops at the North Atlantic Treaty base of Keflavik, it was officially announced today.

In a joint communique after a 55-minute meeting at the State Department, representatives of the two governments said they felt that it would be "mutually advantageous" to hold the negotia- tions.

Another Suez Canal Hold-up

Port Said, Oct. 3. The Panamanian freighter Archon Michael was ground- ed for two hours today in the Suez Canal.

The freighter, [1- damaged, refloated herself.

There were substantial delays in both northbound and south- bound convoys today, according to observers here,

The northbound convoy from Suez started after a, six-bouT while the southbound

delay

1n March the newly-elected Icelandle government called on the United States to withdraw ite 4,000 troops from the key NATO base which protects the North Atlantic air and sea routets between North America and Europe.

The North Atlantic Treaty

consider its position when the United matter

Council asked Iceland to re-

tion.

States brought up the before this organica-

Representing the Iceland de- today legation to the meeting were Mr Emil Jonsson, the act ing Foreign Minister,

and Mr Thors, the Ambassador to the United States,

States On the United

side were Mr, Herbert Hoover, the Under-Secretary of State, and a group of high-ranking politi cal and military

officials, Heuter

Robens Solution For Cyprus

Hollywood, Oct. 3. Elizabeth Taylor, the British-born film actress, announced today that she would seek a Nevada convoy from Port Said was de

"NOT UNUSUAL” divorce from her husband, actor Michael Wilding, layed three hours.

quarters here Shipping The announcement, made through her studio

itable in the Scotstoun on

Kortham, Englanch. Oct. 3. ' Mr Alfred Robers, the Labour. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, said she would establish itributed the delays to engine residence in Lake Tamoe, Nevada, at about the end Monday, the grounding of the

Hendrik yesterday and today'a Party's chief spokesman

of the of October, after she had gone to New York for Hendr on the fourth floor of the

Archon foreign affairs, tonight suggested grounding L-shaped building when the

The mishaps to the a solution to Britain's problem the premieres of two of her films, "Giant" and Michaels each time set off in the Mediterranean island of structure gave wiy.

chain of delays

to ships in Cyprus,nd if a local Labour company did not know exactly

tranalt through the Canal. N how many workers were on the job, the authorities had trouble fixing the death toll. Early State police reports said that as matty

my as 20 persons were feared killed

Workmen

Since the

10 City police reported thai persons were known dead and said their figure may prove car- reet when all debris is cleared frum The basement. -Unlled! Press,

suggestions that the expanding Big Hunt For

to reassert

RECONCILING RACES

"It aims to reconcile all ruces-brown or black, white or

Terrorists

found in the policies of the yellow. We have laid stress on the Indian Ocean Common- North Cyprus

two world power blocs and evolving

distinctive Commonwealth diplomney.

Nicosia, Ort. 3. A large-scale mountain opera tion-the

biggest since July was begun this morning in the range by 3,000 wealth, which is already being referred to na the Mediter Brush

troops, including par- ranean of the future. It is here alone that we can bridge. troopers

The troops are sarching for Asked what countries he thought_should be eligible for i EOKA hidicouts and wanted membership. Mr Maitland said that Burma, tie Sudan and Norway came immediately to his mind,

the gulf of race and colour,”

He said the theme of an expanding Commonwealth would be debated at the Conservative Party conference opening at Llandudno on October 11 when all aspects of the theory would be explored.

But the choice today is between expansion or dissolution The Commonwealth cannot afford to drift. If the Commun wealth ceases to expand, mankind will be in danger of ultimate catastrophe," said Mr Maitland, United Press.

Turn to page 4 for a fuller description of the an unique Commonwealth plan.|

NEW trading associations are, of course, an Integral part of the plan-na indeed they are

present of the Commonwealth. Links with Europe are foreshadowed, and ultimately associate membership will be open to them and others who desire It. It is interesting to note that the growing frustra- tion of sustaining Alliance with Ameries s apparently impressing this | need for greater Common- wealth links with Europe at present-and cortaluly stronger British ties.

men.

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"Around the world in 80 days."

The slurs Were married In London in 1932 and huve two BULLS, Michael Howard, aged three, and Christopher Edwards,

one.

They anounced in July they were to become legally separated and Mr Wilding went to Europe ket that month.

Mr

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US IN BROAD

AGREEMENT ON

RESOLUTION

On

Some quarters said: "Such In-party meeting, Mr Robens pro- eldents and not unusual. They posed a period of five years of occurred very often under the scif-government for Сургия, former Caual company." with defence and foreign affairs, They added: "It is expected in the hands of Britain." that Ở nak traffic will return to

within normal schedules

the next few days."

However, no ship was kept waiting outside the Conal

delays, despite the

shipping quarters stressed-Reuter,

Glubb Honoured

He turned here last month und in the past fortnight they Lave hed several talks. Wilding Was known to be

New York, Oct. 3. nxious for a reconciliation.

The United States was to- Miss Taylor would not

in her night reported to be comment personally on

Edinburgh, Oct. 3, broad agreement with plans today.

The Royal Scottish Geogra- "It's much too personal," she Anglo-French draft resolu- saldı

tion on Suez to be presented phical Society announced today It has awarded the Livingston about it."

to the United Nations | medal

John to Sir

Glubb, PREVIOUS MARRIAGE

of the Arab former head Security Council.

"I don't

to want

talk

an

Mr Wilding is due to return A British apokerman Bold Legion, for "outstanding services of progress, and that finishing touches were now in the cause to England soon.

Arab world, being put to the resolution slability of the

ad-1921-58."-United Press. "fairly which

Ho declined to vanced from"

contents of the

version of the

was in

say what the

The Council is due to meet on Friday,

Misi Taylor wis proviously married to Mr Nick Hillon, son of the American hotel magnate, Mr Conrad Hilton

She has been seen recently resolution were or when it was with Michael Todd, producer likely to La presented before of "Armud the world in 80 the Council

a fim days" The operation began at dawn, Jules Verne novel, when

n curfew with clamped Mr Wlding has been spending

Mr Selwyn Lloyds the British down on some 20 villages within most of his time in Hollywood Foreign Secretary, conferred to-

of operation, which visiting his cons and

in the right with Mr Paul-Henri Spaak, the area extended for some 30 square evenings has visited the British the Belgian Foreign Minister,

nim miles.

couple, Stewart Granger and was to dine with Mr Henry All communication by car of | and Jean Summons.

Cabot Lodge, the chief United United within the area 105 The sludio announcement to-States delegate to the bicycle been banned for the duration of day said relations between Nations at a party given by Mr Lodge in honour of Mr Bernard the operation which may last Wildings were "amicable," for more thus a week-France-

Grounds on which 24-year- Commit-Gentille, the new French old Miss Taylor would set the UN representative-Reuter. dévores were not indicated, bu!

Presto,

Soldiers Hold Dissident Meeting

It is not quite a remarkable

coincidence that the Ex Twonly one panding Commonwealth Group should state their views on

this subject ut

the present moment, Plainly

they see.the Commonwealth

arc

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Nicosia, Oct. 3.

British reservists

under close arrest here as a result of an "Imelden!" on the hand Monday night. an BIMY spokesman revealed tonight,

on

standing at the cross-roads They are all non-commissioned

and are more keenly aware

of the dangers of shrinkage

If

a very real possibility, though perhaps not im- minent. They indiento new way but it needs caro- ful thought and study, their general aima arò pur- sued, it will need boldñeяa and faith and 600 millon people in the Common- wealth will also no told, that the alternative to it will to be fall under the domination of” the giants, .

ooers and men who arrived

here recently with ➡unit drafted to Cyprus because of the Buty build-up.

An army spokesman declined to

commented: "There --WES, A

were billeted at Platres in the Troodon mountains in contrai Cyprus.

It was expected that a summary of evidence will be, completed

within three days. No citarges have yet been made.

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I was expected that they would

be incompatibilty or mental Two Women

cruelty. A Nevada diyoreo TC- autres six works of residence in the slate.-Reuter.

It is understood that no Cypriots Shepilov's Hope:

were involved in the distur bance-Reuter.

ISRAELI TRAIN MACHINEGUNNED.

Jerusalem, Oct. 3.

An Israeli passenger train passing near the Jordan border was riddled with machinegun fire tonight, answer questions. On the

The engineer was wounded but none of the passengers nature of the Incidens but was hit, Israeli officials sald.⠀⠀⠀ noisy, ‹ disident, moeting, a The train was travelling from nolay outlet of fooling ber the port of Hall to Jerusalem hapu

when it was naked by machine, According to an official state-gun fire at 6 pm Israell sources

ment, the men,

from the mid bolts automalle · weapons Boyai Anny Horvice · Corps: | end" "ride wore uod in the took part in a meeting on the attack

about one mile of track, Isruell sourcen mid. It lasted about two minutes.

The Incall engineer, Jacobson, was wounded. In the

Terrorists Slain

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 3.

of

A security force patrol today United Nations, Oct. 3. died two women terrorists and Mr Dimitri Sheptov, Soviet uppehended two wounded men Foreign Minister, sald today, he suspects in the Maur are hoped to meet the American Johore State, an ometal.com-

said.today. Secretary of State, Mr. John munique Foster Dulles,

soon" Ho Tho . communique also said added that no appointment had during yesterday and carly this yet been fixed this statement; handed,

morning Malay elvilians sppre Shipilby mode

four men and three

in reply to a newsrdan's ques women terrorist puigcels in the tion when he came to the Uditch' sime arza.—Rčujer/ Nations building today, to visi The Secretory-Generát, Daz Hammerkjold-France Presc

lrg and stomacts/but took the in trada, another 20 miles to Lydda

roof of the hotel where they The" firing''' contínued along i juntions United Pres.

BUS DISASTER

• Ka Kalimchi, Oct. 3. 29Twenty-three › pèople",wero

The First Snow

Britain's first snow fall today, Cairngorm mounted.om in Scotland, United

burbed alive whey their bus

ostiglit Aré and turned over, in Multon, West › Pakistan, i decord- ing to reports reaching heto to- Cry, Cause of the fire, was not Immediately knoNALEOLÍTIC,

This would be followed by another five years during which the date for self-determination would be appointed,

After five years of self- government, Mr Robens said, he doubted if the Cypriots would vote for union with Greece. China Mail Special.

SEVERE 'QUAKE

Lahore, Pan., Oct. 3. Kabu radio reported today that a severe earthquake hit everut areas of Afghanistan and fe was feared, there' were casual- 16vs. ----Unitect Press,

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