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Swedish delights arrive in Toronto. When Swedish hockey players Bjorn Salming, left, and Inge Hamarstrom arrived at Toronto International Airport last night, they brought more than their hockey equipment with them. The Swedes were accompanied by their own interpreter, Margitta Wendin, who had a big smile for Toronto Maple Leaf general manager Jim Gregory. The players will try out with Leafs Sept. 17 at the Gardens.

Picture, 1973
Sparkling Toast: Perrier chief Frank de Vries, right, pours a bottle of the famed French mineral water into stacked glasses at a Toronto restaurant yesterday. The product is returning after a contamination scare.

Picture, 1990
Canada - Ontario - Stratford

Picture, 1979
Faybiene Miranda: She'll be at Seneca College with her band on Friday

Picture, 1978
Mala Rubinstein, successor to the vast Rubinstein beauty empire, held court in Toronto yesterday. She flashed a 75-carat ruby ring encircled with 10 emeralds and wore a House of Dior dress with a hemline that bared her knees.

Picture, 1966
A pleasant scull session off sunnyside; Oarsman Andy Wyrobek of the Argonaut Rowing Club finds the sunny; balmy autumn weather ideal for sculling last evening as he glides through the water of Lake Ontario near the Sunnyside waterfront. Ever since the days of Ned Hanlan; who won the world sculling championship in 1880; the first Canadian to hold the title; sculling has been popular in Toronto Bay. Hanlan's Point on Toronto Islands is named for him and his statue stands on the shore of Lake Ontario.

Picture, 1973
Sinking survivor: The memory of the Marques' sinking still haunts 18-year-old Robert Cooper of stirling; Scotland; but he rejoined the tall ships in Quebec city.

Picture, 1984
Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.

Picture, Date Unknown
Patricia Hamilton, who co-stars in the comedy "Moo," opening at the Factory Theatre Jan. 13, scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz.

Picture, 1988
Canada's copy of an agreement under which the Soviet Union and Canada will exchange scientists, academics, students, artists and sportsmen is handed to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin after the pact was signed in Ottawa yesterday.

Picture, 1971

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