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The Raffles Hotel in Singapore has refused to fade away with the empire it epitomized back in the days when it was famous through the East as the meet(...)
The Raffles Hotel in Singapore has refused to fade away with the empire it epitomized back in the days when it was famous through the East as the meet(...)

The Raffles Hotel in Singapore has refused to fade away with the empire it epitomized back in the days when it was famous through the East as the meet(...)

Date4/22/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Raffles Hotel in Singapore has refused to fade away with the empire it epitomized back in the days when it was famous through the East as the meeting place of British aristocrats; planters; smugglers; sultans and kings. It has a swimming pool now and a new wing; but still retains the old atmosphere.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0118104F
Frans Schutzman. He made Raffles pay
Frans Schutzman. He made Raffles pay
1/23/1974
There are days when Victor Kiam takes it on the chin for creating such a high public profile as the man who bought the company. I'd like to fade into (...)
There are days when Victor Kiam takes it on the chin for creating such a high public profile as the man who bought the company. I'd like to fade into (...)
4/3/1986
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Public park talks: When union local president Bob Kennett (left) refused to cross a picket line to meet mayor Dennis Flynn in Etobicoke's Civic Centre, the two men held informal negotiations in a public park across the street
Public park talks: When union local president Bob Kennett (left) refused to cross a picket line to meet mayor Dennis Flynn in Etobicoke's Civic Centre, the two men held informal negotiations in a public park across the street
7/26/1984
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
. . . and away: Sidney Ledson, who claims he can put any child well on the way to reading in just 60 days, uses letter and combinations of letters to help three tiny pupils. Left to right are Michael D'Alessandro, 3, Sarah Jayne Puppi, 2, and Jacqueline Symons, 3. Ledson has written two books on the subject.
11/30/1983
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Workers at Ford of Canada's Oakville assembly line stand around, waiting for the rhythm of work to flow through their veins again after 29 days away f(...)
Workers at Ford of Canada's Oakville assembly line stand around, waiting for the rhythm of work to flow through their veins again after 29 days away f(...)
11/9/1967
Music epitomized : a school book in which the whole science of music is completely explained, from the simplest rudiments to the most complex principles of harmony : even to composition and the doctrine of writing down ideas : the whole is expounded by way of question and answer in ten dialogues, and illustrated by plates, containing all the necessary tables
Music epitomized : a school book in which the whole science of music is completely explained, from the simplest rudiments to the most complex principles of harmony : even to composition and the doctrine of writing down ideas : the whole is expounded by way of question and answer in ten dialogues, and illustrated by plates, containing all the necessary tables
1820
Dejection is epitomized in Mrs. May Birchard, defeated after six years as Ward 2 alderman. She had been congratulated earlier as the winner
Dejection is epitomized in Mrs. May Birchard, defeated after six years as Ward 2 alderman. She had been congratulated earlier as the winner
12/8/1964
Denied entry to Canada, Hector Leone, 29, of Santiago, Chile, has spent the past four days in a hotel room with twin beds and television near Toronto (...)
Denied entry to Canada, Hector Leone, 29, of Santiago, Chile, has spent the past four days in a hotel room with twin beds and television near Toronto (...)
4/25/1974
Strike's toll: CUPE national president Grace Hartman, seen here with co-accused Maureen Namaro-Martin, left, and Susan Brooks, has been jailed for 45 days for defying a court's back-to-work order
Strike's toll: CUPE national president Grace Hartman, seen here with co-accused Maureen Namaro-Martin, left, and Susan Brooks, has been jailed for 45 days for defying a court's back-to-work order
6/11/1981
Ghosts fade as Harriston learns to pull together
Ghosts fade as Harriston learns to pull together
9/13/1982