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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 302, 15 September 1908, Page 4

General BoyersJ, the Speaker of tlio Legislative Assembly of the Transvaal, was ono of the speakers at tho recont annual meeting of the> Johanucsbuig;: Artillery .of. the British and Foreign Bible Socicty. Ho created a considerable..amount, of intorest by producing a woll-worn and. mucli-knockcd-about copy of the Scriptures, which.,': he said,, ho had car-, ried with him , through tho war. In the. night timo, wrapped.,in his coat, it had formed his pillow... ( 0n ono occasion it had saved his life. Ho \vas carrying it in. his breast pocket during a, cortain engagement, and two bullets' brass edging and glanced off. These sho'ts,, otherwise, 111 all probability, would havcj entered, his heart. The Bible was his mothers gift. . Since the Bislcy meeting concluded there "• has been considerable.speculation in England 1 as to the particular fdrm n'oxt year's gather-"' ing will take, since' it celeb'r&tos the 'jubilco" of tho National Rifle Association. The King , is already much interested ■in the anniversary, and so far as shooting .goos, the 1909' gathering will be a representative British 1 ' Empire one. In all probability the United' States will send n team, as tv'ell a* othef ' countries, and the Finns,- who-have boon presented with gold badges, by the National .. Rifle Association in recognition of; ih"ir first ! visit to Bislev, feel disposed to'send their marksmon to help in tli6' ,: jubiloi'. Mariy teams coining from small States v.viU nec/d assistance from tho association, but the meeting next year will probably' breait all rfc-' cordis by having a team froni'every'-ISnglish- 1 ' speaking State. From tho interest'already : apparent in tho fiftieth meeting if ij- prob-;' 1 . able that the prize list in cash' will hot lia' less than £20,000, as against £1.1,000 thV year. ' ' 1