Illustration of a political cartoon entitled, 'Hoist with his own petard' showing a man being blown into the air from a cannon blast that was aimed at a door to a castle while a man looks out of a window and another man laughs in the background. In the image, both Asquith and Craig, the Prime Minister's of England and Northern Ireland are depicted, the cannon is labelled, 'Army', the doorway is labelled, 'Ulster' and the man in the background is labelled 'The City.'

Butcher writes that he is sorry he did not see Ewart on his recent visit to Connemara. He reports that he was visited by some politicians and discussed Irish politics and University-related issues. He comments that all Ireland seems preoccupied with issues surrounding the Irish language.