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...scene of the play is in the Philippines on the Island of Tavolara, which is ruled ostensibly by the avaricious King Philippine, but really by his prime minister, Prince Ping Pong. The King's father, on his death-bed, charged the present monarch to abdicate after reigning twenty-five years, unless he married before the expiration of that period. The twenty-five years expire on the day after the play opens, and the king, worried by the thought of abdicating, is trying to find a wife. He proposes first to Mrs. Sarah Belium, the missionary, and then to her niece...
...monopoly. King Philippine, however, has other aims. He thinks de Breeze would make a most suitable king and a good husband for Anita, and he tries to bring about the match. The Princess has taken a great liking to de Breeze, so that it seems feasible. By this move, Ping Pong and Chichester see their hopes of securing possession spoiled, and both determine to gain their ends by strategy...
...provisional cast of characters is as follows: King Philippine of Tavolara, J. C. Miller 1L. Prince Ping Pong, his Prime Minister, R. Wellman '03. Taykakaykin Tumi, his secretary plenipotentiary, H. Ohashi, Sp. Lord Cholmondeley Chichester, a banker from Hong Kong, H. F. Hurlburt 1L. McDoolittle Mackintosh, his valet, I. T. Cutter '03. John de Breeze, an American, C. A. McCarthy '03. Father Chartreuse, an Abbot, N. L. Tenney '03. Princess Anita Philippine, the ward of the King, A. S. Proudfoot '02. Mrs. Sarah Bellum, a missionary from Boston, H. L. Wells '02. Marian Hayste, her Niece, F. M. Sawtelle...
Open hostilities began with the sinking of the Kow-Shing, July 25. Soon after the Chinese were crushingly defeated in the land battle of Ping Yan, which gave Japan control of Corea. It will undoubtedly be reckoned among the decisive battles of the world. The next day the Japanese were victorious in the great naval battle at the mouth of the Yalu. This gave them control of the sea and opened the way to the Gulf of Pechili, as the battle at Ping Yan had cleared the approaches to Manchuria. These two battles practically decided the war. The Chinese were...
...Some hard fighting followed on shore around Asan, and the Chinese retreated to a position north of the capital. The Japanese army immediately took full possession of Seoul and the King's person. Shortly afterwards followed the Japanese-Corean treaty of alliance. The Chinese collected forces south of Ping Yan, and the Japanese marched upon them from three directions, and crushingly defeated them. This practically gave the Japanese control of Corea. This victory will undoubtedly be reckoned among the decisive battles of the world. It served to correct with startling suddenness our vague ideas of China's strength. The next...