The Chinese kopje; - not so easy as it looked from a distance. Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II), Germany (William II), Japan (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), Italy (Umberto I), Austria (Franz Joseph I), and France (Emile Loubet), representing the eight nation alliance, looking up at mountain labeled Chinese Question topped with the face of an angry Chinese person. Date 1900 July 25. The Chinese kopje; - not so easy as it looked from a distance. Illustration shows Uncle Sam and John Bull standing with six figures showing the attributes of the rulers of Russia (Nicholas II), Germany (William II), Japan (Meiji, Emperor of Japan), Italy (Umberto I), Austria (Franz Joseph I), and France (Emile Loubet), representing the eight nation alliance, looking up at mountain labeled Chinese Question topped with the face of an angry Chinese person. Date 1900 July 25.