The Telegram. — 1900-01-30 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CRISIS IN CHINA.  REPORTED ABDICATION OF THE EMPEROR  SkIANGHAI, Jan. 250.  The North China Dady Aews ot 'January 25th announced that an edict was signed on the previous night by the Emperor Ktrang-Su, appointing as Emperor in his place a nine-year-old son of Prince Tuan. The new Emperor, it is added, will ascend the throne on the 313 t inst. An Imperial Edict i...sued on January 24th announces that owing to the poor state of the Emperor's heath he is unable to conduct the liminess of the State. He therefore appoints Pu-Chun, son of Prince Timm as his heir. It is apparent from the edict that the Emperor wid be compelled to abdicate by the Dowager Empress about the beginning of the Chinese New Year (which begins on Jan. 31st), although it is understood that this will meet with considerable opposition in certain Court circles. It appears, however, that the Dowager Empress has been able to deal successfully with the present Emperor for the past 15 year,. While this step does not amount to absolute andication from the throne, it is believed in high Chinese circles that the latter is only a matter of n Very F bort time. It has teen persistently stated for some months past that this is the programme contemplated by toe Empress, and that she intends to carry it out to the eud. . . .  A report has reached Shanghai that the Emperor Kwang.Su, after signing the decree and expre,sMg his tharixs to the Empress Dowager, committed suicide. The Dowager Empress has dismissed June°, Gen?ralissimo of the Chinese Force, on account of his supposed disapproval of the coup d'Ctat. Many other high officials have also been superseded. Extraordinary precautions are being taken at the Viceregal capitals, Wuchang, Nankin, Canton and Pekin, and in order to prevent risings ail the troops and the various gairisons are kept under arms, tue men having been served with ball cartridges. Tue native .Chinese in the interior are vastly excited concerning the recent trend of events, more particularly in the Yangste region. where a widespread belief exic,s that the deposed Emperor Kwang-Su has been living incognito for some weeks pat, after having effected his escape from Pekin. They further assert that on discovering liwang-Su's disappearance from Pekin the Dowager Empress was forced to select a successor, but that tnere was every probability that ihe late Emperor is in restay dead.  Heuter's agency learns :from a well-inforroed wmree toot Pu Chun, who has been appointed Heir-Apparent to the Chinese throne, has Leen given toe status of sun of the last emperor. He is a youth 1 14.  CADBURY'S COCOA, on the testimony of the Lancet, "represents the standard of Lighest purity." It is entirely free fmna all for, igo substances, such ao kola, malt, hone, Ice., nor is alkali used to cierken the colour (and no deceive the eye). Dr. Andrew Wilson, in a recent article in the Muir:rated London Ants, writes : "Cocoa is in itself a perfect food, and requires no edition of drugs whatever." CADBURY'S Cocoa is absolutely pure, and should be taken by old and young, at all times, end in all sesons ; for children it is an teal beverage, promoting healthy growth and development in a rernerkeLle .'esree mist on having