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Show POSTAGE ON THE HERALD. The pottago law which went into effect n th let January, 1875, requires the rostage 'n new Jp!ijtra to bo paid by; ho publi-hurs at the ottice of publication, i and not by thu subscriber at his home! aoitoilice. On nil mail subscriptions 1 ttereattur forwarded to this ollice from 1 pined outride of Salt Like county, posttigw must h transmitted a follows: , On Daily for ono year, - 50 cts. On I'aily for six month?. - "& " On Daily for three months, - 15 " On Semi- Weekly per year, 23 " In cae subscriptions do not contain poUf-c as above stated, the publishers will be compelled to make it up by ehoit-tmng ehoit-tmng thu time for which the papur i smt. FOREIGN. CUIXA AD JAPAN. San Francisco, 16. The Pacific Mail steamer Colorado arrived last night; left Hongkong March 15th, arrived at Yokohama on the 24th; sailed on the 26th. Yokohama, March 25. It is now known that government changes of considerable importance are dow impending. Modifications of the present form of administration are expected. Great secresy thus far is maintained by officials, owing to the eflorta of foreign ministers to inter-tere inter-tere in the disposition of Japan in-ternal in-ternal affairs. The past two weeks the Mikado has been ill, but he is now recovering. The rule requiring the payment of two cents on newspapers news-papers arriving from America is abolished by the Japanese postofiiee for public convenience. There 11 mnAidftrohln excitement amoug the, Japanese soldiers in consequence otj tne news that the Chinese have already al-ready provoked a conflict with the savages of Formosa. Opinions are! expressed that China should be re quired to give a guarantee for at least reasonable treatment of the aborigines. aborig-ines. The circumstance of Chiua bavins; exacted submissive acknowledgements acknowl-edgements from the Lew Chew islanders is-landers which is yet unexplained, adds to the feeling ot indignation against that empire. Lew Cuewans concerned have arrived in Yedo in obedience to government summons, and the case is now undergoing an investigation. In May, 1S74, the exportation ex-portation of rice from Japan was prohioited, owing to the possibility of war. The restrictions are now removed re-moved by government order. Several new railways are projected in various parte of Japan. Telegraphic communication com-munication is now established between be-tween all the important cities of Japan. Intelligence of a proposal to return one half of the Simouoseki indemnity in-demnity is cooly received in Japan, it is felt that tho money either does or does not belong to the United States. The ofier to refund a portion would not be cordially welcomed. In the present state of opinion a partial acknowledgment would probably be refused. Taxes on 250 small articles' of trade are abolished and transferred to tobacco and native wine, which will now yield $2,000,000. Hong Kong, March 15 Shanghai, March 17. Particulars are received uf a fight in Formosa, between the savages and Chinese troops. Two Chinese officers ventured in January last to enter the region of the Botan aborigines and were immediately kilted. On February 13th a body of 200 troops were sent from the village of Hong Kong, 00 the west coast, to Formosa 10 retaliate. They burned one village, put the inhabitants to death, including old men, women and children. On their return they were surrounded and routed with a loss of ninety killed r among whom was the Chinese r leader. The savage deaths are esti-y esti-y mated at thirty. There is much excitement ex-citement in China, and rumors of large forces to be despatched to the scene. Additional foreign loans are 2 about to be negotiated by China. r Work on the Fucboa telegraph liue continues to be interrupted, considerable consider-able additional property of the com-' com-' pany was destroyed by mobs. The j river Min,at Fuchoa, is to be dredged, being in places almost entirely ob-, ob-, structed. A torpedo boat of novel construction was launched from the ' yard of a local firm a few days ago, intended for the government. It is' , proposed to make a trial of her powers f in a week or two, at the imperial . arsenal, at Y'okoska. . The Jsaeoski' L'xpress mentions the wreck of the British bark, Pride of the Thames, on Mitzues rocks. It was considered impossible to raise her, and she was put up for sale by auction. |