Show jape japs plan to open port arthur A Washington ash ington notice of the anten tion of at the japanese government to open port arthur to the commerce of the world la Is indicated in boklo d ds s patches to the japanese embassy about two months ago but it was as aid said the issuing ot of the order would be withheld until ohp th government aa as able to alx the exact date for the opening the tb purpose Is not to make port arthur a free port in the sense of hamburg where goods may enter free of duty and be placed in bond but simply to put it on the footing of new york or any other comro cl city |