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The amount raised in 1873 amounted to 127,000,000 tons, and of this was imported into London alone 7,883,138 tons 4,000,000 tons, or 15 per cent. of the total out-put of the country, being sent from Durham alone.
+883+. The perils and problems of savage life, more acute in certain directions than those that confront the civilized man, demand constant vigilance, careful investigation, and prompt action.
In spite of this, the Chinese entered again into relations with the Sha-t'o, as without them there could be no possibility of getting rid of Huang Ch'ao. At the end of 881 Li K'o-yung fell upon the capital; there was a fearful battle. Huang Ch'ao was able to hold out, but a further attack was made in 883 and he was defeated and forced to flee; in 884 he was killed by the Sha-t'o.
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