GREAT HUNGER STRIKE
FOOD REFUSED FOR 21 YEARS. The story of one of the greatest hunger-strikes on record was related lately by Mr. George Ingram, who, in Parkhurst Prison, steadfastly refused food for two-and-a-half years. In 1923, Mr. Ingram was sentenced to six years’ penal servitude for the theft of two famous Gainsborough pictures and other works. “I was led to understand that because i returned the pictures to their rightful owner my six-year sentence might be reduced,” Mr. Ingram said. When I eventually discovered that ther c was no hope in this direction and also found out that I was receiving none of the privileges granted to certain other prisoners, I decided to refuse all food given to mo. “It is surprising how long one can liv e on water, and it is equally astonishing how one can get to the stage when eating no longer interests you. During the whole time of my hungerstrike I was forcibly fed over 2000 times. ’' More of his prison experiences are described in Mr. Ingram's book. “Stir.” _____
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 5
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