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Chinese Woman Flier Here for Visit

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Lee Ya Ching, one of eight licensed women pilots of China, is greeted with flowers by Anna Jung of 3169 Reach st., and Beatrice Moy, 1515 Moore st., on her arrival at the Philadelphia Airport today


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CHINESE GIRL FLIER DROPS IN ON CITY
One of her Nation's eight Women Pilots is on U. S. Tour for Relief

One of China's eight women air pilots landed her tiny yellow monoplane at 12.05 P. M. today at the Philadelphia Airport.

The small young woman who stepped out in cerise pajamas and a black coat, her  black hair curled over her shoulders, has done 50,000 miles of flying in this country for United China Relief. Miss Le Ya Ching, first woman to obtain a pilot's license in China, stunt flier and member of the "Caterpillars," pilots saved by a parachute jump, came here to bring China's message of suffering in the fifth year of its war. Philadelphia is asked to contribute $250,000 to the national goal of $5,000,000 sought for Chinese civilian aid.

"I left Flushing and ran into a very rocky flight," she reported calmly to the reception committee, Mrs. Sophie Yarnall Jacobs, Mrs. Mercer Biddle, and Charles Grakelow, Director of Supplies, who became uneasy when she was 45 minutes late.

"Our civilians have to walk 150 miles for first aid," she said in pleading China's cause. "We are running low on medical supplies and anesthetics. Our doctors are operating with crude bamboo and iron instruments, without ether for the patients in most cases. We have 50 million refugees to care for."

Miss Lee is the only daughter of a wealthy gold and tin mine owner who also operates brick factories in Hongkong. She was educated by private tutors and spent two years at school in England. She has traveled all over Europe and was a flying instructor at Shanghai until the war broke out.

She stayed in the bombed city there to nurse the wounded before taking the assignment to come here two years ago. She wants planes for China and a woman's airplane ambulance corps.

She will stay here until Friday, addressing schools and organizations. Today she visited the Rotary Club and the Franklin Institute.


INJURY KILLS MAN, 85

Charles Shultz, 85, died in Episcopal Hospital at 1.40 A. M. today of injuries suffered Monday afternoon when he fell down a flight of steps at his rooming house, 1027 York st.