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MISS LEE YA-CHING Miss Lee Ya-Ching is "China's First Lady of the Air" and in this capacity she has flown 50,000 miles to all the major cities of the United States and in Canada speaking in behalf of her besieged people and discussing the place of aviation in China's present war. But although Miss Lee (in China the family name preceeds [[precedes]] the given name)is an expert in all the sciences of aviation, she is completely feminine——a charming beauty with a personality that has won thousands of friends for herself and her country. Her parents and paternal grandmother were close followers of Sun-Yat-Sen, the founder of the Republic of China. They actively supported the revolution which established China as a great republic in 1911. Miss Lee was educated in China and later in England. Then she traveled in Italy, France, Switzerland and Russia. Miss Lee studied flying in Switzerland, and was the first woman of any nationality to receive a pilot license in Geneva. She took advanced training at the Boeing School of Aeronautics in California, and it was while she was on a training flight that she earned membership in the Caterpillar Club. Her instructor started a barrel roll, the young pupil fell out and parachuted into San Francisco Bay, where she kept afloat for some time until she was picked up by a Navy Amphibian. This trilling experience in no way lessened her interest in aviation, however, and in 1936 Miss Lee returned to China to become that country's first aviatrix. [[image]] LEOPOLDO III Rey d Bélgica quien ha sido llevado a Alemania como medida d precaución The first girl applicant for a pilot's license in China, Miss Lee's adeptness and skill soon convinced officials, and she was honored with a Chinese government license which allowed her to fly all over China. She piloted a government plane throughout China to interest young Chinese in aviation, and was appointed flying instructor at China's first civilian flying school, the Shanghai Municipal Air School. Later she became a co-pilot of China's South-western Airline. Upon resumption of hostilities between China and Japan in 1937, Lee Ya-ching did relief and hospital work in Shanghai until the city fell to the invaders. She organized an emergency hospital for wounded and then escaped to continue the work in Canton. During this period she saw at first-hand the heartbreaking needs of her people in the war and thus she has dedicated her life to the alleviation of these needs. In 1938 Miss Lee returned to America to begin making her good will flights in behalf of her countrymen, first under the auspices of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China and later for United China Relief, in the latter trips using the monoplane donated by the Aeronca Aircraft Company. During these flights, she has told an appealing story of her country at war, has gained the admiration of all who have heard her, and has been the means of raising countless thousands of dollars that have been so vital for the continuing resistance of the Chinese people against the Japanese aggresor [[aggressor]]. Lee Ya-ching has appeared before a variety of audiences. While in Toronto, she so impressed Premier Hepburn that he invited her to adress [[address]] the first woman to be given such an honour. She has also appeared in benefit fashion shows (where here beauty has stood her in good stead) and has spoken before men's service clubs, women's clubs, at mass meetings and teas, luncheons, and dinners. Miss Lee tells of her personal experiences and speaks informally on aviation in China as she is in close contact with the Chinese student fliers in this country and with Chinese Government officials who are in constant touch with the Air Command in China. Lee Ya-ching combines all that is best of emancipated womanhood in China, and is rendering a tremendous service both to China and the United States by helping to bring these countries closer together than they have ever been before. BOLETIN COMERCIAL HANDELSBLAD CENTER STORE Marchena 24 - Pietermaai 12B CHOCOLATES Fantasia-Napolitain WIMCO--Madurostraat has the best assortment of liquors on the Island Administración, Willemstad, Helfrichplein, Kerkstraat — Tel. 2320 Director Propietario: M. M. PINEDO Servicio a domicillo, Suscripción mensual fis. 2.50 Año XXXV CURAÇAO MIERCOLES 14 DE JUNIO DE 1944 No 10.874
