The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-05
ADA SYDNEY, HEROINE OF SOUTH SEA ROMANCE
 NOW IN AFRICA.

Born in Australia, spending her youth
 in the islands of the South Seas, re-
 siding some years in America, marry
 ing. a German official, and now "a
 hostess in the heart of Africa-such
 is a. brief outline of the adventurous
 life of Ada Sydney. now Frau Schnee-
 ney, now Albert Herman Henry Schnee
 a scholarly and distinguish German
 who had aided in carrying the white
 man s burden In many parts of the
 world, subject to the imperial rule of
 William the War Lord Although the
 marriage ceremony was performed in
 ultra civilized isles. those lands of mystery and enchantenent
 Sydney, Australia, was the birthplace of Mrs Ada Adolino Sydney. She
 made many trips to various of the
 myriad isles that dot the South Pacif- ic, and became the friend and inter preter of their quaint people. Perhaps no other woman, unless it is the ere ator of t'Vaiti,'' Beatrice Gfimshaw, and language and religion of the in habitants of those distant islands, she became fanai1iar with their languages and dialects and translated into Eng fish many of their historic legends. Thus the folklore of the South Seas became available to the Occidental reader
 Dr. Schnee fell in love with the books of Miss Sydney befoue he met the thor He was then engaged in looking after the interests of his imperial mas LET III LQ9 SOuCn seas. Ills O11fC1aI position as Vice-Governor of German Samoa gave him an opportunity, ana his scholarly and scientific bent of mind the inclination. to delve into the history and lore of the peoples whom he governed. Miss Sydney.s investiga- tions along similar lines naturally at tracbed the attention and admiration of pr. Schnee, who sought opportunity to personally thank tie fair investiga- tor.s Cupid was present at the first interview and on his way back to the fatherland the Herr Doctor stopped over in New York to claim his bride. was given an important position in the Colonial Ministry. The luxury and comfort of civilization did not long appeal to the Doctor or his wife. They longed to resume their Investigations among primitive peoples. Early this year Dr. Schnee was honored with the rica, the highest appointment in the. gift of the German Colonial Office.
 Primitive pomp and display, with the Governor and. his wife ruling as the court of Dar-es-Saa1aam. Dr. 5chnee is the virtual ruler Of a, teEe ritory of nearly 100000 square miles, from the Indian Ocean west .o the Great Lakes of Africa, and. with ! population Of eight millions practi -aIIy all of@Whom are black. Dr. Schnee1 s expected to carry on the work of iefmaa expansion, commenced in 1890, and which has already resulted in making the country along the coast blossom as the rose The harbor of 5he capital city has been improved un- il it is the best along the least coast sf the Dark Continent Eventually t is expected that all the coffee son 'uned by Germany will be grown in his section. The rubber and copra industries have also become import lnt, and in the wild interior the ele- 1hant is hunted for it's ivory.I Indi- J1dEal industry. on the part of the oy7d ff7safr- kaxz ,ioftation by great corporations is roWned upon