DEATH OF MR. H. W. STANER.
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Although more directly identified, as the Editor of "The Autocor," with the pleasure-ear side of motoring than with the commercial side, Mr. Herbert Walter Stoner was well known and respected by 'all engaged in the design and manufacture of motors of all kinds. Those in the trade and others who knew him will learn with regret of his untimely death last week, after a short illness, at the early age of 51,-and will join with us in sincere condolences to the lady who has-been his life's companion and who is left to mourn his loss. Mr. Sta.ner endeared himself to all who knew him by his quiet and gentle manner and his sincerity of thought and expression, and his death will be a severe loss to his firm; with whom he bad been connected for 31 years. Entering the employ of Messrs, Iliffe and Sons at the age of 20, he found congenial occupation on the staff of "The Cyclist," at that time the leading cycling publication, and later was made Editor of "Bicycling News," another. of the firm's then publications. With the introduction of the motorcar, he found scope for the deep interest in engineering subjects and particularly those in connection with locomotion which possessed him, and he became Sub-Editor of "The Autocar " from its inception, subsequently being promoted to the editorial chair, both of that journal and "The Cyclist," when Mr. Sturniey retired-from the firm in 1908. Although Walter Staner was no great speaker, what he said was generally to the point, and for some years he held a seat on the committee of the Royal Automobile Club. His interest in motors of all kinds was deep, and few were sounder critics of design or eould better appreciate the points. and merits of a car. His loss will be regretted by all, ror he was one of those men who can ill be spared by the motor movement.