loved, as Governor of the Straits Settlements and British High Commissioner in Malaya, where he served from 1927 until 1929, after which Lady Clifford's ill-health forced his retirement. Alongside his other books he wrote Farther India, which chronicles European explorations and discoveries in Southeast Asia. Legacy Several schools in Malaysia are named Clifford School in his honour, such as; SK Clifford, Kuala Lipis SMK Clifford, Kuala Lipis SK Clifford, Kuala Kangsar SMK Clifford, Kuala Kangsar Clifford is briefly referred to in V. S. Naipaul's The Mimic Men. Though he was Colonial Secretary of Trinidad and Tobago (second in command to the Governor), in the book he is named as a former Governor of Isabella, a fictitious Caribbean island based on Trinidad. Clifford Pier in Singapore was built between 1927 and 1933, and was named after Sir Hugh Clifford when he was the former Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1927 and 1930. It was opened on 3 June 1933. Honours Clifford was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1909, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 1921 Birthday Honours, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1925. Death Clifford died peacefully on 18 December 1941 in his native Roehampton. His widow, Elizabeth, died on 30 October 1945. Publications Clifford, Hugh (1989) In Court and Kampung. Singapore : Graham Brash (Pte.) Ltd. First published as: East coast etchings. Singapore : Straits Times Press, 1896. Clifford, Hugh (1993) At the court of Pelesu and other Malayan stories. Kuala Lumpur : Oxford University Press, 1993. First published as: Stories by Sir Hugh Clifford. Kuala Lumpur : Oxford University Press, 1966. Clifford, Hugh (1992) Report of an expedition into Trengganu and Kelantan in 1895. Kuala Lumpur : MBRAS. "First published in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, v. 34 pt. 1 in 1961" --T.p. verso. "An expedition to Kelantan and Trengganu : 1895"--cover title. Clifford, Hugh (1989) Saleh : a prince of Malaya. Singapore : Oxford University Press. Originally published: A prince of Malaya. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1926. Clifford, Hugh (1978) Journal of a mission to Pahang : January 15 to April 11, 1887. Honolulu : University of Hawaii, Southeast Asian Studies Program. Clifford, Hugh (1970) In a corner of Asia; being tales and