English journalist and writer. His works include the novel Three Men in a Boat (1889), a humorous account of a trip on the Thames from Kingston to Oxford; the humorous essays Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1889); and the play The Passing of the Third Floor Back (story 1908, dramatized version 1910).
Red and white are the traditional colours of South East Asia. The blue canton recalls the British Empire and represents unity. Yellow is the colour of the Sultans of Malaysia. Effective date: 16 September 1963.