▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁public ▁services ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Zo ological ▁Society , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Col onial ▁Society ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Col onial ▁Institute . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁sett ling ▁the ▁labour ▁troubles ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁sword ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁community . ▁ ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁dis mount ed ▁colonial ▁troops ▁at ▁the ▁celebr ations ▁to ▁mark ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁lay ing ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁W add a ▁G urd w ara ▁Sah ib ▁at ▁Pen ang ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁After ▁a ▁formal ▁process ion ▁from ▁the ▁jet ty ▁at ▁Pen ang ▁Har bour , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁body ▁of ▁S ik hs , ▁Walker ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁with ▁a ▁t row el ▁made ▁of ▁solid ▁silver . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁married ▁Mrs . ▁Be atrice ▁Bol ton ▁( née ▁Ireland ), ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Lie ut . ▁Colonel ▁Richard ▁Bol ton , ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hor se ▁Gu ards , ▁and ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Thomas ▁James ▁Ireland ,