▁mut in ied ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁MS G ▁det achment ▁were ▁court - mart ia led ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁invol vement . ▁The ▁Mal ay ▁States ▁Gu ides ▁were ▁subsequently ▁posted ▁to ▁active ▁service ▁in ▁A den . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁for ▁reasons ▁of ▁economy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Person ality ▁Walker ▁had ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁discipl in arian ▁with ▁a ▁fier ce ▁temper , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁Malays ▁as ▁the ▁" Black ▁Pan ther ". ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" at ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁times ▁very ▁much ▁a ▁mart inet " ▁and ▁" a ▁difficult ▁man ▁to ▁work ▁with ". ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁" Person al ities ▁of ▁Old ▁Mal aya ", ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Cy ril ▁B ax end ale ▁rel ates ▁an ▁incident ▁involving ▁Walker ▁and ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁John ▁Sym es . ▁During ▁a ▁visit ▁by ▁Frank ▁Sw etten ham , ▁then ▁the ▁Res ident ▁of ▁Per ak , ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁bar ra cks ▁Sw etten ham ▁adm ired ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁trees ▁providing ▁sh ade ▁to ▁the ▁para de ▁square . ▁On ▁being ▁told ▁by ▁Sym es ▁that ▁Walker ▁had ▁ordered ▁the ▁trees ▁to ▁be ▁fel led , ▁Sw etten ham ▁ins isted ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁be ▁sp ared . ▁On ▁a ▁subsequent ▁formal ▁visit ▁attended ▁by ▁Walker , ▁Sw etten ham ▁was ▁surprised ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁trees ▁had ▁been ▁cut