", ▁the ▁club ▁organ ised ▁the ▁first ▁inter - state ▁matches ▁in ▁Mal aya . ▁The ▁Per ak ▁Club ▁became ▁the ▁premier ▁social ▁institution ▁of ▁Ta ip ing ▁and ▁the ▁senior ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁States . ▁ ▁Walker ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁sport ing , ▁service ▁and ▁social ▁clubs ▁including ▁the ▁Per ak ▁Tur f ▁Club , ▁the ▁United ▁Service ▁Institute , ▁the ▁Naval ▁and ▁Military ▁Club , ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁R anel agh ▁Club . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁playing ▁cr icket ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁stroke ▁in ▁the ▁regiment al ▁boat ▁which ▁defeated ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Sh ip ▁ ▁K ears ar ge . ▁ ▁Walker ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁collect or ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁weapons , ▁br ass es , ▁and ▁silver ▁and ▁had ▁what ▁was ▁re put ed ▁to ▁be ▁" the ▁fin est ▁collection ▁of ▁old ▁ch ina ▁in ▁the ▁pen ins ula ". ▁His ▁collection ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁stone ▁implements ▁from ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Pitt ▁R ivers ▁Museum ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁to ▁Mal ay an ▁society ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Per ak , ▁Walker ▁made ▁several ▁contributions ▁to ▁local ▁society , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁es pl ana de ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁Par ade ▁Square ▁and ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁by ▁Walker ▁in